Applying for a place
Admissions
Applying for a school place in our Reception class:
For a place in our Reception Class families need to apply to the local authority for a school place so that their children can start school in the September after their 4th Birthday.
If your child lives in Oxfordshire , from 10th September 2024, you can make an application for a:
For a place in our Reception Class families need to apply to the local authority for a school place so that their children can start school in the September after their 4th Birthday.
If your child lives in Oxfordshire , from 10th September 2024, you can make an application for a:
- primary school place for September 2025 if your child has their 4th birthday between 1 September 2024 and 31 August 2025
The closing date for applications is 15th January 2025. To make an application, please visit - Reception applications | Oxfordshire County Council
If your child lives in West Northamptonshire you will need to apply here:
https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/primary-school-places/apply-primary-school-place
If your child lives in Buckinghamshire you will need to apply here:
Apply for a primary school place | Buckinghamshire Council
Families will be notified, by email, of where their child has been allocated a school place on 16th April.
We aim to admit 7 children per academic year with a maximum of 70 pupils on roll throughout the school.
As well as children who live in Finmere, we currently have children on roll who live in the towns of Brackley, Bicester and Buckingham and the villages of Westbury, Mixbury, Gawcott, Winslow, Tingewick, Fritwell and Marsh Gibbon.
To view our full admissions policy, please visit our policies page, by clicking here
Applying for a place in our preschool
We aim to admit 20 to our preschool, with numbers restricted to 10 Pre-school children present at any one time.
For an application form please contact the school office: office.3090@finmere.oxon.sch.uk
To view our full admissions policy, please visit our policies page, by clicking here and look for Nursery admission policy.
Applying for a school place outside of normal transfer times:
Applications made outside of the normal transfer time should be made using the 'In Year Transfer' application form available from Oxfordshire County Council website (please follow the link) - In-year transfer form | Oxfordshire County Council
Oxfordshire Admissions Team aim to process in-year places within 15 school days of application submission.
Appealing a decision to not allocate at preferred school:
To appeal a decision not to allocate your child a place at the school and to see the timetable for appeals please go to:
Appealing for a school place | Oxfordshire County Council