The admissions window for Reception 2026 opens on 23rd September 2025, please contact the school for more details on our open sessions admin@silfieldoak.org.uk

Admission to reception classes

Transfer to reception classes 2026

Reception class applications for September 2026 will open on 23 September 2025 and close on 15 January 2026.

When children start school

Most children start school in the September after their fourth birthday. 

You need to apply for admission to reception for September 2025 if your child was born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021. 

You must apply for a reception class place even if your child currently goes to a nursery class at a school. Going to a nursery attached to a school does not increase your chances of getting a reception class place at that school. 

If you want your child to start later, you still need to apply for a reception class place at the same time as everyone else. 

Find out more about when your child starts school 

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When you get your school offer 

If you apply for admission to reception class for September 2025, we will offer you a school place on 16 April 2025. 

• If you apply online, you will be able to see the offer in your admissions account online from 8.30am on 16 April 2025. We will also send you the offer by email. 
• If you complete a paper application form, we will send your school offer by post. We send offer letters by second-class post on 16 April 2025. 
• You need to either accept or decline the offered school place.

If you would like to know more about Silfield Oak Primary Academy or the admissions process, please email admin@silfieldoak.org.uk

Please see the Unity Schools Partnership Admissions policy below.