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Admission Arrangements

School Admissions Policy

As a community school, Surrey County Council is the admission authority for Prior Heath Infant School. Details of the admission arrangements are available here: Determined admission arrangements – Surrey County Council (surreycc.gov.uk).

For information on how to apply, either as part of the normal intake or during the school year, please see information on school admissions on the Surrey County Council website at School admissions – Surrey County Council (surreycc.gov.uk).

September 2026 Admissions

During the autumn term, we will be running “talk and tour” sessions for parents who have children that will be starting school in September 2026.  These sessions will be led by our Headteacher, Mrs Lindsey Chivers, who will give a talk about Prior Heath and this will be followed by a tour of the school and grounds.

Each session will last for approximately 1 hour and needs to be booked in advance.  As these are quite formal sessions, we do request that children are not brought along please.

Talk and tour dates (all sessions run for approx. 1 hour):

Tuesday 7th October 2025 at 9.15am

Monday 20th October 2025 at 9.15am

Friday 7th November 2025 at 9.15am

Tuesday 18th November 2025 at 5.30pm

Wednesday 3rd December 2025 at 9.15am

Wednesday 7th January 2026 at 9.15am

If you would like to book one of the above sessions, please contact the school office by email: [email protected] or telephone 01276 25546.

Applying for a Reception place for September 2026

Please note that, as we are a community school, Surrey County Council is the admission authority for Prior Heath.  If your child was born between 1st September 2021 and 31st August 2022, you will need to apply for a September 2026 Reception place in an infant or primary school between 3rd November 2025 and 15th January 2026.  The quickest and easiest way to apply for a school place is online.  Visit https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools/admissions to access the application form and further information on the application process and admission arrangements for Surrey schools.

We look forward to meeting you at one of the above sessions.  In the meantime, if you should have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

 

Waiting List

As a community school, Surrey County Council manage our waiting list.  Your child’s name will be placed on the waiting list(s) of any Surrey community or voluntary controlled school which you listed as a higher preference on your application form.  They will make primary offers as places become available and if your child is eligible for an offer they will contact you.  Your child’s name will remain on the waiting list(s) until the end of the academic year.

 

Getting Ready for School

Surrey Family Information Service have produced a “Getting ready for School” online booklet for families whose children are starting primary school.  This booklet contains information about:

  • Applying for school
  • Preparing to start school
  • Childcare
  • At school
  • Time for parents/carers