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 2025 Admissions
If your child was born between 1st September 2020 and 31st August 2021 you will need to apply for a September 2025 Reception place in an infant or primary school between 4th November 2024 and 15th January 2025. The quickest and easiest way to apply for a school place will be online via the www.surreycc.gov.uk/admissions website. Further information can be found in the leaflet “Is your child starting school in September 2025 (PDF, 686.82 kB)?”.
During the autumn term 2024, we will be running “talk and tour” events for parents who have children that will be starting school in September 2025. Dates for these events are shown below. 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 with either Mrs Chivers or a member of our senior leadership team. Each session will last for approximately 1 hour and must be booked in advance by email: [email protected] or telephone: 01276 25546. As these are quite formal sessions, we do request that children are not brought along please.
Thursday 3rd October 2024 at 9.15am – FULLY BOOKED
Tuesday 15th October 2024 at 9.15am – FULLY BOOKED
Thursday 14th November 2024 at 9.15am – FULLY BOOKED
Tuesday 19th November 2024 at 9.15am – FULLY BOOKED
Wednesday 27th November 2024 at 5.30pm
Thursday 9th January 2025 at 9.15am – this is the final date before the application deadline of 15th January 2025
If you should have any questions, please don’t hesitate to telephone: 01276 25546 or email: [email protected].
In September 2020 we recorded a video of the school which can be viewed here:
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