main content Admission to Primary School 2010/11

There are currently 74 publicly funded Bromley schools for primary age children, with several Infant schools (5-7 years) and Junior schools (8-11 years) as well as Primary schools for children aged 5-11 years.  Primary School Admissions - Important Dates.

Eligibility

Children starting school:

Children become of compulsory school age at the beginning of the term that follows their fifth birthday.

• A child born between 1 September 2005 and 31 August 2006 can start Reception in the academic year 2010/11.

If your child has his/her 5th birthday between 1 September 2010 and 31 August 2011 you will need to apply for a school place.

• All applications are considered at the same time for the available school places, but children start at different times according to their birth date:

                 -   Those with birthdays between 1 September 2005
                      and 28 February 2006 start at the beginning of
                      the Autumn term - September 2010.

                -    Those with birthdays between 1 March 2006
                      and 31 August 2006 start at the beginning of
                      the Spring term - January 2011.

As Bromley's admissions policy provides for children to start before their fifth birthday, a request to start earlier than the dates set out above would not be agreed.

If you wish your child to start later, this would be considered by the school that has offered your child a place.  However, that place must still be taken up in the academic year that your child would normally enter Reception.

Children already of school age:

• If your child is already of school age and you require a school place, you need to contact Bromley schools direct as they manage their own admission arrangements.

Details

Children starting school:

• Wherever you live, if you want to apply for a reception place in a Bromley school parents/carers need to apply on Bromley’s application form. All local authorities co-ordinate admissions to their own schools. 
  
  The printed Bromley Common Application Form (CAF) and Bromley online applications are both available from 2 November. Proof of address and parental responsibility will be required before any application can be processed.
  
• An information leaflet outlining the reception application process for Bromley infant and primary schools is produced by the Admissions Team. 
  
  This can be downloaded from the Bromley website or is available for collection from any Bromley Primary, Infant or Junior school, Bromley Civic Centre, Bromley Playgroups or Day Nurseries, Bromley libraries or the Families Information Service.
  
  
• A detailed booklet, Steps to Starting Primary School in Bromley 2010/11, is produced by the Admissions Team.

Next Steps

• Download the leaflet here - Steps to Starting Primary School in Bromley 2010/11.
• Download the booklet here - Steps to Starting Primary School in Bromley 2010/11.
• To find out more about a particular school you should contact the school to obtain their prospectus. 

Contact Details

Telephone:  020 8313 4044
Fax:  020 8313 4089
Email:  school.admissions@bromley.gov.uk

Address:
Bromley School Admissions Team, Children and Young People Services, London Borough of Bromley, Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley BR1 3UH