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Reception Class Admissions September 2027

                                                                                                 

Thank you for your interest in Longwick Church of England Combined School as a primary school for your child to attend.

Applications to start school in Reception Class in September 2027 will need to be made via Bucks Council Admissions, open from the beginning of November 2026 to mid January 2027 - dates to be confirmed.

National Primary School Allocation Day is in April 2027.

 

Admissions Information

You can apply for a school place via Buckinghamshire Council Admissions Team - see the link below:

Apply for a primary school place | Buckinghamshire Council

There are two normal points of admission into Longwick School, as well as in-year transfers which are subject to places being available in your required year group.
 
The first normal point of admission is into Reception Class; children normally enter the Reception Class in September of the school year in which they turn five. Our admission number for children into Reception Class is currently 30.

All applicants must be made via the Local Education Authority starting primary school application form. You can apply for a child's primary school place between the beginning of November and mid-January.

National primary offer day will be in April.

If you have applied online, you will receive an email from Buckinghamshire Council.

If you have made a paper application and provided Buckinghamshire Council with an email address, you will receive an email.

The admission policy can be found on our policy page.

The second normal point of admission is into Year 3.  Children typically enter Longwick into Year 3 in September of the school year in which they turn eight. Longwick’s admission number is increased by 2 for entry into Key Stage 2 and the class sizes are set at 32.  As a Voluntary Controlled School, all admissions are regulated by the Coordinated Admission Scheme for Primary Schools in Buckinghamshire.

An application for your child to join our school can be made at any time during the school year.  Please contact the school office where we will be able to advise on how to navigate the process. These applications will be processed through the “County In-Year Admissions Scheme”. Applications for admission at any time may be made by parents/carers on-line.
 
The Admissions Criteria as set down in the County Booklet is adhered to in the case of reviews. Headteacher and representatives from the Local Authority meet to discuss cases which go to review.
This would normally happen when numbers over 30 in KS1 occur. 
 
Area Normally Served
Longwick, Owlswick, Lower Icknield Way from Mill Lane cross-roads southwards. Forty Green, Holly Green, Pitch Green, Bledlow, and the hamlet of Ilmer.
 
Transport
Free transport by coach is available between Longwick and Bledlow, and for children aged rising 5 to rising 8 who live
2 or more miles from the school. For children aged 8 years and above, transport is still available, providing the distance between home and school is 3 miles or more. However, a charge is made by the Local Authority for this older age group. Parents who require transport for their children should make contact with Buckinghamshire Council using the hyperlink below.
 
Secondary Schools
Children transfer to a range of secondary schools including selective schools in Aylesbury or High Wycombe.

Below are links to our Admissions Policy and to relevant Buckinghamshire Council web pages to help you get all the information that you need. However if you still have questions please do ask.

View information about secondary school transfers here: 

Guide to moving up to secondary school | Buckinghamshire Council

Buckinghamshire Council links

We advise parents wishing to contact Buckinghamshire Council to use the Contact Us form which provides the Council all the information required to answer the parents' enquiry:

https://account.buckscc.gov.uk/service/Admissions_and_school_transport___Contact_us

Additional Information