Admissions

ADMISSIONS FOR RECEPTION 

SEPTEMBER 2022 ENTRY

(for children born between 1 September 2017 and 31 August 2018)

Any family wishing to apply for a place at Goldfinch Primary must complete the Common Application Form (CAF) from your Local Authority. The deadline to submit this form is 15 January 2022.

The London Borough of Wandsworth’s Admissions page is linked HERE

 

OPEN SESSIONS

We are holding Open Sessions for families wishing to apply for Nursery and Reception for September 2022 entry. The sessions run on a number of dates from September to December 2021 and are arranged by appointment only. For more information and to register, please click the link below.

Open Session Registration

 

KEY DATES

Please note the following key dates in the application process for Reception 2022 entry:

September 2021: Prospectus and admissions information available from the school and the website and applications begin

Saturday 15 January 2022: Deadline for submission 

For any questions, please contact the school office HERE

The Admissions Policy, Early Years Brochure and School Life Gallery are available using the links below:

Admissions Policy for 2022 Entry

Early Years Brochure

School Life Gallery

ADMISSIONS FOR NURSERY

We offer a range of part-time and full-time places in our nursery and families can also access our After-School Club facility. 

Applications for the nursery are available at the school office. Families are encouraged to submit applications by Friday 14 January 2022. 

For more information, please see the Early Years Brochure linked below:

Early Years Brochure

IN-YEAR ADMISSIONS 

APPLICATIONS FOR CURRENT RECEPTION - YEAR 6 


To apply for an In-Year place for the 2021-22 Academic Year for Reception to Year 6, you need to complete the Wandsworth In-Year Common Application Form available HERE. Please see the Admissions Policy linked below for more information on In-Year Admissions.

Applications made in previous academic years do not carry forward into the 2021-22 academic year. If you have applied previously and not yet been offered a place, you will need to submit a new In-Year application form. For any questions, please contact the school office HERE.

This form is NOT for Reception applications for 2022 entry. For Reception for 2022 entry, please see the relevant admissions section above.

Admissions Policy for 2021-22

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