Welcome to Abbeymead Primary School

 

Full details of our admission arrangements can be found using the following link: Admission Policy

Abbeymead is a two-form entry school. Our Published Admission Number (PAN) is 60 (30 per class).

Please call the school office if you have any questions regarding admissions, either in-year or for 2025 entry, on 01452 371710. 

Admission to EYFS for September 2025

In Gloucestershire children can start primary school, if their parents wish, in the September of the school year in which they become five. For children due to start in September 2025 the child's date of birth falls between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021. The school year starts on 1 September.

Applications must be made to Gloucestershire County Council for every child stating school in September 2025. 

Parents can apply online 24 hours a day, seven days a week from November until midnight on 15 January or by completing a paper form which can be downloaded from Gloucestershire County Council School Admissions webpage, or requested from the County Council's Co-ordinated Admissions Team on 01452 425407.

Full information on the admissions process is available online using the links below. It is important for parents to read this information before applying for a school place.

 

 

School Tours for Prospective Families

  • Thursday 7 November at 9:00am & 10:45am
  • Wednesday 13 November at 9:00am & 10:45am
  • Thursday 21 November at 9:00am & 10:45am
  • Thursday 9 January at 9:00am

To book your place, please use the following link: Abbeymead School Tours 2025 Entry

 

 

Admission Key Dates

 Applications for 2025 intake will need to be submitted between November 2024 and 15 January 2025.

 

From November 2024

Letters sent out to Gloucestershire residents explaining how to apply for a school place

From 4 November 2024 to Midnight 15 January 2025

Application Window.
Closing date for school applications is midnight on 15 January 2025

Midnight Sunday 30 March 2025

Closing date for Summer-born deferment requests

Wednesday 16 April 2025

Allocation Day

Wednesday 23 April 2025

Closing date to return reply form accepting the school place or requesting to be put on waiting list/s

After Wednesday 14 May 2025

Outcome of Waiting List Requests

Midnight Wednesday 21 May 2025

Closing date for return of reply forms

June 2025 to July 2025

Appeals

 

In-Year Admissions - Applying for a school place during the school year

To apply for a school place during the year, you will need to complete an in-year admission form available from Gloucestershire County Council website (see link below). Please send your completed application form and supporting documents (i.e. copy of your child's birth certificate and proof of address) by email to secretary@abbeymead.gloucs.sch.uk 

 

In-year Admissions

 

Current vacancies within the school:

  • EYFS
0 vacancies
  • Year 1

0 vacancies

  • Year 2

0 vacancies

  • Year 3
0 vacancies
  • Year 4
0 vacancies
  • Year 5
0 vacancies
  • Year 6
0 vacancies

 

Admission Appeals

If you make an in-year application and receive a refusal letter, you have a legal right of appeal against the decision. Gloucestershire County Council will be able to assist you through this process, and the Appeals Team can be contacted on 01452 426015. For further information, please follow the link below:-

Appeals