School Admissions

Parents wishing to look around school ,either with Reception in mind or in terms of in-year admissions can organise a viewing by phoning the school office on 01829 781296.

 Admissions for places are through the local authority, Cheshire West and Chester. Click on the following link to access the website:

http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/residents/education_and_learning/school_admissions.aspx

 Cheshire West and Chester's booklet on school admissions will also provide you with information. Click the link below to access the website:

http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/residents/education_and_learning/school_admissions/information_booklets.aspx

Starting School, Applying for Primary School Places

Policy for Cheshire West and Chester is that children within our catchment area will receive priority on places. However, parents are able to express a preference for our school even if we are not necessarily closest to them.

Oversubscription criteria

Where more applications are received than there are places available and after the admission of pupils with statements of special educational needs or an education health and care plan, where the school is named in the statement, preferences for community and voluntary controlled schools, together with any supporting information, will be considered in accordance with the council’s published oversubscription criteria as follows:

• A looked after child or a child who was previously looked after by an English Local Authority but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship, order. A looked after child is a child who is in the care of a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions, as defined in section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989.
• A looked after child or a child who was previously looked after outside England but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship, order. A looked after child is a child who is in the care of a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions, as defined in section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989.
• Siblings. Pupils with brothers or sisters, step brothers or step sisters, half-brothers or half-sisters, adopted brothers or adopted sisters living together as part of one household, already attending the preferred school in years reception through to year five in a primary school, years seven to ten and year twelve in a secondary school and expected to continue at the school in the following school year, at the time of admission. Siblings in year six and year eleven will not be considered under this criterion for the normal admission rounds.
• Children resident within the designated catchment zone of the school. Children will be classed within this category if they and their parents or carers are resident within the area served by the school at the time of application. However, for the normal admission rounds, the authority may consider a change of address providing the child is resident in the new property and supporting documentation is received by 12 December 2025 for secondary transfer and 20 February 2026 for reception applications, when the authority will begin the allocation of places process.
• Children not resident within a school’s local catchment zone but attending a school designated as a partner school for admissions purposes. (Only applicable for secondary applications).
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In year admissions are now managed by the school.

We may have places available in current year groups. Please phone the office to discuss availability or to arrange an appointment. Additionally you can contact us via email through admin@huxleyprimary.cheshire.sch.uk or head@huxleyprimary.cheshire.sch.uk