Admissions

If you are considering applying to one of our schools, the best place to start is the school website. Visit Our schools page to see all our schools and navigate their websites, each school has a dedicated Admissions page. You can also find out more about open days, school facilities and find prospectuses to help you make an informed decision. Please see our Primary and Secondary Admission policies containing information about our oversubscription criteria and Pupil Attendance Numbers (PAN) for each school. These policies are reviewed and published annually in line with the Schools Admission code. 

 

View our Admission policies here:

Primary Admission Policies

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Proposed Primary Admissions Policy 2025/26 and 2026/27

There is a requirement for our Trust, which is its own admitting authority to consult upon their forthcoming admission arrangements, as laid out in School Admissions Code - September 2021.
The White Horse Federation is carrying out consultation in relation to our Primary school's Admissions Arrangements for 2025/26 and 2026/27.

We wish to consult on the proposed changes within the 2025/26 Admissions Policy, so these come into effect from September 2025:

Primary PAN's

Oxfordshire - West Kidlington Primary School - decrease of PAN from 60 to 30 

Swindon - Grange Infant School  - Decrease of PAN from 90 to 60

Swindon - Grange Junior School - Decrease of PAN from 90 - 60

The consultation period is now open and will end on the Wednesday 11th December 2024. 
Please review our Proposed Primary Admissions policy attached. If you wish to raise any concerns or have any questions, please contact: Admissions@twhf.org.uk before the consultation end date.
A copy of this "proposed" policy will be published on both our Trust and Primary school's websites.

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Secondary Admission Policies

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Proposed Secondary Admissions Policy 2026-27

There is a requirement for our Trust, which is its own admitting authority to consult upon their forthcoming admission arrangements, as laid out in School Admissions Code - September 2021.
The White Horse Federation is carrying out consultation in relation to our Secondary school's Admissions Arrangements for 2026/27.

We wish to consult on the proposed changes within the 2026/27 Admissions Policy, so these come into effect from September 2026:

Secondary Amendments

Removal of JMA to move to Greenshaw Learning Trust

Removal of Lawn Primary as TRS Feeder School - In line with catchment area

Addition of Badbury Park Primary School as Feeder school for TRS - In line with catchment area

The consultation period is now open and will end on the Wednesday 11th December 2024. 
Please review our Proposed Secondary Admissions policy attached. If you wish to raise any concerns or have any questions, please contact: Admissions@twhf.org.uk before the consultation end date.
 A copy of this "proposed" policy will be published our Trust and Secondary school's websites.

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How to apply

You cannot apply to the school of interest or the Trust directly. Primary and Secondary school places must be applied for through your local authority. Once an application is received by the local authority, they will liaise with the schools directly and on offer day, if you are successful in receiving a place, the school will then contact you to complete the Admission process. The guide below shows the key timings for Primary and Secondary Admissions for our schools. If you have any enquiries, please contact us at: admissions@twhf.org.uk