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Admissions

Admissions from Reception to Year 6

Our school has a defined set of admission criteria because of its location, popularity and consequent over-subscription. Since 2009 Beatrix Potter has been in the process of moving to two form entry. This means that each year will have an admission limit of 60 pupils. Living in either priority area does not guarantee a place at the school, although this is becoming more likely since the move to two form entry.

The order of priority in allocated places is as follows:

1. Children looked after for whom this is the nearest maintained school to the child’s address.
2. Siblings of children currently on school roll, subject to their living within the school’s first or second priority area.
3. Other children living within the first priority area.
4. Other children living within the second priority area.
5. Siblings of children currently on the school roll who live outside the priority areas.
6. Other children outside the priority areas.
7. Within each category applications will be considered in order of proximity to the school, where home to school distances are taken to be the shortest walking distance.

The first priority area is bounded by and includes the following roads: Openview (east side from the school boundary wall to the corner of Burntwood Lane); Burntwood Lane (north side from Openview to Trinity Road, odd numbers 227 and upwards); Trinity Road (west side from Burntwood Lane to Magdalen Road, odd numbers 261-309); Magdalen Road (numbers 1-145).

The second priority area is those roads to the east of Trinity Road known as the “Toastrack” and Trinity Road (numbers 238-324) and the roads to the north of Magdalen Road including Groom Crescent, Strickland Row, Alma Terrace, Heathfield Square and Heathfield Road to the junction of Earlsfield Road, Wilde Place and Carmichael Mews.

The map provides a visual image of the two priority areas

Applications

Admissions from Reception through to year 6 are managed by the Wandsworth Borough Council and applications should be made directly to them. They will also be able to advise you on the likelihood of obtaining a place at Beatrix Potter.

Application Forms are available from the Pupil Services Team at Wandsworth Town Hall. Their telephone number is 020 8871 7316 or you can contact them by email at admissions@wandsworth.gov.uk.

You can also apply online here.

If you wish you child to join us at Beatrix Potter we advise you to name us as your first preference but also apply to other schools, in case your application is not successful.

If you are unsuccessful in gaining a place, but have a strong wish to come to BP, many parents gain places later in the school year and we pride ourselves on our ability to welcome and settle children who join us later. It is important to remember that you have to renew your application each year by contacting the council. If you require clarification do contact BP by phone or e mail.

Nursery Admissions

In the nursery we have 26 places in both the morning and afternoon sessions. Unfortunately due to oversubscription we are unable to offer full time places.

Children attending the morning session at the nursery are asked to arrive at 8.45am and are collected at 11.45am. The afternoon session starts at 12.3opm and finishes at 3.30pm.

Applications for places in Nursery are made directly to the school. Please contact us to find out more and obtain an application form. You can also download our Nursery Application Form and Letter through the website.

Beatrix Potter follows the agreed procedure for admissions as set out by the London Borough of Wandsworth. In line with Wandsworth policy, there is no automatic transfer from Nursery to reception and parents are asked to reapply for reception places.

Open Afternoons

If you would like to have a look around our school it is possible to book a visit on a Tuesday afternoon. Our older children will take you around the school and then our head and admin team will be able to answer any questions you may have.

To book a place on a tour please email info@beatrixpotter.wandsworth.sch.uk