Admissions

Admissions September 2024

Applying for a primary school place

You should apply for a primary or infant school place if your child is born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020

Application dates

Parent Handbook  In addition to dedicated areas on this website, our Parent Handbook contains key information that will enable you and your child to settle into our school with ease.

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Click here to view our New Parents Evening Presentation

 Admission Criteria

For more information on our admission criteria, see our Admissions Policy.

The preferred method for applying for a Reception place is online. Apply for a place online here. You can also apply by telephoning Lincolnshire County Council Customer Service Centre on 01522 782030. 

If you need to apply for a place outside of the normal admissions dates, perhaps because you have just moved to the area, then you should use the process described on the Lincolnshire County Council 'Midyear admissions' pages.

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How do I apply for a school place?

1. Read the Lincolnshire School Admission Guide 2024

2. Visit the schools you are interested in

We encourage prospective families to visit our school. We feel it is very important to see us in action and therefore we hope that our open mornings and virtual tour will give you an insight into our school life. We welcome individual queries via telephone or email.

3. Ask the schools for a prospectus so you can learn more about them

We have the St Gilbert's presentation, Ofsted report, the Anglican school report and details of the admissions and other policies to help you learn more about us.

4. Apply online before the closing date

You will need to apply for a school place online. Applications for admissions can be made from 15 November 2023 until noon 15 January 2024 for children starting September 2024.    Our School PAN number is 45

5. Offers of school places sent out/available online

National offer day is 16 April 2024. If you applied online your offer will be e-mailed on this day or it will be posted on this day if you applied by paper

6. Respond to offer

Lincolnshire County Council will presume you accept your offer unless you reject it, you do not have to do anything further. 

7. Appeals

If you are unhappy with the decision not to offer your child a place at your preferred school you have the right to appeal to an Independent Appeals Committee. In order to request an appeals application form (Notice of Appeal) you should contact:
The Admissions Team (Appeals)
County Offices
Newland
Lincoln
LN1 1YQ
Tel: 01522 782030

e-mail: schooladmissions@lincolnshire.gov.uk 

https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/school-admissions/appeal-school-place/2

Please find below the information regarding the admissions appeals timetable for 2023

Timetable for offer dates and appeals

Lincolnshire County Council Appeals Information 

8. Key Dates

Lincolnshire County Council provide a useful timeline of key dates for school applications within the Lincolnshire School Admissions guide 2023

9. School Admissions Team

The Admissions Team are based at Lincolnshire County Council and are responsible for processing your child’s application.

Information on how to complete your Common Application Form or online
application and any questions regarding the admissions process can be
provided by contacting the Education Team on 01522 782030 or emailing
schooladmissions@lincolnshire.gov.uk.