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Admissions Policy


The Local Authority is responsible for admissions to Whinstone Primary School. The published Admission Number for Reception is 60. If the school is oversubscribed, i.e there are more applications for Junction Farm than places available, places will be allocated in the following order;

  1. . Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order).
  2. Pupils with a Special Education Need who are going through a statutory assessment and who have been identified as needing a ‘named’ mainstream school.
  3. Pupils who have a brother or sister permanently living at the same address, who are still at the school when the pupil begins. Please note – this only applies to siblings who are of compulsory school age, not younger siblings who attend a nursery setting attached to a school (Primary applications only)
  4. Pupils permanently resident i.e., the address at which the child is registered for child benefit, who expresses a preference for that school (proof of address may be required) within the admission zone who have returned a Common Application Form by the closing date (31st October for Secondary applications and 15th January for Primary applications).
  5. Pupils who live closest to a particular school measured in a straight line “as the crow flies”.

The above criteria will be available in both of the LA’s published Primary & Secondary booklets for parents for Admission in September 2023.

To apply for a Primary School place or for more information on Stockton Admissions and appeals timetable please follow the link below.

Stockton Admissions


Pre-School Admissions:

Parents can apply directly to the school to have their child’s name put on the Pre-school waiting list. Children are admitted the term after they turn 3 years old, depending on places available. We are a 60 place Pre-school and currently we offer 30-hour provision and two-and-a-half-day provision.

30 hours is all day Monday to Friday and two and half-day provision is at the beginning of the week, all day Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday morning or at the end of the week, Wednesday afternoon, all day Thursday and Friday.

Current timings of the day can be found here.

If you have any questions regarding Pre-school, please email admissions@whinstone.org.uk

A member of the Pre-school team will contact you when your child turns three, to discuss places available and the process of accepting a Pre-school place with us , to ensure a happy and successful start for your child.

Admission to the Pre-school does not secure a full time place in Reception. Parents need to apply separately.

You can also contact us here.

What does Whinstone have to offer my child?

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