Admissions

Admissions Procedure

Applications for primary school are now completed online. Please check on the Essex County Council website to see when the closing dates are, as it can change from year to year. More information can be found by clicking the link below:

Essex School Admission Procedure

Important Dates for Applications for September 2026

Applications for:	Open	Close
Reception class	4th November 2025	15th January 2026
Secondary School (Year 7)	1st September 2025	31st October 2025

Offer dates:

Year 7: 2nd March 2026

Reception Class: 16th April 2026

After your school offer

Admissions Policy

There is no guarantee of a place for children living in the priority admission area. In the event of over subscription (i.e. more than 25 applications) places will be allocated using the following criteria in the order given;

Looked after Children;
Children with a sibling attending the school;
Straight line distance from the school*

*this includes all other children

In the event of over subscription within any of the above criteria, all children with a Statement of Special Education Needs or an Education, Health and Care Plan must be admitted, after that priority will be determined by straight line distance from home to school, those living closest being given the highest priority.

Ongar Primary Mid-Year Application Form (1).pdf

Applications for School Places Outside the Normal Admissions Round (Mid-year Admissions)

Please note that there is a variation to our determined Admission Policy for 2021-22 from 1 April 2022.

From 1 April 2022 any mid-year applications must be made directly to the school. if there are any spaces in the year group an offer will be made.

All mid-year applications should be made directly to the school, using the mid-year application form available below, or via the school office.

Mid-Year applications (sometimes called in-year applications) are any application for a school place made to a year group, apart from September admissions to Reception (primary and infant schools)/Year 3 (Junior Schools).

For applications into existing year groups, a place will be offered when the number of pupils in the relevant year group is below the admission number for that year group.

Please note: If a mid-year application is received during a school holiday period, we will respond as soon as possible when the school reopens.