Apply For A Place For Your Child
Highlands Primary School is a three form entry school, meaning that we admit 90 children in each year group from Reception to Year 6.
Our School Governing Body has no power to decide who gets a place at our school. This is decided by the LEA (Local Education Authority).
Pupils with SEND are admitted to the school on the same basis as any other child. The Governing Body uses the LEA admissions criteria. In the case of Physical Disability the the LEA Admissions department must liaise with the SENDCO to determine the suitability of Highlands Primary meeting their needs.
School places from Reception to Year 6 are dealt with by London Borough of Redbridge Primary School Admissions. Applications for admission must be made online via the Redbridge e-admissions website. Please see a guide to making an application by clicking below.
School places are offered in line with the Redbridge Admissions Policy.
Redbridge Admissions Arrangements
Please read the below file form Redbridge’s Admission procedure.
If you would like your child to attend our school, please see full details of our admission arrangements below.
Admissions During the School Year
Make an application for your child or children to join us at Highlands Primary School during the school year if you have moved or want to apply for a new school place.
Redbridge – Admissions during the school year
Nursery Admissions
Highlands Primary School has a nursery accommodating 39 children in both morning and afternoon sessions.
Children are admitted to our nursery in the academic year of their 4th birthday. All parents are entitled to 15 hours of free Early Years education for their child each week (i.e. 5 sessions of 3 hours per day for 38 weeks). Some parents may be eligible for 30 hours of free Early Years education. Eligibility can be checked through the following website:
https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/how-to-apply-for-30-hours-free-childcare/
In certain circumstances we may be able to admit children to our Nursery in the school term AFTER their third birthday. This is only IF there are spaces available.
TO APPLY for a Nursery place for your child –
Please download and complete the nursery application form above and send it by e-mail to nurseryadmissions@highlandsprimary.net
Once the application form is received by the school your child will be added to the waiting list for the appropriate year which is the academic year of their 4th birthday.
The statutory right to appeal does not apply to admissions to nursery classes.
Please note, a place in a nursery class DOES NOT guarantee that your child will be admitted to the main school. You will need to apply for a place in a Reception class between September 1st and January 15th, the year before your child is due to start school.
Redbridge Admissions Arrangements 2025-26
The Local Authority’s determined Admission Arrangements for 2025-2026 and the updated Fair Access Protocol are now available on the Redbridge website at the following links.
https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/schools/primary-school-admissions
https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/schools/school-consultations/
https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/schools/strategies-plans-and-policy/
Appeals Procedure
If you have been refused a place at a school you have named in your application, you have the legal right to appeal against that decision (unless your child has been permanently excluded from two schools).
The statutory right to appeal does not apply to admissions to nursery classes.
