Admissions
Our admissions process for a Reception place or Year 1 to Year 6 is done through Wandsworth Borough Council.
Our school admissions officer, Jos Bernard, manages all admissions to our very popular nursery (pre-school). Please see our nursery admissions page for further information and an application form.
School Tours
We have tours of the whole school (usually led by the Head Teacher) on most Thursday mornings starting at 09:30. These tours usually run for 45-60 minutes.
To arrange a school tour to see our confident, creative community in action, please email us letting us know which Thursday you’d like to visit, how many people will be coming and also let us have a mobile phone contact number. We’ll check availability and get back to you.
T | 020 8672 6258
Do I apply for a nursery place or a primary place?
Nursery |
Reception |
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| Children born between: | Apply by | Start date | Apply by | Start date |
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1 Sept 2021 and 31 Aug 2022 |
5 Feb 2025 | Sept 2025 | 15 Jan 2026 | Sept 2026 |
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1 Sept 2022 and 31 Aug 2023 |
20 Feb 2026 | Sept 2026 | 19 Feb 2027 | Sept 2027 |
Reception Applications
Fircroft is a non-selective community school. All admissions are through Wandsworth Council.:
https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/admissions
Lots of useful information about how the admissions system works can be viewed on the council's website at:
Choose a Wandsworth Primary School
Apply for a primary school place
If you live outside of Wandsworth, you should apply through your home borough. For example, if you live in Merton and you want to apply to Fircroft (which is in Wandsworth) apply through Merton eAdmissions.
www.lambeth.gov.uk/school-admissions
The following criteria are used by Wandsworth Borough Council when making decisions about admissions for a place in one of our Reception classes:
- Children with an Education Health and Care Plan which names the school or for whom the school is being consulted with by the responsible Local Authority.
- Children classified as looked after and those who ceased to be children looked after because they were adopted, or because they became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order
- Children with a professionally supported exceptional medical need or exceptional social need for a place at a particular school, as decided by Wandsworth Local Authority.
- Brothers and sisters of children on the roll of the school on the date of admission
- Children of staff employed directly at the school.
- Children in order of straight line distance from home to school as measured by Wandsworth Council’s Geographical Information System
Please note that if your child attends our nursery, they will not automatically be offered a place in our reception. You must apply and be considered along with all other reception applications.
Appeals
Primary School Admission Appeals Timetable for September 2026 entry
Appeals for admission to Reception for Wandsworth primary schools for September 2026 will be heard according to the following timetable:
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ACTION |
DEADLINE |
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National Offer Day |
16th April 2026 |
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Date by which an appeal must be submitted |
18th May 2026 |
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Dates when appeals will be heard |
All appeals received by 18 May 2026 will be heard in the period between 22 June to 17 July 2026 |
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Dates when appellants will be sent notification of their appeal hearing |
10 school days in advance of the hearing |
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Date by which the Clerk sends appeal papers to the parents, the panel and the admission authority. |
7 working days before the appeal hearing |
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Deadline for appellants to submit additional evidence |
8am, 7 working days before the appeal hearing |
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Decision letters sent to the Appellants. |
Within 5 school days of the appeal hearing (whenever possible) |
Appeals lodged after 18 May 2026 will be heard within 40 school days of the appeal deadline or 30 school days of the appeal being received, whichever is the later date.
This information together with secondary school appeals information can be found on the Wandsworth Council Website using the link below:
