Admissions arrangements
School published admission number 2024/25: 60
Number on roll (April 2025): 178
Writtle Infant School is a 2-form intake (60 places) infant school for children aged 4 - 7 years. We are part of the Hive Family of Schools Multi-Academy Trust. All children who are offered a place at our school normally start full-time in the September following their fourth birthday. Most of our children have attended a local pre-school before they start and the majority will move on to Writtle Junior School in the September following their seventh birthday.
If your child has been offered a place at our school by the Local Authority, we will write to inform you of the arrangements for admitting them to our school. You will be invited to an induction meeting, where we set out the aims and organisation of the school and where you can ask questions, meet the Executive Headteacher, Head of School and your child's class teacher and take a tour of the school. We then arrange for new children to come and spend time in their new class before they start school.
If your child is joining the school during the school year and you would like to visit the school, please make an appointment to meet the Head of School.
Admissions Policy 2024-2025
All applications for September admissions to Writtle Infant School are dealt with through the School Admissions team at Essex County Council. To contact the ECC Admissions team, please call 0345 603 2200 or visit essex.gov.uk/admissions.
We are a 2-form intake school (60 places).
Please see the criteria for applications in the 2024/25 Admissions Policy, below.
There is no guarantee of a place for children living in the priority admission area.
In the event of over-subscription, places will be allocated using the following criteria in the order given:
- Looked After Children and previously looked after children (as defined in the Primary Education in Essex booklet);
- Children with a sibling attending the school or Writtle Junior School;
- Children living in the priority admission area;
- Remaining applications.
In the event of over-subscription within any of the above criteria, priority will be determined by straight line distance from home to school, those living closest being given the highest priority.
Exceptional medical circumstances (supported by medical evidence) may override any of the above (other than Looked After Children).
General admissions information
The Local Authority co-ordinates the school's applications for the normal admissions round and again, further information can be found at essex.gov.uk/topic/admissions
Applications for Mid-Year places - from April 1st 2025
All applications for places, during the academic year, will need to be submitted directly to us, using the Mid-Year Application form.
Mid-year applications are any application for a school place made to a year group, apart from the September main round of admissions to our Reception year.
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.
Current Places Available (as at 4th April 2025)
Year R: 0/60
Year 1: 1/60
Year 2: 0/60