Admissions
Our friendly helpful admissions team understand how important securing the right school place is for your child. We will work with you to make the process as smooth as possible and help with your queries. If you have any queries about admissions, please send an email with ‘Wescott Infant School’ in the subject title to admissions@thecircletrust.co.uk
From 1st July 2020 Wescott Infant School became an academy school within a Multi Academy Trust (The Circle Trust). The Trustees of the Circle Trust became the Admissions Authority for the school.
Admissions for Foundation Stage
Parents who are considering sending their child to Wescott are warmly invited to come and visit the school, meet our Headteacher, Mrs Stephanie Holding, and find out first hand what an inspiring place it is to learn. Please ring the school on 0118 978 6313 or email us at admin@wescott.wokingham.sch.uk to make an appointment to visit.
Admissions for Foundation Stage entry for 2024/25 must be made to your home local authority. If you are considering applying for the Foundation Stage September 2024 intake at Wescott Infant School, then the school must be named as a preference on your application to your home local authority.
Local Authorities may differ in dates in which you can apply from however, the National Closing Date for applications to be received is 15 January 2024. Please contact your home local authority for further information regarding the admissions process.
Before you apply, please ensure you have read and understood our admission arrangements. These arrangements confirm how applications will be processed by the admission authority, and include our oversubscription criteria, which explains how places will be allocated should the school receive more applications than there are available places.
- Admission arrangements for intake 2023/24 (pdf)
- Wokingham Local Authority school admissions information
- Designated Area Map
The link to Wokingham Local Authority can be found here http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/schools-and-education/school-admissions/
If your application is for a child who has a medical or social need please complete this additional form – please click here
Outcomes will be provided by your home local authority on National Offer Day; 16th April 2024.
IF YOU ARE OFFERED A SCHOOL PLACE;
If a school place has been offered, you will need to confirm your acceptance of this offer by the deadline provided within your outcome letter from your home local authority.
Once your acceptance has been received and the school has been informed of all those allocated for September 2024 you will be contacted directly by the school regarding transition dates and enrolment.
IF YOU ARE NOT OFFERED A SCHOOL PLACE;
If we have not been able to offer your child a place, this is because there were more applications for the school than there were available places and not all requests for places could be met. Places are allocated in line with the admissions criteria published and your application was not ranked high enough to obtain a place.
For late applicants: If we have not been able to offer your child a place, this is because the school has reached its admissions number (the maximum number of children that can be admitted to the year group for September 2024) from the initial round of admissions
The Circle Trust can provide you with further information regarding waiting lists and details on how to exercise your right to appeal. You can also find this information within our reason for refusal document provided below;
In-Year Admissions
To apply for a place for all year groups, including Foundation outside of the normal admissions round, applications should be made directly to The Circle Trust.
BEFORE YOU APPLY
Please ensure you have read and understood our admission arrangements. These arrangements confirm how applications will be processed by the admission authority, and include our oversubscription criteria, which explains how places will be allocated should the school receive more applications than there are available places.
Wescott’s Admissions arrangements were consulted on by The Circle Trust and apply to all intake years from 2022. Admissions arrangements for intake years prior to 2022 were determined by Wokingham Borough Council.
If you would like more information, please send an email with ‘Wescott’ in the subject title to admissions@thecircletrust.co.uk
To make an in-year application, please complete the form below and return to The Circle Trust by emailing admissions@thecircletrust.co.uk or the postal address given on the form.
If your application is for a child who has a medical or social need, please complete this additional form – click here to download form
Your application will be considered by The Circle Trust and you will be informed in writing of the outcome.
IF YOU ARE OFFERED A SCHOOL PLACE;
If a school place has been offered, you will need to confirm your acceptance of this offer.
Once your acceptance has been received, you will be contacted directly by the school regarding transition dates and enrolment.
IF YOU ARE NOT OFFERED A SCHOOL PLACE;
If we have been unable to offer your child a school place, then this is due to the relevant cohort being full. By this we mean the school has reached its published admission number for the year group. Your outcome letter will provide details regarding the school’s reason for refusal, waiting lists and how to exercise your right to appeal.
Little Acorn Admissions
Requests for admissions to the Little Acorns Resource Unit should be made through the Special Educational Needs Department of the Local Authority (0118 974 6214).
Admissions ARRANGEMENTS
The admissions arrangements for all mainstream academies and free schools must comply with the School admissions code and the School admission appeals code. Wescott’s Admissions arrangements were consulted on by The Circle Trust and apply to all intake years from 2022. Admissions arrangements for intake years prior to 2022 were determined by Wokingham Borough Council.
If you would like more information, please send an email with ‘Wescott’ in the subject title to admissions@thecircletrust.co.uk
- Admission arrangements 2023 - 2024 - please click here
- Admission arrangements 2024 - 2025 - please click here
The School has very close curricular and pastoral links with Westende Junior School which is the main feeder school. The vast majority of pupils from Wescott go to Westende Junior School, however, a small number of pupils sometimes go on to other local Junior Schools.
If you have any queries about admissions to Wescott Infant School, please send an email to admissions@thecircletrust.co.uk
BREAKDOWN OF ALLOCATED PLACES FOR FOUNDATION STAGE
APPEALS
If you have received a refusal of a school place and wish to lodge an appeal, please click on the link for further information.
(Please note: The Circle Trust uses Bracknell Democratic Services for any school appeals)
END OF KEY STAGE ONE TRANSFER TO JUNIOR SCHOOL
The School has very close curricular and pastoral links with Westende Junior School which is the main feeder school. The vast majority of pupils from Wescott go to Westende Junior School, however, a small number of pupils sometimes go on to other local Junior Schools.