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Welcome to Woodford Primary School

I would like to extend a very warm welcome to all prospective pupils of Woodford Primary School and their parents/carers. We hope that you find our website useful, but there is no substitute for experiencing all that Woodford Primary has to offer in person. If you would like to visit us, please book onto a school tour by clicking here. School tours are offered on selected Mondays from 9.30 – 10.30.

If you do choose us, I promise that we will work as hard as we can, in partnership with you, to attain the very highest standards of education and welfare for your child. If we can be of any further help please do not hesitate to contact us on [email protected].

Elise Drake, Head of School

For September 2024 entry into Reception

The Laurus Trust is the Admissions Authority for Woodford Primary School. The co-ordination and administration of admissions for entry is undertaken by the Local Authority, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council.

Applications open on 15 August 2023 and offers will be made by the Local Authority on 16 April 2024.

Admissions deadline for the academic year 2024/25: 15 January 2024

For entry into Pre-School

Please visit this page for details of how to apply to Woodford Pre-School. This a separate admissions process and policy to admissions for a place in Reception onwards.

FAQs

How can I apply for a Reception place?

Applications are made to the Local Authority in which you reside. The applications process opens in August and the deadline is 15th January for starting school in the following September.

How can I apply for a Pre-School place?

Please visit our dedicated Pre-School page here for information on admissions.

Can my child who is already at another primary school move to Woodford Primary School?

No. Brand new schools open one year group at a time. Stockport MBC has deemed there is a need for this new school due to the increase in Pre-School age children in the local area. Woodford Primary School will only be offering places to 30 Reception children and 20 Pre-School children from September 2022 and will grow one year group at a time.

How does the admissions criteria work?

The school has 30 Reception places. If more than 30 applications are received, priority will be given to children in accordance with the oversubscription criteria which can be found in the Admissions Policy below. If a tie-break is necessary to determine which children are admitted then children living nearest the school will be given priority. Woodford Primary School does not have a catchment area.

How will I be told if my application is successful?

You will be informed by email on National Offer Day: 16th April 2024

What happens if my application is unsuccessful?

All parents have a statutory right of appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel. Information on the appeals process is provided in the Admissions Policy below.

Do you have a waiting list?

Yes, and it will be open to any parent to ask for their child’s name to be placed on the waiting list, following an unsuccessful application. Vacant places will be allocated to children on the waiting list in accordance with the oversubscription criteria, found in the Admissions Policy below.

Does a place in the Pre-School guarantee a place in Reception?

No. As with all Pre-Schools attached to Stockport primary schools, the nursery that your child attends will not affect your application for a Reception place.
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