Please contact the school office if you are looking for a place in any year group at the school in the 2024/25 academic year.

School places for Reception in September 2025

All admissions to Churcham Primary School are handled by Gloucestershire County Council. You must apply to the county council for a primary school place, even if you have put your name down at our school or your child has an older sibling already at Churcham.

The online application service to apply for a primary/infant reception place for September 2025 will be open from November 2024.  More information can be found here.

To view the Gloucester County Council Admission details please click here, then click on the link to the Determined Admission Criteria and Scheme for the required year, and our Admission Policy is shown under GCC Admission Arrangements.

If you would like information on the appeal process, please click here.

When do children start primary school in Gloucestershire?

In Gloucestershire children can start primary/infant school/academy, if their parents wish, in the September of the school year in which they become five. The school year starts on 1st September and finishes on the 31st August.

All new applications for Reception and Year 3 will be made between November and January for intake in September 2025.

Further information and how to apply can be viewed on the Gloucestershire County Council website by clicking here.