Applying for Reception

Updated 22.01.26

Applications for entry into Reception in September 2026 are now closed.

Tours for entry into Reception in September 2027 will take place in Autumn 2026. Please check back on this page in mid-September to sign up for a tour.

Our latest Ofsted report can be found here.

You can find out more information about the school day and what to expect in reception in our Reception handbook.

You can also follow us on social media:

@AlexandraPrimarySchoolKT2

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO RECEPTION IN SEPTEMBER 2026

Children who were born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 are eligible to begin reception class primary school in September 2026. Applications open on Monday 1 September 2025 and close at 11:59pm on Thursday 15 January 2026.

You must apply through the local authority which is responsible for administering the council tax for your home, even if you intend to name a school located in another area.

If you are applying for children of a multiple birth, a separate application is required for each child.

You do not need to complete an application if your child has an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). Instead contact your assessment coordinator to discuss your child’s school placement.

All information about applying for a school can be found on the Achieving for Children website.

Primary school admissions brochure

Allocation of Kingston Community Primary school places for the last 3 years

Apply for a Primary school place

School admissions brochure (including secondary)

Applications should be made online through eAdmissions.

In 2026, Alexandra Primary School will be admitting 2 classes of Reception children (60 children total).

All parents of children currently attending Alexandra nursery must submit an application as the children do not automatically transfer to our Reception classes.

Key Dates

2025

1st September Online applications are open via eAdmissions.

2026

15th January Closing date for receipt of online and paper applications,

16th April All on-time applicants will be sent an email during the evening informing them of the result of their application

30th April Date by which parents must accept or decline their offer

13th May Further offers will be made from the waiting lists from this date onwards, subject to places becoming available

Accepting a Reception place

If you applied online, you will be sent an email with the outcome of your application during the evening of 16th April 2026. You will also be able to log on to the eAdmissions website to view the outcome during the evening of 16th April 2026. If you applied on paper, you will be sent an email during the evening.

You must accept or decline your offer by 30th April 2026, either through the eAdmissions system if you applied online, or by completing the web form linked in your outcome email if you applied via the Google form.
We advise you to accept the school place offered to ensure your child has a school place in September, as you can always refuse this at a later date if you are offered a school you prefer. This will not affect your child’s position on any waiting lists of your higher preference schools or your right to appeal.

Please note that your child will not be given any additional priority on the waiting lists if they remain unplaced when the academic year begins in September. You will continue to be responsible for providing a suitable education for your child until a place is offered.

You should be aware that your child’s position on the waiting list is subject to change; the list must be maintained in accordance with the school’s oversubscription criteria and re-ranked every time a new application is added.

Late Applications

Applications received after the closing date will only be considered after all applications received by the closing date.

Determined Admission Arrangements for 2025/2026 and 2026/2027

1. Places will be offered firstly to looked after children or previously looked after children (including children adopted from state care outside of England). Applications made under this criterion must be accompanied by details of circumstance and professionally supported evidence (such as from a social worker).
2. Places will be offered next to children who have a brother or sister (sibling), including an adopted, foster, half or step brother or sister, living at the same address and attending Reception to Year 6 at Alexandra at the time of admission.
3. Places will then be offered in cases of exceptional family, social or medical need (which must be described on the application and verified by professionally supported evidence) that makes Alexandra the most suitable one for the individual child. Information about applying under this criterion is available in the ‘Admission to Kingston’s Primary Schools’ brochure.
4. Places will then be offered to children of members of staff who have been employed at Alexandra for two or more years at the time of application and will continue to be employed at the school at the point of admission or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage as determined by the governing body.
5. The remaining places will be offered to children who live nearest to Alexandra, as measured by a straight line in metres to the nearest school gate. All distances will be measured using the School Admissions’ geographical information system (GIS).