Admissions
Parent Tours for September 2026 entry will take place between September and December 2025. We will update this page when we have the exact dates.
For any enquiries about admissions, please contact the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM).
Starting School
Children in England can take up a full-time school place in a Reception class in the September following their fourth birthday, but there is no requirement for them to be in full-time education until the start of the school term following their fifth birthday.
For further guidance on admissions and starting school please refer to the following information which can be found on the RBWM School Admissions homepage.
Designated appropriate area
Every address within the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead falls within the designated appropriate area for certain schools. You can find the designated area map attached below, under 'RBWM Admissions Policy and Procedures'.
The Council strives to ensure fair allocations of school places according to criteria that have been set in advance. Where a school receives more applications than there are places, the following are the criteria that will be applied to determine which children should be offered places.
A child who is the subject of an Education, Health and Care Plan will be admitted to the school named in his or her plan. Remaining places will be allocated in line with the published oversubscription criteria. The criteria are listed below, in descending order:
1. Looked-after children or a child who was previously looked-after. This category includes a looked-after child or a child who was previously looked-after but immediately after being in care became adopted or subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order, including children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2. Children with exceptional medical or social reasons for requiring the school.
3. Junior schools only – Children attending a linked infant school [Note 3]
4. Children who live in the ‘designated appropriate area’ of the school [Note 1] and who have a sibling who attends the school [Note 2]
5. Children who live in the ‘designated appropriate area’ of the school [Note 1]
6. Children who have a sibling who attends the school [Note 2]
7. Children of a member of staff [Note 4]
8. Children whose parents have any other reason for their preference
If a school does not have places for all the children in a particular category, the borough prioritises those applicants who live closest to the school. Proximity to the school will be measured in a straight line from the address point of the pupil’s house as determined by Ordnance Survey to the address point of the school using the local authority’s GIS system. In the event that two or more children live at the same distance from the school (for example families living in flats) and there are fewer places available then random allocation will be used to decide which child will be allocated the remaining place(s). The names will be drawn and the whole process scrutinised by persons independent of the authority.
Note 1: Designated appropriate areas
Maps of the current designated areas may be viewed on the RBWM website. Alternatively, RBWM applicants can use the Neighbourhood View facility on this website for information on schools based on their address.
Note 2: Sibling criterion
A sibling would need to be attending the school at the time of admission of the child for whom a place is sought. The term ‘sibling’ includes a half or stepchild permanently living in the same family unit or a foster child permanently living in the same family unit whose place has been arranged by the social services department of a local authority. Sibling eligibility will flow from a foster child to other children of the family or from a child of the family to a foster child.
In the case of Furze Platt Junior school, attendance of a sibling at either the Infant or Junior school qualifies as a sibling for the linked school. Linked schools are described in Note 3.
Note 3: Infant and Junior linked-school priority
● Furze Platt Junior is formally linked with Furze Platt Infant (Furze Platt Primary Federation)
Note 4: Children of a member of staff
Priority will be given where the member of staff:
● has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/or
● is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
Further information regarding the admissions criteria for the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead primary schools can be found via RBWM School Admissions Homepage.
How and When to Apply
The Local Education Authority deals with all admissions.
Contact them on 01628 683870
or Email: school.admissions@rbwm.org.uk
The LEA are only offering places once per academic year. All forms should be returned to the
Admissions Department each January for entry into school for September of the same year.
Appeals
The Local Education Authority deals with all appeals.
Contact them on 01628 683870
or Email: school.admissions@rbwm.org.uk