We warmly welcome visits from prospective parents and/or carers and their children.
Please ring the school office on 01722 790433 to arrange a convenient time to see the school in action and meet us.
When can my child start school?
Most children start school in the September following their fourth birthday. However, by law a child does not have to start school until the term following their fifth birthday.
| Child's Birthday | Start school |
| 1 September 2019 - 31 August 2020 | September 2024 |
| 1 September 2020 - 31 August 2021 | September 2025 |
| 1 September 2021 - 31 August 2022 | September 2026 |
All reception age children are offered full time places when they start at our school. If parents want their child to attend part time from September or to delay entry until later on in the academic year, please contact us directly to arrange this.
Click here to view our admission policies
How to apply for a place at this school
Our planned admission number is 15. The deadline for applications is the 15th of January in the year in which your child is due to start school.
Applications must be made via Wiltshire Council, please click on the link below which will take you to their admissions portal.
Wiltshire residents should apply online:
Click here to apply on the Wiltshire Council website
Non-Wiltshire residents should apply to their own local authority for a place in this school. This also applies to families planning to move to the area.
In the event of oversubscription, we will apply our Admissions Policy's criteria for determining priority of admission (see our Admissions Policy on our Policies page).
Great Wishford Primary School reserves the right to request parents to verify their child’s birth date by producing a birth certificate or other official document.
Transferring from another school (in year)
To transfer your child to Great Wishford Primary School, you should complete:
Online Wiltshire transfer application form
To transfer your child to a school outside Wiltshire, you should contact the home authority for the school to clarify the admissions process.
Applications from service personnel moving into Wiltshire
When applying for a school place, children of UK Service personnel (HM forces) or other crown servants are treated as meeting the residency criteria for a particular area, even if they don’t yet own a house in the county. Until a fixed address is available, the unit address of the military base will be used and a school place allocated accordingly.
Parents are advised to attach proof of their posting to the transfer application form and a letter of support from the commanding officer if the posting note does not indicate the housing arrangements.
If your child will be starting school in September with the normal round of admissions, parents must send proof of their posting to the county.
Arrangements for the admission of children with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
Please contact the SEND team at Wiltshire Council on
01225 718095
Arrangements for the admission of pupils with disabilities
Upon notification of a forthcoming admission of a pupil with disabilities, the school liaises with parents, the child’s current school or nursery and, where appropriate, external agencies in order to provide a good transition into our school.
