Admissions

We warmly welcome visits from prospective parents and/or carers and their children.

Please ring the school office on 01985 213446 to arrange a convenient time to see the school in action and meet us.

All applications for admission are made through Wiltshire Council, by phone OR by following the link below: 

Wiltshire Council Admissions website 

01225 713010

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.

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.

How to apply for a place at St John's 

For children due to start school in September 2025, you must apply to Wiltshire Council for a school place for your child by midnight on 15th January 2025.

Wiltshire residents should apply online at www.wiltshire.gov.uk.

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 (except service personnel, see below).

In the event of oversubscription, we will apply our Admissions Policy's criteria for determining priority of admission (click here to see our Admissions Policies).

St John's Primary School reserves the right to request parents to verify their child’s birth date by producing a birth certificate or other official document.

In year transfers (transferring from another school)

To transfer your child to St John's Primary School, you should complete an online Wiltshire transfer application form, even if you live outside the county using this link: 
Wiltshire Council In-year Transfer Online Form and Guidance

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

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.

Click here to see our admissions policies