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Admissions

Daniel Pope

Academy Support Manager

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Do you have any questions about your child joining Valley Primary Academy?

If you have any questions about admissions, you can contact Daniel Pope, Academy Support Manager

t: 01603 742969

e: office@valleyprimary.org.uk

You can also contact Norfolk County Council directly via their contact form.

Admission Arrangements for Valley Primary Academy

We have one intake into the Reception classes each year in September. Children start school in the term in which they are five years old. The Reception admissions are handled centrally by Norfolk County Council and you will need to complete and return your admission form (usually by the end of January) detailing your school preferences.

All information regarding arrangements for selection, over subscription criteria and the application process is available below.

If you are offered a place at our Academy, our Pastoral Manager will work with you and your child to ensure a smooth transition and make sure they settle into their class as quickly as possible.

If you have any concerns about how they will cope, or feel they are not settling in as quickly as you would have expected, please do talk to Mrs Lacey so she can discuss this with the teachers and work out a programme of additional support for your child.

Please do call us if you would like to come and visit our Academy.

General admission information for September 2025/2026

Reception class applications opened on 23 September 2024 and will close on 15 January 2025.

When does a child start school?

You need to apply for admission to reception for September 2025 if your child was born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021.
Parents are entitled to defer their child’s admission or request that their child attend on a part-time basis. By law, children must start statutory education full-time no later than the beginning of the term following their fifth birthday.

Important

You must make an application for a reception class place, even if your child currently attends a nursery class at the same school. However, attendance at a nursery attached to a school, does not normally give you any priority for a place at that school.

How to make an application for Valley Primary Academy

Applying online

If you apply online, you will be able to see the offer in your admissions account online from 8.30am on 16 April 2025. We will also send you the offer by email.

Applying via post
If you would like an application form to be sent to you, you can request one via the Norfolk County Council general enquiry form.

The admissions process in Norfolk

Full information and frequently asked questions can be found on the Norfolk County Council Admissions webpages.

First admission to school timetable 2024-25

Applications open - 23 September 2024
Applications close - 15 January 2025
National offer day (when you get your school offer) - 16 April 2025
Appeals closing date - 26 May 2025
Mini admission round starts (when we consider changes parents have made to their applications since the closing date) - 20 May 2025
Appeals hearings take place - June/July 2025
We maintain waiting lists for oversubscribed schools until 31 December 2025.