Admissions

Admission into Reception:

Please come and visit our school if you are considering joining us in Reception when your child reaches school age.  We do not have a nursery at Saint John's, which means that children come from a range of nurseries, as well as having a number of children how have not been to nursery or a child-minder at all.  We have strong, positive relationships with all the nurseries connected to Saint John's and both the head teacher and the Reception teacher visit the nurseries regularly, as well as inviting nursery children to events at Saint John's.

Because we are small school, we are able to accommodate visits at any time in the year. You will have the opportunity to meet with the head and other relevant staff and to see around the school.  We have a wonderful Reception classroom with free-flow into our outside Green Garden with alsorts of different play activities available!

Once you have looked at different schools, you will need to inform the County Council of your choice; this involves giving a number of preferences.  The County Council then allocates children to their school.  As a school, we do not make this decision.  However, we are very willing to help you through the process; please just be in touch with the school office: 01242 523786 admin@st-johns-pri.gloucs.sch.yk

We have included a booklet below which gives some information. Please see the following website for further information: GCC Admissions to school.

Admission into other year groups:

We can accept pupils into Saint John's and would be pleased to make that arrangement.

We suggest the following actions if you are looking for a place in a school: 

1. Telephone or email Saint John's to find out if there is a space.  Our number is 01242 523786 and our email is admin@st-johns-pri.gloucs.sch.uk. We would love to hear from you.
2. Ideally, visit the school so that you know a little more about the school.  For Saint John's, this means meeting with our head teacher and having a tour of our classrooms and playgrounds.
3. Parents/Carers then complete an in-year application form. See below for a copy.
4. Take or send this application to the school: admin@st-johns-pri.gloucs.sch.uk

Once you have applied to the school, we will contact you to let you know if we can offer you a place. Sometimes, your child can start straight away; sometimes, they have to start a bit later.  We will explain the arrangements for starting in the school when we meet with you.