Admissions

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

Please ring the school office on 01380 723991 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 Rowde 

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 over-subscription, we will apply our Admissions Policy's criteria for determining priority of admission (see Admissions Policy).

Rowde 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 Rowde, 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.

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.

Arrangements for the Appeals Procedure

Main Round Applications

Parents have a right of appeal to an independent panel against any decision made by or on behalf of the Admissions Authority as to the school which education is to be provided for their child.

First round appeals

For applications received from 1 September 2024 - 15 January 2025, and for offers made on National Offer Date, appeals must be received by the Local Authority no later than 14 May 2025.

Second round appeals

For applications received from 16 January 2025 - 25 April 2025 and for offers made on 23 May 2025, appeals will be heard as soon as possible.

Third round appeals

For  applications received after the  25 April  2025 and for offers made after 27 June 2025, appeals will be heard as soon as possible.

All appeals will be heard in accordance with the timescales which have been determined and are explained in the School Admissions Appeals Code.

Parents who have appealed unsuccessfully can reapply for a place at the same school in a later academic year and have a right of appeal if unsuccessful.

Where there have been material changes in circumstances in the same academic year and a repeat application is considered and again refused, the parents will have the right to a fresh appeal.

If a child is offered a place at appeal for a VC or C school, it must be taken up within 28 working days of the required admissions date stated on the original application form unless the child is not of statutory school age.

Please note appeals are only heard in term time.

Appeals Procedure - In-Year Transfer Applications

Parents have a right of appeal to an independent panel against any decision made by or on behalf  of  the Admissions Authority as to the school which education is to be provided for their child.

All appeals will be heard in accordance with the timescales which have been determined and are explained in the School Admissions Appeals Code.

Information about the appeal procedure will be provided where a place at one or more of the preferred schools has been refused. Parents should visit www.wiltshire.gov.uk or contact the Customer Services Team  (01225  713010) to obtain an appeals form which should  be returned to the Democratic and Members Service team (D&M) at County Hall, Trowbridge. The clerk to the appeals panel will be provided by the D&M Service team.

Parents who have appealed unsuccessfully can reapply for a place at the same school in a later academic year and have a right of appeal if unsuccessful.

Where there have been material changes in circumstances in the same academic year and a repeat application is considered and again refused, the parents will have the right to a fresh appeal.

Please note appeals are only heard in term time.

Please click here to read our Admissions Policies