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Admissions for Reception
We offer up to 60 places each year for children wanting to join our Reception class. We currently have two intakes as shown below. This may change in future years to a single September intake
- September Intake: Children who have their fifth birthday between 1st September and 28th/29th February, start in September in the year before their birthday.
- January Intake: Children who have their fithy birthday between 1st March and 31st August, start in January following their birthday.
Places are allocated by the Local Authority (not the school) in the following priority order:
- Looked-after children or children in public care.
- Children with exceptional medical or social needs.
- Children who have an older brother or sister (living at the same address) already attending the school.
- Children who live nearest to the school
Please note that the following do not influence your chances of getting a Reception place for your child:
- Your child is in our Nursery class (a Nursery place is not a guarantee of a Reception place).
- The length of time your child's name has been registered on our waiting list.
- The length of time you have lived in the local area.
Applying for a Reception Place
To apply for a place in our Reception class you MUST:
- complete an Application Form and
- return it to the Admissions Team at Manchester City Council by the due date.
If the Local Authority does not allocate your child a place at our school, there a quite a few options open to you:
- the Local Authority will try to give you a place at your second or third choice school.
- the Local Authority will offer a place in another local school.
- at the same time, you will be put on the waiting list for our school.
If you do not want to wait and you think there are special reasons why your child should be given a place at Wilbraham Primary School, you can make an appeal by contacting Manchester School Admissions.