Admissions

Open events

If you are a parent with a child starting Reception in September 2025, we would like to invite you to attend one of our open events. This will be an opportunity to look around our school, meet our head, and ask any questions you may have.

We have open events on the following dates:

• Monday 23rd September 2024, 1:30pm - 2:15pm 
• Tuesday 24th September 2024,  9:45am -10:30am
• Thursday 26th September 2024,  3:45pm - 4:30pm

To book your place on an open event, please email the school office at office@puritonprimaryschool.org.uk or call us on 01278 683630.

Admission Arrangements

Please click here for our Admission Arrangements for 2025/26

Please click here for our Admission Arrangements for 2024/25

Please click here for our Admission Arrangements for 2023/24

Apply to start school for the first time

Children starting school for the first time are normally expected to start in the September following their fourth birthday.   

Parents/carers have the right to defer their child’s entry to school for a limited period of time, although legally a child must be accessing full time education from the beginning of the term following their fifth birthday. Other than exceptional circumstances, we encourage all children to start school with their peers in September.

Puriton Primary School joined the Futura Learning Partnership on 1st March 2023.. Puriton school is currently still using the Somerset Local Authority primary admission arrangements.

In Year Applications for joining other classes at other times

To apply for a place at Puriton Primary School during the school year you need to complete an In-Year Application Form (for each child) and return it to us. 

This form is available from the school office or to download by clicking here.

Please bear in mind that places can only be offered up to a maximum of half a term or six weeks in advance of when the place would be taken up.

Once we have received your completed form, and providing we have available spaces, we will write to you and arrange a suitable starting date.

Our Planned Admission Number for each year group is 30.   

If your child is refused a place at our school you have the right to appeal against the decision.  A letter telling you that a place cannot be offered to your child will be sent to you and will include an appeal form and details of how to appeal if you wish to do so. The letter will also tell you the time limit within which you can appeal. 

Full details on the admissions process in Somerset can be obtained by following this link www.somerset.gov.uk/education-and-families/#starting-school