Our arrangements regarding Admission to the school follow the guidance and regulations set out by Leicester City Council.

This link will take you to the page about Admissions on Leicester City Council's website: Leicester City Council Admissions

At Wolsey House Primary School, we aim to be an inclusive school, welcoming children from all backgrounds and abilities.

The only restriction we place on entry is, if admitting a child would result in a class size exceeding 30, particularly in Key Stage 1. If the number of children applying for entry exceeds the places available, we adopt the procedure set out below to determine whether a child will be accepted or not. It is our wish for parents to find a place for their child at the school of their choice. However, at times, this is not always possible, due to excess demand on the places available. 

It is important to highlight that a child’s level of ability is irrelevant to our school’s admissions policy, as are any special needs a child might have.

Pupil Admission Number

Wolsey House Primary School’s Pupil Admission Number (PAN) is 90 pupils per statutory year group.  We have 52 places  in our Nursery class, 15 and 30 hour places are usually available.

Guidance on how parents can apply for their child to be admitted to our school – Reception, KS1 and KS2.

The Admissions Authority for our school is Leicester City Council Local Education Authority.  The Local Authority provides a booklet each year with guidance and a timetable for the admissions process. Please click on this link to take you to the guidance: Admissions policy and arrangements (leicester.gov.uk)

Parents have a right to express their preference, but this does not, in itself, guarantee a place at a particular school. Applications should be made online. Please click on this link: Apply for an infant or primary school place (leicester.gov.uk)

Parents can access help with making an application, by emailing admissions.online@leicester.gov.uk or calling 0116 454 1009

Admissions appeals

If the Local Authority do not offer a child a place at this school, this will be because to do so would prejudice the education of other children by allowing the number of children in the school to increase too much. 

If parents wish to appeal against a decision to refuse entry, they can do so by applying to the Local Authority.  An independent panel considers all such appeals, and its decision is binding for all parties concerned. The appeal panel will perform its judicial function in a transparent, accessible, independent and impartial manner, and operate according to principles of natural justice.

If the appeals panel decides that we should admit a child to whom a place had been refused, then we will accept this decision and continue to do all we can to provide the best education for all the children at our school.

The LA and appeal panel will ensure that it acts in accordance with this Code, the School Admissions (Appeal Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2012, the School Admissions Code, other law relating to admissions, and relevant human rights and equalities legislation, for example, the Equality Act 2010.

This link will take you to Leicester City Council's website: Appeal against a school place decision

This is our Admission Policy: