Admissions
Starting School
If you are interested in a place for your child at Brightwell School, please contact Mrs Major in the school office to arrange a visit.
Applications for admission to the reception class for the academic year starting September 2026 can be made online or by using the using the Common Application Form (Primary) from the Local Education Authority. Applications are best made online.
https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/schools/starting-school/infant-and-primary-school
| Key dates | Event |
|---|---|
| 4 November 2025 | Applications open |
| 15 January 2026 | Closing date for applications. |
| 16 April 2026 | National Allocation Day: letters (sent by second class post) and emails sent detailing the offer of a school place. |
| September 2026 | Start of the school year. |
Last date for confirmation of a change of address is 30th January 2026.
Click here for more information and the Oxfordshire County Council appeals timetable for September 2026 entry:
Appealing for a school place | Oxfordshire County Council.
Transferring or moving school
Applications for school places are administered by the Local Education Authority. Information is available from school or here.
If you are moving area or thinking of changing schools and would like to arrange a tour of the school with Ms Potts, please contact Mrs Sindy Major in the school office on 01491 837024.
Our draft 2027-28 Admissions Policy is available here.
It reflects Oxfordshire County Council’s 2027-28 admission rules and arrangements for primary schools’ template.
As one of the over-subscription criteria included in the draft policy is a change from our 2026-27 Admissions Policy, we are consulting with interested parties in the local community who may be affected by or have an interest in the school’s proposed admissions arrangements for the 2027-28 academic year. This is in line with the School Admissions Code.
The draft policy now refers to ‘children of staff employed by the school’ rather than ‘children of staff of MTOAT employed by the school’, in line with the School Admissions Code: “Children of staff of the school where the member of staff has been employed by the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage”.
For reference, our current 2026-27 Admissions Policy can be found above.
Should you wish to contact us about the draft 2027-28 Admissions Policy, please email the Governance team at governance@mtoat.co.uk or, should you prefer, send a letter to the Governance Team, MTOAT, St George’s Road, Wallingford OX10 8HH. We will consider all comments received by Monday 12th January 2026 when finalising our admissions statements for 2027-2028.
