If your child was born between 1 September 2007 and 31 August 2008 they are entitled to a full-time place in a reception class from September 2012.
Please note: The closing date for September 2012 applications was Sunday 15 January 2012.
Late applications
Submitting a late application reduces your child's chance for an offer of a place at one of your preferred schools.
If you have submitted a late application:
it will not be processed until after the allocation and notification of places to applicants who applied on-time
you have severely limited your child's chances of gaining a place at your preferred school/s; and
if you cannot be offered any of your preferred schools, you may even be offered a place at any school which has vacancies, even if you did not list it as a preference.
If your child is not at the statutory age for starting school in September 2012, they will not be offered a school place starting in September 2012.
If there is a good reason why you could not return your application on time, such as moving into Hounslow after the closing date, bereavement, hospitalisation or serious illness, it may be considered as 'on time' if it is received by 16 February 2012.
If you believe that your late application should be considered 'on time', you must submit evidence to support your reason for lateness with your application form.
We will consider any reason given for a late application and decide on each case individually. Please note, we may request further documentation from you.
It is very important that you put the correct postage on your application. If it arrives after the closing date because you did not use the right amount of postage it will be considered late.
Making an application
You can make an online reception application by clicking on the 'eAdmissions - apply online for a school place' link, available under external links or by contacting the school admission team on admissions@hounslow.gov.uk or telephone 0208 583 2721/2711. Please note from 2pm to 4pm our telephone lines are very busy, so you may wish to email the details requesting an application form for reception class.
Before you complete the paper or online application form, it is very important that you understand how the process works. Our brochure, 'starting school in Hounslow 2012', gives you full information on how to apply for a place at a primary school, and sets out the criteria for admission to Hounslow primary schools.
The admission criteria for Hounslow community primary schools has changed for admissions to primary school for September 2012. For each community school, priority is given to children who live in the school's priority admission area (PAA). If you do not know which school is the priority admission area for your address, then please visit our primary schools page where you will find information on the PAA for each school.
From September 2012 we will have five larger 'super priority admission areas' that will each contain several schools. This means each Hounslow household will be in a priority admission area for more than one school. For more information download the 'starting school in Hounslow' brochure and visit pages 15 and page 52.
Contact us
Email: admissions@hounslow.gov.uk
Tel: 020 8583 2721 or 020 8583 2652 (between 2pm and 4pm)
School Admissions
Civic Centre
Lampton Road
Hounslow
TW3 4DN