Admissions

Come along to our Schools Open Events:

Tuesday 7th October 2025 at 9.30am

Wednesday 8th October at 5.30pm

Book a personal tour with the Headteacher of Blue Coat Primary School,  phone 01453 525020

Admission to Reception at Primary School for September 2026

Key dates From November 2025 Letters sent out to Gloucestershire residents explaining how to apply for a school place From 3 November 2025 to Midnight 15 January 2026 Application Window - Please see the Guidance and Information Booklet 2024 for guidance on the application process. Closing date for school applications is Midnight on 15 January 2026 16 April 2026 Allocation Day 23 April 2026 Closing date to return reply form accepting the School/Academy place or requesting to be put on waiting list/s After 14 May 2026 Outcome of Waiting List Requests Midnight  21 May 2026 Closing date for return of reply forms Late June 2026 to July 2026 Appeals

 

Pupils will be admitted at the beginning of the academic year (1st September) following their 4th birthday, without reference to ability or aptitude (normal admission round). The number of intended admissions for the year commencing September 2025 will be 45.  The School Admissions Policy and criteria should be read in conjunction with information available at www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/school admissions.

Gloucestershire County Council provide a Parent’s Guide to the School Admissions Online Application

Paper copies of documents may be obtained from the Gloucestershire Admissions & Transfers Team who can be contacted at:

Education, Learning and Libraries, Gloucestershire County Council, Shire Hall, Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2TP
Telephone: 01452 425407.  Email: school.admissions@gloucestershire.gov.uk  

 

Blue Coat Reception Admission Form

In Year Admissions

If you are moving into the area with a child already at school, you are invited to visit the school and to meet the Headteacher. 

For information on In Year Admissions please contact the school office via email admin@bluecoat.gloucs.sch.uk or by phone 01453 525020

Blue Coat In Year Admission Form

Gloucestershire County Council In Year Admission Form

The school admissions criteria are as follows:

1. Looked After Children/Previously Looked After Children.
2. Children who have an sibling attending the School and who will continue to do so
   when the younger child is admitted.
3. Children for whom only one particular school is appropriate due to an exceptional medical condition.
4. Children with the strongest geographical claim

As the admissions authority, the governors are responsible for admitting children to the school. When the number of applications for places exceeds the standard number of 45, priority will be given in accordance with the criteria in the admissions policy. Unsuccessful applicants will be advised of their right to appeal. Details of the appeal procedure are available from the School Office.:

You should:

• Appeal within 20 days of receiving the letter refusing a place
• Receive at least 10 days’ notice of the time and venue for the appeal hearing
• Decision letters will be sent within 5 school days of the hearing wherever possible.