- ADMISSIONS

Welcome to The Alton Primary School

Thank you for visiting our website. The Alton Primary School is a friendly, vibrant and inclusive school at the centre of our local community, located just by Richmond Park. We were judged Ofsted 'Good' in November 2019 and are part of the Quality First Education Trust. We have one class in each year group, a nursery, and the Woodland Centre - a SEND Resource Base.

School Tours - Come and Visit Us!

Our website aims to give you as much information as possible about our friendly, wonderful school. You are welcome to watch our virtual tour or hear from our children about what it is like at The Alton.

We hold regular in-person school tours, usually on the first Tuesday of every month.

If you would like to come on a tour, please email Mrs Gibbs on admin@thealton.q1e.org.uk or call the school office on 020 8876 8482 and we will be happy to arrange this for you.

If you have a particular question or would like to discuss your individual circumstances, you can also contact us and we would be happy to arrange a 1:1 meeting with you.

We look forward to welcoming you to The Alton!

How to apply

The Alton follows the agreed Wandsworth Borough Council procedures for admissions for Reception. In-year transfer applications may be made directly to the school or via Wandsworth Council. Applications for Nursery places are made directly to The Alton School.

Applying for a Reception place

Children start Reception in the academic year (September to August) that they have their 5th birthday. You should apply for a Reception place by mid-January of the year that your child is due to start Reception in September.

Applications for Reception places for September 2025 usually open through Wandsworth Council in early September and will close on Wednesday 15 January 2025. Parents/carers will be notified of their primary school place on Wednesday 16 April 2025.

If you missed the deadline for September 2024 and are interested in a place at The Alton, you can still put in an application through Wandsworth Council. If a place is available, we will contact you to offer you a place. If there is not a place available, you will be added to the Waiting List.

To find out more, please visit our Reception Admissions page.

Applying for a Nursery place

Children may be admitted to The Alton Nursery the term after they have turned 3 years old. We offer free of charge full time places to all children, regardless of whether they are eligible for government funding.

To find out more, please visit our Nursery Admissions page.

Applying for an in-year place in Year 1 to Year 6

The school accepts in year transfers directly, so please do make an enquiry by telephoning or emailing the school. You may also go through Wandsworth admissions department if you prefer.

To find out more, please visit our Year 1 - 6 Admissions page.

Applying for a place in our SEND Resource Base

The Alton is proud to have the Woodland Centre, a SEND Resource Base provision for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with associated learning difficulties.

To find out more, please visit our SEND Resource Base page.

Admissions Policy and Appeals

The Alton's admissions policies are available on our policies page .

If you are unsuccessful in gaining a place at The Alton School , you have a legal right to appeal this decision.

As an academy, The Alton School is its own admissions authority. However, admissions to The Alton for reception are still processed by Wandsworth Council’s pupil services section.

We subscribe to Wandsworth Borough Council's admissions appeals service, which manages appeals on our behalf. Please visit Wandsworth Council's School admission appeals for the contact details of the appeals service, guidance notes, the appeal form and the current appeals timetable. Parents wishing to appeal should contact the School Appeals Service on 020 8871 7554.

You can also refer to information about appeals published by the government. The Appeals Service is an organisation that runs independently of all local schools and the council.

CHANGE TO ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS FOR 2025-26

The Quality First Education (Q1E) Trust recently consulted on a proposed change to the admission arrangements for The Alton School, to remove the requirement for families of siblings to live within 800 metres of the school. The consultation closed in January 2024 and the trust board considered all responses. The Trust has now made this change, for reception entry in September 2025 and beyond. Our hope is that this change will support our families, keep siblings together, and make our admissions policy easier to understand.

You can download our consultation document for full details of the proposal that was adopted.