Reception class admission arrangements – Hackney Education
Full details of the admissions criteria and a copy of the admission form for Reception are available on the Hackney Education Website.
Hackney Education are responsible for setting the admission arrangements for all schools for which they are the Admission Authority – that is, community and voluntary controlled schools in the borough.
For voluntary-aided schools, academies, foundation schools or free schools each school governing body or Academy Trust is their own admission authority.
Reception Admissions 2026-27
If your child was born between 1st September 2021 and 31st August 2022, they are due to start primary school in September 2026.
The closing date for applying for your child’s primary school place is 15th January 2026 and any applications received after this date will be treated as late. You can apply for your child’s school place online.
Current Year Admissions Arrangements
Please see the links below for the Admission Arrangements for the school year 2025-2026:
Future Admissions Arrangements
Please see the links below for the Admission Arrangements for the school year 2026-2027:
Please see the links below for the Admission Arrangements for the school year 2027-2028:
Appeals Process
If you have applied for admission to our school and have been unsuccessful you have the right to appeal against this decision by following Hackney Learning Trust’s Appeals Process. All appeals are managed directly by Hackney Education; more information about the process can be found here.
What happens next?
Once your appeal has been submitted, you will be given a date for your appeal hearing at least ten days in advance.
Your case will be heard by a panel of between three to five impartial members of the public but the panel will not give their decision at the hearing. You will be told the result of your appeal by post within seven days.
The decision of the panel will be legally binding and if your appeal is successful your child will be given a place at the school. If your appeal is unsuccessful, your child will not be given a place but you will still be able to put their name on the school’s waiting list.