Admissions
We use Buckinghamshire County Council's Admission Policy - click here to read.
For primary school aged children, the local authority decides admissions to Booker Hill School. Parents should contact the local authority (link accessible here) to find out about primary school admission arrangements.
Admission Procedures for Reception (Children aged 4-5)
Booker Hill School's Published Admission Number is 30 children in the Reception Class. Children start in the September of the academic year of their fifth birthday.
Parents are welcome to make an appointment to visit the school preferably when children are present. Please contact Mrs Nawaz - Khan via the school office.
The Head teacher and Reception teacher hold a meeting in the Summer term to give information to parents about the school, including the PTA and uniform and also to answer any questions.
All applicants must complete the Local Authority online application form.
Selection and Over-subscription Criteria
Children are admitted to Booker Hill School according to the Local Authority criteria, which is as follows:
- Children who have an Education and Health Care Plan which names the school.
- Looked after children and previously looked after children.
- Children who have exceptional medical, educational or social needs, which can only be met at that school, supported by written evidence from an appropriate professional person.
- Children of staff working at the school.
- Children living within the catchment area of the school.
- For main point entry into Reception, siblings of children who are attending the school in Reception to Year 5 at the time the allocations are made.
- For immediate entry into the school after the main point of entry, siblings of children who are attending the school in Reception to Year 6.
- Once the above rules have been applied, then any further places will be offered in distance order, using the distance between the family's normal home address and the school's nearest entrance gate, offering the closest first. They use the shortest appropriate route.
Further information can be found on the Bucks County Council Website. If you have any problems accessing the Bucks County Council website please contact the office.
Delayed Entry to Reception Procedure
- Parents complete an application form and send to the Admission & Transport team at County
- Parent advised to still make a primary school application
- Preferred schools are sent School's response form to complete
- Case considered by panel
- Admission & Transport team advise parents of outcome
If you wish to delay the entry procedures for your child or defer your child's entry into Reception, please click here for an application form.
In-Year Admissions
For information on making an in-year application, click here to find out more.
If you are making an in-year application, please click here.
Admission Appeals
The Admissions team at Bucks County Council oversees any appeals. Please click here to find out more about when and how to make an admission appeal.
Admission Arrangements for Our Nursery (Children Aged 2-4)
The Nursery class accommodates 2, 3- and 4-year-old children.
Nursery intakes currently happen on a termly basis: September, January and April.
Children are admitted into the Nursery without reference to gender, ethnicity, ability or aptitude.
For more information please find our admissions policy below:
If you are interested in applying for a Nursery place for your child, please download and complete the Nursery application form (click here) and email it to nurseryadmissions@bookerhill.bucks.sch.uk