Monks Risborough CE Primary School
Admissions
Please find our 'Virtual Tour' using the link below.
If you would like your child to attend our school, please see full details of our admission arrangements below.
Key Dates
For Children Starting School or Moving up to Junior School in September 2023
04 November 2022 | Primary Portal opens at 11am on this date (Buckinghamshire residents only)
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20 December – 04 January 2023 | Christmas Break |
13 January 2023 | Junior Transfer latest date to return a paper application to infant schools – to be received by 9am on 13 January
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15 January 2023 DEADLINE | Reception and Junior Transfer online applications Primary Portal closes at midnight
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31 January | Latest date for moving into or within Buckinghamshire (and providing evidence to show residency) for us to use the new address for the first round of allocations.
Final date for agreed ‘special cases’ to be considered as ‘on time’ (a house move is not considered to be a special case).
Applications received between 16 January and 31 January that are not deemed to be ‘special cases’ will be processed for 17 April but will be considered after all ‘on time’ applications have been processed (late but included in the 1st round)
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10 February | All schools receive preference numbers |
13 February – 17 February | Half Term |
03 April – 14 April | Easter Break |
12 April | Electronic files sent to Bucks schools with allocations via Secure File Transfer. |
17 April | *National Primary Allocation Day* Emails sent out to applicants Auto Opt onto Waiting List
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01 May
| Closing date for: 1st round acceptances via the online portal which closes at 11.59pm new applications for the 2nd round mover address evidence for the 2nd round. We do not accept changes of preference for the 2nd round
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22 May | 2nd round allocations emailed to parents and schools advised of further admissions. |
29 May – 02 June | Half Term |
29 May | Closing date for: acceptances from 2nd round new applications for 3rd changes of preference mover address evidence for 3rd round |
30 June | 3 round allocations and waiting list positions emailed to parents and schools advised of further admissions |
04 July | Transition Day. Many children attend their new school for the day |
07 July | Closing date for: acceptances from 3rd round changes of preference mover address evidence for 4th round |
21 July | Summer Break |
22 July | Summer Break |
01 August | 4th round allocation and waiting list positions emailed to parents.
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From 02 August | Allocations to be processed Ad hoc |
30 August | New lists sent to schools. Waiting lists for Opt Out school sent |
September 2023 | The new school year starts |
If you are thinking about applying for your child to join our school you will need to contact the Bucks County School Admissions, who also hold our waiting list, or want to find out more about the application process for secondary school, please also follow the links above.