Reception Applications for 2027/28

Open Mornings for Reception 2027

We are delighted to be able to invite prospective parents, whose child is due to start school in September 2027, into the school for a talk and tour of our setting. Our open mornings will take place on:

 Monday 28th September, 9 - 10am

Reception Applications for 2027/28

Admissions for places in September 2027 are now open. You can view our virtual tour of the school here. The school is open to anyone and is non-selective. Answers to some commonly asked admissions questions can be found here. Our admissions policy can be found here:

Admissions Arrangements 2025-2026

Admissions Arrangements 2026-2027

Admissions Arrangements 2027-2028

Pupil Premium

The school has set aside 30% of places in Reception in 2026-27 for children eligible for the Pupil Premium Grant.  Eligibility will be determined if you are in receipt of any of the following:

• Income Support
• Income-based Job Seekers allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
• Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
• Universal Credit

If you think you fall in to this category, please fill out this form and send to admissions@wlfs-primary.org or post to the school by 15th January 2027. This is in addition to applying in the normal way, not instead of.

Catchment Area

Many parents have asked us about the school's catchment area. Unlike some other local schools, we don't have a catchment area. Rather, we allocate the lion's share of places according to straight-line distance from the school gate on Banim Street in Hammersmith. How close you'll have to live to the school in order to qualify for a place will depend on how many people apply in any given year and where they live. If less than 60 people apply for our 60 places, everyone will get a place. If more than 60 apply, we'll allocate the places according to who lives nearest to the school. For that reason, we can't say how close you'll need to live to be offered a place.

One further point - you shouldn't worry about "wasting" a first preference on our school. The way co-ordinated admissions works, if you aren't offered a place at the school you've ranked first, you'll be treated as if you've put the school you've ranked second first. And so on, down through the list. The bottom line is, if our school is your first choice, you should rank it first, regardless of how far you live from the school gate.

In-Year Admissions

Should you wish to apply for an in-year place, please complete this application form and return it to the School Office with the necessary accompanying documentation.

Admissions Appeals

RECEPTION

If the West London Free School Primary is oversubscribed, it’s published oversubscription criteria are used to decide the order in which applicants will be offered places.  If you have not been offered a place for Reception 2026 and would like to appeal, please read the following Appeal Dates & Information Leaflet and complete the following form:

Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. Those applying for a place in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2 are advised to read the section in the appeal’s booklet which refer to Reception, years 1 and 2.

Timescale for Reception 2026 appeals:

• Deadline for parents to lodge their appeal: 20 May 2026
• Appellants will get at least 10 school days (14 calendar days) notice of the hearing date
• Appellants will be set a deadline to submit additional evidence and for the clerk to send papers to panel and parties
• Decision letters will be sent out within 5 school days (7 calendar days) of the date of the last appeal to be heard

For more information on appeal dates click here

In-Year

If the West London Free School Primary is oversubscribed, it’s published oversubscription criteria are used to decide the order in which applicants will be offered places. 

If you have not been offered a place following an in-year application, you are entitled to appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. In accordance with the 2022 School Admission Appeals Code, the admission authority and all appeal panels have elected for all admissions appeals to be held online. Online appeals have the advantage of being heard from your home or place of work. No longer do you have to travel to a hearing.

• If you wish to appeal for a place in Reception, year 1 or year 2, please use this link to complete your appeal online.
• If you wish to appeal for a place in years 3 – 6 please use this link to complete your appeal online

Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. It is suggested that you download the explanatory booklet about appeals which you should read before you complete the appeal form. Those applying for a place in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2 are advised to read the section in the appeal’s booklet which refer to Reception, years 1 and 2. The link to the booklet is Booklet Link. If you are appealing for a place in years RECEPTION, year 1 or year 2, you are advised to read the section in the booklet which refers to appeals for these years.

You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form and you MUST give the grounds for your appeal at the time you lodge your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you state the grounds for your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school.

Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated in the last THREE months. If you do not have access to a scanner, please take two photographs with a mobile phone and upload the photographic files.

Full details about the hearing will be sent to you with your invitation to the hearing.

Information and a timetable for Summer Transfer appeals will appear on this website before 28 February 2027.

If you wish to contact the clerk – email : clerk@educationappeals.com

You can watch our virtual tour of the school here and you can view our PowerPoint presentation here.