Admissions
Is your child due to start school in September 2025?
You are invited to see our wonderful school in action. You will have the opportunity to ask questions and learn more about life at Holt Farm Infant School.
We have morning and afternoon tour sessions available with our Headteacher throughout October and November. Please call the school office on 01702 544058 or email admin@holtfarm-inf.essex.sch.uk
Applying for a place at Holt Farm Infant School
If you are a prospective parent looking for a place for your child to start school in September 2025 or if you are moving into the Rochford area, we welcome visits to our school. Please email or telephone to arrange a visit.
We have spaces in our current Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes. Please contact our partner Junior School to enquire about places for children in Years 3-6.
Visits during the school day
We are pleased to offer visits during the school day. From 30th September 2024 we have tours Monday - Thursday 9.30am and 2.00pm. Please email admin@holtfarm-inf.essex.sch.uk to book a place. The tours will take approximately 30 minutes.
Induction dates
During the summer term and at the beginning of the autumn term, we plan to arrange a series of meetings to introduce parents and children to our school. The parents will meet the Reception teachers one to one to talk about their child. The children will visit the classroom to meet their teacher and the other children in their class.
Applications for a school place in September 2025
Applications for a primary (reception) school place starting September 2025 can be made between 7 November 2024 and 15 January 2025. Applications must be made online via Essex School Admissions
All applications received after 15 January 2025 will be treated as late and will only be processed after all on-time applications.
You are less likely to get a place at one of your preferred schools if you apply later.
If your application is successful you will receive an offer letter in April (date to be confirmed). The school will receive a list of the children who have gained a place at Holt Farm Infant School for September 2025 and we will then contact parents with information about our induction programme for new entrants and with forms to complete with information about you and your child.
ADMISSIONS POLICY
There is no guarantee of a place for children living in the priority admission area. In the event of oversubscription places will be allocated using the following criteria in the order given:
- Looked After Children
- Children with a sibling attending the school or the partner junior school;
- Children living in the priority admission area;
- Remaining applications.
In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, priority will be determined by straight line distance from home to school, those living closest being given the highest priority.
STARTING SCHOOL
Children are legally entitled to a place in the school at the beginning of the term after their fifth birthday. The local authority has adopted a general policy however whereby children can be admitted full time from September before the child’s 5th birthday.
Parents can, however, request that their child attends part-time until the child reaches compulsory school age.
If you would like your child to attend part-time at Holt Farm Infant School the arrangements are as follows:
- If your child was born between 1st. September and 31st December he/she will start school full-time at the beginning of the Autumn Term (the term during which they have their 5th birthday).
- If your child was born between 1st January and 30th April he/she will be offered a full-time place from September or you may choose to have a part-time place in the school at the beginning of the Autumn Term and become full time after the October half-term.
- If your child was born between 1st May and 31st August he/she will be offered a full-time place in September or you may choose to have a part-time place in the school at the beginning of the Autumn Term and become full time from January.