Admissions
Orchard Meadow Primary School welcomes all applications. The school has nominated Oxfordshire County Council to manage its admissions on our behalf. Orchard Meadow Primary School follows the standard admission criteria used by Oxfordshire County Council.
Please see their admissions website for more information about how to apply:
Click here to visit the site.
Click here to view our full Admissions Policy 2022-24.
Click here for the United Learning Admissions Guidance document.
Change to Admissions Arrangements - September 2025 Consultation
The main change in this revised Admissions Policy is the reduction in our Pupil Admission Number (PAN) from 60 to 30 starting with reception in September 2025. The consultation requires a minimum six-week consultation period, in line with the School Admission Code. The consultation period is from Tuesday 7th November 2023 to Tuesday 19th December 2023. Please send any comments or questions to Orchard Meadow Primary School at office@orchardmeadow.org with Admission Policy Consultation Nov 2023 in the subject line.
Admissions to all Oxfordshire schools are co-ordinated by Oxfordshire County Council. Full details can be found on the county council website at www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/admissions.
To review our full current admissions policy please click here.
Starting school: applications for Reception: 2023
All Reception applications are managed directly by OCC through the infant and primary applications section of their website.
Parents of children born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019 (inclusive) need to apply for an infant or primary school place for September 2023.
We do not process any applications directly but can support parents to complete applications.
Please note that the deadline for applications to be submitted for 2023 admission is 15 January 2023. Click through the infromation below to find out more about Orchard Meadow School.
Secondary applications for Year 7: 2023
Parents of children born between 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2012 (inclusive) need to apply for a secondary school place for September 2023.
All secondary applications are managed directly by OCC through the secondary applications section of their website.
We do not process any applications directly but can support parents to complete applications.
The document below, Moving On, published by OCC is a comprehensive guide to the admissions process.