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 2024-25.
Click here to view our full Admissions Policy 2025-26
Click here for the United Learning Admissions Guidance document.
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: 2025
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 2020 and 31 August 2021 (inclusive) need to apply for an infant or primary school place for September 2025.
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 2025 admission is 15 January 2025. Click through the information below to find out more about Orchard Meadow School.

Secondary applications for Year 7: 2023
Parents of children born between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014 (inclusive) need to apply for a secondary school place for September 2025.
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.