Admissions

Parents have a legal right to express a preference for which school they want their child to attend. This is not the same as being able to choose, but means that if a parent expresses a preference for a particular school and there are places available then a place should be offered at that school.  

However, in law there is no automatic right to place a child in any particular school and it may not be possible to offer a place at the preferred school.  

Our Published Admissions Number (PAN) is 30. This is the number of places that can be offered in Reception each year. 

Admissions Arrangements 2024-25

Admissions Arrangements 2025-26

To apply for a place at St George's CE Primary School you must apply through Derbyshire County Council.  You may telephone on 01629 533190 or email admissions.transport@derbyshire.gov.uk  

If you do not live in Derbyshire, you must apply through the council covering the area in which you live.

CHILD STARTING SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME If your child was born between 01 September 2020 and 31 August 2021, they will be eligible to start school in September 2025

IN YEAR ADMISSION

If you want your child to move schools other than at the normal admission/transfer time, you will need to apply for an in-year admission.  You can apply online at Changing schools - Derbyshire County Council or by calling 01629 533190 

Click here to go to Derbyshire County Council's website with more information. 

Click here to view Derbyshire's Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme.

DEFERRING ENTRY TO RECEPTION

By law, parents must arrange for their child to start full-time education by the start of the term following their fifth birthday – unless they make arrangements to educate their child otherwise than at school. 

All children are eligible for a full-time place in the September following their fourth birthday. Parents are, however, entitled to defer their child's entry until later in the year or until the term in which the child reaches compulsory school age, provided that the place is taken up within the same academic year.  

However, if a parent of a summer born child does not feel their child is ready for school, they can request that they enter the reception class in the September after their fifth birthday. Summer born children are defined by those children who are born between 1 April and 31 August.

For more information about deferring entry to Reception, please click here