SIBFORD GOWER ENDOWED PRIMARY SCHOOL
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Admissions Information
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Applications for September 2025 Reception Places
 
If your child was born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021, then you have until 5pm on 15th January 2025 to submit your application for their primary school place in Reception.

There is a range of useful information on the Oxfordshire County Council website to help you apply, including a list of all local schools, a priority area map and a handy video to help you make realistic choices of schools. For these and guidance on how to apply, visit https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/schools/apply-school-place  
 
If you are applying from another home Local Authority, you should apply directly through them.
 
If you would like your child to attend our school, please see full details of our admission arrangements below. In addition, you are welcome to contact us for an informal chat or to arrange to have a look around the school.

  • Primary Admissions Page   - Links to school admissions page.
 
Admissions Policies
  • The school’s Admissions Policy can be found on our Policies page
 
Appeals
 
If you have not been allocated a Reception place September 2025, you can appeal the decision. The timetable for appeals is as follows:

  • Primary Offers Day –  16th April 2025
  • Deadline for lodging appeals - 2nd June 2025
 
In Year Admissions
 
If you wish to move your child to our school during the school year, we recommend that you access the Oxfordshire Admissions website to find information about the process.
 
Moving Schools - Advice for Parents
  
We ask that you inform your child's current school, and complete the online form for Oxfordshire Admissions, which can be found below.
 
Apply for an In Year Transfer  

Please click on the links below for admissions information.

Please click to access the School Admissions Policy on our Policies page
To apply for a place at the school outside of the normal school admission time please apply through the Local Authority’s admission scheme;
Changing or moving school | Oxfordshire County Council 
To appeal a decision not to allocate your child a place at the school and to see the timetable for appeals please go to;
 
​Appealing for a school place | Oxfordshire County Council
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