Admissions

(Starting School - Reception Class)

We invite prospective parents to come and visit us on Thursday morning tours between September and January, and ahead of the January application deadline. To make an appointment please call the school office on telephone number 0208 894 1447.

Reception places are allocated in accordance with our Admissions Policy (link below.)

Please note that if you wish your child to be considered for a Foundation place (church supported), you should obtain, complete and return a Supplementary Information Form, if you meet the Foundation Place requirements below.

For more information on our school performance please visit here.

Links below for our current, historic and forthcoming Admissions Policies.

Current Admissions Policy

Admissions Policy 2026 - 2027

Supplementary Information Form (SIF) 2026

Forthcoming Admissions Policies

Admissions Policy 2027 - 2028

Supplementary Information Form (SIF) 2027

Historic Admissions Policies

Admissions Policy 2025-2026

Admissions Policy 2024-2025

Admissions Policy 2023-2024

How places have been offered on National Offer Day

For further information about applying for a place at Bishop Perrin CE Primary School, please click on the following link that will take you to the Achieving for Children admissions website.

Achieving for Children Admissions Website

You can access Richmond Council's Admissions brochure by clicking on the following link, you will find within the brochure specific information reagarding Bishop Perrin School.

Admission to Richmond's Primary School Guide

Primary School Admission Appeals Timetable September 2027 entry

Appeals resulting from transfer applications for admission to Reception or for transferring from an infant to a junior school for September 2027 will be heard according to the following timetable:

ACTION	DEADLINE
Applications open via eAdmissions	Tuesday 1 September 2026
Deadline to submit on time applications Including supplementary forms and exceptional social/medical applications	Friday 15 January 2027
Extended deadline for exceptional circumstances and movers in For applications that could not be submitted on time due to exceptional circumstances (proof must be provided) and changes of addresses to be considered in the first round of allocations.	Thursday 11 February 2027
National Offer Day Applicants will be sent an email after 5pm informing them of the outcome.	Friday 16 April 2027
Deadline to respond to school place offers	Friday 30 April 2027
Further offers round starts Further offers will be made from the waiting list as places become available for all applicants.	Wednesday 12 May 2027
Deadline to submit appeals to be heard in the main round This date is for appeals managed by the Richmond Independent Appeals Service. Own admission authority schools’ dates may vary	Friday 28 May 2027
Main round of appeals are heard	June and July 2027
Start of the autumn term Exact date and times to be advised by schools	September 2027

Appeals lodged after the deadline may be heard at a later date in September and after appeals received by the deadline.

Further information can be found on the following link:

AfC- Appealing School Place Allocation

For with specific queries or a paper copy of the appeal form please contact the Appeals Service on 020 8871 7183 or education.appeals@richmond.gov.uk

In-Year Admissions

Typically, children begin school in Reception at Bishop Perrin CofE Primary School at the beginning of the school year in September. An in-year transfer applies when a child needs to change schools outside the typical entry times, such as when moving to a new area or transferring from one school to another. The local authority where the school is located manages these in-year transfer applications.

For in-year admissions and waiting lists, please contact the school office to see if the school has a vacancy in the year group you require. Following this you will need to then apply for an in-year transfer directly with the local authority where the school is located, Richmond. If we have no available spaces you can be added to the waitlist. See the link below for more on in-year admissions:

AfC - In-year Admissions