Prospectus & Admissions | St Botolph’s School Enrollment

Admissions

Joining Our School

Joining at the start of Reception & Years 1 to 6

Parents wishing to apply for a place for their child in one of our Reception classes or in a class in Years One to Six, please visit the Peterborough Local Authority’s School Admissions website.

This includes a new school catchment search facility so that you can find out if you are living in our school’s catchment area (although you do not need to be in catchment to apply).

https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/residents/schools-and-education/school-admissions/primary-school-admissions
Joining the School During the School Year

Reception and Years One to Six

If you wish to join the school at a time other than the start of the school year, please visit the 'In Year Admission' section of the Peterborough Local Authority website:

https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/residents/schools-and-education/school-admissions/moving-schools-in-year-transfer

Reception Intake September 2026

The first round of primary school applications ran between 12th September 2025 and 15th January 2026. First round applicants will receive school place offers on Thursday 16th April 2026, National Offer Day.

If you would like to accept your child's place at St Botolph's, please email us via informus@st-botolphs.peterborough.sch.uk

Once you have accepted your child's place, we will be in further contact with parents during May to let parents know the next steps and key dates to begin your child's enrolment with us.

If you haven’t yet applied for a primary school place for September 2026, you can still do so. The second round of applications is open between 16th January and 30th April 2026. Please visit the PCC Admissions website for full details.

School Information Booklet

St Botolph’s is designated as a Church of England Primary School within the Diocese of Ely Multi-Academy Trust (DEMAT) and educates children from the age of 4+ to the age of eleven. Children usually start school in the September of the academic year in which they reach five years old. In order to give the children the best possible start to their school life, they are initially admitted on a part-time basis. This allows the children time to settle into school happily and to make the transition from home and pre-school to school, a pleasure for both child and parents.

St Botolph's and DEMAT will comply with all relevant provisions of the Department for Education's schools admission code of practice 2012 (the admissions code), the school Admission Appeals code of practice 2012 (the appeals code) and law on admissions. Reference in the code to admissions authority shall be deemed to be references to the board of DEMAT, the powers and functions or which may be delegated to the local governing body of the school.

All schools in DEMAT will participate in coordinated admission arrangements by the local authority in the relevant geographical location and in respect of other arrangement specified in the admissions code.

The Admissions arrangements for Peterborough Local Authority can be found here:

Admissions Arrangements

PCC Admissions Website Proof of Address

Admissions

Joining at the start of Reception & Years 1 to 6

Joining the School During the School Year