Primary Admissions

Normal point of entry Reception Primary Admissions

If you would like your child to attend our school, please see full details of our admission arrangements below.

Thurrock Council normally processes applications on the basis of the child's home address at the time of application and offer. The home address is the address where the child is a permanent resident, or where the child is ordinarily resident. This is usually the address of the parent or carer with parental responsibility. The adult with whom the child is ordinarily resident would receive the child benefit for the child.

Please note that Warren Primary School does not have a designated priority catchment area. Children will be admitted in line with our admissions criteria stated in the School Admission policy at the bottom of this page. In brief, this means that (in the event of over-subscription) priority will be given in the following order to: "Looked after children"; children of Trust Staff; children with siblings at the school; children living the closest distance to the school as calculated by the Local Authority and described in the current Primary Education in Thurrock booklet.

For more information regarding when you should apply please read Thurrock Council’s Admissions Timetable.

applying for a primary school place

Late applications

Any application received after the closing date will be treated as a late application. This means there will be far less chance of your child being offered a place at the school you want. Thurrock Council process late applications only after they have processed all the on-time applications. If you have already applied online you will not be able to make another application. Contact Thurrock Council if you feel you need to make another application or to send evidence that your application was late due to exceptional circumstances.

In year admissions:

If you want to apply for a primary school place outside the usual times, you must make an in-year admission application.

Apply for in-year admission if:

you have moved within Thurrock and would like a more local school
you have just moved into Thurrock
you live in Thurrock and wish to move from home education to school education
you live in Thurrock and wish to move from a fee-paying school to a state funded school

Please visit https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/in-year-admissions/applying-in-year

Appeal Dates & Information 2026/2027

If you have not been offered a place at Warren Primary School, the law entitles you to appeal against that decision to an Independent Appeal Panel. The panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. All appeals will be heard online, which has the advantage that your appeal can be heard from your home or place of work.

If you wish to appeal, please use the links below to complete your appeal online.

years Reception, 1 AND 2

yEARS 3 - 6

Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. It is suggested that you download the explanatory booklet about appeals which you should read before you complete the appeal form. Those applying for a place in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2 are advised to read the section in the appeal’s booklet which refer to Reception, years 1 and 2.

Explanatory Booklet

If you are appealing for a place in years RECEPTION, year 1 or year 2, you are advised to read the section in the booklet which refers to appeals for these years.

You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form and you MUST give the grounds for your appeal at the time you lodge your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you state the grounds for your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school.

Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated in the last THREE months. If you do not have access to a scanner, please take two photographs with a mobile phone and upload the photographic files.

Full details about the hearing will be sent to you with your invitation to the hearing.

If you wish to contact the clerk – email : clerk@educationappeals.com

The timetable for appeals is as follows: -

Last day for lodging appeal forms for a place in RECEPTION to start in September 2026	12 noon on Wednesday 20th May 2026 to guarantee that your appeal will be heard in the first tranche of appeals. Appeals lodged later may not be heard until the second tranche which could be in September 2026. You MUST state the reasons for your appeal and supply any documentary evidence at this stage.
The stage 1 part of the hearing (with other parents present) will take place on	Monday 29 June 2026, time to be advised on letter of invitation.
Part 2, the individual private hearings will take place on	Monday 29 June 2026, time to be advised on letter of invitation.
Invitation letter giving details about your hearing will be sent by the Clerk to the Independent Appeal Panel	At least 10 school days before the stage 1 hearing.
Any additional supporting evidence	Monday 22 June 2026 @ 12PM You are advised that additional paperwork received after this (including on the day of the appeal hearing) will not be taken into account. Please provide the Clerk with ONE copy of any new additional evidence BY EMAIL ONLY. These must be sent to clerk@educationappeals.com.
Letter from the Clerk informing you of the decision of the independent appeal panel	Due to the high number of appeals held at this time, this may not be sent until up to 15 school days after the last hearing for the school.
Last day for lodging appeal forms following a refusal for a place an ‘in year’ or ‘mid-term’.	You must lodge the appeal form within 20 school days upon receipt of your letter of refusal. You MUST state the reasons for your appeal and supply documentary evidence at this stage. Appeals are held within 30 school days of receipt of the appeal form.

Timetable for appeals for mid-term applications is as follows:

Last day for lodging appeal forms following a refusal for a place an ‘in year’ or ‘mid-term’.

You must lodge the appeal form within 20 school days upon receipt of your letter of refusal. You MUST state the reasons for your appeal and supply documentary evidence at this stage. Appeals are held within 30 school days of receipt of the appeal form.