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Admissions

Come and visit our school!

If you would like a tour of our school, please email the school office (office@downham-ceap.sch.uk) or telephone on 01268 710387 to make an appointment with the Head of School, Mr Poulson.  

Please use the link below to make an application for a place at our school. 

https://www.essex.gov.uk/topic/admissions

Reception admissions for academic year starting in September 2025:

You can apply for primary (reception) school place at an Essex primary school between  4 November 2024 and 15 January 2025.

Before you apply, you should:

Applications can be made online via www.essex.gov.uk/admissions. 99% of parents in Essex applied online last year.

All of the application information is available on the website above.

School place offers - Offers will be sent to online applicants by email on 16 April 2025.

Mid-year applications 

You can apply to change your child's school during the school year. This is called a mid-year admission.

Your child is not guaranteed a place at your preferred school. You should not remove your child from their school before you have received another offer.

Essex County Council recommend that you:

  • speak to your child's current teacher or headteacher before applying to another school
  • contact the schools you are interested in before making a decision to move house or submit an application

If you are moving to a new house, you need to provide proof of your new address with your application.

If your child has an education, health and care plan (EHCP), you need to contact the SEND Operations Team.

Apply online with ECC's mid-year application for a primary, infant junior school form.

If you're applying online, please read all the information very carefully to make sure you apply using the correct form.