Deferring
If your child has not reached compulsory school age, you have the option of deferring his/her entry. However, Ealing Council will only reserve an allocated place until the start of the spring term 2009 and if the place is not taken up then, it will be offered to the applicant who has highest priority for the place. Deferred admission refers only to children who have not already started primary school, it does not apply to children already at school whose parents wish to defer a change of school. If you would like to delay your child’s admission to school until the start of the summer term, you will need to apply for a place at the beginning of March 2009. However, if your child will not reach compulsory school age until September 2009 and you wish to delay admission to school until then, you will need to apply direct to the school in mid-June 2009 for a place in year 1 for September 2009, as your child will be placed in that year group.
If you wish your child to remain at home until s/he reaches compulsory school age, or attend nursery or school part-time, please discuss these options with the headteachers of the nursery and primary schools.
This information forms part of Ealing's 2008 admission policy.