Overview
A warm welcome and thank you for your interest in enrolling your child at our primary school.
At Grange Junior School, we aim to provide your child with a broad and balanced education, fulfilling their needs in a stimulating and caring environment.
On this page, you can find information about how to apply for a place, in-year admissions, open events, and what to expect for your child’s first days at the school.
Primary Admission Policies
How to Apply
Admissions to the school are coordinated by Swindon Borough Council and your application can be completed and submitted online.
Click the button below to visit the Swindon Borough Council applications website for the application form and further details.
If you would like your child to join our school, Please contact our school office to find out more.
For advice about the application process, please contact: [email protected]
Visit our School
If you are interested in applying for a place at Grange Junior School, we would be more than happy to show you around. If you would like to arrange a visit at the school, please contact our school office.
In the meantime, you can also watch our school tour video below!
In-Year Admissions
If a parent wishes to transfer their child to another Swindon authority school, use the 'Apply Online' button below.
The form needs to be completed and signed by the head of school before it can then be sent to the admissions team at the Swindon Civic Offices.
APPLY ONLINE VIA SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL
New Starters - Preparing for a New School
To get your child ready for school and their new environment, you could:
- Allow your child to become familiar with the school by walking past it. If you visit the school for any reason, bring your child along with you.
- Encourage your child to try to dress and undress themselves without help.
- Get them to use a knife and fork when eating at home.
- Encourage them to independently use the toilet and wash their hands.
- Encourage them to be apart from you for short periods of time, such as with relatives and neighbours and at playgroup.
- Talk to them, listen to them, and play with them.
- Read and share books together.
- Sing number and nursery rhymes.
Proposed Primary Admissions Policy 2025/26 and 2026/27
There is a requirement for our Trust, which is its own admitting authority to consult upon their forthcoming admission arrangements, as laid out in School Admissions Code - September 2021.
The White Horse Federation is carrying out consultation in relation to our Primary school's Admissions Arrangements for 2025/26 and 2026/27.
We wish to consult on the proposed changes within the 2025/26 Admissions Policy, so these come into effect from September 2025:
Primary PAN's
Oxfordshire - West Kidlington Primary School - decrease of PAN from 60 to 30
Swindon - Grange Infant School - Decrease of PAN from 90 to 60
Swindon - Grange Junior School - Decrease of PAN from 90 - 60
The consultation period is now open and will end on the Wednesday 11th December 2024.
Please review our Proposed Primary Admissions policy attached. If you wish to raise any concerns or have any questions, please contact: [email protected] before the consultation end date.
A copy of this "proposed" policy will be published on both our Trust and Primary school's websites.