Starting Primary School in 2022

Admissions arrangements for families with children wishing to join our Foundation Stage class for 2022-2023 are co-ordinated by Rutland County Council. Applications for children living in Rutland should be made directly to Rutland County Council.  The booklet 'Starting Primary School in Rutland' and an application form is available on their website  www.rutland.gov.uk/admissions or you can apply on-line here. 

This application round is for children whose date of birth falls on or between 1 September 2017 and 31 August 2018 .   

You must apply for a primary school place by 15th January 2022

Families living outside Rutland should contact their own local authority for advice on how to make an application.  For families living overseas, an application can be submitted to the local authority area that they are moving to.  For schools in The Rutland Learning Trust, this is Rutland County Council.

The National Primary Offer date is 16 April 2022

or the next working day

RLT Admissions Policy 2022

for children starting primary school in September 2022

In Year Admissions

The Rutland Learning Trust is the admissions authority for Whissendine CE Primary School.  Applications for school places in year* should be made directly to The Rutland Learning Trust using the form below. Please send the completed form to:

Admissions Officer

The Rutland Learning Trust

c/o Cottesmore Academy

Kendrew Barracks
Cottesmore
Rutland LE15 7BA

telephone: 01572 812278

email: admissions@rltschools.com

*in-year admissions refers to applications for places outside of the normal admissions round, i.e. for year groups 1 to 6 and for Foundation Stage places for children not starting school for the first time.  

For more information on starting school and the Early Years Foundation Stage, please visit the Rutland County Council website using the link below.

https://ris.rutland.gov.uk/kb5/rutland/directory/localoffer.page?newlocalofferchannel=8_1