School Admissions

Which Local Authority?

We follow the admission procedure laid down by Sandwell Local Authority which handles all applications for us on our behalf.

The application form for admission to school is a very important document, and has to be filled in online. You must make sure you fill it in as accurately and fully as possible. If you don’t do this, you may not end up with the choice of school you wanted. You may even end up being allocated a school place several miles away.

You apply via the Local Authority you live in, even if the school you wish to apply to is not in the same authority. For example, Harvills Hawthorn Primary is a Sandwell school, but a parent who lives in the Walsall Council area may wish to apply to the school. In this case the parent would apply via Walsall Council.

The Local Authorities co-ordinate applications together.

If you are unsure which authority you fall into visit Find Your Local Council and use the postcode lookup, which will tell you what Council authority you live in.

If you don’t feel confident in applying for a school place on your own, the school can support you complete an application form. Contact the school office and ask to make an appointment and somoene from the admin team will be able to help you.

Further information on the Admissions process can be found on the following web pages:

Applying for a Reception place for September 2025

For children born between 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021:

Apply for a reception place for September 2025

• Online applications are now live as of Monday 16 September 2024. [Please note: places are not allocated on a first come first served basis.]
• Closing date for application is Wednesday 15 January 2025.
• You will be notified via email in April 2025 of your school place offer, if you have applied using a paper form a letter will be posted to you.

Applying for a Nursery place for September 2025

For children born between 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022.

Please see the Nursery admissions page.