School Admissions

Nurture, Aspire, Achieve

We are a community controlled school and the admission authority is Leeds City Council who sets our admissions policy every year.

You can read our school's admissions policy at Our school admissions policies (leeds.gov.uk)

PLEASE NOTE THAT AS FROM SEPTEMBER, 2024, THE SCHOOL PUPIL ADMISSION NUMBER (THE NUMBER OF PLACES WE CAN OFFER) WILL REDUCE TO 45 FROM 60. THIS WILL AFFECT THE 2025 INTAKE TO RECEPTION.

Applying for a Reception place

If your child was  born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021, they are due to start primary school in September 2025. You have until January 2025 to apply for a place.  Even if your child is currently attending the school Nursery, you must still complete and application for a Reception place.  Applications should be submitted to the Leeds City Council admissions team.  Offers are made by the Local Authority on national offer day.

We recommend that you read the 'Before you apply' section on the Leeds City Council website or the FAQ responses (below) before you complete your application: www.leeds.gov.uk/apply

  Applying for a school place - frequently asked questions

Click  here to complete the online application (From November 1st)   If you cannot apply online please contact the School Admission Team on 0113 222 4414.

You can also see information about our school, including previous admission data on our school page on the Leeds City Council's website by clicking here.

Admissions to Reception is managed by Leeds City Council who allocate the places based on the priority criteria set out in the LA Admissions Policy. Please follow this link for more information on Leeds City Council Admission processes.

If you would like to look around the school before applying for a place, please contact the school office on 0113 2012450 and we will be happy to arrange a tour for you.  

the admissions process 

See the video below for more information on how to apply for a school place.

Reception Admissions Timetable

School Catchment Area

The map below shows the expected catchment areas for admission to Gildersome Primary School for September 2023

Applying for a Nursery place 

The school has a 26 place nursery and runs a variety of different attendance options.  For more information about our Nursery and how to apply for a place please click here. 

We generally have two or three intakes for Nursery each year but it is important to add your child to the waiting list early to secure a place.

Applying for a Secondary School place

If your child was born between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014 they should start secondary school in September 2025, so you will need to make an application.

The deadline for applications is 31st October 2024.  Please complete your application as soon as possible

Click here to apply online. 

 Secondary School Admissions Timetable

In-year transfer

​Moving to a different school at any time other than the usual admission to Reception class, transfer to junior school, or transfer to secondary school, is known as an ‘in-year transfer’.

Moving schools can be a difficult experience for a child.  You should always speak to your child's current school before trying to move to see if they can support you.

Children may transfer to the school throughout the year provided that the school has places available and we can meet the needs of the child.  Families should apply directly to Leeds City Council if they wish to transfer their child's school.  Applications can be made here.

If you are thinking of moving to Gildersome Primary School and would like to look around the school before submitting your application, please contact the school office on 0113 2012450.

How to apply for an in-year place

Leeds City Council has delegated the decision making for in-year applications to our Governing Body.  

You can apply for a place online using the Leeds in-year application form at Before you move schools (leeds.gov.uk).You can apply for places at our school and any other Leeds schools who are part of the Leeds in-year coordinated application scheme at the same time.

If you have moved house, please upload evidence of the house move with the online application. You can find out what you need to provide on the above website.  

We have to offer places by applying our admission policy criteria to your child’s application and we will contact you with our decision about offering you a place.    We will tell you our decision no later than 15 schools days from when you apply.   

 If we cannot offer you a place, we will

• write to you to explain the reasons,
• explain how you can appeal and
• add your child to our waiting list in case a place becomes free.

Our waiting lists are kept until end of each school year. You will need to make a new application if you want to be on the waiting list for the following school year.

To check the availability of places in any Leeds school please click here. 

Appeals

If we cannot offer you a place, you will have the right of appeal. The appeal panel is independent of the school and council and their decision is legally binding. 

Before you appeal you:

• should accept any place that you have been offered in case your appeal is not successful
• should think about why you are appealing and check if it's likely to be successful
• could read the advice for appealing school places on GOV.UK
• could get independent advice on making an appeal from a charity

Leeds City Council arranges our appeals and you can find the appeal form at School appeals (leeds.gov.uk)    

Appeals for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 – these classes are limited to 30 pupils per teacher by law. This means that appeals for these places are less likely to be successful. 

If our school refuses your child a place because of this limit and you want to appeal, you will need to make an infant class size appeal.  You can see if your reasons are likely to be successful by reading the Department for Education's information about infant class size appeals.   

Other appeals - You can appeal because you want your child to attend a particular school. These are successful if the panel agree that the reasons for your appeal outweigh the school's decision not to admit any more children.

Wanting your child to go to a school because you think it is the best one in the area is not likely to convince the panel that your child should get a place there.

Visits and Open Days

If you would like to visit the school prior to applying for a place, please call the school office on 0113 2012450 and we will be happy to arrange a tour of the school for you

Useful infomation

Leeds City Council - Our Schools Admissions Policy

2024-25 Primary School Admissions Policy

In-year transfer form