Admissions

As a Voluntary Aided Church of England school, Knightlow's admissions arrangements are set by the governing body. However, all applications for places must be made through Warwickshire's admissions department, with whom we work closely to ensure places are allocated fairly and as outlined in our policy (see below). There are 30 places available in Reception and Key Stage 1, and 32 places available in Key Stage 2 (years 3 to 6), with unsuccessful applicants able to appeal. Any appeals are made through the Diocesan Board of Education, who will be happy to provide more advice on appeal dates and deadlines.

Primarily, the school provides places for all those children of Bourton, Frankton, Marton, Princethorpe and Stretton-on-Dunsmore who apply, and governors ensure that these children are given priority when places are allocated. Additional places are then offered according to the school's priority criteria, which you can view in detail in the Admissions Policy. Please be aware that, if you are applying for a place on Christian faith grounds, you must submit the supplementary Information form (SIF) to the school, which is attached below and can be downloaded as a Word document or a PDF, or is available as a paper copy from the school office.

If you would like your child to attend Knightlow, please contact us to discuss this further and to view the school. Visitors are always welcome!

Claire Woolley

Headteacher

Knightlow CofE Primary School Admissions Policy 2026-27

Knightlow CofE Primary School - admissions policy 2026_27

Knightlow CofE Primary School Admissions Policy 2025-26

Knightlow Admissions Policy 2025_26

Variation of Knightlow admissions policy following the closure of the Inter Faith Network

Following the closure of the Inter Faith Network on 30 April 2024 the Diocesan Board of Education has advised that we will no longer be able to apply the other faiths oversubscription criteria in our policy as there is no suitable other faith test available which meets the statutory requirements of the Admission Code.

Hence we have applied to the Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) to have these criteria removed from our current policies & the OSA has approved this request as of 25 June 2024 (VAR2429).

Knightlow CofE Primary School Admissions Policy 2024-25

Knightlow Admissions Policy 2024_25

Proof of Faith Supplementary Information form

Knightlow School Supplementary Information Form 26_27

Coventry Diocese Independent Admission Appeals Form

Main Round Appeals – Primary

(National Offer Day – 16 April 2026)

Deadline for appeals to be lodged – 5pm on 29th May 2026.

Appeals to be heard week commencing 15 June 2026.

Late appeals will be heard within the statutory timescales published in the School Admission Appeals Code

Proposed In-Year Appeal Hearing Dates – 2026

Wednesday 14 January

Tuesday 10 February

Tuesday 17 March

Tuesday 28 April

Thursday 21 May

Tuesday 16 June

Tuesday 7 July

Wednesday 23 September

Tuesday 13 October

Wednesday 11 November

Tuesday 8 December

Where possible all Appeals received by 19 June 2026 will be heard before the start of the new term in September 2026. It may not be possible to hear appeals received after this date prior the start of the new term in September 2026.
Please note no appeals will be heard between 7 July 2026 and 23 September 2026.

Warwickshire County Council Links to school admissions page.