Proposed Admissions Arrangements 2025-2026
School Admissions Information
Please find our Admissions Policies on the Create Partnership Trust website here.
The information below provides specific guidance in respect of this school.
School Name: Brookfields Primary School
Address: 2 Hingeston St, Hockley, Birmingham, B186PU
Pupil Admission Number: 60
Headteacher: Mrs. L. Mahony
Telephone: 0121 675 1897
Website: www.brookfields.bham.sch.uk
In-Year Admissions
We currently admit 60 pupils in Reception to Year 6. If you wish your child to move to Brookfields Primary in the middle of a school year then you must contact the school office on 0121 675 1897. Pupils who join at other times during the year will attend a meeting with Mrs Kacem, Pastoral lead, where a start date will be agreed.
How to apply for a Nursery place
We will be offering Nursery places in September 2025 to children who were born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022.
If you would like to apply for a Nursery place, please complete the application form at the school office.
Please note: Attendance at our Nursery does not guarantee a place in Reception the following year. Parents must apply to the Local Authority (Birmingham City Council) for a Reception place as below.
Reception Admissions
Applications for entry to Reception Class in September 2025
Parents who are seeking a Reception class place in September 2025 for a child born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021 must apply online to Birmingham City Council Local Authority. Even if you have another child at the school, you are still required to submit an application.
You will need to select three different schools in order of preference. Please see the guidance on making a realistic application to support you in your choices.
Please click here for the online application form.
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Timetable for the primary school admissions process 2024 to 2025
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School age - when can your child start school?
Reception is the first year of primary school. It comes after Nursery, but before Year 1.
Children in Birmingham can go to school (Reception) in the September after their 4th birthday.
Example - If your child was born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021, they will be able to start school in September 2025.
When to apply
Parents can apply for a place in the Autumn of the year before their child turns 4 years of age. It’s important that you apply for a place as soon as possible:
- attendance at a nursery class doesn’t give a child automatic priority for a place
- don’t wait until your child is 5 years old, or your preferred school may already be full
You can list up to 3 preferred schools when you apply.
Secondary School Applications
You must submit an online application form by 31 October 2024.
You will receive an email confirmation that you have submitted your application form. Please ensure to check your SPAM or Junk folder. It is important that you check your confirmation email to make sure everything is correct. You can amend your preferences right up to 11.59 p.m. on the closing date (31 October 2024). Click here for details on how to apply.
Waiting lists will be created three weeks following the offer of school places. Your child’s name will be automatically added to the waiting list for any higher preference schools than the one offered (unless your child did not achieve a high enough score in the grammar school selection test). Being on a waiting list does not mean that a place will become available.
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Stage of process |
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Application period starts |
1 September 2024 |
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Grammar school test |
14 September 2024 |
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Results of grammar school test |
18 October 2024 |
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Closing date for applications |
31 October 2024 |
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National Offer Day |
3 March 2025 |
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Deadline for submitting appeals |
31 March 2025 |
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Appeal hearings for appeals submitted on time |
May and June 2025 |
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Induction (transition) day at secondary school |
2 July 2025 |
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Round closes (applications need to be made using the in-year application directly to the school after this date) |
31 July 2025 |
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Term starts |
1 September 2025 |
Grammar School Admissions
You can register for the selective test for entry in September 2025, between Tuesday 7 May 2024 and 4:00pm on Friday 28 June 2024. Note that late registrations are not permitted.
The test will take place on Saturday 14 September 2024.
Wait for your child's test results before naming a grammar school as one of your six preferences on your online application.
If you submit your application with a grammar school listed and your child is not successful in the selective test, you will have reduced the number of schools you could have listed as preferences.
The Grammar Schools in Birmingham will send you the entrance test results by Friday 18 October 2024.
Once you have received your test results, you should decide whether to name a grammar school as one of your preferences on your home authorities preference form, which must be submitted by the national closing date of Thursday 31 October 2024.
Pupils who accept places at selective schools in Birmingham will not be entitled to free transport from the local authority if an appropriate place is available at a maintained school within three miles of their home address.
In-Year Admissions
We currently admit 60 pupils in Reception to Year 6. If you wish your child to move to Brookfields Primary in the middle of a school year then you must contact the school office on 0121 675 1897. Pupils who join at other times during the year will attend a meeting with Mrs Kacem, Pastoral Lead, where a start date will be agreed.
Admissions
Birmingham City Council