Reception Admissions - September 2026

We look forward to welcoming our 2026 cohort to Moor Hall School.

You will find below key information to support you in returning key documentation as well as some important dates for you to note.

If your child is allocated a place at Moor Hall School you will be required to complete an Admissions Questionnaire and return the requested supporting documents no later than by 26th April 2026.

Documents can be provided via email to admissions@moorhall.bham.sch.uk or dropped into our school office.

Our Parent Welcome Evening will take place on Monday 8th June, starting at 6pm and finishing at 7pm.  The presentation slides used on the evening will be published after the event for parents who are unable to make the open evening.

Open Days for Prospective Parents - 2027/2028 Intake

The Birmingham City Council application process for Reception 2027 school places opens on 1st October 2026. 

We know that many parents wish to visit the schools they plan to add to their preference list, and will be holding four open morning/evenings as follows. 

Details of the sessions will be advised on this page once finalised in September 2026.

All sessions will start with a talk from one of our Senior Leadership Team followed by a tour of the school, therefore it is important to arrive by the start time to fully experience the tour.

Please confirm your attendance by completing the following online registration form 

Our School Prospectus can be found by clicking here

Open Day Feedback

'Please pass on our thanks to all of the team who played a part in showing us (parents) around. We were extremely impressed with the all of the staff and students and it looked and felt like a great learning environment.' 

Reception Application Process 

Please check Birmingham City Council website for admissions application process and dates:

Applying for a Reception Place

The link to make your online application to the Local Authority can be found below:

Birmingham City Council - Online School Admissions

Admissions Criteria and Oversubscription

Moor Hall Primary School is a Maintained Foundation school and follows the Birmingham LA Admissions Policy. The full policy can be found here Birmingham LEA Admissions Policy

This is a summary of the Birmingham LEA Admissions Policy:

“Children must start school at the beginning of the term in which their fifth birthday falls.  However, in Birmingham, children are admitted in the September at the start of the academic year in which they will reach five years of age, or later if their parents so wish.  This means that if a child is five years of age on or after the 1^st September, then he or she can be admitted to school.”
 
The agreed limit for admissions to our school for each year is 60 children, which is the government recommendation.
 
There is no catchment area for our school. Priority will be given to children in line with the following criteria:

Moor Hall Admissions Criteria

1. Looked after children
2. Children with an older brother or sister who will be in attendance at the school in September 2027
3. Children who live nearest the school

Any child with SEN is required to be admitted to the school that is named in the statement.
 
At the beginning of October, all parents whose children are due to start school the following September will be sent preference and covering letter from by the Local Education Authority.  Information booklets are available from primary schools and libraries.  Parents are required to apply for a place in Reception online by using the single LEA Preference Form and returning this to the LEA by the date given in December.   Proof of address is required at the time of submission of the LEA preference form.   Parents are allowed to express up to three preferences and rank them in order of preference.
 
The LEA compares preferences for each school against parents’ rankings. Although ranked, preferences are given equal consideration against schools’ admission criteria.  If the child meets the admission criteria for two or more schools, the school the parent ranked highest is allocated.
 
Letters allocating places are sent to parents by the LEA in April and parents are given three weeks to inform the school whether or not they accept the offer. Immediately following the allocation of places, waiting lists are administered by the LEA.
 
For further information please see our Admissions Policy which can be found on the Policies page of our website or by clicking here.
 
Please also see our document "Determined Admission Arrangements" below for more information.

In Year Admissions

If you would like to make an application for your child to attend Moor Hall Primary School, you will need to download and complete the In Year Application form, which can be downloaded from the link below:

Birmingham In Year Admissions Website

The completed form should be returned to the school office by email together with your child's original birth certificate or passport and proof of your address by way of a gas/electricity within the last 3 months or your latest council tax bill.

Email for return: admissions@moorhall.bham.sch.uk

Please note that Moor Hall School is currently fully subscribed with extensive waiting lists for each year.

Applications are only kept for one academic school year.  

We have received a large volume of in-year applications over the summer holidays and will be processing all forms as fast as we can.  As soon as we have processed all the applications we will email everyone with details of where they are on our waiting list.

The School Appeals Process

There is advice available for parent/carers regarding the appeals process from the Department for Education. You can view this here Guidance for appeals. 

A new School Admission Appeals Code was implemented on 1 October 2022. You can view this here School Admission Appeals Code 2022.

Applications for secondary school places generally opens in the September that your child starts Year 6. 

Last year 99% of parents applied online via their personal computer or mobile devices. By doing this, they were able to receive an immediate acknowledgement confirming receipt of their application, as well as notification on National Offer Day of their child’s school place. 

School Admissions continue to make improvements to the online form, and they will only make paper forms available if parents and carers cannot access the internet through any of the normal channels.

For parents/carers who live in Birmingham, please see the Local Authority website:

Apply for a Secondary School Place

Parent/carers who live outside of Birmingham should contact the local authority who they pay their Council Tax to for further information on how to apply. If they are unsure which local authority to apply to, they can check here: Find Your Local Council

Information for Parents/Carers of children with an EHCP

• There is a different process in place for children with an EHCP as their school allocation is dealt with by SENAR,  The process for submitting EHCP preferences for September can be found here.
  If you have questions or concerns please call us on 0121 675 3966 and we will help point you in the right direction to make your application.