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Maya's school report

Choosing a school for Reception in September 2027, state or independent. 6 schools, 8 dated events ahead, 21 sources.

Prepared 10 October 2026For an invented family in Camden Built from published data. No school paid to appear.
Example report. The family is invented. The schools, and every figure about them, are real and sourced. A real report is built from your own answers and shortlist.
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Part 1 of 10

Your brief

What you told us, in your words.

ChildMaya, born in March 2023, at nursery this year
Looking atChoosing a school for Reception in September 2027, state or independent
Your goalsFind the right school, Compare schools
Where you liveKentish Town, London NW5 (Camden)
What matters most to youA happy and supportive environment, Curiosity and love of learning, A broad, balanced education
What Maya enjoysReading and writing, Music, Building and making
Budget for fees£30,000 a year
Part 2 of 10

The shortlist

Why each school is here, the sourced facts, and what we could not verify.

The Cavendish School

Independent, Girls, ages 3 to 11, Camden1 · NW1 7HB · cavendishschool.co.uk

Why it is on your list

  • Named by the family as a school they were already considering.
  • Published fees of £25,272 a year are within the £30,000 a year you gave.

Sourced facts

  • 187 pupils (2024/25)2
  • Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). ISI's findings are not published as open data, so we do not show them; read the report on isi.net or the school's website.3
  • Fees 2026-27: £7,020 a term in Nursery, £8,424 in Year 6; source does not say whether VAT is included4
  • 15.5% of pupils receive SEN support2
  • Religious character: Roman Catholic1

Not verified: whether the published fees include VAT; inspection findings (ISI does not publish them as open data); dated admissions deadlines for 2027 entry; how many children applied for each place; class sizes.

Eleanor Palmer Primary School

State-funded, Co-educational, ages 3 to 11, Camden1 · NW5 2JA · eleanorpalmer.camden.sch.uk

Why it is on your list

  • Saved by the family: a state primary in their borough.
  • State-funded: no tuition fees.

Sourced facts

  • 237 pupils (2024/25)2
  • Ofsted graded inspection of 13 September 2023: Outstanding overall. Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding; Early years provision: Outstanding.6
  • Pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 93% (state-funded schools in England: 62%), 2024/257
  • Pupils achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 28% (state-funded schools in England: 8%), 2024/257
  • No tuition fees (state-funded)
  • For September 2026: 30 places offered; named as a first preference 48 times and as any preference 189 times8
  • 19.6 pupils per teacher (2025/26)2
  • 23.6% of pupils receive SEN support2

Not verified: how many leavers went to each destination (the school lists names without numbers); the last distance at which a place was offered.

Alleyn's Regent's Park Prep

Independent, Co-educational, ages 3 to 11, Camden1 · NW1 7AB · alleyns-regentspark.org.uk

Why it is on your list

  • Saved by the family.
  • Published fees of £29,898 a year are within the £30,000 a year you gave.

Sourced facts

  • 320 pupils (2024/25)2
  • Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). ISI's findings are not published as open data, so we do not show them; read the report on isi.net or the school's website.3
  • Fees 2026-27: £8,704 a term in Nursery, £10,856 in Year 6; source does not say whether VAT is included10
  • 30.3% of pupils receive SEN support2

Not verified: whether the published fees include VAT; inspection findings (ISI does not publish them as open data); how many leavers went to each destination (the school lists names without numbers); how many children applied for each place; class sizes.

St Christopher's School

Independent, Girls, ages 4 to 11, Camden1 · NW3 5AE · stchristophers.london

Why it is on your list

  • Saved by the family.
  • Published fees of £26,379 a year are within the £30,000 a year you gave.

Sourced facts

  • 255 pupils (2024/25)2
  • Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). ISI's findings are not published as open data, so we do not show them; read the report on isi.net or the school's website.3
  • Fees 2026-27: £8,793 a term (Reception to Year 6); VAT included13
  • 17.6% of pupils receive SEN support2

Not verified: inspection findings (ISI does not publish them as open data); how many children applied for each place; class sizes.

Torriano Primary School

State-funded, Co-educational, ages 3 to 11, Camden1 · NW5 2SJ · torriano.camden.sch.uk

Why it is on your list

  • Saved by the family: a state primary in their borough.
  • State-funded: no tuition fees.

Sourced facts

  • 445 pupils (2024/25)2
  • Ofsted ungraded inspection of 11 July 2024: School remains Outstanding.17
  • Pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 81% (state-funded schools in England: 62%), 2024/257
  • Pupils achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 18% (state-funded schools in England: 8%), 2024/257
  • No tuition fees (state-funded)
  • For September 2026: 58 places offered; named as a first preference 77 times and as any preference 213 times8
  • 17.9 pupils per teacher (2025/26)2
  • 16.0% of pupils receive SEN support2

Not verified: where leavers went; the last distance at which a place was offered.

Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary School

State-funded, Co-educational, ages 4 to 11, Camden1 · NW3 6TX · hampsteadprim.camden.sch.uk

Why it is on your list

  • Saved by the family: a state primary in their borough.
  • State-funded: no tuition fees.

Sourced facts

  • 199 pupils (2024/25)2
  • Ofsted graded inspection of 7 June 2023: Good overall. Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good; Early years provision: Outstanding.19
  • Pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 85% (state-funded schools in England: 62%), 2024/257
  • Pupils achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 42% (state-funded schools in England: 8%), 2024/257
  • No tuition fees (state-funded)
  • For September 2026: 30 places offered; named as a first preference 66 times and as any preference 199 times8
  • 25.9 pupils per teacher (2025/26)2
  • 9.6% of pupils receive SEN support2
  • Religious character: Church of England1

Not verified: where leavers went; the last distance at which a place was offered.

Part 3 of 10

Side by side

The same facts for every school, in one table.

The Cavendish SchoolEleanor Palmer Primary SchoolAlleyn's Regent's Park PrepSt Christopher's SchoolTorriano Primary SchoolHampstead Parochial Church of England Primary School
TypeIndependent, GirlsState, Co-educationalIndependent, Co-educationalIndependent, GirlsState, Co-educationalState, Co-educational
Ages3 to 113 to 113 to 114 to 113 to 114 to 11
Pupils187237320255445199
Fees at entry£25,272 a yearNo fees£29,898 a year£26,379 a yearNo feesNo fees
Latest inspectionISI (findings not open data)Ofsted: Outstanding (September 2023)ISI (findings not open data)ISI (findings not open data)Ofsted ungraded, July 2024Ofsted: Good (June 2023)
Resultsnot known93% met the expected standard at 11
28% reached the higher standard		not knownnot known81% met the expected standard at 11
18% reached the higher standard		85% met the expected standard at 11
42% reached the higher standard
Leavers' destinations86 leavers counted (2024 to 2026)names only, no numbersnames only, no numbers97 leavers counted (2024 to 2026)not knownnot known
Pupils per teachernot known19.6not knownnot known17.925.9
Next dated eventnot knownnot known13 November 2026: registration deadline10 October 2026: open day15 January 2027: registration deadline15 January 2027: registration deadline

"Not known" means we could not find or verify the figure. It says nothing about the school. Results are shown for state schools only: the national tables do not count the qualifications most independent schools take. * a fee carried over from the nearest published year group. Sources are numbered in the shortlist above.

Part 4 of 10

Where leavers go

Observed destinations of published leavers, with counts where schools give them.

The Cavendish School

City of London School for Girls12 (14%)
The Camden School for Girls12 (14%)
Channing School11 (13%)
Francis Holland School8 (9%)
South Hampstead High School GDST8 (9%)
Forest School5 (6%)
The St Marylebone CofE School5 (6%)
Parliament Hill School4 (5%)

86 leavers with a published destination, 2024 to 2026; 15 more destinations with smaller numbers.5 Shares are of these counted leavers. These are observed destinations, not the likelihood of a place for any child.

Eleanor Palmer Primary School

The school lists these destinations without numbers: Acland Burghley School, Other (William Ellis / La Sainte Union / Camden School for Girls / private), Parliament Hill School.9

Without numbers we cannot say how many leavers went to each. Ask the school for last year's list with counts.

Alleyn's Regent's Park Prep

The school lists these destinations without numbers: Channing School, City of London School for Girls, Highgate School, Mill Hill Schools, North Bridge House Senior, North London Collegiate School, South Hampstead High School GDST, St Paul's School, University College School, Westminster School.11

Without numbers we cannot say how many leavers went to each. Ask the school for last year's list with counts.

St Christopher's School

South Hampstead High School GDST19 (20%)
City of London School for Girls15 (15%)
Francis Holland School12 (12%)
St Paul's Girls' School11 (11%)
North London Collegiate School8 (8%)
Highgate School6 (6%)
Channing School5 (5%)
Haberdashers' Girls' School5 (5%)

97 leavers with a published destination, 2024 to 2026; 12 more destinations with smaller numbers.14 Shares are of these counted leavers. These are observed destinations, not the likelihood of a place for any child.

Torriano Primary School

State primary schools rarely publish where their Year 6 pupils go, and the Department for Education does not collect it.

Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary School

State primary schools rarely publish where their Year 6 pupils go, and the Department for Education does not collect it.

Part 5 of 10

Your calendar

Every remaining date we hold for these schools, in order, with what to prepare.

10 October 2026Saturday · today
St Christopher's School: open day15
Open morning · 09:30, 09:30
Prepare: Most open days need booking. Take your questions with you.
10 November 2026Tuesday · in 31 days
St Christopher's School: open day16
Open morning · 09:00, 09:00
Prepare: Most open days need booking. Take your questions with you.
13 November 2026Friday · in 34 days
Alleyn's Regent's Park Prep: registration deadline (4+)12
Deadline to apply: 13 November 2026 for September 2027 entry
Prepare: Have the registration form, any registration fee and the documents the school asks for ready before the day. Confirm the date on the school's own page.
7 January 2027Thursday · in 89 days
Alleyn's Regent's Park Prep: interviews (4+)12
Interviews: 7 January 2027, 8 January 2027
Prepare: Confirm the time with the school and ask who will take part.
15 January 2027Friday · in 97 days
Reception applications close (September 2027 entry)18
National closing date for state primary school applications. Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in another borough.
Applies to: Eleanor Palmer Primary School, Torriano Primary School, Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary School
Prepare: List your schools in your true order of preference and check each school's oversubscription criteria. Faith schools often need a supplementary form.
29 January 2027Friday · in 111 days
Alleyn's Regent's Park Prep: offers sent (4+)12
Offers Sent: 29th January 2027
Prepare: Check how the school sends offers and note the date by which you must reply.
16 April 2027Friday · in 188 days
Primary National Offer Day18
Councils send offers of primary school places for September 2027.
Applies to: Eleanor Palmer Primary School, Torriano Primary School, Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary School
Prepare: Note the deadline in your offer letter for accepting the place. If you want to stay on a waiting list or appeal, the letter explains how.
30 April 2027Friday · in 202 days
Torriano Primary School: deadline to accept (Reception)18
Deadline to accept your primary offer: Friday 30 April 2027.
Applies to: Torriano Primary School
Prepare: Reply to your council by this date, following the instructions in your offer letter.

Announced without a full date

These are in the schools' own words. We do not turn them into a date.

  • Alleyn's Regent's Park Prep, 4+, assessment: Group Activities / Assessment for +3 and +4 : 17th November, 24th November & 1st December

Dates can change. Confirm each one on the school's or your council's own page.

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Part 6 of 10

Cost to the end of each school

Fees for each fee-paying option under three stated assumptions.

School and years coveredFees flat (0%)Rising 3% a yearRising 5% a year
The Cavendish School4
Reception to Year 6, 7 school years · adjust		£176,904£199,455£216,053
Alleyn's Regent's Park Prep10
Reception to Year 6, 7 school years · adjust		£222,582£251,354£272,546
St Christopher's School13
Reception to Year 6, 7 school years · adjust		£184,653£208,192£225,517
Assumptions. Published termly fee × three terms, for each school year from the year Maya would join. The three columns are illustrations, not forecasts: fees flat, rising 3% a year, or rising 5% a year, compounded from the year the fee was published for. Lunches, uniform, trips, registration fees and deposits are not included. * no fee is published for some year groups, so the nearest published year group's fee is used.
  • The Cavendish School: our source does not say whether the fee includes VAT.
  • The Cavendish School ends at Year 6; the cost of the school that follows is not included.
  • Alleyn's Regent's Park Prep: our source does not say whether the fee includes VAT.
  • Alleyn's Regent's Park Prep ends at Year 6; the cost of the school that follows is not included.
  • St Christopher's School ends at Year 6; the cost of the school that follows is not included.
  • State-funded schools on your list charge no tuition fees: Eleanor Palmer Primary School, Torriano Primary School, Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary School.

This is arithmetic on published fees, not financial advice. Schools set their fees each year.

Part 7 of 10

Questions to ask

For each school, drawn from the gaps and the distinctive facts in its record.

The Cavendish School

  1. What were the fees in each of the last three years, and what increase is planned?Why: We hold one year of fees (2026-27).
  2. Do the published fees include VAT?Why: Our source does not say.
  3. When was the last ISI inspection, and what did it find?Why: ISI findings are not published as open data.
  4. What are the registration deadline and assessment dates for 2027 entry?Why: We hold no dated deadline for this school.
  5. The school ends at Year 6. How do you prepare families for the next move, and when does that start?Why: Official age range: ages 3 to 11.
  6. Where did last year's leavers go, school by school, and how many to each?Ask for the full list with numbers, not highlights.
  7. How many leave at 7+, 11+ and 13+, and what do you prepare children for?Check it matches the route you want.
  8. How many children are in each class, and what is the largest class in the school?Ask for this year's actual numbers.

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Eleanor Palmer Primary School

  1. How many of last year's leavers went to each school on your destinations list?Why: The school publishes the names of destination schools without numbers.
  2. What was the last distance at which a place was offered in each of the last three years?Why: For September 2026 the school was named as first preference 48 times and 30 places were offered.
  3. The school ends at Year 6. How do you prepare families for the next move, and when does that start?Why: Official age range: ages 3 to 11.
  4. How do you teach reading, and how do you help a child who falls behind in Reception or Year 1?Listen for a named phonics programme and what happens week by week.
  5. How many children are in each class, and how many adults are in the room?Ask for this year's actual numbers.
  6. What does a normal day look like for a four-year-old here?Play, outdoor time, lunch, rest.
  7. How do you settle children in September, and what if mine is not ready for full days?Ask about staggered starts.

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Alleyn's Regent's Park Prep

  1. How many of last year's leavers went to each school on your destinations list?Why: The school publishes the names of destination schools without numbers.
  2. What were the fees in each of the last three years, and what increase is planned?Why: We hold one year of fees (2026-27).
  3. Do the published fees include VAT?Why: Our source does not say.
  4. When was the last ISI inspection, and what did it find?Why: ISI findings are not published as open data.
  5. The school ends at Year 6. How do you prepare families for the next move, and when does that start?Why: Official age range: ages 3 to 11.
  6. Where did last year's leavers go, school by school, and how many to each?Ask for the full list with numbers, not highlights.
  7. How many leave at 7+, 11+ and 13+, and what do you prepare children for?Check it matches the route you want.
  8. How many children are in each class, and what is the largest class in the school?Ask for this year's actual numbers.

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St Christopher's School

  1. What were the fees in each of the last three years, and what increase is planned?Why: We hold one year of fees (2026-27).
  2. When was the last ISI inspection, and what did it find?Why: ISI findings are not published as open data.
  3. The school ends at Year 6. How do you prepare families for the next move, and when does that start?Why: Official age range: ages 4 to 11.
  4. Where did last year's leavers go, school by school, and how many to each?Ask for the full list with numbers, not highlights.
  5. How many leave at 7+, 11+ and 13+, and what do you prepare children for?Check it matches the route you want.
  6. How many children are in each class, and what is the largest class in the school?Ask for this year's actual numbers.
  7. How much homework is set in Year 2 and in Year 5, and do most families use tutors?Listen to how openly it is answered.

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Torriano Primary School

  1. What was the last distance at which a place was offered in each of the last three years?Why: For September 2026 the school was named as first preference 77 times and 58 places were offered.
  2. The school ends at Year 6. How do you prepare families for the next move, and when does that start?Why: Official age range: ages 3 to 11.
  3. How do you teach reading, and how do you help a child who falls behind in Reception or Year 1?Listen for a named phonics programme and what happens week by week.
  4. How many children are in each class, and how many adults are in the room?Ask for this year's actual numbers.
  5. What does a normal day look like for a four-year-old here?Play, outdoor time, lunch, rest.
  6. How do you settle children in September, and what if mine is not ready for full days?Ask about staggered starts.
  7. What happens when a child is unhappy or finds friendships hard?Ask for a recent example.

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Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary School

  1. What was the last distance at which a place was offered in each of the last three years?Why: For September 2026 the school was named as first preference 66 times and 30 places were offered.
  2. Is there a supplementary information form, and when must it be returned?Why: Recorded religious character: Church of England.
  3. The school ends at Year 6. How do you prepare families for the next move, and when does that start?Why: Official age range: ages 4 to 11.
  4. How do you teach reading, and how do you help a child who falls behind in Reception or Year 1?Listen for a named phonics programme and what happens week by week.
  5. How many children are in each class, and how many adults are in the room?Ask for this year's actual numbers.
  6. What does a normal day look like for a four-year-old here?Play, outdoor time, lunch, rest.
  7. How do you settle children in September, and what if mine is not ready for full days?Ask about staggered starts.

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Part 8 of 10

State school admissions in your borough

How places are allocated, and last year's published figures.

How places are allocated

  • You apply to the council where you live, listing schools in your true order of preference. A school cannot give your child lower priority because you ranked it lower (School Admissions Code, paragraph 1.9c).
  • When a school has more applicants than places, it ranks them by its published oversubscription criteria. Looked-after and previously looked-after children come first. After that, schools commonly use siblings, distance from home, and at faith schools religious practice; each school's own arrangements say which, and in what order.
  • If your child qualifies at more than one school, the council offers the one you ranked highest (paragraph 2.11).
  • The criteria and the distance reached change every year. We do not hold the last distance offered for any school; your council's admissions booklet does.

Last year's published figures for Camden

Applicants living inApplicationsOffered first preferenceOffered one of top threeOffered any preference
Camden, primary, September 2026 entry201,25181.5%93.4%96.6%

These figures describe every applicant living in the borough in that round. They are not a forecast for any child or school.

The state schools on your list

  • Eleanor Palmer Primary School, September 2026: 30 places offered; named first 48 times, named anywhere on a form 189 times.8
  • Torriano Primary School, September 2026: 58 places offered; named first 77 times, named anywhere on a form 213 times.8
  • Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary School, September 2026: 30 places offered; named first 66 times, named anywhere on a form 199 times.8

More: the 2027 guide and checklist.

Part 9 of 10

What we do not know

The data we could not find or verify, school by school.

The Cavendish School

  • Whether the published fees include VAT.
  • Inspection findings (ISI does not publish them as open data).
  • Dated admissions deadlines for 2027 entry.
  • How many children applied for each place.
  • Class sizes.

Eleanor Palmer Primary School

  • How many leavers went to each destination (the school lists names without numbers).
  • The last distance at which a place was offered.

Alleyn's Regent's Park Prep

  • Whether the published fees include VAT.
  • Inspection findings (ISI does not publish them as open data).
  • How many leavers went to each destination (the school lists names without numbers).
  • How many children applied for each place.
  • Class sizes.

St Christopher's School

  • Inspection findings (ISI does not publish them as open data).
  • How many children applied for each place.
  • Class sizes.

Torriano Primary School

  • Where leavers went.
  • The last distance at which a place was offered.

Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary School

  • Where leavers went.
  • The last distance at which a place was offered.

What no report can tell you

  • Whether a school will offer your child a place. We publish no odds and make no prediction.
  • What a school feels like on an ordinary Tuesday. Visit, and ask the questions in part 7.
  • Anything a school has changed since the date shown against each source.
Part 10 of 10

Sources

Every source used in this report, with its date.

  1. Get Information About Schools — all establishment data (9 October 2026). https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Downloads
  2. Compare school and college performance — Census 2024-2025 download (school census, January of that academic year) (9 October 2026). https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-data
  3. Get Information About Schools (inspectorate) (9 October 2026). https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Downloads
  4. School's published fees, 2026-27 (cavendishschool.co.uk) (2026-27). https://cavendishschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Fee-Schedule-for-2026-27-17.06.26.pdf
  5. School's published leavers' destinations (cavendishschool.co.uk) (19 September 2026). https://cavendishschool.co.uk/admissions/leavers-destinations/
  6. Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 (9 October 2026). https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/100027
  7. Compare school and college performance — KS2 2024-2025 download (all England) (9 October 2026). https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-data
  8. Secondary and primary school applications and offers — school level supporting file (AppsandOffers_2026_SchoolLevel29062026.csv) (9 October 2026). https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/secondary-and-primary-school-applications-and-offers/2026-27/explore
  9. School's published leavers' destinations (eleanorpalmer.camden.sch.uk) (19 September 2026). https://www.eleanorpalmer.camden.sch.uk/10-Managing-Transitions-Joining-and-Leaving-Our-Sc/
  10. School's published fees, 2026-27 (alleyns-regentspark.org.uk) (2026-27). https://www.alleyns-regentspark.org.uk/school-fees/
  11. School's published leavers' destinations.
  12. Alleyn's Regent's Park Prep: admissions page (alleyns-regentspark.org.uk) (2026). https://www.alleyns-regentspark.org.uk/admissions-process/
  13. School's published fees, 2026-27 (stchristophers.london) (2026-27). https://www.stchristophers.london/join-us/fees/
  14. School's published leavers' destinations (stchristophers.london) (19 September 2026). https://www.stchristophers.london/beyond-st-christophers/senior-school-destinations/
  15. St Christopher's School: admissions page (stchristophersnw3.applicaa.com) (2026). https://stchristophersnw3.applicaa.com/enquiry_events/019f3764-ab93-7793-b2ad-838c261b4c01
  16. St Christopher's School: admissions page (stchristophersnw3.applicaa.com) (2026). https://stchristophersnw3.applicaa.com/enquiry_events/019f3763-1b66-7a32-bbb4-3a10db121e18
  17. Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 (9 October 2026). https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/100023
  18. GOV.UK: School admissions, how to apply. https://www.gov.uk/schools-admissions/how-to-apply
  19. Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 (9 October 2026). https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/100031
  20. Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 (9 October 2026). https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/secondary-and-primary-school-applications-and-offers/2026-27
  21. School Admissions Code 2021 (in force from 1 September 2021). https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-admissions-code--2

Dates in brackets are the date the data describes or the date we retrieved it. Department for Education and Ofsted data: contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Deep Teaching gives information to support your decision. It is not advice on which school to choose and it cannot tell you whether a school will offer your child a place. Confirm every date and fee with the school or your council. Deep Teaching Ltd, registered in England and Wales (company number 17487271). Registered office: Suite Ra01, 195-197 Wood Street, London, E17 3NU.