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Apply to start Reception in September 2025
For children starting Reception in September 2025, applications must be submitted via Warwickshire Admissions following the timetable below:
Timetable for entry into Reception in September 2024
| Stage of process | Date |
|---|---|
| Reception application period starts | 1 November 2024 |
| Closing date for applications | 15 January 2025 |
| Extended closing date for families moving into, or within, Warwickshire * | 1 February 2025 |
| National Offer Day | 16 April 2025 |
| Deadline for accepting the offer | 2 May 2025 |
| Deadline for submitting appeals | 2 June 2025 |
| Appeal hearings for appeals submitted on time – week commencing | 16 June 2025 |
| Autumn term starts | 1 September 2025 |
* The child must be living in the new property by this date and sufficient documentary evidence received by the Admissions Service.
Late appeals will be heard within the statutory timescales published in the School Admission Appeals Code
All of this information and more is available on the Warwickshire Admissions Website
Apply for ‘In-Year’ places – Reception to Year 6
If your child has already started school and wishes to move to St. Gabriel’s, you must apply for an in-year place. St. Gabriel’s manages their own in-year admissions and where year groups are full, we hold waiting lists for pupils seeking entry.
Please use the application form below to apply directly to the school and all completed forms need to be sent to office@stgabrielscofeacademy.org with evidence of your address.
Apply online
If you have an email address, the easiest way to apply for a place is online.
- Download the St. Gabriel’s In-Year Application form below
- Complete the form and return it office@stgabrielscofeacademy.org along with proof of address
- As proof of address, upload a copy of one of:
- Council Tax bill for the current financial year
- utilities bill within the last three months
- car insurance policy
- home insurance policy
- signed and dated tenancy agreement
- latest mortgage statement
- You will receive an acknowledgement email within 2 working days.
- If we are unable to offer your child a place, you will receive a letter with advice on next steps.
- If we are able to offer your child a place, you will be invited in for a school tour.
St. Gabriel’s In-Year Application Form
More information about changing schools can be found here.
In-Year Appeal Hearing Dates – 2024 / 2025
Thursday 14th November 2024
Wednesday 11th December 2024
Tuesday 14 January 2025
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Tuesday 18 March 2025
Tuesday 8 April 2025
Thursday 22 May 2025
Wednesday 18 June 2025
Tuesday 8 July 2025
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Wednesday 12 November 2025
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Where possible, all in-year appeals received by 20 June 2025 will be heard before the start of the new term in September 2025. It may not be possible to hear appeals received after this date prior the start of the new term.
Please note no appeals will be heard between 8 July 2025 and 24 September 2025.