Admissions to Glenfield
You may be applying for a school space at Glenfield for one of two reasons;
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Your child already attends another school and you would like to move them to Glenfield.
You can apply for a school space online. Your application is then processed by the School Admission Officer, Mrs Glenton, and she will write to you with a decision about your child's application; this will either be a letter of offer or a letter to advise you that we are not able to provide a school space for your child at the moment.
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Your child is due to start school next September as part of Year R.
Applying for a school space for children due to start school in September must be done via the Southampton City Council website, applications are open between September-mid January of THE YEAR BEFORE your child starts school.
PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACES, YEAR R AND YEAR 3 APPEALS TIMETABLE 2026/2027
Primary school places – Year R and Year 3, September 2026
Appeals will be considered in accordance with the School Admission Appeals Code 2022 which are available to view at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-admissions-appeals-code
- School place offers will be sent on 16 April 2026
- Appeals must be lodged by 15 May 2026
- Appeals lodged on time will be determined in accordance with the School Admission Appeals Code 2022, before the end of the summer term
- Appeals lodged after 15 May 2026, that cannot be added to a scheduled hearing, will be determined at a later date.
General
- You will receive at least 10 school days’ notice of your appeal hearing date.
- You can waive this right if you are late in making your appeal and wish to have your appeal determined at a hearing that is already scheduled.
- Case papers will be dispatched to you within a reasonable time before the hearing date.
- Once you have received notification of your hearing date, any additional evidence you wish to submit should be sent via email to the Democratic Services Inbox democratic.services@southampton.gov.uk in accordance with the date detailed in the notification.
- Additional evidence may be submitted up to and including the day of the hearing.
- The panel will take its significance into account and whether there is a need to adjourn the hearing to allow all parties time to consider it.
- Following the appeal hearing decision, where possible, letters will be sent five school day’s following the hearing's conclusion.
Southampton Infant/Primary Admissions Policy for 2027 – 2028
Hamwic Education Trust have consulted on the Infant/Primary Admissions Policy, Southampton Partnerships for 2027 – 2028. The consultation ended on 24th January 2026.
There is a proposed reduction in PAN to 60 for Glenfield Infant School. There are no changes made to the oversubscription criteria.