Most of our pupils enter at Reception and at Year 3, though pupils are welcome at any age, dependent on a place being available.
Places in other years are limited and in years where there is no place available we operate waiting groups. A meeting with Joe Thackway, the Headmaster, is a key part of the admissions process. We encourage prospective parents and pupils to visit us both formally and informally to get a true flavour of the school. We hold various Open Events throughout the year, including a specific Reception Open Evening in November, which prospective parents and pupils are most welcome to attend. Please note that due to the Covid-19 restriction this is likely to be by appointment only.
Our Registrar, Mrs Helen Morley, will be pleased to talk you through the admissions process and current availability. Please contact her on 01788 523851 or email admissions@crescentschool.co.uk.
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For a copy of our Registration Form click here.
To download our current Crescent Information Booklet click here.
Early Bird Applicants
Siblings of Crescent pupils, those attending Pathfinders Nursery, and any external candidates with a strong interest in a place in Reception or Year 3, are able to apply early and take advantage of a priority application process. The deadline for taking advantage of this priority arrangement is Wednesday 9 December 2020. Please return your completed Registration Form with the accompanying fee of £50 (non-returnable) by this date. Normally your child would be visited in their nursery setting by one of the Early Years Team, or in the case of prospective Year 3 children invited in for a Taster Day. However, due to the current restrictions a member of our Pre-prep Department will contact your child’s nursery setting for an informal chat and Year 3 children will be invited in with their parents for a brief visit during which time they may be asked to take a short online assessment to help gauge their current levels of understanding. This is at the discretion of the headmaster. You will be required to bring in a copy of your child’s most recent school report too. Please also note that once you complete the registration form we will contact your child’s current school with a request to provide a confidential report. Subject to availability and a satisfactory visit offer letters will be sent out first class on Tuesday 15 December 2020 with a Confirmation of Acceptance Form, which we ask you to complete and return to us together with a deposit of £300 by the acceptance deadline of Tuesday 5 January 2021.
On-time applicants
Applicants interested in a place in Reception or Year 3 following similar timescales to the state application process, need to register by the deadline of Monday 1 February 2021; once we have received your completed Registration Form and accompanying fee of £50 (non-returnable) a member of our Early Years team will contact their nursery setting for an informal chat and in the case of prospective Year 3 children invited in for a visit with their parents for a brief visit during which time they may be asked to take a short online assessment to help gauge their current levels of understanding. This is at the discretion of the headmaster. You will be required to bring in a copy of your child’s most recent school report too. Please also note that once you complete the registration form we will contact your child’s current school with a request to provide a confidential report. Subject to availability and a satisfactory visit, offer letters to applicants will be sent out first class on Friday 5 March 2021 with a Confirmation of Acceptance Form, which we ask you to complete and return to us together with a deposit of £300 by the acceptance deadline of Monday 26 April 2021.
Current Reception to Year 6
Applications for places in the current Reception to Year 6 (excluding Year 3) will be treated on an individual basis as places are limited. In years where there is no place available we operate waiting groups. Please contact Helen Morley, our Registrar, to discuss current availability.
Should the possibility of a potential place become available you will be invited in to meet with Mr Thackway, the Headmaster, then if appropriate you should complete a Registration Form and return it with the accompanying fee of £50 (non-returnable), after which time your child will be invited in for a brief visit as outlined above.
Before the offer of a place is made, we will seek a reference from your child’s current school. Confirmation of a place being offered would be made in writing subject to a satisfactory reference being received.
To secure your place, please return your completed Confirmation of Acceptance Form with a deposit of £300 within 14 days of the date of the offer being made.
The final deadline for applications and completed registration forms for entry in September 2021 is Friday 21 May 2021. All incoming pupils need to have completed the admissions process by Friday 11 June 2021 to enable your child to attend our Induction Morning. (Although a place at Crescent School may become available after this date, and applications will be processed, we cannot guarantee availability of places.)
Note: Deposits are refunded after the end of the final term which the pupil spends at the school provided that the correct amount of notice has been given and the final account is settled in full.
Induction
New pupils are given the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the school, staff and fellow pupils when they are invited to our Induction Morning in the Trinity Term.
