admissions

For children starting school in Reception from September, admissions are managed by B&NES Admissions department.

Admissions

For children starting school in Reception from September, admissions are managed by B&NES Admissions department. Information below explains this process.

For information about in-year admissions to a specific year group, please contact the school directly.

Children are normally admitted to our Reception classes in the September following their fourth birthday. We admit children from many preschool settings in the area and have no influence over who is admitted to the school. We feel that it is really important that you come and visit our school when the children are here so that you can make an informed decision about your child’s education.

Please see our admissions information. How to apply for a place will be self-explanatory. Places for our school are limited, therefore, we advise that you submit your application before the closing date. If a year group is over-subscribed the admissions policy is followed.

Once your child has a confirmed place within our Reception classes, induction for parents and children takes place which includes an open evening for parents, and visiting days for pupils. This provides the opportunity for both the staff and parents to get to know each other, for questions to be answered and for the parents to feel confident about the positive start the children will be experiencing at our school.

School admissions

Admissions and transport
Tel: 01225 394312
Email: admissions_transport@bathnes.gov.uk

Postal address:
Bath & North East Somerset Council,
Lewis House,
Manvers Street
Bath
BA1 1JG

Opening hours

Telephones: 9am – 5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am – 4.30pm Friday.

If the number of applications exceeds the number of places, the schools applies oversubscription criteria, to ensure places are allocated fairly. For more information please see our policies.

Reception class admissions 2026

If your child was born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 you need to apply for a new reception school place to your home local authority. You need to apply by 15 January 2026.

For application information please see the B&NES admissions website.

Before you apply:

Check your local authority area
If you live in Keynsham and pay your council tax to Bath and North East Somerset Council, apply to us for a BANES school reception place
If you live in Keynsham and pay your council tax to BANES and you want to apply to a school in another local authority area you also need to apply to us
If your child has an Education, Health and Care Plan don’t apply to School Admissions, see SEN Support, Live Well info on the BANES website
Read BANES primary admissions booklet
You must use your child’s legal name on the application.

Application deadlines:

Apply by 15 January 2026. Offers of school places for on time applications will be sent on 17 April 2026. Applications after 15 January 2026 will be processed after the initial round of allocations is complete on 17 April 2026. The final date and time for making limited changes to an existing application for the first round of allocations is midnight on 20 January 2026. See change your reception place allocation. The second round of allocations will be in June 2026.

In-year admissions arrangements:

Chandag Primary is part of the Futura Learning Partnership, which is the admissions authority for the school. For all in year admissions, please apply directly to the school.

Visits to our school are always welcome – please contact the school office at enquiries@chandagschool.org.uk if you wish to arrange a visit.

Year 7 secondary applications:

If your child was born between 1 September 2014 and 31 August 2015 you need to apply for a new year 7 secondary place starting in September 2026. You must apply by 31 October 2025.

Apply online:

Apply online from 12 September 2025 for September 2026 admissions.

You’ll need to register for an account via BANES Parent Portal admissions system.

Before you apply:

Check your local authority area
If you live in Keynsham and pay your council tax to BANES apply to us for a BANES year 7 secondary place
If you live in Keynsham and pay your council tax to BANES and you want to apply to a school in another local authority area you also need to apply to us.
If your child has an education, health and care plan please apply as normal. Your SEN team contact will be in touch.
Read BANES’s information about secondary schools
You must use your child’s legal name on the application.

If you’re applying for a school place whilst outside the country you can’t apply online. You must fill in and return the secondary application form to admissions_transport@bathnes.gov.uk.

Other ways to apply:

Fill in and return secondary application form. The form will be available Monday 12 September.

Application deadlines:

Apply by 31 October 2025.

Offers of school places for on time applications will be sent on 1 March 2026.

Applications received after the deadline or changes to current applications after 4 November 2024 will be processed after the initial round of allocations has been completed in March 2026.

The second round of allocations will be in May 2026.