Thongsley Fields Primary & Nursery School is an Academy of The Cam Academy Trust. The Trust and the local governing board agree to accept the Admission Policy guidelines produced by Cambridgeshire County Council.

Children are admitted to school at the beginning of the school year (September - August) in which they are 5. The online application process usually opens in September and closes in January. Parents are advised if they have been successful in securing a place in April.

Where applications for any year group exceed the number of published year group places, after the admission of pupils with a statement of SEN or EHCP naming the school, applications will be considered in the following order of priority.

1. Children in Care (CIC) and children who were previously in care (CIC) but ceased to be so by reason of adoption, a residence order (now known as a child arrangement order) or special guardianship order.
2. Children living in the catchment area with a sibling at the school at the time of admission.
3. Children living in the catchment area.
4. Children living outside the catchment area who have a sibling at the school at the time of admission.
5. Children living outside the catchment area who have applied and been unable to gain a place at their Cambridgeshire catchment area school because of oversubscription.
6. Children who live outside the catchment area, but nearest the school as measured by a straight line.

You are legally entitled to appeal against the Admission Authority’s decision to refuse a place at your preferred school.

• You can appeal for places at all schools for which you have applied and been refused a place
• You are entitled to submit one appeal per school, per academic year.
• This appeal can be lodged at any time during the year.

Your appeal will be heard by an independent school admission appeals panel. The panel's decision is binding on all parties: the school, the admission authority and you.

For more information, use the link to Cambridgeshire's Admissions portal below.

Accelerated and Deferred Admissions

Parents will need to put requests for accelerated or deferred admission in writing to the Local Authority.

For more information please click here to go to the relevant page on the county council website.