Admissions into Reception Class September 2025
We are delighted that you are considering Chenies School as the school for your child. If you have not yet visited our school, please do contact the school office on 01923 282546 to arrange for a tour. We will be very proud to show you our school in action.
We will be holding Open Days for our new prospective parents on the following days:
School Tours for 2024/25
- 9.30am on Wednesday, 16 October 2024
- 9.30am on Wednesday, 20 November 2024
- 1.30pm on Thursday, 9th January 2025
Tours begin at either 9.30 am or 1.30pm and take around 45 minutes. Parents/carers are shown around the school and will see the children participating in their usual activities. The tour groups are kept to a maximum of 6 adults to minimise disruption to the classes.
Please contact the school office to book a place (office@chn.odbst.org / 01923 282546 )
Children normally enter the Reception Class in September of the school year in which they turn five. We are a small village school and our admission number for children into Reception Classes is currently 15.
Buckinghamshire Council's online application portal for children starting Reception in September 2025 opens in November 2024 and closes January 2025.
You can apply for a school place via Buckinghamshire Council Admissions Team - link below:
Apply for a primary school place | Buckinghamshire Council
In-Year Admissions
If you are interested in your child becoming part of Chenies School and would like a school tour, please contact the school office: 01923 282546 / office@chn.odbst.org
An application for your child to join our school can be made at any time during the school year. These applications will be processed through the “County In-Year Admissions Scheme”. Applications for admission at any time may be made by parents/carers on-line via the link below.
Below are links to our Admissions Policy and to relevant Buckinghamshire Council web pages to help you get all the information that you need.
We look forward to meeting you and your child.
Buckinghamshire Council links:
We advise parents wishing to contact Buckinghamshire Council to use the Contact Us form which provides the Council with all the information required to answer the parents' enquiry:
Admissions and school transport - Contact us
Hyperlinks for additional information can be found below:
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School Admissions |
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Starting school or moving up to junior school |
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Moving up to secondary school |
Apply for a secondary school place | Buckinghamshire Council |
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Changing school in year |
Apply to change school during the academic year (in-year transfer) | Buckinghamshire Council |
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Find my child a school place |
Notes for Parents and Guardians on Admission Appeals
You can make an appeal if you have applied for a place at Chenies School and the place has been refused.
Appeals are managed by the Buckinghamshire County Council. Buckinghamshire County Council uses an independent panel to hear appeals and they consider the evidence from the parent/carers and the school to reach a judgement.
You can:
- appeal for any school which you have applied for and been refused
- make an appeal as soon as your application for a school place is refused
For each school you appeal for, you must complete a separate appeal form. There will be a separate appeal for each school.
You cannot make two appeals for the same school in the same academic year.
Please refer to Buckinghamshire County Council where you can find more information regarding the appeal process.
