Admissions
Welcome!
Thank you for your interest in East Coker School. If you would like your child to attend our school, please see full details of our admission arrangements below.
New to Reception for September 2025
Please go to our Reception New Intake Page for further information
General Admissions Information
East Coker Primary School is a Local Authority School and, as such, we follow the established procedure for all LA schools.
First admissions (starting Reception in autumn term) are dealt with centrally, by the local authority admissions teams. Families can apply through the Somerset Admissions procedure which allows three preferences to be expressed when choosing a child's first school. We do not deal directly with this aspect of admissions although we are happy to answer any question parents/guardians might have. The links below are to the county admissions page which will provide you with information regarding admissions.
Admissions for Reception from spring term and for all other year groups at any time, applications can be made directly to the school. Our admission number is set at 30.
If we have numbers below 30 in Years 1-Year 6, a place can be offered straight away. If our numbers are above, we will provide an appeals form to families which is sent to County Hall and each case is considered there. Parents have the right to go to appeal if they are not content with the decision of the Local Authority.
Where an application has been refused in any year group, the child will be placed on a waiting list. This will be kept strictly in order of oversubscription criteria by the Local Authority, as the Admission Authority, and the child will remain on the waiting list until the end of the academic year in which the application was refused. Parents are responsible for informing the Admission Authority of any changes in their circumstances, which could affect their place on the waiting list.
Admission Forms - Applying for a place & Appeal Forms
Appeals