Admissions

Groombridge St Thomas CE Primary School is pleased to welcome children from Groombridge and the surrounding towns and villages. Our current pupils come from Groombridge village itself and as far afield as Tunbridge Wells, Crowborough and East Grinstead.

Applying for a Reception place

If you are applying for a place for your child to start in our Reception class, please come and visit our wonderful village school. Visits can be booked by contacting the school office. Currently, we can admit up to 15 pupils in our Reception year.

Applications for pupils to start in Reception 2026 close on 15th January 2026. Applications should be made via the Local Authority where you live e.g. East Sussex, Kent.

Admission arrangements for pupils applying for a Reception place, including how we consider applications for a place and how parents can appeal if the application is unsuccessful, can be found in our Admissions Policy below.

Children of parents, either or both, who are regular worshipers at a Christian church, should fill in and return the supplementary application form.

In-year admissions and appeals

We currently have spaces in other year groups should you be looking for a place for your child at Groombridge St Thomas. Visits to the school are warmly welcome. Please contact the school office to arrange a visit.

Applications should be made via East Sussex County Council.

If your application to us is unsuccessful and you wish to make an appeal, details of the appeal process and the dates by which you must appeal by can be found on the ESCC admissions page by clicking on the link below.

ESCC admissions

Groombridge St. Thomas CE Primary School

Admissions

Applying for a Reception place

In-year admissions and appeals

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