Lynch Hill has 120 places in each year group, year R to year 6. Class sizes are limited to 30 pupils per class in Reception, year 1 and year 2. There is one intake each year into Reception, in September. An application for a Reception place is made using the common application form (CAF) which is available from Slough Borough Council. More information about Slough Borough's admissions process can be found here.

All other applications, including those for our Nursery, are made using an ‘in year’ admission form. These applications are processed by the school. The school maintains a waiting list.  Applications are ranked according to the published oversubscription criteria. The waiting list is held for one academic year. Length of time on the waiting list is not used for selection in the case of oversubscription.   

To download our Admissions policy 2025-26 please click here

Please see our Policies page for Admissions arrangements for 2026/7 and 2027/8

To download our In-Year and Nursery Application form  please click here

Nursery

Children are admitted in September following their 3rd birthday.  Places are part time, either five mornings or five afternoons per week. There is one intake into Nursery in September each year. 

The school operates a waiting list for the Nursery.  Applications for a Nursery place are accepted at any time throughout the year and from any age.  Length of time on the waiting list is not used for selection in the case of oversubscription.

Appeals

Looked after children, previously looked after children, and those allocated a place at the school in accordance with a Fair Access Protocol take precedence over those on a waiting list.

Appeal Dates & Information 2025/2026.       

If you have not been offered a place following an in-year application, the law entitles you to appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. In accordance with the 2022 School Admission Appeals Code Appeals, the admission authority and appeal panels have elected for all admissions appeals to be held online which has the advantage that your appeal can be heard from your home or place of work.

If you wish to appeal, please use the links below to complete your appeal online.

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2: Link

Years 3, 4, 5 and 6: Link

Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. It is highly recommended that you download the explanatory booklet about appeals which you should read before you complete the appeal form. Please follow the link to the explanatory booklet here: Booklet Link  

If you are appealing for a place in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2, you are advised to read the section in the booklet which refers to appeals for these years.

You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form and you MUST state the grounds of your appeal at the time you lodge your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you give the grounds of your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school but please complete a separate appeal form for each school you wish to appeal. No photographs of your child will be accepted.

Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated in the last THREE months. If you do not have access to a scanner, please take two photographs using a mobile phone and upload the photographic files.

Full details about the hearing will be sent to you with your invitation to the hearing.

If you wish to contact the clerk – email: clerk@educationappeals.com

The timetable for appeals is as follows: 

Timetable for appeals for mid-term applications is as follows:

 

The timetable for ‘in-year’ appeals: