Parent Tours for children starting Reception in September 2026

These will take place in October - December 2025 and when the dates have been agreed, they will be published here so that you can contact the school office to book your place. 

Email : info@longditton.surrey.sch.uk

Telephone : 0208 398 4398

If you would also like to visit Long Ditton St Mary's CE Junior School, to see where our children progress to, please email the school office via info@ldsm.co.uk or call them on 020 8398 1070 

Admissions to Main School

Most children start at our school in the school year that they will be turning 5 years old (1st September – 31st August). This is called the Reception Year and is part of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

If your child’s birthday is between:-

• 1st Sept 2019 - 31st Aug 2020 - Start School Sept 2024
• 1st Sept 2020 - 31st Aug 2021 - Start School Sept 2025
• 1st Sept 2021 - 31st Aug 2022 - Start School Sept 2026

The main school has the following year groups:

• Foundation Stage
  • Reception Year (4-5 years old) – two classes. PAN 60
• Key Stage 1
  • Year 1 (5-6 years old) – two classes. PAN 60
  • Year 2 (6-7 years old) – two classes. PAN 60

The Governing Body is now the admission authority for this school and determines its own admission criteria. Please see below for our admissions criteria.  The school uses Surrey County Council to manage admissions and to find up to date information about the school’s admission arrangements and details on how to apply, please use this link to the Surrey County Council website.

Applications for admission at the normal intake will be managed in accordance with Surrey’s coordinated scheme for primary admission. Please follow this link for the ‘e-admissions’ form.

Please follow the links below to access our admissions arrangements and policies.

Allocation of Places for Previous Years

To see how places were allocated in previous years: Surrey School Place Allocation

For further information on Surrey Schools please see: Information about schools