Admissions

If you are looking for a fantastic village school that nurtures and inspires pupils form 4 to 11 years old, you’ve come to the right website!

We regularly welcome children into all school years and it is a pleasure to see them settle in, learn and make friends at our school.

Each year we welcome our fantastic new EYFS pupils into their reception year in the September before they become 5. Mrs Parkinson is our EYFS lead. We look forward welcoming parents of EYFS pupils for September 2026, so please do get in touch to book a place on either the October or November open mornings. For more information, please see the poster below.

If you are looking to join our school, please do email us at office@petersfield.cambs.sch.uk. We look forward to speaking to you soon!

Petersfield Church of England Aided School is a Primary school of approximately 130 pupils from Reception to Year 6. Our Pupil Admission number (PAN) is 30 per year group making a total capacity of 210 pupils. Our cohorts vary in size each year so, based on the set class structure, some year groups are at our maximum Pupil Admission Number whilst others are not.

All admission decisions, including children from outside the catchment area and in year admissions, are made following consultation with the Schools Admissions Department, Cambridge. Our youngest pupils are admitted to Petersfield at the start of the academic year in which they turn 5 years old. Further advice can be found in the Cambridgeshire Admissions document.

Admission forms can be obtained from the school office, by calling the admissions office on 01223 699200/699662 or online at:

The admissions deadline is the 15th January annually. County publish updated admissions information for the following September in the autumn term before.

Cambridgeshire County Council manages the school admissions process for children who live within, or are moving into Cambridgeshire for all maintained schools, including academies.

The Parents’ School Preference Adviser has made a YouTube video summary available on the County Council website which covers the main points parents need to be aware of when making an application for a Reception place. This supplements the information on the Admissions Team page about applying for a primary school place. The deadline for submitting applications is 15 January.

For more information, please read our admissions policy:

County update their admission information in the Autumn term each year. This page will be updated as soon as we have more information from them for 2026. Please see the bottom of the webpage page for more information about visiting our school ready for September 2026 EYFS admission.

Is your child due to start school in September 2026?

If so we would like to invite you to contact us to see what our fantastic school has to offer! Please contact the school office to make an appointment.