Admissions
White Woods Primary Academy Trust is the Admissions Authority for Anston Park Infant School. As an Admissions Authority, they are responsible for setting, on an annual basis, admissions arrangements that are lawful, meet the requirements of the Department for Education (DfE) Admission to School Code of Practice 2021 (the code) and where necessary and appropriate are consulted upon.
The setting and determining of admission arrangements for entry to school and the allocation of places follows an annual process.
How to apply
For applications in the normal admissions round, you should use the application form provided by your home local authority (regardless of which local authority the schools are in). You can use this form to express your preference for a minimum of 3 state-funded schools, in rank order
Parents must apply for a full-time school place through Rotherham Council’s Education Admissions Office using the telephone number or email below.
- 01709 823777
- admissions.enquiries@rotherham.gov.uk
Or complete the online admissions form linked below:
You will receive an offer for a school place directly from Rotherham Local Authority.
Please note, pupils already attending one of our nurseries will not transfer automatically into reception in the attached school (or any of our other schools). A separate application must be made for a place in reception.
Information about admissions on the White Woods Primary Academy Trust Website at:
https://whitewoodsprimaryacademytrust.co.uk/resource-type/admissions/
Admission to our Schools
White Woods Primary Academy Trust is the Admissions Authority for the 14 schools who are members of the Trust. As an Admissions Authority, we are responsible for setting, on an annual basis, admissions arrangements that are lawful, meet the requirements of the Department for Education (DfE) Admission to School Code of Practice 2021 (the code) and where necessary and appropriate are consulted upon.
The setting and determining of admission arrangements for entry to school and the allocation of places follows an annual process.
Each of our schools’ websites have an Admissions section which contains our Admissions Arrangements for the school for the current academic year and for 2025/26. The Admissions Arrangements also include catchment area information (where applicable), applying for a school place outside of the normal point of entry (in year applications) and how to appeal any decision to refuse a place.