Dunton Bassett Primary School
Admissions
If you would like your child to attend our school, please see full details of our admission arrangements below. We would encourage you to come and see us - please contact the school office to arrange a visit.
Admission to Reception in September 2025
ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS
Dunton Bassett Primary School is a member of Inspiring Primaries Academy Trust. This means that the Trust is the admissions authority; however, the Trust delegates admission decisions to each of its school's local governing body.
Dunton Bassett Primary School serves the villages of Dunton Bassett, Broughton Astley and Cotes-de-Val. Parents of pupils outside our catchment area are also welcome to apply.
In formulating our admissions policy, the school has consulted with Leicester Diocesan Board of Education, local academies, Leicestershire County Council and the required governing bodies of community and voluntary controlled schools for which the Local Authority is the admission authority.
If you are considering applying for a place for your child at our school, please see the relevant arrangements and policy below.
MID TERM (IN-YEAR) ADMISSIONS ARRANGEMENTS
If you are thinking of moving your child(ren) to our school, please call us on 01455 209557 or email us at duntonbassett@ipat.uk to enquire if we have places available in the relevant year group(s). We will offer you a tour of the school with a representative from our leadership team.
Mid term applications for 2024/25 should be made on our application form and should be completed and emailed to duntonbassett@ipat.uk. You will be notified of the admission decision within 10 school days. If applicable, you will also be notified of the appeal procedure (see Admissions Appeals below).
FIRST TIME ADMISSIONS
Applications for first time admissions should be made via Leicestershire County Council's website using their online portal.
Everyone must apply for a school place, there is no automatic entry for any school. Before you apply through the portal for a school place in August 2025, please make sure the following applies:
- You live in Leicestershire (other authorities will have their own online portal).
- Your child is eligible to start primary school in August 2025 (born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021 inclusive).
The closing date for applications is 15 January 2025. After this date, any applications are considered as 'late applications'. Offers will be notified by Leicestershire County Council on the national offer day of April 16 2025.
ADMISSION APPEALS
If your application for admission is unsuccessful, you have the right to appeal the decision. Our appeals are administered by the Leicester Diocesan Board of Education (LDBE), an independent appeals service ensuring appeal hearings are held fairly, equally and within the law. The appeal form and completion notes can be found using this link.
The appeal dates for this academic year are as follows:
APPEALS TO BE HEARD ON - APPEALS TO BE LODGED BY - WEDNESDAY 14th MAY 2025
For further dates please refer to the LDBE admissions page on the link above.
Dunton Bassett is just one of nine great schools in the Inspiring Primaries Academy Trust. If you are not successful in obtaining a school place here at Dunton Bassett please consider one of our other schools. Click the links below to find out more...
All Saints CofE Primary School, Sapcote
Ullesthorpe CofE Primary School
St. Margaret's CofE Primary School, Stoke Golding
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Bitteswell
Gilmorton Chandler CofE Primary School, Gilmorton
John Wycliffe Primary School, Lutterworth