Beechwood School Main Admissions Page

Admission to the School
Summary of Entrance Procedure
			Download Primary Application Form email admissions
The normal sequence of events is as follows : Parents contact the School usually requesting a prospectus. Places available are given in the next section. If a place is available, we will immediately invite the parents to our next available appointment. If agreed, a letter is sent to parents within 3 days of their visit either offering a place, suggesting the child is placed on a waiting list or not offering a place. The place has to be accepted within the time interval mentioned in the letter offering the place, after which time it may be offered to another family. Final details of acceptance are confirmed with parents			*Check which class your child should be in*
Places Available Last Revised 7 June 2005
Class	Age Group	Places Available NOW	*Places Available Sept 2005*
Nursery 1	2-3	3	3
Nursery 2	3-4	5	5
Reception	4-5	4	4
Year 1	5-6	6	6
Year 2	6-7	4	4
Year 3	7-8	please call	*please call*
Year 4	8-9	please call	*please call*
Year 5	9-10	please call	*please call*
Year 6	10-11	please call	*please call*
Admissions Policy
The process of admission to the School is by application, interview or visit to the school, and in some age groups, written assessment. Assessment of children from Reception and above is normally required. Admission to the School can be arranged at any time in the school year subject to a place being available. If classes are full, parents can request to be placed on a waiting list. We would encourage interested parents to apply as soon as possible after the birth of their child. Parents are contacted in strict order of application date. Parents are invited to visit us as soon as contact is made with the School regardless of the age of the child. Before a place is offered, the School will need to be satisfied that parents will be able to meet the requirements of our contract with parents as outlined in the relevant section of the School Handbook. We will also need to be reasonably satisfied that there is enough family income for fees to be paid without undue strain on resources. A credit check is usually performed on all applicants to the main school (not Nursery and Reception). If an assessment is required, there will also need to be a good indication that the child will be able to make adequate progress again without undue pressure being placed on the family. An offer of a place at the school is normally reserved for 7 days except in cases where application is being made well in advance of the opening of a new class. If the offer is not accepted in writing before this period finishes, we will offer the place to the next family making an application. This is clearly critical if, as in many cases, there is competition for 1 or 2 vacancies.
Contacting the School Use this link to find the various methods to contact us
Assessment of Children for Entry
Children from Reception and above are asked to attend the School for an assessment. This will often be arranged to take place when the parents visit the school. For children entering year 1 and above, the assessment will take the form of a written test in English and Mathematics and will be based on part of one of our internal end of year examination papers. We will also assess each child's reading ability. The purpose of the assessment is to ascertain the level of extra help that the child would need upon joining the School since it is unusual for an applicant to be of the same standard as children that have been at Beechwood since the nursery years.
School Uniform
After acceptance at the School, parents will receive details of the School's uniform requirements. There is a summer and winter uniform all of which is available from the School's uniform supplier. See the Uniform Section of the Handbook for full details. Our uniform supplier is:
Wolfe & Scott 47 Grove Vale East Dulwich London SE22 8EQ Tel: 020 8693 1940 Their opening hours are 1000 to 1700 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 1000-1400 Saturday and closed all day Thursday.