Admissions

Please see attached the admission criteria for Franciscan Primary School.

FRANCISCAN PRIMARY SCHOOL ADMISSIONS CRITERIA 2025-26

FRANCISCAN PRIMARY SCHOOL ADMISSIONS CRITERIA 2026-27

Reception Entrants

Closing dates for reception admissions is 15th January 2026.

Nursery Applications Criteria

Franciscan Primary School Nursery and Reception spaces are subject to a priority area. Children living in the areas are given priority over those living elsewhere. However living in a priority area does not guarantee a place at the school. This will depend on the demand for places from people living in the priority area in a particular year. Parents are advised to apply to other schools as well, in case their application is unsuccessful.

Admission criteria for Franciscan Primary school places are offered in the following order:

Children looked after, or who have an allocated social worker who has provided written support of the application or children who are the subject of adoption, residence order, child arrangements order or special guardianship order who were previously looked after by a Local Authority.
Children who are recommended for a place at that school following an action plan agreed by a multidisciplinary group (for example TAC).
Children living inside the priority area with a brother or sister who will still be at the school in September 2026.
Other children living inside the priority area in order of distance from home to the school in a straight line.
Other children living outside the priority area with a brother or sister who will still be at the school in September 2026.
Children who live nearest to the school as measured by a straight line from home to school as calculated by Wandsworth Council’s Geographical Information System.

Exceptional Circumstances

The Director of Education and Social Services has discretion to give higher priority where:

A parent or guardian provides professionally supported evidence at the time of application that their child has an acute medical or personal need for a place.
Refusal of a place would result in an unreasonable journey to an alternative school.

Applications within any of the above categories will be considered in order of distance from home to school as measured by a straight line by Wandsworth Council’s Geographical Information System.

Nursery Entrants 2 Year Old

Please apply to the school directly using the Application form below.

Nursery Application Form for 2 Year Olds

Please click on the link to check eligibility and apply for the funding code

Family Information Service

Nursery Entrants 3-4 Year Old

Please apply to the school directly using the Application form below.

Nursery Application Form for 3 Year Olds

Additional Information

Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)

The EYPP is additional funding for early years providers to improve the education of three and four year olds whose parents/carers meet the eligibility criteria.

Please find the Eligibility Checking Form here

Further information can be found at: Thrive Wandsworth

30 and 15 Hour Entitlement

From September 2017, as part of the government’s manifesto, working parents of 3 and 4 year olds will receive a total of 30 hours of funded childcare a week, for 38 weeks a year. This will comprise of:-

The universal 15 hours that will still be available for all 3 and 4 year olds.
An additional 15 hour entitlement for working families.

These funded places are available from the term following the child’s third birthday.

For more information please click on the link Funding

Nursery Top Up

Parents who are not entitled to the extra 15 hours, the school is also able to offer parents the option to pay to top up their child’s part time place to a full time place.

For more information, please contact the School Office.

In Year Admissions

If you wish to apply for a place at the school. Parents/Carers must contact Pupil Services at Wandsworth Council.