Admissions
Reception Admissions 2026/27
If your child was born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 (inclusive), you can make an application for your child to begin school during the school year 2026/207. Further details can be found here.
The application period begins on 1st September 2025 and ends on 15th January 2026. A copy of the 'Admission to Primary Schools in Bexley 2026 - 27 booklet can be found by clicking here during the application period. Please read the booklet carefully before completing your application, to give yourself the best chance of being offered one of your preferred schools. The booklet lists all the schools in Bexley and tells you how places are offered at each school.
More information about Reception Admissions
Is your child starting Reception in September 2026?
The easiest way to apply is online.
Please visit www.bexley.gov.uk/admissions or www.eadmissions.org.uk
- 1st September 2025 - Application period starts
- 15th January 2026 - Closing date for applications. Don't be late!
- 9th February 2026 - Last date for address or other essential changes or for late applications that are late with a good reason
- 16th April 2026 - Offers of places made online. Letters will be posted 1st class to applicants who applied on a paper form.
- 2nd May 2026 - Last date for accepting and declining offers of places
- 14th May 2026 - Last date for on time appeals for community and voluntary controlled schools
- May-August 2026 - Offers from waiting lists
- June-July 2026 - Appeal hearings
Deferring entry to Primary School 2026-27
Please click the links below to access information that has been shared with families at our transition events:
Reception Meeting: Early Reading, Writing and Maths
Welcome to reception, Information for Parents/Carers
Nursery Admissions - 2026/2027
If your child was born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023 you may apply for a nursery place for your child during January 2026 and April 2026 to begin in September 2026.
At Bedonwell Nursery we offer 15 hour and 30 hour provision.
Our 15 hour provision provides morning sessions from 8.30am - 11.30am.
Our 30 hour provision provides some level of flexibility for families. Your child can attend for 28 hours, 30 hours or 35 hours depending on your funding entitlement. You can choose to top up to 35 hours to include luntime supervision Monday to Friday. Further information can be provided at the open session alongside discussion about how we can best meet the needs of your family.
Full day sessions run from 8.30am - 3.30pm; all children who stay from 8.30am - 3.30pm will need to be provided with a packed lunch.
We would be delighted to welcome you to our Bedonwell Nursery open session, to meet the staff and find out more about our Nursery provision. Please enter via the Nursery path on King Harold's way.
Tuesday 17th March 4.30pm - 5.30pm
More information about Nursery Admissions
The application period is open from January 2026 until April 2026 for children who were born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023 and will be due to start in Nursery in September 2026.
Please click here for further information or visit here to apply.
On behalf of the staff, governors, children and parents, it gives us great pleasure to welcome you and your family to our school family - we consider ourselves to be one large family!
nursery welcome pp 2025 2026 june 2025.pdf
SOME SUGGESTIONS OF THINGS YOU CAN DO AT HOME WITH YOUR CHILD
- Regularly share books together, be a role model reader to encourage a love of reading
- Ask questions about what you have read. Talk about the pictures or any personal experiences you have as a family relating to the book
- Visit the local library regularly
- Learn a variety of nursery rhymes and songs
- Engage in conversations: get down to their level and give eye contact as you talk about daily experiences and respond to their questions
- Help them to hold a pencil and provide a variety of paper and mark making materials to make marks and talk about what they have drawn - the mark will often tell a story
- Praise and encourage their early efforts at drawing and communicating
- Play board games to help with counting, turn-taking and managing big emotions relating to winning and losing
- Learn emotional language to help talk about and manage emotions
- Look for different numbers in everyday situations: house and bus numbers
- Encourage your child to become independent; dressing, toileting
- Help them to use a knife, ford and spoon correctly ready for having lunch at nursery.
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Junior school (year 3) Admissions - 2026/2027
You now need to consider applying for your child to start Year 3. The application period is open from 1 September 2025 and closes on Thursday 15th January 2026.
Admission to Bedonwell Junior School is by application via Bexley Borough. Please follow the link below which will give you all the information you may require about the admission policy and procedures.
https://www.bexley.gov.uk/services/schools-and-education/school-admissions/primary-schools
More information about Year 3 Admissions
The easiest way to apply is online.
Please visit www.bexley.gov.uk/admissions or www.eadmissions.org.uk
Please ensure that you receive a confirmation email within an hour of submitting your application and remember to upload the requested supporting documents or send them to the schools admissions team.
Applications are not dealt with on a 'first come, first served' basis, but please make sure you apply before the closing date.
You will be able to view the outcome of your application during the evening of Thursday 16th April 2026.
Welcome
On behalf of the staff, governors, children and parents, it gives us great pleasure to welcome you and your family to our school family- we consider ourselves to be one large family!
Click here to read the year 3 Parent/Carer handbook, which contains all the information you need to know about the junior school and being in year 3:
If you have any questions or queries that are not covered on here, please do not hesitate to get in touch via email to JuniorAdmin@bedonwell.lseat.org.uk
In year Admissions
From time to time, places may become available in other year groups at Bedonwell Infant & Nursery and Bedonwell Junior schools, for example, due to families moving out of the area. When this happens, we notify the Admissions Team at Bexley Council, as they manage our waiting list for us.
If you would like to apply for an in year place at Bedonwell, please click here to apply.
Places will be allocated, if available, by the Admissions Team.
If we have a place(s) available we would love you to come and meet us before you make your final decision, as it is important that we are the right school for your child. You can call our school office to make an appointment.
Admissions to nursery classes
Telephone 020 8303 7777 option 6
Primary school admissions
Telephone 020 8303 7777 option 6
In Year admissions
Telephone 020 8303 7777 option 6
Admissions arrangements and consultations
Email: schooladmissions@bexley.gov.uk
Below is our School Admission Statement for 2026/2027:
Below is the Admission Appeal Timetables for 2026-2027
Bedonwell Infant & Nursery School
Admission to junior school is by application only - there is no automatic transfer from the infant school. Application should be made to the junior school of your choice, between September and January, when your child reaches year 2.
AS THE SCHOOL IS OVERSUBSCRIBED IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION ON TIME WHEN APPLYING, AND TO INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING SIBLINGS ALREADY AT EITHER BEDONWELL INFANT & NURSERY OR BEDONWELL JUNIOR SCHOOLS.