Admissions
Welcome to Willow Bank Primary School and thank you for your interest in educating your child our school. We welcome visits to our school before you apply for a place. If you have any questions or would like to arrange a visit, please contact our school office on 0208 3201900 or by email at wbpoffice@watschools.org.uk
The following notes are designed to provide guidance on enquiries or applications for places. Woodland Academy Trust is the admission authority for the schools within the Trust and the allocation of school places has been delegated to the Local Authority School Admissions Teams.
2026-2027 Admissions
The Published Admission Number (PAN) for Reception at Willow Bank Primary School is 30.
Parents and carers must apply for a Reception place through the Bexley Council admissions. The application period for Reception 2026 places is now open and the closing date is 15 January 2026. Admission to Reception in September 2026 is for children born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022.
How to apply: Please visit the Bexley website: Bexley website starting primary school
To view our admissions arrangements, please visit our 'Policies and Procedures' page and look for 'Admissions Arrangements' in the list.
Previous years’ admissions arrangements are available on request.
In- Year Admissions
If you wish to apply for a place at Willow Bank Primary School outside the normal admissions round (for example, if you are moving into the area or wish to transfer schools mid-year), this is called an in-year admission.
Pease do get in touch with us if you are looking for an in year admissions place for your child to find out if we have spaces.
To apply for, please visit the Bexley website in-year admissions page: Bexley website Applying for school-in-year
If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to get in touch.
In-Year Admissions
If you wish to apply for a place at Willow Bank Primary School outside the normal admissions round (for example, if you are moving into the area or wish to transfer schools mid-year), this is called an in-year admission.
For ‘in year’ admissions, applications are considered as soon as a place becomes available.
Waiting lists are maintained by the Local Authority and all enquiries should be made to them. Children on waiting lists are ranked according to the priority they have under the published admission arrangements. Waiting lists do not operate on a ‘first come first served’ basis; if new applicants have a higher priority, they will be ranked higher than those who have been on the list for some time.
Please click the below link to in year admissions information: