If you are looking for a Reception place for September 2024, then Westroyd should be your number one choice! We are the centre of the community here in Farsley with strong historical links with the village. Our sense of community is reflected in the warm, nurturing provision that is in place at this school. We are holding school tours for prospective parents for you to experience this approach on 18th/19th October and 8th/9th November at 9.3am and 2.15pm. The sessions provide an opportunity to see the School in action and find out about what Westroyd has to offer. Any parents or carers that have not yet had a tour and have put Westroyd as one of their options, please do not hesitate to contact the school office to book a look around.
The easiest and quickest way to apply for a school place is online, you may apply for a School place via the Schools Admission Team at Leeds City Council. (See contact details below). Offers of School places will be sent out in April 2024.
More information can be found on the leeds.gov.uk website at the following link:-
https://www.leeds.gov.uk/residents/children-families-and-carers/schools-and-learning/school-places/admissions-primary-schools
When offered a place at Westroyd, we ask that parents and carers contact the school to confirm their place. Further information will then be sent out from the school and parents and carers will be invited to an information evening in the summer term.
If you are moving into Leeds or want to change schools in Leeds, you need to make a school transfer – often called an in-year application.
This includes
Moving schools can be a difficult experience for a child. You should always speak to your child's current school before trying to move to see what support they can offer you
How to apply for an in-year place
We make the decision on whether to offer a place in-year.
You can apply for a place online using the Leeds in-year application form at Before you move schools (leeds.gov.uk). You can apply for places at our school and any other Leeds schools who are part of the centralised Leeds in-year application scheme at the same time.
If you have moved house, please upload evidence of the house move with the online application. You can find out what you need to provide on the above website.
We have to offer places by applying our admission policy criteria to your child’s application and we will contact you with our decision about offering you a place. We will tell you our decision no later than 15 school days from when you apply.
If we cannot offer you a place, we will
Our waiting lists are kept until end of each school year. You will need to make a new application if you want to be on the waiting list for the following school year.
Appeals
If you are not offered a place at the school you requested, you will have the right of appeal. The appeal panel is independent of the school and council and the decision is legally binding.
Before you appeal you:
Leeds City Council arranges our appeals, and you can find the appeal form at School appeals (leeds.gov.uk)
If you are appealing for a reception place for September 2023, you need to submit your appeal form by the above deadline to ensure the appeal will be heard before the summer holidays.
Appeals for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 – these classes are limited to 30 pupils per teacher by law. This means that appeals for these places are less likely to be successful.
If our school refuses your child a place because of this limit and you want to appeal, you will need to make an infant class size appeal. You can see if your reasons are likely to be successful by reading the Department for Education's information about infant class size appeals.
Other appeals - You can appeal because you want your child to attend a particular school. These are successful if the panel agree that the reasons for your appeal outweigh the school's decision not to admit any more children.
If your child is starting Nursery contact the Early Years Office on 0113 2574178 or alternatively contact the school office 0113 2551601.
Our admissions policy for Nursery follows the LCC Children's Services Policy for School Admissions. The following criteria will be taken into account when offering places for Westroyd Nursery.
* Age of the child
* Special Education Needs/Looked after children
* Looked after Children
* Siblings attending Westroyd Primary
* Location
If your child is due to start Nursery in September 2023 and you have registered your application prior to the 01 March 2023 with the Early Years office, offer of places will be sent out in April. Should you have sent in your application late or have not been offered a place initially you will be placed on our waiting list. If places become available we will be in touch accordingly.