When applying to start Gargrave CE (VC) Primary School, if your child lives in North Yorkshire, you should complete the North Yorkshire Council application form even if your school preferences are located outside North Yorkshire.  If your child does not live in North Yorkshire, you must apply for a place through the local authority you currently pay your council tax to. You can check who your local authority is on the government website.

We have one intake of pupils per year. All children start in the September of the year in which they are 5 years old. Parents need to apply online at https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/education-and-learning/school-admissions/starting-primary-school-and-junior-school.  Please also use this link if you are applying for an in-year place.  Parents are also welcome to make an appointment to look around the school prior to making a decision.  Please contact us to arrange a mutually convenient time.

Our published admission number is 18.  Further information is available in our admissions policy.  If the number of applications exceeds the maximum admission limit, after the admission of children where the school is named in the statement of special educational needs (SEN), the following oversubscription criteria will apply:

Priority Group 1:

Looked after children and all previously looked after children for whom the school has been expressed as a preference.  Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order.

Priority Group 2:

Children the Authority considers have special social or medical reasons for admission.

Priority Group 3:

Children living within the normal area of the school.

Priority Group 4:

Children living outside the normal area of the school.

Further information and access to an electronic application form can be found on the School Admissions page of the North Yorkshire County Council website.