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Admissions
We are happy with the high number of parents that choose our school. As of December 2025, we have 437 pupils on roll.
NURSERY 2026
Thank you for considering the Nursery at Outwoods Primary School for your child. I am extremely proud to be the Head Teacher at Outwoods Primary and to work with a dedicated team to provide the best education and life skills for the children in our care. The education and welfare of our children is paramount and I am proud of how hard our staff work to build positive relationships with our families and community. All of the children are known to our staff and all staff members are well known by our children. Our ‘Outwoods family’ is caring and supportive of other members; we believe in and encourage others to believe in themselves and together we aspire to be the best version of ourselves that we can. – Mrs Joanne Cutbush Headteacher
We are offering a 30 hour Teacher led provision during term-time for children who are aged 3 by 31st August 2026. To access the application form, please click on the below documents:
We start a new application process each year, and can only take children who turn 3 years by the 1st September each year.
Nursery applications will be administered by Outwoods Primary & Nursery School directly, NOT Staffordshire County Council. Information will be sent out in January 2026. The closing date for Nursery applications is Friday 27th February. We will notify you on W/C 23rd March regarding the sessions that you have secured. If you would like us to add your details to our Arbor system, please click on the google form below and we will update you with any further information.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zBPWlo5dpba_V_Z5y3vFpcdIi6z7LNVFICafu93B8ZE/edit
Please also see links at the bottom of this page.
RECEPTION 2026
You need to apply for September 2026
- if your child's fifth birthday is between 1 September 2026 and 31 August 2027 for a place at first, infant or primary school
Parents or carers, who require a Reception place for September 2026, please see link below:
https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Education/Admissions-primary/Apply/Overview.aspx
If you would like us to add your details to our Arbor system, please click on the google form below and we will update you with any further information:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zBPWlo5dpba_V_Z5y3vFpcdIi6z7LNVFICafu93B8ZE/edit
Admissions Consultation
This is whether we plan to make any changes or not. We are consulting across all schools in the Trust this year, however, in Outwoods Primary School there are no plans to change the admission arrangements.
The Voices of our Parents....
It is always difficult when sending your first child to their first school and wondering if it is the right decision. What helped me make that decision was the feeling I felt from everyone at Outwoods; a caring environment with every child at the heart. Crucially for me, I valued that the teachers value their relationships with their pupils and ultimately my child. I now have three children at Outwoods! Mr A
Our daughter loves the varied challenges that the professional and friendly reception team prepare. Coupled with the daily updates via Tapestry we can track her objectives and confidently develop her learning. It’s been a pleasure to see how engaged and inspired she’s been in her first term at school, learning new skills and developing her reading and mathematics at an impressive pace. Mr B
My son started in Reception at Outwoods last year. The way he has grown, especially in confidence is fantastic. The teachers are brilliant; they make it such a fun learning experience. Mrs M
TRANSITION TO YEAR 3
You need to apply for September 2026:
- if your child will be in year 2 at an infant school in September 2025 for a place in a junior or primary school.
Parents or carers who require a Year 3 place in this circumstance for September 2026, please see link below:
https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Education/Admissions-primary/Apply/Overview.aspx
IN YEAR ADMISSIONS
If you would like to apply for your child to transfer to Outwoods Primary then please apply directly to the school by completing an In Year Application Form.
Should you wish to speak to a member of staff about our school or arrange a visit, please contact us.
If you are a parents or carers of children already of school age wishing to move to a Staffordshire school during the school year. Please see link below.
https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/education/Admissions-primary/In-year/In-year-school-admissions.aspx
Please access the In-year application form below.
Please see our Admission Arrangements below.