Infant School
Infant School Admissions - Reception
Thank you for considering St Martin’s C of E Schools for your child's education.
Please note that the St Martin's Pre-School is independently run and is not, nor has it ever been, a factor in determining priority for admission to the Infant School. You should also be advised that children who attend the Infant School will need to apply to the Junior School to move on to Year Three.
If you have any queries regarding admissions, please phone the school office on 01372 846930 or email admissions@stmartinsepsom.school
Outcome of Application to Reception in September 2025
By now you will have received notification of the outcome of your child’s application for an infant school place for September 2025.
Accepting or Declining your Offer - Once you have been offered a school place, you must accept or decline it by 30 April 2025. If you don't, the offer may be withdrawn. If you applied online you can reply online. If you applied by paper, you will need to return the reply slip by post.
Surrey Admissions strongly recommend you accept the place you are offered, even if this is not for the school you wanted. This will ensure your child has a school place in September. You can then go on waiting lists for other schools or appeal.
If you decline the offer and you have no alternative place you will be responsible for finding your child another school. The place you decline may be offered to another child so may not be available later if you change your mind.
Waiting List - If you did not put St Martin’s Infant School on your preference form but would now like to be placed on our waiting list please contact Surrey Admissions by telephone on 0300 200 1004. At this stage we are unable to tell you the position of your child on our waiting list; we should be able to provide this information during the first week of May. Your child’s name will remain on our waiting list until the end of the academic year 2025/26 (July 2026).
Appeals - If your child is not allocated a place at our school, you have the right to appeal. The letter you receive telling you that admission has been refused will also contain information on how to appeal. It is advisable to consider alternative schools for your child, as only a very small minority of the appeals that are considered by Appeal Panels are successful. Officers at the Surrey Schools and Childcare Service (Tel No. 0300 200 1004) can assist you with queries on alternative schools in your area. As an academy, our Governing Body is responsible for handling our appeals alongside Surrey County Council. If you wish to lodge an appeal, please visit the Surrey County Council website for full details. Our appeals timetable can be viewed here.
Details on how all Surrey infant, junior and primary school places were allocated will be available on the Surrey County Council's schools directory as soon as possible after the allocation.
If you have any further queries regarding admissions to St Martin’s Infant School please email admissions@stmartinsepsom.school and we will reply to your email as soon as possible. Please bear with us during this busy time.
Admissions to Reception in September 2025 - Late Applications
For children born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021.
The application period for primary, infant and junior schools ended on 15 January 2025 and so subsequent applications will now be classed as a late admission.
Further information can be found on Surrey County Council's website or by calling 0300 200 1004
Information to provide with your application
If you live inside the parishes of St Martin's or Christchurch you do not need to complete the supplementary form.
If you live outside the parishes of St Martin's or Christchurch but are on the church roll, we ask that you complete our supplementary information form and return it to the school when you provide your application for a place.
If you are not sure of the boundaries, please click here to see a map. You can also use the Church of England parish finder.
Date of Birth - Intake Dates
- 1st Sept 2019 to 31st Aug 2020 - Current Early Years
- 1st Sept 2020 to 31st Aug 2021 - start in Sept 2025
- 1st Sept 2021 to 31st Aug 2022 - start in Sept 2026
Find a School Tool
Did you know that Surrey County Council has a useful tool to find the distance from home to school? Search Surrey's Find a School tool to find out more.
Admissions Policy
Please view the policy below to access the criteria that we use when making a decision in regards to a child acquiring a place at the School.