Admissions

Orchard Way is a one-form entry primary school with 30 pupils per class. As a community school, our admission procedure reflects that set out in the local authority admissions’ booklet, which can be accessed at www.croydon.gov.uk/admissions.

To summarise, if the number of applications for a school is higher than the number of places available, the allocations will be made in the following order.

After the admission of children with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP), where a community school is named on the EHCP, the criteria will be applied in the order set out below:

Looked-after children/previously looked-after children
Siblings
Medical
Distance

Reception Admissions 2026

Applying for Reception class for September 2026

If your child was born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022, you will need to apply for a school place for them for reception in September 2026.

The deadline for applications is 15th January 2026.

We warmly invite prospective families to join one of our small group tours to see our school in action.

Tuesday 11th November at 9:45am;

Tuesday 18th November at 9:45am.

Please book here

If you would prefer a personal tour, please contact us directly at officeowps@iniciotrust.org.

We look forward to welcoming you!

For further information:

Letter to Parents-Reception Application 2026 admission

Apply for a primary school place: step by step | Croydon Council

Primary School Admission Poster 2026

This includes:

Getting ready – doing your research
Creating an EAdmissions account, and
Completing your EAdmissions application form

In Year Admissions

In-year applications from families wishing to join Orchard Way Primary School are warmly welcomed. If you would like to find out if this is the school for your child, a tour can be booked to see the school.

Applying for an In-year school place at Orchard Way:

You will be required to fill in an in-year common application form
The in-year common application form must be submitted to the school admissions team by:
email to admissions@croydon.gov.uk, or post to School Admissions Team, Bernard Weatherill House, 4th Floor Zone A, 8 Mint Walk, Croydon CR0 1EA, or in person (Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm) at Access Croydon, Bernard Weatherill House, 8 Mint Walk, Croydon CR0 1EA.