Applying for Reception School Places

Applications for your child to attend Buttsbury Infant School during the normal admissions round are handled under a coordinated arrangement operated by the Local Authority (LA).

Procedure for handling late applications and the operation of the waiting list will also be in accordance with the coordinated admission arrangements.

Parents and carers in Essex can apply for their child's school place online using the Essex Online Admissions service between 8 November 2021 and 15 January 2022 at:

It is highly recommended that parents/carers put the priority admission area school as one of their options, otherwise there is a risk of being allocated a school outside of the preferred locality.  

After places have been allocated, parents/carers have a right to appeal.  The process for making any appeals can be found in the Essex Guide for Admissions. 

Mid-Year Admissions

From 1st April 2022 mid-year applications for Buttsbury Infant School need to be made directly to the school using the form below.

Please note we do not currently have any spaces in any of our year groups.

Transition to Buttsbury Junior School

Thank you to families who joined us today for our presentation about applying to Buttsbury Junior School.  A video of the presentation can be found below along with the slides. 

If you have any questions please do not hesitate either BIS school office or BJS school office. Thank you