Admissions Overview

Our Early Years Department welcomes our youngest pupils to the pre-school Nursery in the September following their third birthday.  Places are offered in order of the date of application, although siblings of current pupils are given priority. Applications for a potential place are accepted from birth and we encourage parents to visit us and apply for Nursery well in advance wherever possible, particularly as offers are made around a year ahead of the proposed start date.

Yes, although there are fewer places available for Reception entry, usually around 10 places.

Children registered for Reception entry are invited for a pre-arranged, two-hour observational nursery visit in the autumn term prior to entry.

Places are offered subsequently and will be secured on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Yes, we welcome applications for children to join Lady Barn in Prep 1 and above and places are offered subject to the outcome of a taster visit.

Taster days are arranged on an ad-hoc basis for children in the lower year groups. Each spring, we hold set days for entry the following academic year into Prep 3, 4, 5 and 6. We also hold a Scholarship Day for entry into Prep 3. However, we also offer ad-hoc visits throughout the year and are happy to accept mid-year admissions for all year groups, subject to the availability of a place.

We operate waiting lists for all year groups where there is not currently a place.

We welcome out-of-area and overseas applications. 

If you are unable to visit us in person, we can arrange for applicants to complete our tests remotely. It is important for remote tests to be carried out by the child independently, so that we can ensure that Lady Barn is the right setting for them. 

The Application Fee for overseas applicants is £70, and the Acceptance Deposit is £500. The School reserves the right to request an additional £500 deposit in circumstances where a prospective pupil currently resides overseas, for reasons of administration.

The Application Fee is £70. This should be submitted as part of the application process, which can be completed online.

The Acceptance Deposit required to secure a place at Lady Barn, alongside the Acceptance Correspondence, is £500.

Children remain at Lady Barn House School until the end of Prep 6.

The Lady Barn journey paves the way for entry to the full range of senior schools, locally and further afield. Parents are guided by our many years of experience in pinpointing the right school for their child's next educational step.

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Lady Barn House School is pleased to accept applications for children to join in various age groups and maintains a partially selective policy for admissions. The school is, therefore, mixed-ability by nature and in keeping with its aims to provide an holistic, well-rounded education.

Lady Barn House School welcomes staff and children from many different ethnic groups, backgrounds and creeds. Candidates for admission will be treated equally, irrespective of their or their parents' race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, pregnancy or maternity, sex, gender reassignment or any disability. Candidates will also be treated equally in respect of their parents' age or marital or civil partnership status.

The School will make any reasonable additional or alternative arrangements to ensure that the School's admission procedures are accessible to disabled children. The School will consult with parents and such other persons or organisations as necessary in order to ascertain a child's particular needs and the nature of any additional or alternative arrangements which would be required to meet them if an offer of a place was made. Parents of a child who has a disability or special educational needs should provide the School with full details on application to the School.

The School does not operate within a catchment or priority area.

The way in which Lady Barn House School deals with pupil behaviour is set out in the School’s Behaviour Policy. This Admissions Policy should be read in conjunction with the Behaviour Policy, which is available on the School's website.

Lady Barn House School has its origins in Christian roots, however, the School welcomes children of all faiths and beliefs, and actively promotes tolerance, interest and respect of different cultures and traditions. Lady Barn House School promotes the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and for and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. The School’s religious education curriculum covers all the main world religions and this is also reinforced through the School's PSHEE Curriculum. Parents should be aware that all pupils are expected to attend assemblies where our School Core Values of community, creativity, resilience, respect and teamwork are promoted.

This Policy is written with regard to relevant legislation and guidance, including Children Missing Education (DfE September 2016) and Working Together to Improve School Attendance (DfE August 2022).