{"id":54,"date":"2013-10-11T19:18:08","date_gmt":"2013-10-11T19:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.wpzoom.com\/academica-pro\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2025-11-11T09:38:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T09:38:24","slug":"admissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mayfieldcambridge.org\/?page_id=54","title":{"rendered":"Admissions Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mayfieldcambridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Hands-Up.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1537\" src=\"http:\/\/mayfieldcambridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Hands-Up-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Hands Up\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayfieldcambridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Hands-Up-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mayfieldcambridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Hands-Up-73x55.jpg 73w, https:\/\/mayfieldcambridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Hands-Up-470x352.jpg 470w, https:\/\/mayfieldcambridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Hands-Up.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>For full details of how to apply for places at Mayfield Primary School, please see the Cambridgeshire County Council website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk\/residents\/children-and-families\/schools-&amp;-learning\/apply-for-a-school-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Cambridgeshire County Council Admissions Information Website<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong style=\"color: #422874;\">Reception children<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>We are holding open mornings for prospective Reception 2026 parents and carers on Thursday 13th November 2025 and Wednesday 19th November 2025.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><strong>There will be a presentation and tours of the school starting at 9.30am, with refreshments available from 9.00am.\u00a0 The mornings will be finished by 11.00am.\u00a0 There is no need to book for the Open Morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>\u00a0more details to follow.<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">By law, children start school at the beginning of the term after their fifth birthday. In keeping with Cambridgeshire County Council policy, we offer education from September 2026 to children who will be turning five in the 2026\/2027 academic year. We offer full-time education from September 2026 to any child for whom this is educationally and socially appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>The Cambridgeshire County Council booklet, First Steps, gives details of how the allocation of places is made: <span class=\"wpz-sc-ilink\"><a class=\"info\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk\/asset-library\/Information-for-Primary-parents-First-Steps-Booklet-2026-2027.pdf\" ><strong>First Steps<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div>The allocation of primary school places takes place immediately after the closing date of\u00a0January 15th\u00a0each year. \u00a0Further details about admission procedures are to be found in &#8216;Primary Education &#8211; A Guide for Parents&#8217;, which is available on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk\/residents\/children-and-families\/schools-learning\/apply-for-a-school-place\/primary-reception-junior-or-middle-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cambridgeshire County Council Admissions Information Website<\/a> <\/strong>and a reference copy is also available in the School Office. \u00a0Parents are invited to visit the school one evening in the summer term prior to admission in order to meet the staff, visit the classrooms and ask questions. \u00a0Children are also invited to visit the school with their parents.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #422874;\">Other children<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Children arriving during the course of the academic year are admitted according to the same criteria. Parents should contact the school office to discuss admission.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For full details of how to apply for places at Mayfield Primary School, please see the Cambridgeshire County Council website Cambridgeshire County Council Admissions Information Website . 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