School Admissions

Donisthorpe is an extremely popular primary school. We have places for 210 pupils from EYFS to Year 6, in 7 classes across the school.

We can take children into classes at any point in the year, if we have spaces.  We can also take children out of catchment to support parents in finding the right school for their child. For children starting school for the first time at 4 years old, our usual intake is late August/early September. Please contact our school office to find out if we have space in your child's year group and to book a place to look around.

Applying for a place Mid Year
If you are interested in a place for your child and wish to move them from another school during the academic year (this is called an  in-year transfer), please call our office to find out if we have any places in the year group before making an application to Leicestershire Local Authority.

We have 1 class in each year group (30 places for each year group) and we are almost full in every class.

Our Admissions Policy can be found by clicking this link. Admissions Policy

Do you have a child due to start school in 2025? 

Applications have now closed for the 2025 year. Should parents still need to apply for a place for their child to start in August 2025, they can do so through Leicestershire Local Authority. This will be treated as a late application. 

Parents who have applied for a place for their child to start in August 2025 will receive notification of the school they have been allocated on Wednesday 16th April 2025. We will be in touch shortly after with confirmation of our transition process and key meeting dates for those who have been allocated a place at Donisthorpe. 

​Do you have a child due to start school in 2026? 

We hold open an open evening in the Autumn term and also offer tours around the school during the school day- please contact us to find out more. ​

We have one EYFS intake, in late August/early September. Parents and carers need to apply for a place at our school via the local authority by mid-January 2026 and places are confirmed in April 2026. It is important to apply on time to have the best chance of securing a place at your preferred school. 
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Our Admission Policy is on our Policy page.

​The Leicestershire County Council Policy can be found here. 
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The Planned Admission Number is 30 students per year. (Total pupils 210)