Admissions

Admissions - Applying for a place

Our Amazing School 

Old Mill Primary is an extremely popular primary school. We have places for 420 pupils from Early Years Foundation Stage to Year 6. We have a capped intake of 60 pupils (2 classes of 30) in each year group. We can take children into classes at any point in the year, if we have spaces.  We also take children out of catchment to support parents in finding the right school for them.

Find out more in our prospectus.

Do you have a Foundation Stage child starting school in August 2027? 

We have a number of Open Days coming up in the Autumn term 2026 for parents to view the school. The following Open Days are a great opportunity to meet with the Head teacher, see what Foundation Stage is like, meet the Foundation Stage staff, groups of pupils and spend more time in school. 

The following dates are available for booking:

Tuesday 29th September 2026 at 9:15am

Tuesday 13th October 2026 at 9:15am

Thursday 12th November 2026 at 9:15am

Please book online or contact the school office to book your place.

If you are interested in finding out more about the school before then, please contact the office to make an appointment for a personal school tour with our Head teacher, Mrs Smith-Stewart.

Applications are welcome from families who live in and out of our catchment area.  Our children come from across Broughton Astley and around a third of our children choose to come to us from outside of the village.

How to apply

Applications for places at our school are managed by Leicestershire County Council; the school does not deal with place allocations directly. Please visit the Local Authority website (www.leicestershire.gov.uk/admissions) for advice and to apply online for a school place.

Paper copies of application forms can be obtained by telephoning the Admissions Department on 0116 305 6684.

Appeals are administered by Leicestershire County Council. You can access the appeals information here

Old Mill Primary School is part of Symphony Learning Trust and as so we abide by the Trust's Admissions Policy.

This policy can be viewed here: Admissions Policy

Applications for Reception pupils open on 1st September 2025 and close on 15th January 2027. Parents are notified of their child's allocated school place on 16th April 2027. For 2026 Admissions, parents are notified on 16th April 2026.

Applying for a place mid year for all year groups

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 a mid term or mid year transfer), please call our office to find out if we have any places in the year group, before making an application to the Leicestershire Local Authority. We have 2 classes in each year group (60 places for each year group).

Do contact our school office to find out if we have space in your child's year group and to book a place to have a personal tour of the school with our Head teacher. 

Applications are welcome from families who live in and out of our catchment area. Our children come from across Broughton Astley and around a third of our children choose to come to us from outside of the village.