Admissions and Appeals

Admissions and Appeals

Nursery Entry

Montem Academy offers a part time, morning or afternoon provision for Nursery. Children are eligible for admission to the Nursery Class in the term, following their third birthday. Applications must be submitted to the school on a nursery application form prior to the term your child turns 3. Children will then be admitted to nursery in the following term providing space is available. Pupils are admitted to nursery without reference to aptitude or ability.

Admission to nursery does not guarantee a place in Montem Academy.

Reception Entry

How to apply for Reception 2026 entry.

If you have a child who was born between 1st September 2021 and 31st August 2022, you can now apply for a Reception school place for September 2026.

To apply for a Reception place at Montem Academy and providing you live within the Slough borough, you must apply for a school place via the Slough Citizen Portal. The Admissions criteria can be found below.

https://www.slough.gov.uk/school-admissions/apply-school-place

Parents / Carers must apply for a school place. Please be advised that there is no automatic entry into Montem Academy even if your child currently attends the attached nursery.

If you live within another borough, this must be done via their admissions' portal.

Once a school place for Montem Academy has been allocated to you by your local authority, our admissions officer will be in contact to request some more details about your child and to give you all the information needed for a successful transition.

Appeal Dates and Information

If you have not been offered a place at Park Federation Primaries, the law entitles you to appeal against that
decision to an Independent Appeal Panel. The panel is completely independent of the school and the Local
Authority. All appeals will be heard online, which has the advantage that your appeal can be heard from your
home or place of work.
If you wish to appeal for a place in Reception, year 1 or year 2, please use this link to complete your appeal
online.
If you wish to appeal for a place in years 3 – 6 please use this link to complete your appeal online
Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. It is suggested that you
download the explanatory booklet about appeals which you should read before you complete the appeal form.
Those applying for a place in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2 are advised to read the section in the appeal’s booklet
which refer to Reception, years 1 and 2.

Booklet Link

If you are appealing for a place in years RECEPTION, year 1 or year 2, you are advised to read the section in the
booklet which refers to appeals for these years.
You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form and you MUST give the grounds
for your appeal at the time you lodge your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you state
the grounds for your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school.
Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated in the last THREE months. If you
do not have access to a scanner, please take two photographs with a mobile phone and upload the photographic
files.
Full details about the hearing will be sent to you with your invitation to the hearing.
If you wish to contact the clerk – email : clerk@educationappeals.com

The timetable for appeals is as follows: -

In-Year Admissions

If you would like your child to attend our school, please contact Slough borough council to apply and complete an application form for in-year admissions.

The Local Authority will allocate school places for Reception to Year 6 on the school's behalf.

Slough Borough Council

Montem Academy will comply with the Schools Admissions and Appeals Codes. We are an inclusive school with no religious faith affiliations.

In-Year Admission Appeals