Visits for Prospective Parents and Children

Is your child due to start school in September 2026? If so, you can now book a ticket for one of our Open Days for prospective parents.

We will publish Open Days during November 2025, please watch this space!

To pre-register your interest please contact the School Office directly on officemb@mbk.cambrianlt.org.  We will keep your name on file and contact you when the dates have been published.

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If you have any queries about our Open Days please contact us at officemb@mbk.cambrianlt.org or 01235 764822.

Millbrook Primary School is an Academy which forms part of the Cambrian Learning Trust. It follows the general admissions policy for Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) Local Authority and OCC deal with all our admissions for Primary School age children.

Starting School

Applications for starting school in September 2025 should be made on-line at https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/schools/apply-school-place.  The deadline for on-time applications was 15th January 2025.  However, you will be able to make a late application.

At this moment in time all children reaching statutory school age may start school full-time in the September of the school year in which the child reaches their 5th birthday.  Legally children do not have to take up their place until the start of the term after their 5th birthday.  The offer of a place can be deferred until that time. 

When the Local Authority allocates places to children reaching statutory school age, there may be a greater demand than there are places available.  In cases like this oversubscription criteria will apply in the allocation of places. Please see the admissions policy for further details or contact the Admissions Team on 01865 815175.

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In Year Transfers

Applications for in-year transfers should also be made on line at https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/schools/apply-school-place

If the school has spaces in any year group then parents/carers are entitled to take up those places for their children.  Each year group can take up to 60 pupils.  When the Local Authority allocates places to children reaching statutory school age, there may be a greater demand than there are places available.  In cases like this oversubscription criteria will apply in the allocation of places. Please see the admissions policy for further details or contact the Admissions Team on 01865 815175.

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Millbrook Nursery
With regard to Nursery admissions these are dealt with by Millbrook Primary School.  We follow Oxfordshire County Council’s guidelines and further information is contained in the Nursery Admissions Policy.  

We can offer 5 mornings or 5 afternoons (15 hours) during term-time or 5 full days for qualifying parents (30 hours) during term-time - see below for more information.  We also now offer more flexible options eg 2 full days and 1 half day or (for working parents) we can apply your funding to wraparound care if you take up less than the full 5 weekdays.  Please let us know what hours/sessions you need and we'll see what we can do to meet your requirements.  Offers are, of course, subject to availability of spaces.

To apply please click on this link Millbrook Nursery Online Application Form This is the link to our online application form.  Please note that for the September intake the deadline is 31st March. 

For more information on Nursery Admissions please go to our Nursery page.

30 Hour Nursery Places - 3 year old and (from September 2025) 2 year olds

Working parents may be entitled to up to 30 hours free childcare per week in term-time. You qualify for this if both parents are working, or the sole parent is working in a lone parent family, and each parent earns at least £120.00 per week (16 hours at min/living wage) and less than £100,000 per year.  Parents who are not eligible for the 30 hours funding will continue to be entitled to 15 hours.

More information on the 30 hour free childcare entitlement is available at www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/how-to-apply-for-30-hours-free-childcare/

and you can check your entitlement and apply for the 30 hours entitlement at https://www.gov.uk/30-hours-free-childcare.

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Visits for Prospective Parents

We are always happy to welcome visits from prospective parents and children.  Please contact the school office on 01235 764822 or at officemb@millbrook.vale-academy.org if you would like to come and have a look around.

Applying for a School Place

You can apply online at https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/schools/apply-school-place/infant-and-primary-school.  An online application is the most efficient and secure method of applying.

Appealing for a school place

You may appeal for a place at the school you want if you have not been offered a place.

https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/schools/apply-school-place/school-appeals