Gledhow Admissions

Our Pre-School caters for 39 full time places and is located within our expansive and impressive school grounds. We can offer both 15 hour and 30-hour places for children aged 3+, with additional wrap-around care in our Breakfast and Afterschool club Gledowls.   ​

To enquire about a place at our Pre-school, please complete the enquiry form below. Once we receive your enquiry form you will be contacted by our Admissions team who will add you to our wait list and share further information on our Pre-School admissions policy and how to formally apply for a place.  ​

We encourage all parents/carers to visit our Pre-School to view the facilities and learn more about our school. To arrange a visit or to talk to us about our Pre-school please contact the school on 0113 293 0392 or by email at Preschool@gledhowschool.org

We are a community school and the admission authority is Leeds City Council, who set our admission policy every year. You can read our school’s admission policy at  Our school admissions policies (leeds.gov.uk).  Our Published Admission Number (PAN) is 90 places, and this is the number of places the school can admit in reception in 2026. ​

Children born between 1st September 2021 and 31st August 2022 are due to start primary school in September 2026. If you are applying for a Reception place for September 2026, all applications are made in advance.  ​

You must apply to the local authority who empties your bins. If this is Leeds, go to www.leeds.gov.uk/apply.  You can also watch the Leeds City Council school admissions video for more information.​

Additional information about our school, including previous admission data, is available on the Leeds City Council’s website.  ​

Application Timetable ​

The below timetable applies to applications made to Leeds City Council. If you apply to another local authority, they may have different dates.​

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Please note: The September 2026 Reception intake calendar has not been released. We advise Parents/Carers to keep checking the Leeds.Gov admissions site for updates. ​

If you are moving into Leeds or want to change schools in Leeds, you need to make a school transfer – often called an in-year application.​

This includes ​

• Applications for a place in reception after the start of term in September 2025 (Due to movement during the school holiday we have a few places available to start in September 2025, contact us at admissions@gledhowschool.org)​
• Applications for a place in all other year groups (Years 1 – Year 6)​

Moving schools can be a difficult experience for a child. You should always speak to your child's current school before trying to move to see what support they can offer you.​

How to apply for an in-year place​

You can apply for a place online using the Leeds in-year application form. You can apply for places at our school and any other Leeds schools who are part of the centralised Leeds in-year application scheme at the same time.  If you have moved house, please submit evidence of the house move at the same time you make your online application. You can find out what you need to provide on the above website. ​

We have to offer places by applying our admission policy criteria to your child’s application and we will contact you with our decision about offering you a place.  We will tell you our decision no later than 15 school days from when you apply. ​

If we cannot offer you a place, we will;​

• write to you to explain the reasons ​
• explain how you can appeal and   ​
• add your child to our waiting list in case a place becomes free.​

Our waiting lists are kept until the end of each school year. You will need to make a new application if you want to be on the waiting list for the following school year. ​

For further information you can also contact our school and speak to our admissions team on 0113 293 0392 or by email at admissions@gledhowschool.org​

If we cannot offer you a place, you will have the right of appeal. The appeal panel is independent of the school and council and their decision is legally binding. ​

Before you appeal you; ​

• should accept any place that you have been offered in case your appeal is not successful​
• should think about why you are appealing and check if it is likely to be successful​
• could read the advice for appealing school places on GOV.UK ​
• could get independent advice on making an appeal from a charity​

Leeds City Council arranges our appeals, and you can find the appeal form at School appeals (leeds.gov.uk)​

If you are appealing for a reception place for September 2025, you need to submit your appeal by the deadline to ensure the appeal will be heard before the summer holidays. ​

Appeals for Reception, Year 1, and Year 2 – these classes are limited to 30 pupils per teacher by law. This means that appeals for these places are less likely to be successful. ​

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If our school refuses your child a place because of this limit and you want to appeal, you will need to make an infant class size appeal. You can see if your reasons are likely to be successful by reading the Department for Education's information about infant class size appeals. 

Other appeals - You can appeal because you want your child to attend a particular school. These are successful if the panel agree that the reasons for your appeal outweigh the school's decision not to admit any more children.​

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Wanting your child to go to a school because you think it is the best one in the area is not likely to convince the panel that your child should get a place there.​

Admissions to Secondary Schools are through the Leeds School Admissions Team. For further information please Click Here

Once your child has been offered a place at their new Secondary School, we offer a comprehensive transition programme and work closely with local schools to ensure the best outcome for our pupils as they move onto the next stage in their educational journey.​