Admissions

Admissions to Wildern School

Our admission policy is agreed every year by Trustees and placed on our website. Stakeholders are invited to make comments on any changes to our admissions policy that Trustees propose.  There are three admission policies below relating to in-year admissions for the current academic year, and for current Year 6 joining Year 7 in September 2025.

Admissions for Year 7 for September are administered by the local authority.  Please go to Hampshire School Admissions for more information.  

You may also wish to contact Jane Richards on wildern@wildern.org or 01489 783473 for information on places and waiting lists.  

If your application for a place is unsuccessful, you have a statutory right of appeal.  Information on how to appeal is below.

Admission Appeals Timetable for Year 7 in September 2025

Admissions DeadlineÂ	Tuesday 31 October 2024
National notification date for on-time applications	Monday 3 March 2025
Notification date for late applicants (for applications received after 31 October 2024 and before 3 March 2025)	Thursday 13 March 2025
Deadline date for parents wishing to lodge an appeal (returning completed appeal papers to the County Council)	Friday 28 March 2025
Year 7 appeal hearings to be held	From 30 April - 23 May 2025 inclusive (Excluding 5 May 2025)
Decision letters to be sent	Within five school days of hearing

Please note
(i) Appeals lodged after 28 March 2025 will be heard during the above dates, if possible. Where it is not achievable to hold an appeal between the above dates, the hearing will be scheduled within 30 school days (excluding any school holidays) of the appeal being lodged. Appeals lodged on or after 11 June 2025 may not be heard until the autumn term.

(ii) Appellants will receive at least 10 school days’ notice of the exact date and location of their appeal hearing. 

(iii) Following the lodging of an appeal, additional papers may be submitted to the Appeals Service until 10 school days before the hearing. Evidence submitted after this date will be considered by the panel but this may lead to an adjournment and significant delays.

Hampshire School Admissions

School Catchment Finder in Hampshire

Wildern School Admissions policy can be found HERE

Open Evening Information can be found HERE