More information about applying for an Early Years place for September can be found below. Please do not hesitate to call the school office if you have any questions.
More information for admissions for Reception to Year 6 can also be found on your Local Authority’s admissions page below.
Coventry Local Authority Admissions
Solihull Local Authority Admissions
Warwickshire Local Authority Admissions
Applications for a Nursery Place
If you would like to apply for a nursery place to start in September 2026, you should apply to Berkswell C of E School by 6th December 2025. You may make a late online application after the closing date, but this will have implications should we be oversubscribed. Offers will be made 13th January 2026.
Applications for a Reception Place
If you would like to apply for a Reception place to start in September 2026 you should apply online to your home council by 15th January 2026. If you miss the closing date you should contact your home council, again this will have implications should we be oversubscribed. Offers will be made 16th April 2026.
Admission Arrangements
These documents explain how we will work with Solihull Council throughout the applicaiton process. They also show how places will be offered if there are more applications than places available. These arrangements are reviewed and published every year.
Please see our Policies section of our website for our Admission Policy this outlines our Admission Arrangements.
Further details on the admissions procedure for Solihull Local Authority schools may be found here
Admission Appeals Information
To make an appeal parents should complete an appeals form stating their grounds for their appeal and send to the Clerk to the Independent Appeals panel c/o the Diocesan Board of Education, within 20 days from the refusal.
Appeals will be heard within the following timeframe.
If you are not offered a place at this school you have the right of appeal against the decision not to allocate a place to your child.
Your appeal will be heard within the following timetable:
Any appeals received after the deadline will be heard within the statutory timescales as set out in the School Admissions Appeals Code
| Deadline for receipt of your written appeal: | Your appeal will be heard by: | |
|---|---|---|
| Reception places for children starting September 2026 | 5pm 29 May 2026 | Week commencing 15th June 2026 |
Further details for the appeals information 2026 can be found below:
Proposed In-Year Appeal Hearing Dates – 2026 Wednesday 14 January Tuesday 10 February Tuesday 17 March Tuesday 28 April Thursday 21 May Tuesday 16 June Tuesday 7 July Wednesday 23 September Tuesday 13 October Wednesday 11 November Tuesday 8 December Where possible all Appeals received by 19 June 2026 will be heard before the start of the new term in September 2026. It may not be possible to hear appeals received after this date prior the start of the new term in September 2026.
Please note no appeals will be heard between 7 July 2026 and 23 September 2026. |
If you have any queries about admissions or appeals at any time please don’t hesitate to contact me or my colleague Lisa Boffey. lisa.boffey@coventrydbe.org
Main Round Appeals – Primary
(National Offer Day – 16 April 2026)
Deadline for appeals to be lodged – 5pm on 29 May 2026.
Appeals to be heard week commencing 15 June 2026.
Late appeals will be heard within the statutory timescales published in the School Admission Appeals Code