Applying for a place at Stanley Primary School 

Applications to join Reception in September, or to join any other year group 'in-year', should be submitted to the Richmond Admissions Department. 

Applications for Stanley Preschool are managed by the school. 

Places in The Peartree Centre, our Resourced Provision, are allocated by Achieving for Children, not the school. Children attending Stanley do not have priority for places in the Peartree Centre. 

Please see the Reception, Pre-School, In-year and Peartree sections below for further information about admissions. 

If your child has an Education, Health and are Plan (EHCP), please contact your assessment coordinator to discuss your child's school placement. 

The Richmond Borough Admissions page is here: School Admissions

ADMISSIONS Preschool and Reception

Reception 2026/27

Parents who have applied for a place in Reception for September 2026 will be notified of the outcome by the local authority on Wednesday 16 April 2026. 

We very much look forward to welcoming our new families to Stanley in September 2026. 

The closing date for Reception 2026 applications was 15 January 2026. Late applications will be considered after on-time applications have been processed. 

For more information about Admissions, to make an application, and to view key dates and further details about the Admissions process, please click here. 

Preschool in September 2026 (or April 2026 for a 'Rising 3' place)

To apply for a Preschool please complete this google form: Google Form Preschool 2026/27.  

The deadline for applications is Friday 7th March 2026. After this date we will offer places. In the interim we will be in touch to offer a tour of Preschool.

If you have missed the deadline, please complete the form above anyway. 

Preschool provision

We provide part-time places to 3 and 4 year olds under the Universal 15-hours of free childcare scheme, Monday to Friday, term-time only. 

Pre-School children start in September (of April) for either:

5 mornings a week (08:45 - 11:45),

5 afternoons a week (12.30  - 15.30), or

Full time extended 30 hours, 08:45 - 2:45 / 08:45 - 15:30**

** We are able to provide full time places to working families eligible for Extended 30-hours of funded childcare.  Children attend Monday to Friday 08:45 - 14:45 term-time only. 

If you would prefer your child to stay until 15:30 families have the option of paying an extra daily charge which is payable half-termly in advance (Daily charge is currently £6).

Self funded sessions

Parents who are not eligible for 30 hours free child care can supplement the 15 hours by self funding extended hours on a termly basis for one to five sessions per week - please contact the office to discuss your requirements.

Rising 3's - Summer Term

Where spaces are available, children who will have turned 3 years old on or before 31st March (Rising 3's) may be able to start in April, the Summer term.  

Preschool Admission Criteria

Places in Preschool are allocated according to the Local Authority’s Admission Criteria priorities, which are:

1. Looked after children. (Applications made under this criterion must be accompanied by details of circumstance and professionally supported evidence). 
2. Children who have an exceptional family, social or medical need that makes the school concerned the most suitable one for the individual child. (Details must be described on the application and verified by professionally supported evidence).
3. Children who have a brother or sister (sibling) living at the same address who will be attending Stanley at the time of admission.
4. Children of members of staff who have been employed at Stanley Primary for two or more years at the time of application and will continue to be employed at the school at the point of admission.
5. Richmond upon Thames resident children living closest to the school.
6. Other children living closest to the school.

Late applications will be considered once on-time applications have been processed. 

Changing schools in-year

If you would like to inquire about places at Stanley in any current year group, or arrange a tour, please email info@stanley.richmond.sch.uk

Applications will be via the Richmond Admissions Department. Please click here.

Peartree Centre Resourced Provision

New admissions are allocated by Achieving for Children, not the school. Those attending Stanley Primary School are not given any priority for places at the Peartree Centre. 

We are currently at capacity and do not expect to be offering new places until September 2026 at the earliest. We are holding tours for prospective parents this Autumn 2025. Please contact peartree@stanley.richmond.sch.uk to register your interest.

Please visit our Peartree page for more information about the Centre. 

Scheduled open mornings for prospective parents 

For parents of children joining Preschool or Reception in September 2026, our scheduled open mornings have now finished. If you would like to visit Stanley Primary School, please email info@stanley.richmond.sch.uk to arrange a tour. 

For parents of children due to start Pre-School or Reception in September 2027, we will be holding another series of open mornings and tours after the summer break. To register your interest in attending an open morning, please click here.  We will send you a booking link when the tour dates have been finalised. 

Our open mornings comprise a presentation from our Headteacher Mr Hawley,  followed by a tour of the school with Year 6 pupils. You will be shown around the school site and classrooms while lessons are taking place. Mr Hawley and other members of the Leadership Team will be on hand throughout to answer your questions.  The mornings are intended for parents only but you are welcome to bring your child if you would otherwise be unable to attend. 

The following presentations and short videos provide an insight into Stanley Primary School.

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• Early Years Foundation Stage presentation - powerpoint with commentary
• Pre-School tour
• Reception tour
• Year 1 tour 
• Year 2 tour
• KeyStage 2 tour