Admissions

Admissions Arrangements for September 2026

Admissions Arrangements for September 2027

Admissions to Rush Common School are handled by Oxfordshire County Council (OCC).

Click here for Admissions to Reception.

Click here if you are moving from another school.

If you are not offered a place at the school you want, you have the right to make an appeal.  A guide to appeals and a link to the online appeal form can be found on the OCC website here.

Key dates for admissions appeals for September 2026:

Thursday 16 April 2026: First round allocation day (for on-time applications, received by 15 January 2026)
23:59 on Friday 15 May 2026: Deadline for submitting first round of primary appeals
Mid-June - Friday 17 July 2026: First round of primary appeals heard
Friday 5 June 2026: Second round allocation day (for applications received 16 January- 30 April 2026)
23:59 on Friday 3 July 2026: Deadline for submitting primary (second round) appeals
Early September- Tuesday 13 October 2026: round of primary appeals heard

Information about summer-born children starting school can be found here.