Admissions
Key Information
Admissions
If you would like your child to attend our school, please see full details of our admission arrangements below.
Visiting the School
Please telephone the school to arrange a visit.
Starting Primary School in September 2026
Applying for a Reception Place
Please apply online at www.hillingdon.gov.uk/schools
Important Dates:
Thursday 15th January 2026 - Applications deadline
Thursday 15th January 2026 midnight - Online applications deadline
Thursday 16th April 2026- Offer day
Thursday 30th April 2026 - Acceptance deadline
Friday 23rd May 2025 - Appeals deadline
Intake Meeting
If your child is offered a Reception place you will be invited to an intake meeting in July 2026 to meet the Principal, class teachers and admission staff.
To look in more detail at our admission criteria please click on the link to the PDF document below.
Applying for a place at Cranford Park Academy’s Nursery
Children are usually admitted to our Nursery the September following their 3rd birthday.
We currently offer full time and part time places within our nursery.
- Morning Nursery: 8.45 —11.45am
- Afternoon Nursery: 12.30 – 3.30pm
- Full Time Nursery: 8.45am – 2.45pm
- Full time places are available for families who are eligible for the Government’s 30 hours free childcare and you can check your eligibility by clicking here.
Should you wish to apply for a Nursery place please contact the school office.
As part of your application process for a Nursery place we ask you to send in copies of your child’s birth certificate, evidence of your home address (council tax bill, child benefit statement utility bill) and parent’s passport to the email cpaoffice@theparkfederation.org or these can be brought into the school.
To secure a place please apply by 31st January. Later applications will still be considered.
Introduction to the Nursery at Cranford Park Academy
In Year Applications - How to apply for a place at Cranford Park Academy
All applications should be made directly to the London Borough of Hillingdon - School Admissions.
Appeals
If you wish appeal, please refer to the following links;