Open Days!
Choosing the right school for your child is an exciting milestone, and we would love to welcome you to St Denys Church of England Infant School. Our open sessions are designed to give both parents and children the opportunity to experience our warm, nurturing, and inspiring learning environment first-hand. During your visit, you will have the chance to:
- Meet our friendly and dedicated team.
- See our Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) provision in action.
- Take part in a special Stay and Play session, where your child can enjoy crafts and activities alongside an adult while you learn more about life at St Denys.
- Enjoy a guided tour of the school and explore our fantastic facilities, including: The Library, ELSA Room, Sensory Space, Playground, Forest School and Hall!
- Visit our Key Stage 1 classrooms to see the exciting learning opportunities that await beyond Reception.
- Take a short visit to the Junior School to gain an insight into your child’s potential future educational journey.
Our tours are a wonderful opportunity to ask questions, meet members of our school community, and see why St Denys Infant School is such a special place to learn and grow.
Please scan the QR to book a place or click on this link – St Denys Infant School EYFS Tour – Fill in form
As a ‘Local Authority Maintained School’, the Governors at St Denys CE Infant School have adopted the local authority’s admissions policy. All of our admissions and appeals are dealt with by Leicestershire County Council (LCC). For further information please visit: LCC School Admissions.
A copy of LCC’s admissions policy can be found by clicking here.
St Denys’ pupil admission number (PAN) for each year group from August 2026 is as follows:
EYFS 60 pupils
Year 1 60 pupils
Year 2 70 pupils
Mid-Year Applications
If you are considering applying for a place mid-year, please contact the school directly to discuss if we have any spaces. You will then need to submit an application through the local authority – application link below.
New Starter Applications
If you are considering applying for a primary school place for the very first time as a new starter and wish to discuss the practicalities of admissions and catchment areas, please contact the school office (01530 260004) or arrange to speak to Mrs Sargeant (Headteacher) or a member of the Senior Leadership Team.
If you would like to request a ‘new starter’ school place, you will need to submit an application through the Leicestershire County Council website.
Preparing to start school
During the Summer term before your child starts school, you will be invited to visit the school with your child to meet the class teacher. This provides an opportunity to become familiar with the school environment and approaches to teaching and learning in the Early Years.
You will be asked to complete a questionnaire, which will help us to know a little bit about your child in their early days at school. Parents/carers wishing to see the school before enrolling their children are very welcome to do so. A telephone call to arrange a suitable time is all that is needed.
Over subscription waiting lists & appealing a school place
Over subscription:
If you have applied as part of the normal round of admissions, and been refused a place, you will automatically be placed on the school’s oversubscription (waiting) list.
The position your child will appear on the Oversubscription List will depend on how closely they meet the school’s admissions priority criteria. If a place becomes available, and your child is at the top of the list, you will be contacted automatically to offer you the place.
Appealing:
If you have been refused a place at a school, you can appeal. You cannot appeal against a school you have been given a place at.
Example: if you applied to multiple schools and were offered a place at your third choice school only, you may not appeal that place, but you may appeal for a place at your first or second choice school.
Rather than risk having no place at all, you should secure a school place for your child in case your appeal isn’t successful.
The appeals process is run by the Legal Services Team on behalf of the Director of Law and Governance, who are a separate department to and independent of the Admissions Team. The process for appealing can be found by clicking the button below.