Academy Admissions
Welcome to the Harris Primary Academy Mayflower Admissions information page. Our full policy, with details of our admissions criteria, can be downloaded from further down the page. A brief summary of the application procedure follows, for Reception and in-year admissions.
Admissions Arrangements for 2025-2026
The Governing Body of Harris Primary Academy Mayflower met on the 22nd November 2023 to determine the Admissions Arrangements for 2025-2026, which can be found below.
Admissions Arrangements for 2026-2027
The Governing Body of Harris Primary Academy Mayflower met on the 2nd October 2024 to determine the Admissions Arrangements for 2026-2027 which can be found below.
Academy Admissions Contact Details
Mrs Marie Green is our admissions officer and her contact details are as follows:
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Telephone: 020 3772 4588 Email: M.Green@harrisprimarymayflower.org.uk |
Reception Applications
The Academy has an admission number of 150 in Reception for September 2025. If your child was born If your child was born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021, you must apply for their reception school place for September 2025.
Applications for places in Reception should be made on the home Local Authority’s Common Application Form. These are accessible on the LA’s website and should be submitted in accordance with the LA’s published deadlines for applications (normally early to mid-January before the academic year in which the child is eligible for entry).
Please access the link below which shows the Thurrock admissions timetable:
https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/primary-school-admissions/admissions-timetable
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Friday 1 November 2024 |
Application period opens at 9am |
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Wednesday 15 January 2025 |
Application period closes for on-time applications |
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Wednesday 16 April 2025 |
Notification of offers are available from 12:30am |
If you are looking for a place in Harris Primary Academy Mayflower because you have recently moved into the area, or your child is at another primary school and you feel that a change of school would benefit their education and/or general well-being, you are entitled to apply for a school place.
Please contact Thurrock Council Admissions, Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, Thurrock, RM17 6SL. Tel: 01375652883 or via the admissions website at www.thurrock.gov.uk/admissions
For Parents/Carers who Wish to Appeal
For Parent(s) wishing to appeal against the Academy’s decision on admissions, for any year group, please complete the admissions appeals paperwork via Essex County Council.
https://www.essex.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools/admissions/after-your-school-offer/appeals
Appeals timetable
| 16 April 2025 | National Offer Day - parents informed of outcome of application |
| 20 May 2025 | Deadline for submitting appeals |
| 22 July 2025 | Appeals heard for those submitted by the deadline and, where possible, for late appeals (last day of term: 22 July 2025) |
| September 2025 onwards | Appeals heard for any appeals not heard before 22 July 2025 |
Our Open Days for prospective parents will be held on the following dates:
19/2/25- Open morning for Nursery 9am-10am
5/3/25- Open morning for Nursery 9am-10am
18/9/25- Open Morning for Reception 9am-10am
12/11/25 Open Morning for Reception 9am-10am
10/1/26- Open morning for Reception 9am- 10am
If you wish to book a place for any of the open morning events, please email info@harrisprimarymayflower.org.uk or call the academy office on 0203 772 4588.
Virtual Tour-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdxmz2hMK8w&feature=youtu.be&safe=active
EYFS Prospective Parent Presentation-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8I8jNwQNus&safe=active
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