King’s Wood is maintained by Buckinghamshire Council and follows their policy on school admissions. As a school, we are open to children in the age range 4-11 years. Most children join the school in the September of the academic year in which they are five. However, children can and do join the school at any time of the year and at any age up to and including the academic year in which they are 11. We are currently allowed to admit up to fifty four children in the Foundation Stage.

Welcoming new children

We know that starting school is a big step for both a parent and the child and we try and make it as easy and enjoyable as possible. Children who are due to start school in a Foundation class at the beginning of September are invited into school during the previous summer term to meet the class teacher and discuss any issues or concern.

Transfer to Secondary School

Buckinghamshire operates a selective system for entry to Secondary School. The children sit an 11+ test from which the authority recommend if a child should go to a grammar or upper school. The 11+ tests are sat in October with the results being issued in the middle of January. Once the results are known, each child is then allocated a place at either a Grammar school or an Upper school. The Local Education Authority will provide transport for those children who have to travel more than three miles to their Secondary School.