Admissions, Attendance and Absence

Admissions

Your Guide to Primary Education in Leicestershire. This pdf guide offers useful information for admissions entry September 2026 and mid-term transfers during 2025-2026 acedemic year.

For 2025/2026, pupils will be admitted to Reception class with a cohort size set for 45 children. Admission into Years 1-6 are also set at 45 for each year group.

The primary School Application deadline is 15th January 2026. You can still make a 'late application' after this date but your application will be held and not processed until after 16th April 2026 (national offer day). 

Applications for places at our school are processed by Leicestershire County Council.   

For detailed admission information you can contact the Admissions Department: 

by phone on 0116 305 6684 

by email at admissions@leics.gov.uk

or visit their website  www.leicestershire.gov.uk/admissions. 

Appeals for a primary school place must be made through the Leicestershire Lcaol Authority website.

Admissions Policy LCC 2025/2026

Admissions Policy LCC 2026/2027

Admissions Link LCC

Appeal for a Primary School place line - LCC

 

Term Time Absence

If your child is absent from school please remember to notify the school office on each day of your child's absence. If we do not hear from you, the school office will text you to contact the school as soon as possible.

Please ensure that your child arrives into school on time daily as lateness can impact on attendance figures. (Foundation Stage begin at 8:45am and KS1 and KS2 begin at 8:50am promptly) 

Under the changes of the 2006 Educational Regulations, holidays in term time will not be authorised except under exceptional circumstances. Any reference to Headteachers being able to allow up to ten days for hoildays has been removed.

Our current attendance is at 95% our target to achieve is 97%. Pupil absence is continually monitored and our Headteacher contacts parents/carers directly to address the cause for concern.

Absence requests

If you wish to request a term time absence you can request a paper copy from the office or download and complete the form here absence request form,  and email back to ashbyce@ashbyce.leics.sch.uk.

 

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