Admissions for the Main School (Reception - Year 6)

Parents wishing to apply for a place in Reception (Foundation 2) through to Year 6 must apply through Leicester Education Authority, as all places are allocated by the Schools Admissions Team and not managed through Montrose School

Children must start full-time education in September after their 4th Birthday and places are allocated subject to availability and as per Local Authority criteria detailed below:

Criterion 1: Children in the care of a local authority within England or who were previously in the care of a local authority within and outside of England (see note 1).

Criterion 2: Children who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested (see note 2)

Criterion 3: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the infant or primary school with a sibling at the school or the linked junior school, who will still be on roll when the applicant starts school (see note 3).

Criterion 4: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the infant or primary school with a sibling at the school or linked junior school, who will still be on roll when the applicant starts school (see note 3)

Criterion 5: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the infant or primary school (see note 4).

Criterion 6: Children who are sons / daughters of staff working at the school for at least 2 years at the time of application (see note 5).

Criterion 7: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the infant or primary school and who have requested a place.

The School Admissions Team can be contacted in the following ways:

Phone: 0116 454 1009 (option 1)

Website: www.leicester.gov.uk/admissions

Email: admissions-online@leicester.gov.uk

At Montrose School we have 2 classes in each year group with 30 places per class. We have adopted Leicester City Council’s over-spill policy and subject to certain conditions, the number of pupils in a class can be a little higher.

Right of Appeal

Parents have a right of appeal and if you do not get a place at your chosen school, the appeals are dealt with by the Leicester City Council School Admissions Team. Montrose School is unable to support or decline an application once a decision has been made by the Local Authority.

Appeal information: Appeal against a school place decision | Leicester City Council

Applying for a Place in the Nursery (3-4 year olds)

How to Apply

Parents may apply for a place in the Nursery via the school. Children attend our Nursery in the academic year in which they become 4 (with a 4th birthday between 1st September and 31st August). We usually offer places out for September around Easter. 

You will need to complete an application form.

The best way to apply is to complete the online application form, which will go directly to the school. 

1) Complete the online form:

https://forms.office.com/e/19SryhZ2Ar

Or

2) Download the application form:

Nursery application form

You can complete the form as a Word document, save it and then email it to office@montrose.leicester.sch.uk

Or complete the form by hand and return by post to: Montrose School, Wigston Lane, Aylestone, Leicester, LE2 8TN.

Alternatively, you can fax the form to (0116) 2839069.

Or

3)  Visit the school to pick up and complete the form in person.

Please note: We do not post out application forms due to postage costs.

When to Apply

You can apply at any time for a place for your child in Nursery.  However, we ask that we receive all application forms by the end of the February in the year that your child is due to start, i.e. if your child is due to start in September 2027 then please complete and return the application form by the end of February 2027.

You can still complete and return an application form after the end of February in the year that your child is due to start, but they will not be considered in the first batch of acceptance letters and will be instead put on our waiting list.

Places for Nursery are given priority to children who:

• live within the school's priority area
• have siblings at the school
• have special social, learning or physical needs 

Transfer to Secondary School

Right of Appeal

Parents have a right of appeal and if you do not get a place at your chosen school the appeals are dealt with by the Council's  Admissions Team. 

Montrose School is unable to support or decline an application once a decision has been made by the Local Authority.