Service Description: The School Admissions Service co-ordinates school admissions for the Isle of Wight. The Isle of Wight has 49 community, foundation, church aided and academy schools. There are: 41 primary schools (for pupils aged 4 to 11); 6 secondary schools (for pupils aged 11 to 19); 2 mixed-sex special schools (for pupils aged 4 to 11 and 11 upwards).
Also known as:- Admissions to Schools, Application for School Place, Change of School, Early Years Funding, Education Admission, Primary Schools, School Places, Secondary School Places, Secondary Schools
Answer: By law, every child has to receive full-time education from the beginning of the term following his or her fifth birthday. However, your child can start primary school in September provided their fourth birthday is on or before 31 August. - Related Link