Admissions
We currently have spaces in our 15 and 30 hour funded and paid places in our nursery. We also run an early years breakfast and tea time club (7.50am - 6pm). Please contact admissions@gwynjones.waltham.sch.uk for more information.
School admission (Reception to year 6) is through the local education authority, Waltham Forest Council. Parents wishing to apply for a place in Reception or in year admissions should contact Waltham Forest using the detials below. Our published admissions number (PAN) is 420 (60 per year). The arrangments for Admission to the nursery is covered by the school's own policy which can be found here.
Details can be found here in the Nursery and Primary Education Guide for Waltham Forest Schools. This website explains the following issues:
* arrangements for selecting pupils who apply at every age group
*our oversubscription criteria.
* an explanation of how to apply through Waltham Forest which is our admissions authority.
https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/content/applying-primary-school-place
School Admissions Service
Waltham Forest Town Hall
Forest Road
London
E17 4JF
Telephone: 020 8496 3000
Email: admissions@walthamforest.gov.uk
School Admissions - Information and Advice Service
Sycamore House Town Hall Complex
Forest Road London
E17 4JF
Please ring 0208 496 300 to book your appointment.
Email: admissions@walthamforest.gov.uk
Children are admitted and grouped in age order.
Mini Catchment
The school operates a mini catchment area which follows the ward boundary lines. Please be aware that families living within this area have priority over other houses which may be closer to the school.
Our mini catchement is as follows:
Gwyn Jones Primary School The following roads: Queens Road; Kings Road; Corbicum; Lytton Road; Esther Road; Temple Close; Wadley Road; Ripley Mews; Percy Road and Woodriffe Road. Plus: Essex Road South, Essex Mansions and numbers 2–8; Hainault Road, odd numbers 157 and above, even numbers 114 and above; Fairlop Road, odd numbers 1–31, even numbers 2–22 and Wallwood Road, odd numbers 59 and above, even numbers 40 and above.
Below is the School Prospectus. This contains lots of information about the school, including:
* timetable- start/finish times
* information on attendance and holidays
*details about uniform
Starting School
Parental Visits
Visits from prospective parents are always welcome. Please telephone for an appointment.
All parents of children admitted to our reception classes are invited to a meeting in the term before their child starts.
Tours of the school and arrangements for your child to visit are also available.