Admissions

If your child is born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023, they are due to start school in Reception in September 2027.

The official closing date to apply for Drapers’ Brookside Infant School is 15th January 2027.

The Published Admissions Number for Drapers' Brookside Infant School for Reception Year is 60 places.

All applications to Drapers' Brookside Infant School should be made via London Borough of Havering website, please follow the appropriate following link:

Applying for a place at Drapers' Brookside Infant School for September 2027Joining Drapers' Brookside Infant School from another school (In-Year Transfers)

Admissions Policy

Please visit the Trust's Admissions page to view our Admissions Policy and all important admissions information:

Drapers' Multi-Academy Trust Policies

Supplementary Information Form

The Drapers’ Multi-Academy Trust (the Trust) Admissions Policy identifies as one of the over subscription criterion Children whose brother or sister already attend a school within the Trust at the time of the application. These schools are: Drapers’ Academy; Drapers’ Brookside Infant School, Drapers’ Brookside Junior School, Drapers’ Maylands Primary School and Drapers’ Pyrgo Priory School. This information is not captured by the London Borough of Havering on-line application form, and therefore a supplementary form is required to capture this information to determine if your child meets the criteria 5 (iv) of the Trust’s Admission Policy.

If you have selected a Drapers’ Trust School and you have another child attending one of the Trust schools listed above, you should complete the form below and return it to the school to which you are applying by

• 4.00pm on 16th October 2026 (for secondary applications)
• 4.00pm 8th January 2027 (for Reception / Year 3 applications)

Drapers' Supplementary Information Form for 2027 Applications

Appeals

If parents are unhappy about not being offered a place for their child, they may appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel. Parents wishing to appeal for a school can do so online via www.havering.gov.uk/admissions/appeal.

Schools appeals timetable 2026-27

In-Year Admissions

The in-year admissions process is for parents who have just moved into Havering and need to apply for a school place at a local school for their child during the school year, or for parents who want to transfer their child from one school to another. The Local Authority will continue to administer and co-ordinate in-year applications for all schools in Havering.