To view the Admission Policy for our school, please click here

Please then click on the link to the Determined Admission Criteria and Scheme for the required year, and our Admission Policy is shown under GCC Admission Arrangements.

If you are interested in your child attending Uplands in their Reception year, please fill in an Expression of Interest form and return it to us, during the year before they are due to start school.

Reception applications
Your child will be eligible to start primary school during the year they turn 5. Parents must apply for a place at Uplands via the Gloucestershire County Council admissions website. The deadline for applications each year is January.. For more information regarding the county's important application dates, please click here.

In-Year Applications
If you are interested in your child joining Uplands in any other year group, please complete the In-Year Application form below and return it us. You can email the application to: admin@uplands.gloucs.sch.uk
Should we be full in your chosen year group, you can make a request to be placed on our waiting list. 

We aim to respond to all In‑Year applications within 10 school days.
If You Are Offered a Place If your application is successful, you will receive a written offer from the school.
The letter will include: confirmation of the place offered, the date by which you must accept or decline the offer, any next steps required (such as completing admission forms or arranging a start date).
Please ensure you respond within the stated timeframe so that the place can be secured. If we do not hear from you, the offer may be withdrawn in line with the School Admissions Code. If Your Application Is Unsuccessful If we are unable to offer a place, you will receive a written refusal explaining the reason(s) why.
Your Right to Appeal If your child is refused a place, you have the legal right to appeal the decision to an Independent Appeals Panel. For Community Schools, Gloucestershire County Council manages the appeals process. The school will: notify you of the refusal, provide information on how to lodge an appeal.
GCC will: arrange the Independent Appeals Panel, provide the timetable and process for hearings. Appeals are completely independent of the school and the Governing Body. School Admissions Code All admission authorities must comply with the statutory School Admissions Code (2021).
School Admissions Code – GOV.UK: school admissions code

As a Community School, the admission authority for this school is Gloucestershire County Council (GCC).
GCC is responsible for setting and publishing the school’s admission arrangements. 

The admission Policies Gloucestershire County Council publishes the admission arrangements for all Community and Voluntary Controlled schools. You can view the current and upcoming policies on the GCC website, as per the links provided on this webpage.