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Primary Admissions
The Gower School is an independent day school for students aged four to 11 years of age. The school operates for 35 term-time weeks. This extends to 48 weeks with an enrichment programme that runs during all school holidays – apart from one week at Easter, two weeks before the new Autumn term begins and one week over Christmas. At these times, the school is closed completely.
We run extended day hours of 8am to 6pm alongside the standard 8am to 3:30pm school day (3:15pm in Foundation Stage) by offering Breakfast Club and After School Clubs.
School viewings are available by attending an Open Morning. You can find the dates of these in our Open Morning and Visits section.
Open Mornings
We would like to welcome you to visit our primary during one of our Primary Open Mornings on one of the following dates:
- Tuesday 17th March 2026 – 9.30am to 11am – fully booked
- Tuesday 28th April 2026 – 9.30am to 11am
- Tuesday 12th May 2026 – 9.30am to 11am
- Tuesday 2nd June 2026 – 9.30am to 11am
- Tuesday 23rd June 2026 – 9.30am to 11am
Please visit our Open Apply portal to book your place on an Open Morning today! If you have any questions, please contact our Admissions Officer at admissions@thegowerschool.co.uk.
Each ‘tour’ lasts approximately one hour and is with our Principal, Miss Emma Gowers, and our Head of Operations and School SENCO, Miss Joey Haigh. The Principal gives a short presentation on the school and then leads the tour. There are opportunities for questions during the tour and afterwards.
Registration
Please register for an account on our online application system and complete and return a registration form along with a £60 registration fee. We also request that a passport-sized photograph be attached to the registration form.
This primary school registration is separate from applications to the nursery school. All families, including families already at the nursery, are required to complete this.
Assessment Process
All children who are registered are invited to attend a group play-based assessment in October/November preceding the desired year of entry. Although the children are assessed in an informal way, we look at their development and potential in all areas, alongside a small group of their peers (so, for example, children born in September are assessed alongside other children with September/October birthdays) by a group of The Gower School nursery and primary teachers. Following the group assessments, Miss Gowers will then invite shortlisted children to move forward to a further individual assessment, usually in January each year.
We invite all registered children to meet us as part of our admissions process so that we can get an idea of each child’s ability and potential. Teachers will spend 1:1 time getting to know the child during the group and individual assessments.
Parents are requested to meet with the Principal, Miss Gowers, to discuss their child and their requirements. This meeting takes place while the child is having their individual assessment.
Offer of Place and Acceptance
Offers of places are made at the end of January and parents are asked to respond within 7 days. Once a place has been offered, we require a non-refundable deposit of £3,000, as well as the completed Acceptance of Place form to secure it. The deposit is held against fees for all children who start with us and is deducted from the final term’s fees in Form Six.
Mid-Year Entry
Subject to availability within each year group and a trial-day assessment in a classroom, there is the possibility for children to join the older-pupil classrooms. Please contact the Admissions Manager with your child’s full details including name, date of birth, most recent school report and when you would expect your child to be joining the school. The School holds ‘Highly Trusted’ status as a UKBA Tier 4 sponsor.
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