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Why Hotham?
Hotham is a confident, caring, and high-achieving school in the heart of Putney.
We can offer your child:
A warm, caring welcome;
Skilled, experienced and dedicated teaching staff;
A commitment to developing the ‘whole child’ through our core values;
A purposeful and unique approach to the curriculum;
Integrated French from day one;
Specialist Music and Sport staff;
An engaged parent body with an active PTA;
Unrivalled facilities, including a 4G sports pitch, forest school, sports hall, media suite, sensory room and large grounds.
School Tours 2023-24
Our weekly school tours for admission to the school in September 2024 have now finished
Please return to this page in summer term to book a tour for admission in September 2025.
Beyond our scheduled tours during the Autumn Term, we are always happy to accommodate any parents interested in visiting Hotham.
If you would like to visit the school, please contact us at admissions@hotham.wandsworth.sch.uk.
In the meantime, please take a look at our admissions brochure below:
Reception Admissions
At Hotham we have 60 available places for children entering our school in Reception.
Children are admitted into Reception in the Autumn Term of the school year in which they have their 5th birthday. We operate a staggered intake system over a three week period, where all successful applicants will be given an admission date and time for starting school. After this initial period, the children will then attend school full-time.
All applicants for a Reception place must list Hotham on their Local Authority online or paper application form.
The admission criteria and priority order for reception is:
Children looked after and those who cease to be children looked after because they were adopted, or because they became subject of a residence order or a special guardianship order;
Children with a professionally supported exceptional medical need or exceptional social need for a place at Hotham as decided by the Director of Wandsworth Children Services;
Siblings (children with a sister or brother attending school at their time of entry);
Children of staff employed directly at the school (conditions apply);
Straight line distance from home to school.
For further information on admissions and application forms, please see Wandsworth Council website -
Nursery Admissions
Hotham is fortunate to have its own nursery, which is very much included in the life of the school.
We offer the following nursery options:
| Option | Hours | Places | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Monday & Tuesday 9am-3.15pm; Wednesday 9am–12pm | 6 | None |
| Week 2 | Wednesday 12.15-3.15pm; Thursday & Friday 9am-3.15pm | 6 | None |
| Full Time (free) | Monday to Friday 9am-3.15pm | Up to 6 | None (places at Headteacher's discretion) |
| Full Time (paid) | Monday to Friday 9am-3.15pm | Up to 14 | £85 a week (2023/2024) £95 a week (2024/2025) |
| Full Time (top-up) | Monday to Friday 9am-3.15pm | Up to 14 | Eligible for 30 hour top-up |
Parents who are interested in a place for their child in our nursery from September 2024, should apply through the school, using our online admissions form below (our nursery is now full for this academic year).
Priority is given to children who will be turning 4 during the school year, are Wandsworth residents and have a sibling currently attending the school.
For information on the 30 hour top-up, please see Wandsworth’s website.
Our full nursery admissions policy can be found on our Policies Page.