As part of the application process for Reception entry to infant and primary school, Oxfordshire County Council is advertising the need for parents and carers of children born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 to apply for a school place.

Parents and carers can apply from 4 November 2025 to 15 January 2026 for a Reception place at primary or infant school for entry to school in the 2026/27 academic year.

If parents or carers have any questions, they should contact the primary application web page which has all the information they need plus a link to the online application form:

www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/primaryadmissions

The School Admissions Team can be contacted direct on 01865 519800 Option 2

or at admissions.schools@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Applications can be submitted from 4 November 2025 and the deadline for receipt of completed school applications for Reception is 15 January 2026.

From 9th September 2025 residents in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse should use a new number for district council waste and recycling enquiries: 01235 422 123.

The previous number (03000 610 610) is being phased out and will be switched off soon. The new number is already active, so residents should update their records and start using it right away.

01235 422 123 is new number is for all household waste, recycling, food, garden waste (collections only*), bulky waste collections, clinical waste collections and street cleaning services.  It is also the number to call to report fly-tipping and abandoned vehicles. 

*For queries about garden waste permits, residents should continue to call 01235 422 422.

For enquiries relating to Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRC’s), please continue to contact the county council on

0345 310 1111.