Admissions

If you would like your child to attend our school you will need to consider the following information:

1. As a local authority school all children aged 3-11 years are subject to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets admissions procedures which can be found in our school's policies page here: https://www.olga.towerhamlets.sch.uk/info/school-policies/ 

2. Applications for September entry to Reception and Nursery are made online. You can apply for at https://www.eadmissions.org.uk/

3. If you are not sure you are in our catchment area please click on this link to look at the catchment zones. There is also an interactive address finder tool which you can also use. Remember you may still get admission into Olga if you are outside the catchment area as several factors are taken into consideration when offering a school place.

4. In the Autumn term, we host a series of open days and evenings for parents who would like to find out more about our school.

Spaces are limited for each session. If you would like to book, please complete the form for the relevant session using the link.

  • Thursday 22nd October 2026 4:15pm
  • Thursday 12th November 2026 4:15pm
  • Thursday 26th November 2026 4:15pm
  • Thursday 10th December 2026 4:15pm

Click here to view a virtual tour of our school building and playground.

The following options will be available for your child in Nursery at Olga:

September Admission:

a. Full time place* - Fully funded by the Government's 30 hours per week scheme. Please visit Childcare Choices for eligibility:

b. Full time place** - With a top-up charge. If you are not entitled to the Government's 30 hour scheme, you can still apply for a full time place by paying an additional £360 per month for 10 months (September to June).

c. Part time place - 2.5 days (15 hours) Monday to Wednesday midday OR Wednesday midday to Friday. Please note, we will not be offering part time places over 5 days.

d. Wraparound childcare (8am - 6pm) is available for nursery children. Please click here for more information.

January admission:

Applications for January admission to Nursery are made with Tower Hamlets online at Parent Portal

For parents who are paying the full time top-up charge, there will be 6 equal monthly instalments of £360 (January to June).