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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 PTFA;
Unrivalled facilities, including a 4G sports pitch, forest school, sports hall, sensory room and large grounds.
School Tours 2024-25
We host school tours over the school year for families wanting to join Hotham. Tours take place on the following dates:
Tuesday 6th May - 9am
Tuesday 10th June - 9am
Further dates for the autumn term 2025 will be announced shortly
Beyond our scheduled tours, we are always to introduce prospective parents to our school.
For more information, an informal chat, or to arrange a tour, 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.
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.
Where parents are not successful in securing a place at Hotham, they will be placed on a waiting list. This list is managed by Wandsworth Council, and places are offered to parents on the list as and when they become available, in order of admissions criteria.
For further information on admissions and application forms, please see Wandsworth Council website - http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/admissions/
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 | £105 a week (2025/2026) |
| 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, should apply through the school, using our online admissions form below (please note, our nursery is now full for September 2025).
Priority is given to children who will be turning 4 during the school year 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.