Admissions

Ambleside Pinellas is currently accepting applications for the next school year, 2026 – 2027. Applications are currently being accepted for Kindergarten-2nd grade.

The admissions process, including the reading requirement for both parents, can take several weeks to complete so early application is encouraged. We appreciate your interest and hope to assist you any way we can. If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at (727) 615-8024.

Apply to Ambleside Pinellas

STEP ONE: Create an Account

To fill out an application, you must first create an account with FACTS, an online platform that is used for submitting applications and supplemental forms, enrollment, and tuition.

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STEP TWO: Fill Out Application Form

Upon FACTS account creation, you will receive an email containing a verification link. Once your email address has been verified, login to your account and Create A New Student Application for your child. You will then have the flexibility to log in and out of your account and access your open application and track your admissions status. In addition, you will be able to print the completed application, monitor when the school receives any applicable supplemental forms and, if necessary, reprint the forms.

STEP THREE: Prepare to Submit Forms

You will be asked to submit supplemental forms and requirements through FACTS, including:

Your child’s standardized test results (applying for Grades 2 and above) and report cards for the past two years.

A Student Recommendation Form, completed by your child’s current teacher, or an adult who has worked with your child over a period of time in a group situation (if kindergarten or home schooled).
A non-refundable application fee of $125 per student.

STEP FOUR: Shadow Day and/or Assessment

You will receive confirmation via FACTS as you submit each of the above requirements. Once we receive the required documentation mentioned in #3 above, we will work with you to schedule a student shadow day and/or assessment at the school.

STEP FIVE: Reading

Purchase and review one book of required reading for parents (available for $15 at the Ambleside School office, or online at Amazon or other booksellers):

When Children Love to Learn, by Elaine Cooper, or

For the Children’s Sake, by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay.

STEP SIX: Parent Interview

Following the student assessment you will be contacted to schedule a parent interview, during which time we will discuss the required reading, provide feedback on the student assessment, and answer any remaining questions. We ask that both parents (or legal guardians) participate in the interview.

*If completing an application toward 8th grade and above, additional requirements include student essay questions and a student meeting with the principal during the parent interview.

DECISION AND ENROLLMENT

Following completion of the above, letters of acceptance or non-acceptance will be sent out. Qualified applicants will be considered based on space availability and optimal classroom mix. If a particular class fills, accepted students may be placed in a Wait Pool and parents will be informed.

Questions? We are here to help!
Please reach out to office@amblesidepinellas.com if you have any questions about the application process, and to FACTS Support for technical assistance.

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY:

Ambleside Pinellas admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. Ambleside School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, hiring policies, scholarship and financial aid programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

A parentally placed private school student with a disability does not have an individual right to receive some or all of the special education and related services that the student would receive if enrolled in a public school under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.