- Introduction
- Step 1: Check when your child should start school
- Step 2: Research and choose a school
- Step 3: Before you apply
- Step 4: Complete the application form
- Step 5: Complete any supplementary forms
- Step 6: If your child's address or preferences change after applying
- Step 6: Applications are assessed
- Step 7: We offer you a place
- Step 8: You accept or decline a place
- Step 9: If you do not get a place at your preferred school
Closing date for applications
The closing date for on-time applications to Primary schools was 15 January
Please refer to the late applications webpage.
Make sure to read the information below to help you complete your application before you fill in the form
Starting school in September 2025
If your child:
- was born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021, or
- is leaving Year 2 of an infant school in July 2025
then you should follow the steps on this page, starting with Step 1: Check when your child should start school.
There is a different application process if you are:
- applying for a school place for a child with an Education Health and Care Plan.
- applying for an in-year admission - your child has already started school but needs to change schools or you have moved to the area outside the normal admissions round.
- a late applicant - applying or changing your preference after the closing date.