Apply for a school place
In this area you can find how to apply for a school place. There are five occasions when a child may need to make an application for schools:
- Joining school for the very first time - Applying for Reception places
- Moving from first to middle - Applying for Transfer places
- Moving from primary to secondary - Applying for Transfer places
- Moving from middle to high - Applying for Transfer places
- Changing school at any other point - Apply for a school place in-year
In this area you can find out the current admissions arrangements for schools and consultation on changes to policies:
Did you know?
You can start applying for Reception and Transfer places for September 2020 on 1 September 2019
Pages in this area
- Appeals for school places
- Apply for a school place in-year
- Applying for nursery places
- Applying for reception places - overview
- Applying for school transfer places - overview
- Applying for sixth form places
- Current consultations on school admissions arrangements
- Current schools with places available - Reception 2019
- General information about School Admissions
- Information about how reception and transfer places were allocated
- Late reception applications and national offer day
- School admission arrangements