Apply for an in year school place

• Overview
• Step 1: Check if you can apply for in-year admission
• Step 2: What you need to know before applying
• Step 3: Choose the schools to apply for
• Step 4: Complete the application form
• Step 5: Outcome of your application
• Step 6: Accept or decline a place
• Step 7: Adding your child to a waiting list

What are in-year admissions?

You can make an in-year application if your child needs to join a school outside of the normal admissions round - for example, if you move house and your child can no longer attend their current school.

Summary of the application process

There are seven steps in the application process.

• Step 1: Check if you can apply for in-year admission
  You check if you need to apply for in-year admission or if you should apply during the normal admissions round.
• Step 2: What you need to know before applying
  You read information about in-year applications.
• Step 3: Choose the schools to apply for
  You research and choose the schools that you want to apply for.
• Step 4: Complete the application form
  You complete and return the application form together with any supplementary forms and supporting documents required.
• Step 5: Outcome of your application
  Your application is processed and you will be contacted with the outcome.
• Step 6: Accept or decline a place
  You decide whether to accept any place offered.
• Step 7: Adding your child to a waiting list
  If you are not offered a place at your preferred school, you can add your child to a waiting list for a place.

Continue to step 1: Check if you can apply for in-year admission