Primary, infant and junior school admission applications

If your child:

  • was born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019 they will be due to start school at either an infant or primary school in September 2023.
  • is leaving Year 2 of an infant school in July 2023 you will need to apply for a Year 3 place at a junior school or an all through primary school that has a year 3 entry to start in September 2023.

You can apply for a place at a primary, infant or junior school from 31 October 2022.

The closing date for on-time applications for primary, infant and junior schools was 15 January 2023. Please refer to the late applications webpage.

If your child was born after 31 August 2019, you should start considering which schools you want to apply for at the beginning of the school year in which your child turns four. The annual closing date for applications is 15 January.

Apply for September 2023 admission

If your child is already in primary education and needs to change schools outside the normal admissions period (for example, if you are moving house), you should apply for an in-year admission instead.

Apply for in-year admission

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