Starting primary school
Apply to start in the reception year at a primary or infant school, or in Year 3 at a junior school.
Children born between 1 September 2012 and 31 August 2013 are due to start school in reception year in September 2018.
Children born between 1 September 2010 and 31 August 2014 are due to transfer to Year 3 in September 2018.
If your child has a statement of special educational needs or an Education, Health and Care Plan you don’t have to go through this admission process.
Key dates
Key dates for primary school admissions 2017:
| Action | Date |
| Applications open | Monday 19 September |
| Applications close | Friday 16 January 2017 |
| Offer emails and letters sent to parents (National offer day) |
Tuesday 18 April 2017 |
| Places must be accepted/ refused Requests to go on a waiting list and appeals must be submitted |
By Wednesday 17 May 2017 |
| We re-allocate any places that have become available to those who have asked to go on a waiting list |
From Wednesday 24 May to Sunday 31 December 2017 |