Primary school places

Choosing a school for your child is one of the most important decisions you will make as a parent or carer for your child. The guidance on these pages is designed to help you to apply for a school place.

• If your child's birthday falls between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021 your child will start Reception at an infant or primary school in September 2025.
• If your child's birthday falls between 1 September 2017 and 31 August 2018 and your child currently attends an infant school, they will start junior school in September 2025.

You must make an application for your child's school place as there is no automatic transfer from either nursery school to infant or primary school (Reception intake) or infant school to junior school (Year 3 intake).

The closing date to apply for a primary school place for September 2025 was midnight on Wednesday 15 January 2025.