Applying for a junior school place (Year 3)
If your child is in Year 2 and attends an infant school, you should apply for a Year 3 place at a junior school for September 2025
- Preparation for making an application
- Apply for a junior school place
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- How applications are processed
- Address information
- Applying to a school on medical or social grounds
- Applying to a church school on faith grounds
- Definition of displaced children and displaced siblings
- Advice for UK service families
- Changing your application after the deadline/making a late application
- Online application guidance notes
- How to create an account on the Education Portal video
- How to apply for a school place on the Education Portal video
A few parents with a child in Year 2 at an infant school may wish to apply for a Year 3 place in a primary school. In addition to applying for a junior school place, parents are advised to make an in-year application for the preferred primary school(s) in May 2025. Hampshire will consider Year 3 primary school applications for September 2025 from 9 June 2025.
- Receiving the outcome of your application
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The national notification date for on-time applicants is 16 April 2025
You will be sent an e-mail confirming the outcome of your application on the notification date. Online applicants can also log into the online system to view the outcome.
If you did not provide an email address with your application, you will be sent a letter on the notification date by post. Please allow 2 to 3 working days for your letter to arrive.
- What happens next
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Your notification email or letter will explain what happens next. See our Year 3 school place offer frequently asked questions for more information and for explanations of options available to you.
If you are making an application to the School Transport Service for assistance with transport, the deadline for submitting transport applications is 31 May 2025.
- Further information and guidance
- Contact us