Applying for a reception place (Year R)
If your child was born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021, they will be eligible to start school in the school year beginning September 2025
- Preparation for making an application
- Apply for a 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
- 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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To accept the place that you have been offered, you must provide the school with evidence of the address provided on your application form and of your child’s date of birth before the child starts school.
You will be asked to provide two of the following as evidence of address:
- a recent household bill, for example a gas, electricity, water, or Council Tax bill
- a recent bank statement, credit card statement, or store card statement
And if you have moved house:
- a solicitor’s letter confirming that exchange of contracts has taken place, or
- a signed tenancy agreement
If you have not been offered a place at your preferred school, your child will be added to the waiting list. You also have a right of appeal against the refusal.
- Further information and guidance
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- Starting School in Hampshire: a guide for parents, carers and practitioners to help ensure the best possible start to school for Hampshire’s children
- Delayed admission for summer born children
- Childcare and Early Years
- Previous years admissions data
- Travel to school
- Free school meals
- Free school meals - Hampshire Education Catering
- Food to Flourish
- Save money with school lunches
- School term dates
- Ready, Steady School – Advice to help build your child’s confidence so that they start school with enthusiasm; curious and ready to learn
- Hampshire Healthy Families School Readiness workshops and courses
- Pre-school Immunisations – Is your child up-to-date? Speak to your health visitor or practice nurse for advice
- Contact us