Applying for a reception place (Year R) for September 2018

If your child was born between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014, they will be eligible to start school in the school year beginning September 2018

Preparation for making an application
Apply for a school place
Receiving the outcome of your application

The national notification date for on-time applicants is 16 April 2018

  • If you applied online, you will receive an email on the morning of the notification date. You can also log in to the online system to view the outcome
  • If you applied using a paper form, you will be sent a letter on the notification date by first class post. Please allow 3 working days for receipt
  • Find out when late applications are considered
What happens next

Parents must take evidence of their address and their child’s date of birth along to the school within two weeks of the application decision.

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, 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 (usually for a 12 month period) 

Please take your child's birth certificate or passport to evidence their date of birth.

Please let us know in writing if you no longer need the place so that it can be offered to another child.

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
Contact us
Contact The Admissions Team