School admissions

Guide to completing a school application form

Read our guide on filling in your application form, which address to use and making a request for admission out of the normal age group and see our glossary of terms.

Starting primary school and junior school

Apply for your child to start school in Reception or transfer from infant to junior school.

Starting secondary school

Apply for your child to transfer from primary school to secondary school.

Get advice on choosing a school, find a school on our interactive maps and learn about how catchment areas work and which catchment area you live in for school admissions. You can also find the nearest schools to your home address for home to school travel purposes.

Amend or make a change to your application

Make changes to an application you have already submitted or apply for a school place if you have missed the deadline.

Changing schools

Advice about changing schools and how to make an in-year application for a school transfer.

Selective schools

Find out how to apply for schools with an entrance or selection test.

School admission policies and statistics

Read about our policies relating to school admissions, including oversubscription criteria and admission statistics for the previous academic year.

Parents' guide to admission appeals

Refused a place at your preferred school? Find out about grounds for appeal, what happens at a hearing, and how to prepare.

School transport for reception to year 11 children

We provide free school transport to the nearest school to your home if it is over the walking distances set out by law.