Timelines and important dates for schools admissions

Check the latest school admissions deadlines here, and find all the dates you need so that you don’t miss application deadlines for school places this year.

What you need to do and which form you need to use, depends upon your child's birth date.

When was your child born?	What do you need to do?
On or after 1 September 2019	They are not yet due to start school. Please see the page 'What age do children start school?' or our information about pre-school, childcare and early years.
Between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019	They are due to start school in September 2023. The primary school application round will open no later than 12 October 2022 and the deadline to apply is 15 January 2023.
Between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 and they attend an infant school	They are due to move to junior school in September 2023. The primary school application round will open no later than 12 October 2022 and the deadline to apply is 15 January 2023.
Between 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2012	They are due to transfer to secondary school in September 2023. The secondary school application round will open no later than 12 September 2022 and the deadline to apply is 31 October 2022.
Any other time	You will need to make an in-year application.

If you are not sure that your child is ready to start school you can find information about your options for deferring or delaying here.

If you wish your child to transfer between schools at any other point, then you can find information about changing schools and in-year applications here.

Have you missed the deadline?

Please see our information about late applications here.

Do you need to make changes to an application you have already submitted?

Please see our information about making changes here.

Detailed timelines and key dates

Admission to reception classes and transfers from infant to junior school in September 2023

Date	What happens
12 October 2022	Primary admissions round opens For children born between 1 September 2018 - 31 August 2019 and 1 September 2015 - 31 August 2016.
15 January 2023	Closing date for primary school applications Applications (online or paper) must be received by this date.
15 January 2023	The closing date for providing evidence of exceptional social or medical reasons. Find more information here.
21 February 2023	Co-ordination admissions scheme applied No changes can be made to applications before national offer day after this date.
17 April 2023	National offer day (16 April or next working day) If you have applied online before 19th February you will be able to view the offer of a school place by accessing your online account. An email confirmation will be sent during office hours. If you applied on a paper application form, a letter informing you which school your child has been offered will be posted by 2nd class post on this date, meaning you will receive your letter up to three to five after national offer day.
2 May 2023 (onwards)	Changes to your application From this date onwards, any late changes to your application and new, late applications that have not been processed will be considered.
16 May 2023	Closing date for primary admission appeals Appeals for primary school places must be received by this date.
June / July 202	Admission appeals hearings Main primary admission appeals to be heard during this period.
31 December 2023	Closing date for holding school waiting lists All waiting lists held by us end on this day.

Transfer from primary to secondary school in September 2023

Date	What happens
September 2022	Secondary admission round information Letters will be distributed to primary schools for Year 6 children who live in North Yorkshire and attend a maintained North Yorkshire school.
12 September 2022	Secondary school admissions round opens no later than this date For children born between 1 September 2011 - 31 August 2012.
31 October 2022	Closing date for applications The last date both online and paper applications can be received for a school place in Year 7.
31 October 2022	The closing date for providing evidence of exceptional social or medical reasons. Find more information here.
18 December 2022	Final date that any changes can be taken into account before national offer day. Any changes received after this date will not be actioned until after 1 March.
15 February 2023	Special Educational Needs The school to which a child with an Education, Health and Care Plan will transfer in September 2022 is named in their Plan by this date.
1 March 2023	National offer day (1 March or next working day) If you have applied online before 19 December you will be able to view the offer of a school place by accessing your online account. An email confirmation will be sent during office hours. If you applied on a paper application form, a letter informing you which school your child has been offered will be posted by 2nd class post on this date, meaning you will receive your letter up to three to five after national offer day.
15 March 2023 (onwards)	Changes to your application From this date onwards, any late changes to your application and late applications that have not been processed will be considered.
29 March 2023	Closing date for secondary admission appeals Appeals for a place at a particular secondary school must be received by this date.
April / June 2023	Admission appeal hearings Main secondary admission appeals to be heard during this period.
31 December 2023	Closing date for school waiting lists All school waiting lists end on this day.

Admission to Ripon Grammar School in September 2024

Date	What happens
30 June 2023	Selection information - Ripon Grammar School Closing date for requests for selection testing This is the last date for requests to be made for children to be entered for the selection testing in September 2023.
28 August 2023	Invitations will be issued for the bulk test days in September during this week.
9 September 2023	Selection test day The selection test for Year 6 children will be held at Ripon Grammar School.
11 October 2023	Selection test results issued Written confirmation of your child’s selection result will be posted out. Please do not contact the admissions team before 19 October 2023 to ask about your child's result. We will not be able to advise you of your child's test result by telephone or email.
31 October 2023	Closing date for secondary school applications Applications for a school place in Year 7 must be received by this date.
30 November 2023	Final date that any changes to your secondary school applications can be taken into account before National Offer Day. Any change received after this date will not be actioned until after 1st March.
1 March 2024	National offer day If you have applied online before 30 November you will be able to view the offer of a school place by accessing your online account. An email confirmation will be sent during office hours. If you applied on a paper application form, a letter informing you which school your child has been offered will be posted by 2nd class post on this date, meaning you may receive your letter three to five days after national offer day.

What happens after the offer of a school place?

If you want to accept the place

You do not have to do anything if you wish to accept a place offered at a community or voluntary controlled school within North Yorkshire. The head teacher of the school has been informed of the allocation and will make any further arrangements regarding the admission to secondary school.

If the school is in another local authority or to accept a place at a school which is their own admission authority such as voluntary aided schools and some schools that are an academy please contact the school direct. To find out if this is the case for your school, check what type of school it is here.

If you do not want to accept the place

If you have not been offered your preferred school you have a statutory right to an admission appeal. You should keep all correspondence you receive as it may be required if you lodge an appeal.

The school place that has been allocated on national offer day is in line with the North Yorkshire co-ordinated admission scheme.

If you do not wish to take up the ‘offered place’ because you have made alternative arrangements for education, such as homeschooling or independent schooling, please contact us as soon as possible.

If you have been offered a place at a voluntary aided school or academy, which you do not wish to accept, you will need to contact the school direct. Find out more here about the different types of school.

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