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Learn about school admissions and apply for a place for your child at a primary or secondary school in North Yorkshire.
Help filling in the form, preferencing schools, what to do if you are moving house, and other special circumstances that might affect your application.
Apply online for a school place at infant, junior, primary and secondary schools in North Yorkshire.
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.
Read advice about changing schools, make an in-year application for a school place outside the normal dates and find out what to do if you miss a deadline.
Advice on choosing a school, find a school near you on our interactive maps, learn about how catchment areas work and find which you live in.
Understand the difference between junior, primary, community or faith schools, academies, voluntary aided, grammar schools and more.
Find out about applying for the selective grammar schools in Ripon and Skipton and how to register for the selection tests.
Refused a place at your preferred school? Find out about grounds for appeal, what happens at a hearing, and how to prepare.
Read about our policies relating to school admissions, including oversubscription criteria, PAN numbers, waiting lists and appeals.
