Education Self-Service: School admissions

Nursery places

Nursery school children writing in a book

The closing date for nursery place applications for children born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 was 17 February 2025. If you've already applied, we'll let you know the outcome by 6 May 2025. If you make any amendments to an on-time application after the closing date, we will consider this as a new application which will replace anything previously received and will be recorded as late.

Apply for a nursery place after the admissions closing date

Find out more about nursery places

Reception places

Reception school children playing on the grass

The closing date for reception place applications for children born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021 was 18 November 2024. If you've already applied, we'll let you know the outcome by 16 April 2025. If you make any amendments to an on-time application after the closing date, we will consider this as a new application which will replace anything previously received and will be recorded as late.

Apply for a reception place after the admissions closing date

Find out more about reception places

Junior (year 3) places

Junior school pupils working on workbooks

The closing date for Junior place applications for children born between 1 September 2017 and 31 August 2018 was 18 November 2024. If you've already applied, we'll let you know the outcome by 16 April 2025. If you make any amendments to an on-time application after the closing date, we will consider this as a new application which will replace anything previously received and will be recorded as late.

Apply for a junior (year 3) place after the admissions closing date

Find out more about junior (year 3) places

Secondary school places

Secondary school pupil sitting at a desk

The closing date for secondary school place applications for children born between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014 was 4 November 2024. You can still apply for a secondary school place, but applications must be made through a separate online form (not an Education Self-Service account) and these will be processed after 3 March 2025.
Apply for a secondary school place after the closing date.

Find out more about secondary school places

Changing an application after it has been submitted

After submitting a school admissions application, if you’d like to make a change there will be a short period where you can unsubmit your application through account management.

If the option to unsubmit an application is not displayed, you will need to complete an online form to let us know about a change.

Find out how to make a change to an admissions application if the option to unsubmit an application is not displayed.