Apply for a junior school place

Key dates for junior school applications

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15 January 2025

National closing date for applications to be received by us.

16 January to 30 April 2025

Late applications received during these dates will be processed in the late allocation round.

16 April 2025

National offer day for on-time applications. If you applied online or supplied an email address with your paper application, you'll receive an email with the outcome of your application.

If you didn't provide an email address with your paper application form, we'll post your decision letter posted to you.

30 April 2025

If you applied before the deadline and choose to decline the place offered, or wish to change your preference, we need to receive your change of preference form by this date, so we can consider your change in the late allocation round.

3 June 2025

Late allocation round offer day.

If you didn't provide an email address with your paper application form, we'll post your decision letter posted to you.

During June 2025

Late applications received after 30 April 2025 will be processed.