Due to the high volume of applications being processed ahead of the September school intake, together with the implementation of our new admissions system, some applications may currently take longer than our usual 15 school day processing timescale.
The Admissions Team is working through applications as quickly as possible and September school place applications processed to ensure children can access education at the start of the new school year.
If we need any further information to process your application, we will contact you directly. Once a decision has been made, you will be notified as soon as possible.
Please be assured that contacting the team for an update will not affect the processing time of your application, as applications are being dealt with in priority order.
Please only contact us if your circumstances have changed significantly or your enquiry is urgent.
In-Year applications for September 2026
We are now accepting applications for the next academic year - September 2026.
If you need a school place for your child before the end of this academic year, please contact the Admissions Team at admissions@cambridgeshire.gov.uk with your child’s details. We will review the information provided and respond to you directly with next steps.
Applications submitted from July onwards may not receive an outcome before the next academic year, as offers are dependent upon a response being received from the requested school. Most schools will be closed from 17 July 2026 until the start of term in September 2026.
Due to the high volume of applications currently being received, processing times may be longer than usual. Applications can only be progressed once we have received confirmation of availability from schools for September. We are working to process all requests as quickly as possible and will contact you as soon as an update is available.
Please do take time to research current school places to help with your application by accessing ‘Spaces available in Schools’ that is updated weekly on the following page - Making an application (in-year school admissions).
We understand how important securing a school place is for your child’s future. Unfortunately, due to unprecedented demand and limited capacity in some areas, not all families my be offered their preferred school but an alternative placement.
Introduction
An in-year admission is when you are applying for a school place outside of the ‘normal admissions rounds’.
(Normal admissions rounds are a statutory process where all parents/carers must apply for a place for their child to start school in the school’s 'year of entry' at Primary, or Secondary school).
- An in-year admission could be a move between Cambridgeshire schools, or a move to a Cambridgeshire school from a school in a different county or country.
- To apply for a place at a school outside of Cambridgeshire you will need to apply to the local authority of the new school.
When you can apply
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If your child has an Education, Health and Care Plan, you should not make your application using the process on this page. Your child's SEN Casework Officer will explain the application process to you. Further information can be found at SEND Information Hub (Local Offer).
If you have any queries, please contact the Statutory Assessment Team.
- Telephone: 01480 372600
- Email: SAT@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
- You can submit an application for a school place up to 30 school days before the intended start date.
- We will email your offer when it has been processed, we aim to process applications within 10-15 school days.
- If we have not received a complete application, we will contact you to request any relevant information in order for your application to be processed correctly.
- If you are moving address or into the local Authority, please provide evidence for your new address. Information can be found School admissions frequently asked questions | Cambridgeshire County Council – under ‘What evidence of address do I need to provide?’.
Before applying please ensure you have read both this page and our Researching schools and catchment area page.
Find out more
For more information on in-year admissions visit our School admissions frequently asked questions.
Contact
Email admissions@cambridgeshire.gov.uk Telephone: 0345 045 1370
