We are currently receiving high levels of In Year applications so 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) | Cambridgeshire County Council
Applying for an in year school place to start in September 2025
The Admissions team may not be able to make offers during the holiday period if a school is not available to response to allocation requests.
Any applications received after the 1 July may not hear before the start of the new academic year until schools return in September 2025.
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
- 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.
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
