We are experiencing a high volume of applications and are processing all as swiftly as possible in date order
Before applying for a in-year school place
Please ensure you have read our other guidance pages
"We process more than 5,000 in-year applications a year, with around 3,000 of those between May and August for a place in September. Apply early, use all three preferences, include your catchment school and attached the correct documentation so we can process your application on time" Admissions Team Leader
- If you are changing from one Cambridgeshire school to another you will need to supply a student details form to your current school. Once this has been completed, it needs to be attached and sent with your application.
- If you are applying under academic or religious grounds, you may also need to complete a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) and send this to the school so they have it when they receive a request for a school place from us.
- You will make one application per child and the application will be based on your child’s home address.
- You should specify three schools, in order of preference. It is strongly recommended that you select your catchment school as one of your three preferences.
- Use all three preferences. If you only apply to one school, and there are no places available, we may allocate a school that you would not have chosen. You will also be responsible for getting your child to and from that school.
- Check that you are not including any schools that administer their own in-year admissions as one of your three preferences (see frequently asked questions below).
- If you are moving, or have moved address, you will need to attach proof of address with your application (see frequently asked questions below).
Frequently asked questions
Apply online using our Citizen Portal
"Under no circumstances should you withdraw your child from their current school before an alternative school place has been allocated." Admissions Manager
Accepting your offer for a school place
You will receive your offer by email and by letter (second class post). You can accept your offer through your Citizen Portal account that you used when you applied during round one, or contact the school.
- You will need to accept the school place that has been offered within ten school days. If you do not want to accept the place please contact the school as soon as possible.
- If your child’s name is on a school’s reserve list and a place becomes available, you will need to accept the place within five school days.
Contact the Admissions Team
OCT1221
New Shire Hall
Emery Crescent
Enterprise Campus
Alconbury Weald
Huntingdon
PE28 4YE