School place application system planned maintenance notice. We are moving to a new application system. During the upgrade you will be unable to apply for a school place from Wednesday 23 July at 5pm to Tuesday 26 August 2025.
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.
- In-year when to apply, and who can apply
- Researching schools, and catchment areas
- Check whether the school you are applying is likely to have availability (the list below is updated weekly).
- There is separate information on the in-year application process, and availability for schools which process their own in-year admissions
These operational PANs may not be included in the spaces available spreadsheet, which is updated weekly. Please call our contact centre to find out the latest update on where there are spaces available in schools.
Where a school placement has been refused and a school has an operational PAN, applications can still be made for your preference school and if refused the right to appeal will be given.
- 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 process 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).
Contact the Admissions Team
Telephone: 0345 045 1370
