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Primary school admissions - September 2027

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You can view Primary and Junior allocations via the following link: School allocation information - Cambridgeshire County Council

Do you need to apply?

Primary

If your child was born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023, and you live in Cambridgeshire you need to apply for Reception for September 2027.

Junior school

If your child was born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020, lives in Cambridgeshire and attends an infant school, they will need to make an application to transfer to Year 3 at a junior school for September 2027.

Middle school

If your child was born between 1 September 2017 and 31 August 2018, lives in Cambridgeshire and attends a first school, they will need to make an application to transfer to Year 5 at a middle school for September 2027.

Cambridgeshire does not have middle schools. You can apply for other Local Authorities.

Before you apply for a school place

  1. Check you are applying to the correct council. If you are a Cambridgeshire resident you will make your application through the Cambridgeshire Admissions Team, even if you want to apply for a school outside of Cambridgeshire.
  2. Research your options, understand what a catchment school is and how it affects your application and school transport. Look at admissions data, school's inspection results and performance data. 
  3. Make sure you read the First Steps booklet, available below. This will explain the application process from start to finish. The booklet also contains a list of all the Infant, Junior and Primary schools in the Cambridgeshire area, along with their allocation criteria.
  4. 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.

  5. We may ask for additional information or evidence to verify application details.

  6. Requests will be sent to the email address provided on your application. Please keep your contact details up to date and check your inbox, including junk or spam folders, regularly.

  7. We may use information held by your child's nursery, pre-school or early years setting as part of our address verification checks please check they are holding the correct address.

If your application is incomplete, or incorrect, it could get delayed, or cancelled. You will need to confirm you have read and understood the 'First Steps' primary admissions booklet before submitting your application.

Making your application

First Steps - Admission to primary school - 2027-282.79MB–pdf
Size: 2.79MBFile format: pdf

We have introducing a new online application system for school admissions. If you have used our previous system, you will need to create a new account before making an application.

Start primary application (Parent Portal)

Contact the team

Please use our online enquiry form and select school admissions from the drop-down menu.

Customer Service Telephone Number: 0345 045 1370