Education Self-Service: School admissions

Secondary school places

Secondary school pupil sitting at a desk

Applying for a 2026 year 7 secondary school place for children born between 1 September 2014 and 31 August 2015 is now availableThe closing date for year 7 secondary school place applications is 3 November 2025 and we'll let you know the outcome by 2 March 2026. 

Reception places

Reception school children playing on the grass

Applying for a 2026 reception place will be available from 22 September 2025 for children born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022. 

Junior (year 3) places

Junior school pupils working on workbooks

Applying for a 2026 junior (year 3) place will be available from 22 September 2025 for children born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019. 

Nursery places

Nursery school children writing in a book

Applying for a 2026 nursery place will be available from 22 September 2025 for children born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023. 

Changing an application after it has been submitted

After submitting a school admissions application, if you’d like to make a change there will be a short period where you can unsubmit your application through account management.

If the option to unsubmit an application is not displayed, you will need to complete an online form to let us know about a change.

Find out how to make a change to an admissions application if the option to unsubmit an application is not displayed.

Transferring schools

You do not need an Education Self-Service account if you would like to apply for your child to transfer from one school to another.

Find out more about transferring schools