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 for children born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 is now availableThe closing date for reception place applications is 17 November 2025 and we'll let you know the outcome by 16 April 2026

Junior (year 3) places

Junior school pupils working on workbooks

Applying for a 2026 junior (year 3) place for children born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019 is now available. The closing date for junior (year 3) place applications is 17 November 2025 and we'll let you know the outcome by 16 April 2026. 

Nursery places

Nursery school children writing in a book

Applying for a 2026 nursery place for children born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023 is now available. The closing date for nursery place applications is 16 February 2026 and we'll let you know the outcome by 5 May 2026.

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