Primary school place offers

Finding out which school your child has been allocated

If you apply for your child's primary school place (or Year 3 place in a junior school) by the deadline of 15 January 2026, you will receive an offer of a school place for your child in one of two ways: 

• online application - your child’s allocated school place will be sent via email on 16 April 2026 to the email address used to apply
• paper application - your child's allocated school place will be sent via a letter posted on 16 April 2026

From 16 April 2026 this page will contain information for parents about school place offers and what to do next.

I have submitted a late application - when will I find out which school my child has been allocated?

Late applications are applications received after 15 January 2026 and are dealt with in reallocation rounds.

The round your application is processed in will depend on when you submit your late application. Each round can take a number of weeks depending on how many applications are received.

Emails will be sent at the end of each round to all late applicants who apply online by the deadline for the round, letting them know which school has been allocated. Parents of children on a waiting list will only be informed if it has been possible to offer a place. Otherwise, your child's name will remain on the waiting list for the next round.

You do not need to contact us after completing a late application form, or on the allocation round’s processing start date. You will be contacted once the round of reallocations is complete. 

Applications received after 6 July 2026 will be processed as and when received throughout July and August 2026.

From the end of August, applications will be processed according to our in-year co-ordination scheme. 

Last updated 31 August 2025