Important dates for infant, junior and primary school applications
When you need to apply, when school place offers are sent out and when children start school.
Important dates in 2023 and 2024
Date | What happens |
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1 September 2023 | The school application process starts. It's time to find out about schools in your area and apply for a school place. |
15 January 2024 | The deadline to apply for a school place is at 11:59pm. |
8 March 2024 | The deadline to apply late for a school place with a good reason. School applications are looked at and school places are decided. |
April 2024 | Applications are looked at and school places are decided. |
16 April 2024 | National Offer Day. You can also find out how school places are offered. |
30 April 2024 | The deadline to accept or refuse the school place offered. If you don't reply the offer could be removed. |
15 May 2024 | Deadline to make an appeal if your child wasn't offered a place at one of the schools you listed as the first, second or third preference. |
July 2024 | Appeals are discussed at appeal hearings. Children on waiting lists are offered school places as they become available. |
September 2024 | Children start school. |
View our school application guides for more information.