Reception Applications
Applying for a school place during the school year, including all September 2025 entries (Reception and Junior)
September 2025 Intake
Applications for 2025 intake will need to be submitted between 4 November 2024 and 15th January 2025.
Please see the Guidance and Information Booklet 2024 for guidance on the application process.
The Guidance booklet and Information Booklet 2025/2026 will be available on this page from September 2024.
Key dates
From November 2024 |
Letters sent out to Gloucestershire residents explaining how to apply for a school place |
From 4 November 2024 to Midnight 15 January 2025 | Application Window. Closing date for school applications is Midnight on 15 January 2025 |
Wednesday 16 April 2025 | Allocation Day |
Wednesday 23 April 2025 |
Closing date to return reply form accepting the School/Academy place or requesting to be put on waiting list/s |
After Wednesday 14 May 2025 | Outcome of Waiting List Requests |
Midnight Wednesday, 21 May 2025 | Closing date for return of reply forms |
June 2025 to July 2025 | Appeals |