Applying for a school place during the school year

If you move to the area during the school year or your child needs to move school for other reasons, you will need to apply for a school place by contacting our school directly, using the forms below.

Please note: An application is not an in-year application if your child is due to:

• Start school in reception for the first time in September 2025
• Transfer from year 2 to a dedicated junior school in 2025
• Start year 7 in a secondary school for the first time in September 2025

In these circumstances, please refer back to the School Admissions page and follow the instructions to apply for a school place.

How to apply for an in-year admission

Parents and Guardians should complete an in-year application form and send this to us for consideration of a place.

Please apply directly to our school as Gloucestershire County Council do not coordinate In Year Admissions for any school.

If you are unsure of your nearest school, please enter your chosen postcode into the address search at  www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/education-and-learning/find-a-school/.  There are options to show nearest primary, infant, junior or  secondary school on the map.  Click on the school you are interested in and you will find the contact details for each school listed under the heading “Booklet Page”  

You will need to complete an In-year application form - AUG 2021 V3 (DOCX, 53.2 KB) (DOCX, 53.2 KB)   for each child. Alternatively you can complete a PDF version of the In-year application form - AUG 2021 (PDF, 272.5 KB) (PDF, 272.5 KB) . This can then be emailed to admin@bourton.school or taken into our School Office. 

Once you have applied directly to the preferred school, the school admission officer will be responsible for liaising with the parents in relation to their decision within 10-15 school days.

Parents who have been refused a place will be advised of their legal right of appeal. In addition, parents will be referred to the County Council for further assistance in securing a school place.

All schools must advise the County Council of each application received, and the outcome, ideally within 2 school days of the decision.

For a more detailed explanation, please refer to our In Year Admissions Guidance Booklet 2024-2025.

More information and Help

If Bourton Primary does not have any places, Gloucestershire County Council School Admission Team can advise you on how to appeal and how to apply for other schools in the area.

For more information contact us:

Email: inyear.admissions@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Phone: 01452 426015

Please see the In Year Admissions page.