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The Authority will admit a child to a maintained primary school at the start of the academic year in which he/she will be 5 years old. The legal requirements confirm that parents are able to delay the admission of their child until the term following their 5th birthday; however, it is a Local Authority Policy that the child will continue to follow their chronological year group unless exceptional circumstances apply.
Attendance at a feeder nursery does not exclude the need to apply for a Reception place at the school. Please note that priority for admission is not given to those children attending a feeder nursery. Having read all the information available in this booklet and from individual schools parents may indicate their preferred school(s) for their child to attend. Before deciding to apply for a place at a particular school, you need to consider carefully how your child will travel to school, as you will not necessarily be eligible for transport assistance.
Please note that when you apply for a school placement you will automatically be assessed for school transport at the same time. There is no requirement for you to complete an additional application form.
Admission will be based on this criteria. If the Authority is unable to allocate according to parents preferred school(s) then we will offer a place at the next nearest school with places available.
Parents are entitled to appeal against the decision to refuse a place at their preferred school(s).
Please see the timetable for important dates when applying for a School place.