Primary School Admissions
UPDATE NOVEMBER 2019 - From Essex County Council
Reception admissions for academic year starting in September 2020
The primary school (Reception) admission round opens on 11 November 2019, for parents of children to apply for a Reception school place for the academic year that starts in September 2020.
The statutory national closing date for applications is 15 January 2020.
From 11 November 2019, applications can be made online via www.essex.gov.uk/admissions. 98% of parents in Essex applied online last year.
The primary school (Reception) admission round opens on 11 November 2019, for parents of children to apply for a Reception school place for the academic year that starts in September 2020.
The statutory national closing date for applications is 15 January 2020.
From 11 November 2019, applications can be made online via www.essex.gov.uk/admissions. 98% of parents in Essex applied online last year.
All of the application information is available on the website above.
The website www.essex.gov.uk/admissions has a copy of the Primary Education in Essex 2020/21 booklet and the Schools Admissions Policies Directories contain details of all admission policies.
The primary (Reception) admission round typically opens in mid November for applications for children starting school in the following September.
Essex also publish information on the webpage:
http://www.essex.gov.uk/Education-Schools/Schools/Admissions/Pages/Primary-and-Secondary-Education-in-Essex.aspx
The closing date for Primary Applications is typically: 15 January
See our Admissions page for links to our Admissions Policy and Prospectus
To apply for a school place, you need to use the online application process for the county in which you reside – links to their websites are as shown below:
Essex School Application process