School admissions guides and policies

Guide to starting school or moving up to junior school

School admissions guide for primary and junior schools

Guide to moving up to secondary school

School admissions guide for secondary schools

Guide to grammar schools and the Secondary Transfer Test

Guidance for entry into grammar schools and secondary school transfer testing

Check school place allocation statistics

Data and statistics on school place allocations for current or past years

List of in-year school vacancies

If changing schools in the academic year, view a list of primary or secondary school vacancies

Guide to delaying a school start date

Guidance around delaying a child's school start date or starting school part time

Office of the Schools Adjudicator reports

View the most recent independent reports from the Office of the Schools Adjudicator.

Applying under the exceptional medical or social needs admission rule (EMSAR)

Guidance around applying for a school place under medical or social needs

Legal guidance note on parental disputes and school admissions

Our legal guidance around school admission parental disputes

Fair Access Protocol (vulnerable pupils)

Policy to ensure that vulnerable children are allocated a school place as quickly as possible