If your child is due to start school in September 2024, you need to apply for admission to reception.
If you cannot apply online, you can request a paper application form using our general enquiry form.
Most children start school in the September after their fourth birthday.
You need to apply for admission to reception for September 2024 if your child was born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020.
You must apply for a reception class place even if your child currently goes to a nursery class at a school. Going to a nursery attached to a school does not increase your chances of getting a reception class place at that school.
If you want your child to start later, you still need to apply for a reception class place at the same time as everyone else.
Find out more about when your child starts school.
If you apply for admission to reception class for September 2024, we will offer you a school place on 16 April 2024.
If you apply online, you will be able to see the offer in your admissions account online from 8.30am on 16 April 2024. We will also send you the offer by email
If you complete a paper application form, we will send your school offer by post. We send offer letters by second-class post on 16 April 2024
We will tell the headteacher of the school that your child has a place. The school will contact you with further information.
Some schools need you to complete an acceptance form. They will send you this form with their welcome pack.
The first day of autumn term 2024 is Wednesday, 4 September. Your child should go to school on that day unless the school tells you otherwise.
If we are unable to offer your child a place at one of your preferred schools, we will offer a place at an alternative school. This will be at the nearest school to your home address with an available place.
If we don’t offer your child a place at one of your preferred schools, we will add their name to waiting list for that school in case a place becomes available. We will keep their name on the waiting list until 31 December 2024.
You have the right to appeal the decision if we do not offer your child a place at one of your preferred schools.
We will tell the transport team which school your child will be going to. The transport team will contact your if your child is entitled to home to school transport.
Find out more about school transport
All children in reception, year 1 and year 2 automatically get free school meals.
Find out more about free school meals
The admissions process in Norfolk
You can find full information and answers to frequently asked questions in the parent’s guide to admissions in Norfolk.
If you need to contact us, you can use the general enquiry form.
Reception class admissions timetable
Important dates for reception class applications for September 2024:
