Transfer to junior school
Junior School offers for September 2026 are now available.
- If you applied online, you will be able to see the offer from 8.30am on 16 April 2026 in your admissions account online. We also sent you the offer by email on 16 April 2026.
- If you completed a paper application form, we have sent your school offer by post. We sent offer letters by second-class post on 16 April 2026.
When you get your school offer
The Headteacher of the school will be informed that your child has a place. You will then be contacted directly by the school with further information.
Some schools will require you to complete an acceptance form, and this will be sent with the welcome pack from the Headteacher. For other schools there is no need to confirm acceptance of the place offered.
The first day of the autumn term 2026 is Thursday, 3rd September and your child should attend on that day unless you are informed otherwise.
PLEASE NOTIFY THIS OFFICE IF YOU NO LONGER REQUIRE THE PLACE OFFERED.
If you have not been offered a place at one of your preferred schools
If we have been unable to accommodate any of your preferences an alternative school has been offered. This represents the nearest school with a place available to your home address.
Waiting lists
If we haven't offered your child a place at one of your preferred schools, we will add their name to the waiting list for that school in case a place becomes available. We will keep their name on the waiting list until 31 December 2026.
From 29 April 2026, your online admissions account will display your child's position on the waiting list for any school which had a higher ranked preference than the school offered. Please be aware that waiting list positions are subject to change. This information will be updated weekly each Wednesday.
Appealing the decision
You have the right to appeal the decision if we do not offer your child a place at one of your preferred schools.
Transport and free school meals
We will tell the transport team which school we have offered your child a place at. The transport team will contact you if your child is entitled to home to school transport.
Find out more about school transport.
Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the qualifying benefits.
Find out more about free school meals.
Late applications
If your child is due to transfer to Junior school in September 2026 and you haven't applied, you can make a late application online or by completing a paper application form. Please note, late applications will have a lower priority for a school place than those applications that were received on time.
If you cannot apply online, you can request a paper application form using our general enquiry form.
When children transfer to junior school
Junior schools are for 7 to 11 year olds (school years 3 to 6).
Your child is due to transfer to junior school when they are in their last year (year 2) at infant school.
You need to apply for a junior school place for September 2026 if:
- Your child currently goes to an infant school, and
- They were born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019
If your child goes to a primary school
Primary schools are for 4 to 11 year olds (reception to year 6).
Children in year 2 at a primary school are not 'due to transfer' to a junior school. This means you do not need to apply for transfer to junior school if you want your child to continue going to the same primary school in year 3.
You can still apply for transfer to junior school if your child is in year 2 at a primary school. Your application will be given lower priority than applications from children at infant schools - even if you live in the catchment area for the school.
The admissions process in Norfolk
You can find full information and answers to frequently asked questions in Parent's guide to admissions in Norfolk - 2026/27 (PDF, 427 KB).
Contact the admissions team
If you need to contact us, you can use our general enquiry form.
Junior school admissions timetable
Important dates for Junior school admissions for September 2026:
- Applications open - 6 November 2025
- Applications close - 15 January 2026
- National offer day (when you get your school offer) - 16 April 2026
- Appeals closing date - 26 May 2026
- Mini admission round starts (when we consider changes parents have made to their applications since the closing date) - 14 May 2026
- Appeals hearings take place - June/July 2026
We maintain waiting lists for oversubscribed schools until 31 December 2026.
