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Transfer to junior school

Junior school applications for September 2024 closed on 15 January 2024.

If you applied, we will offer you a school place on 16 April 2024 (National Offer Day). 

Late applications 

If your child is due to transfer to junior school in September 2024 and you haven't applied, you can make a late application by completing a paper application form. 

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 an infant school.

You need to apply for a junior school place for September 2024 if:

  • Your child currently goes to an infant school, and
  • They were born between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017

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. 

When you get your school offer

If you apply on time for transfer to junior school for September 2024 we will offer you a school place on 16 April 2024.

  • If you applied 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 completed a paper application form, we will send your school offer by post. We will send offer letters by 2nd 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 will 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 you are not offered a place at one of your preferred schools 

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. 

Waiting lists 

If we don't offer your child a place at one of your preferred schools, we will add their name to a waiting list for that school in case a place becomes available. We will keep their name on that waiting list until 31 December 2024. 

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. 

How to appeal the decision

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.

The admissions process in Norfolk

You can find full information and answers to frequently asked questions in the a parent's guide to admissions to schools in Norfolk 2024-2025 (PDF) [415KB].

If you have an enquiry you can use our general enquiry form to get in touch with us.

Transfer to junior school timetable 2024/25

  • Important dates for junior school applications for September 2024: 
  • Applications open - 6 November 2024 
  • Applications close - 15 January 2024 
  • National offer day (when you get your school offer) - 16 April 2024 
  • Appeals closing date - 14 May 2024 
  • Mini admission round starts (when we consider changes parents have made to their applications since the closing date) - 16 May 2024 
  • Appeals hearings take place - June/July 2024 

We maintain waiting lists for oversubscribed schools until 31 December 2024.

Contact us

If you have further questions about admissions please use our contact form to get in touch using our general enquiry form.