Admissions
13 November 2017
Applications – starting secondary school in September 2018 (Year 7)
Applications – starting primary school (Reception) from September 2018 onwards (system opens 13 November 2017)
Applying to change your child’s current school (mid-year admission)
Catchment Area Finder
Secondary and primary education in Essex booklets
New primary schools opening in September 2018
Find school information
Home to school transport
Transferring from year 2 to year 3
Supplementary information forms
Grammar (selective) school information – Year 7 entry
Secondary and Primary 2017 waiting lists
SEN placement process
Appeals
Paper application forms
Districts and counties that border Essex
When can my child start school?
School admission arrangements
Secondary schools
If your child is in Year 6 of a primary or junior school during the 2017/18 academic year, you will need to apply for their secondary school place for September 2018.
It is the responsibility of parents to make an application for their child’s secondary school place. It is not necessary to wait to receive an application form or letter in the post.
From 12 September 2017 you can access information and apply online.
The closing date for applications is 31 October 2017.
Primary schools
If your child was born during the period 1 September 2013 to 31 August 2014, you can apply for your child to attend a primary or infant school. Your child will be entitled to start school from the September of the academic year 2018/19.
It is the responsibility of parents to make an application for their child’s primary school place. It is not necessary to wait to receive an application form or letter in the post. From 13 November 2017 you can access information and apply online.
The closing date for applications is 15 January 2018.
Junior schools
If your child is in Year 2 of an infant school during the 2017/18 academic year, visit the Transferring from Year 2 to Year 3 page.
Please note that you cannot currently apply online for a Year 2 to Year 3 transfer, but you can download an application form.
The closing date to receive an application is 15 January 2018.
Further information
Chelmsford County High School for Girls has its own testing process
The Independent Schools Council has information on private or independent (fee paying) schools
For information about school transport see the home to school transport pages