If your child was born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021, they will be starting reception in primary school from September 2025.
The application process opened on 1 September 2024 and closed on 15 January 2025. The national offer day is 16 April 2025.
Primary reception offer information
On-time applicants who applied online will receive notification of their offer by email from 5pm on Wednesday 16 April 2025. Paper applicants will receive an email on the same day if they provided an email address. However, paper applicants without an email address will receive their offer notification by post on Thursday 17 April 2025.
If you have not received your offer notification by the end of Thursday 17 April, email school.admissions@lbhf.gov.uk
Information about which school has been offered will not be provided over the telephone.
How to respond to the offer
You must accept or decline the offer by Wednesday 30 April 2025.
If you applied using a paper form, the offer letter explains how to respond.
If you applied online you must respond to the offer through the eAdmissions website. You'll need the username and password you used when you made your application. If you can't remember this information, you can use the 'Forgotten your username or password?' option.
Once you have logged in, go to the 'My school admissions' page then select 'View outcome and respond.'
Schools with vacancies
If you're not pleased with the offer made to you, you can check to see where there may be vacancies or short waiting lists at other schools.
If you want to change your preferences, email school.admissions@lbhf.gov.uk or call us on 020 8753 1085.
If you're making further preference for a church school, you may need to contact them directly to complete their supplementary information form.
Late applications
Late application can still be made for a reception place on the eAdmission website which remains open until the middle of August 2025. However, offers to late applicants will not be considered until the second round of offers after the national offer day and subsequently as applications are received.
If you have any queries about how your application will be considered, speak to the school admissions team on 020 8753 1085.
The eAdmission site is open for you to register your details and to make an application for a reception place.
Download the eAdmissions application guidance notes (pdf 814KB).
Starting school brochure
The annual starting school brochure provides you with information about schools in the area as well as a useful guide on how to apply for a school.
Hints and tips leaflet
Please make use of our new hints and tips leaflet.
Hints and tips leaflets in other languages
Deferment for summer-born children
Applying for an outside of age place? Print, complete and submit this admission out of year request form to the school admissions team.
Appeals
You have the right to appeal against a school's decision not to offer a place to your child.
Academy, free or church schools manage their own admission appeals while School Admissions manage the appeals for community schools.
View the deadline for making appeals.
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