Starting school – reception 2025

When to apply for a primary school place for your child and guidance about starting school.

If your child was born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021, they will be starting reception in primary school from September 2025.

You can start applying for a school place from 1 September 2024 when the applications open. The application process closes on 15 January 2025 and the national offer day is 16 April 2025.

If you have any queries about how your application will be considered, speak to the school admissions team on 020 8753 1085.

The eAdmissions website 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).

Apply for a school place

If there are exceptional circumstances as to why you are unable to submit your application before the closing date, you must indicate this when you apply, or you may provide your reasons by emailing school.admissions@lbhf.gov.uk as soon as possible. If your application is late, your child will not be considered for an offer on national offer day but will wait until second round of offers.

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

Admission outside of chronological age group

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.

Contact us

020 8753 1085

school.admissions@lbhf.gov.uk

3rd Floor
145 King Street
Hammersmith
London
W6 9XY

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