Apply for a school place

Apply for a school place

How to apply for a primary and secondary school place and how to complete an in-year application to move to another school.

Make a Late application for a First, Junior, Primary and Middle school starting September 2024

The closing date for First, Junior, Primary and Middle schools has now passed (15 January 2024)

For Worcestershire residents only:

You will now need to make a late application.

Apply for a late First, Primary, Junior or Middle School place

View your high school offer starting September 2024

View your offer

For Worcestershire residents only.

The closing date for High school and 14 to 19 School places has now passed (31 October 2023). You will now need to make a late application

Apply for a late High School place

In-year application

As part of your application: You need to arrange for an education history form (Word) to be completed by your child’s current or most recent school.

The education history form can then be uploaded with your online application. More information on in-year applications can be found in the existing year groups booklet for parents.

Complete an in-year application

When can I apply for a place?

A table showing key dates in the School admission timetable

School phase

First or primary school

Middle schools

High schools

Applications open on

Friday 1 September 2023

Friday 1 September 2023

Friday 1 September 2023

Applications close

Monday 15 January 2024

Monday 15 January 2024

Tuesday 31 October 2023

When you will be told about your school place offer

Tuesday 16 April 2024

Tuesday 16 April 2024

Friday 1 March 2024

University Technical Colleges, Studio Schools and 14 to 19 Academies

The Government requires all Local Authorities to provide parents of children currently in Year 9, with information about schools that accept applications for places in Year 10 that are 14 to 19 schools.

Examples of these schools may be University Technical Colleges, Studio Schools, or 14 to 19 Academies. These are schools that admit children, with a normal year of entry being Year 10.

This information is not applicable to Year 10 transfers between schools within Worcestershire.

Worcestershire does not have any of these particular schools, however we are required to provide you with information should you wish to travel to these schools outside the county. This information can be found in the Information for Parents Book. This can be found in this page under booklets and guides.

Apply online

What year group will my child be in?

Year groups effective from 2023 to 2024

Child date of birth School year
01/09/2005 to 31/08/2006 13
01/09/2006 to 31/08/2007 12
01/09/2007 to 31/08/2008 11
01/09/2008 to 31/08/2009 10
01/09/2009 to 31/08/2010 9
01/09/2010 to 31/08/2011 8
01/09/2011 to 31/08/2012 7
01/09/2012 to 31/08/2013 6
01/09/2013 to 31/08/2014 5
01/09/2014 to 31/08/2015 4
01/09/2015 to 31/08/2016 3
01/09/2016 to 31/08/2017 2
01/09/2017 to 31/08/2018 1
01/09/2018 to 31/08/2019 Reception
01/09/2019 to 31/08/2020 Reception Sept 2024 Intake
01/09/2020 to 31/08/2021 Reception Sept 2025 Intake
01/09/2021 to 31/08/2022 Reception Sept 2026 Intake
01/09/2022 to 31/08/2023 Reception Sept 2027 Intake

School tier systems

Area Tier System First Middle High
Bewdley 2 Reception to year 6 No middle School Year 7 to year  13
Bromsgrove 3 Reception to year 4 Year 5 to year 8 Year 9 to year  13
Droitwich 3 Reception to year 4 Year 5 to year 7 Year 8 to year  13
Evesham 3 Reception to year 5 Year 6 to year 8 Year 9 to year  13
Hagley 2 Reception to year 6 No middle School Year 7 to year  13
Kidderminster 2 Reception to year 6 No middle School Year 7 to year  13
Malvern 2 Reception to year 6 No middle School Year 7 to year  13
Martley 2 Reception to year 6 No middle School Year 7 to year  13
Pershore 3 Reception to year 4 Year 5 to year 7 Year 8 to year  13
Redditch *** 3 Reception to year 4 
**Reception to year 6
Year 5 to year 8 Year 9 to year  13 
*Year 7 to year  13
Rubery 2 Reception to year 6 No middle School Year 7 to year  13
Stourport 2 Reception to year 6 No middle School Year 7 to year  13
Tenbury 2 Reception to year 6 No middle School Year 7 to year  11
Upton upon Severn 2 Reception to year 6 No middle School Year 7 to year  13
Worcester 2 Reception to year 6 No middle School Year 7 to year  11
*Year 7 to year  13
Wythall 2 Reception to year 6 No middle School Year 7 to year  13

    Tudor Grange Academy
**    Astwood Bank Primary and Webheath Primary
***   Ridgeway Academy is a Secondary School effective from 2020

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