Admission Arrangements

Please read the information below along with our Admissions Policy for details of our admissions arrangements and oversubscription criteria.

Admissions for the Reception Class September 2026 will open on 1st September 2025. Applications for a place must be made through Cheshire East Admissions.

Primary Reception Class Admissions:

Applications for school places for admission in September 2026 can be made from 1st September 2025.
This is for children born between 1st September 2021 and 31st August 2022.
The deadline for applications is 15th January 2026.

Applications can be made online via the following link to Cheshire East Admissions

Any queries can be e-mailed to: admissions@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Alternatively parents/carers (who are resident in Cheshire East) can contact School Admissions on 0300 123 5012 to make applications by telephone.

Our admissions arrangements follow the Cheshire East Admissions timetable.

School applications timetable

September 2026 entry

School admissions timetable

Status	Primary schools
Online application forms available	1 September 2025
Closing date for applications	15 January 2026
Deadline for giving supporting documentation	16 February 2026
Offers made	16 April 2026
Deadline for accepting or refusing places	30 April 2026
Waiting lists prepared and vacancies allocated	After 30 April 2026
Deadline for accepting or refusing a place	10 days from offer
Closing date for appeal applications	15 May 2026
Appeal hearings (on time applications)	Heard by 17 July 2026
Appeal hearings (late applications)	Within 40 days of appeal closing date where possible or 30 school days of appeal being lodged

‘In Year’ Admissions:

Any parent/carer can apply for a place for their child(ren)at any time, to any school, outside the normal admissions round. Please email the school to enquire about vacancies in particular year groups.

Applications should also be made via the Cheshire East Admissions link.