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 2025 will open on 1st September 2024. Applications for a place must be made through Cheshire East Admissions.
Primary Reception Class Admissions:
- Applications for school places for admission in September 2025 can be made from 1st September 2024.
- This is for children born between 1st September 2020 and 31st August 2021.
- The deadline for applications is 15th January 2025.
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.
Status | Primary schools |
Online application forms available | 1 September 2024 |
Closing date for applications | 15 January 2025 |
Deadline for giving supporting documentation | 15 February 2025 |
Offers made | 16 April 2025 |
Deadline for accepting or refusing places | 30 April 2025 |
Waiting lists prepared and vacancies allocated | after 30 April 2025 |
Deadline for accepting or refusing a place | 10 days from offer |
Closing date for appeal applications | 14 May 2025 |
Appeal hearings (on time applications) | Heard by 19 July 2025 |
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. Applications should also be made via the Cheshire East Admissions link.