General Information

Will your child be joining Reception in September 2025 and are you wondering how you apply for a Wakefield Primary School place? 

If your child was born between 1st September 2020 and 31st August 2021, you can apply for a full-time school place to start school in September 2025. You should receive a letter from Wakefield Council in Autumn 2024.

You can apply for your child’s Reception place by following this link:

www.wakefield.gov.uk/schools-and-children/schools/admissions/reception 

You can apply online for a Reception school place in September 2025, between 1st September 2024 and 15^th January 2025.

If you apply after this date it can severely reduce your chances of obtaining a place at your preferred school.

It is your responsibility to apply for a school place for your child. The application must be made by someone with legal Parental Responsibility for the child.