Apply for a primary school place
The deadline for applying for primary school places for September 2024 has now passed.
Primary school places 2024/25
The deadline for applying for September 2024 primary school places was midnight on 15 January 2024. An offer will be sent to parents and carers on 16 April 2024.
If you haven't applied for a primary place for September 2024, please contact us and we will send you a form.
Please note - applications received by the deadline of 15 January 2024 are considered first, a late application greatly reduces your chances of getting into your preferred school.
Primary and Secondary School Admissions Guide
Our admission guide is now online - Primary school places explains everything you need to know about obtaining a school place for your child.
Unfortunately, children lose places every year due to parents giving false information on their application forms, this includes appeal forms. We therefore reserve the right to seek proof of address. We will withdraw an offer of a school place if it was obtained through a fraudulent or intentionally misleading application.
Parents will be asked to sign a declaration to state that you:
- have read, understood and agree to abide by the conditions as set out on Primary school places or Secondary school places.
- confirm that you have parental responsibility for the child (or have care and control of the child), and in seeking to apply for your child a school place, you have no knowledge of any opposition to this application from any other person who has parental responsibility for the child. (If applicable, you must inform us of the individual who opposes the transfer and supply their contact details)
- will contact us immediately to let us know of any change of address details after the submission of your child's application
- understand that your child's school place can be withdrawn even if he/she has started at the school if the place was fraudulently obtained
- agree and consent to us checking the details you have provided on your child's application against Council Tax, Electoral Registration and other council records to confirm that your child is resident at the address in Section A
- agree and consent to us sharing your data with other agencies, where it is necessary to do so and where the law allows, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 (see our Privacy notices and data protection page)
- understand that if you have provided information that is incorrect or incomplete, you may be investigated and action may be taken against you (including court action)
- School places and admissions
- schooladmissions@durham.gov.uk
- 03000 265 896
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Our address is:
- Durham Leadership Centre
- Enterprise Way
- Spennymoor
- County Durham
- United Kingdom
- DL16 6YP