Parents urged to meet primary and infant school places deadline

Parents are being reminded that they have just under three weeks to apply for a primary or infant school place for their child, if they have not already done so.

Children born between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014 must have a primary or infant school place by Monday, 15 January 2018.

Parents can make an application either online (which is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week) or by using the Council’s hardcopy application form.

A school application must be completed even if a child is attending a nursery at the school in which they wish to apply.

The online schools admissions system can be accessed via our website atwww.swindon.gov.uk/schoolplaces

Parents can apply for three preferred schools in ranked order and are asked to give reasons for their preferences.

For children who are attending an Infant school (not a Primary School) and are currently in Year 2, parents will need to apply for a place at a Junior School for Year 3. Please note that you can only apply for a place in Junior School and not a Year 3 place in a Primary School.

Parents who have moved to Swindon or are in the process of moving, will be required to provide a proof of their Swindon address in the form of a Tenancy Agreement or a letter confirming that contracts have been exchanged on the new property dated on or before 16 March 2018.

Cllr Fionuala Foley, Cabinet Member for Children’s Services and School Attainment, said: “. So far we have received over 2,500 applications, however, if you haven’t already applied for a primary school place for your child I would urge you to do so because any applications received after the 15^th January will be considered late and this could mean your child may not get any of their preferred places

“Our admissions team do a great job of matching pupils with their preferred primary schools but they can only do this if they receive applications on time.” National offer day is Monday 16^th April 2018 and parents need to accept the place by Monday 30^thApril 2018.  The Council cannot give any information out before this date and cannot give details over the telephone about places offered.