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School admissions

  • New reception primary school place

    When to apply for a new reception primary place, how to apply and information about Bristol primary schools.

  • Infant to junior school transfer

    Apply for a transfer from an infant school to a junior if the junior school isn't paired with the infant school your child currently attends.

  • New year 7 secondary school place

    When to apply for a new year 7 secondary place, how to apply and information about Bristol secondary schools.

  • Middle schools outside Bristol for 9 to 13 year olds

    Apply for a middle school place for Year 5 in September 2025.

  • In year admission

    Apply for in year admissions.

  • Studio schools and university technical colleges for age 14 to 19

    Schools for 14 to 19 year olds which offer practical learning combined with academic study.

  • Contact school admissions

    Contact us with queries about school admissions.

  • Check school year

    Check your child’s school year by when they were born.

  • Options for education and training after 16

    Find out where and how you can study or train after 16.

  • School admission appeals

    What you can appeal and how to make an appeal.

  • Admissions for children with Special Educational Needs

    Apply for a place for a child with Special Education Needs.

  • Admissions for children of parents in the military or on crown postings

    What you need to provide when you apply for a school place if you’re moving to Bristol from an overseas military or crown posting.

  • School Organisation Strategy

    About our School Organisation Strategy for 2015 to 2019.

  • School admission arrangements and coordinated schemes

    How school places will be allocated and how applications will be processed.

  • School admissions terms used and abbreviations

    The terms and abbreviations we may use for schools admissions.

  • Ofsted inspection and reporting

    About the changes in the way Ofsted will inspect and report on schools.

  • Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) report

    What the Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) report is and view the latest report.

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