Decisions on applications for children starting reception classes and transferring to junior schools in September 2023 will be emailed on 17 April 2023 by 9.30am. Alternatively, you can log on to view your allocation from 9.30am.
View your primary school place
View your junior school place
If your child is due to start primary, junior or secondary education and you live in Derbyshire you should apply to us, even if the school you want is located in the area of another council.
If you live outside Derbyshire you should apply through your home council even if you want to apply for a place at a Derbyshire school.
We have parents' guide to secondary admissions and parents' guide to primary admissions to help you.
Apply for primary, infant and junior school places
If your child was born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019 you should have applied for their infant or primary school place by 15 January 2023. They'll be eligible to start school in September 2023.
Decisions are notified on 17 April 2023 but you can still make a make a late primary or infant application until 31 August 2023.
Make a late primary or infant school application
After 31 August 2023 you should make an in-year application.
If your child was born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 and is in their last year at infant school you should have applied for their junior place by 15 January 2023. Decisions are notified on 17 April 2023 but you can still make a make a late junior school application until 31 August 2023.
Make a late junior school application
After 31 August 2023 you should make an in-year application.
If your child attends a school outside of Derbyshire which operates a different pattern of education and they're due to transfer primary school phase in September 2023, you should also have applied for their school place by 15 January 2023. Decisions are notified on 17 April 2023 but you can still make a make a an application, email admissions.transport@derbyshire.gov.uk for information on how to apply.
The application process is quick and easy and you can also find information about how to choose a school and apply for a place in our parents' guide to primary admissions.
If you're unhappy with the decision you can make a primary school admission appeal.
Applications for children due to start infant, primary and junior schools in September 2024 will open on 6 November 2023. Further information will be available on the site at that time.
Apply for a secondary school place
If your child was born between 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2012 and is in their last year of primary school you should have applied for their secondary school place by 31 October 2022. They'll start school in September 2023. The closing date has now passed but you can still make a late secondary school application until 31 August 2023.
Make a late secondary school application
After 31 August 2023 you should make an in-year admission.
If your child attends a school outside Derbyshire which operates a different pattern of education and they are due to transfer to secondary school in September 2023, you should also have made an application by 31 October 2022. The closing date has now passed but you can still make an application. Please email admissions.transport@derbyshire.gov.uk for information on how to apply.
Similarly, if you wish to express a preference for your child to transfer to a 14 to 19 studio school or a university technical college (UTC) in September 2023, you should also have made an application by 31 October 2022. The closing date has now passed but you can still make an application, please email admissions.transport@derbyshire.gov.uk for information on how to apply.
The application process is quick and easy and you can also find information about how to choose a school and apply for a place in our parents' guide to secondary admissions.
Decisions on applications for children transferring to secondary school are notified on 1 March 2023. If you're unhappy with the decision you can make a school admission appeal.
Changing school at other times
You may want to apply for your child to change schools other than when they're due to start primary, junior or secondary education. This could be because of a change of address.
If you want to apply for a place at a school in Derbyshire, view the guidance about changing schools. We cannot accept applications earlier than one term in advance of when the place is required.
If you want to apply for a place at a school in another council area you should contact the council where the school is located in the first instance. If you don't live in Derbyshire you can find your local council.
School preference
You have a legal right to express a preference for which school you want your child to go to. This isn't the same as being able to choose.
Where you have told us of a preference for a particular school and there are places, we'll try to offer you a place at that school.
However, there is no automatic right to a place at a particular school and it may not always be possible to offer a place at your preference.
You have the right to make a school admission appeal if you're unhappy with the offer made.