Applying for a School Place
You can apply online for your childs school place for September 2013, as long as you live in Birmingham.
There are four different online application forms:
- Reception Class admissions
- Year 3 at a junior school if your child is attending a linked infant school
- Year 7 at a secondary school or academy
- Year 10 at a 14-19 academy
To begin your application for a school place please choose from the two links below:
Apply online for a Reception and Year 3 school placeApply online for a Year 7 or Year 10 place from 1 September 2012.
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If you live outside Birmingham, but wish to apply for a Birmingham primary school(s), you must apply to the local authority in which you live (i.e. the Council to which you pay your Council Tax) for their preference form. You can include Birmingham schools on that form and return it to them.
The Online Schools Directory gives information about all Birmingham schools including contact details, maps and links to each school's website, where there is one.
For schools outside Birmingham view a range of useful contact information in the contacts section of essential information
If you have other questions about the admissions process, or want some help please contact School Admissions and Pupil Placements Service. (See contact detail in the essential information section).
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School Admissions and Pupil Placement Service
Email:
admissions@birmingham.gov.ukTelephone:
0121 675 0555Post:
School Admission and Pupil Placement Service
PO Box 16513
Birmingham
B2 2FFOpening Hours:
Monday to Thursday: 8.45 am to 5.15 pm
Friday: 8.45 am to 4.15 pm
Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays: ClosedCoventry City Council
www.coventry.gov.uk
Telephone: 02476 832499 / 02476 831577Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
www.dudley.gov.uk
Telephone: 01384 814223Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
www.sandwell.gov.uk
Telephone: 0121 569 8138 / 8212Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
www.solihull.gov.uk
Telephone: 0121 704 6693Staffordshire
www.staffordshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01785 278593Walsall Council
www.walsall.gov.uk
Telephone: 01922 686355 / 01922 686357Warwickshire County Council
www.warwickshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01926 742037 (Secondary Team)Wolverhampton City Council
www.wolverhampton.gov.uk
Telephone: 01902 551459Worcestershire County Council
www.worcestershire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01905 822700
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No, attendance at a nursery class does not give a child automatic priority. All parents must apply for their childs reception place by completing the preference form.
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Once you have submitted your preferences, you will be unable to change them without an exceptional reason, such as moving home.
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Yes. If you live in Birmingham you can use our Online Admissions website to apply for schools inside and outside of Birmingham. We strongly recommend that you contact the relevant local authority for their information booklet. This will help you decide whether your application is likely to be successful based on previous year’s admissions.
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Yes, all parents must apply in the same way. It is important that you clearly write the full name and date of birth of any older brothers or sisters that are in attendance at any of your preferred schools.
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We may be unable to take your new address into consideration when offering your child a school place. However, you must contact School Admissions and Pupil Placement Service (see contact detail in the essential information section), to inform them of your change of address and send acceptable proof of your new address to ensure that you receive your offer letter.
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Some schools will require you to complete an additional or supplementary information form. These forms will be available from the school or contact the School Admissions and Pupil Placements Service (see contact detail in the essential information section). You should check using the relevant booklets at the bottom of this page whether any of the schools you are interested in require this.
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All information from parents is verified. If it is later discovered that you have provided false information the offer of the school place is liable to be withdrawn.
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No, you will need to contact these schools directly.
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Yes, we will not consider your application if you have not applied online or filled in a Birmingham Preference Form. Everyone must fill in one copy of the preference form as well as any other additional forms if required.
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If you only list one school and your child cannot be offered a place at that school and you live in Birmingham, we will have to offer you a place at the nearest school with an available place.
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You can decide how well a school might suit your child by going to see it for yourself. Staff from School Admissions and Pupil Placement Service may also be present and there will be maps on display showing cut off distances for the last 3 years.
Primary Education Booklet
Secondary Education Booklet
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