Admissions to Primary School

The deadline for applications for a Reception Class place
in a Birmingham primary school, starting in September 2013 is
Tuesday 15 January 2013.

When?	What happens?
October 2012	If you live in Birmingham and your child attends a community or private nursery in the city, you should receive information from your local authority (Birmingham City Council, Directorate of Children, Young People and Families) via post about how to start your child at school in the reception year for September 2013. Information can also be obtained from primary schools and libraries in Birmingham. If you live outside Birmingham you are welcome to apply for a place in one of the City’s schools. 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. If your child has a statement of special educational needs or will have a completed statement by autumn half term, please refer to SEN Statements page.
03 December 2012	You should apply online or return your completed preference form to School Admissions and Pupil Placements by Monday 3 December 2012.
15 January 2013	This is the final date for acceptance of applications or changes of preference through moving address etc. If you have not received an acknowledgement of your preference form before this date you should contact School Admissions and Pupil Placements.
22 April 2013	An email will be sent to those applicants who have applied online for their child’s reception year place ahead of postal notifications.
22 April 2013	You will be sent a letter on this date to let you know the reception year place we are offering your child. Letters will be sent by first class post and should arrive at your home address by Tuesday 23 April 2013.
08 May 2013	You must complete and return the reply slip at the bottom of your offer letter by Wednesday 08 May 2013, indicating whether or not you are accepting the place offered. Failure to reply by this date means you are at risk of losing the offer made.
21 May 2013	You must complete any appeal forms for community and voluntary controlled schools and return them by this date to School Admissions and Pupil Placements. Please visit the Appeals page for more information on how to appeal. If you wish to appeal for schools or academies in other local authorities you should contact the relevant authority to establish their appeal arrangements.
23 July 2013	Date by which all appeals received on time (by 21 May 2013) will be heard.
September 2013	School starts. The school your child is offered will inform you about arrangements for starting in the reception class.