Primary school admissions
Apply to start primary school reception for September 2020
This application applies to children with birthdays between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016. This application can only be made online.
Applying based on where you live
If you live in Redbridge you must apply for a reception school place through us even if the school is not in Redbridge.
If you do not live in Redbridge you need to apply through your own council, this includes applying for school places for a Redbridge school.
When to apply
- Your child's birthday should fall between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016
- The application process opens on Sunday 1 September 2019
- The deadline for online on-time applications was Wednesday 15 January 2020
- You can still apply for a school place using the link at the bottom of this page. This will now be classed as a late application.
- Primary admissions information booklet 2020 (PDF 6 MB)
- Reception 2020 - Junior Transfer 2020 - Last allocated distances for Redbridge Primary Schools (PDF 57 KB)
- eAdmissions - how to complete your child's application (PDF 334 KB)
Apply for transfer to a Junior school
This application applies to children with birthdays from 1 September 2012 and 31 August 2013 who would like to be considered for a place at a Junior school. This includes children currently attending an infant school, as there is no automatic transfer between an Infant school and a linked Junior school. However, children attending the linked Infant School have priority for places at the Junior School, as long as their parents apply by the deadline of Wednesday 15 January 2020. This application can only be made online.
Applying based on where you live
If you live in Redbridge you must apply for a Junior school place through us even if the school is not in Redbridge.
If you do not live in Redbridge you need to apply through your own council, this includes applying for school places for a Redbridge school.
When to apply
- Your child's birthday should fall between 1 September 2012 and 31 August 2013.
- The application process opens on Sunday 1 September 2019.
- The deadline for online applications was Wednesday 15 January 2020.
- Further details on the Infant to Junior transfer can be found on page 7 of the Primary admissions information booklet 2020 (PDF 5.80 MB)
- Important: children attending the linked Infant School have priority for places at the Junior School; priority will only apply if a junior transfer application has been submitted by the deadline of 15 January 2020.
- eAdmissions - how to complete your child's application (PDF 334 KB)
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What you need before making your application online
Supporting documents you need for proof of residency
The address you give in your application must be the one where your child normally lives, on Wednesday 15 January 2020 and is expected to live in September 2020 and beyond.
In defining a child’s ‘normal’ place of residence, we will not accept a business address, a landlord’s tenant’s address or a childminder’s address as a basis for allocating school places, nor will future addresses be accepted. Second homes with a short-term lease, will not be accepted as a normal permanent place of residence.
Proof of residence will be requested from you to prove your home address.
It is your responsibility to provide evidence of the address used on your application. We have the right to withdraw an offer if you fail to provide the requested evidence set out below.
Please contact the Admissions Team if you are unable to provide evidence of your address. You will have to provide electronic copies of at least two of the following list of documents and complete your Council Tax number in your online application.
Please remember to submit the required proofs when you apply online.
Acceptable documents are:
for Redbridge addresses we can check your Council Tax reference number automatically. Please complete this online and provide two further proofs from the list below:
- rent book
- tenancy agreement and copy of your Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme or other deposit protection as applies to the tenancy
- utility Bills e.g Electricity/gas/water landline phone which must show the home phone number (within three months old)
- UK Driving Licence
If you are unable to attach your supporting documents when making your online application please email electronic copies for proof of residence to admissions@redbridge.gov.uk
Applying for a faith school
You will need to complete supplementary information forms (SIF) when applying for a Redbridge faith school. Some have more than one form; reading the admissions criteria will explain which form or forms you or your religious leader will have to complete. These forms have to be returned to the school by the admissions closing date.
Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) applications
For SEND applications, you will need to contact the SEN Team.
Email: senteam@redbridge.gov.uk
Apply for a school place online
What happens after you have applied
An email was sent to the email address used to complete your application during the evening of Thursday 16 April 2020 telling you the outcome of your online application.
Offer given for first preference on your application
An email was sent to the email address used to complete your application during the evening of Thursday 16 April 2020.
Offer given for school preference ranked from 2 to 6 or an alternative school
An email was sent to the email address used to complete your application during the evening of Thursday 16 April 2020. The email will confirm you have been offered the highest school preference available. Your child’s name will appear on the waiting lists of those schools ranked at a higher preference on your application; any schools ranked at a lower preference we will automatically withdraw.
Responding to your offer
You must respond to the offer by Thursday 30 April 2020
Accepting your offer
Log into your eAdmissions account by Thursday 30 April 2020 to tell us if you accept the offer from us or not.
Not accepting the offer
If you are not accepting the offer and you have an offer from another school not on your application form, please provide us with evidence of the school offer you are accepting.
Change of address
Your offer is based on the address you have given; if you have changed address or if you change your address in the future you must let us know. Offers made on the basis of false information or addresses that cannot be verified will be withdrawn.
Problems logging in
Any issues logging into eAdmissions to accept the school offer, please email admissions@redbridge.gov.uk with your child's reference number and the name of the school you are accepting.