Primary school admissions

Apply to start primary school reception for September 2019

This application applies to children with birthdays from 1 September 2014 to 31 August 2015.  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 2014 and 31 August 2015
• The application process will open on Saturday 1 September 2018
• The deadline for online applications is Tuesday 15 January 2019
• Primary admissions information booklet 2019 (PDF 5.19 MB)
• eAdmissions - Information and Guidance

Apply for transfer to a Junior school 

This application applies to children with birthdays from 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2012 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 Tuesday 15 January 2019. 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 2011 and 31 August 2012.
• The application process will open on Saturday 1 September 2018.
• The deadline for online applications is Tuesday 15 January 2019.
• Further details on the Infant to Junior transfer can be found on page 7 of the Primary admissions information booklet (PDF 1.99 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 2019.
• eAdmissions guidance - how to complete your child's application (PDF 453KB)

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 Tuesday 15 January 2019 and is expected to live in September 2019 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

Apply for a school place online 

What happens after you have applied

You will be sent an email on the evening of Tuesday 16 April 2019 telling you the outcome of your online application.

Offer given for first preference on your application

You will receive this information by email on the evening of Tuesday 16 April 2019.

Offer given for school preference ranked from 2 to 6 or an alternative school

You will receive this information by email on the evening of Tuesday 16 April 2019. 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 Tuesday 30 April 2019

Accepting your offer

Log into your eAdmissions account by Tuesday 30 April 2019 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.