Primary school application process opens in Oxfordshire

Parents and carers of children born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021 can now apply for their children to attend a primary school for September 2025.

As in previous years, parents will be invited to list four schools as preferences. Applications should be submitted online by 15 January 2025.

Councillor John Howson, Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Young People’s Services, explains: “Please use the opportunity to name four schools. This will not make it less likely that your first preference will be offered. However, it does reduce the risk of all preferences being unsuccessful – if four schools are named – and your child being allocated a place at a school not shown on their list.

“It is important to apply on time because any applications that miss the deadline won’t be processed until later in the year and are far less likely to secure places at preferred schools than applications received by 15 January 2025.”      

Parents and carers are also being encouraged to think about how their child will travel to school when deciding which schools they would like to list as a preference.

They will then be contacted with the result to their application on National Offer Day, 16 April 2025.

For further information, contact Oxfordshire County Council’s admissions team by emailing admissions.schools@oxfordshire.gov.uk or phoning 0345 241 2487.