Reception Applications for 2025/26

Reception applications for entry to primary or infant school in the 2025/26 academic year can be submitted from 4 November. This is for children born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021. 

Could you kindly display the attached poster (pdf, 481kb)prominently and alert families of the need to apply for a school place. 

Applications can be submitted online at: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/primaryadmissions 

A paper copy of the application form (pdf, 104kb) in case you are contacted by people who cannot/will not apply online. The deadline for receipt of completed applications is 15 January 2025. Applicants are encouraged to list 4 schools as preferences and to consider how they would manage school runs to their preferred schools. 

For any enquiries, the School Admissions Team can be contacted on 0345 241 2487 or admissions.schools@oxfordshire.gov.uk