School admission dates in Bexley: September 2027 and 2028
Closing dates, offer days, replies and appeals, each with where it comes from. Apply to the council you live in, even for a school in another area. Get these in your calendar: add your children and kinplace works out which of these dates are theirs.
The year ahead, for September 2027 entry
Today: 20 October 2026 · coral: a deadlineSeptember 2027 entry: every date, with what to do
Starting Reception in September 2027
1SEP 2026Reception applications open Applications can be made from 1 Sept 2026 to 15 Jan 2027The council's application form opens. Look at your schools' admission rules and open days now.Council
15JAN 2027Primary applications close Closing date online or paper CAFApply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one.Council
9FEB 2027Reception: late applications cut-off After 15 Jan treated as late unless exceptional; received before 9 Feb 2027 may be treated as on time if good reason with evidence; later ones not considered for National Offer DayThe last day the council takes a late application before offer day, usually only with a good reason.Council
16APR 2027Primary offer day Online offers by email evening of 16 April 2027Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered.Council
1MAY 2027Reception: reply to your offer Offer of first preference assumed accepted; others have two weeks; offer may be withdrawn if no reply by 1 May 2027Accept or decline the place you were offered, and ask to stay on the waiting list for schools you ranked higher.Council
17MAY 2027Reception: appeal deadline Deadline 4pm 17 May 2027 for lodging appeals for the main round; hearings June-July 2027 within 40 school daysIf you want to appeal for a school you were refused, lodge the appeal with the school's admission authority by this date.Council
31DEC 2027Reception: waiting lists kept untilWaiting lists for this intake are kept until at least this date. Keep in touch with the council if you are on one.National rule
Moving from infant to junior school (Year 3) in September 2027
15JAN 2027Junior (Year 3) applications close Junior school applications: same process, three preferences, closing date 15 Jan 2027Infant school children must apply again for a junior school place for Year 3. Apply to your home council by this date.Council
16APR 2027Junior (Year 3) offer dayOffers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered.National rule
30APR 2027Year 3: reply to your offer (about)Accept or decline the place you were offered, and ask to stay on the waiting list for schools you ranked higher.National rule
17MAY 2027Year 3: appeal deadline (earliest)If you want to appeal for a school you were refused, lodge the appeal with the school's admission authority by this date.National rule
31DEC 2027Year 3: waiting lists kept untilWaiting lists for this intake are kept until at least this date. Keep in touch with the council if you are on one.National rule
Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027
1SEP 2026Year 7 applications open Online application site opens 1 Sept 2026The council's application form opens. Look at your schools' admission rules and open days now.Council
31OCT 2026Secondary applications close Online site closes 11.59pm 31 Oct 2026; final closing date for online or paperApply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one.Council
9DEC 2026Year 7: late applications cut-off Applications after 31 Oct and on or before 9 Dec 2026 may be included in main round only if late for good reason with written evidenceThe last day the council takes a late application before offer day, usually only with a good reason.Council
1MAR 2027Secondary offer day Online offers by email 1 March 2027; paper applicants sent a letter Monday 1 MarchOffers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered.Council
17MAR 2027Year 7: reply to your offer If not offered 1st preference, accept or decline online by 17 March 2027 (offer of 1st preference assumed accepted)Accept or decline the place you were offered, and ask to stay on the waiting list for schools you ranked higher.Council
13APR 2027Year 7: appeal deadline Deadline 4pm 13 April 2027 for lodging main-round appeals; hearings April-June 2027 within 40 school daysIf you want to appeal for a school you were refused, lodge the appeal with the school's admission authority by this date.Council
31DEC 2027Year 7: waiting lists kept untilWaiting lists for this intake are kept until at least this date. Keep in touch with the council if you are on one.National rule
September 2028 entry: every date, with what to do
Starting Reception in September 2028
15JAN 2028Primary applications closeApply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one.National rule
18APR 2028Primary offer day Moved to the next working day.Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered.National rule
2MAY 2028Reception: reply to your offer (about)Accept or decline the place you were offered, and ask to stay on the waiting list for schools you ranked higher.National rule
17MAY 2028Reception: appeal deadline (earliest)If you want to appeal for a school you were refused, lodge the appeal with the school's admission authority by this date.National rule
31DEC 2028Reception: waiting lists kept untilWaiting lists for this intake are kept until at least this date. Keep in touch with the council if you are on one.National rule
Moving from infant to junior school (Year 3) in September 2028
15JAN 2028Junior (Year 3) applications closeInfant school children must apply again for a junior school place for Year 3. Apply to your home council by this date.National rule
18APR 2028Junior (Year 3) offer day Moved to the next working day.Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered.National rule
2MAY 2028Year 3: reply to your offer (about)Accept or decline the place you were offered, and ask to stay on the waiting list for schools you ranked higher.National rule
17MAY 2028Year 3: appeal deadline (earliest)If you want to appeal for a school you were refused, lodge the appeal with the school's admission authority by this date.National rule
31DEC 2028Year 3: waiting lists kept untilWaiting lists for this intake are kept until at least this date. Keep in touch with the council if you are on one.National rule
Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2028
31OCT 2027Secondary applications closeApply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one.National rule
1MAR 2028Secondary offer dayOffers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered.National rule
15MAR 2028Year 7: reply to your offer (about)Accept or decline the place you were offered, and ask to stay on the waiting list for schools you ranked higher.National rule
29MAR 2028Year 7: appeal deadline (earliest)If you want to appeal for a school you were refused, lodge the appeal with the school's admission authority by this date.National rule
31DEC 2028Year 7: waiting lists kept untilWaiting lists for this intake are kept until at least this date. Keep in touch with the council if you are on one.National rule
Funded childcare
Funded hours start the term after a child reaches the age: terms start on 1 September, 1 January and 1 April. Working parents can get up to 30 hours a week from 9 months; every 3- and 4-year-old gets 15 hours; some 2-year-olds get 15 hours. National rules: gov.uk.
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