School admission dates in Northumberland: 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.
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Your children's dates, in your calendar, with an email before each deadline.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
1NOV 2026Reception applications open Key dates: 1 November 2026 the online admissions portal will openThe council's application form opens. Look at your schools' admission rules and open days now.Council
15JAN 2027Primary applications close 15 January 2027: closing date for all applications to be received by the local authorityApply 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
14FEB 2027Reception: late applications cut-off Late applications submitted before 14 February 2027 with exceptional reasons may be considered with on-time onesThe last day the council takes a late application before offer day, usually only with a good reason.Council
16APR 2027Primary offer day 16 April 2027: National Offers DayOffers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered.Council
1MAY 2027Reception: reply to your offer 1 May 2027: deadline for refusing the school place offeredAccept 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 (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 2027Reception: waiting lists kept until 31 December 2027: no waiting lists are held by the local authority after this dateWaiting lists for this intake are kept until at least this date. Keep in touch with the council if you are on one.Council
Moving from infant to junior school (Year 3) in September 2027
15JAN 2027Junior (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
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
31OCT 2026Secondary applications close The Local Authority must receive all applications by 31 October 2026 (Year 5 middle, Year 7 secondary, Year 9 high)Apply 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
22NOV 2026Year 7: late applications cut-off Late applications submitted before 22 November 2026 with exceptional reasons may be considered with on-time onesThe last day the council takes a late application before offer day, usually only with a good reason.Council
1MAR 2027Secondary offer day National offer day 1 March 2027Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered.Council
16MAR 2027Year 7: reply to your offer Deadline for parents to refuse school place: 16 March 2027Accept or decline the place you were offered, and ask to stay on the waiting list for schools you ranked higher.Council
31MAR 2027Year 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 2027Year 7: waiting lists kept until Waiting lists will no longer be held by the local authority: 31 December 2027Waiting lists for this intake are kept until at least this date. Keep in touch with the council if you are on one.Council
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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