Please note that Cambridgeshire is currently receiving higher levels of In Year school applications than spaces available. There are no available spaces in secondary schools in the Fenland area.
Introduction
An in-year admission is when you are applying for a school place outside of the ‘normal admissions rounds’.
(Normal admissions rounds are a statutory process where all parents/carers must apply for a place for their child to start school in the school’s 'year of entry' at Primary, or Secondary school).
- An in-year admission could be a move between Cambridgeshire schools, or a move to a Cambridgeshire school from a school in a different county or country.
- To apply for a place at a school outside of Cambridgeshire you will need to apply to the local authority of the new school.
When you can apply
- You can submit an application for a school place up to 30 school days before the intended start date.
- We will email your offer when it has been processed, we aim to process applications within 10-15 school days.
- If we have not received a valid application, or the correct documentary evidence, we will contact you - this may delay your offer.
In year Applications for September 2024 entry
1st round
In year applications will be accepted from 2nd May 2024 until 7th June 2024.
Offers for round 1 will be made by 14th July 2024.
Following this round, applications will be processed on an individual basis in date order of receipt.
The Admissions Team will not be able to make any offers during the holiday period (July/August) if a school is unavailable to respond to allocation requests. Applications received after the 5th July may not hear before the start of the new term September 2024/25
Allocations from September 2024
Applications will continue to be allocated on an individual basis in date order of receipt.
Before applying please ensure you have read both this page and our Researching schools and catchment area page.
If you require any assistance deciding which school your child should attend, you can contact our School Preference Adviser.
They can help with information and advice on:
- how the transfer and admissions process works
- admission policies and criteria for different schools
- provision for special educational needs
- changing schools during the school year
- the appeals process
- travel issues
Support with choosing a school - Cambridgeshire County Council,
Parents' School Preference Adviser
Email: choosingaschool@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01223 699033