Reception Applications:
Reception September 2026 Intake
Applications for the September 2026 entry will need to be submitted between 3 November 2025 and 15 January 2026. The guidance booklet and Information Booklet 2026/2027 will be available on this page from September 2025
Key dates
| From November 2025 |
Letters sent out to Gloucestershire residents explaining how to apply for a school place |
| From 3 November 2025 to Midnight 15 January 2026 | Application Window. Closing date for school applications is Midnight on 15 January 2026 |
| 16 April 2026 | Allocation Day |
| 23 April 2026 |
Closing date to return reply form accepting the School/Academy place or requesting to be put on waiting list/s |
| After 14 May 2026 | Outcome of Waiting List Requests |
| Midnight 21 May 2026 | Closing date for return of reply forms |
| Late June 2026 to July 2026 | Appeals |
For in year admissions, please see our In-Year Admissions webpage.