National Offer Day
If you applied online, you can log into the Parent Portal to view the school place offered to your child from 16 April. If you applied by a paper application, we’ll post your offer letter to you on 16 April.
View allocation information for primary and junior schools. (Available from 16th April).
Application stages
The deadline to apply for a primary school place for September 2024 was 15 January 2024. You will receive your child's school place offer on 16 April 2024.
Late applications or amended applications received between 16 January and 30 April 2024 with be entered into a second round of allocations. You will receive your child's school place offer by 17 May 2024. Parents need to accept their offered school place by 2 May in order to secure it.
Do you need to apply?
Apply to the correct council
Check you are applying to the correct council. If your child is a Peterborough resident, you make your application through us at the Peterborough City Council School Admissions Team. This applies even if you want to apply for a school place outside of Peterborough.
Primary school
If your child was born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020 and lives in Peterborough, you need to apply on this page for a reception place for them for September 2024.
Junior school
If your child was born between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017, lives in Peterborough and is currently in Year 2 at an infant school, you need to apply on this page for their transfer to Year 3 for September 2024.
In-year application
If you wish to move your child to a different school in Peterborough during the academic year, please visit our moving schools / in-year transfer page.
Before you apply
It is important that you take time to read all about the school admissions process:
- Read our Primary School Admissions Booklet - it explains the school admissions process from start to finish. You need to confirm you have read and understood this booklet when you apply.
- Research your options - understand what a catchment school is and how it affects your application and school transport. Look at admissions data, school inspection results and performance data. Attend school open days so you can meet staff and have a look round.
- If you are applying to certain schools for religious reasons, you need to submit a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) to the school by the appropriate deadline. This is in addition to apply for a school place through us in the normal way.
Use all three preferences
When you apply, you need to list three schools you like the most in order of preference.
Naming only one school will not increase your child's chances of being offered a place there. Your child will be considered for each school separately. If your child is eligible for more than one school, you will get an offer for the one you ranked highest.
Apply online
You must apply online using our Parent Portal.
If your application is incomplete, or incorrect, it could get delayed or cancelled. You need to confirm you have read and understood the Primary School Admissions Booklet before submitting your application.
