SCHOOL ADMISSIONS
Time to apply for primary school
If your child was born between 1 September 2012 and 31 August 2013 he or she will be due to start primary school in September 2017 .
Applications for pupil places are being received – and will be accepted until the cut-off point of 15 January 2017 .
Under the London-wide primary school admissions scheme , parents living in the borough will submit a single application to Ealing Council , listing their preferences , even if they are applying for a place at a school outside the borough . The system helps prevent delays because it means parents will get only one offer of a place and everyone will receive them on the same day . including any that are located outside the borough ( but not private schools ). Your choices have to be ranked in order of preference , from one to six .
This is important because only one offer can be made to you and this would be from the highest ranked school at which your child qualifies for a place . People living in other boroughs need to apply to their own local authority .
The closing date for applications is 15 January 2017 . After that date applications will be considered as being late and parents may not be able to be offered any of their preferred schools .
HOW TO DO IT Apply online at : www . eadmissions . org . uk
WHAT TO DO All parents and carers living in the borough need to list up to six different schools that they want to apply for ,
SUPPLEMENTARY FORMS Faith schools : If you want to apply for a place at a faith school you will also need to fill in the school ’ s own
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