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Timelines and important dates for primary school applications


These are important dates if your child will be starting Reception in September 2025 or is currently attending Infant School and will be starting Year 3 in Junior School in September 2025. It is very important that you make sure your application is submitted before the closing date.

For most schools in County Durham, an "on-time" application is given priority over a "late" application. This may also be the case for schools located in other council areas (you may wish to contact them directly to check).

Starting Reception in September 2025 or currently attending Infant School and will be starting Year 3 in Junior School in September 2025

DateStage in application process
Sunday 1 September 2024Applications open.
Wednesday 15 January 2025Closing date for applications.
Wednesday 5 March 2025

Last date for submitting late applications.

This is the last date for submitting late applications or making changes to your application. We cannot make any changes received after this date. Any changes or late applications received after this date will be processed on re-allocation day.

Wednesday 16 April 2025

National offer day - offers made.

If you applied for a place online, you will receive an email on the morning confirming our offer of a school place.

If you applied by post, you will receive your offer letter in the post.

You can ask for your child's name to be added to a school waiting list for the 2024/2025 academic year.

Wednesday 7 May 2025

Re-allocation day.

Any places that become available at schools within County Durham will be offered to pupils at the top of a school's waiting list.



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