School Admissions

All children in England between the ages of 5 and 18 are entitled to a free place at a state school.  In Gloucestershire, children are able to attend Reception Class the September following their fourth birthday and parents will be contacted in the previous November asking them to submit a preference to a school place.  Details of admissions within Gloucestershire can be found by visitng http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/schooladmissions

If you know the school you wish to apply to, visit Gloucestershire County Council Family Portal, where you can register (if you have not already done so) and submit your application..

Most state schools have to follow the national curriculum. The most common ones are:

  • community schools: controlled by the local council and not influenced by business or religious groups
  • foundation schools: more freedom to change the way they do things than community schools
  • academies: run by an governing body, independent from the local council - they can follow a different curriculum
  • grammar schools: run by the council, a foundation body or a trust - they select all or most of their pupils based on academic ability and there is often an exam to get in

There are also the following types of school:

  • Specialist schools
  • Free schools
  • Faith schools
  • Academies
  • City Technology Colleges
  • and Private Schools

For more information about all of the above you can visit the GOV.UK website

Who to contact

Contact Name
Admissions & Transfer Team
Telephone
01452 425407 01452 425407 01452 426015 (In year admissions team) 01452 426015 (In year admissions team)
E-mail
[school.admissions@gloucestershire.gov.uk, inyear.admissions@gloucestershire.gov.uk]
Website
GCC Education & Learning - School Admissions
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