Applying for a school place in-year

How to make an application to a school outside normal admission rounds.

Please do not use this application form to apply for a place for secondary transfer in 2025. If your child is in Year 6 and you want to apply for secondary school starting September 2025, please apply on the eAdmissions website.

In-year admissions

Sometimes you need to apply for a place for your child at a school outside of the normal admission times. This is known as an in-year admission.

The reason for an in-year admission could be:

you have arrived in Westminster Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea from another part of the country or abroad.

The normal admission rounds are:

primary reception, when starting statutory schooling for the first time
primary to secondary transfer, children currently in Year 6
infant to junior school transfer (applies to Barrow Hill Junior School in Westminster only)

If your child is already in school and you are thinking of transferring them to another school, you must be aware that places are already allocated and availability will be limited. This is very important if your child is in Year 6 of primary school or Year 10 or 11 when a move at this stage of their education is highly discouraged and should only be considered if your circumstances are exceptional.

In-year coordinated process

The in-year coordinated process sets out the arrangements for schools that have agreed to participate. Our Admissions Team will process all applications and will notify the outcome on behalf of schools.

In-year coordinated admissions scheme 2023/24 PDF, 364.22 KB, 10 pages

Before you complete your application

Not all school participate in our coordinated admissions process which means they do not appear in the school option drop down list.

The following schools manage their own in-year admissions. Please visit their website to find out how to apply.

Westminster schools

Primary schools:

Secondary schools:

Kensington and Chelsea schools

Primary schools:

Secondary schools:

In-year admission application form

Read the schools admission privacy notice.

The rights of foreign nationals to access schools in England

The government provides guidance to parents, schools and local authorities on the rights of foreign nationals to access school in England

Visit the GOV.UK website for information and advice on school applications for foreign national children and children resident outside England.

It provides advice on:

eligibility to enter the country to access a school
requirements for admission authorities in processing applications (for example, requirements within the School Admissions Code and the law)
advice on processing applications made from those living outside England but returning to live in England

Further information

If you need a paper application form or further guidance, please contact the Admissions Team on:

020 7745 6432 or 020 7745 6433 (9am to 2pm Monday to Friday)
[email protected]

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