Most children start school in the September after their fourth birthday. 

You need to apply for admission to reception for September 2026 if your child was born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022. 

You must apply for a reception class place even if your child currently goes to a nursery class at a school. Going to a nursery attached to a school does not increase your chances of getting a reception class place at that school. 

If you want your child to start later, you still need to apply for a reception class place at the same time as everyone else.

In September, you will receive a letter in the post with key information about what to expect and what to do next.

A move to a different school at any time other than admission to reception, transfer to junior or transfer to secondary is known as an ‘in-year transfer’. This could be a move between Norfolk schools or a move to a Norfolk school from a school in a different area.

If you want to transfer to a school that is not in Norfolk you will need to contact your new local authority to ask about their admissions process. Find your new local authority using the Government’s postcode finder.

Under no circumstances should you withdraw your child from their current school before an alternative school place has been allocated.

Read the In-Year Admissions Guidance before you begin your application. 

https://online.norfolk.gov.uk/inyearschoolsadmissions/  

Please note that all applications will be dealt with as quickly as possible but can take up to 15 school days.