The closing date to apply for a primary school place for September 2026 is midnight on Thursday 15 January 2026.
If you would like your child to attend our school from September 2026, applications are open. You will need to complete an application online once Durham County Council. Visit http://www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions where you can access a useful guide to help with your application. Paper application forms are available on request from the School Office. You would still need to apply for a Primary School place even if your child attends our Nursery or already has a sibling at our school. For more information please contact Durham County Council School Admissions.
Choosing a school for your child is one of the most important decisions you will make as a parent or carer for your child. The guidance on these pages is designed to help you to apply for a school place.
- If your child’s birthday falls between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 your child will start Reception at an infant or primary school in September 2026.
- If your child’s birthday falls between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019 and your child currently attends an infant school, they will start junior school in September 2026.
You must make an application for your child’s school place as there is no automatic transfer from either nursery school to infant or primary school (Reception intake) or infant school to junior school (Year 3 intake).
If you would like to apply for a place, after this date, please contact Durham County Council School Admissions. Our school’s published admission number, for our Reception classes 2026, is 60.
Full details of Durham County Council’s Admission Arrangements can be found in the School Policies section of our website here.
To appeal against an admission decision visit: School Admissions Appeals.
