Frequently asked questions

In-year applications (school transfers) can take us up to 15 working days to assess, process and write back to you with the decision.

Your decision letter will be emailed securely to you, if you have provided us with an email address. If you haven't given us an email address, your letter will be posted through Royal Mail, second class. It can take up to 4 working days to be delivered.

Any in-year applications (school transfer) received after 15 June, will be processed for a September start

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Visit the schools admissions appeals page for more information

You may be eligible for transport. For information visit the Home to School Travel Assistance page.

If you have not been offered a place at one of your preferred schools, your child will be put on the waiting list.

Every child on the waiting list is ranked using the school’s criteria. The position on the waiting list can change as new pupils go on or come off. 

Waiting lists are kept until the end of the current academic year. If you would like your child to stay on the waiting list for another academic year, you must contact us by 31 July 2024.

This depends on when a place becomes available in that year group for your preferred school. 

We will contact you if a place becomes available and your child is top of the waiting list.

The application window is normally between 5th November and 15th January.

The application window is normally between 5th November and 15th January.

The application window is normally between 14th September and 31 October.

Please contact the Admissions team as soon as possible to make the application, this can be done over the telephone.

Telephone: 01332 642730 for reception and moving to junior
Telephone: 01332 642350 for moving to secondary school
Email: admissions@derby.gov.uk