School Admissions; Primary Transfer 2024
Introduction
The 16th April 2024 is National Primary Allocation Day when parents/carers of children throughout England will learn which primary school place has been offered to their child for September 2024. Parents of children moving from infant to junior school will also hear the outcome of their application on this date.
All parents/carers of children in Gloucestershire who applied for a school place on-line will receive an email confirming the school place after 9:00am on 16th April 2024. Those parents who did not apply online will receive a letter.
The Process
The County Council Co-ordinates Reception admissions to all maintained schools and academies. The national closing date for primary school applications was 15th January 2024 and parents/carers in Gloucestershire were given the opportunity to apply for up to five schools.
Allocations of school places are determined by the level of preference stated by the parent and the oversubscription criteria for schools (where too many children request places at particular schools). The oversubscription criteria for community and voluntary controlled schools are determined by the County Council; Governing Bodies of all foundation and voluntary aided schools and academies are responsible for their own criteria.
Where a parent/carer’s preferred schools are unable to offer places to their child, the child will be offered a place at the nearest school to the home address which has places available.
2024 Allocations
This year 6234 children will be offered a place in one of Gloucestershire’s primary schools – 79 of whom live in a neighbouring county. In addition, there are 129 Gloucestershire children who will be offered their preferred school in a neighbouring county.
94% of parents/carers who have submitted applications have been offered their first preference school and 99% have been offered places at one of their preferred schools.
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