The type of school application you should make depends on:
- the age of your child
- what time of year you make your application
We update this page every school year and on key dates during the admissions process.
We are now in the school year: 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025.
Click or tap on the dates your child was born between to guide you to type of application you should make.
Primary age
Your child will turn 5 years old during the school year 2026-27.
You can apply for a new reception place starting September 2026 from 1 September 2025.
Your child will turn 5 years old during the school year 2025-26.
You can no longer apply for a new reception place starting September 2025 during an admissions round. Instead, you need to make an in-year school application.
Your child's school year is reception year.
To apply for a new school in Hounslow, you need to make an in-year school application.
Your child's school year is Year 1.
To apply for a new school in Hounslow, you need to make an in-year school application.
Your child's school year is Year 2.
If your child is at an infant school in Hounslow, you can no longer apply for an infant to junior school transfer for a place in Year 3 at a Hounslow junior school starting September 2025 through the admissions round. Instead, you need to make an in-year school application.
You need to make an in-year school application if your child is either:
- in a Hounslow school and is changing schools during Year 2
- is not currently at a school in Hounslow
Your child's school year is Year 3.
To apply for a new school in Hounslow, you need to make an in-year school application.
Your child's school year is Year 4.
To apply for a new school in Hounslow, you need to make an in-year school application.
Your child's school year is Year 5.
To apply for a new school in Hounslow, you need to make an in-year school application.
Your child's school year is Year 6.
To apply for a new school in Hounslow starting during Year 6, you need to make an in-year school application.
If you live in Hounslow and your child is starting secondary school in September 2026, you can no longer apply for a new year 7 secondary place through the admissions round. Instead, you need to make an in-year school application.
Secondary age
Your child's school year is Year 7.
To apply for a new school in Hounslow, you need to make an in-year school application.
Your child's school year is Year 8.
To apply for a new school in Hounslow, you need to make an in-year school application.
Your child's school year is Year 9.
To apply for a new school in Hounslow, you need to make an in-year school application.
Your child's school year is Year 10.
To apply for a new school in Hounslow, you need to make an in-year school application.
Your child's school year is Year 11.
To apply for a new school in Hounslow, you need to make an in-year school application.
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