Starting Primary School
If you have applied for a Reception place for a child starting in September 2013 you will begin to receive your offer from 16 April.
If you have received your offer you must confirm your school place. To confirm the place you must contact the relevant school directly; the Council’s Admissions Team are unable to register your confirmation. Further information on appealing decisions is available below.
If you applied online you will receive your letter by email. It can take up to 24 hours for all the emails to be sent.
If you applied using a paper application form you will receive confirmation of your offer by letter through the post. Please allow up to seven days (from 16 April) for these to arrive.
Please be patient while you wait for your letter, there is no need to contact us to find out which school you have been allocated. If you do not receive your offer letter within the timeframes outlined above please contact the Council's Admissions Team using the 'Contact us' form below.
If you failed to register a child to start primary school in September 2013 you must contact the Council’s Admissions Team as soon as possible using the 'Contact us' form below. Your child must be in full time education the term following their fifth birthday.
If you are not happy with the decision you can add your child to the waiting list for any school or academy. Further information is available in the offer letters.
If you want to appeal the decision, firstly, refer to the Admissions Policy ('Downloads' section below), which provides further detail about the way in which places are allocated at schools in Leeds.
All appeals must be submitted to the Admissions Team by 14 May 2013. You should have received further information, including an appeals form, with your letter.
If you decide to educate your child at home you must contact the Admissions Team using the 'Contact us' form below, who will advise you what to do.
