School admissions

These pages contain information, guidance and application forms for applying for a school place in Bristol.

• In Year Admissions
• Infant to Junior Transfer
• Primary Admissions
• Secondary Admissions 

Full information on admission to primary and secondary schools in September 2012 is available by following links above. 

Please be advised that in the interest of security, we cannot inform applicants of their offer by phone. Nor can we send emails to addresses not used on the original application or to applicants who applied on paper. All responses to any offer that we have sent to you need to be sent to us in writing please.

Additional reception places

Additional reception places for 2012 have now been confirmed. Details are available on the Primary additional places update page together with information on how to amend your application if you have already submitted one.  The deadline date for all applications, including any changes to existing applications, remains midnight on the 15 January 2012.

Work continues with the aim of providing more places. Details of these and the methods of applying for them will be published on the Primary additional places update page as appropriate.

Determined admissions arrangements for 2012-2013

The determined admission arrangements for an admission authority are the full set of arrangements which set out how schools for whom it is the admission authority will admit pupils. This includes the published admission number (the maximum number of pupils who can be admitted to the relevant year group), and the oversubscription criteria.

The admission arrangements for all Bristol community and voluntary controlled schools for admission for the first time in September 2012 have been determined and can be accessed under Related documents on the right.

Consultation on School admission arrangements 2013/14 runs until 1 March 2012

Under the School Admissions Code Bristol City Council is responsible for setting the admission arrangements for all schools for which it is the Admission Authority; that is, Community and Voluntary Controlled schools in the city. 

• For further details see Consultation on School admission arrangements 2013/14
• Take part in the Consultation on school admission arrangements 2013/2014.