Reception applications
Apply to Reception at infant and primary school for September 2025.
Apply for a school place
Finding out about schools, admissions and how to transfer to another school.
In this section
Year 7 applications
Apply to transfer to Year 7 at secondary school for September 2025.
Junior Year 3 transfer
Apply to transfer from infant to junior school for September 2025.
UTC and Studio Schools
How to apply for a Year 10 transfer at a more science-focused and vocational curriculum school.
Applying for nursery
Nursery admissions and details of providers of early years education.
Move to a different school
We call applying to change school during the academic year and in-year transfer.
Moving to Oxfordshire: schools
What you need to know if you are moving to Oxfordshire with school-aged children.
Find out about schools
How to find out if a school is suitable for your child.
Delay reception application
How to delay admission to reception class for children born 1 April to 31 August.
School appeals
If you have applied and been refused a school place, you have the right to appeal the decision.
Online applications
A guide to online school applications.
Admission rules and policies
Admissions policies and arrangements for community, voluntary aided, foundation and academies.