Your child’s offer of a primary, infant or junior school place explained

If your child has been offered a Reception school place in Suffolk please read the Information for Parents/Carers to find out more about part-time or full-time education.

The school your child has been offered a place at will contact you directly to confirm the admission arrangements for the 2025/2026 school year.

If your child has been offered a school place in another county, you need to contact the school directly to confirm acceptance of the offer.

If your child has been offered a Junior school place in Suffolk, the school will contact you directly to confirm the admission arrangements for September.

If your child has been offered a school place in another county, you need to contact the school directly to confirm acceptance of the offer.

If your child is eligible for SCC funded school travel the Passenger Transport Team will email you by 9 May 2025 with details of how to opt-in and when.

If you have not received an email from the Passenger Transport Team by 9 May 2025, and you think your child may be eligible for SCC funded school travel, please visit Suffolk on Board for more information on how you can apply.

Please email admissions@suffolk.gov.uk by 30 April 2025 to let us know and to tell us what education provision is in place for your child for the 2025/2026 school year.

Please note: We are unable to withdraw an offer of a school place unless your child has another education provision in place.

Your child’s name has automatically been added to the waiting list for any Suffolk school(s) refused. To find out your child’s current waiting list position, please call 0345 600 0981 (local rate) or email admissions@suffolk.gov.uk.

Find out about waiting lists and when these will close.

If your child has been refused a place at a school in another county, a waiting list may operate for that school. You will need to contact the relevant council office or the school for further details.

Yes, you can. Your application will have been refused because there were more applications than places available and others had a higher priority for a place at the school.

You have the right of appeal if your child has been refused a place at any of your preferred school(s).

If you wish to appeal for a school in Suffolk, guidance notes and the appeal forms are available to download from the Education Appeals Office or you can contact 0345 600 0981 for a copy to be posted to you.

You should send your appeal form(s) to the Education Appeals Office by 20 May 2025 for your appeal to be heard by 22 July 2025. The Education Appeals Office will contact you with details of your appeal arrangements.

If your child has been refused a place in the Reception Year at a primary or infant school your application may have been refused on Infant Class Size (ICS) or Future Infant Class Size (FICS) grounds. Please check the list below - if the school(s) your child has been refused appears on it then the grounds on which you can appeal are limited.

• How school places are allocated can be found online or by calling 0345 600 0981.
• How your child could travel to school can be found at Suffolk on Board.
• Sustainable travel options are available at Suffolk on Board.
• Local support services and opportunities for children who have special educational needs and disabilities, can be found at the Suffolk Local Offer website.
• Free school meals and how to apply can be found on our free school meals page.