School admissions

Information about applying for a school place in Denbighshire.

Applying for a school place

Have you applied for your child to go to nursery, reception or junior school in September 2025? The closing dates to apply are:

  • 18 November 2024 for primary and junior places
  • 17 February 2025 for nursery places

Parents and carers will need an Education Self Service account to apply for nursery, reception and junior school places. 

Find out more about the Education Self Service.

Services and information

Reception places

How to apply for a reception place.

Junior (year 3) places

How to apply for a Junior (year 3) place at a school.

Nursery places

How to apply for a year nursery place.

Secondary school places

How to apply for a year 7 place at a secondary school.

Transfer schools

How to apply to transfer from one school to another during the year.

School ages

Find out what age children start nursery, reception, junior and secondary schools.

Find a school

View details of schools in Denbighshire.

Support for newcomers

Find out about the support for learners (newcomers) in year 3, 4, 5 and 6 who have not previously received Welsh medium education.

Secondary immersion scheme

Get information about the scheme that helps learners who have not received Welsh primary education, to receive secondary education through the medium of Welsh.