By law, children must start statutory education full-time at the beginning of the term following their fifth birthday. 

Details of application process and a link to the online application form can be found here.

If you are considering applying to defer your child's admission to Reception class to the following school year read the guidance below:

Reception and Years One to Six

A move to a different school at any time other than admission to reception, transfer to junior or transfer to secondary is known as an ‘in-year transfer’. This could be a move between Norfolk schools or a move to a Norfolk school from a school in a different area.

If you want to transfer to a school that is not in Norfolk you will need to contact your new local authority to ask about their admissions process. Find your new local authority using the Government’s postcode finder.

Under no circumstances should you withdraw your child from their current school before an alternative school place has been allocated.