Admission to junior school in September 2011

Information about applying for a junior school place

Primary schools are for children aged from four to eleven years. Infant schools are for children aged from four to seven years and Junior schools are for children aged from seven to eleven years.

When should I apply for a junior school place?

You only need apply for a junior school place if your child is in year 2 of an infant school. Parents of children in primary schools do not need to apply as the children will continue through the junior phase in the same school.

In Solihull children transfer to junior school in the September following their 7th birthday. Children born between 1 September 2003 and 31 August 2004 start junior school in September 2011.

Timetable:

How to apply for your child's junior school place

If you need to apply you will receive an information pack from your child's infant school in September of year 2.

If you live in Solihull you can fill in an application form or you can apply online from September.

If you live outside Solihull you must fill in your own Council's application form, even if you want to apply for a school in Solihull.

All infant schools are linked to a junior school. Parents of children at the infant school have a guaranteed place at the linked junior school if they wish to accept it. If you want to take up the place at the linked junior school you must still complete the application form and name the school as a preference. The place is only guaranteed at the linked junior school if your application is received by the closing date.

How do we measure the distance from a home to a school?

If an application for a place at any Solihull school needs a distance measurement this is calculated by our admissions system using ADDRESS-POINT®.  ADDRESS-POINT® provides a national grid co-ordinate and a unique reference for each postal address in Great Britain.  The grid reference is provided to a resolution of 0.1 metre (10cm).  The accuracy of each ADDRESS-POINT® is such that each point will fall within the addressed building.

Admission arrangements for voluntary-aided schools

You can apply for a voluntary-aided school on our application form. Each voluntary-aided school has its own admissions criteria. This will normally take account of your religion and whether you go to church.

Contact Details

If you want more information or you need help or advice about applying for a school place, please contact the School Admissions Team.

School Admissions Team
Education and Children's Services
PO Box 20
Council House
Solihull
B91 9QU

Email: admissions@solihull.gov.uk

Telephone: 0121 704 6693

Fax: 0121 704 6653

Office hours: Monday - Thursday 8.45 am - 5.20 pm
Friday 8.45 am - 4.30 pm