Primary, infant and junior school places announced

Parents across the county find out about their child’s primary, infant or junior school place. 

Derbyshire County Council made offers of places to approximately 10,600 children today (Tuesday 19 April).   

Of those parents who applied for a reception place by the closing date, 95.3 per cent were offered their first-choice school. Overall, of those who applied by the closing date, 98.6 per cent were offered a place at one of their three preferred schools, and of those who applied for a junior place by the deadline, 97.9 per cent were offered a place at their first-choice school and 98.8 per cent were offered a place at one of their three preferred schools. 

Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Education, Councillor Alex Dale, said: “I’d like to thank everyone who applied for their child’s place on time and to our school admissions and transport team for processing over 10,000 applications.

“We are delighted to be able to offer the first preference school to so many of the parents in our community, both for children starting school during the 22-23 school year for the first time and those who are transferring to junior school this September.

“If you still haven’t applied for your child’s place, please get in touch with our school admissions and transport team as soon as possible.”

The small number of parents who have not been offered a place at their preferred school have the right of appeal to an independent panel. Information on how to appeal is available online by visiting www.derbyshire.gov.uk/admissions.  

Alternatively, parents can get information from the county council’s school admissions and transport team by calling 01629 537479.

This year 99.9 per cent of parents in Derbyshire applied for their child’s primary school place online.

Parents who provided an email address should have received an email about their child’s place on Tuesday 19th April. Alternatively, parents can log on to the council’s website at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/admissions using their user ID.

The county council posted letters on Tuesday 19th April to parents who didn’t provide an email address.

Anyone who hasn’t already made an application should do so urgently by using the late application facility at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/admissions or Call Derbyshire on 01629 533190 between 8am and 6pm on weekdays (9.30am and 4pm on Saturday). Paper application forms are also available from the council’s school admissions and transport team on 01629 537479.