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Key dates for September 2027 entry.

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The next deadline: closing date for Reception and junior applications, midnight, 15 January 2027.

These are Gloucestershire County Council's dates for children starting school, or moving school, in September 2027. “Allocation day” is the day the council tells families which school their child has been offered.

Reception and Year 3 junior school places

For children starting Reception (born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023), and for children moving from an infant school to Year 3 at a junior school.

WhenWhat happens
From November 2026Reception and junior applications for September 2027 open
Midnight, 15 January 2027Closing date for Reception and junior applications
16 April 2027Reception and junior offer day (allocation day)
23 April 2027Deadline to accept a Reception or junior place and ask to join waiting lists
By 19 May 2027Reception and junior waiting list results sent out
Midnight, 26 May 2027Deadline to reply to a Reception or junior waiting list offer
Late June to July 2027Reception and junior appeals

Source: Gloucestershire County Council, checked 7 November 2026.

Secondary school (Year 7) places

For children starting Year 7 (born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016).

WhenWhat happens
Midnight, 31 October 2026Closing date for September 2027 secondary applications
1 March 2027Secondary offer day (allocation day)
Midnight, 15 March 2027Deadline to accept or decline a secondary place and ask to join waiting lists
By 5 April 2027Secondary waiting list results sent out
9 April 2027Deadline to reply to a secondary waiting list offer
May to July 2027Secondary appeals

Source: Gloucestershire County Council, checked 7 November 2026.

Grammar school test for September 2028 entry

For children who will start secondary school in September 2028 (now in Year 5). You must register for the test separately from your council application.

WhenWhat happens
Noon, 8 February to noon, 19 March 2027Grammar school test registration for September 2028 entry
Saturday 3 July 2027 (planned)Grammar school entrance test for September 2028 entry

Source: Gloucestershire County Council, checked 7 November 2026.

Not sure how the process works? Read how school admissions work in Gloucestershire.

Check with the council. These dates are copied from Gloucestershire County Council's admissions pages. If the council changes a date, its page is the one to follow. Gloucestershire school admissions.