Apply for primary school places

This includes children due to start Primary school in Reception Year in September 2025 and includes Year 2 to Year 3 transfers for Infant to Junior Schools.

For children born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021, applications must be made by 15 January 2025.

Applications must be made to your home Local Authority, even if you are applying for schools in another Council area.

All primary schools in Wolverhampton provide numerous opportunities for you and your child to visit before expressing a preference.

Admission authorities for each school must set out the criteria against which places will be allocated at the school when there are more applications received than places available, and the order in which the criteria will be applied. A copy of the admissions policy is available on each respective school’s website.

Applications should be made online. Before making your application, please ensure that you have read and understood the Parent’s Guide and Primary Education in Wolverhampton Booklet (in the downloads section) which contain important information about making your school place application.

Applying online has the following benefits:

• Applications are made through a secure website
• Applications can be viewed/edited online up to the closing date for applications 
• Applicants can access their child's school place allocation online on 16 April 2025 rather than having to wait for the post

Applications must be made by the national closing date for applications of 15 January 2025. Making an application after the closing date can reduce the chance of your child gaining a place at one of your preferred school choices.

You are allowed to express a preference for five schools. Due to the popularity of Wolverhampton schools, you are encouraged to use all five preferences.

In addition to the online application, if you are applying to the following schools, you are required to complete an additional Supplementary Information Form.

Free Schools - completed forms to be returned direct to the school

• The Royal School, Wolverhampton
• Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton

Voluntary Controlled / Academy Schools - completed forms to be returned direct to the Local Authority

• St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School
• Bilston Church of England Primary School
• Christ Church, Church of England Infant School
• St Bartholomew’s Church of England Primary School
• St Jude’s Church of England Primary Academy
• St Stephen’s Church of England Primary School
• Trinity Church of England Primary School

Voluntary Aided / Academy Schools Catholic Primary Schools – completed forms to be returned direct to the school

• Corpus Christi Catholic Primary Academy
• Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy
• Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School
• SS Mary and John Catholic Primary Academy
• SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery
• St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School
• St Mary’s Catholic Primary Academy
• St Michael’s Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery
• St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School
• St Teresa’s Catholic Primary Academy

Voluntary Aided / Academy Church of England Schools – completed forms to be returned direct to the school

• St Luke’s Church of England Primary School
• St Michaels Church of England Primary School
• St Paul’s Church of England Primary School

Manor Multi Academy Trust (Manor Primary School, Hill Avenue Academy, East Park Academy, St Alban’s CE Primary Academy and St Thomas’ CE Primary Academy) - completed forms to be returned direct to the Local Authority

Perry Hall Multi Academy Trust (Berrybrook Primary School, Dunstall Hill Primary School, Perry Hall Primary School and Woodthorne Primary School) – completed forms to be returned direct to the Local Authority

St Martin’s Multi Academy Trust (St Martin’s CE Primary School, Field View Primary School and Grove Primary School) - completed forms to be returned direct to the Local Authority

Download Supplementary Information Form

Primary Allocation Day

From 16 April 2025, Wolverhampton residents can find out their allocated school for Reception in September 2025.

Further Information

Further advice on the application process is available from the Admissions and Appeals Team on 01902 551122 or email school.admissions@wolverhampton.gov.uk

City of Wolverhampton Council (the ‘council’) respects your privacy rights and is committed to ensuring that it protects your details, the information about your dealings with the council and other information about you available to the council (‘your information’).In accordance with the UK Data Protection Law, the council will use your information, for the purpose of processing your application for a school place, to (a) deal with your requests and administer its departmental functions; (b) meet its statutory obligations; and (c) prevent and detect fraud. The council may share your information (but only the minimum amount of information necessary to do the above and only where it is lawful to do so) with other departments within the council (including the elected Members), central Government departments, law enforcement agencies, statutory and judicial bodies, community service providers and contractors that process data on its behalf. The council may also use and disclose information, that does not identify individuals, for research and strategic development purposes. For further information about your information rights please see the Council’s privacy notice.