Last updated:
16th January 2025
Starting junior school - age 7
Applying for a Junior school place for September 2025
The deadline for submitting on time applications has now passed. To submit a late application, please read the Parents Guide to Primary and Junior School Admissions (PDF.) This contains all statutory information you need to know about applying for a school place.
- Complete the Junior school application form 2025 (PDF) and email it to schooladmissions@wokingham.gov.uk
You will also need to provide the reasons for your application being submitted after the national deadline.
Applications received after the application deadline of 15 January 2025 will be considered as ‘late’ and processed after all on-time applications have been considered.
What schools you can apply to
When you make an application to us you can list up to 4 schools, in order of preference. You can list only Junior schools as your preferences.
- Every infant school has a junior school which it's linked to. This school is given the highest priority and we recommend you include this as one of your choices.
- It's important to remember that if your child attends an infant school, there is no automatic transfer to the linked junior school - you still need to apply.:
- You can use our schools designated areas map to find out which designated or 'catchment' area you live in.
- You can see a list of state schools in the parents' guide to starting infant, primary and junior school (PDF.)
- You can list any junior state school as one of your preferences, even if it isn't in our borough.
- If you want to apply for a primary school, you will need to make an In Year application. Please refer to the In-year admissions - moving to a different school page for information.
- If you want to apply to a private school you will need to apply to the school directly.
Schools performance
You can find out how each school is performing on our schools performance page.
Schools in other boroughs
If you've selected a school in another borough, you should check to make sure if there are any extra forms you need to complete. You can find our neighbouring boroughs below:
