School admissions

In this section you can apply for a school place and find information about admissions for both primary and secondary schools.

Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)

If your child has an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), you should not apply through the school admissions team. Please contact the SEND Team instead on SENDteam@slough.gov.uk.

Reception and Infant to Junior school applications – deadline passed.

The deadline to apply for a primary school place in Reception or Infant to Junior school place (Year 3 only) for September 2026 was 15 January 2026 and has now passed.

Important: Slough residents only

Reception: if your child was born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 and you missed this deadline, you can still apply using the late application form for the September 2026 intake.

Junior school: if your child was born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019, currently in an infant-only school, and you missed this deadline, you can still apply using the late application form for the September 2026 intake.

Please note: late applications submitted after 15 January 2026 will only be considered from 16 April 2026 at the earliest, once all on-time applications have been processed and offers have been made to them.