Sending a child to school
Apply for a school place, find and compare schools, guidance on children missing education, school holidays and closures, uniforms, types of school, summer-born children.聽
Services
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Find your child's school term, half term and holiday dates on your local council's website
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Check school performance tables (鈥榣eague tables鈥�), Ofsted reports and financial information.
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You can be prosecuted if your child has unauthorised absence from school - truancy, help with getting your child to school, and legal action to enforce school attendance
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Apply for a state primary school place through your local council
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Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints.