Apply for a primary, infant or junior school place

Contents

  1. September 2022 school admissions
  2. COVID-19 update
  3. Timetable for primary, infant and junior school admissions

September 2022 school admissions

The deadline to accept / decline a school place, request to go on a waiting list, or to request an appeal has now passed.

If you need to speak to someone about school admissions, please contact the School Admissions team on 0191 424 7767 / 7706 / 7705 or school.admissions@southtyneside.gov.uk.

For more information please read the information for parents booklet.

COVID-19 update

Appeals for most schools in South Tyneside have restarted. Appeal hearings are taking place remotely.

Coronavirus (COVID-19): School admissions and appeals for school places

Timetable for primary, infant and junior school admissions

  • Friday 10 September 2021, 8.30am
    Applications are available. We recommend that you apply online.
  • Monday 17 January 2022, 4.30pm
    Deadline date for applications to be received. Any applications received after this date will be considered as 'late' applications. Online system is not available after the deadline date.
  • By the end of February 2022
    If you completed your application, you will be sent an acknowledgement to confirm that we have received and are processing your application. If you applied online, you will receive an acknowledgement to your email address. If you completed a paper application, you will be sent an acknowledgement letter through the post.
  • Tuesday 19 April 2022, from 8.30am
    'Offer Day' - You will be told which school your child has been offered. If you applied online, you will get an email. If you completed a paper application, a letter will be sent to you by 2nd class post.
  • Tuesday 26 April 2022, 4.30pm
    Deadline for you to:
    • accept the school place offered (for oversubscribed schools only)
    • request to put your child's name on a waiting list
    • request an appeal form
  • Wednesday 27 April 2022
    Appeal forms sent out where requested.
  • Thursday 28 April 2022
    Any places that have become available will be allocated from the waiting list in criteria order.
  • Thursday 5 May 2022
    Where parents have not accepted the school place offered for oversubscribed schools, we will withdraw the offer of the school place.
  • Tuesday 24 May 2022
    Deadline for appeal forms to be returned.
  • June to July 2022
    Appeals to be heard.