Nursery admissions

Nursery admissions are dealt with by primary schools, children's centres and other nursery providers in Camden. Parents should apply to these directly.

Primary school reception admissions

We co-ordinate admission for reception places at Camden primary schools. We also provide advice on transfers, vacancies and appeals.

• The next round of admissions for 2024 reception places begins on 1 September 2023 
• The deadline to apply online for a 2024 reception place is 15 January 2024
• Read our guide 'Starting School in Camden'.

Secondary school transfer

Camden Council co-ordinates the transfer from primary to secondary school for admission to all Camden state secondary schools. Find out more about Camden secondary schools in our annual guide.

Applications for Year 7 places for September 2024 open on 1 September 2023. The deadline to apply for Year 7 places is 31 October 2023.

Camden Moving On to Secondary School Event - Francis Crick Institute, 21 September 2023

Camden secondary schools are high achieving and ambitious for all students, offering a tremendous range of opportunities to help prepare students for happy and successful futures. This is your opportunity to:

• Receive advice on how to apply and the admissions process from the Camden admissions team
• Find out more about what Camden secondary schools have to offer your child
• Speak with headteachers, student ambassadors and staff from Camden secondary schools
• Register to attend here.

We look forward to meeting you. Please note that this event is aimed at adults, rather than children; any children attending are the sole responsibility of their parents.

In-year school admissions

An in-year application is when you make an application to a school outside of the normal admissions round. This is at a time when your child should already be attending school. Camden schools organise in-year admissions themselves.

Social or medical applications for Camden community schools

Find out more about this and how to apply for a school place on these grounds. See our policy and form:

Social and medical policy (PDF) 

Social and medical form (DOC)

The form needs to be returned to admissions@camden.gov.uk within the deadline.

Children Missing Education

Please inform the London Borough of Camden if you know of a child of compulsory school age who:

• is not on a school roll
• is not being educated at home, privately, or in alternative provision

If you have any queries or want to notify us of a child missing from education, please contact Sona Ruparell, School Inclusion and Children Missing Education Officer, on 020 7974 4596 or email Sona.Ruparell@camden.gov.uk

CME Policy March 2023-24 (PDF)