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School admissions general information

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Admission to Camden schools

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.

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

Year 7 applications for 2025 entry closed on 31 October 2024. Parents and carers will find out the outcome of their applications on 3 March 2025. The next round of applications for Year 7 places for 2026 will begin on 1 September 2025. See information below regarding in-year admissions to Camden schools.

Camden sixth forms

Primary to secondary school transition - a guide for parents

In Camden, it is a priority for us that children move smoothly and successfully from primary to secondary school. Here you can read or download our guide for 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 [email protected] 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  [email protected].

CME Policy August 2024-25 (PDF)

School admission policies

Consultation of the 2026/27 admissions arrangements

If an admission authority (LA or a school) is consulting on their admission arrangements it will be posted here for a minimum of six weeks during the 1 October 2024 to 31 January 2025.

Camden community schools - determined school admission arrangements