Starting Reception in September 2025 (birth date September 2020-August 2021)
This page has been designed to provide our new Reception starters with all of the information they need prior to starting at Swarcliffe Primary School in September.
Below is some information about our Reception setting, and some support materials for 'starting school'.
Reception open day
You are invited to come and meet the team and have a look at our wonderful Reception on Thursday 14th November at 3.30pm.
Application timeline
| 1 November 2024 | Applications open |
| 15 January 2025 | National deadline for applying |
| 12 February 2025 | Deadline for late applications and changes (for schools which follow Leeds coordinated scheme) |
| 16 April 2025 | National offer day |
Reception Intake
How to apply for a September 2025 place
Children born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021 are due to start primary school in September 2025.
If you are applying for a reception place for September 2025, all applications are made in advance. Offers are made by the Local Authority on national offer day.
You must apply to the local authority i.e. where you make council tax payments. If this is Leeds, go to www.leeds.gov.uk/apply. The website is a composite prospectus for all Leeds schools and this includes:
- all of the steps you need to go through to make an application
- the key dates
- a search tool to see if your home address gives any higher priority for admission to any school(s)
- an explanation about how places are offered if there are more applications than spaces (oversubscribed)
- the online application portal - apply online and you’ll be sent your offer by email
- a summary of each school’s individual admission policy criteria
- data about who got a place in the last 3 years - this will help you work out if there is a reasonable chance of your child qualifying for a place.
Information about applying under a specific admission criteria (such as your child being previously looked after). It is really important to ensure you submit all supporting evidence by the deadline to show you meet any such criteria.
You can also watch the Leeds City Council school admissions video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRU1SrS7iJE ) for more information.
The council’s social media pages will also tell you about any Q&A sessions where you can ask questions.
You can also see information about our school, including previous admission data, on our school page on the Leeds City Council’s website.
Oxford owl - Getting ready for school
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/at-school/reception-at-primary-school/getting-ready-to-start-school/
