You will need an Education Self-Service account to apply for a school place in Denbighshire.
How to create or log into an account
You can create your Education Self-Service account before the application period opens.
Create or log into a Education Self-Service account
Account verification
When registering for an Education Self-Service account, you will be sent an email to verify your account. Please follow the instructions in this email. Registering will not be complete until you have verified your account.
You may need to check your email's spam or junk folder for the verification email.
Passwords
When creating a password for your account, you can only use:
- numbers
- upper / lower case letters
- the following special characters @ ; : # ~ * & ^ % $ ! ) (
If you use a password generator, please check that it only uses the characters that are allowed.
Lost or forgotten password
If you lose or forget your password, please use the 'Forgot Password' link when trying to sign into your account.
You can report an issue about the Education Self-Service online.
Report an issue about the Education Self-Service
When to set up an account and apply
You can set up an account at any time, but applications will only be available at certain times during the year.
Nursery places
Applying for a 2027 nursery place will be available from 21 September 2026 for children born between 1 September 2023 and 31 August 2024.
Visit our nursery places page to find out how to apply for a nursery place.
Reception places
Applying for a 2027 reception place will be available from 21 September 2026 for children born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023.
Visit our reception places page to find out how to apply for a reception place.
Junior places
Applying for a 2027 junior (year 3) place will be available from 21 September 2026 for children born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020.
Visit our junior places page to find out how to apply for a junior place.
Secondary school places
Applying for a 2027 year 7 secondary school place for children born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 is now available.
The closing date for secondary school place applications is 31 October 2026, and we'll let you know the outcome by 1 March 2027.
Visit our secondary school places page to find out how to apply for a secondary school place.
Changing an application after it has been submitted
After submitting a school admissions application, if you’d like to make a change there will be a short period where you can unsubmit your application through your Education Self-Service account and submit a new one. If the option to unsubmit an application is not displayed, you will need to complete an online form to let us know about a change to a school admissions application.
Applications received within the in-round period are classed as on-time. You can make a change to an application within this period and it will still be considered on-time.
However, if you make any changes to an on-time application after the closing date, we will consider this as a new application which will replace anything previously received and will be recorded as late.
Let us know about a change to a school admissions application (online form)