School admissions

Information about applying for a school place in Denbighshire.

Applying for a school place

Applications to start nursery, reception, junior and Year 7 secondary school in September 2026 are now open.

Parents and carers will need an Education Self Service account to apply for school places. 

Find out more about the Education Self Service.

Services and information

Nursery places

How to apply for a year nursery place.

Reception places

How to apply for a reception place.

Junior (year 3) places

How to apply for a Junior (year 3) place at a school.

Secondary school places

How to apply for a year 7 place at a secondary school.

Transfer schools

How to apply to transfer from one school to another during the year.

School ages

Find out what age children start nursery, reception, junior and secondary schools.

Find a school

View details of schools in Denbighshire.

Support for newcomers

Find out about the support for learners (newcomers) in year 3, 4, 5 and 6 who have not previously received Welsh medium education.

Secondary immersion scheme

Get information about the scheme that helps learners who have not received Welsh primary education, to receive secondary education through the medium of Welsh.

Education Self-Service

Parents and carers will need an Education Self Service account to apply for nursery, reception, junior, and year 7 school places.

Appeals

Information about how to appeal if your child has been denied a place at a school.

Schools information guide

View our schools information guide for parents, guardians and carers.