You can enrol your child in a reception class, at either an infant or primary school, in the September following the child’s 4th birthday.
2025 Reception places
The closing date for reception place applications for children born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021 was 18 November 2024.
If you've already applied, we'll let you know the outcome by 16 April 2025.
Welsh medium education
There's never been a better time to learn Welsh. The Welsh Government has a long-term vision to see the Welsh language thriving, with a million people able to speak Welsh by 2050.
Learning and using the Welsh language offers an educational, cultural and employment advantage.
Find out more about Welsh medium education
Applying after the closing date
If you apply after the closing date, your application will be processed after all the on-time requests have been dealt with. This means your preferred school may be full by the time we process your application and, for this reason, we recommend that you name more than one preference when applying.
Late applications will be considered together, regardless of date received, against the oversubscription criteria detailed in the Denbighshire Schools guide.
If you make any amendments 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.
How to apply for a school place
The application process depends on when you apply.
For 2025 reception places:
- the application window was open from 23 September 2024 to 18 November 2024 with applications made through Education Self-Service accounts
- late applications could be submitted from 18 November 2024 to 16 March 2025 through Education Self-Service accounts, these are processed after all on-time applications
- you can apply for a reception place now, but applications must be made through a separate online form (not an Education Self-Service account) and these will be processed after 16 April 2025
Apply for a reception place
If you have applied for a school place through an Education Self-Service account, you can log into your Education Self-Service account to view your application.
Find out more about the Education Self-Service.
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)
Primary schools in Denbighshire
Select one of the following options to view which schools are taught mainly through the medium of Welsh or English.
School information guides