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Application cut-offs and National Offer Days across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland
Transfer Test paper 1 (SEAG)
Saturday, 14 November 2026 (2027-28 entry)
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Deadlines and offer days for the 2027-28 admissions cycle, including the dates councils publish in Scotland and Wales
Transfer Test paper 1 (SEAG)
Northern IrelandsecondarySaturday, 14 November 2026
Paper 1 of SEAG's Transfer Test, sat at the pupil's chosen assessment centre by P7 pupils applying for September 2027 to schools that use SEAG outcomes in their admissions criteria.
(published by SEAG, checked 23 September 2026; confirm at seagni.co.uk)
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Northern IrelandsecondarySaturday, 21 November 2026
Paper 2 of SEAG's Transfer Test, sat at the pupil's chosen assessment centre by P7 pupils applying for September 2027 to schools that use SEAG outcomes in their admissions criteria.
(published by SEAG, checked 23 September 2026; confirm at seagni.co.uk)
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18d leftDeferred entry deadline — Dumfries and Galloway
ScotlandprimaryFriday, 4 December 2026
Dumfries and Galloway Council: applications to defer entry must be in by this date. Deferred-entry SPECIAL CONSIDERATION only (children born 1 March - 22 August 2022), not P1 registration. Registering for your catchment school does not replace a placing request if you want a different school.
Check on Dumfries and Galloway Council’s website31 days
Reception application deadline
EnglandprimaryFriday, 15 January 2027
National deadline for Reception (primary school) applications for September 2027 entry. Late applications may reduce your chances.
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P1 registration — Na h-Eileanan Siar
ScotlandprimaryMonday, 1 February 2027
Na h-Eileanan Siar Council: P1 registration runs until Friday, 5 March 2027. Registering for your catchment school does not replace a placing request if you want a different school.
Check on Na h-Eileanan Siar Council’s website90 days
Secondary National Offer Day
EnglandWalessecondaryMonday, 1 March 2027
All families receive their secondary school offer on this date (or the next working day if 1 March falls on a weekend).
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Deferred entry deadline — Na h-Eileanan Siar
ScotlandprimaryFriday, 5 March 2027
Na h-Eileanan Siar Council: applications to defer entry must be in by this date. Registering for your catchment school does not replace a placing request if you want a different school.
Check on Na h-Eileanan Siar Council’s website122 days
Placing request deadline (P1)
ScotlandprimaryMonday, 15 March 2027
Statutory date. To ask for a school other than your catchment school for P1 in August 2027, your placing request must reach the council by 15 March 2027 — the council must then answer by 30 April 2027. Request later and the council has two months instead, and the school may already be full. Some councils set an EARLIER deadline of their own, so check yours.
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Placing request deadline (S1)
ScotlandsecondaryMonday, 15 March 2027
Statutory date. To ask for a school other than your catchment school for S1 in August 2027, your placing request must reach the council by 15 March 2027 — the council must then answer by 30 April 2027. Request later and the council has two months instead, and the school may already be full. Some councils set an EARLIER deadline of their own, so check yours.
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Primary National Offer Day
EnglandWalesprimaryFriday, 16 April 2027
All families receive their primary school offer on this date (or the next working day if 16 April falls on a weekend).
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Council decision on placing requests (P1)
ScotlandprimaryFriday, 30 April 2027
Statutory date. Councils must answer a P1 placing request received by 15 March 2027 no later than 30 April 2027. No written answer by this date means the request is treated as refused, and you may appeal within 28 days.
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Council decision on placing requests (S1)
ScotlandsecondaryFriday, 30 April 2027
Statutory date. Councils must answer a S1 placing request received by 15 March 2027 no later than 30 April 2027. No written answer by this date means the request is treated as refused, and you may appeal within 28 days.
178 days
School session starts — Falkirk
ScotlandprimaryWednesday, 11 August 2027
Falkirk Council: the new school session starts on this date. Registering for your catchment school does not replace a placing request if you want a different school.
Check on Falkirk Council’s website281 days
School session starts — Na h-Eileanan Siar
ScotlandprimaryFriday, 13 August 2027
Na h-Eileanan Siar Council: the new school session starts on this date. Registering for your catchment school does not replace a placing request if you want a different school.
Check on Na h-Eileanan Siar Council’s website283 days
Reception 2027 Tour with the Headteacher
Tue, 3 Nov 2026 · 09:30 N1 5JN
Reception 2027 Open Day
Tue, 3 Nov 2026 · 13:30 NG12 2FU
Reception 2027 Prospective Parents Evening
Tue, 3 Nov 2026 · 17:00 CV34 7AP
Forest School stay and play with a school tour
Tue, 3 Nov 2026 · 13:30 OX11 0PQ
Open Morning for September 2027 intake
Tue, 3 Nov 2026 · 09:15–10:30 PE10 9QS
Open Evening for September 2027 intake
Tue, 3 Nov 2026 · 18:00 PE10 9QS
Open Day for Reception 2027 Starters
Tue, 3 Nov 2026 · 16:30 M46 0PA
A Levels, Art, Textiles & Photography and Dance, Drama & Music - Queens Drive Campus
Tue, 3 Nov 2026 · 17:00–19:30 SN3 1AH
Year 3 tour at the Juniors - Parents only
Tue, 3 Nov 2026 · 10:00–10:30 YO26 5QA
Tour 2 - School Tour for Prospective Parents (Reception)
Tue, 3 Nov 2026 · 09:15 SE4 2DY
Prospective Parent School Tour (September 2027 intake)
Tue, 3 Nov 2026 · 09:30 SL4 2EU
EYFS Open Day
Tue, 3 Nov 2026 · 13:30 OL6 8JS
EYFS Open Day
Tue, 3 Nov 2026 · 15:30 OL6 8JS
Open day for 2027-28 Reception
Tue, 3 Nov 2026 · 09:30–10:30 BN3 8BN
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Reception · 2027-28 N6 4BG
Opens 1 Sep · Closes 15 Jan 2027
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Opens 1 Sep · Closes 15 Jan 2027
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Reception · 2027-28 LS21 3AP
Opens 1 Nov · Closes 15 Jan 2027
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Reception · 2027-28 L12 5EA
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Related resources
Statutory dates from the School Admissions Code 2021 (England) and the Scottish Government’s placing-request guidance; typical Northern Ireland dates from DENI Open Enrolment Circulars and the Education Authority. Welsh closing dates as published by each council; each one says when it was checked. Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.