Submitting an application
You can apply for a school place using our online portal.
If you don't have access to the internet, call 0161 912 5007.
To select a school in Trafford within your application, start typing the school name in the box provided. To select a school in another area, use the ‘search for school outside local authority’ function.
You can submit a reason for your preference for a particular school. Make sure your reason relates to the school's oversubscription criteria.
After you apply
Once you have submitted your application, you will receive a confirmation email.
If you do not receive an email, call 0161 912 5007 or email school.admissions@trafford.gov.uk.
Late applications
It is the parent or carer's responsibility to apply by the deadline.
Applications received after 15 January are late applications. They will only be considered after all on-time applications have been processed.
Changing an application
Before the 15 January deadline, you can make changes to your application at any time by logging into your online account. We will use the last application you submitted by the deadline date.
Changes after the deadline will only be considered once on-time applications (and their changes) have been processed.
If more than one application is received for a child, we will only consider the last application received.
Deferred entry
You may defer your child’s start in reception or opt for part-time attendance until they reach compulsory school age, but this must be no later than the final term of the school year you applied for.
Home address
A child’s home address is defined as their permanent, full-time residence. It cannot be that of a grandparent, relative, or childminder.
For separated parents, if a school’s admission policy doesn’t specify how applications are handled, we follow our own policy: the application is based on the address where the child primarily lives, even though the child may regularly spend some time at another address.
If residency is shared equally between two homes, parents may choose which address to use for the application.
Changing your address
If you move before your child starts school in September, you must inform us immediately. Your new address may affect school priority, and failure to report it could result in your offer being withdrawn and your application being considered misleading.
If you change address after the deadline, your application will be processed using your previous address until National Offer Day (or the next working day after 16 April).
If you're not offered a preferred school, you can apply for vacancies in the review process. We will carry out proof of residency checks for your new address. We will also need evidence that you have sold or vacated your previous property.
Fraudulent or misleading applications
We expect all application information to be accurate. Providing false or misleading details, such as a dishonest address, undermines the fairness of the admissions process and is treated seriously.
Suspected fraud will be investigated, and any place offered on false grounds may be withdrawn, even after your child has started school.