City of Doncaster Council's online application for School Admissions

School Year - 2024/25

  • All Year Group

School Year - 2025/26

You are now able to apply for:

  • School Nursery Places (This includes Church Schools with a nursery)
  • Secondary School Year 6 to Year 7 for September 2025 
  • Reception Year at Infant and Primary Schools for September 2025 
  • Year 3 at Junior Schools for September 2025 

For Year of Entry School Applications Made Before The National Closing Dates

If you live in Doncaster - You must apply online using the Doncaster Council online application form. You can list up to three schools, including any outside of Doncaster. You should list them in your preferred order.

Although a place is not guaranteed at your catchment school, you should consider including this as one of your preferences even if it is not your first preference.

If you live outside Doncaster - You must apply through your home authority i.e. the area which you live. You can list the schools you wish to apply for, including any in Doncaster.

Further information is available from our website: www.doncaster.gov.uk/admissions 

Please Note

  • All parents/carers must register before you can apply.
  • You will not be able to log in to the Parent Portal using your MyDoncaster account details; the Parent Portal is separate and will require you to register before logging in however, you may still use the same e-mail address if you wish to do so.
  • Take care completing your application - errors may affect our ability to download or process your application.

To begin your application

  1. Click on the 'School Admissions' link below
  2. Follow the instructions to create your account, including entering your email address and password.
  3.  Click 'Confirm' to tell us that the information you have supplied is correct.
  4. You will receive a verification email (please check your junk/spam mailbox) - click on the link provided and this will take you to the 'Log In' page.
  5. Log in using your email address and password
  6. Complete and submit your application.

For support in how to use the portal the following PDF guides are available:


School Admissions

Click here to apply 

GDPR

Doncaster Council will use information about you so that we can allocate your child a place in a school. This is necessary to carry out our statutory functions in accordance with the School Admissions and Appeals Codes and School Standard and Framework Act 1998, therefore, if you do not provide this information we will be unable to provide this service. For a list of the organisations we will share your information with, please see our privacy notice.
 
 

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