School admissions general information

Nursery admissions

Nursery admissions are dealt with by primary schools, children's centres and other nursery providers in Camden. Parents should apply to these directly.

Primary school reception admissions

We co-ordinate admissions for reception places at Camden primary schools. We also provide advice on transfers, vacancies and appeals.

• Applications for September 2026 reception places are now open
• The deadline to apply online for a 2026 reception place is 15 January 2026
• Read our guide 'Starting School in Camden 2026'
• View our new Camden School Reports, which have been created to give a rounded and fuller picture of each primary school. The majority of Camden's 38 primary schools are included and more will be added soon.

Secondary school transfer

We co-ordinate the transfer from primary to secondary school for admission to all Camden state secondary schools.

• The deadline to apply online for a Year 7 place for September 2026 was 31 October 2025 but late applications are welcome and you can still apply now
• Read our latest guide 'Secondary Schools in Camden 2026'
• View our new Camden School Reports which have been created to give a rounded and fuller picture of each secondary school. Nine out of our 10 state secondary schools are included.

Please see information below regarding in-year admissions to Camden schools.

Post-16 choices

What you decide to do after Year 11 is important for your future. At 16, you can either stay in full-time education or start working in a job that includes part-time education, such as an apprenticeship or training.

Visit Camden Learning's new website, Next Steps Post-16, to explore different learning paths and the local options available to you.

Primary to secondary school transition - a guide for parents

In Camden, it is a priority for us that children move smoothly and successfully from primary to secondary school. Here you can read or download our guide for parents:

• Primary to secondary school transition in Camden - parents' guide

In-year school admissions

An in-year application is when you make an application to a school outside of the normal admissions round. This is at a time when your child should already be attending school. Camden schools organise in-year admissions themselves.

Social or medical applications for Camden community schools

Find out more about this and how to apply for a school place on these grounds. See our policy and form:

Social and medical policy (PDF) 

Social and medical form  (DOC)

The form needs to be returned to admissions@camden.gov.uk within the deadline.

Children Missing Education

Please inform the London Borough of Camden if you know of a child of compulsory school age who:

• is not on a school roll
• is not being educated at home, privately, or in alternative provision.

If you have any queries or want to notify us of a child missing from education, please contact Sona Ruparell, School Inclusion and Children Missing Education Officer, on 020 7974 4596 or email  sona.ruparell@camdenlearning.org.uk.

CME Policy September 2025 to 2026 (PDF)

Consultation of the 2027/28 admissions arrangements

If an admission authority (LA or a school) is consulting on their admission arrangements it will be posted here for a minimum of six weeks during the 1 October 2025 to 31 January 2026.

Camden community schools - determined school admission arrangements

• Camden community schools – determined admission arrangements for 2026/27 (PDF)
• Camden community schools – determined admission arrangements for 2025/26 (PDF)