Late applications and making changes to your application

If you have missed the deadline to apply for a school place for 2024/25, you can still make a late application. Find out more here about how to apply and the application process.

Late applications

Applications received after the closing date 

Applications naming Knowsley schools as preferences that are received after the closing date but before the initial allocation will be included wherever practicable.

Applications received after the allocation process has begun

If you apply for a school place in Knowsley after the initial allocation process has begun (after 29 November 2023 for secondary applications and after 21 February 2024 for primary schools), your application will not normally be considered until the initial allocation process is complete.

Exceptional circumstances

If you believe that there are exceptional circumstances for your application being submitted late, you can contact the school admissions team at Knowsley Council and explain the situation. If the admission authority accepts that there are exceptional circumstances, your application may be considered in the initial round.

The deadline for exceptional circumstance consideration is 26 January 2024 for secondary applications and 18 March 2024 for reception class applications.

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