School Admissions Policy 2027-28

Admission Outside the Normal Chronological Year Group

Applications for admissions for pupils into year groups other than the usual year group, based on the date of birth of a pupil, will be considered on an individual basis and, where applicable, against the admission’s over-subscription criteria outlined in this document.

There is a specific process for considering such applications which will involve assessment by the Authority of the individual circumstances of each case. It is not an automatic process. Parents must contact admissions@carmarthenshire.gov.uk to discuss an application for a pupil outside the normal age group. Parents can request the policy and guidance from the Education and Child Psychologist via the following email: EPS@carmarthenshire.gov.uk.

If it is decided that there are grounds to consider an ‘out of year’ application, parents refused an application for a place at a school have a statutory right of appeal. However, there is no right of appeal if a place has been offered but not in the desired year group.