Moving address and applying for a school place

If you are planning to move house

You must still make an application by the closing date from your current home address, even though you may need to ask to change your preferences later because of your change of address.

If you move house after applying for a school place

You must notify us if you move house after you have applied.

Email: school.admissions@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk

It is your responsibility to make sure you do this – if you do not it could affect the offer of a place at one of your preferred schools. 

If we offer you a place at an oversubscribed school on the basis of an address you moved away from before places were allocated, we may withdraw it.

If you move house after a place was allocated but before the start of the autumn term and we have reason to believe that your intended move was planned before places were allocated, we may withdraw the offer of a place.

If you have just moved into the area

We do not keep places available in case a family may move into the area in the future.
All school places are allocated in accordance with the school's oversubscription criteria and if a school is oversubscribed then all places will be offered.

If you move into an area and there are no places available at your preferred school, then you should add your child's name to the waiting list and ask about the school appeals process.

School appeals process