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When your child will start school

In Warwickshire, children start infant or primary school the September after their fourth birthday. The law says all children must start school by the beginning of the term after their fifth birthday.

When do I need to apply for my child's school place?
Date of birth	Start school in	Application process opens
1 Sept 2012 to 31 Aug 2013	September 2017	September 2016
1 Sept 2013 to 31 Aug 2014	September 2018	September 2017
1 Sept 2014 to 31 Aug 2015	September 2019	September 2018
1 Sept 2015 to 31 Aug 2016	September 2020	September 2019
1 Sept 2016 to 31 Aug 2017	September 2021	September 2020
1 Sept 2017 to 31 Aug 2018	September 2022	September 2021

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