School allocations for P1 and S1 places - August 2025
School placements update - 17 April 2025
We have completed a second round of school allocations, and answered all late placing requests received up to 2 April 2025.
All decisions are confirmed by email.
Decisions on late requests received after 2 April will be answered before the end of May 2025.
School placements initial allocations - 7 March 2025
On 7 March 2025 we completed the first round of school allocations for P1 and S1 places starting in August 2025.
This includes decisions on
- non-catchment placing requests
- catchment Roman Catholic school requests
- requests to change the preferred catchment secondary school.
All requests received by 24 December 2024 have been answered. Decisions are notified by email or letter.
Places in non-denominational catchment schools
If you registered your child for P1 at your catchment non-denominational primary school, you should have already received an email confirming this place. Contact the school if you have any enquiries about this.
If you have not registered your child for P1 yet, please contact us as soon as possible.
P7 children due to go to high school were allocated a provisional place in their catchment high school. These places have already been confirmed by letter.
Schools will contact parents to confirm places and arrange inductions in May or June 2025.
All catchment places are reserved on the understanding children will be resident at the same address by the start of term in August 2025.
Turned down requests
If your request has been turned down, please read through your decision notice carefully. You can
- appeal against our decision to the Placing in Schools Appeal Committee
- ask us for a place in an alternative school which has available places.
Read about and submit an appeal.
Further information
Please read our frequently asked questions for more information about the process.