{"id":172,"date":"2025-02-05T13:41:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T13:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/newcastleprimaryschfife\/?page_id=172"},"modified":"2025-02-05T13:41:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T13:41:19","slug":"applying-for-a-school-place","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/newcastleprimaryschfife\/parents-and-carers\/applying-for-a-school-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying for a school place"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong style=\"font-size: 16px\">The online application process for enrolling a child in August 2025 is open from Monday 6th January 2025 and will close at 9am on Monday 17th March 2025.<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 400\">\u00a0If you wish to submit a placing request application, you will have to apply by 9am on 17th March 2025. Anyone who misses this deadline can still apply to their catchment school after this date.<\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"article-container-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article-container-public-content\" role=\"region\">\n<p>If applying for a different stage (i.e. not primary one), please contact the school directly. To find out which primary school is your catchment school, please use our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/services\/catchment-checker\">school\u202fcatchment checker<\/a>\u00a0and contact the school directly.\u00a0\u00a0A list of primary schools are available at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/kb\/docs\/articles\/education2\/schools-in-fife\/primary-schools\">Primary schools | Fife Council<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For further information and support, please email\u202f<a href=\"mailto:education.services@fife.gov.uk\">education.services@fife.gov.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the enrolment process, parents\/carers will also be required to upload photos of verification documents in support of the application. These are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A copy of your child\u2019s birth certificate. You can also order a birth certificate on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/kb\/docs\/articles\/community-life2\/births,-deaths-and-marriages\/order-a-certificate\">Order a Certificate<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/li>\n<li>Council Tax notification letter &#8211; If you don&#8217;t have a paper bill, you can download a copy of your council tax bill from within your online account. You will find a link to the Online Account on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/kb\/docs\/articles\/housing\/council-tax\">Council Tax<\/a>\u00a0page. The council tax notification letter must be your most recent bill, issued for 2024\/25.<\/li>\n<li>Evidence of current address &#8211; a gas\/electric bill, driving licence, phone bill, or benefits letter to confirm your child lives within the catchment area. These documents must not be more than 6 months old. If you receive e-billing for your utilities, you can upload these files as documents instead of printing or taking photos of them.<\/li>\n<li>Medical assessment (if applicable)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In normal circumstances, all pupils applying for a place at their catchment school will be guaranteed a place<\/strong>. However, if there is an over-subscription of pupils for the number of P1 places available, the school will get back in touch with these parents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"information-box\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"service_teaser \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"service_details col-sm-12 col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"description\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/services\/form-pages\/enrol-a-child-into-primary-1\" data-refno=\"132373\">Enrol a child into Primary 1<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"row bottom-boxes first\" role=\"region\">\n<div class=\"accordionItems col-xs-12 col-sm-9 col-md-9\">\n<div id=\"accordion\" class=\"panel-group\" role=\"tablist\">\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"presentation\">\n<h3 class=\"panel-title\"><a id=\"316301-accordion0-316301\" class=\"accordion-toggle collapsed\" role=\"tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/kb\/docs\/articles\/education2\/schools-in-fife\/primary-schools\/primary-school-booklets\/newcastle-primary-school\/_nocache#316301-accordion0\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"316301-accordion0\">Can I apply for a school outwith my catchment area?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<i class=\"accordion-icon fa fa-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"presentation\">\n<h3 class=\"panel-title\"><a id=\"316301-accordion1-316301\" class=\"accordion-toggle collapsed\" role=\"tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/kb\/docs\/articles\/education2\/schools-in-fife\/primary-schools\/primary-school-booklets\/newcastle-primary-school\/_nocache#316301-accordion1\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"316301-accordion1\">How do I make a placing request?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<i class=\"accordion-icon fa fa-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"presentation\">\n<h3 class=\"panel-title\"><a id=\"316301-accordion2-316301\" class=\"accordion-toggle collapsed\" role=\"tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/kb\/docs\/articles\/education2\/schools-in-fife\/primary-schools\/primary-school-booklets\/newcastle-primary-school\/_nocache#316301-accordion2\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"316301-accordion2\">How will I be notified about my child&#8217;s place?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<i class=\"accordion-icon fa fa-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"presentation\">\n<h3 class=\"panel-title\"><a id=\"316301-accordion3-316301\" class=\"accordion-toggle collapsed\" role=\"tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/kb\/docs\/articles\/education2\/schools-in-fife\/primary-schools\/primary-school-booklets\/newcastle-primary-school\/_nocache#316301-accordion3\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"316301-accordion3\">What if there are no places available at the local school?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<i class=\"accordion-icon fa fa-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-container-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article-container-public-content\" role=\"region\">\n<p>For more information about choosing a school, the Scottish Government has produced a publication called &#8216;<a title=\"Choosing a School: A guide for parents\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/choosing-school-guide-parents-nov-16\/\">Choosing a School<\/a>&#8216; This provides guidance for parents on the placing request system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The online application process for enrolling a child in August 2025 is open from Monday 6th January 2025 and will close at 9am on Monday 17th March 2025.\u00a0If you wish to submit a placing request application, you will have to apply by 9am on 17th March 2025. Anyone who misses this deadline can still apply &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/newcastleprimaryschfife\/parents-and-carers\/applying-for-a-school-place\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Applying for a school place<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21354,"featured_media":0,"parent":6,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-172","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/newcastleprimaryschfife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/newcastleprimaryschfife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/newcastleprimaryschfife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/newcastleprimaryschfife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21354"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/newcastleprimaryschfife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/newcastleprimaryschfife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":173,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/newcastleprimaryschfife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172\/revisions\/173"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/newcastleprimaryschfife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/newcastleprimaryschfife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}