If you wish to enrol your child for the start of the new school session in August 2022, they must have attained the age of 5 years between 1 March 2022 and the 28 February 2023.
Parents/carers of those children due to commence attendance at school in August 2022 should now register their children for the appropriate local primary school during the week commencing Monday 1 to Friday 5 November 2021. To register you should now complete an online application and submit no later than Friday 5 November 2021.
It is usual practice for children to attend their local catchment primary school.
If you live in the Glasgow City boundary you must register your child for P1 at one of your catchment schools. You have a choice of three catchment schools
- Non-Denominational
- Roman Catholic (RC)
- Gaelic medium
If you are unfamiliar with schools within your catchment area, please use our School catchment lookup.
Enrolling your Child for Primary 1
P1 registration for children starting school for August 2022 will take place from:-
Monday 1st November 2021 – Friday 5th November 2021.
Families will be notified of their confirmed P1 place no later than February 2022. Schools will contact parents and carers to invite their children to special open days and visits ahead of the new school term in August 2022
To register your child at the local catchment school you will need
- A digital copy of the child’s birth certificate (The requirement to upload a birth certificate only applies to children who did not attend a nursery or pre-school operated by Glasgow City Council)
- The name of the local school/centre you wish to register the child. If you are unfamiliar with schools within your catchment area, please use our School catchment lookup before completing the form.
It is usual practice for children to attend their local catchment primary school.
Check the local catchment primary school and Gaelic medium school for your address.
Parents/Carers will have the opportunity to visit their local catchment school and should check the day(s), time(s) for visits with the school concerned.
If you are considering deferring your child’s entry to Primary 1 in August 2022, you should still proceed to register them on line for their catchment school until your deferral application is confirmed. Deferred Entry process.
Parents who may wish to enrol their child in Gaelic Medium Education can do so at one of the three schools below:
For North – Glasgow Gaelic School, 147 Berkeley Street, Glasgow, G3 7HP. Phone 0141 276 8500
For South West – Govan Gaelic Primary School, 3 Burndyke Square Glasgow, G51 2BG. Phone 0141 445 1767
For South East – Glendale Gaelic Primary School, 2 Kenmure Street, Glasgow, G41 1PH. Phone: 0141 429 3183
Enquiries or requests for paper applications can be made by contacting the CBS Hub at enrolment.cbs@glasgow.gov.uk
Please note, as the parent/ carer you have the right to apply to place your child in a school other than your local school. You must complete an enrolment application before you submit a placing request.
