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Primary school admissions to open in November

27 October 2020
The next round of applications for primary school places in Thurrock opens on Monday 2 November 2020.
Parents and carers of children who were born between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017 will be able to apply for a primary school place from this date. The deadline for this round of applications is 11.59pm on Friday 15 January 2021.
Cllr Andrew Jefferies, Cabinet member for education, said: "This November we welcome parents and carers to submit applications for their children who are due to start primary school next Autumn.

Primary school admissions continue to see positive results

16 April 2020
Figures released today, Thursday 16 April, have revealed that a vast majority of children across Thurrock will receive their first or second primary school choice for the September 2020 academic year.
From the 2,518 applications received this year, all children will receive a school place in Thurrock, with 95% of children receiving their first or second school choice. An additional 105 children received their first school choice compared to 2019 figures.
Similarly to previous years, 98% of school places were applied for online.

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