SEPTEMBER 2025 – We currently have spaces in all year groups including Reception and Nursery.
Please contact the school office if you are interested in coming to have a look around, or to find out more.
Reception Admission
Admissions for pupils wishing to start at Dishforth CE School in Reception September 2025 need to be made using the Local Authority Online Admissions procedure (see link below).
School admissions authorities are required to provide for the full time admission of all children in the September following their fourth birthday.
Children reach compulsory school age on the prescribed day following their fifth birthday (or on their fifth birthday if it falls on a prescribed day). The prescribed days are 31 August, 31 December and 31 March.
Admission applications are made to North Yorkshire County Council who allocate places according to their published criteria. Parents and school are advised of the allocations in April, prior to starting school in September.
School admissions | North Yorkshire Council
You can use North Yorkshire County Council interactive maps to find out what catchment area you live in.
Finding a school | North Yorkshire Council
For further information please refer to our admissions policy.
In Year Admissions
To apply for a place in Year 1-6, please contact the school office or follow this link to apply for an in year school place.
Year 6 Admissions to Secondary School
The application round for secondary school places will open from 12 September 2025 onward and the deadline to apply is 31 October 2025.
Yr 6 letter to parents 2026-27
Home to School Travel – important changes in North Yorkshire
Please be aware that the home to school eligibility criteria changed from 1st September 2024. One of the main changes is that transport is now provided to the nearest school to a home address, subject to the statutory walking distance. This will impact some children where the catchment school for admissions purposes is not the nearest school. To help parents identify the nearest schools to their home address there is a distance calculator available.
The Home to School Travel Policy and a link to the distance calculator can be found on the North Yorkshire website
School transport for reception to year 11 children | North Yorkshire Council
National Offer Day when secondary school places are allocated is 2 March 2026.