Admissions

Application process

Although IFtL Board of Trustees is the admissions authority for this school, the Local Authority (LA), as required by the Department for Education (DfE), co-ordinates the admission applications into the entry year for all schools/academies and will communicate all decisions to parents/carers. The Local Authorities in which IFtL schools sit co-ordinate the admission arrangements for all schools in that Local Authority. For this school, this is:

Starting reception year 

The application window is now open for children living in Milton Keynes who are applying for:

• A Reception Year place (for children born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023),

When to apply

• The Citizens Portal opens on 2 September 2026.
• Closing Date: Apply by 15 January 2027
• National Offer Day: 16 April 2027

National Offer day is when you will be notified of your child's school place that starts in September 2027, if you apply by the closing date.

How to apply

Milton Keynes Residents

Applications must be submitted online via the  Citizen Portal by midnight on 15 January 2027.

This is for Milton Keynes residents who pay council tax to Milton Keynes City Council.

If you pay council tax to another council, you will need to apply through them, even if your chosen schools are in Milton Keynes.

If your child is currently being educated outside of their normal age group you can only apply with a paper application.

If you are not able to apply on the Citizen's Portal, a paper application will be available on request. Please note, if you apply with a paper application you will not receive an email with the offered school on national offer day, you will receive a letter in the post.

The most secure way is to email your form back to primaryadmissions@milton-keynes.gov.uk.

If posting forms, send forms to Milton Keynes City Council by recorded delivery, to arrive by 5pm on 15 January 2027. The Access to Education team is not responsible for forms lost in the post and is unable to acknowledge receipt.

Email primaryadmissions@milton-keynes.gov.uk to request a copy of a paper application form, if required.

National Offer Day

If you applied by the closing date

National Offer Day is set by the government. It is the day when parent's find out which school place has been offered for their child.

If you applied by 15 January 2027, you will find out your child’s school placement on 16 April 2027.

• Online application - Log into the Citizen Portal to see your school place offer. You will also receive a confirmation email (sent throughout the day).
• Paper application -  You will receive a letter via second class post from 16 April 2027.

Live outside of Milton Keynes? 

If you applied and your council tax is paid to a different council, check your local council’s website to find out how and when you will be informed of your child’s school place.

• Buckinghamshire Council
• North Northamptonshire Council
• West Northamptonshire Council
• Bedford Borough Council
• Central Bedfordshire Council

Where there is oversubscription the following criteria will be used to allocate places:

1. Children who are in care
2. Children who live in the catchment area of Two Mile Ash and have a sibling on roll at the time of admission. Proof of residence may be required
3. Children who live in the catchment area of Two Mile Ash. Proof of residence may be required
4. Children who live outside the defined area and have a sibling on roll at the time of admission
5. Children of staff at the school where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage
6. Children who live outside the catchment area of Two Mile Ash

If you cannot apply by the closing date – late applications

Applications received after the national closing date 15 January 2027, will be considered as a late application and will be reviewed after 16 April 2027.

A late application form is available to download here from 16 January 2027: Milton Keynes primary school

Late applications will be processed as follows:

Round	Applications received by	Offer Day
2	16 January 2027 - 25 April 2027	28 May 2027
3	26 April 2027 - 1 June 2027	25 June 2027
4	2 June 2027 - 27 June 2027	16 July 2027
5	28 June 2027 - 1 August 2027	13 August 2027
6	2 August 2027 - 24 August 2027	27 August 2027

Important information:

• Late applications are for children who move into Milton Keynes after the closing date and wish to apply for a Year R  place in a Milton Keynes primary school
• You can also submit a late application for alternative schools that may still have places available after national offer day.
• Late applications are processed manually and not through the Citizen's Portal. You will receive a letter in the post confirming the outcome on the applicable late round offer day.
• If you receive an offer from a higher preference school and wish to apply for a lower preference school from your on-time application, you can submit a late application. There is no guarantee a place will be allocated at an alternative school.

Once you receive your offer - what happens next?

If you are happy with your allocated school

The school will send you a welcome email with key information and next steps.

• For Milton Keynes schools only - no action is required — your child’s place will be automatically accepted. Milton Keynes City Council assumes acceptance of a place at a Milton Keynes school, unless you explicitly decline.
• If you wish to accept a school place in another council area, please check with the relevant council how to do this.
• If your child was declined a place at the higher preference schools on your application, your child will remain on waiting lists for those schools and you’ll retain the right to appeal.

If you are unhappy with your offered school – options available

Visit the allocated school

Even if it was not your first choice, visiting the school can give you a better sense of its environment, staff, and facilities.

Waiting lists

If you are declined a preferred school, your child is automatically placed on its waiting list.
Places may become available if other families decline their offers or move away. Waiting list positions are available on each late round offer day.

Late applications / Applying for alternative schools

You can apply to alternative schools that still have places - you can check which schools have places on the allocation profile published on the website on 16 April 2027.

All late applications are ranked according to each school’s oversubscription criteria, so a place is not guaranteed.

Declining the offered school

If you are declining the offer you must email primaryadmissions@milton-keynes.gov.uk and include:

• Your child’s full name
• Date of birth
• Details of where your child will be educated in September

When should my child start school?

• Most children start school in the September following their fourth birthday.
• All children must be in full time education by the start of the term following their fifth birthday.
• Parents can request for their child to start school outside their normal year group.

Deferred Admission - Your child starts at the allocated school later in the same academic year.

Delayed Admission - Applicable for children who are Summer born only (Born between April and August). Your child starts Reception a full year later, at statutory school age age of 5 years old

Accelerated Admission - Your child starts school a year earlier than their normal admission year.

If you are considering any of these options, please check the guidance on the website for Admission outside of normal age group - here

Appeal

You have the right to appeal if your child was not offered a place at a higher preference school you applied for.

Appeals are heard by an Independent Appeal Panel and must be submitted within 20 school days of receiving your allocation letter.

In-year admissions

In-year applications are managed online via the Milton Keynes Citizen Portal, with offers based on available places at the time of application.

You can apply for a school place online using the Citizen Portal Citizen Portal here. You’ll need to complete a separate application for each child.

You can list up to four school preferences, we recommend including your catchment school.

If a school is full, you can request to be added to its waiting list.

If you need help, please call the Milton Keynes Council admissions team on 01908 253338.

When can I apply?

You can apply for a school place up to one month before you want your child to start.