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He'll get a school place, it's a legal obligation for the council to provide one. So no, they don't expect him to miss 6 months of education (although really, how much 'education' is a 4 year old getting?!) just so he can be placed, as he will be given a place somewhere even if you don't rock up until 3rd September. He just may not be placed in your choice of school, but I guess that's a price you pay for moving in an admissions year unfortunately. I wouldn't worry about him changing schools if needed, my son went to 3 different primary schools before the age of 7. At that age they're usually very adaptable.

Lesson learned - in 6 years time make sure you're in your permanent house in the right catchment area by the end of October of his final primary school year, secondary admissions close even earlier and are likely to be even more competitive! We live in an area that has some of the best state schools in the country, and people here often plan their lives around school admissions, I've got several friends who were thinking of moving house and had to bring their plans forward to make sure they moved before October of Year 6 to get their child in to our amazing secondary school.