Parents of children who will have their fifth birthday between September 1, 2018, and August 31, 2019, are being reminded that the closing date to apply for a reception school place is January 31.

Reception places are allocated by Pembrokeshire County Council’s admissions office - not the individual schools - and applications need to be made to the council’s admissions officer.

Applications received after the closing date will be considered late and this may have a bearing on whether the child gets a place at the preferred primary school.

School places are not automatically allocated, even if the child has older siblings at the school or lives in the catchment area.

The county council’s admissions office will let parents know the outcome of their application on April 16.

Applications for reception school places should be made using the online application form on the Pembrokeshire County Council website at (https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/schools-and-learning)

If you have a query, please contact Pembrokeshire County Council’s admissions officer on 01437 764551/[email protected]