Placing requests for P1 should be made on the enrolment for education form. Please refer to the information included on the Starting P1 page.
If the school of your choice is outwith your catchment area, you will have to make a placing request. This is a formal application to Educational Services.
If you are or will be making a placing request please refer to Section 2 on our Schools Admissions and Placing Request Policy.
If your child is attending their primary school due to a placing request and you wish them to attend the associated secondary school you must complete a placing request application (if you reside outwith the catchment area for the secondary).
This application must be made before 1 February each year. Your child does not automatically transfer if you do not live within the catchment area of the secondary school.
You can view the schools in your catchment area using the catchment area postcode search.
If you reside outwith West Dunbartonshire Council you can submit placing requests for secondary school from late December until 1 February.
If your child has additional support needs and you would like further advice and support on their transition to primary, please contact the nursery your child attends and they will be able to help. If your child is not attending nursery please email the psychological service office on psoffice@west-dunbarton.gov.uk and a member of the team will get in touch.
Anyone has the right to request a place for their child in any establishment run by West Dunbartonshire Council. Places in our Additional Support Needs establishments are determined through our Joint Review Panel process.
If your placing request was refused, you can appeal the decision.