Register your child for a place in Primary 1

By continuing with this form you agree to the privacy statement below.

Before you start

Use this form to register your child for a place in Primary 1 starting in August 2026.

You must be living at an address within the City of Edinburgh Council area at the time you complete the form. If you are moving into the Edinburgh area from elsewhere, use the change of address form instead.

You should register even if you plan to

apply for a school outside your catchment area.
defer your child’s entry to P1 for a year.

Read the Placing in Schools guide and Choosing a School: A Guide for Parents on the Scottish Government website.

Evidence

You must provide

your Council Tax account number
if you are not the Council Tax bill payer, 2 proofs of your address such as a utility bill, tenancy agreement or benefits award letter
if your child is not attending a nursery setting in Edinburgh, your child’s birth certificate or passport
if selecting your catchment RC school, proof your child is baptised in the Roman Catholic faith

If you’re not sure what your Council Tax account number is, visit Council Tax online (opens in a new tab) to sign in or create an account.

You can upload documents to provide the evidence. You may want to scan documents before you start the form. PDF files are best for scanned documents. If you upload photographs or screenshots the max file size is 1MB.

If you are unable to upload any of the required documents, you should still complete the form. The school will contact you to ask for any information we require.

Privacy statement

We, the City of Edinburgh Council, use the information you provide to process your application for a school place.

Where allowed by law, we may pass your information to organisations such as

the Scottish Government
SEEMIS
Department for Work and Pensions
HM Revenue and Customs
Social Security Scotland
NHS
Gateway

We may check information you have provided, or information about you that someone else has provided, with information we hold.

We may get information about you from third parties, or give them information to

make sure the information is accurate
prevent or detect crime
protect public funds.

These third parties include

government departments
local authorities
private-sector companies, such as banks and organisations that lend you money.

We use your information to research and plan how we operate our schools. The information may be shared externally for statistical analysis and this will be in an anonymised form.

We will not give information about you to anyone else, or use information about you for other purposes, unless the law requires us to.

We may use your information to identify whether you are eligible for educational benefits, such as free school meals or clothing grants.

Your information will be held for a period of two years after the start of the school year to which the application relates.

Your application will be subject to automated processing but not to automated decision making.

We are the data controllers for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation.

Read our privacy policy for details.

Please fix the following errors:

Parent/Carer Details

Enter the details of the main carer for this child who:

has the most parenting time with the child during the school week
is the named main contact on official records (for example, doctor’s surgery)
receives child benefit and/or other related benefits with a child element (such as Child Tax Credit, Universal Credit)

Title *

Forename(s) *

Surname *

Tell us your current home address within the City of Edinburgh Council area. Do not give an address you are not living in yet.

Choose the flat number as it appears on your Council Tax bill. Some flat numbers may be in a different format but you can enter an alternative flat number below.

If you cannot find your address, please check your postcode on your Council Tax bill. If you still cannot find your address, please let us know using our contact form at http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/transactionscontact. You will not be able to continue this form.

Address

Address Line One *

Address Line Two

Address Line Three

Address Line Four

Town/City *

Postcode *

Parent Carer Proof of Address

Contact Number *

Alternative Contact Number *

Email Address *

Confirm Email Address *

Relationship to Child *

Is a parent or carer currently a serving member or has previously served in the Armed Forces *

Are you responsible for paying Council Tax at your address?

Yes No

Your account number should be an 11 digit number starting with 9 and you can find this on the top-right of your bill. The last 2 digits should match the current financial year, for example '25' for 2025/2026. If you view your bill online your account number will be 8 digits as the 9 is not displayed at the start. You will need to enter a 9 at the start followed by your 8 digit account number and 25 for the last 2 digits.

Your Council Tax reference number *

Tell us who is responsible for paying the Council Tax at your address.
If you are in temporary accommodation, this will be the Council. * Council Tax reference number (if known)

When did you move to this address? Estimate the date if you can't remember exactly. *

Upload proof of address – it must show both your name and address. If you are unable to upload this now, you must provide it to the school separately.

If you cannot upload evidence of your address - please tell us why.

Shared Parenting

The catchment school is normally based on the address of the parent who is recorded as the main contact on the child’s nursery record.

We may ask for more information about shared care arrangements to determine the main address for the purpose of school registration.

If parents do not agree which school their child should attend, both parents can exercise their rights and register for a place at their catchment school. They can also apply to the court to determine the issue.

If there is no court order and we can’t determine who the main carer is, we will allocate a place at the catchment school of the parent recorded as the main contact on the child’s pupil record.

Do you share care with another parent living somewhere else?

No – my child lives only at my address
Yes – but my child lives mainly with me
Yes – and my child lives mainly with the other parent
Yes – but care is shared equally (50/50) with this parent

Please enter the details of the other parent/carer:

Title *

Forename(s) *

Surname *

Address

Address Line One *

Address Line Two

Address Line Three

Address Line Four

Town/City *

Postcode *

Contact Number *

Email Address *

Confirm Email Address *

Relationship to Child *

Who receives child benefit for this child? *

Give details of the shared care arrangement. Include which days child stays with each parent. *

Child Details

You must give the name that appears on the birth certificate or passport. Use the ‘Known As’ box only if your child is usually known by a different first name.

Forename(s) *

Known As

Middle name

Surname *

Date of Birth *

Gender *

Which Nursery/Pre-school does your child currently attend? *

Other Nursery *

Document Type *

Child's Birth Certificate

Select your preferred school from your catchment area: *

If your child’s date of birth is between 10 August 2021 and 28 February 2022 you are able to apply to defer their school entry until August 2027. We ask if you are thinking about deferring your child’s entry to P1 to help with planning demand at each school. Please note if you answer ‘yes’ to this question, you must still apply separately to defer school entry. Visit www.edinburgh.gov.uk/deferredentry to find out more.

Are you thinking about deferring your child’s entry to P1 (i.e. start a year later)?

Yes No

Does the child have a disability?

Yes No

Does the child have any accessibility needs or requirements? (e.g.wheelchair user, hearing impairment or visual impairment)

Yes No

If YES, please outline the child's accessibility needs or requirements

Does the child have additional support needs? (e.g.speech therapy or dyslexia support)

Yes No

Please use this space to explain the child's additional support needs *

Does the child have any of the following? (Please tick any that apply)

Additional Support Plan

Co-ordinated Support Plan

Co-ordinated Support Plan Under Consideration

Does the child you are applying for have any brothers or sisters at the school you are registering at?

Yes No

Child 2 Details

Forename(s) *

Middle name

Surname *

Date of Birth *

Gender *

Is your child a United Kingdom citizen?

Yes No

Document Type *

Non UK Citizen Document

Which primary schoool do you wish to register the child? *

Which Nursery/Pre-school does your child currently attend? *

Other Nursery *

Document Type *

Child's Birth Certificate

Document Type *

Proof of Residency

Does the child have a disability?

Yes No

Does the child have any accessibility needs or requirements? (e.g.wheelchair user, hearing impairment or visual impairment)

Yes No

If YES, please outline the child's accessibility needs or requirements

Does the child have additional support needs? (e.g.speech therapy or dyslexia support)

Yes No

Please use this space to explain the child's additional support needs *

Does the child have any of the following? (Please tick any that apply) Additional Support Plan Co-ordinated Support Plan Co-ordinated Support Plan Under Consideration

Do you want to enrol another child?

Yes No

Child 3 Details

Forename(s) *

Middle name

Surname *

Date of Birth *

Gender *

Is your child a United Kingdom citizen?

Yes No

Document Type *

Non UK Citizen Document

Which primary school do you wish to register the child? *

Which Nursery/Pre-school does your child currently attend? *

Other Nursery *

Document Type *

Child's Birth Certificate

Document Type *

Proof of Residency

Does the child have a disability?

Yes No

Does the child have any accessibility needs or requirements? (e.g.wheelchair user, hearing impairment or visual impairment)

Yes No

If YES, please outline the child's accessibility needs or requirements

Does the child have additional support needs? (e.g.speech therapy or dyslexia support)

Yes No

Please use this space to explain the child's additional support needs *

Does the child have any of the following? (Please tick any that apply) Additional Support Plan Co-ordinated Support Plan Co-ordinated Support Plan Under Consideration

Do you want to enrol another child?

Yes No

Child 4 Details

Forename(s) *

Middle name

Surname *

Date of Birth *

Gender *

Is your child a United Kingdom citizen?

Yes No

Document Type *

Non UK Citizen Document

Which primary school do you wish to register the child? *

Which Nursery/Pre-school does your child currently attend? *

Other Nursery *

Document Type *

Child's Birth Certificate

Document Type *

Proof of Residency

Does the child have a disability?

Yes No

Does the child have any accessibility needs or requirements? (e.g.wheelchair user, hearing impairment or visual impairment)

Yes No

If YES, please outline the child's accessibility needs or requirements

Does the child have additional support needs? (e.g.speech therapy or dyslexia support)

Yes No

Please use this space to explain the child's additional support needs *

Does the child have any of the following? (Please tick any that apply) Additional Support Plan Co-ordinated Support Plan Co-ordinated Support Plan Under Consideration

Declaration

By making this application I accept that

I have read and understood the Placing in Schools guide
The information given in this form, and any additional information provided, is true
Any place granted on the basis of false information will be withdrawn.

We will investigate all allegations of false addresses and may monitor residency details if use of a temporary address causes concern.

Check the box to confirm you have read and agree to the above
I Agree *

Placing Request

If the school you selected for P1 registration is NOT your first choice, you may also apply for school in a different catchment area.

Do you wish to Submit a Placing Request?

Yes No