Child date of birth ranges and school year groups

The information provided shows the expected date of birth range and ages for each year group for the 2025 to 2026 academic year. The information also shows, for children below school ager when they are due to start school and when applications need to be made.

Date of birth range and year group - Academic year 2025 to 2026

A table showing the date of birth range and year group for the academic year 2025 to 2026. Column one shows the 2025/2026 year group, column two shows the date of birth range and column three shows the age range.
2025/2026 Year group	Date of birth range	Age range
13	01/09/2007 to 31/08/2008	17 to 18
12	01/09/2008 to 31/08/2009	16 to 17
11	01/09/2009 to 31/08/2010	15 to 16
10	01/09/2010 to 31/08/2011	14 to 15
9	01/09/2011 to 31/08/2012	13 to 14
8	01/09/2012 to 31/08/2013	12 to 13
7	01/09/2013 to 31/08/2014	11 to 12
6	01/09/2014 to 31/08/2015	10 to 11
5	01/09/2015 to 31/08/2016	9 to 10
4	01/09/2016 to 31/08/2017	8 to 9
3	01/09/2017 to 31/08/2018	7 to 8
2	01/09/2018 to 31/08/2019	6 to 7
1	01/09/2019 to 31/08/2020	5 to 6
R	01/09/2020 to 31/08/2021	4 to 5

Rising Year R

A table showing the Rising Year R. Column one shows the date of birth range, column two shows the date a child is due to start school, column three shows the apply from date and column four shows the application closing date.
Date of birth range	Due to start school	Apply from	Application closing date
01/09/2021 to 31/08/2022	September 2026	01/09/2025	15/01/2026

Future starting year groups

A table showing future starting year groups. Column one shows the date of birth range, column two shows the date a child is due to start school, column three shows the apply from date and column four shows the application closing date.
Date of birth range	Due to start school	Apply from	Application closing date
01/09/2022 to 31/08/2023	September 2027	01/09/2026	15/01/2027
01/09/2023 to 31/08/2024	September 2028	01/09/2027	15/01/2028
01/09/2024 to 31/08/2025	September 2029	01/09/2028	15/01/2029