Perth & Kinross - Education And Learning

PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL

Education and Learning

Arrangements for Primary School Enrolment and Transfer to Secondary School Tuesday 18 August 2026

Primary School Enrolment

The 2026/2027 school year starts on Tuesday 18 August 2026. All children who are five years old on or before 18 August 2026 must start their primary school education on that date. Parents/carers of children who are five years old between 19 August 2026 and 28 February 2027 should be aware they may choose not to enrol their children until August 2027.

Parents/carers should seek advice from staff at their nursery if they are considering deferred entry. Parents/carers should register their child for primary school during the week 12 January to 16 January 2026. Parents should register their child for primary school online by accessing: www.pkc. gov.uk > Schools and Learning > School enrolment > Primary and secondary school enrolment. When you register your child online you will need to provide your child’s birth certificate, your 2025/2026 Council Tax demand notice, and a recent utility bill as proof that you live permanently at your address. If you are registering at a denominational school and your child has been baptised, you should also provide their baptismal certificate. A photograph of your evidence taken from your smartphone is acceptable.
Alternatively, applications can be made by arranging to visit your local catchment area primary school. Further information on this option is available at www.pkc.gov.uk > Schools and Learning > School enrolment. Should parents/carers wish their child to attend a primary school other than their local catchment area school, they must submit a placing request and should not register their child at the local catchment school.

Transfer to Secondary School

Parents/carers of children who are transferring to secondary school education on Tuesday 18 August 2026 will be advised by letter during week commencing 5 January 2026 that their child has been allocated a place in their local catchment area secondary school. Should parents/carers wish their child to attend a secondary school other than their local catchment area secondary school, they must submit a placing request even if their child already attends an associated primary school of the chosen secondary school.

Placing Requests

Parents/carers who wish to make a placing request for their child to attend a school other than their local catchment school for school session 2026/2027 must submit a placing request application no later than 15 March 2026. Placing request applications should be submitted online by accessing: www.pkc.gov.uk > Schools and Learning > School enrolment > School placing requests. Alternatively, application forms can be obtained from any Perth & Kinross Council school or from Pullar House, 35 Kinnoull Street, Perth.

Gaelic Medium Education (GME)

GME is a free bilingual education option available within Perth & Kinross at Goodlyburn Primary School and Breadalbane Academy. You can enrol your child into GME at Primary 1.

If you live outwith the catchment area for either of these schools, you should contact the relevant school and make a placing request.

Information Available to Parents/Carers

Details on school catchment areas and further information on enrolment/transfer procedures and placing requests is available from Perth & Kinross Council’s website www.pkc.gov.uk or by contacting:

Schools Support Team
Email: FBSSchools@pkc.gov.uk
Telephone: 01738 476200