Sending your child to school

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We provide information for parents of children starting primary school and for families moving in to the area in our pack for parents:

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Starting Primary school for the first time

Entry to primary schools in the Renfrewshire Council area happens once a year, at the start of the new session in August. Only children whose fifth birthday falls between 1 March of that year and the last day of February of the following year will automatically be admitted to school.

Parents may make a request for early entry to school for a child whose fifth birthday falls after the appropriate latest date

Starting a new school year or moving schools can be both an exciting and an anxious time for children. By knowing as much as you can about the school's arrangements, you can help your child to move on smoothly to the next stage in their education.

• Each of our schools has a handbook which is updated every year. It is a good source of information about the school and can be picked up from the school office.
• Many of our schools have their own websites and you can find the links in the schools buttons on the right.
• You can also find useful information on the starting a new school year at the parentzone scotland website.

If you wish to enquire about school catchment areas please call 0141 842 5583. For other information please call 0141 842 5663

Your feedback is really useful to us. We want to make sure we are doing everything we can to help you to help your children, so if there is anything you feel you need to know which we don’t already cover, please tell us by contacting us:

by email: schools.els@renfrewshire.gov.uk

by phone: 0141 842 5663

by fax: 0141 842 5699

or in writing to:

Renfrewshire Council
Education and Leisure Services
Cotton Street
Paisley
PA1 1LE

We try to provide the best possible service, but things do go wrong. It helps us to improve our services if you let us know about your concerns or complaints. We have provided a leaflet, notes for parents on our complaints process. View the leaflet here:

notes for parents on our complaints process (pdf 160kb)