My dd is 3 and a half and I went down to the school which has a nursery attached to it to apply to put her in there in September. My sister told me children start reception the term before their FIFTH birthday. For my dd that would be in January as dds birthday in june - so I thought she would turn 4 in June 12 and start reception September 12. However when I for there I was shocked to find out that she starts actual school un September and I the deadline was 15th January to apply. It's now nearly APRIL! The school is 5 mins walk and I REALLY wanted her to go there but as the school only has 90 places I have no chance now as they will all be taken. The next school is a 30 minute bus ride away which is a pain but not too much if a problem but only has 30 spaces which will all have been taken as I'm 2 months late. And that's not to mention siblings always get accepted into schools first so it makes it harder for my dd to get accepted. I'm so upset that u didn't even know when my dd started school by and I feel so stupid :(