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Secondary Admissions Guide

Useful information about choosing a school and applying for a a school, all in one place

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Secondary Admissions Guide: Step by step

Useful information about choosing a school and applying for a a school, all in one place

1Before you apply for a school place

Things to consider before you apply

  1. Key points for secondary school applications
  2. Choosing a secondary school
  3. Secondary school transport arrangements
  4. Questions and answers on secondary school transport

2Applying for a school place

The application process

  1. Completing a secondary school place application
  2. Secondary school admissions terms and meanings
  3. Questions and answers on secondary school admissions

3School place outcomes

What happens after your application

  1. Secondary school place allocations
  2. Receiving your secondary school application outcome

Introduction

Welcome to the admissions guide for secondary and upper school place applications for September 2026. Please read this set of pages before making your application.

Important dates

The online form for secondary and upper school applications will open on 15 September 2025 

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Closing date for school place applications – 31 October 2025 

Closing date for exceptional circumstance applications and all supplementary information – 5 December 2025 

Outcome emails will be sent to those who applied online. Outcome letters will be sent out by business class post to those who applied using a paper form – 2 March 2026 

Closing date for receipt of appeal applications from parents who were notified of their outcome on 2 March 2026 – 30 March 2026

Last updated: August 22, 2025

Next review due: February 22, 2026

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