Important dates for secondary school admissions
Important dates for the admission process for children starting secondary school in September 2025.
Applications
- Schools open for visits: September/October 2024 (please check on school websites for up to date open day/evening information)
- Applications open (apply online): Sunday 1 September 2024
- Closing date for applications: Thursday 31 October 2024 (we recommend that you submit your online application by Thursday 24 October 2024)
- Closing date for supplementary forms (if required) to be returned to the school directly: Thursday 31 October 2024
Offers
- Results for on time applications: Monday 3 March 2025 (you will get an email in the evening telling you where your child has been offered a place)
- Deadline for accepting your offer: Monday 17 March 2025 (If you applied via the eAdmissions website you must accept the offer online - you should keep a record of your login details)
Appeals
- Closing date for appeals for community schools in the borough: TBC (admissions authorities of other schools may set the same or a later deadline)
- Appeal hearings: June/July 2025 (if you submit an appeal after TBC, it may not be heard until the start of the academic year in September 2025)
Contact
Secondary School Admissions and Appeals
Telephone:
Published on: 24/07/2024