Important dates for secondary school admissions

Applications

• schools open for visits: September/October 2025 (please check on school websites for up to date open day/evening information)
• applications open (apply online): Monday 1 September 2025
• closing date for applications: Friday 31 October 2025 (we recommend that you submit your online application by Friday 24 October 2025)
• closing date for supplementary forms (if required) to be returned to the school directly: Friday 31 October 2025

Offers

• results for on time applications: Monday 2 March 2026 (you will get an email in the evening telling you where your child has been offered a place)
• deadline for accepting your offer: Monday 16 March 2026 (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: Monday 30 March 2026 (admissions authorities of other schools may set the same or a later deadline)
• appeal hearings: May-July 2026 (if you submit an appeal after 30 March 2026, it may not be heard until the start of the academic year in September 2026)

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