Apply for a secondary school place

Key dates for secondary school applications

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September to October 2025

Schools hold their open events for prospective parents and children.

31 October 2025

The national closing date for applications to be received by us.

1 November 2025 to 16 March 2026

Late applications received during these dates will be processed in the late allocation round.

2 March 2026

National offer day for on-time applications. If you applied online or supplied an email address with your paper application, you'll receive an email with the outcome of your application.

If you didn't provide an email address with your paper application form, we'll post your decision letter posted to you.

16 March 2026

If you applied before the deadline and choose to decline the place offered, or wish to change your preference, we need to receive your change of preference form by this date, so we can consider your change in the late allocation round.

24 April 2026

Late allocation round offer day.

If you didn't provide an email address with your paper application form, we'll post your decision letter posted to you.

During May 2026

Late apps received from 17 March 2026 will be processed.