Applying for a secondary school place (Year 7)
If your child is currently in year 6 of a primary or junior school, you will need to apply for a Year 7 place in a secondary school for September 2026. You can name up to three schools on your application.
- Preparation
- Application guidance
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- How applications are processed
- Address information
- Applying to a school on medical or social grounds
- Applying to a church school on faith grounds
- Definition of displaced children and displaced siblings
- Advice for UK service families
- Travel to school
- Changing your application after the deadline/making a late application
- Online application guidance notes
- Receiving the outcome
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The national notification date for on-time applicants is 2 March 2026
You will be sent an e-mail confirming the outcome of your application on the notification date. Online applicants can also log into the online system to view the outcome.
If you did not provide an email address with your application, you will be sent a letter on the notification date by post. Please allow 2 to 3 working days for your letter to arrive.
- What happens next
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Your notification email or letter will explain what happens next. See our Year 7 school place offer frequently asked questions for more information and for explanations of options available to you.
If you are making an application to the School Transport Service for assistance with transport, the deadline for submitting transport applications is 31 May 2026.