Admissions to Secondary School in September 2025
3 March 2025
Email offers are sent to online applicants. Offers of school places for paper form applicants are posted second class on this date.
31 March 2025
Appeals to be submitted by this date.
May to July 2025
Appeals to be heard and decided.
September 2025
Children begin secondary school in Year 7.
Admissions to Secondary School in September 2026
1 May 2025
Online registrations for selective assessments for entry to non-Catholic grammar schools in September 2026 opens.
31 May 2025
Deadline for registrations for selective assessments for entry to non-Catholic grammar schools.
1 September 2025
Literature and application forms will be available from the council, from schools and other outlets for Admissions in 2026. The online application system goes live.
September 2025
Assessments for grammar schools are expected to be carried out.
21 October 2025
Non-Catholic grammar school assessment results are sent to parents.
31 October 2025
Online applications and preference forms must be returned by this date.
2 March 2026
Email offers are sent to online applicants. Offers of school places for paper form applicants are posted second class on this date.
End of March 2026 (exact date to be confirmed)
Appeals to be submitted by this date.
May to July 2026
Appeals to be heard and decided.
September 2026
Children begin secondary school in year 7.