Key dates for secondary school applications
September to October 2024
Schools hold their open events for prospective parents and children.
31 October 2024
The national closing date for applications to be received by us.
1 November 2024 to 17 March 2025
Late applications received during these dates will be processed in the late allocation round.
3 March 2025
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.
17 March 2025
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.
23 April 2025
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 2025
Late applications received after 17 March 2025 will be processed.