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Year 7 Admissions - How To Apply

Year 7 Admissions - How To Apply

Before you apply

  • Talk to your child about the decision.
  • Look at the school's prospectus.
  • Read the ofsted reports.
  • Check the admissions criteria.
  • Consider how your child will travel to and from school.
  • Attend Open Evenings of your catchment school and any other short listed schools.
     

Complete the online application form.

West Sussex Secondary School applications.

West Sussex - Key dates for secondary school applications

You can apply for a secondary school place from 9.00am on Monday 2 September 2024 until 11.59pm on Thursday 31 October 2024.

 

Timeline

Date Event
Monday 2 September 2024
  • Secondary school applications open for September 2025.
  • Opportunity for parents/carers to start visiting schools.
Thursday 28 November 2024
  • Closing date for out of time applications made after the application deadline.
  • Closing date for receipt of evidence regarding a request to change preferences due to a genuine unforeseeable reason.
  • Closing date for receipt of evidence for house movers.
Monday 3 March 2025
  • Offer day - on-time online applicants notified which school their child has been offered by email.
Monday 31 March 2025 onwards
  • Late applications received on or after 29 November 2024 are processed and offers made.
  • Waiting lists will be established and places offered if they become available.
April to August 2025
  • Independent appeal panel hear appeals lodged by parents/carers.
September 2025
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