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Year 7 Admissions

Take a look at our open evening presentation here.

Transfer to secondary school

National Offer Day - Monday 3rd March

Secondary school applications for September 2025 entry opened on the 11^th September 2024 and closed on the 31st October 2024.

Banding:

All Year 6 children who name Jane Austen College in their list of preferences on their common application form are required to take a banding test. Find out more about the application process here.

Any applicants who have not taken the banding assessment will only be considered after children who have sat the banding assessment (unless they have an Education Health and Care (EHC) plan or are Looked After Children).

If you have any questions, please contact the Jane Austen College Admissions Team: jacadmissions@janeaustencollege.co.uk

Late applications:

If your child is due to transfer to secondary school in September 2025 and you haven’t applied, you can make a late application by completing a paper application form. Request a paper application form by using the Local Authority general enquiry form.

Your application will be treated as late and will therefore have a lower priority than applications received on time.

When children transfer to secondary school:

Secondary schools are for 11- to 16-year-olds (school Years 7 to 11). Your child is due to transfer to secondary school when they are in their last year (Year 6) at primary or junior school.

You need to apply for a secondary school place for September 2025 if

your child currently goes to primary or junior school and
they were born between 1st September 2013 and 31st August 2014

When you get your school offer:

If you applied for transfer to secondary school for September 2025, the Local Authority will offer you a school place on the 3rd March 2025 (National Offer Day).

If you applied online, you will be able to see the offer in your admissions account online from 8.30am on the 3rd March 2025. The Local Authority will also send you the offer by email.
If you completed a paper application form, the Local Authority will send your school offer by post. The Local Authority send offer letters by 2nd class post on the 3rd March 2025.

The Local Authority will inform the Principal of the school that your child has a place. The school will contact you with further information.

Waiting lists:

If your child is not offered a place, their name will be added to a waiting list for the school in case a place becomes available. Waiting lists are maintained for oversubscribed schools until the 31st December 2025.

Secondary school admission timetable for September 2025 entry

Applications open – 11th September 2024
Applications close – 31st October 2024
National Offer Day (when you get your school offer) – 3rd March 2025
Appeals closing date - 4pm on 2nd April 2025
Appeal hearings take place – 4th/5th/6th June 2025 (depending on the number of appeals)