Year 7 Admissions

TRANSFER TO SECONDARY SCHOOL

Secondary school applications for September 2026 entry open on the 11th September 2025 and close on the 31st October 2025. If you applied, the Local Authority will offer you a school place on the 2nd March 2026 (National Offer Day)

We are proud to offer Visual Arts Aptitude places to Year 7 students joining us each September. Find out more about the application process here.

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

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 2026 if

• your child currently goes to primary or junior school and
• they were born between 1st September 2014 and 31st August 2015

WHEN YOU GET YOUR SCHOOL OFFER:

If you applied for transfer to secondary school for September 2026, the Local Authority will offer you a school place on the 2nd March 2026 (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 2nd March 2026. 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 2nd March 2026.

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 2026.

LATE APPLICATIONS:

If your child is due to transfer to secondary school in September 2026 and you didn’t apply before the 31^st October 2025, 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. 

SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMISSION TIMETABLE FOR SEPTEMBER 2026 ENTRY

• Applications open – 11th September 2025
• Applications close – 31st October 2025
• National Offer Day (when you get your school offer) – 2nd March 2026
• Appeals closing date - TBC 
• Appeal hearings take place – TBC 

FURTHER INFORMATION: Norfolk County Council Admissions

Admission Policy 2026