Starting secondary school

If you have received your offer of a year 7 school place for September 2024, see our after receiving an offer page for information on what to do next.

This page relates to children born between 1 September 2012 and 31 August 2013.

If your child’s date of birth does not fall on or between these dates, see our where to start page.

Application process now closed

The application process was open from 12 September 2023 to 31 October 2023. Any applications submitted now will be considered late.

Make a late application

Make sure you read all the information below before filling in your application.

This process is for Bracknell Forest residents only. If you are not a Bracknell Forest resident, you will need to apply to your home local authority. You must apply to your home local authority no matter what school you wish to apply for.

Before submitting your application you must read the guide to secondary education 2024 to 2025.

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To make a late application, fill in our online form.

Make a late application for Year 7, September 2024 

Supporting documents

Supporting documents for your application must be submitted directly to the relevant admission authority for the school.

Bracknell Forest schools

School Admissions will only forward documents to the admission authorities if it is a supplementary form (for example part of their admission arrangements).

Schools outside Bracknell Forest

School Admissions will not forward any supplementary information provided with your application to any other admission authority. It is your responsibility to make sure you have read the relevant admission arrangements and submitted any additional information required directly to that admission authority.

All supporting documents must be submitted by 31 October 2023. You can attach documents to your online application or email them directly to school.admissions@bracknell-forest.gov.uk.

What happens next

On time applications - received between 12 September and 31 October 2023

On time applications are those received between 12 September 2023 and 31 October 2023.

Make sure all your supporting documents are submitted before the closing date.

Check your emails regularly. School Admissions may contact you for more information to verify your application.

Receiving your offer

You will receive your offer of a school place by email on 1 March 2024.

If a letter needs to be posted to the home address this will be posted on 1 March 2024. You will receive your offer shortly after this date.

School Admissions will not confirm offers over the phone.

After receiving your offer

When you receive your offer, you need to finalise your application by accepting or refusing the school place offered. This must be done by 15 March 2024.

Failure to do so may result in the school place offered being withdrawn.

More details will be provided with your offer.

After responding to your offer

When School Admissions have received responses from all our residents, and have co-ordinated with other local authorities, information will begin to be sent to schools.

Schools will begin to make contact to arrange your child's start.

If the school place is no longer required

You should tell School Admissions that the school place allocated is no longer required by email school.admissions@bracknell-forest.gov.uk.

Late applications - received after 31 October 2023

Late applications are those received after the closing date of 31 October 2023.

Make sure all your supporting documents are submitted alongside your application.

Check your emails regularly. School Admissions may contact you for more information to verify your application.

Receiving your offer

If you have applied before 15 March 2024, then your outcome letter will be sent to you shortly following this date. 

School Admissions will not confirm offers over the phone.

After receiving your offer

More details will be provided with your offer.

After responding to your offer

When School Admissions have received responses from all our residents, and have co-ordinated with other local authorities, information will begin to be sent to schools.

Schools will begin to make contact to arrange your child's start.

If the school place is no longer required

You should tell School Admissions that the school place allocated is no longer required by email school.admissions@bracknell-forest.gov.uk.

Contact information

School Admissions team