Secondary Admissions

OPEN EVENINGS  

Secondary schools usually host open evenings for Year 7 entry into the next academic year every September and it is encouraged that you attend these, when your child is in Year 6, to get a feel for the schools.  

Event details will be shared here each year, when known.  

You will then be able to make an informed choice to apply for your child's secondary school place before 31st October in the year when they are a Year 6 pupil.  

ADMISSION PROCESS  

• Parents can apply for a place by using the On-line Admissions system (paper forms on request) on the Derbyshire County Council website   You can contact Admissions on: Telephone: 01629 537479. 
  email:  [email protected]  
• Use the DCC’s ‘find a school’ search to see catchment maps for schools and a list of schools within your local area.   
• Results for the 2025/26 transfers will be made available on 1st March 2025. To get your results sign onto ‘Online Admissions’ using your user name and password with which you made the application, then click on the results link.  
• If your child has been refused a place in the school you have applied to, you have the right to appeal against this decision  

 

MID TERM (IN YEAR) ADMISSIONS  

Appeals to decisions regarding college places are managed by Derbyshire County Council. Details, including the timetable for appeals, can be found here.