Children born between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014 will start Secondary School in September 2025. 

Apply online from 1 September 2024 for September 2025 admissions. You must apply by 31 October 2024. If you apply after 31 October your application will be considered late and may be at a disadvantage.

Important things to remember about securing a place in Secondary School:

• If you wish to apply for a selective place (Grammar school or Grammar stream) your child will have to have registered for and taken the relevant selective test. Selective tests are normally sat in the first term (Autumn) of Yr 6.
• If you wish to apply for a place at a faith school, you will need to complete a supplementary form for your application to be considered on faith grounds (and therefore prioritised above other applications).
• Putting a school as first preference does not guarantee that you will get a place at that school.
• Places at Enhanced provisions within mainstream schools and Special school places are only allocated by the SEND Team via an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
• If your child is currently undergoing an Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment it is important not to presume an EHCP will be the result.

You should complete the Admissions form and put down at least two but preferably three schools. Places are allocated according to the distance from your home to the school. If there are more requests than places, the local authority will use the Oversubscription Criteria. Further information about the application process can be found at Apply for a school place – Torbay Council

If your child is not allocated a place at your preferred school you may be able to appeal.

Appeal against a school place decision – Torbay Council