Applying for a secondary school place

Applying for a secondary place for September 2019

If your child is currently in Year 6, they are due to start secondary school in September 2019.

You must apply for a secondary place for your child even if they have an older brother or sister at your preferred school. If your child attends an All Through school and you wish them to automatically transfer to year 7, please contact the school who will advise you what to do.

The booklet Starting Secondary School 2019 (10.4MB PDF) contains all the information you need to know about applying for a secondary school place. Please check the latest admissions information below for updates to this booklet.

The closing date for applications is 31 October 2018. 

The eAdmissions website for online applications opens on 1 September. The closing date is on 31 October 2018. If you are applying after this date, your application will be considered as late. 

You can download a guide explaining how to apply for your child’s school place online (140KB PDF).

There are FAQs and guidance sheets to help you complete your online application on the eAdmissions website. If you're having a technical problem completing your application, please email support@eadmissions.org.uk.

If you and your child live in Waltham Forest you must apply through us. If you and your child live outside Waltham Forest, you must apply to the local authority in which you live. The eAdmissions website will redirect your application to the correct local authority based on the address and postcode you enter.  

Please note that the preferred method for secondary admissions is digitally.

If you are unable to apply online you can download the secondary common application form (70KB PDF). Instructions for how to submit your paper application are on the back of the application form.

National Allocation Day

National Allocation Day is on 1 March 2019. 

If you apply online by the closing date, an email with the outcome of your application will be sent on 1 March 2019. For paper applications received by the closing date, a letter will be posted first class on 1 March 2019. 

Latest admissions information

If you have applied for a Year 7 place for September 2018 and your child is currently on a waiting list for your preferred school(s), the waiting lists will be open until 31 December 2018. After this date, if you still wish to be considered for a place in your preferred school(s), you must complete an in-year application. For more information, see our in-year admissions page. If your child is currently in Year 7 and you wish to change your preferences before 31 December, please use the change of preference form.

On page 51 of the Starting Secondary School 2019 it states that one appeal was allowed for Chingford Foundation School. However, there were no appeals allowed.