Secondary school offers for September 2023 are now available.
We will tell the headteacher of the school that your child has a place. The school will contact you with further information.
Some schools need you to complete an acceptance form. They will send you this form with their welcome pack.
The first day of autumn term 2023 is Wednesday 6 September 2023. Your child should go to school on that day unless the school tells you otherwise.
If we were unable to offer your child a place at one of your preferred schools, we have offered a place at an alternative school. This will be at the nearest school to your home address with an available place.
If we haven’t offered your child a place at one of your preferred schools, we will add their name to waiting list for that school in case a place becomes available. We will keep their name on the waiting list until 31 December 2023.
You have the right to appeal the decision if we have not offered your child a place at one of your preferred schools.
We will tell the transport team which school your child will be going to. The transport team will contact you if your child is entitled to home to school transport.
Find out more about school transport.
If your child gets free school meals at their current school, this entitlement will automatically transfer to their new school from September.
Find out more about free school meals.
If your child is due to transfer to secondary school in September 2023 and you haven’t applied, you can make a late application by completing a paper application form.
Request a paper application form using our general enquiry form.
Secondary schools are for 11 to 16-year-olds (years 7 to 11). Some secondary schools also have sixth forms for 16 to 18-year-olds (years 12 and 13).
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 2023 if:
You can find full information and answers to frequently asked question in the parent’s guide to admissions in Norfolk.
If you need to contact us, you can use the general enquiry form.
Important dates for secondary school admissions for September 2023:
