How to apply to Year 7 in September 2024

If you are applying for a Year 7 place for September 2024, all applications are made in advance. Offers are made by local authorities on national offer day.  The below timetable applies to applications made to Leeds City Council. If you apply to another local authority, they may have different dates.

Parents and carers are encouraged to read the school's Admission Policy alongside the latest information and guidance regarding admissions, provided by our Local Authority Admissions Team in their guidance booklet and published on the council’s website. You can also find our admissions details on their website here.

You must apply to the local authority who empties your bins. If this is Leeds, go to www.leeds.gov.uk/apply.

The link to the Leeds City Council Leeds Secondary School Composite Prospectus is here. The LA website is a composite prospectus for all Leeds schools and includes information about:   

• all of the steps you need to go through to make an application
• the key dates
• a search tool to see if your home address gives any higher priority for admission to any school(s)
• an explanation about how places are offered if there are more applications than spaces (oversubscribed)
• the online application portal - apply online and you’ll be sent your offer by email
• a summary of each school’s individual admission policy criteria
• data about who got a place in the last 3 years - this will help you work out if there is a reasonable chance of your child qualifying for a place.
• Information about applying under a specific admission criteria (such as your child being previously looked after). It is really important to ensure you submit all supporting evidence by the deadline to show you meet any such criteria.

You can also watch the Leeds City Council school admissions video for more information. 

The council’s social media pages will also tell you about any Q&A sessions where you can ask questions.