Admissions Timetable Academic Year 2025-2026

To apply for a place at Saint George's Church of England Secondary Phase, please apply here.

When appealing in-year admissions, the deadline for hearing the appeal is within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.

Please refer to the Admissions Policy below for information regarding our oversubscription criteria.

Admissions Documentation (2025-2026)

Appeals

If your child is due to start secondary school in September 2025, you can appeal if you are refused a place at one of your preferred schools on National Offer Day (Monday, 3 March 2025).

You need to submit your appeal before Monday, 31 March 2025, for it to be considered by Thursday, 24 April 2025. Any appeals received after this time will be heard within 40 school days from the deadline, or where reasonably possible, in line with updated guidance from the Department for Education.

For late applications, appeals should be heard within 40 school days from the deadline for lodging appeals where possible or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged where reasonably possible, in line with updated guidance from the Department for Education.

Appeals Documentation

In-year Admissions

If you are considering transferring your child to our school, please get in touch with the school office for information on availability and waiting lists and to arrange a tour of the school.

You must complete an In-Year Application Form if you are applying for a place outside the September Admissions process. This form must be completed and returned directly to the Secondary Phase office, which can be downloaded below. Please note that if your child is offered a place at Saint George’s, you must provide your child’s birth certificate and proof of address (two for you and one for your child).

We do not recommend students transferring from other secondary schools after the beginning of Year 9 when GCSE courses commence.

In-year Appeals

If you have not been offered a place following an in-year application, the law entitles you to appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. In accordance with the 2022 School Admission Appeals Code, the admission authorities and panels have elected for all admissions appeals to be held online.

If you wish to appeal, please complete your appeal online. Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. It is highly recommended that you download the explanatory booklet about appeals, which you should read before you complete the appeal form.

You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form, and you MUST state the grounds of your appeal at the time you lodge it. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you provide the grounds for your appeal. You may appeal to more than one school.

Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated the last THREE months.  If you do not have access to a scanner, please take two photographs using a mobile phone and upload the photographic files.

If you wish to contact the clerk – email:  clerk@educationappeals.com

The timetable for ‘in-year’ appeals is as follows: -

Further Information