Starting secondary school from September 2025

Please note the revised information: St. Augustine’s High School Open Evening will now be held on Wednesday, 25th September, from 5pm to 6:30pm.

Primary to secondary transfer

If your child will be in Year 6 of primary school from September 2024, you will be starting the process of applying for a secondary school to start from September 2025.

The closing date for applications is 31 October 2024.

Apply online

The eAdmissions website is open from 1 September for online applications and is the recommended way to apply.

Apply on the eAdmissions website

Apply using a paper form

If you require a paper form, please contact the Admissions Team.

Resources

In order for you to be fully informed of the application process and how to find out more about the schools you may be interested in applying to, a handy Hints and Tips leaflet is available. A more detailed online brochure includes further information about individual schools and how they offer places.

This leaflet answers the most frequently asked questions and includes:

• all the visiting dates and open evenings for Westminster secondary schools
• dates for ability banding and aptitude tests, which some schools run

This brochure includes:

• the process of applying for schools, and what happens after
• oversubscription criteria for all Westminster secondary schools
• how places were offered in the previous year
• useful information to assist in the transition from primary to secondary school

Contact us

If you need a paper application form, or require some further guidance on the process, contact us by:

• calling 020 7745 6433, weekdays, 9am to 2pm
• emailing [email protected]

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