| Closing date - all applications to be submitted to School Admissions and Transport Service |
31 October 2025 |
15 January 2026 |
| Applications sent to and received from other Local Authorities. |
14 November 2025 |
30 January 2026 |
| Application details and supporting documentation sent to academies, aided and foundation schools. |
2 December 2025 |
24 February 2026 |
| Academies, Aided and Foundation schools forward lists of all preferences ranked in accordance with criteria to School Admissions and Transport Service. |
16 December 2025 |
6 March 2026 |
| Provisional offers shared between Local Authorities. |
9 January 2026 |
13 March 2026 |
| Final offers exchanged with other Local Authorities. |
20 February 2026 |
1 April 2026 |
| Parents notified of outcomes. |
2 March 2026 |
16 April 2026 |
| Places offered to children who have made late applications that can not be considered within above timescales and to those included on oversubscribed waiting lists. |
2 weeks of above |
2 weeks of above |
