Year 6 to 7 secondary admission round for September 2026

The new secondary school admission round opened on Friday 12 September 2025, for parents of current Year 6 children to apply for a secondary school (Year 7) place for September 2026.

The statutory national closing date for applications is 31 October 2025.

Applications can be made online via www.essex.gov.uk/admissions. 99% of parents in Essex applied online last year.  Remember: parents of children in Year 6 need to log onto the website and make an application by the closing date of 31 October 2025.

All of the application information is available on the website above.

The website also has a copy of the Secondary Education in Essex 2025-26 booklet which contains details of all secondary school admission policies.