How to apply to Year 7 in September 2027

If you are applying for a year 7 place for September 2027, all applications are made in advance. The national closing date is 31 October 2026. Offers are made by the Local Authority on national offer day (1 March 2027).  

Our Published Admission Number (PAN) is 255 and this is the number of places the school can admit in year 7 in 2027. The below timetable applies to applications made to Leeds City Council. If you apply to another local authority, they may have different dates.

	Children born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 are due to start year 7 in September 2027.
1 September 2026	Applications open.  You can apply online at  www.leeds.gov.uk/apply
5 October 2026	Prince Henry’s Open Evening
31 October 2026	National deadline for applying for year 7 2027 places
28 November 2026	Any new applications received by Leeds City Council after this date will not be offered a school place until the first round of reallocations in April
1 March 2027	Offers released from 9am onwards
15 March 2027	Deadline for accepting your offer for a place at our school. making any changes to your application before Leeds City Council carries out the first reallocation of places
30 March 2027	Any year 7 appeals received by this date will be heard before the summer holiday. Leeds City Council arranges our appeals.
April to August 2027	Any available year 7 places are automatically allocated from waiting lists by Leeds City Council. Lower preference school offers are also withdrawn automatically (even if accepted.
May to July 2027	Appeals heard by independent appeals panels
September 2027	Start secondary school

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 LA website is a composite prospectus for all Leeds schools and includes information about: 

• all 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 to be sent your offer day letter 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 important to ensure you submit all supporting evidence by the deadline to show you meet any such criteria.

You also need to make an application to the local authority asking for a place at our school. You do this online at the above link.  If you do not send the application to the local authority, you will not have made a valid application for a place at our school.  

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

You can also see information about our school, including previous admission data, on our school page on the Leeds City Council’s website

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