Year 6 to 7 secondary admission round for September 2026

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.  Parents of children in Year 6 should 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 which also has a copy of the Secondary Education in Essex 2026-27 booklet  containing details of all secondary school admission policies..