Year 6 Transfer to Secondary School in September 2026

At Grove School we will be running supportive workshops in the upper school hall on Tuesday & Thursday from 3:30pm til 4:30pm. During this time we will be able to provide support in completing the secondary school application. 

Applications for secondary school entry in September 2026 open at 9:00am on 1 September 2025. The statutory closing date is at 11:59pm on 31 October 2025.

Applications for secondary school transfers received after 31 October 2025 will only be considered after applications received on time have been processed. Late applications will be processed after 2 March 2026.

Late applicants are less likely to get a place at one of their preferred schools for their child as most schools in Birmingham fill to their published admissions numbers with on time applicants that met their admissions criteria.

List six different secondary schools in order of preference.

Ensure you include details of any siblings attending your preferred school(s) in the field (box) provided for sibling details. Sibling details included in the wrong field (box), such as reasons for preference will not be counted and may prevent you from gaining a place at your preferred school. If you fill in the online application incorrectly, you are liable for not completing the form correctly, not School Admissions and Fair Access Service.

Make sure you have read the admission arrangements fully for the schools you are interested in and know how likely it is that your child will be offered a place there. It is important that you include at least one realistic preference for a school that your child would have met the criteria for in previous years.

If you have included preferences for any schools that require you to complete a supplementary information form or includes social and medical needs in the criteria and require you to send evidence, you must send the supplementary information form and/or any required supporting medical evidence directly to the school. Failure to do this may mean that your child’s application is assessed by the school under a lower criterion, and they may not be offered a place.

Do not use this application form if your child has an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP). For children with an EHCP, visit the SENAR Local Offer website.

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