Starting Secondary & In Year Admissions

• Our Open Evening for pupils looking to join Year 7 in Sept 2025 is on Tues 10th September 2024 at 6pm. 
• Booking is not required, however, there will be extremely limited parking on site.  If possible, please make your way to the School on foot for 5.45pm, ready for a prompt 6pm start.
• Please keep checking the website for further details nearer the time and for notification of any changes.
• We only offer one date for Open Evening and unfortunately, we cannot accommodate any ad hoc visits.

Bishopshalt is a very popular school and each year we are hugely over subscribed.  Our published admission number (PAN) for Years 7 to 11 is 186 pupils per year group.  This number is decided by an audit of the schools' facilities and how many children we can reasonably accommodate to ensure the best level of education for everyone allocated a place at the school.  On average, we receive between 1100 to 1300 applications every year for 186 Year 7 places.  

In order to allocate these places fairly we have a detailed Admissions Policy which is strictly followed. It is also set out in our Prospectus Part 3 (see Section Three below) and the aim of this booklet is to help you make your application.

It sets out our procedures and the way we go about assessing each application. We have included some of the most common questions that parents ask about the way we make our decisions. 

Part One - content under revision
Exam Results Sept 2023
Part Three - applying for a place for Sept 2024 entry. The prospectus for Sept 2025 will be available from mid September.

Our Admissions Policy, which deals in a more formal way with every detail of the admissions procedure, can be found in the Key Information section here.  It is the content of this policy that we apply in dealing with all applications. We advise you to read it carefully.

Important dates for parents applying for Year 7 places for September 2025. 

Closing Date for Applications:

Online Applications must be submitted by TBC.

Any paper applications must be received by the Admissions Team at the Civic Centre by 5pm on TBC.  The Borough Admissions Team strongly recommend that parents submit all applications by TBC to ensure it is received.

Sibling application information (if the Year 6 student has a brother or sister of a child already at Bishopshalt School)

Offers:

Offers for Sept 2025 admission will be sent out on TBC.

Acceptance Date: TBC

Acceptance of your place must be sent to: Your home LEA (where you pay your council tax) by TBC

Deadline for submission of an Appeal - Thursday 28 March 2024.  Forms must be requested from Bishopshalt School.

Appeals will be accepted after this deadline but they maybe heard at a later date. 

Further information regarding the appeals process

If your child has already made the transition to secondary school, and you wish to apply for a place in Years 7 - 11 (for example, if you have recently moved house), you should complete the form below.  Details of how to return your application to Bishopshalt can be found on the form.  We also recommend that you read our Prospectus Part 3 and Admissions Policy.

In Year Admissions Form