The Year 6 children should have brought a letter home regarding applying for a place at Secondary School in September 2026. The Admissions Team at Shropshire Council have asked us to share the following message with the parents of Year 6 children –
Dear Parent
Your child is due to transfer to secondary school in September 2026. The online application process opens on the 1 September 2025 and closes on 31 October 2025. A letter will be sent home with your child, outlining the process. Alternatively, please follow this link – Apply to start or transfer school | Shropshire Council which takes you to the Shropshire Council Admissions website. Details about secondary school open evenings can be found in the Parents’ Guide to Education in Shropshire booklet, on the same website
Applications received by Shropshire Council after the closing date will be classed as late, which may result in your child being disadvantaged, so please ensure you make your application on-time. Late applications will not be processed until all on-time applications have been offered.
Please note your child’s cohort is larger than in previous years. You can name up to four schools on your application – we encourage parents to make full use of these preferences. If only one preference is named, and we cannot offer this, we will have no choice on National Offer Day but to offer a place at the next nearest school with a vacancy, which could be a considerable distance from your home address.
Kind Regards
The School Admissions Team