When to apply, dates for offers, appeals and waiting lists for new year 7 secondary school place for 2025.

Important dates for new year 7 secondary applications
DateDetails
31 October 2024 Final date for applications
4 November 2024 Final date for changes of address
13 November 2024 Applications sent to the relevant local authority
25 November 2024 Applications  sent to Bristol own admission authority schools
6 January 2025 Own admissions authority schools send lists of pupils to be offered or refused places and how places were allocated at their schools in ranked order to Bristol Local Authority
10 February 2025 Local authorities sent details of pupils allocated places in Bristol schools
3 March 2025 Schools sent details of final offers for their school up to their admission number
3 March 2025 Offers of a school place sent to parents and carers, including offers from other Local Authorities and own authority schools
By 17 March 2025 Parents and carers must respond to the offer of a school place
22 April 2025 Schools sent details of offers accepted by parents and carers
17 March to 25 March 2025 Late applications, on-time applicants wanting a place at their preferred schools and of places not accepted are exchanged between Local Authorities for second round allocations.
24 April 2025 Deadline for on-time appeals where we present appeals on behalf of the school or academy
May to July 2025 School appeals held