Applying for secondary school if your child is being taught out of their age group
If your child is being taught out of their age group you will need the agreement of your preferred secondary schools for this to continue. You will need to complete a request form and send this to the Admissions Team:
- Out of age group request form [87.6 KB] [docx]
When to apply
You should do this before the normal admissions round closes for your child’s normal age group. This will be on 31 October of the year your child starts year 5, rather than year 6.
This is so you know the outcome of the decision in time to submit an application for your child’s normal age group, should your request be turned down.
We would recommend discussing your request with your preferred schools before applying.
It will be the decision of the admission authority for each of your preferred schools to decide whether to agree to this request.
