Apply for a secondary school place
If your child is due to start secondary school, you must apply online
Dates and deadlines
You can apply from 1 September 2024, and you must apply by the deadline, 31 October 2024. We recommend you apply by 25 October 2024, just in case there are any problems with getting online or logging into the site.
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29 November 2024: this is your deadline to submit a social medical application
- 3 March 2025: you’ll get an offer by email in the evening
- 17 March 2025: this is your deadline to accept (or turn down) your school place
- April 2025: you must send in any appeals for an Islington community school by this date. You can appeal even if you’ve accepted the school place offered.
- 2 May to 11 June 2024: Test registration window for Dame Alice Owen's School assessment.
- 15 May to 1 July 2024 (12noon): Online registration window for Governors' aptitude test at St Mary Magdalene Academy.
Late applications
If we get your application after 31 October 2024 then your application will be marked as late. This means that it will not be considered until we have allocated school places for all applications received on time. This could reduce your chances of getting a place at the school you want.
If there are exceptional reasons why it was not possible to make your application by the deadline, please email us at admissions@islington.gov.uk. Make sure to attach any letters or other documents that help explain and support your reason.