Secondary School Applications
Apply for a secondary school when your child starts Year 6.
You must submit an online application form by 31 October 2026.
You will receive an email confirmation that you have submitted your application form. Please ensure to check your SPAM or Junk folder. It is important that you check your confirmation email to make sure everything is correct. You can amend your preferences right up to 11.59 p.m. on the closing date (31 October 2026). Click here for details on how to apply.
Waiting lists will be created three weeks following the offer of school places. Your child’s name will be automatically added to the waiting list for any higher preference schools than the one offered (unless your child did not achieve a high enough score in the grammar school selection test). Being on a waiting list does not mean that a place will become available.
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Stage of process |
Provisional Date |
|---|---|
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Application period starts |
? September 2026 |
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Grammar school test |
? September 2026 |
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Results of grammar school test |
? October 2026 |
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Closing date for applications |
31 October 2026 |
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National Offer Day |
? March 2027 |
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Deadline for submitting appeals |
? April 2027 |
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Appeal hearings for appeals submitted on time |
? June 2027 |
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Induction (transition) day at secondary school |
? July 2027 |
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Round closes (applications need to be made using the in-year application directly to the school after this date) |
31 July 2027 |
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Term starts |
? September 2027 |
Grammar School Admissions
Apply for a test when your child is in Year 5.
Grammar school test applications for entrance in September 2027 are now closed. More information can be found here - Places at grammar schools in Birmingham – September 2027 | Grammar schools in Birmingham | Birmingham City Council
Only children born between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017 can take the entrance test in summer 2027 for entry in September 2028. The closing date will be in June 2027.
The test will take place in September 2027 (actual date TBC).
Wait for your child's test results before naming a grammar school as one of your six preferences on your online application.
If you submit your application with a grammar school listed and your child is not successful in the selective test, you will have reduced the number of schools you could have listed as preferences.
The West Midlands Grammar Schools group will send you the entrance test results before 31 October 2027.