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Any application that is received after the published closing date or applications that remain incomplete as at the closing date will be dealt with under the late application arrangements.
A change of preference received by the Local Authority after the published closing date will result in the application being determined as late.
Applications where a change in circumstances have occurred, which have an impact upon the application’s status within the over-subscription criteria (i.e. change of address), could also result in the application being treated as late if these changes are brought to the Authority’s attention after the closing date. The Local Authority will consider on a discretionary basis the circumstances an unexpected change of address prior to determining the application as being late.
Unfortunately, such discretion can only be exercised if notification of the change of address is provided no later than 6 weeks prior to the published offer date in order for the new address to be considered for allocation purposes.
Please note that applications determined as being late may increase the possibility of not achieving a place at your preferred school(s). This is because all applications submitted with the necessary evidence prior to the closing date will receive priority over those received after the closing date.
Timetable for processing applications received after the closing date (late applications):
Applies to secondary only:
| Application Received | Decision Issued to Parents |
| November 2026 | 12th March 2027 |
| December 2026 | 26th March 2027 |
| 1st – 15th January 2027 | 2nd April 2027 |
Applies to Primary and Secondary
| 16th – 31st January 2027 | 1st May 2027 (Primary) |
| 10th April 2027 (Secondary) | |
| February 2027 | 3rd May 2027 (Primary) |
| 16th April 2027 (Seconday) | |
| March 2027 | 14th May 2027 |
| April 2027 | 21st May 2027 |
| May 2027 | 11th June 2027 |
| June 2027 | 9th July 2027 |
| 1st July – 10th July 2027 | 16th July 2027 |
| 11th July – 17th July 2027 | 23rd July 2027 |
| 18th July – 24th July 2027 | 30th July 2027 |
| 25th July – 31st July 2027 | 6th August 2027 |
| 1st – 7th August 2027 | 13th August 2027 |
| 8th – 14th August 2027 | 20th August 2027 |
| 15th – 21st August 2027 | 27th August 2027 |
| 22nd – 28th August 2027 | Within one week |
Admission to other year groups
Where requests are received for admission into year groups other than the normal year of entrance these will not be considered until the start of the second half of the summer term (After the Whitsun break). Again these will be batched and are processed as per the over-subscription criteria on a monthly basis. Parents will not be notified of a decision earlier than 4 weeks prior to the end of the summer term. These requests will be collated on a monthly basis and are processed as per the over-subscription criteria, in the event that the number of applications received exceeds the number of available places. However it should be noted that preference will be given to those parents who are seeking a place during the current term as opposed to the new academic year.