Apply for a secondary school place for September 2021
Children born between 1 September 2009 and 31 August 2010 are due to start secondary school, in September 2021.
Apply for a school place before 31 October 2020
Please note: if you need a school place straight away, you will need to make an in year application which has a different application process.
How to apply
Process
The process has several stages
Plan and prepare -> Apply -> Respond to your offer.
If you do not live in Brent and you want a place in a Brent school, you will need to apply to the council that you live in.
Key dates
Please note that, due to coronavirus restrictions, secondary school open events are subject to change or cancellation. They may be also be held virtually online. You are strongly encouraged to check each school's website for the latest information about their open events.
September / October | School open evenings / open mornings |
1 September 2020 - Applications open | |
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31 October 2020 | Applications deadline |
1 March 2021 - National offer day | |
15 March 2021 | Response deadline |
Second round of offers | |
15 March 2021 | Deadline for applications and changes for the second round |
Week ending 26 March 2021 | Second round of offers |
2 April 2021 | Second round response deadline |
Third round of offers | |
3 May 2021 | Deadline for applications and changes for the third round |
Week ending 21 May 2021 | Third round offers |
28 May 2021 | Third round response deadline |
September 2021 | Children start school |
Useful documents
- Download our step-by-step instructions to help you when you are applying
- View a list of secondary school open event dates
- eAdmission online guide 2021
- Brent Secondary schools guide 2021/22