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

• Read the Brent Secondary schools guide 2021/22 
• Download our Apply On Time for School Place leaflet to help you when you are applying
• Download the step by step instructions (.pdf, 824.1kB) for making an application on the eAdmissions website.

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.