Secondary transfer September 2023
If you applied online for your child to start secondary school in September 2023 decisions will be emailed on 1 March 2023. Or you can log on after 9.30am on 1 March 2023 to view your secondary school place.
The information in our parents' guide to secondary education can help you to choose a school and make an application.
For children transferring to secondary school in September 2023 applications should have been made by 31 October 2022. The closing date for applications has now passed but you can make a late secondary school application until 31 August 2023.
For children transferring to secondary school in September 2023 applications should have been made by 31 October 2022. The closing date for applications has now passed but you can make a late secondary school application until 31 August 2023.
If your child attends a school outside of Derbyshire which operates a different pattern of education and they're due to transfer to secondary school phase in September 2023, you should have made an application by 31 October 2022. The closing date has now passed but you can still make an application. Please email admissions.transport@derbyshire.gov.uk for information on how to apply.
If you wish to express a preference for your child to transfer to a 14 to 19 studio school or a university technical college (UTC) in September 2023, you should have made an application by 31 October 2022. The closing date has now passed but you can still make an application. Please email admissions.transport@derbyshire.gov.uk for information on how to apply.
Apply by phone
You can apply by phone until 31 August 2023, tel: 01629 533190 from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday and from 9.30am to 4pm on Saturdays.
School preference
Parents have a legal right to express a preference for which school they want their child to attend.
This is not the same as being able to choose. It means that if a parent expresses a preference for a particular school and there are places available then a place should be offered at that school.
In law there's no automatic right to place a child in any particular school. It may not be possible to offer a place at a preferred school.
When applying for a secondary school place you must apply through the council covering the area in which you live, which may not be the same as where the school is.
If you don't live in Derbyshire you can find your local council.
Getting your offer
We'll let you know which school your child is being offered a place at on 1 March 2023.
If you've applied online you can log in and see the result. You'll get an email about your place.
Applicants who did not provide an email address will be notified by letter posted second class on 1 March 2023.
Appeals
If you can't get a place for your child in the school you wanted, you can make a school admissions appeal. Your appeal will be heard by an appeal panel independent of the school and the council.
Changing secondary school at other times
You may want to apply for a place at a secondary school for your child at other times, for example if you have recently moved.
Find out everything you need to know about changing schools and how to make an application.