Schools, education and childcare Apply for a year 7 secondary place for September 2025

How to apply

Apply here if:

  • your child is starting secondary school for the first time in September 2025; and
  • you live in Manchester.

If you live outside Manchester and need a place here you should still apply to your current council.

The application round for Secondary 2025 school places opened on the 1 July 2024 and the deadline for on time applications is Thursday 31 October 2024. Any applications received after this date will be classed as late applications.

Read information about applications from UK Crown servants or military families.

We can help children with special educational needs to get the right school place. To find out more see school places for children with special educational needs first.

If you want a place in an independent or private school, contact the school directly.

Follow these steps to apply for a school place:

  1. Find your nearest secondary schools
  2. See how secondary school places are decided
  3. Apply for a year 7 place for September 2025

If you need a place to start now or for a different year go to apply for a secondary school place

For further advice and guidance visit www.gov.uk/schools-admissions

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