For both parents and children alike, making the move to big school can be stressful - with a lot of anxiety stemming from waiting around to find out which school will offer a place. Well the wait for parents and year six pupils is almost over. Here's everything you need to know about secondary school places, in our handy guide.
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00:00 How are secondary school places decided? Children currently in or who have been in care are
00:08 given top priority. After that, schools and local authorities set their own criteria.
00:13 Research found the top two most common entry criteria were having siblings at the school,
00:17 followed by how far away the child lives, with local children giving precedence. Pupils
00:22 preparing to make the move from primary school to year seven in England and Wales will have
00:25 their offers on Friday the 1st of March. For those in England who miss the deadline, your
00:30 application will be considered after this first round of offers has been sent out. Wales
00:35 though is a little more lenient. As long as you have a good excuse for missing the deadline,
00:39 like moving into the catchment area afterwards, your application should have been considered
00:43 at the same time as the others. Once you have your offers in, make sure to accept them if
00:47 necessary. In England, the offer letter will explain how you go about accepting. In Wales,
00:52 some offers require acceptance and others don't. Again, the letter will make it clear
00:56 what you need to do.
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