Transfer to Secondary School September 2025
The online application facility for transfer to Secondary School or from Middle to High School is now open.
Should you have any issues, please use the User Guide to Online Application:
Please click ‘Apply Here’ where you will be prompted to log into your family portal account.
The online application facility is the preferred method for most parents as it allows them to receive an emailon allocation day, rather than a letter. However, should you be unable to use it, you can download a paper application form in the related documents column and return this to GCC.
It is extremely important that you submit your application by Midnight, 31 October 2024.
Important notes – If you live in Gloucestershire and wish to select a school with a different county on your application, you must still apply to Gloucestershire School Admissions.
If you live in another county and wish to select a Gloucestershire school on your application, you will need to apply to your own Local Authority’s admissions team and they will send this information to us as per the Co-ordinated Scheme. Please note that we will not consider your request unless we receive an application from your own Authority.
Before starting your application we advise you read the Secondary School Information & Guidance Booklet for more information.
From noon 20 May 2024 to noon 28 June 2024 | Online registration period for Grammar Entrance Test |
September 2024 | Letters sent out explaining how to apply for school places |
3 September 2024 |
Online application facility opens |
14 September 2024 |
Grammar School Entrance Test Day |
Prior 31 October 2024 | Grammar School Test results sent out - all results will be sent to parents/carers by the schools, this team does not have access to the results so please direct all queries to the schools |
Midnight, 31 October 2024 |
Closing date for applications |
Late Grammar School Entrance Test Day |
3 March 2025 |
Allocation Day & parents/carers will receive the results of the late grammar school entrance test from the grammar schools directly |
Midnight, 10 March 2025 | Closing date for acceptances/declines and waiting list requests |
After 28 March 2025 |
Outcome of waiting list requests sent out |
2 April 2025 |
Closing date for waiting list round responses |
May to July 2025 |
For Information and guidance regarding Middle to High School transfer, please visit the relevant authority's website.
Grammar School Entrance Test Information for September 2025 Intake
The Gloucestershire Grammar Schools’ Entrance Test registration window for 2025 intake opened noon, 20 May 2024 and closed noon, 28 June 2024. The schools are planning for the Entrance Test to take place on Saturday 14 September 2024.
Please be advised that the registration for and administration of the Admissions Entrance Test is all carried out by the Gloucestershire grammar schools themselves and therefore any queries in reference to the Entrance Test should be directed to the grammar schools. After the test, every grammar school you have opted to share your child's score with will send you confirmation of whether your child has achieved a qualifying score for that school or not. Again, this is carried out by the Gloucestershire grammar schools and the Co-ordinated Admissions Team does not have access to this information.
It is important to note that obtaining a qualifying rank on the Entrance Test is not an automatic offer of a place in the grammar school(s). Parents/carers must also list the grammar school(s) on their secondary school application form to their home local authority between September 2024 and the closing date of 31 October 2024.
Please note - your child will not be offered a place in a grammar school if it has not been listed on your secondary school application form.
If you have not managed to find an answer to your question in the information above or in the booklets, contact GCC on 01452 425407 or email@example.com