Secondary School Admissions

Secondary School Admissions covers those pupils starting at either a:

• Middle school at the beginning of Year 5
• Secondary school at the beginning of Year 7
• Upper school at the beginning of Year 9

You must apply for entry into these schools through your home authority. RBWM residents can apply for non-RBWM schools on our application form.

The Secondary Admissions Guide, along with the relevant application form, is automatically issued to RBWM residents whose children attend RBWM schools and are due to transfer at the end of the academic year. If you are in the Windsor 3-tier system, pupils will get a pack when they are due to transfer from First to Middle school and Middle to Upper school. For all other residents in the 2-tier system, packs will be received when pupils are due to transfer from Primary or Junior to Secondary school.

For RBWM residents whose children attend either an independent school, non-RBWM school or who wish their child to move from one tier system to another, you must request a Secondary School Admissions Pack. The Guide is also available seperately for families who live outside the Royal Borough who wish to consider RBWM schools. Please contact the Admissions Team if you need to request these documents.

Please Note: Applications can be made online, via our Online Admissions page. Paper application forms are not available to download on this website but may be requested by contacting the Admissions Team.

Applying to Grammar Schools

All schools in the Royal Borough are comprehensive and meet the needs of all ability ranges. This means they do not require entrance exams as a form of entry. Grammar schools are available in neighbouring authorities. If you wish your child to go to a grammar school, we recommend that you discuss this first with their current headteacher. We also recommend that you contact any grammar schools you are interested in to ensure that you have all the necessary information. You are permitted to list grammar schools on your application form. If you do, your child will be required to sit an entrance exam. We will then correspond with the relevant authority dealing with admissions to that school who will inform us if a place can be offered or not.

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