Apply for a secondary school place
Pupil and Student Services are unavailable via telephone. If you need to contact the team, please email admissions@bolton.gov.uk, and someone will respond as soon as possible.
Year 6 transfer from primary to secondary school
You must be resident in Bolton. If you live outside Bolton, you must apply through your home authority.
Read through the booklet 'Admission to Secondary School 2021', which gives information about the admissions process.
Apply online through the Citizen Portal, for a secondary school place in 2021. Here are the guidance notes for applying online.
Secondary school place applications for September 2021 opened on Tuesday 1st September 2020.
The closing date for secondary school applications is 31st October 2020.
The offer date for a secondary school place is 1st March 2021.
Schools directory (for OFSTED reports and performance tables).