Transition to Secondary School
Parents and carers of Year 5 and Year 6 pupils - please see the information below regarding the transition to secondary school, which we hope you will find useful.
The Admission Brochure for Kingston's Secondary Schools for 2025 entry is available on the council website - Please click here to access the brochure
Further information is available on Achieving for Children's website - Please click here for further information
Open events for secondary school admissions September 2025 intake - Please click here for open evening dates
Please see the document below for information on open events at local secondary schools. These take place in September and October, please check the details for individual schools. Schools may have changed their open events and tours may be virtual, therefore you are advised to check each school’s website for updated information in advance.
How to apply
Applications for September 2025 start
Children born between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014 are due to start year seven at secondary school in September 2025.
Use the eAdmissions website from 1 September to apply online for your child’s secondary school place.
Please click here to apply via eAdmissions.
You can name up to six schools in your application including academy or free schools and schools in other council areas.
The closing date for applications is 31 October 2024.
If you do not live in the borough, you need to apply through your own council, and you can include Kingston schools in your application.
When making your application in eAdmissions you should:
Complete a separate application for each child if you are applying for twins or triplets.
Tell us in your application if your child has a brother or sister (sibling) attending your preferred school(s) in September 2025.
Things to check:
Certain schools need additional information to apply their admissions criteria and may require you to also complete a Supplementary Information Form. For example, schools that prioritise applications by faith. If you are applying for this type of school, please check the school's website for further information and to download a Supplementary Information Form.
If your child has an Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP), please see further information here. Our SenCo will discuss this with you, please contact her via the school office.
The Schools Admissions Team can be contacted here:
School Admissions
Guildhall 2
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 1EU
Telephone:020 8547 4610
Email:kingston.admissions@achievingforchildren.org.uk