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Schools - places - secondary

Summary of Service

If you live in Wiltshire and wish to apply for a place at a state maintained school for entry in September 2008, you can do this by applying online from 1 September 2007. Forms will be distributed to year six pupils attending state maintained Wiltshire primary schools at the beginning of the autumn term and will also be available on request from secondary schools and the Customer Care Unit on 01225 713010 or by emailing customercare@wiltshire.gov.uk

Details of Service

If you live outside of Wiltshire, you should complete the common application form which has been produced by your own Local Authority even if you wish to apply for a school in Wiltshire. 
If you live within Wiltshire and wish to apply for a school place outside of the County, you must complete the Wiltshire application form.

Closing Dates for the 2008 intake

The closing date for the Wiltshire secondary school application is noon, 19 October 2007.  All applications must be returned to: The School Admissions Team, Wiltshire County Council, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 8J by this date.  All applications will be acknowledged on receipt; if you have not received acknowledgement within 10 days of posting your application, please contact the Customer Care Unit on 01225 713010.
The school to which you are applying may require you to provide further information such as a baptismal certificate or wish for you to complete a supplementary form. For details, please contact the schools directly.
If you are applying for a grammar school place, a selection test will also need to be taken, for Bishop Wordsworth's and South Wilts Grammar Schools the test is scheduled to be held on 24 November 2007.
If your application was received by the School Admissions Team before the deadline of noon, 19 October 2007, the outcome will be posted to you on 3 March 2008
If your application arrives after the deadline date, other than in exceptional circumstances (as listed in the admissions guide 'Finding a Secondary School Place'), it will not be considered until after 25 March 2008.

Applications Made Outside of the Normal Year of Entry

If you wish to change your child's school other than at the normal intake time which is year seven, this is considered to be a transfer application. Transfer applications are available from your preferred school or from the Customer Care Unit on 01225 713010.

Transfers

You should not remove your child from school until a place has been secured at an alternative school which can be taken without a break in attendance. In cases where the transfer is not related to a house move, this action should be taken as a last resort, only after contacting the current school.
If you are moving house, applications should be made where possib

Contact Details

By Post
School Admissions
Wiltshire County Council
County Hall
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
BA14 8JB

By Email
admissions@wiltshire.gov.uk

By Telephone
01225 713010

By Fax
01225 713775

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