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Neighbouring authorities
You may wish to contact an authority which borders on Wiltshire.
- Swindon Borough Council
- Bath & NE Somerset Council
- Somerset County Council
- Hampshire County Council
- Dorset County Council
- Devon County Council
- Gloucestershire County Council
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Oxfordshire County Council
- West Berkshire Council
Other useful links
- Advisory Centre for Education
- Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED)
- Department for Children, Schools and Familiesls (DCSF)
- Choice Advice Service
Diocesan Boards/Departments of Education
There are three departments which have oversight of the voluntary aided schools within Wiltshire:
Schools - Places - Secondary
Closing Dates for the 2009 intake
The closing date for the Wiltshire secondary school application is noon, 17 October 2008. All applications must be returned to: The School Admissions Team, Wiltshire County Council, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 8JR 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 22 November 2008.
If your application was received by the School Admissions Team before the deadline of noon, 17 October 2008, the outcome will be posted to you on 2 March 2009.
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 20 March 2009.
Please be aware that Gloucester Grammar Schools require a separate registration form to be completed. Please contcat your Grammar School direct or Gloucester County Council on 01454 868008. without this registration form your application will not proceed.
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 possible, prior to the move date.
Voluntary Controlled and Community Schools
Applications made to voluntary controlled and community schools will not be considered more than a term in advance and in most circumstances, admittance will be from the beginning of a term (September, January and April).
Contact Details
By Post
School Admissions
Wiltshire County Council
County Hall
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
BA14 8JB
By Email
By Telephone
01225 713010
By Fax
01225 713775
