1 March 2012 is the national offer day for school places for children transferring to middle, secondary, trust schools and academies in September 2012. If you applied online, you should receive an email confirming your school place. Please do not respond to this email. You can accept the offer online.
To accept your offer online you need to log into the online form, type in your password and click on the ‘accept’ box. To accept online please click here.
All parents and carers will receive a letter in the post this week indicating the school at which your child has been allocated a place. You must reply to the offer by 15 March 2012.
If you missed the closing date and your child is due to transfer school in the school year starting in September 2012 you still need to apply for a school place. Your application will be treated as late and will be processed after those that are received on time. If there are exceptional circumstances why your application is late, you should enclose this information with your application and where appropriate provide supporting evidence (for example proof of a house move if you have moved into Newcastle after the closing date). Exceptional circumstances will be considered on an individual basis and may as an 'exception' be processed as though the application had been received on time. Please note that 'exceptions' will not be possible after 1 February 2012 as the allocations process will have begun.
Contact the Families Information Service, phone: 0191 277 4133 or email: fis@newcastle.gov.uk for an application form.
The guidance below will help you to transfer to middle, secondary, academy or trust school in September 2012.If you would like further information and advice on the application process you should contact the Families Information Service or the School Choice Adviser. They can provide impartial support and guidance on the application process. This can include one to one assistance to complete the online application form. Our online guide for parents provides tips and screenshots to help you through the process of applying online.
Please consider some other information relating to the admissions process, such as information about free school meals, home to school transport and school uniform.
Download a full version of the guidance
Full admissions guidance can be downloaded here: Information for parents booklet 2012 (PDF)
Page last updated: 29 February, 2012
