The secondary school admission round generally opens in the middle of September and applications must be made by 31st October for parents of current Year 6 children to apply for a secondary school (Year 7) place for the following September.
Applications can be made online via
Essex school admissions for children living in Essex or
Suffolk school admissions for families living in Suffolk.
All of the application information is available on the website above.
The websites also have copies of the Secondary Education idirectories booklet which contains details of all secondary school admission policies.
Below you will find website links for local secondary schools as well as Grammar schools and faith schools.
Local Comprehensive Schools
Hedingham School and Sixth Form College, Sible Hedingham
Hedingham School and Sixth Form College
The Ramsey Academy, Halstead
The Ramsey Academy
Stour Valley Community School - Clare
Stour Valley Community School
Samuel Ward Academy, Haverhill
Samuel Ward Academy
Selective (Grammar) Schools
Details for all Essex Selective Schools and information about entrance examinations can be found at CSSE. Websites for some of the nearest schools can be found below.
Colchester Royal Grammar School (Boys)
CRGS
King EdwardVI Grammar School (Boys)
KEGS
Colchester County High School For Girls
CCHSG
Chelmsford County High School For Girls
CCHS
Church of England Secondary Schools
Becket Keys Secondary, Brentwood
Becket Keys
Epping St John's Secondary
Epping St John's
Catholic Schools
St Benedict's Catholic College, Colchester
St. Benedict's
St John Payne, Chelmsford
SJP