Introduction
The Information in this section is for school place applications when:
- Transferring to secondary school (Year 7) starting in September 2025.
- Transferring to middle school (Year 9) starting in September 2025.
We do not process any applications for sixth form or further education colleges in Peterborough.
Key dates
The first round of secondary school applications ran from 12 September to 31 October 2024.
If you applied during that time, you will receive your child's school place offer on 3 March 2025.
If you missed the first round, you can still apply for a school place during the second round. The second round runs from 1 November 2024 to 31 March 2025.
We will process applications received during the second round and send offers during late-April 2025.
If your application is late, your child is less likely to get into their preferred school.
We advise you visit the schools you are interested in, we have added upcoming open days below.
Apply to the correct council
Check you are applying to the correct council.
You need to ensure that you apply to the Local Authority - this is where you live and pay your Council tax. If you live in Peterborough, you will apply through Peterborough City Council. This includes schools in other Local Authority areas.
If you want to apply in Peterborough and another local authority area, you only need to apply once. We share your admissions information with other Local Authorities. Then we make you an offer based on a coordinated response. To find out about schools outside of Peterborough, visit their websites or their Local authority website. You can find out about oversubscription criteria and additional requirements like taking an aptitude test.
Transferring into year 7
If your child was born between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014 and lives in Peterborough, you need to apply for a Year 7 place at secondary school.
Transferring into year 9
Peterborough doesn’t have any middle or upper schools. If your child lives in Peterborough you can apply for schools outside of Peterborough. If your child is currently in middle school (Year 8), they can transfer to upper school (Year 9) in September 2025. This will be a child born between 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2012.
In-year application (moving schools)
If your child is already at secondary school and you want to move them to a different school you must apply for an in year admission on our moving schools page.