Apply for a place at a secondary school

You will have to apply for a secondary school place in your child’s last year of primary school.

You can apply for places at any school, academy and voluntary aided school in Hull. You can also apply for school placements outside of Hull, however you must still make your application to us and not the school’s local authority.

View the list of secondary schools and academies in Hull
Find out more about how to choose a school

How to apply if you live in Hull

You will receive a letter when the application period begins on 5 September 2012. A paper application form will be included with your letter.

Alternatively you can apply online. Your unique identification number will be included in the letter provided with your paper application form. You will need to register your application and then submit your application. An email will be sent to you automatically confirming your application has been received.

To apply online please complete the online form below -

You will be asked to apply for your three preferences of schools. You should name the school you want most as your first preference in your application.

The deadline for applications for secondary school places for the 2013-2014 school year is midnight on 31 October 2012.

How to apply if you live outside the Hull City Council boundary

If you wish to apply for a school place in Hull and you do not live in the Hull City Council boundary, you must apply for the school place using your local authority’s application process.

For example, if you live in East Riding of Yorkshire you must apply for a school place in Hull by using East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s application process. Please contact your council for more information on their application process.

Late applications

It is very important that you complete and submit your application stating what your preferences are by Wednesday 31 October 2012. If you do not get your online application or form in by this date you may find that all the places at your preferred schools have been taken up by pupils whose applications were in on time.

In exceptional circumstances (for example families moving to the city after the closing date), late applications may be considered up to the end of January 2013. Changes of preference after the closing date for applications on 31 October 2012 will be considered as a late application unless the change is considered to be unavoidable in the opinion of the admissions authority (for example parents move into the area).

What happens after you have applied

A letter will be sent to you on 1 March 2013 to confirm school allocations and rights of appeal where necessary.

If you are unsuccessful in obtaining a place at your preferred school, the options available to you are -

• accept a place at the school allocated
• consider requesting a place at an alternative secondary school which still has vacancies by submitting your request in writing to the admissions team at the address below
• appeal against the decision – even if you are allocated your second or third preference school, you may submit an appeal for your preferred school

Find out how to appeal against a school place decision

A guide to school admissions is available to download below -

Contact us

Admissions team
Children and Young People's Services
Hull City Council
Treasury Building
2nd Floor
Guildhall Road
Hull
HU1 2AB

Tel: 01482 300 300
Text phone: 01482 300 349
Email: lsadmissions@hullcc.gov.uk