Apply for a secondary school place

We coordinate transfers from primary to secondary school for all applicants who live in Royal Greenwich, even if you apply for schools in other council areas.

If your child is due to start secondary school next September, you must apply for a school place through us.

If you live outside Royal Greenwich but want to apply for one or more of our schools, you need to apply through your local council.

By coordinating school admissions, we make sure that: 

• all applicants receive their offer of a school place on the same day
• no-one holds multiple offers whilst others have none 

We do this by working with schools and other London councils.  

Types of school 

Through our coordinated admissions process, you can apply for: 

• academies
• community schools
• free schools
• voluntary-aided faith schools 

You cannot apply for independent, fee-paying schools through our coordinated admissions process. Contact this type of school direct to apply.  

Find out more about Royal Greenwich secondary schools in our secondary schools admissions booklet

What you need to do

To apply for a secondary school place you’ll need to: 

1. Choose the schools you want to apply for.
2. Complete an application form.
3. Complete any other forms the schools need (this only applies to some schools).
4. Respond to your offer of a school place.

More information

Find out more about secondary school admissions arrangements in Royal Greenwich: