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Apply for a secondary school place


The deadline for applying for secondary school places for September 2025 has now passed.

Secondary school places 2025/26

The deadline for applying for September 2025 secondary school places was midnight on Thursday 31 October 2024.

An offer of a school place will be sent to parents and carers on Monday 3 March 2025.

If you haven't applied for a secondary place for September 2025, you can still apply using our Parent Portal or you can Contact School places and admissions and we will send you a form.

If you want to apply using the Parent Portal:

  • Parent Portal - Create a new account - if you have not used the Parent Portal before, you will need to create a new account.
  • Parent Portal - Log in with an existing account - you can log in with your existing account if you have registered previously to partially complete or submit an application (for example, you might have used the portal to apply previously for a school place or for a 2 year old Play and Learn place). Please note that this is a new portal - account and child details are still available, however applications from previous years will not be available.

You can also use our guide  Applying for a school place on the Durham Parent Portal (PDF) [1MB]  to help you use the Parent Portal.

Please note that applications received by the deadline of 31 October 2024 are considered first. A late application greatly reduces your chances of getting into your preferred school.

Secondary School Admission Guide

Our admission guide is now online - Secondary school places explains everything you need to know about obtaining a school place for your child. 



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