Starting Secondary - Year 7 Sept 2025 Entry

Bishopshalt is a very popular school and each year we are hugely over subscribed.  Our published admission number (PAN) for Years 7 to 11 is 186 pupils per year group.  This number is decided by an audit of the schools' facilities and how many children we can reasonably accommodate to ensure the best level of education for everyone allocated a place at the school.  On average, we receive between 1100 to 1300 applications every year for 186 Year 7 places.  

In order to allocate these places fairly we have a detailed Admissions Policy which is strictly followed. It is also set out in the Prospectus Part 3 (see below) and the aim of this booklet is to help you make your application.

It sets out our procedures and the way we go about assessing each application. We have included some of the most common questions that parents ask about the way we make our decisions. 

Part One - content under revision
Exam Results Sept 2023
Composite Prospectus Part Three - criteria for applying for a Year 7 place to start in September 2025.

Our Admissions Policy deals in a more formal way with every detail of the admissions procedure and outlines the criteria we apply when dealing with all applications. We advise you to read it carefully.  A summary can be found in the Prospectus above and a hard copy of the policy covering September 2025 admissions can be requested by emailing admissions@bishopshalt.school.  The policy for September 2026 entry can be found in the Key Information section of this website.

Important dates for parents applying for Year 7 places for September 2025. 

Closing Date for Applications:

Online Applications must be submitted to Hillingdon Borough by Thursday 31 October 2024.

Any paper applications must be received by the Admissions Team at the Civic Centre by 12pm on Friday 25 October 2024.  The Borough Admissions Team strongly recommend that parents submit all applications by Thursday 24 October 2024 to ensure it is received.

Sibling application information (if the Year 6 student has a brother or sister of a child already at Bishopshalt School)

Offers:

Offers for Sept 2025 admission will be sent out by the London Borough of Hillingdon on 
Monday 3 March 2025.

Acceptance Date: Offers for September 2025 entry must be accepted by
Monday 17 March 2025. 
Acceptance of your place must be sent to your home LEA (where you pay your council tax).

If your child is not offered a place and you believe you have sufficient grounds for an appeal, the deadline for submission of the paperwork is Tuesday 1 April 2025.  Appeal paperwork must be requested from Bishopshalt School no later than Friday 28 March 2025.  Any late school admission appeals for a student place in Bishopshalt School made due to extenuating reasons,  will be considered but these late admission appeals probably will not be heard until after the start of the academic year in September.

Further information regarding the appeals process