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Starting Secondary - Year 7 Entry 2027
Our Open Evening for Year 7 entry Sept 2027 will be held on - date to be advised.
As a working school, unfortunately we are unable to accommodate ad hoc or individual visits
Bishopshalt does not have a fixed catchment area. The distance the School can offer to applicants applying based on distance varies each year and may increase or decrease depending on the demographics of the applicant pool. For September 2026 entry, we received 1,149 applications for 186 available places. The furthest distance offered a place on national Offer Day March 2026 was 1.374 km from the School.
For any admissions enquiries, please email admissions@bishopshalt.school
Admissions Policy for September 2027 entry.
Transferring from Primary to Secondary School
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 (available Sept 2026) 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.
Composite Prospectus Part Three - criteria for applying for a Year 7 place to start in September 2027. Available from Sept 2026.
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 2027 admissions can be requested by emailing admissions@bishopshalt.school. The policy for September 2027 entry can also be found in the Key Information section of this website.
If you are applying for a sibling to join the school in Sept 2027, please read this information and follow the instructions on how to provide the necessary supporting documents: Sibling application information
Important dates for parents applying for Year 7 places for September 2027.
Closing Date for Applications:
Online Applications must be submitted to Hillingdon Borough by 31 October 2026: London Borough of Hillingdon Starting Secondary School Information
Any paper applications must be received by the Admissions Team at the Civic Centre by 12pm on To Be Advised (TBA). The Borough Admissions Team strongly recommend that parents submit all applications by 24 October 2026 to ensure it is received.
Offers:
Offers for Sept 2026 admission will be sent out by the London Borough of Hillingdon on
TBA.
Acceptance Date: Offers for September 2026 entry must be accepted by
TBA.
Acceptance of your place must be sent to your home LEA (where you pay your council tax).
Hillingdon Transition Day:
Transition Day for Year 6 Hillingdon pupils will take place on TBA. On this day, all Year 6 pupils will attend their allocated secondary school for the day.
Parents are also invited to stay for a meeting in the morning - further details will be shared with offer holders nearer the time.
Appeals
If your child is not offered a place and you believe you have sufficient grounds for an appeal, paperwork must be requested from the School.
The deadline for requesting the appeal paperwork is TBA.
Completed appeal paperwork must be returned to the Clerk to the Governors at Bishopshalt School by Tuesday TBA.
Any late school admission appeals made due to extenuating reasons and after the dates above will be considered, but these late appeals may not be heard until after the start of the new academic year in September.
