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Offers of a secondary school place


Offers of a secondary school place for September 2024 were sent out on 1 March 2024.

Your child should have received one offer of a school place. If they could not be offered a place at one of your preferred schools, they have been offered a place at the nearest school to your home address that has places available.

How you receive your school place offer

If you completed your application online, you should receive an email with an offer of a school place. If you haven't received an email, log in to the Parent Portal.  

If you completed a paper application you will receive an offer of a school place by letter. 

Accept your offer

If you wish to accept the school place offered, you need take no further action.

Only contact schooladmissions@durham.gov.uk if you do not wish to accept the offer of the place made.

What to do if you are not happy about the school place offered

Appeal against a school place offer

To appeal for a place at the school you want your child to attend contact us to speak to an appeals officer.

Go on a school's waiting list

You can Ask to be put on a school's waiting list at an over-subscribed school.

What to do if you still haven't applied for a secondary school place for 2024

The closing date to apply for a secondary school place for this September was 31 October 2023. If you have not yet applied, contact us for an application form.

Primary and Secondary School Admissions Guide

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

Report from local authorities to the Schools Adjudicator 

Every year we are asked to submit a report to the Schools Adjudicator in order to provide an overview of school admissions in our area. This is our latest report:



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