Central Bedfordshire parents warned as secondary school application deadline looms this week

If your child is due to transfer to secondary or upper school in September 2021, make sure you apply for their place by tomorrow (Saturday, October 31).

Applications made on November 1 will be deemed late.

To ensure you have the necessary information to enable you to make an informed choice regarding your child’s education, the council's school admission webpages also contain further information about schools in Central Bedfordshire and about the application process.

Last year, a high percentage of families in Central Bedfordshire got their first preference of primary or lower school (95 per cent), middle school (89 per cent), upper school (97 per cent) and secondary school (95.5 per cent).

Central Bedfordshire council is encouraging parents to apply for a school place using their online application system.

It is a quick and simple process that allows applications to be reviewed or amended at any time until the deadline date.

If you are applying for a place to start school or to join a middle school, you have until 15 January 2021 to make an application.