Secondary school offer day

Overview

If you applied for a secondary school place online, you will get your offer email on Monday 3 March 2025.

If you completed a paper application, a letter will be sent to you by second class post on Monday 3 March 2025.

In your letter or email, you will be informed what you need to do next.

The deadline to accept or decline a place, request to go on a waiting list, or request an appeal form is 4:30pm on Friday 14 March 2025.

Accept or decline the offer of a school place

If your child has been offered a place at one of the following schools, you will need to accept or decline the school place online:

Accept places

Boldon School
Harton Academy
Jarrow School
Mortimer Community College
St Josephs Catholic Academy

Accept or Decline the Offer of a School Place

Waiting list

Boldon School
Harton Academy
Jarrow School
Mortimer Community College

Apply to go on Waiting List

Appeal form request

Boldon School
Harton Academy
Mortimer Community College

Request an Appeal Form

Timetable for secondary school admissions

Week commencing Monday 2 September 2024
Letter sent to Primary schools.
Friday 6 September 2024
Letters handed out to parents.
Friday 6 September 2024
Online system available up until closing date
Monday 9 September to Friday 5 October 2024
Open evenings with prospective year 7 pupils
4:30pm on Thursday 31 October 2024
Closing date for Secondary applications. Online applications are not available after the closing date.
Friday 8 November 2024
Details of preference data to be sent to VA and Academy Secondary Schools.
Friday 8 November 2024
Exchange preference data with other Local Authorities.
Friday 22 November 2024
Details received from other Local Authorities to be sent to VA and Academy Secondary Schools.
Monday 6 January 2025
VA and Academy schools provide the Authority with list of offers / refusals.
Wednesday 15 January 2025
Authority exchanges offers / refusals with other Local Authorities.
Friday 24 January 2025
Local Authorities to match the provisional offers of places against each parent's ranking.
By Friday 21 February 2025
Schools will be notified which pupils have been allocated places at their schools.
Monday 3 March 2025
Secondary 'Offer Day' notification sent to parents.
Friday 14 March 2025
Initial deadline for parents to return acceptance slip for oversubscribed schools only (reminder letters to be sent).
Friday 14 March 2025
Deadline for parents to request to place their child's name on a waiting list.
Friday 14 March 2025
Deadline for parents to request an appeal form for Secondary Schools.
Tuesday 18 March 2025
Authority will allocate any places that have become available for oversubscribed schools.
Monday 17 March 2025
Appeal forms sent out where requested.
Friday 28 March 2025
Where parents have not returned their acceptance slip for oversubscribed schools the Authority may withdraw the offer of the school place (Community Schools only).
Friday 25 April 2025
Deadline for appeal forms to be returned.
By Monday 12 May 2025
Appeal hearing notice sent to parents.
From week commencing 2 June 2025
Appeals to be heard.
31 December 2025
No waiting list available after this date.