Admissions and transfers
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Important announcements
How to contact the admissions team. Open events for secondary schools. Take part in research for submitting document evidence to the council
Common priority criteria for admissions
Information about the common priority criteria for school admissions, including home to school distance, medical/social needs, siblings and looked after children
Admissions arrangements
Individual school admissions information including supplementary information forms
Appeals against refusal of a school place
What to do if you have already applied and have been refused a school place
Admissions consultation
Consultation about the admission arrangements for schools in Hackney for the academic year starting in September 2025 and finishing in July 2026
Year 10 opportunities
Information about University Technical Colleges (UTCs) and Studio Schools
School place planning
Information about school place planning and school organisation
Fair access
The protocol to ensure children without a school place are found one as quickly as possible
Starting reception class
Information about delaying or deferring your child’s start at primary school