Parents Across Derbyshire Due To Hear About Their Child's Secondary School Places For September
Parents across Derbyshire are due to hear about their child’s secondary school place today.
Derbyshire County Council will make offers of places to around 9,000 Derbyshire children on National Offer Day on Wednesday (March 1).
Of those parents who applied by the closing date 93.9 per cent are due to be offered their first preference school. Overall, 96.1 per cent have been offered a place at one of their three preferred schools.
Derbyshire County Council Cabinet Member for Education Councillor Alex Dale said: “I’d like to thank everyone who applied to us on time for their child’s secondary school place for September.
“I’d also like to thank our school admissions and transport team for processing more than 10,000 applications and helping parents with their applications for this important stage in their children’s educational journey - the move to ‘big school’ - as part of our ongoing commitment to giving every child in Derbyshire the best possible start in life.
“There were a few parents who didn’t make an application and their children will be offered the normal area school for their home address if the school has vacancies, or the nearest school with vacancies if the normal area school is oversubscribed. Parents can still make an application for preferred schools if they wish.”
The small number of parents who have not been offered a place at their preferred school have the right of appeal to an independent panel. Information about how to appeal is available at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/admissions
Alternatively parents can get information from the council’s school admissions and transport team by calling 01629 537479.
Almost every parent in Derbyshire made their secondary school application online this year with 99.9 per cent visiting the council’s website to complete the form.
Parents who provided an email address are due to receive an email about their child’s place by 9.30am on Wednesday 1 March. Parents can also log on to the council’s website with their user ID after 9.30am to find information at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/admissions
The council will post out letters on Wednesday 1 March to parents who didn’t provide an email address.
Parents who have applied for places at infant, primary or junior schools for their child will be notified on 17 April 2023.
Anyone who hasn’t already made an application should do so urgently by using the late application facility at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/admissions or Call Derbyshire on 01629 533190 between 8am and 6pm on weekdays (9.30am and 4pm on Saturday).
Paper application forms are also available from the council’s school admissions and transport team on 01629 537479 for parents who cannot access the online or telephone mediated service.
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