Important Admission Dates for September 2025
Important dates
| Date | Activity/action required |
|---|---|
| Sunday 1st September 2024 | Online applications open |
| September/October 2024 | Open days and evenings at Hackney secondary schools |
| Monday 23rd September 2024 to Friday 11th October 2024 | Cognitive ability tests for children attending Hackney primary schools |
| Thursday 31st October 2024 | Closing date (please apply by this date) |
|
Saturday 16th November 2024 and |
Cognitive ability tests for children attending primary schools outside Hackney |
| Thursday 12th December 2024 | Last date to: explain why your application was late request changes to your application submitted on time provide evidence of a change of address |
| Monday 3rd March 2025 | National Offer Day |
| Monday 17th March 2025 | Last date to respond to your offer |
| September 2025 | Children start secondary school |
Late applications
The deadline to apply is 31st October 2024. If your application is submitted after this date, it will be considered late unless exceptional reasons prevented you from applying on time. For example:
- you are a single parent and have been seriously ill for an extended period
- a member of your immediate family has died
- your family has recently moved into the area or has just returned from abroad (in this case we'll also need to see proof of ownership or tenancy of a property within Hackney as well as a utility bill)
The last date that exceptional reasons can be considered and agreed is Thursday 12th December 2024. After this date your application will be late regardless of the circumstances and will only be considered after all applications that were sent in on time have been dealt with. This is most likely to be after 3rd March 2025, but you may still receive a letter telling you the outcome of your application on this date.
Contacts Admissions and Pupil Benefits Team
Telephone
020 8820 7000