Going to schoolinSandwell

Choosing aSandwell school is awisemove.

Sandwellhas ahighproportion of primaryschoolsrated as GoodorOutstanding by Ofsted

Oursecondary schoolsand academiesare also improving andanincreasingpercentage nowjudged by Ofsted to be good or outstanding.Asour schoolsbecome moreand more popular we continue to invest in redeveloping and expanding theirfacilities to meet the rapidlygrowing number of pupilsselecting our schools.

Do youhavea childbornbetween 1September 2018 and 31 August 2019 and duetostart reception class OR achilddue to transfer to junior school in September 2023?

Theadmissionsbookletand application form for reception classeswill be available online from 12 September2022. If your child is in Year 2inaSandwell infantschool this September,you will receivea letter explaining howtoapplydirectfromthe school.

Theclosing date forreception and junior applicationsis15January2023.

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Do youliveinSandwell andhavea childwho is due to transfer to secondaryschoolinSeptember 2023?

If your childisalreadyinaSandwell school andyou live in Sandwell, theadmissionsbookletand application form forSecondaryclasseswill be available online from 18 July 2022 www.sandwell.gov.uk/schooladmissions SandwellMetropolitanBorough Council Education, Skills andEmployment School Admissions Service

Youwill have received aletterfromyour child’s current primaryschoolexplaining howtoapply. If you do not live in Sandwellyou should contactthe Councilto which youpay yourcouncil tax.

Theclosing date forsecondaryapplicationsis 31 October2022.