Admissions & Appeals
Information for Year 6 students starting Secondary School in September 2024
All parents who wish their children to attend our school must apply to Thurrock Council’s Admissions Department early in the year (a date is published) preceding the Academic Year that the child is due to be admitted into school. The Local Authority encourage applications to be made on the Thurrock Council Website: https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/secondary-school-admissions/applying-for-secondary-school-place.
Admissions during an academic year are called In-year admissions. Applications forms and further details about in-year admission should be made directly to the local authority here: https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/in-year-admissions/applying-in-year
Admissions to our school are in line with Thurrock Admission arrangements as set out in our admissions policy.
September 2024 intake timeline
Thursday 14th September 2023 | OPEN EVENING for year 6 students who are considering applying for a place for starting September 2024 |
Thursday 5th October 2023 | SPORTS APTITUDE application closing date. More information can be found below and in the Thurrock Admissions Information booklet. |
Monday 12th October 2023 | SPORTS APTITUDE testing commences. Appointments will be sent to all applicants. |
Friday 23rd October 2023 | SPORTS APTITUDE results are posted by 1st class post to home address of applicant |
Tuesday 31st October 2023 | CLOSING DATE for school applications via Thurrock Council |
Friday 1st March 2024 | OFFER DAY for September 2023 secondary school places |
Monday 4th March 2024 | APPEALS can be lodged if you are dissatisfied with the school your child has been allocated. |
Sports Aptitude Admission 2024
The school admits up to 21 students (10%) each year on sports aptitude. If you wish to apply via this route please note any closing dates for applications. You MUST complete both the Local Authority application form AND the school application form.
WES SPORTS APTITUDE APPLICATION FORM 2023 FOR 2024 ADMISSIONS
Appeals
Should you not be successful in securing a place at William Edwards for your child(ren), you have the right of appeal to an Independent Appeals Panel. For further details regarding the appeals process, or to request an Appeal Form, please contact, Mrs Oxland (after the 1st March 2023 for September 2023 admissions only, in year appeals can be made at any time) by emailing: oxlandl@wes.swecet.org or by telephoning 01375 486 000. Alternatively you may wish to download an appeal form by clicking the link below.
Appeal form – please click here.
SCHOOL ADMISSION APPEALS GUIDE – JUNIPER EDUCATION
Timeline for school appeals for September 2024 intake:
Appeals can begin to be submitted: | Monday 4th March 2024 |
Deadline for appeals to be submitted (for those to be heard in June 2024): | Friday 10th May 2024 |
Deadline for additional evidence to be submitted: | Friday 17th May 2024 |
Parents to be informed of their appeal date: | By Monday 9th June 2024 |
Appeals will be heard:
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Monday 24th – Wednesday 26th June 2024. |
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September 2023 Entry
In order to assist Thurrock Council with placing all applicants into appropriate schools, William Edwards School has agreed to admit ten students over our planned admission number in the 23/24 academic year.
Admissions Policies
WES Oversubscription-Criteria-from-Sept-2024
Oversubscription-Criteria-from-Sept-2023
WES Oversubscription-Criteria-from-Sept-2022
Admissions Consultation
The admissions consultation for admissions in 2025 ran from 9th November to 21st December 2023 and has now closed.
There were no proposed changes to the current admissions arrangements and no comments or suggestions were received in response to the consultation.
The trustees agreed to proceed with the admissions arrangements presented in the consultation, in line with the current arrangements.
The final determined admissions arrangements will be published on the school’s website, in line with the Admissions Code requirement.