How to apply online
We suggest you read this guide and
Section 1
of the Moving up to Secondary
School Guide before you apply for a secondary school place for your child.
Home Local Authority (LA)
You should only
make your
application if your
child’s Normal
Home Address is in
Buckinghamshire
(excluding Milton
Keynes).
If you are not sure
we are your child’s
Home LA, use this
Registration
If you have not used the online system in the
past two years, then click Register.
Where do you live?
Enter your
postcode (with a
space)
Click ‘Find
Address’
Select your
address from the
list
Note: if you cannot find your address from the given list, you can manually type it in
the boxes underneath
Your Login details
Enter and confirm your email address
Create a password (case-sensitive)
Choose a secret question and answer
(case-sensitive) that you will remember
We recommend that you note down your
email address, password, secret question and
secret answer, in case you forget this
information later
Click on Registration
What happens next?
1. Check your inbox
You will receive an email confirming that you have set up your account on the portal. If you cannot
find the email in your inbox, check your Junk or Spam folder.
2. Click on the link in the email
In order to confirm your account, you now need to click on the link in your email. You should do so
straight away. The link will expire in 10 days: if you have not clicked on the link within 10 days, your
account will be deleted and you will need to set up your account from the beginning.
3
.
Proceed to make your child’s secondary school application
When you click on the link, you will be taken to the welcome page, where you can log in and proceed
to apply for your child’s secondary school place.
On the Welcome Page, enter your email address and password. Remember that
Your home page
Click here
to start
If you have more than one child to apply for (e.g. if you have twins), please return here to make a new application for your other child or
children.
Remember, you
should only make
your application if
your child lives in
Buckinghamshire.
Use this link to check
Make an Application
Remember that, for children moving up to secondary school in September 2016, we would normally expect a child’s date of birth to be between 1 September 2004 and 31 August 2005.
If your child is in Year 6 but their date of birth is outside of this range, you will not be able to use the online system to make your application. Please contact us at admissions@buckscc.gov.uk
1. Enter your
child’s date of birth and clickFind your child
Unique Identification Number (UID):
If we already had your child’s details in our records, we recently wrote to you with a Unique Identification Number (UID) – using this number to apply for your child will make the process quicker and easier, however you may still make your application if your child does not have a UID, or you have mislaid your child’s UID letter.
Your child’s details
(with UID number)
Check your child’s details are correct. If
you need help to complete this page,
you may find this button useful – Answer all of the questions on this page, then click Next.
.
Your child’s address
(with UID number)
Check your child’s address is correct. Please do not add the County or Country.
If the Returning Service Families section at the bottom of this page does not apply to your family, just click Next.
If your child’s current address is not the same as
yours, put their postcode in this box and find their
Returning Service Families
(with UID number)
Next
If your child is a member of a returning service family, please complete this section
Your child’s current school
(with UID number)
Your child’s details
(no UID number)
Answer the questions on
this page. If you need help
to complete this section, you may find
this button useful – When you have
finished, click Next.
Your child’s address
(no UID number)
If your child’s current address is not the same as yours, put their postcode in this box and find
their home address. Check your child’s address
is correct. Please do not add the County or Country.
Returning Service Families
(no UID number)
If your child is a member of a returning service family, please complete this section
then, click Next.
Your child’s current school
(no UID number)
We now need you to tell us where your child currently goes to school.
You can do this by searching for your child’s school using the ‘Find a School’ search, as shown below.
1. Leave the Postcode box blank. In the middle box (“Schools located in”), select the county or borough in which your child’s school is located.
2. Type in part of the school’s name in the last box (“School Name”)
– type in as little as possible, without punctuation, so that you do not limit your search.
IMPORTANT: If the school’s name includes words or terms that are commonly shortened (like Saint, Doctor, Church of England), you should use the shortened version in your search. Do not put a full stop after the word.
Your child’s current school
(no UID number)
Example – Search for Grove Road Primary School in Tring:
As shown below, select ‘Hertfordshire’ in the middle box, and type “grove” in the School Name box. Click Search, and the school will appear below.
Example – Search for St Teresa’s RC School in Princes Risborough:
As shown below, select ‘Buckinghamshire’ in the middle box, and type “st ter” in the School Name box. Click Search, and the school will appear below.
Remember to keep your
search terms broad, e.g.
typing “st ter” to search
for St Teresa’s RC
Remember to use
shortened versions of
words such as ‘saint’ (st)
or ‘Doctor’ (dr)
What if I still can’t find my child’s school?
If you still cannot find your child’s school, you can use the box shown below to free-type the name of the
school, and then proceed by clicking ‘next’
Please make sure that you include the school’s full name, address and postcode, so that we know which
school you mean, for example: “Highfield School, 2 West Road Maidenhead, SL6 1PD”
Child’s current school
(no UID number)
School preferences
(your first preference)
You should now use the school search to select the school/schools you want to apply for.
REMEMBER that you should read the admission rules for each school you are applying for, and that we recommend you should read Section 1 of our Moving up to Secondary School Guide first.
IMPORTANT: If you want to apply for a place at Eden Girls Academy in Slough, or Pinner High School in Harrow, you must email admissions@buckscc.gov.uk to ask us to add these schools to your application. Please make it clear in the email your complete list of
School preferences
(your first preference)
1. Select the area in which the school is located (e.g. ‘Buckinghamshire’) 2. Click ‘Search’ 3. Find the school you
want, and press ‘select’
Reasons for preference
Please answer the questions on this page. They apply to
the school that you have selected.
If you answer “yes” to some of these questions, another box may appear. Make sure
you read the notes that appear as, if you leave the boxes blank, it may not be possible to consider your reasons for this preference.
When you have finished then click Next.
Other reasons for preference
Next If you have other reasons
why you would like your child to attend this school, write them here, then click
Next.
If necessary, remember to send any supporting
evidence to
Adding more preferences
(up to 6 in total)
Repeat the process (from page 22 in this guide) to add any
further schools to your application. Remember you may
Order of preferences
Remember that the order of your preferences is very important: the school you would prefer the
most should be preference 1, followed by your next preferred school, and so on.
More information can be found from page 21 in
Section 1 of our Guide for Parents
, and if Free
School Transport will an important factor for you, you should make sure you have read the
information from page 70, and the information on our
website
.
School Preferences
When you are happy with the school preferences you have
made, click ‘next’ to proceed.
Finish making the application
To see your application before you submit, click
Preview.
To complete your child’s application, click Continue.
If you need to make any changes to your application ,
click Back.
If you do not want to submit the application now, click
Finish for now & return later – make sure you
remember to submit your application before the
deadline!
Remember, you must
submit before 3pm
on 31 October 2015.
Before you submit…
Terms & Conditions
Read the Terms & Conditions. Make sure you understand what
we mean by address evidence. Scan and email your evidence to:
addressevidence@buckscc.gov.uk or post it to:
The Admissions & Transport Team, Learning Skills & Prevention, County Hall, Aylesbury, HP20 1UZ
Before you submit…
National Offer Day
Make sure that you have answered ‘Yes’ to the question on this page.
Submit your application
If you want to print your application before you submit, click Preview.
When you have read the Terms & Conditions, please answer the question and then, click Submit.
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application
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