A date of birth between 01/09/2013 and 31/08/2014 is considered to be in the correct chronological year for making a Secondary Transfer application for Year 7 in September 2025.

A date of birth between 01/04/2013 and 31/08/2013 is considered to be a summer born delayed application. If your child is summer born and is chronologically Year 7 but currently being educated in Year 6, please complete, and submit your application to apply for a secondary school place to start in September 2025.

For any date of birth outside of 01/04/2013 - 31/08/2014, you will not be able to make a Secondary Transfer application online. If your child’s date of birth falls outside of this range, it is considered an out-of-year group application.

To make an out-of-year group Secondary Transfer application, you must complete a paper application form. Please email transfer.admissions@hertfordshire.gov.uk to request one.

Please check the school’s entry in the ‘School directory’ to find out if your out-of-year group application for your preferred school(s) will be considered by the Local Authority or the school.

If the Local Authority consider the request, please provide professional evidence with your paper application form to explain why your child is currently educated out of year group. This could be a letter from your child’s current school.

If the school’s Governing Body/Trust Board consider the request, please provide the above evidence directly to the school you are applying to.

If you already have a decision on an out-of-year group application, please attach it to the paper application form.

If you have any queries, please email transfer.admissions@hertfordshire.gov.uk