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Secondary Schools

Our children move on to a variety of secondary schools. Click on the links below if you wish to access these school's websites.

Queen Elizabeth School - QES

Ripley St Thomas

Lancaster Royal Grammar School (LRGS)

Lancaster Girls’Grammar School

 

Secondary School Admission Arrangements

If your child is in year six you should apply for a place at a secondary school.

Applications are open between September and October each year.

You can check the table below to see when to apply based on your child's date of birth:

Child born between

Starts secondary school

Apply between

1 Sep 2014 – 31 Aug 2015

Sep 2026

Sep 2025 – Oct 2025

1 Sep 2015 – 31 Aug 2016

Sep 2027

Sep 2026 – Oct 2026

1 Sep 2016 – 31 Aug 2017

Sep 2028

Sep 2027 – Oct 2027

 

You can find all the information you need about applying for a secondary school place on the Lancashire County Council website:

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/apply-for-a-school-place/starting-secondary-school/