Admissions

To apply for a place at Secondary School, you first need to apply to the Oxfordshire County Council:

Oxfordshire County Council Year 7 - Secondary School Applications

To transfer secondary school or apply for a place in-year, please visit: Oxfordshire County Council - Changing or moving school

 

Key Information Booklet 2025-26

 

Parents of children born between 1 September 2014 and 31 August 2015 (inclusive) need to apply for a secondary school place for September 2026.

KEY DATE EVENT
12 September 2025 Applications open.
31 October 2025 Closing date for applications.
2 March 2026

National offer day: look online, receive email and
letters are sent out by second class post where
needed.
16 March 2026 Last date to respond to offers.
Last date to be added to the continued interest list
for offers made on 2 March.
Last date for late applications, and changes of
preference.
7 May 2026 Offer day for late applications made by 16 March.
September 2026

Start of the school year.


Throughout May and June 2026

Your child will be visited at their primary school by their New Head of Year and Student Manager to get to know them a little better.

Transition Day – Thursday 25th June 2026 - your child’s first full day at John Mason School.

Save the date!

Our Open Evening this year will be held on 9th October 2025 and we are holding open mornings during the Autumn term.

 

Take a look at our Virtual Tour: JMS Tour

supporting children through secondary transition

Admissions Policy 2026-27

Admissions Policy 2027-28*

* We are formally consulting between Monday 17th November and Monday 16th January 2026.

The changes are in the criterion order for situations where there is oversubscription, reflecting an approach that favours families and attendance at schools within the Trust, following feedback from parents in previous years, and the Board's own priorities for its communities.

These admissions arrangements will be reviewed and then determined by the Trust Board in February 2026, the Admissions Authority, for September 2027 intakes.
Any comments should be sent to consult@abingdonlearningtrust.org

Year Groups