Important information about the application process
Havering uses a co-ordinated admissions system when processing In Year Applications.
This systems allows parents to list the schools they want to apply for on one form (the ‘In-year common application form’ or ICAF), ranking them in order of preference.
This is important as we will offer only one school place for each child. If possible, we will offer your child a place at the highest-ranked school on your application form which has places available.
The admission authority for each school you have listed on your application will decide whether or not to offer your child a place.
If a school is oversubscribed (receives more applications than there are places available), the admission authority will use their published admissions criteria to decide who to offer places to.
We will not tell the schools where you ranked them on your application or tell a school about other schools you have also applied to. However, if you appeal for a place, we will pass this information to the admission authority at the appeal stage.
It is important that you rank the schools in your true order of preference because if we can offer your child a place at two or more of the schools you have listed, we will give your child a place at the one you ranked the highest out of these schools, and release all other lower preferences.
These places are then offered to other parents who do not have a school place for their child.
If you live in Havering and it is not possible to offer your child a place at one of your preferred schools, we will give your child a place at the school which is nearest to your home with a space.
You will need to contact your home borough or council if you live outside of Havering and we cannot offer your child a school place.
We ask that you give information about your child’s previous school to make sure that the process of changing schools is as smooth as possible.
Submitted applications will be processed as per the table below.
The last date to apply for a school place for the academic year (2024/25) will be 7 July 2025.
The application portal will reopen midday on 18 August 2025 for parents to submit an application for the following academic year (2025/26), and the first round of offers will be made on 8 September 2025.
These dates are subject to change without prior notification.
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Applications submitted between |
Downloaded from |
Outcome sent to |
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16 August 2024 and 2 September 2024 |
3 September 2024 |
9 September 2024 |
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3 September 2024 and 9 September 2024 |
10 September 2024 |
16 September 2024 |
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10 September 2024 and 16 September 2024 |
17 September 2024 |
23 September 2024 |
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17 September 2024 and 23 September 2024 |
24 September 2024 |
30 September 2024 |
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24 September 2024 and 30 September 2024 |
1 October 2024 |
7 October 2024 |
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1 October 2024 and 7 October 2024 |
8 October 2024 |
14 October 2024 |
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8 October 2024 and 14 October 2024 |
15 October 2024 |
21 October 2024 |
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15 October 2024 and 21 October 2024 |
22 October 2024 |
28 October 2024 |
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22 October 2024 and 28 October 2024 2 |
9 October 2024 |
11 November 2024 |
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29 October 2024 and 4 November 2024 |
5 November 2024 |
11 November 2024 |
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5 November 2024 and 11 November 2024 |
12 November 2024 |
18 November 2024 |
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12 November 2024 and 18 November 2024 |
19 November 2024 |
25 November 2024 |
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19 November 2024 and 25 November 2024 |
26 November 2024 |
2 December 2024 |
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26 November 2024 and 2 December 2024 |
3 December 2024 |
9 December 2024 |
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3 December 2024 and 9 December 2024 |
10 December 2024 |
16 December 2024 |
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10 December 2024 and 16 December 2024 |
17 December 2024 |
23 December 2024 |
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17 December 2024 and 23 December 2024 |
24 December 2024 |
13 January 2025 |
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24 December 2024 and 30 December 2024 |
31 December 2024 |
13 January 2025 |
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31 December 2024 and 6 January 2024 |
7 January 2025 |
20 January 2025 |
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7 January 2025 and 13 January 2024 |
14 January 2025 |
27 January 2025 |
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14 January 2025 and 20 January 2024 |
21 January 2025 |
3 February 2025 |
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21 January 2025 and 27 January 2024 |
28 January 2025 |
10 February 2025 |
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28 January 2025 and 3 February 2024 |
4 February 2025 |
17 February 2025 |
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4 February 2025 and 10 February 2024 |
11 February 2025 |
17 February 2025 |
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11 February 2025 and 17 February 2024 |
18 February 2025 |
3 March 2025 |
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18 February 2025 and 24 February 2024 |
25 February 2025 |
3 March 2025 |
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25 February 2025 and 3 March 2025 |
4 March 2025 |
10 March 2025 |
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4 March 2025 and 10 March 2025 |
11 March 2025 |
17 March 2025 |
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11 March 2025 and 17 March 2025 |
18 March 2025 |
24 March 2025 |
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18 March 2025 and 24 March 2025 |
25 March 2025 |
31 March 2025 |
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25 March 2025 and 31 March 2025 |
1 April 2025 |
7 April 2025 |
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1 April 2025 and 7 April 2025 |
8 April 2025 |
28 April 2025 |
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8 April 2025 and 14 April 2025 |
15 April 2025 |
28 April 2025 |
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15 April 2025 and 21 April 2025 |
22 April 2025 |
28 April 2025 |
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22 April 2025 and 28 April 2025 |
29 April 2025 |
6 May 2025 |
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29 April 2025 and 5 May 2025 |
6 May 2025 |
12 May 2025 |
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6 May 2025 and 12 May 2025 |
13 May 2025 |
19 May 2025 |
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13 May 2025 and 19 May 2025 |
20 May 2025 |
27 May 2025 |
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20 May 2025 and 26 May 2025 |
27 May 2025 |
9 June 2025 |
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27 May 2025 and 2 June 2025 |
3 June 2025 |
9 June 2025 |
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3 June 2025 and 9 June 2025 |
10 June 2025 |
16 June 2025 |
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10 June 2025 and 16 June 2025 |
17 June 2025 |
23 June 2025 |
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17 June 2025 and 23 June 2025 |
24 June 2025 |
30 June 2025 |
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24 June 2025 and 30 June 2025 |
1 July 2025 | 7 July 2025 |
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1 July 2025 and 7 July 2025 |
8 July 2025 |
14 July 2025 |