Latest admissions information for Year 7 2025
Applications for Year 7 2025 through your local authority opened on 12th September 2024. The deadline for Year 7 applications is 31st October 2024.
BCCS has a published admission number (PAN) of 150 pupils for entry into Year 7. The
school will accordingly admit at least 150 each year if sufficient applications are
received. All applicants will be admitted if 150 or fewer apply.
Link to Allocation Statement for first round offers for Year 7 2025
Link to Allocation Statement for second round offers for Year 7 2025
Link to Bristol Cathedral Choir School (11- 16 provision) admission arrangements 2025/26
Supplementary Information Form (Probationer Chorister)
Supplementary Information Form (Staff)
Application for an Out of Chonological Year Group Request
Link to Admissions Information & Frequently Asked Questions
Link to How to apply for a Music Specialism Place
Link to Bristol City Council Secondary School Application flyer
Link to KEY DATES for Year 7 2025
Link to BCCS Trailblazer Scheme Summer 2025 information
How to respond to a Year 7 secondary school offer
Please note offers are made by your home local authority and not the school.
What to do when you have a new Year 7 secondary school place offer and when you need to do it
You must reply to your home local authority by 17th March 2025 when receiving an offer for a new Year 7 secondary school place offer.
If you Applied online
If you applied online you’ll get an email with a link to log on to the Parent Portal. When you have logged in you should either:
- accept the place by placing a tick in the ‘accept’ box, before clicking send response.
- not accept the place and ask to go on a waiting list for a school that you applied for but did not get offered a place.
- not accept the place and request an appeal for your preferred school.
- not accept the place and tell your local authority that the place is no longer needed for example if your child will be attending an independent school.
- not accept the place and request new school preferences, all changes must be made in writing to your home local authority.
If you applied by post your offer letter will include a form for you to indicate what you want to do which you must fill in and return.
Bristol residents can find out more information here; https://www.bristol.gov.uk/schools-learning-early-years/school-admissions
Non-Bristol residents can find out more via their home Local Authority.
Appeals
Parents/carers have the right of appeal to an independent appeal panel following an unsuccessful application.
Deadline for submitting on-time appeals is Thursday 24th April 2025
Appeals heard commencing Monday 2nd June 2025 (Stage 1 at 2:00 pm)
For information about the formal appeal process, please read the documents below;
Link to Appeal Guidance
Link to Appeal Form
For further information please contact admissions@bristolcathedral.org.uk