Year 7 Admissions

Applying for a Year 7 place, September 2025 entry

Admission to the school in Year 7 must be made through the Local Authority’s Coordinated Admissions procedure by 31 October 2024.

Applicants are invited to complete an online Supplementary Information Form (SIF) which is essential to enable the Governors to assess the application against the School’s admissions criteria. (See Admission Arrangements below).

The Supplementary Information Form for September 2025 admission should be completed online and submitted by 21 October 2024.

For Year 7 applications post deadline:

Please contact your Local Authority to apply for a school place
Contact admissions@davenant.org to request a SIF

Your application will then be included after the March National Offer Day places have been awarded.

Davenant requires you to complete an online Supplementary Information Form (SIF).

TIMETABLE FOR APPELLANTS TO DAVENANT FOUNDATION SCHOOL

3 March	National Offer Day
3 March onwards	Davenant Foundation School uses the Statutory Appeals Service through Essex County Council for their School Appeals Applicants wishing to appeal against not getting a place at Davenant Foundation School should either make their appeal online via the Essex County Council website or download the Appeal Form, together with Notes for Guidance from the Essex County Council website. Please visit www.essex.gov.uk→ Education and Schools→Schools→Admissions→Appeals All documentation to be returned direct to the address of the Independent Appeals Panel in Chelmsford.
End of March	Deadline for receipt of appeal forms by the Independent Appeals Panel
9 June	Presentation by School and Individual Appeals. Date(s) are allocated by the Statutory Appeals Panel)
23 June	Appellants and Davenant Foundation School notified by the Independent Appeals Panel of the outcome of their appeal

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Year 7 Admissions