If your child is currently in Year 6, you can apply for secondary education.
2025 year 7 secondary school places
The closing date for secondary school place applications for children born between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014 was 4 November 2024.
If you've already applied, we'll let you know the outcome by 3 March 2025.
Welsh medium education
There's never been a better time to learn Welsh. The Welsh Government has a long-term vision to see the Welsh language thriving, with a million people able to speak Welsh by 2050.
Learning and using the Welsh language offers an educational, cultural and employment advantage.
Find out more about Welsh medium education
Secondary Immersion Scheme in Denbighshire
If learners have not received Welsh primary education, it is not too late to receive secondary education through the medium of Welsh.
The Secondary Immersion Scheme helps learners who have not received Welsh primary education, to receive secondary education through the medium of Welsh.
Find out more about the Secondary Immersion Scheme in Denbighshire.
Applying after the closing date
If you apply after the closing date, your application will be processed after all the on-time requests have been dealt with. This means your preferred school may be full by the time we process your application and, for this reason, we recommend that you name more than one preference when applying.
Late applications will be considered together, regardless of date received, against the oversubscription criteria detailed in the Denbighshire Schools guide.
If you make any amendments to an on-time application after the closing date, we will consider this as a new application which will replace anything previously received and will be recorded as late.
How to apply for a school place
The application process depends on when you apply.
For 2025 secondary school places:
- the application window was open from 2 September 2024 to 4 November 2024 with applications made through Education Self-Service accounts
- late applications could be submitted from 4 November 2024 to 3 February 2025 through Education Self-Service accounts, these are processed after all on-time applications
- you can apply for a secondary school place now, but applications must be made through a separate online form (not an Education Self-Service account) and these will be processed after 3 March 2025
Apply for a secondary school place
If you have applied for a school place through an Education Self-Service account, you can log into your Education Self-Service account to view your application.
Find out more about the Education Self-Service.
Changing an application after it has been submitted
After submitting a school admissions application, if you’d like to make a change there will be a short period where you can unsubmit your application through your Education Self-Service account and submit a new one. If the option to unsubmit an application is not displayed, you will need to complete an online form to let us know about a change to a school admissions application.
Applications received within the in-round period are classed as on-time. You can make a change to an application within this period and it will still be considered on-time.
However, if you make any changes to an on-time application after the closing date, we will consider this as a new application which will replace anything previously received and will be recorded as late.
Let us know about a change to a school admissions application (online form)
Secondary schools in Denbighshire
Select one of the following options to view which schools are taught mainly through the medium of Welsh or English.
School information guides