Are you interested in applying for a place?
Starting at secondary school
If your child is in Year Five and you would like to select Thomas Estley as your child's secondary school or are interested in finding out more, you can:
- Find out more about us by visiting our website and facebook page
- Contact us to book a place on our Open College days including a tour of the college in action
- Contact us to book a place on our September Open College evening with a chance to see each area of the college, hear more about us and speak to our current students and teachers
- Apply at https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools-colleges-and-academies/school-admissions/apply-for-a-secondary-school-place for a place to start in Autumn 2026 (the deadline is October 31 2025).
If your child is in Year Six and you would like to select Thomas Estley as your child's secondary school or are interested in finding out more, the admissions deadline for an Autumn 2025 start has now passed and your application will be treated as a late application.
- Apply at https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools-colleges-and-academies/school-admissions/apply-for-a-secondary-school-place
- Contact us to speak to us about arranging a visit and/or discussion with us
If your child is in Year Four or below, and you are interested in finding out about us, you can:
- Find out more about us by visiting our website and facebook page
- Contact us to book a place on our September Open College evening with a chance to see each area of the college, hear more about us and speak to our current students and teachers
Are you currently at another secondary school?
Mid Term Transfers during secondary school
We are usually full in current year groups but sometimes due to a house move or similar event we do have an available place.
You can apply at:
The local authority will let you know if we have a place available.
Our pupil admissions numbers, dates and appeals
Full admissions information is in the downloadable policies above
In all year groups, our pupil admissions number is 180 per year group.
We also admit up to 3 additional pupils per yeargroup to our specialist Communications and Interactions provision, The Oaks at Thomas Estley (see below), in liaison with SENA
Some key dates:
- 31st October is the deadline for the receipt of the online Application Form at Leicestershire Local Authority (see links above) for admission to Year Seven the next Autumn
- 28th February is the date when the appeals timetable is published by the local authority (see link below)
- 1st March is the national offer day - if your child is in Year Six, you will find out where they have been offered a place.
- If you have been unsuccessful in securing a place you can appeal. Please refer to the policy and the Leicestershire appeals page for more information - these take place April-August. https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools-colleges-and-academies/school-admissions/appeal-a-school-place-and-check-waiting-lists-online
