Secondary (Year 7 entry)

Applications for places at Bolingbroke Academy will be made in accordance with Wandsworth Council's co-ordinated admission arrangements, and places are only ever offered in accordance with our admissions policy which can be viewed here.

As a non-selective school we do not subscribe to the Wandsworth Test, nor are there any other exams for entrance. There are also no extra forms or paperwork to submit, all you need to do is put us as one of your 6 school choices.

Applications to join Year 7 in September 2026 opened via your Local Authority on 1st September 2025. The application deadline for entry to Year 7 in September 2026 will be 31st October 2025. 

You can apply if you live outside Wandsworth, to do this you need to apply via your Local Authority who will inform Wandsworth for you.

Parents will then notified by Wandsworth/their local authority on Monday 2nd March 2026 if their application is successful. 

For further information about admissions please contact Ms Samson: admissions@arkbolingbrokeacademy.org

Top tips for admissions:

• Siblings and pupils from feeder primary schools must complete the application, entry is not automatic.
• Put your 6 school choices in order of genuine preference, if you only put one school on your form it does not mean you will get a place there, so use all 6 choices.
• Please do not apply to Bolingbroke Academy if you have no intention of sending your child here, similarly please contact your Local Authority to withdraw your application if your plans change between October and March.
• It is normal for pupils from feeder schools to be on the waiting list to begin with, this happens every year and places will be allocated as soon as the waiting list starts to move.

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The open events for this year have now taken place and the next opportunity to visit the school will be in early October 2026, the dates for which will be published in the Summer Term 2026.

We are fortunate to be very oversubscribed with an average of 850 applications for 120 places each year, therefore the annual open events in October are the only opportunity to see the school; we are not able to provide private tours. 

If you have any queries, big or small, please contact our Admissions Manager Ms Samson, admissions@arkbolingbrokeacademy.org