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 2027 will open via your Local Authority on 1st September 2026. The application deadline for entry to Year 7 in September 2027 will be 31st October 2026. 

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 1st March 2027 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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Admissions Policy

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Parents/carers, pupils and siblings are all very welcome to attend our upcoming open events. These are the only opportunity to see the school so please do come along! 

Please book your places by completing this quick form. By submitting the form you are securing your places, there are no tickets or confirmation emails needed when you arrive. 

At the open events you will be able to meet our whole school community of young people, staff, and parents/carers of current pupils. You will be able to see classrooms 'in action' in every teaching department, as well as the rest of our facilities in our amazing Grade 2 listed building. Our SENCO and SEND/Inclusion teams will also be available to meet you and your child informally when you visit their department.

Saturday 10th October 2026 9:30am-12:30pm (for Year 7 and Year 12 entry)
Arrive any time from 9:30am onwards, last entry will be at 12:15pm for a very quick tour only.
Principal's talks at 9:30am and 11:30am*
Director of Sixth Form's talk at 10:30am*

Thursday 15th October 2026 5:15pm-7:15pm (for Year 7 entry)
Arrive any time from 5:15pm onwards, last entry will be at 7pm for a very quick tour only.
Principal's talks at 5:15pm, 5:45pm and 6:30pm*

*Please note that no late entry is possible to the Principal's talks or Director of Sixth Form's talks: if you miss the start of one, please pop in to the next. By booking a place, you are confirming that you have read and understood this. We thank you for your cooperation and look forward to meeting you.

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