Key Dates

Transfer to Secondary School September 2020

Opening Date: 27 September 2019

Closing Date: 29 November 2019

Offer Date: 01 March 2020

Secondary Education: Admissions in September 2020

Secondary School Open Evenings

Each Secondary School offers students and parents the opportunity to gain an insight into life at the school by attending open evenings, which can include Q&As for particular subjects as well as introductions and tours by members of staff at the school as well as discussing any queries with specific departments. 

Please note: Pencoedtre High also offer open mornings (Monday 14 October - Wednesday 16 October, 9.00am - 12.00pm)

Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools

Entry of children into Secondary Schools is controlled and administered by the Local Admissions Authority. In the case of Community and Voluntary Controlled schools this is the Vale of Glamorgan Council. In the case of Voluntary Aided and Foundation Schools the admission authority is the Governing Body of the school.

Where the appropriate Admissions Authority is the Governing Body of the School, parents are advised to contact the school direct for details and an application form. 

Check Catchment Area

You can check your catchment area by entering your postcode:

In line with current legislation, parents are required to express a preference for the school they wish their child to attend, even if it is their catchment school. Pupils who reside within a defined catchment area will therefore have no automatic right to attend that school. A formal application must be made.

Failure to apply could lead to some parents/carers being denied a place for their child at their local/chosen school,  if demand exceeds the number of places available. It must be noted that catchment children will always take priority over applications from outside the catchment area.