The following information is on the Portsmouth City Council website:

In early September if your child is currently in Year 6, you should have received an application letter advising you how to apply for a place at secondary school. If you do not receive an application letter, please contact the admissions team by email on admissions@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 31 October 2018

• applications cannot be made online after Wednesday 31 October 2018, please use a paper form for late applications
• paper applications received after closing date will be processed after on-time applications have been considered and allocated places
• Paper forms will be available after Thursday 20 September 2018 to download from the documents section, from the Civic Offices or Portsmouth junior and primary schools

In order to apply online, families will need to use the citizen's portal. To register for the citizen's portal or to login and make your application please click here.

If you would like support with completing your application you are welcome to come into school where a member of the LaPS team will be pleased to help with the process. (However, we will never advise on a choice of school.)