Upper School Admissions
Welcome to the Upper School admissions page of our website. We are a 9 form entry school and admit 252 students into each year group, Year 7 to Year 11.
In-Year Admission
An in-year admission is when you apply to a school outside the normal admissions round for students starting in September. You would normally make an in-year application if you have recently moved, you have arrived from another country, or you want to transfer your child from another school.
Preston Manor School manages our In-Year Admissions. The school keeps a waiting list which is used to fill casual vacancies occurring if students leave during the year or withdraw from a place that has been offered.
To view our Admissions Policy CLICK HERE or email admissions@preston-manor.com
How to Apply
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Year Group |
Application link |
Age range on 31/08/2026 |
Birthdate range |
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Year 7 |
11 |
1/9/2014 – 31/8/2015 |
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Year 8 |
12 |
1/9/2013 – 31/8/2014 |
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Year 9 |
13 |
1/9/2012 – 31/8/2013 |
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Year 10 |
14 |
1/9/2011 – 31/8/2012 |
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Year 11 |
15 |
1/9/2010 – 31/8/2011 |
Important admission dates for Year 7 September 2027 start
Application dates
Preston Manor School will admit up to 252 students to Year 7 in 2027, of whom 60 may be students progressing from Year 6 within the school.
- Tuesday 1 September 2026 – Applications open at eAdmissions
- Saturday 31 October 2026 - Applications deadline
- Monday 1 March 2027 - National offer day
- Monday 15 March 2027 - Response deadline
Second round of offers
- Monday 15 March 2027 – Deadline for applications and changes
- Week ending Friday 26 March 2027 – second round of offers are made
- Friday 2 April 2027 - Second round response deadline
Third round of offers
- Friday 30 April 2027 – Deadline for applications and changes
- Week ending Friday 21 May 2027 – Third round offers
- Friday 28 May 2027 - Third round response deadline
- September 2027 – Children start school
Full details of this process are published in the Brent admission booklet, which is available on the council’s website HERE
Admissions Criteria
- Looked after or previously looked after children
A looked-after child or a previously looked-after child, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
- Children attending infant school
Children attending an infant school on the same site as a junior school (not applicable to Preston Manor School).
- Medical or social needs
Exceptional circumstances to do with significant medical needs and/or social needs which necessitate a child's placement at one particular school.
- Children of staff
Children whose parent/carer is a member of staff who has been employed at the school and has worked predominantly on the school site for two or more years at the time of application or has been recruited to fill a vacancy for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
- Siblings
Brothers or sisters of a child who attends the school, or an infant or junior school on the same or adjoining site and who will continue to do so on the date of admission.
- All other applicants
Tie Breaker
Within each criterion, priority will be given to children that live closest to the school.
The distance from home to school will be measured by a straight line, from a point in the property to a point in the school determined by the grid references set by the Ordnance Survey.
The measuring system is an integral part of the admission software, uses Ordnance Survey maps and the LLPG (Local Land Property Gazetteer) and is accurate to 1 metre.