Applying for a Year 7 place starting in September 2023
Milton Keynes Council co-ordinates the admission process for students starting secondary school in Year 7. You must apply to Milton Keynes Council for a place in Year 7 starting in September 2023.
Key dates for Year 7 September 2023 applications
September 2022: Distribution of Milton Keynes Council admissions packs. Online application process opens on 1st September 2022.
Monday 5th September 2022, 12pm: Deadline for Aptitude Test application forms for places based on aptitude for logical thinking to be returned to Denbigh School.
Saturday 17th September 2022: Aptitude Testing at Denbigh School.
Wednesday 12th October 2022: Denbigh School Open Evening for prospective year 7 students and parents, see school website for further details.
W/C 10th October 2022: Aptitude test results distributed by Email.
Monday 31st October 2022: Deadline for Year 7 applications to be returned to Milton Keynes Council.
Wednesday 1st March 2023: National Offer Day. Initial offer of places by Milton Keynes Council on behalf of the Trustees of Denbigh School. Denbigh School is a member of the Denbigh Alliance Trust.
(For more information regarding the application process please visit the MK Council website
Published Admissions Arrangements
For further information regarding the Admissions Process at Denbigh School please see our current published Admission Arrangements.
The Defined Area
A defined area is the area normally served by a school. Denbigh School’s defined area is Crownhill, Great Holm, Loughton, Shenley Church End, Shenley Lodge and Two Mile Ash. Our ‘Partner’ schools are Caroline Haslett, Loughton and Two Mile Ash Junior/Primary schools. If it is your intention to apply to Denbigh School rather than your defined area school then you should be aware that you would be responsible for the cost and arrangement of transport to Denbigh for your child, and that if your preference for Denbigh cannot be met, there is no guarantee that you will then be able to obtain a place at your defined area school, if it is very popular.
Waiting Lists
For Year 7 starting in September 2023, following the allocation of places by the Local Authority, where the School is unable to offer a child a place at Denbigh they will be offered a place on the waiting list. This waiting list will be ordered strictly according to the School’s admission oversubscription criteria and the Local Authority is responsible for maintaining it up until the end of the Autumn term. Denbigh School will not carry this list forward beyond the end of the Autumn term.
Applying for an In-Year place for Year 7 – 11
‘In-year admissions’ refers to admissions outside of the normal Year 7 admissions round which takes place in September each year. Denbigh School is its own admissions authority and has responsibility for the co-ordination of in-year admissions to the School. As such all in-year applications should be made direct to Denbigh School. Should you wish to make an in-year application for a place at Denbigh School in Years 7 to 11 please download and complete the Denbigh School In-year Application Form (below) and return by email to admissions@denbigh.net or by post to the School address.
Please Note: it is important that you read carefully the guidance attached to the application form before filling it out and note that documentation should be included with your application.
Appeals
Parents have the right to appeal against a decision not to award their child a place at Denbigh School. Please refer to the Appeals Guide for guidance on this process. If after reading the Guide you wish to proceed with an appeal, please complete an Appeal Form and submit it to:
The Clerk of the Independent Appeals Panel c/o Denbigh School, Burchard Crescent, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, MK5 6EX.
In-year appeals can be made at anytime after you have received a letter from the School stating no availability of spaces.
Appeals after National offer day (1st March 2023) are scheduled for the following dates:
| Key Date | Action |
| 31st March 2023 | Deadline to lodge an appeal after National offer day |
| 2nd May 2023 | Stage 1 Appeals – All parents, Time TBC |
| 3-5th May 2023 | Stage 2 Appeals – individual, Time TBC |
Please note: It may not be possible to include within this timetable any appeals that are lodged after the deadline.
Please note that Appellants do not have the right to a second appeal in respect of the same school for the same academic year unless, in exceptional circumstances, the admission authority has accepted a second application from the appellant because of a significant and material change in the circumstances of the parent, child or school but still refused admission.
Further Information
Any queries in relation to admissions at Denbigh School should be addressed to admissions@denbigh.net
