Starting Year 7 in September 2025?
Click to download this year’s guide from the CYC website
You can make your application for a secondary school place from 12th September of the previous year, when your child is in Year 6. The national application deadline is 31st October.
Secondary School Open Evenings
Open Evenings are usually held each autumn for prospective pupils, parents and carers to attend and view schools; the planned dates for the Year 6 open evenings are as follows:
- Tuesday 24 September – Archbishop Holgate’s Church of England School
- Wednesday 25 September – Manor Church of England Academy
- Thursday 26 September – Joseph Rowntree School
- Tuesday 1 October – Huntington School
- Wednesday 2 October – Milthorpe School
- Thursday 3 October – Fulford School
- Tuesday 8 October – York High School
- Wednesday 9 October – Vale of York Academy
- Thursday 10 October – All Saints Roman Catholic School
We advise that you check school websites for confirmation of the Open Evening arrangements. Click here to find out more about applying for a secondary school place for your child.