Current Year 5 children. 

Current Year 6 children
Secondary School Admissions for September 2022 entry

Please see newly published documents / letters below. 

To apply online and to access the Secondary Education in Essex booklet visit this site (due to be updated during the Summer)  https://www.essex.gov.uk/topic/admissions
Helpful video guide to applying for Secondary School Click here

There are 3 main Secondary Schools in Braintree:
– Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form. Click here
– Tabor Academy. Click here
– Alec Hunter Academy. Click here

Other schools in the area include:
– Chelmer Valley High School. Click here.
– The Helena Romanes School. Click here.
– St John Payne Catholic School. Click here.
– Anglo European School, Ingatestone. Click here.

Selective or Grammar Schools
(children intending to take the 11+)

The CSSE website has been updated for this year Click here.  For the Information Guide which includes the application form, important dates, FAQs, Admission numbers, Open Days/Evenings and order forms for practice packs Click here.

Essex has a small number of Selective or Grammar schools. Selective schools have admission criteria which state highest rank in the selection tests as their first admission criteria. The nearest ones being:

• King Edward VI Grammar School (Boys) Click here
• Colchester County High School for Girls Click here
• Colchester Royal Grammar School (Boys) Click here
• *Chelmsford County High for Girls (Girls) * Click here

The process to register for the 11+ test for the above schools is open now and closes on 1st July 2021. 

* Chelmsford County High School for Girls – are not part of the same process, they have withdrawn from the consortium and now have their own admission exam, called the CEM 11+ Entrance Test.  Their entrance test takes place on Saturday 11th September.  To visit their admissions page click here.