How to Apply
Please read our Admission Arrangements in the attachments section for further details, including our oversubscription criteria and the administration of waiting lists. Suffolk County Council also produce a very useful guide for parents and carers on how to apply for your child’s school place which you can view by clicking on the adjacent button.
We are always available to talk to you about our school and the admissions process, please do contact us.
Normal Year of Entry
Suffolk County Council co-ordinates all Normal Year of Entry Admissions into Year 7 and communicates all admission decisions to parents.
Click on the link below to make an online application.
The advantages of applying online are that you:
- will receive confirmation of your application by email
- can check or change your application right up to the closing date
- can view the outcome of your application online on the offer day
- will receive an email with details of your school offer on the offer day
If you prefer to complete a paper application this can be downloaded from the link below. The completed CAF1 form can be emailed to admissions@suffolk.gov.uk or posted to the address on the form – it is advised to get proof of postage.
Your application form must be received on or before 31 October.
National Offer Day is 1 March or the next working day for a secondary school application.
In Year Applications
In-year applications should be made directly to Breckland School using the ADM1 form which you can download below. Please email or post the completed form to admissions@brecklandschool.co.uk.
Breckland School Admissions Policy
Please read our 2023/24 Admissions Policy for further details about the school’s PAN, admission criteria and appeals process.
Breckland School Admissions Arrangements 2024/25
Our admissions arrangements for 2024/2025 can be found by clicking here.
Appeals
All applicants refused a place have a right of appeal to an independent appeal panel constituted and operated in accordance with the School Admission Appeals Code. Appellants should contact the Education Appeals Office on 01473 264218 or 264219.
There is further information at www.suffolk.gov.uk/admissions. Select the Appeals panel on the left which will contain contact numbers, address and email contacts as well as appeal forms and the timescales by which you would need to make your appeal.
Education Appeals
Customer Rights
PO Box 579
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 2BX
Email: statutory.appealsoffice@suffolk.gov.uk