PARENTS of children who have just started in Year 6 are being urged to apply for a secondary school place for September 2026. This year, nearly 7,000 Warwickshire children applied for a secondary place by the deadline, with some four out of five being offered a place at their first-choice school. This usually happens when only one school is listed on the application, or when the priority (catchment) school has not been included. Parents and carers are therefore strongly encouraged to use all possible six preferences on the form, and to include their priority school as one of those choices. Parents and carers wanting more information on how to apply to secondary school should visit www.warwickshire.gov.uk/secondaryplace