Year 6 Transition Page
Transition 2025
Beech Hill will share any information regarding high school transitions here, including any content shared from Luton Borough Council.
This year, Luton Borough Council have prepared a video on the YouTube platform, which details the application process, and points to consider. It is available to watch here:
Application process
By now, you should have received a letter for your year 6 child (ren) who will be joining their new high schools in September 2025.
Each letter contains:
- A letter showing the pupil’s unique identifier number (UID).
- A flyer detailing the importance of submitting an application before the closing date and details on how to apply online
- A Cardinal Newman Catholic School supplementary for
- A translation leaflet.
The documents explains how to apply for a school place for September 2025. Please read through this guide to familiarise yourself with the transfer process. It has key dates in a variety of languages. The high school transition part starts on page 84.
How to apply for a school place guide for September 2025.
Both Luton Borough Council and Beech Hill Primary School are encouraging online applications for high schools through the portal using your child’s unique identifier number (UID) here.
Support
Two members of the schools admission team will be at Beech Hill on Tuesday 24th September 2024 to answer any questions, and support with the application process. If you would like to book a ten-minute appointment, please complete the slip from the High School Transitions letter that was given to your child on Wednesday 11th September 2024. Copies of this are also available from the school’s main reception. Appointments will be between 9am and 3pm and are offered on a first come, first saved basis.
Open Evenings
A range of Luton high schools are now organising virtual open evenings so parents / carers and children can have a look around prospective high schools and meet the staff. A timetable of these, which is also available in the booklet, is available here:
High School open evenings Autumn 2024
We will continue to send any further details of these events directly to parents via ParentMail.
Deadline for applications
Parents / carers must submit their online application to the Admissions Team, via the online portal, by Tuesday 31st October 2024.
Beech Hill Primary School strongly recommends that parents apply online for a high school place for their child.
The school team can send a paper application for your child to the Admissions team. This needs to be dropped off to our school reception by Monday 21st October 2024 to ensure that it arrives before the deadline. Please ensure that you ask for a receipt, detailing the date and time that you have dropped off your child’s application form to the school.
Late applications and change of preferences will not be processed in the initial allocation.
Confirmation of a school place
Offer emails will sent to parents during the course of the day on 3rd March 2025 and decision letters will be posted to parents on 3rd March 2025.