Admissions
Open Evening
Join Us for Our Open Evening
Thursday, 2nd October 2025
Year 7 Admissions – September 2026
Explore our school and discover what makes us unique. Each department will be hosting a range of exciting activities for students and families to enjoy, with teachers on hand to answer any subject-specific questions.
Headteacher’s Presentations – 5:00pm & 6:00pm
There’s no need to book for the open evening itself - simply come along and get involved.
However, due to limited seating, please book your place for one of the Headteacher’s presentations using the button below.
We are exceptionally proud of our school and encourage families interested in joining us to come and view the school during the day, so that they get a genuine feel for the environment around the school, and experience a ‘normal’ school day. Please let us know if there are any specific subject lessons you would like to see, or anything you’d like explained in more details and we can make sure it’s covered during your tour.
To book a tour, please contact our Admissions Officer at admissions@sirthomasfremantle.org
We also host an Open Evening at the beginning of October each year, where prospective families can view each department, meet with our staff and take part in activities throughout the school. Please refer to our calendar for the date of our next Open Evening.
Year 7 Applications
We welcome 150 students to Year 7 each September - split into six classes of 25 students.
All our Year 7 applications are co-ordinated and managed by the Buckinghamshire School Admissions team. You will find all the information you need to make an application on their website, but please do contact us if you have specific questions regarding the school.
Key Dates for September 2026 Year 7 Intake
September 2025
Online applications open
2nd October 2025
STFS Open Evening
9th & 11th September 2025
Secondary Transfer Test
10th October 2025
Secondary Transfer Test results day
31st October 2025
Deadline to submit your child’s application
2nd March 2026
School offer day
TBC
Y7 only attend school for their first day
TBC
All students return to school
If you do not live in Buckinghamshire, please contact your local council for guidance as the dates and procedures may be different.
In Year Applications
Our in-year admissions and waiting lists are also managed by the Buckinghamshire School Admissions team. If you are considering applying for a place with us, please contact us in the first instance to view the school (we can advise you on any spaces available) and then complete the application process via the Buckinghamshire School Admissions website.
Oversubscription
If the school is oversubscribed, after admission of students with an Educational Health & Care Plan where the school is named in the plan, priority for admission will be given to those children who meet the criteria set out below, in order.
Children looked after and those who ceased to be children looked after both inside and outside of the U.K because they were adopted, or because they became subject to a residence order or a special guardianship order.
Children whose siblings currently attend the school and who will continue to do so on the date of admission.
Children of members of staff.
Children living closest to STFS, based on straight-line distance from home to school. Where applicants have identical distance measurements, priority amongst them will be determined at random.
Please see our Admissions Policy for full details of how we will allocate places in the likely event that we are oversubscribed.
Appeals
Information regarding appeals can be found on the Buckinghamshire School Admissions website.
When to Appeal
If you were refused a higher preference school place on 3 March 2025 for Year 7, September 2025 entry, make your appeal before midday, 28 March 2025.
Appeals submitted by midday on 28 March 2025 should be heard by the end of the summer term. Delays may occur due to panel availability and numbers of appeals.
Appeals made after midday on 28 March 2025 will be heard from September 2025 onwards.
For late transfer appeals for September entry into Year 8 or 9 or in-year appeals for immediate entry, make your appeal within 20 school days of the refusal letter. The appeal will be heard as soon as possible.
Secondary school appeal timetable 2025*
3rd March 2025 - Secondary Transfer Allocation Day.
28th March 2025, midday - Deadline for submitting completed appeal forms.
At least 10 school days before appeal hearing - The Appeals Team sends the appeal date & time letters to parents. The Appeals Team also tells parents the evidence deadline date.
6 calendar days before appeal hearing - Appeals Team sends appeal papers to parents, admission authority, school and Appeal Panel.
May to July - Secondary Admission Appeals heard.
Within 5 school days of the appeal decision - Decision letter sent to parents, admission authority and school.
*This timetable will be updated with 2026 dates as soon as they are released by Buckinghamshire Council.