Parents of year six pupils in Peterborough have a matter of hours left to submit their child’s secondary school application.
Applications for secondary school places for the 2027/28 school year close at midnight on October 31.
Pupils will then be made an offer on March 1, 2027, in which they will be allocated a secondary school.
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With the application deadline fast approaching, we’ve taken a look at the most popular Peterborough secondary schools for the 2026/27 school year.
The schools included in the gallery below received more applications than places available for the 2026/27 school year, including one school that had 913 total requests for just 150 places.
Take a look below at Peterborough’s most oversubscribed secondary schools.
1. The 11 most oversubscribed Peterborough secondary schools
With the application deadline fast approaching, we’ve taken a look at the most popular Peterborough secondary schools for the 2026/27 school year Photo: Peter Macdiarmid
2. The King's (The Cathedral) School
The school saw a total of 913 applications for 150 places available in the 2026/2027 school year. Photo: PT
3. Hampton Gardens Secondary School
The school saw a total of 624 applications for 240 places available in the 2026/2027 school year. Photo: Google
4. Arthur Mellows Village College
The school saw a total of 576 applications for 264 places available in the 2026/2027 school year. Photo: Google