Joining Year 7 in September 2027

OPEN EVENING SEPTEMBER 2026

Please click on the link below to view the Presentation shown at our Open Evening in September. 

Open Evening Presentation 2026

JOINING YEAR 7 IN SEPTEMBER 2027

Choosing a secondary school is a major decision and we aim to make the transition from primary to secondary school as smooth as possible. 

To apply to Wood Green School, you will do this through the Oxfordshire County Council website. 

The deadline for applications is 31st October 2026

Oxfordshire County Council - Year 7 Secondary School Applications 

Wood Green School Catchment Map

If you wish to join Wood Green School and you do not live or go to school in our catchment, it is still worth applying as this will not affect the chances of your getting into your second-choice school.

We look forward to welcoming you to Wood Green School.

HOME TO SCHOOL TRANSPORT 

Oxfordshire County Council is introducing a new online application process for home-to-school transport. Parents and carers wishing to apply for free home-to-school transport will be able to do so through an online portal.

Parents and carers may not be told automatically whether their child is eligible for free home-to-school transport when secondary school places are offered on 1 March 2027. Instead, information about applying for free home-to-school transport or the spare seat scheme (paid-for transport) will be provided during March 2027.

Most children are not eligible for free home-to-school transport to secondary school. Generally, eligibility is limited to cases where:

  • The distance between home and the nearest suitable school exceeds the statutory walking distance.
  • The distance is within the statutory walking distance but there is no available walking route.
  • There is an assessed need for home-to-school transport due to special educational needs or disability.

Queries can be directed to SchoolTransportEligibility@Oxfordshire.gov.uk

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I AM GIVEN A PLACE?

You usually find out which school you have been allocated on 2nd March. We are also given the list of our new students by Oxfordshire County Council on this date. This starts a very busy time  for our Transition staff. We contact families and primary schools to start the transition process, including giving you all the information you need and finding out more about our new students as individuals.

In the weeks between March and July, we visit all schools, meet all our new students, arrange tutor groups with the Head of Year and organise our Transition Days when year 6s spend their first days at Wood Green School.

We are proud of how smoothly this runs at Wood Green and students and parents regularly say each year how supported they felt in the transition to secondary school. Whatever happens in the year ahead, we will do everything to make our new cohort feel equally welcomed.