Admission Arrangements
Applying for a School Place
We use the admissions procedure of Central Bedfordshire for all our students. Further details can be found in the links below.
Apply for a school place here!
Check our catchment areas here!
Middle School Application Dates....
15 January 2026
National closing date for applications to be received by us.
16 January to 30 April 2026
Late applications received during these dates will be processed in the late allocation round.
16 April 2026
National offer day for on-time applications. If you applied online or supplied an email address with your paper application, you'll receive an email with the outcome of your application.
If you didn't provide an email address with your paper application form, we'll post your decision letter to you.
30 April 2026
If you applied before the deadline and choose to decline the place offered, or wish to change your preference, we need to receive your change of preference form by this date, so we can consider your change in the late allocation round.
22 May 2026
Late allocation round offer day.
If you didn't provide an email address with your paper application form, we'll post your decision letter to you.
During June 2026
Late applications received from 1 May 2026 will be processed.
If you would like any information about admissions to school or the transfer process, you can contact the School Admissions Service by letter or e-mail.
You can contact the School Admissions Service at:
School Admissions Service
Central Bedfordshire Council
Watling House
High Street North
Dunstable LU6 1LF
E-mail: admissions@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Phone: 0300 300 8037
Links to Local Authority admissions arrangements:
Central Bedfordshire
https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/5/school_admissions
Bedford Borough
Before Transfer
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Parents will be invited to an “Open Evening” at RBA to meet the Headteacher, staff and students; this is usually held at the end of October, beginning of November of the year before transfer.
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At the beginning of July parents and students who are transferring to RBA in the September will be invited to the school; (the opportunity to purchase uniform is also available on this evening from our uniform suppliers). Students who are transferring to RBA will be invited to spend a day at the school working with their new teachers and house leaders with the aim of becoming more familiar with the school.
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact our Admissions Officer on 01462 628800.