Admissions

Denefield adheres to an admissions policy prepared in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Department for Education (DfE). The policy provides guidance to parents/carers whose children would be admitted to Year 7 as part of the normal cycle, admission to the Sixth Form and admission outside of the annual admissions route.

• Please click here for our Admissions Policy for the academic year 2024-2025 (available on our policies page).
• Please click here for our Admissions Policy for the academic year 2025-2026 (available on our policies page).
• Please click here for the school and college performance tables.
• Please click here for the Denefield School's performance tables.
• Please click here for school catchment areas.   
• Please click here for West Berkshire Admission Guide September 2025. 
• Please click here for mid-year admissions, which are processed by West Berkshire Council.

During the normal admissions round, any parent/carer not offered a school place at their preferred school has the right of appeal to an independent appeals panel. This can be for a place at one or more preferred schools and against an alternative school place that has been allocated by West Berkshire Council. Information on how to appeal will be provided with the result of the application. Appeals must be lodged by the dates set out in the coordinated and in-year admissions scheme for the normal admissions round or within 21 days from the date of the offer or refusal letter. 

Normal admissions round timetable