Admissions

Apply now for a September 2025 start

Applications for secondary schools in Manchester, including MEA Central, are handled by Manchester City Council and completed online.

Visit Manchester City Council's Secondary School Admissions website for more information and to complete an application for September 2025.

• The application round for Secondary 2025 opens 1st July 2024.  

• The closing date for Secondary 2025 school applications is 5pm on 31st October 2024.

IN YEAR ADMISSIONS PROCEDURE

MEA Central use Manchester City Council for all school admissions, they can be contacted either by the following link or by telephone

Manchester City Council

Telephone

You will need to complete an in-year application form, available from Manchester City Council or from the school office.  This then needs to be submitted either by post or in person to Manchester City Council.

Your application will be processed and your child’s name will be added to our waiting list. 

If a place becomes available you will be contacted by school to arrange an admission appointment, and you and your child will meet our Pastoral Manager to complete your admission forms. You will then be given a start date for your child.