Information from The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead for Year 8 parents.
National Offer Day is this Monday 2 March 2026.
Offers are sent in batches throughout the day on 2 March 2026. It is an automated system and gives no one priority. Please remember to also check spam and junk folders.
If you have not received an email by Tuesday 3 March 2026, please email the school admissions team directly on rbwm.admissions@achievingforchildren.org.uk and we will look into it for you. Please remember to include the child's full name, date of birth and schools applied for. We are unable to discuss offers over the phone.
Please do not ask schools for offer information as they are forbidden to give you this information due to data protection rules.
Responding to your school offer
You must respond by no later than Sunday 15 March 2026 to let us know if you wish to accept or decline the offer made to your child.
Please do this via the parent portal. Please only accept or decline the offer, no other responses will be recognised.
If we do not hear from you by Sunday 15 March 2026, your offer may be withdrawn and the place may be offered to another child.
Waiting Lists
Your child will automatically be placed on waiting lists for higher preferred schools. If we are able to offer your child a place from the waiting list, the existing offer will automatically be taken away. Let us know in writing as soon as possible if you are happy with the offer you have received and no longer wish for your child to be considered for any other schools.
Further offers will be made to applicants from waiting lists as places become available from Wednesday 8 April 2026. Waiting list positions will also be available from this date. Please do not contact the Admissions team or the schools for waiting list information before this date as it will not be available and any such request will automatically be deleted.
We are unable to take waiting list position requests by phone. If you would like to find out your child's waiting list position please login to the parent portal after 8 April 2026.
Requests to change preferences
To change your preference, please complete a change of preference form on our website. This will be processed during subsequent rounds`. We would recommend accepting any current offer and keeping the preference on your change of preference form as a lower preference. This means that should there be no offer from your change of preference, you will still have a school place in September.
Requests for lower preferred schools are invalid and will not be considered. Instead, you must submit a request for a late change of preference form, available on our website.
Appeals
School Admissions do not deal with appeals. Appeals are a separate process and are kept independent.
Please contact Democratic Services for appeals. The closing date for the initial round of appeals is 13 April 2026. Any appeals received after this date will be heard after the initial round.
RBWM School Admissions Team
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Information from The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead for Year 8 parents. National Offer Day is this Monday 2 March 2026. Offers are sent in batches throughout the day on 2 March 2026. It is an automated system and gives no one priority. Please remember to also check spam and junk folders. If you have not received an email by Tuesday 3 March 2026, please email the school admissions team directly on rbwm.admissions@achievingforchildren.org.uk and we will look into it for you. Please remember to include the child's full name, date of birth and schools applied for. We are unable to discuss offers over the phone. Please do not ask schools for offer information as they are forbidden to give you this information due to data protection rules. Responding to your school offer You must respond by no later than Sunday 15 March 2026 to let us know if you wish to accept or decline the offer made to your child. Please do this via the parent portal. Please only accept or decline the offer, no other responses will be recognised. If we do not hear from you by Sunday 15 March 2026, your offer may be withdrawn and the place may be offered to another child. Waiting Lists Your child will automatically be placed on waiting lists for higher preferred schools. If we are able to offer your child a place from the waiting list, the existing offer will automatically be taken away. Let us know in writing as soon as possible if you are happy with the offer you have received and no longer wish for your child to be considered for any other schools. Further offers will be made to applicants from waiting lists as places become available from Wednesday 8 April 2026. Waiting list positions will also be available from this date. Please do not contact the Admissions team or the schools for waiting list information before this date as it will not be available and any such request will automatically be deleted. We are unable to take waiting list position requests by phone. If you would like to find out your child's waiting list position please login to the parent portal after 8 April 2026. Requests to change preferences To change your preference, please complete a change of preference form on our website. This will be processed during subsequent rounds`. We would recommend accepting any current offer and keeping the preference on your change of preference form as a lower preference. This means that should there be no offer from your change of preference, you will still have a school place in September. Requests for lower preferred schools are invalid and will not be considered. Instead, you must submit a request for a late change of preference form, available on our website. Appeals School Admissions do not deal with appeals. Appeals are a separate process and are kept independent. Please contact Democratic Services for appeals. The closing date for the initial round of appeals is 13 April 2026. Any appeals received after this date will be heard after the initial round. RBWM School Admissions Team
World Book Day - Thursday 5th March Theme: 'Books to Film' – dress as book characters from books that have been adapted into films Browse the books available at: https://www.worldbookday.com/books Find costume ideas at: https://www.worldbookday.com/resources/dressing-up-ideas-for-parents-and-carers/ We look forward to seeing their fabulous costumes.
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