Harrow’s school admissions dates are laid out clearly for secondary and primary places, including application windows, offer days, and appeal deadlines. Here’s the current set of dates from published council information.
| Stage | Date |
|---|---|
| Application for secondary school opens | 1 Sep 2025 |
| Closing date for applications | 31 Oct 2025 |
| National secondary school offer day | 2 Mar 2026 |
| Deadline to accept or decline offer | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Closing date for receipt of appeals | 31 March 2026 |
| Appeals heard | summer term 2026 |
| Stage | Date |
|---|---|
| Application for primary school opens | 1 September 2025 |
| Closing date for applications | 15 January 2026 |
| Receive outcome of application | 16 April 2026 |
| Deadline for acceptance or decline of offer | 30 April 2026 |
| Closing date for receipt of appeals | 15 May 2026 |
| Appeals heard | summer term |
For secondary places, Harrow also lists the subsequent offer rounds after the national offer day:
| Offer round | Closing date for applications to be considered | Offer date |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 23 March 2026 | 25 March 2026 |
| 3 | 6 April 2026 | 8 April 2026 |
| 4 | 20 April 2026 | 22 April 2026 |
| 5 | 4 May 2026 | 6 May 2026 |
| 6 | 18 May 2026 | 20 May 2026 |
| 7 | 1 June 2026 | 3 June 2026 |
| 8 | 15 June 2026 | 17 June 2026 |
| 9 | 22 June 2026 | 24 June 2026 |
| 11 | 29 June 2026 | 1 July 2026 |
| 12 | 6 July 2026 | 8 July 2026 |
| 13 | 13 July 2026 | 15 July 2026 |
| 14 | 20 July 2026 | 22 July 2026 |
| 15 | 27 July 2026 | 29 July 2026 |
| 16 | 3 August 2026 | 5 August 2026 |
| 17 | 10 August 2026 | 12 August 2026 |
| 18 | 17 August 2026 | 19 August 2026 |
| 19 | 24 August 2026 | 26 August 2026 |
If you’re dealing with a live application, the main action points are the offer response deadline and the appeal deadline, since those are the ones Harrow treats as fixed cut-offs.