Applications to start at our school for the first time – i.e., for the start of Reception – should be made direct to the Local Authority in which you live by the deadline for applications.
Late applications will be considered after those submitted by the deadline, often when there are no places available so it is important that you apply on-time. If you live in the East Riding of Yorkshire Council area, then you can find more information about ‘normal’ admissions processes, deadlines, details of the appeal process and other information at www.eastriding.gov.uk/apply-for-a-school-place.
The closing date for primary applications is 15 January 2025. Once this date has passed, please contact the School Admissions team – schooladmissions@eastriding.gov.uk
To access the online portal, please visit – https://emsonline.eastriding.gov.uk/CitizenPortal_LIVE/en
If you live outside the East Riding, you should apply to your ‘home’ Local Authority and not East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
In addition to applying for a place via your Local Authority, please use our online express an interest form to add your details to our expression of interest mailing list.
Although we are a Free School, and the admissions authority for the school is the academy trust/governing body we have formally requested that applications for school places are made through the local authority’s co-ordinated admissions scheme for in-year applications. Applications to start our school in-year should be made direct to the Local Authority no earlier than one term before the place is required, and it is recommended that you apply no later than a period of twenty school days, that is four weeks in term time, before you wish for the place to be available for your child. Applications are considered in the order that they have been received, for example if there is one space available in a year group, the parent/carer who applied for their place first will likely be allocated the place for their child. Proof of residence may be required before places can be allocated, and the school fully adheres to the East Riding Fair Access Protocol. Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application as soon as is possible, though this is commonly ten school days after an application has been received, but may be later in certain circumstances.
If you live in the East Riding of Yorkshire Council area, then you can find more information about ‘in-year’ admissions processes, and details of the co-ordinated admissions scheme at www.eastriding.gov.uk/school-admissions where you can also find and download an application form along with details of how to appeal for a school place where you have been refused. If you live outside the East Riding, you should apply to your ‘home’ Local Authority and not East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
There is no supplementary information form when applying for a place at our school.
As we are a free school, the admissions authority for the school is the academy trust/governing body. It is the admission authority, and not the Local Authority who determines whether there is an available place based upon the capacity of the class/year group and the number of pupils already on roll.
You can contact the East Riding School Admissions Team by email at schooladmissions@eastriding.gov.uk, by writing to School Admissions Team, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, County Hall, Beverley, HU17 9BA. You can also call 01482 392100 in school hours.
If you wish to make an appeal against a refusal of a school place you can do so by completing an appeal form and returning it to the School Admissions team who manage admissions on our behalf. You will need a form that is relevant to the type of appeal, which will depend on the reason for the refusal – there are ‘Standard’ and ‘Infant Class Size’ forms.
Please read the guidance on school admission appeals via https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/learning/schools-colleges-and-academies/schools-and-school-places/school-admissions-and-catchment-finder/school-admission-appeals/ and if you wish to proceed with an appeal, contact the School Admissions team for the correct appeal form.
You can contact the East Riding School Admissions Team by email at schooladmissions@eastriding.gov.uk, by writing to School Admissions Team, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, County Hall, Beverley, HU17 9BA. You can also call 01482 392100 in school hours.
These admission arrangements were determined by the Trust Board in February 2024. Objections to these determined admission arrangements should be sent to the Schools Adjudicator by 15 May 2024. Information about how to lodge an objection is available here:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-admissions-arrangements
You can contact the Office of the Schools Adjudicator by email at osa.team@schoolsadjudicator.gov.uk
