Introduction
The aim of the North Yorkshire coordinated primary and secondary school admissions scheme is to provide an open and fair way for considering parental preferences for admission to schools. Our scheme complies with current legislation relating to school admissions and with advice contained in the Department for Education 2014 School Admissions Code.
The scheme is reviewed annually and is designed to ensure that every child living in North Yorkshire, who is due to start at a North Yorkshire primary school, or transfer to junior or secondary school, is offered a single school place on the same day. It aims to ensure that each parental preference is considered equally and parents receive a school place in accordance with their highest ranked preference which is available. This scheme applies to admissions in the normal round but not those that take place in-year. In-year admissions are those made during the school year and applications for admission to age groups other than the normal year of entry.
North Yorkshire local authority (LA) will work with community, voluntary controlled, voluntary aided, foundation, trust primary and secondary schools and academies including free schools within North Yorkshire, to ensure the co-ordinated scheme operates as smoothly as possible for parents and we will work closely with our thirteen neighbouring authorities to ensure admission arrangements are co-ordinated. Our 13 neighbouring admission authorities, voluntary aided, foundation, trust schools and academies are listed at Appendix 3 and Appendix 4.
After consideration of all parental preferences for all schools with reference to the order in which these are ranked, the LA will notify parents living within North Yorkshire of the offer of one school place on behalf of all admission authorities operating within the co-ordinated admissions scheme.
The detailed arrangements and timetable for co-ordinating school admission with the separate arrangements for secondary and primary schools can be found at Appendices 1 and 2.
Arrangements for in year admissions can be found at page 18 of this co-ordination document. This document is also available on our school admissions page.
The website includes information about:
- the operation of our admissions schemes for all North Yorkshire community and voluntary controlled schools
- the timescales and timetable for each admission process
- the number of allocations made at each school in the previous school year
- the number of schools that were oversubscribed resulting in parental appeals and the numbers and outcome of these appeals - this information about allocations and appeals should help parents to assess realistically their likelihood of obtaining a place at their preferred schools
Co-ordination
- The scheme does not affect the duty of the governing bodies of academies including free schools, voluntary aided, foundation and trust schools to determine their own admissions policies.
- We will receive information of children expressing preferences for our community, voluntary controlled, voluntary aided, foundation and trust schools and academies including free schools from neighbouring LAs, which we will process as part of our co- ordinated arrangements along with those for North Yorkshire children.
- Parents requesting literature on voluntary aided, foundation, trust schools or academies including free schools or non-North Yorkshire schools will be referred to the appropriate school or admissions authority. Where non-North Yorkshire parents complete our form in error we will forward it to their home authority.
- We will receive complete ranked lists of all preferences from North Yorkshire voluntary aided, foundation, trust schools and academies including free schools as well as lists from neighbouring local authorities of children to whom they can offer places. We will produce lists of children to whom we can offer places at our community and voluntary controlled schools. We will inform our neighbouring LAs which of their children can and cannot be offered places at any of our schools.
- Having received information from other admissions authorities we will allocate places to children living in our area according to the highest ranked preference for which a place is available.
- Where we cannot meet any of the parental preferences expressed for a North Yorkshire child we will allocate a place at an alternative school with places available after all those preferencing the school have first been allocated a place. This may or may not be the local school and may be some distance from their home.
- Supplementary information forms may need to be completed by parents applying for voluntary sided primary or secondary schools or academies including free schools.
Admissions Co-ordination 2018
Secondary
North Yorkshire’s co-ordinated admissions scheme applies to 5 voluntary aided secondary schools, 19 community secondary schools, 1 voluntary controlled, 17 academies, 1 trust secondary school and 1 free school UTC.
Primary
1 foundation primary, 67 academy, 36 voluntary aided primary schools, 201 voluntary controlled and community primary schools.
We co-ordinate with 4 diocesan authorities and 13 neighbouring authorities.
On line applications for school places can be made by logging on to our primary or secondary admissions page.
Applying for a primary, infant, junior or secondary school place
- Parents can list up to 5 schools in order of preference. Parents should consider including their local school as one of their preferences because if we are unable to meet a higher preference and their normal area school is oversubscribed, we will give children a place at the nearest school with places available which may be some distance from their home.
- If parents name a school other than their catchment area school, they will be responsible for transport under the terms of the Home to School Transport Policy.
Late applications
- Any common application form for school places received after the closing date of 31 October 2019 for secondary schools and 15 January 2020 for primary schools will be considered as a late application unless a reason has been provided that is acceptable to us as the admission authority. Late applications whose reasons have been agreed will be considered along with applications received on time.
- Applications received on or after 2 March 2020 for secondary schools or 16 April 2020 for primary schools will be co-ordinated using the same arrangements and criteria as previous applications. The offer of a school place will be made in accordance with our agreed and published scheme. However applications received after the first day of the school year will be considered as in-year applications.
- No changes can be made to applications for secondary schools after the 24 January 2020 and to primary applications after 6 March 2020. This includes any changes of address. Any applications received after these dates will only be processed after the allocations dates i.e. 2 March 2020 for secondary applications and the 16 April 2020 for primary applications.
The offer of a place
- No places will be held in reserve for any school.
- We will contact all parents of North Yorkshire children on 2 March 2020 for secondary schools and on the 16 April 2020 for primary, infant and junior schools, notifying them of the single school place allocated to their child or children.
- The place offered could be at one of our community or voluntary controlled schools, voluntary aided, foundation, trust schools or academies including free schools within North Yorkshire or a school in an area served by another LA.
Appeals
- Where we have been unable to offer a school place listed as a higher preference, parents will be offered the statutory right of appeal against the decision.
- In such circumstances the offer letter or email will give the reasons why we have been unable to allocate their other stated preferences. Where the statutory right of appeal is the responsibility of North Yorkshire LA we will inform the parents where the appeal forms can be located on the NYCC website.
- Where the responsibility is that of another admissions authority, we will advise parents to contact them to confirm appeal arrangements.
- Where the LA has multiple appeals for one school these will be grouped appeals unless the authority decides that this would not be appropriate.
- Parents who have been refused a place at a North Yorkshire school by their home authority will be informed that they should contact us to discuss the appeals process.
- The outcome of successful admission appeals will lead to further modifications to the original allocation. These changes must again be communicated to other admission authorities (and theirs to us) to enable all authorities to make final adjustments to the allocation.
- Once appeals have been completed we will communicate with all the schools within our boundary to ensure that they have a correct and up-to-date allocation list.
Waiting Lists
- A waiting list will be maintained for all oversubscribed community, voluntary controlled, voluntary aided, foundation, trust schools and academies including free schools until 31 December 2019. Each child added will require the list to be ranked again in line with the published oversubscription criteria.
- The LA requires the governing body of voluntary aided, foundation, trust school and academies including free schools to update us when places become available unless the LA are maintaining the schools waiting list on their behalf. The co-ordination regulations require that any offer of a school place must always be made by the LA.
- Where places become available they will be allocated from the waiting list in accordance with the published oversubscription criteria. The school admissions team will offer the place to the child at the top of the waiting list. Parents will have five working days to reply before the place is offered to another child. If North Yorkshire council, after using all advised contact details, is unable to contact a successful applicant to offer a place, the available place will be offered to the next child who qualifies for that place from the waiting list. The authority will confirm, in writing, that your child has been removed from the waiting list. Should you wish for your children to be placed back on the waiting list you would need to notify the LA in writing. It is the applicant’s responsibility to keep the authority informed of updated contact and address details.
- If you change address whilst your child is on a waiting list, you need to send evidence of your new address. If your new address affects your child’s position(s) on any waiting list(s), then they will be changed accordingly
- Where we are able to offer a place to a non-North Yorkshire child from the waiting list we will liaise with their home authority.
Secondary transfer scheme 2020/21
- The secondary scheme enables parents living within North Yorkshire whose children are transferring to secondary school to complete a single application either on-line or in paper form.
- The parents of year 6 children who will be year 7 in September 2020 will be informed by letter via their child’s primary school that they will need to apply on-line for a school place. They can express up to 5 preferences for admission to any community, voluntary controlled, voluntary aided, foundation, trust schools and academies including free schools both within North Yorkshire and neighbouring LA area, giving reasons for their preferences where appropriate.
- Parents without internet access will be informed that they will need to contact the admissions team for a paper copy of the common application form to enable them to apply for a school place for their child.
- Parents will be informed that supplementary information may also be requested by voluntary aided, academies including free schools or non-North Yorkshire schools, in order for the school to apply their oversubscription criteria.
- Common application forms will be required for all transfers at year 7. Applications for any other year group, apart from the normal year of entry (year 7) will be dealt with as in-year applications.
- Parents must return their applications by the closing date of 31 October 2019.
- Parents will not be allowed to change their preferences after 31 October 2019 without a reason that is acceptable to the admission authority.
- Parents who wish their children to attend independent schools will be encouraged to tell us. Independent schools are not included in the co-ordinated arrangements. These parents may also wish to apply for a place at a North Yorkshire school.
- If parents living outside of North Yorkshire enquire about our schools they will be directed to the North Yorkshire county council website. Parents will be advised to complete a common application form for their home authority.
- On the common application form parents will need to provide their child’s name and residential address. The address provided must be where the child lives permanently. If residency is split, the address provided should be the place where the child lives for the majority of the school week (Monday to Friday). Confirmation and agreement in writing by both parents will be required.
- The offer of a single school place will be made on 2 March 2020 and allocation emails will be sent on that date. For those who have completed a paper application or requested a letter, letters will be sent on that date by second class post.
- We will offer a place at a North Yorkshire school even if parents have not completed a common application form because we have a duty to ensure a school place is available for every North Yorkshire child.
- Parents who do not wish to accept a place at a school offered to them must notify the admission authority as soon as possible in writing advising the LA of the alternative provision that is being made. Without this information the place will remain allocated.
- The timetable for secondary school admissions is attached at Appendix 1 of the Co-ordinated Admissions Arrangements, Secondary Transfer 2020/21.
Selection
- There are 3 selective grammar schools within North Yorkshire; a voluntary aided boys’ school, a mixed co-educational school and a girls’ school which has academy trust status.
- If a child is entered for selection testing, parents must make sure that they name the selective school they would like them to attend on the common application form.
Skipton selection
- Places will normally be provided at Ermysted’s Grammar School for boys who are deemed suitable for a grammar school education in accordance with the LA’s selection scheme and who live in the area served by the primary schools in Beamsley, Bradley, Burnsall, Carleton, Cracoe, Embsay, Gargrave, Grassington, Kettlewell, Kirkby-in- Malhamdale, Skipton, Thornton-in-Craven and Threshfield. Ermysted’s Grammar School is a selective grammar school that offers education to boys aged 11 to 18. Children can only be admitted to Ermysted’s Grammar School if they have been deemed suitable for a grammar school education. The LA administers the published selection scheme for boys in the Skipton area.
- All boys living and attending schools within the area served by Ermysted’s Grammar School will be invited to sit the selection tests. Parents will be required to return a reply slip.
- The governing bodies of Ermysted’s Grammar School (Voluntary Aided) and Skipton Girls’ High School (Academy Trust) are responsible for applying their own admissions policies and the LA applies its published co-ordinated admissions arrangements on behalf of these schools.
- Skipton Girls’ High School is a selective grammar school that offers education to girls aged 11 to 18 who are deemed suitable for a grammar school education in accordance with their selection scheme.
- The Skipton Academy is a non-selective Academy and Upper Wharfedale School is a non-selective secondary school in a selective area offering education for children aged 11 to 16.
Ripon selection
- Places will normally be provided at Outwood Academy Ripon and Ripon Grammar School for children who live in the City of Ripon together with the parishes of Aldfield, Azerley, Bishop Monkton, Bridge Hewick, Burton Leonard, Copt Hewick, Eavestone, Givendale, Grantley, Grewelthorpe, Hutton Conyers, Kirkby Malzeard, Laverton, Lindrick, with Studley Royal and Fountains, Littlethorpe, Markenfield Hall, Markington-with- Wallerthwaite, Newby-with-Mulwith, North Stainley with Sleningfird, Sawley, Sharow, Skelding, Skelton, Studley Roger and Winksley.
- Outwood Academy Ripon is a non- selective Academy in a selective area offering education for children aged 11 to 18. Ripon Grammar School is a selective grammar school that offers an education for children aged 11 to 18. Children can only be admitted to Ripon Grammar School if they have been deemed suitable for a grammar school education, in accordance with the LA selection scheme. The LA administers both the published selection scheme and the allocation of school places at Ripon Grammar School as it is a community school. The LA will apply its published co-ordinated admission arrangements on behalf of both Outwood Academy Ripon and Ripon Grammar School.
- All children living and attending schools within the area served by the Ripon schools will be invited to sit the selection tests. Parents will be required to return a reply slip.
Selection tests
- Tests for all forms of selection must be clear and objective and give an accurate reflection of the child’s ability or aptitude, irrespective of sex, race or disability. It is for the admission authority to decide the content of the test, providing that the test is a true test of aptitude or ability.
- The results of these selection tests are used to identify the highest scoring 28% or as close as possible of year 6 children who live in the Ripon selective area and the highest scoring 28% or as close as possible of year 6 boys who live in the Skipton selective area. This procedure sets the cut-off mark in each selective area and sets the standard which children in Ripon and boys in Skipton must reach, to be deemed suitable for grammar school education in their local selective area.
- For us to consider children who live outside the selective area to be deemed suitable for a grammar school education at Ripon Grammar School or Ermysted’s Grammar School, they must reach the cut-off mark which is set by the performance of the children who live in the selective area, as explained above.
- There is no guarantee that children who reach the cut-off mark in the selection tests will be allocated a place at a grammar school. If the school is oversubscribed with children who are deemed suitable for a grammar school education, places will be allocated using the published oversubscription criteria.
- The LA ensures that parents are aware that meeting the academic requirements for entry to Ripon Grammar School and Ermysted’s Grammar School is not, in itself, a guarantee of a grammar school place.
- If a child is refused a place at the school on 2 March 2020, parents will be offered their statutory right of appeal for a place at the school.
- The School Admissions Code 2014 states that LAs should take all reasonable steps to inform parents of the outcome of selection tests before the closing date for secondary applications on 31st October so as to allow parents time to make an informed decision when selecting their preferences.
- The LA must ensure that tests are accessible to children with special educational needs and disabilities, having regard to the reasonable adjustments for pupils with a disability required under equalities legislation.
Selection testing 2020/21
- Selection testing will take place in September 2019 and the results of selection testing will be sent out to parents on 12 October 2018.
- Late tests will take place on designated dates during the year. There will be dates set in January for any children moving into the area or for any children where there is a genuine reason that is agreed by the LA. Any other late tests will take place in April, June and August.
Primary transfer scheme 2020/21
- The primary scheme enables parents living within North Yorkshire to complete a single application either on-line or in paper form listing up to five preferences for admission to any primary, infant or junior schools both within North Yorkshire and neighbouring LA areas, giving reasons for their preferences where appropriate.
- Parents without internet access will be able to contact the LA for a common application form to enable them to apply for a primary school place for their child.
- If parents list a voluntary aided school or academy including free schools as a preference the school may request supplementary information in order for them to apply their oversubscription criteria.
- Parents must return the common application forms by the deadline of 15 January 2020.
- Parents will not be allowed to change their preferences after 15 January 2020 without a reason that is acceptable to the admission authority.
- Parents who wish their children to attend an independent school will be encouraged to tell us. Independent schools are not included in the co-ordinated arrangements. These parents may also wish to apply for a place at a North Yorkshire school.
- If parents living outside of North Yorkshire enquire about our schools they will be directed to the North Yorkshire county council website. Parents will be advised to complete a common application form for their home authority.
- On the common application form parents will need to provide their child’s name and residential address. The address provided must be where the child lives permanently. If residency is split between two parents, the address used must be the address where the child lives for the majority of the school week (Monday to Friday). Confirmation and agreement in writing from both parents will be required.
- For primary school applications, all offers must be made on the 16 April 2020.
- Parents who do not wish to accept a place at a school offered to them must notify the admission authority as soon as possible in writing advising the LA of the alternative provision that is being made. Without this information the place will remain allocated.
- Appeals will usually be heard for first admission to schools in June and July of 2020.
Appendix 1 - North Yorkshire local authority secondary, community, voluntary controlled, aided, foundation, trust schools and academies timetable 2020/21
Date | Activity |
---|---|
28 June 2019 |
Closing date for applications to sit the selection tests for children who are not automatically entered for selection. Closing date for withdrawal of children who are automatically entered for selection testing. |
September 2019 | Parents informed by letter from the LA via child’s primary school to apply on-line and details are provided. Parents without internet access to contact the LA for information. |
September 2019 | Application round to apply for a secondary school place will open 8 and 15 September 2018. Proposed selection testing date for Skipton and Ripon for all children (to be confirmed) |
11 October 2019 | Results of selection testing posted to all parents. |
31 October 2019 | Closing date for return of secondary common application forms. |
14 November 2019 | Neighbouring LAs to send us details of children in their area who have expressed preferences for schools in North Yorkshire. We send details of children expressing preferences for schools in other LA areas to those authorities for consideration. |
20 November 2019 | Details of all children who have expressed preferences for North Yorkshire academies, voluntary aided, foundation and trust schools sent to the schools for consideration. |
13 January 2020 | Information to be returned to us by voluntary aided, foundation and trust schools on which places they can allocate. |
20 January 2020 | First round of allocation information sent to other authorities identifying potential offer(s). |
31 January 2020 | Confirmation of allocations with neighbouring admission authorities including academies, voluntary aided, foundation and trust schools. |
31 January 2020 | Input information from first cycle of exchange of allocation information. |
7 February 2020 | Second round of allocation information sent to other authorities |
14 February 2020 | Input allocation information from second cycle and send final allocation information to other authorities of school place offers to be made |
21 February 2020 | Input final allocation preference information and produce final allocation letters. |
2 March 2020 | National offer day. Send out allocation information to all parents applying for a school place. Inform schools of final allocation. |
16 March 2020 to 31 August 2020 | Manual adjustments to allocation and communicating those results to other authorities. |
April 2020 to July 2020 | Statutory admission appeals. These dates may vary. |
31 December 2020 |
Closure of waiting lists. |
Appendix 2 - North Yorkshire local authority primary for aided, community, voluntary controlled and foundation schools and academies timetable 2020/21
Date | Activity |
---|---|
September 2019 |
Information for parents and common application forms are available on the NYCC website for North Yorkshire parents. Parents without internet access to contact the LA for information. |
15 January 2020 | Closing date for the return of common application forms. |
22 January 2020 | Neighbouring LAs to send us details of children in their area who have expressed preferences for schools in North Yorkshire (depending on their timetables). We send details of children expressing preferences for schools in other LA areas to those authorities for consideration. |
4 February 2020 | The LA send out details of all children who have expressed preferences for North Yorkshire voluntary aided, academy, and trust schools to the schools for consideration. |
11 February 2020 | Information to be returned to us by voluntary aided, academy and trust schools on which places they can allocate. |
11 March 2020 | Send first round of allocation information to other authorities identifying potential offer(s). |
18 March 2020 | Input information from first cycle of parental preferences. |
25 March 2020 | Send second allocation cycle information to other authorities |
29 March 2020 | Input preference information from second cycle and send final allocation information to other authorities. |
16 April 2020 | National offer day. Send out allocation information to all North Yorkshire parents. Inform schools of final allocations. |
30 April 2020 to 31 August 2020 | Manual adjustments to allocation and communicating those results to other authorities. |
June 2020 to July 2020 | Statutory admission appeals. These dates may vary. |
31 December 2020 | Closure of waiting list. |
Appendix 3 - Primary academy and trust schools
Airy Hill Primary School
Waterstead Lane, Whitby, YO21 1PZ
Tel: 01947 602688
All Saints C of E Primary School
Kirkby Overblow, Harrogate, HG3 1HD
Tel: 01423 872491
Appleton Roebuck Primary School
Main Street, Appleton Roebuck, York, YO23 7DN
Tel: 01904 501906
Askwith Community Primary School
Askwith, Otley, North Yorkshire, LS21 2HX
Tel: 01943 462896
Aspin Park Academy
Wetherby Road, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 8LQ
Tel: 01423 863920
Baldersby St James CE Primary School
Baldersby St James, Thirsk, YO7 4PT
Tel: 01765 640277
Barton CE Primary School
Silver Street, Barton, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10 6LJ
Tel: 01325 377246
Bilton Grange Community Primary School
Bilton Lane, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 3BA
Tel: 01423 502375
Braeburn Primary & Nursery Academy
Eastfield, Scarborough, YO11 3LG
Tel: 01723 582616
Brotherton & Byram Community Primary School
Low Street, Brotherton, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 9HQ
Tel: 01977 672676
Camblesforth Community Primary Academy
Mill Lane, Camblesforth, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 8HW
Tel: 01757 618249
Carlton Miniott Primary Academy
Carlton Miniott, Thirsk, YO7 4NJ
Tel: 01845 522088
Castleton Primary School
38 High Street, Castleton, Whitby, YO21 2DA
Tel: 01287 660496
Coppice Valley Primary School
Knapping Hill, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2DN
Tel: 01423 563760
Croft Church of England Primary School
South Parade, Croft-On-Tees, Darlington, DL2 2SP
Tel: 01325 720528
East Cowton CE Primary School
East Cowton, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 0BD
Tel: 01325 378347
Eppleby Forcett CE Primary School
Eppleby, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL11 7AY
Tel: 01325 718298
East Whitby Primary Academy
Stainsacre Lane, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO22 4HU
Tel: 01947 895369
Filey CE Infant & Nursery Academy
Padbury Avenue, Filey, North Yorkshire YO14 0BA
Tel: 01723 513077
Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School
Station Lane, Shipton by Beningbrough, York, YO30 1AG
Glaisdale Primary School
Glaisdale, Whitby, YO21 2PZ
Tel: 01947 897218
Great Smeaton Academy Primary School
Great Smeaton, Northallerton DL6 2EQ
Tel: 01609 881349
Hampsthwaite CE Primary
Church Lane, Hampsthwaite, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 2EZ
Tel: 01423 771336
Hawes Primary School
Town Head, Hawes, North Yorkshire DL8 3RQ
Tel: 01969 667308
Hookstone Chase Primary School
Hookstone Chase, Harrogate North Yorkshire, HG2 7DJ
Tel: 01423 886026
Kellington Primary School
Roall Lane, Kellington, Goole, DN14 0NY
Tel: 01977 661127
Kirk Fenton CE Primary School
Main Street, Church Fenton, Tadcaster, LS24 9RF
Tel: 01937 557228
Kirkby Fleetham CE Primary School
Kirkby Fleetham, Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL7 0SA
Tel: 01609 748431
Knayton Church of England Academy
Stockton Road, Knayton, Thirsk, YO7 4AN
Tel:
Lealholm Primary School
Lealholm, Whitby, YO21 2AQ
Tel: 01947 897401
Leyburn Primary School
Wensleydale Avenue, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 5SD
Tel: 01969 623187
Lothersdale Primary School
Lothersdale, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 8HB
Tel: 01535 632510
Meadowside Primary Academy
Halfpenny Lane, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 0SL
Tel: 01423 866207
Trinity Academy Middleton Tyas
Kneeton Lane, Middleton Tyas, Richmond, DL10 6SF
Tel: 01325 377285
Monk Fryston CE Primary School
Chestnut Green, Monk Fryston, Leeds, LS25 5PN
Tel: 01977 682388
New Park Primary Academy
Skipton Road, Harrogate North Yorkshire HG1 3HF
Tel: 01423 503011
Newby and Scalby Primary School
The Green, Newby, Scarborough, YO12 5JA
Tel: 01723 365686
North Rigton CE Primary School
Hall Green Lane, North Rigton, Leeds LS17 0DW
Tel: 01423 734540
Oatlands Infant School
Hookstone Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 8BT
Tel: 01423 871036
Oatlands Community Junior School
Beechwood Grove, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 8QP
Tel: 01423 872827
Outwood Primary Academy
Greystone, Quarry Moor Lane, Ripon, HG4 1RW
Tel: 01765 603481
Pannal Primary School
Pannal Green, Pannal, Harrogate North Yorkshire, HG3 1LH
Tel: 01423 872407
Ravensworth CE Primary School
Ravensworth, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL11 7ET
Tel: 01325 718375
Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School
Bilton Lane, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 3DT
Tel: 01423 886026
Richmond CE Primary School
Frances Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10 4NF
Tel: 01748 822104
Trinity Academy Richmond
Frances Road, Richmond, DL10 4NF
Tel: 01748 822104
Riverside School, Tadcaster
Wetherby Road, Tadcaster, LS24 9JN
Tel: 01937 832899
Roseberry Academy
Roseberry Crescent, Great Ayton, Middlesborough, Cleveland, TS9 6EP
Tel: 01642 722883
Rossett Acre Primary School
Pannal Ash Road, Harrogate HG2 9PH
Tel: 01423 561579
Saxton CE Primary School
Dam Lane, Saxton, Tadcaster, LS24 9QF
Tel: 01937 557396
Selby Community Primary School
Flaxley Road, Selby, North Yorkshire YO8 4DL
Tel: 01757 703817
Sherburn Hungate Primary School
North Crescent, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds, LS25 6DD
Tel: 01977 682434
South Milford Primary School
Sand Lane, South Milford, Leeds, LS25 5AU
Tel: 01977 682359
South Otterington Church of England
Primary School, South Otterington, Northallerton, DL7 9HD
Tel: 01609 776273
Sowerby Primary Academy
Topcliffe Road, Thirsk, YO7 1RX
Tel: 01845 523037
Stakesby Primary Academy
Byland Road, Whitby, YO21 1HY
Tel: 01947 820231
Staynor Hall Primary Academy
Staynor Link, Selby, YO8 8GE
Tel: 01757 681334
Stokesley Primary School
No. 5 Springfield, Stokesley, Middlesborough, TS9 5EW
Tel: 01642 711071
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy
Coppice Rise, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2DP
Tel: 01423 562650
St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Tentergate Road, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 9BG
Tel: 01423 864631
St Peter’s Church of England Primary School
Belford Road, Harrogate North Yorkshire, HG1 1JA
Tel: 01423 569684
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy
Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1PJ
Tel: 01756 668395
Tadcaster Primary Academy
Grange Avenue, Tadcaster, LS24 8AN
Tel: 01937 833795
Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy
Seamer Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 4HF
Tel: 01723 373110
Tockwith CE Primary School
Southfield Lane, Tockwith, York, YO26 7RP
Tel: 01423 358375
Topcliffe C of E Academy
School Lane, Topcliffe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 3RG
Tel: 01845 577412
West Cliff Primary School
Church Square, Whitby, YO21 3EG
Tel: 01947 602510
Western Primary School
Cold Bath Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 0NA
Tel: 01423 502737
Nun Monkton Primary Foundation School
The Green, Nun Monkton, York, YO26 8ER
Tel: 01423 330313
Primary voluntary aided primary schools
All Saints C of E Primary School
Kirkby Overblow, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 1HD
Tel: 01423 872491
All Saints RC Primary School
Green Lane East, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1NB
Tel: 01845 523058
Austwick C of E (VA) Primary School
Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BN
Tel: 015242 51366
Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School
London Road, Barkston Ash, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, LS24 9PS
Tel: 01937 557373
St Mary’s C of E Primary School
Bolton-on-Swale, Scorton, Richmond, North Yorkshire
Tel: 01748 818401
Burneston C of E (VA) Primary School
Burneston, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 6BP
Tel: 01677 423183
Burnsall VA Primary School
Burnsall, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 6BP
Tel: 01756 720273
Carleton Endowed School
Carleton, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 3DE
Tel: 01756 792910
Carlton and Faceby C of E VA Primary School
Carlton-In-Cleveland, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS9 7BB
Tel: 01642 712340
Cawood C of E VA Primary School
Broad Lane, Cawood, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 3SQ
Tel: 01757 268368
Dacre Braithwaite C of E Primary School
Summerbridge, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 4AN
Tel: 01423 780285
Egton C of E VA Primary School
Egton, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 1UT
Tel: 01947 895369
Kirkby in Malhamdale United VA Primary School
Kirkby Malham, Skipton, North Yorkshire
Tel: 01729 830214
Kirkby & Great Broughton C of E VA Primary School
Kirkby-in-Cleveland, Middlesbrough, TS9 7AL
Tel: 01642 714707
Long Preston Endowed VA Primary School
School Lane, Long Preston, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 4PN
Tel: 01729 840377
Marton cum Grafton C of E VA Primary School
Reas Lane, Marton-cum-Grafton, York, YO51 9QB
Tel: 01423 322355
Masham C of E VA Primary School
1 Millgate, Masham, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 4EG
Tel: 01765 689200
Michael Syddall C of E (Aided) Primary School
Mowbray Road, Catterick Village, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 7LH
Tel: 01748 818485
Middleham C of E Aided School
Park Lane, Middleham, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 4QX
Tel: 01969 623592
Ripon Cathedral CE Primary School
Priest Lane, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 1LT
Tel: 01765 602355
Sacred Heart RC Primary School
Broomfield Avenue, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 8UL
Tel: 01609 780971
St Benedict’s RC Primary School
Back Lane, Ampleforth, York, YO62 4DE
Tel: 01439 788340
St George’s RC Primary School
Overdale Road, Eastfield, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 3RE
Tel: 01723 58353
St Hedda’s RC Primary School
Egton Bridge, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 1UX
Tel: 01947 895361
St Hilda’s RC Primary School
Waterstead Lane, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 1PZ
Tel: 01947 603901
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
Swainsea Lane, Pickering, North Yorkshire, YO18 8AR
Tel: 01751 473102
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
Station Road, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, LS24 9JG
Tel: 01937 832344
St Martin’s C of E VA Primary School
Holbeck Hill, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 3BW
Tel: 01723 360239
St Mary’s RC Primary School
Highfield Road, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DB
Tel: 01653 692274
St Mary’s RC Primary School
Cross Lanes, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL1 7DZ
Tel: 01748 821124
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School
Baffam lane, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 9AX
Tel: 01757 706616
St Peter’s C of E VA Primary School
Brafferton, Helperby, York, YO61 2PA
Tel: 01423 360250
St Peter’s RC Primary School
North Leas Avenue, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 6LX
Tel: 01723 372720
St Robert’s Catholic Primary School
Ainsty Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 4AP
Tel: 01423 504730
St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School
Church lane, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2ES
Tel: 01765 603232
Terrington C of E VA Primary School
Terrington, York, YO60 6NS
Tel: 01653 6483340
The Boyle & Petyt Primary School
Harrogate Road, Beamsley, Skipton, North Yorkshire,BD23 6HE
Tel: 01756 710378
Trust /academies secondary schools:
Barlby High School
York Road, Barlby, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 5JP
Tel: 01757 706161
Brayton Academy
Doncaster Road, Selby, YO8 9QS
Tel: 01757 707731
Ebor Academy
Filey, Muston Road, Filey, North Yorkshire, YO14 0HG
Tel: 01723 512354
George Pindar Community Sports College
Eastfield, Scarborough, YO11 3LX
Tel: 01723 582194
Harrogate Grammar School
Arthurs Avenue, Harrogate, HG2 0DZ
Tel: 01423 531127
Harrogate High School
Ainsty Road, Harrogate, HG1 4AP
Tel: 01423 548800
Norton College
Langton Road, Norton, Malton, YO17 9PT
Tel: 01653 693296
Outwood Academy Easingwold
York Road, Easingwold, York, YO61 3EF
Tel No: 01347 821451
Outwood Academy
Ripon Clotherholme Road, Ripon, HG4 2DE
Tel: 01765 604564
Richmond School
Darlington Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 7BQ
Tel: 01748 850111
Rodillian (Brayton) Academy
Doncaster Road, Brayton, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 9QS
Tel: 01757 707731
Rossett School
Green Lane, Harrogate, HG2 9JP
Tel: 01423 564444
Scalby School
Fieldstead Crescent, Newby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 6TH
Tel: 01723 362301
Scarborough University Technical College
Ashburn Rise, Scarborough, YO11 2JW
Tel: 01723 821621
Skipton Girls’ High School
Gargrave Road, Skipton North Yorkshire, BD23 1QL
Tel: 01756 707600
South Craven School The Technology & Engineering College
Holme Lane, Cross Hills, Keighley West Yorkshire, BD20 7RL
Tel: 01535 632861
The Skipton Academy
Gargrave Road, Skipton, BD23 1UQ
Tel: 01756 792965
St Aidan’s C of E High School
Oatlands Drive, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 8JR
Tel: 01423 885814
Stokesley School
Station Road, Stokesley, Middlesbrough, TS9 5AL
Tel: 01642 710050
Tadcaster Grammar School
Toulston, Tadcaster, LS24 9NB
Tel: 01937 833466
Voluntary aided secondary schools
Holy Family Catholic High School
Longhedge Lane, CARLTON, Goole, East Yorkshire, DN14 9NS
Tel: 01405 860276
St Augustine’s RC School
Sandybed Lane, Off Stepney Hill, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 5LH
Tel: 01723 363280
St Francis Xavier School
Darlington Road, RICHMOND, North Yorkshire, DL10 7DA
Tel: 01748 823414
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Hookstone Drive, HARROGATE, North Yorkshire, HG2 8PT
Tel: 01423 887254
Ermysted’s Grammar School
Gargrave Road, SKIPTON, North Yorkshire, BD23 1PL
Tel: Tel: 01756 792186
Appendix 5 - neighbouring local authorities
Bradford
Pupil Access Manager
Education Bradford
Future House, Bolling Road, BRADFORD, BD4 7EB
Tel: 01274 385604
Cumbria
Corporate Director – Pupils Services
5 Portland Square, Carlisle, CA1 1PU
Tel: 01228 606877
Darlington
Pupils’s Information Service
Town Hall, Feethams, Darlington, DL1 5QT
Tel: 01325 380651
Doncaster
Director of Education and Culture
Admissions and Pupil Services
The Council House, College Road, Doncaster, DN1 3AD
Tel: 01302 737204 or 01302 727234
Durham
School Admissions
Education Offices, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UJ
Tel: 0191 383 3115
East Riding of Yorkshire
Admissions Team
Pupils, Family & Adult Services
County Hall, Beverley, HU17 9BA
Tel: 01482 392130 or 01482 392131 or 01482 392132
Lancashire
Director of Education
PO Box 61, County Hall, PRESTON, PR1 0LD
Tel: 01772 254868
Leeds
Admissions & Transport Team
Leeds Education, 10th Floor West, Merrion House, LEEDS, LS2 8DT
Tel: 0113 2475729
Middlesbrough
Corporate Director, Families and Learning
Middlesbrough Council, PO Box 69, First Floor, Vancouver House, Gurney Street, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS1 1 EL
Tel: 01642 728092
Redcar and Cleveland
School Admissions
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, Council Offices, PO Box 83, Kirkleatham Street, REDCAR, TS10 1YA
Tel: 01642 444108
Stockton on Tees
School Admissions
Stockton-on-Tees, Borough Council, PO Box 228, Municipal Buildings, Church Road, STOCKTON ON TEES, TS18 1XE
Tel: 01642 526605
Wakefield
School Admissions
County Hall, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2QL
Tel: 01924 305616 or 01924 305617
City of York
School Services
Children, Education and Communities City of York Council
West Offices, Station Rise, YORK YO1 6GA
Tel: 01904 551554
Co-ordinated admission arrangements - primary & secondary in-year admissions 2020/21
Introduction
- In-year admissions are those which occur outside of the normal admissions round. The normal admissions round refers to admissions which admit children into infant, junior, primary or secondary school in the first year of entry. These applications become in-year if they are submitted on or after the first day of the first school term of the admission year.
- There is no requirement for LAs to co-ordinate in-year applications from the offer year 2014/15 and all subsequent years but they must provide information on their website to show how in-year applications can be made and will be dealt with. LAs must, on request, provide information to a parent about the places available in all schools within its area. A preference form must be completed by parents when applying for a school place for their child at any community or voluntary controlled school within North Yorkshire. A preference form will also need to be completed for any voluntary aided, foundation, trust primary and secondary schools and academies including free schools that have agreed North Yorkshire LA will continue co-ordinating in-year admissions on their behalf. Any parent can apply for a place for their child at any time to any school.
- In determining applications for school places outside the normal admissions round, whether in-year or at the start of a school year which is not a normal point of entry to the school, admission authorities must comply with parental preference unless the published oversubscription criteria or one of the statutory reasons for refusing admission applies.
- All applications outside of the normal admissions round for community, voluntary controlled and any voluntary aided, foundation, trust, primary and secondary schools and academies including free schools that have agreed to continue co-ordinating with North Yorkshire LA will be processed and if applicable offered by the LA. Schools that are their own admission authority and are not continuing to co-ordinate in-year admissions with North Yorkshire LA must communicate the availability of places to the LA when requested and must, when in receipt of an in-year application notify the LA of both the application and its outcome. The admission authority must also inform parents of their right to appeal against the refusal of a school place.
- Each LA must have a fair access protocol, agreed with the majority of schools in its area to ensure that, outside the normal admissions round, unplaced children, especially the most vulnerable, are offered a place at a suitable school as quickly as possible. There is no duty for LAs or admission authorities to comply with parental preference when allocating places through the fair access protocol.
- Parents who do not wish to accept a place at a school offered to them must notify the admission authority in writing within 2 weeks of the offer being made.
Applying for a school place
- North Yorkshire LA in-year preference forms must be completed by parents living or moving into North Yorkshire requesting a place at any North Yorkshire primary or secondary school. Proof of residency may be required.
- If a child already attending a North Yorkshire school wishes to transfer to another school, parents should, in the first instance discuss the transfer with the current school.
- Where a child is moving within or into North Yorkshire and is unable to attend the previous school and is without a school place, the application will be processed as soon as possible. Where a child already has a school place but is seeking an alternative school without moving, the application will be processed within a timescale that will enable the child to commence at the proposed new school at the start of the next term or half term. If there are more applications than places available for that year group, the oversubscription criteria will be applied.
- Where UK passport holders or EU passport holders apply for a school place whilst living abroad, the application will be processed whilst they are still abroad up to 6 weeks in advance of the requested start date. For non EU residents applications will be processed on their arrival in the UK. Exceptions to this would be when an application is received from a forces family which is accompanied by a posting order/assignment order or an official letter that declares a relocation date and a unit postal address or an area address. We would accept a UK address from parents living abroad if they have an address in the UK and they can provide proof that they lived at that address immediately prior to their move abroad and will be returning to that same property.
- When we receive an in-year preference form from a parent living in North Yorkshire requesting any North Yorkshire school, we will process the form by attempting to comply with the parent’s highest ranked preference of school. We will liaise with the school listed as their highest preference.
- If we are able to allocate the highest ranked preference on the form we will send an offer of that school place to the parent. If we are unable to allocate a place we will offer the statutory right of appeal and will then consider other schools listed in order of preference and will offer a place at one of those schools if possible. If we are unable to do so we will again offer parents the statutory right of appeal or ask that the governors of voluntary aided, foundation or trust schools who have agreed for North Yorkshire LA to co-ordinate in-year admissions to do so. Parents can appeal for a place at an academy including free schools and would need to contact the LA for information on how to do so.
- When we receive a request for a place in the normal year of entry if the school is oversubscribed a waiting list will be maintained by the relevant admission authority until 31 December 2020.
- We require a reply within 5 working days from schools informing us if they are able to accommodate additional children. If they are oversubscribed we will offer parents the statutory right of appeal.
- Voluntary aided schools or academies including free schools may require parents to complete a supplementary information form available from the school before a school place can be considered.
- If parents name a school other than their catchment school, they will be responsible for transport.