2022/23 Co-ordinated admission arrangements

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 timetables 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 25 of this co-ordination document.

The website includes information about:

• the operation of our admissions schemes for all North Yorkshire Community and voluntary controlled schools
• the timescales and timetables 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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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 request that parents submit a further form through their home authority.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Supplementary Information Forms may need to be completed by parents applying for voluntary aided primary or secondary schools or academies including free schools.

Admissions co-ordination 2022/23

The number of schools as at October 2020

Secondary

North Yorkshire’s co-ordinated admissions scheme applies to 3 voluntary aided secondary schools, 16 community secondary schools, 23 academies, and 1 free school UTC

Primary

1 foundation primary, 87 academy, 26 voluntary aided primary schools, 188 voluntary controlled and community primary schools and 2 free 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 website at primary admissions or secondary admissions.

Applying for a primary, infant, junior or secondary school place

8.  Parents can list up to 5 schools in order of preference. Parents should consider including their local/catchment school as one of their preferences because if we are unable to meet a higher preference and their local/catchment school is oversubscribed, we will give children a place at the nearest school with places available which may be some distance from their home.

9.  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

10. Any common application form for school places received after the closing date of 31

October 2021 for secondary schools and 15 January 2022 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.

11. Applications received on or after 1 March 2022 for secondary schools or 19 April 2022 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.

12. No changes can be made to applications for secondary schools after the 19 December

2021 and to primary applications after 21 February 2022. This includes any changes of address. Any applications received after these dates will only be processed after the allocations dates of 1 March 2022 for secondary applications and 19 April 2022 for primary applications.

The offer of a place

13. No places will be held in reserve for any school.

14. We will contact all parents of North Yorkshire children on 1 March 2022 for secondary schools and on the 19 April 2022 for primary, infant and junior schools, notifying them of the single school place allocated to their child or children.

15. 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

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. Where the responsibility is that of another admissions authority, we will advise parents to contact them to confirm appeal arrangements.

19. Where the LA has multiple appeals for one school these will be grouped appeals unless the authority decides that this would not be appropriate.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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

23. 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 2022. Each child added will require the list to be ranked again in line with the published oversubscription criteria.

24. The LA requires the governing body of voluntary aided, foundation, trust schools 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.

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. 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 2022/23

28. 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.

29. The parents of year 6 children who will be year 7 in September 2022 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 areas, giving reasons for their preferences where appropriate.

30. 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.

31. 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.

32. 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.

33. Parents must return their applications by the closing date of 31 October 2021.

34. Parents will not be allowed to change their preferences after 31 October 2021 without a reason that is acceptable to the admission authority.

35. 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.

36. 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.

37. 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.

38. The offer of a single school place will be made on 1 March 2022 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.

39. 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.

40. 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.

41. The timetable for secondary school admissions is attached at Appendix 1 of the Co-ordinated Admissions Arrangements, Secondary Transfer 2022/23.

Selection

42. 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.

43. 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

44. 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 agreed 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. Further information about the tests can be obtained direct from the school.

45. 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 the published co-ordinated admissions arrangements on behalf of these schools.

46. 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. Further information about the tests can be obtained direct from the school

47. 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

48. 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 Sleningford, Sawley, Sharow, Skelding, Skelton, Studley Roger and Winksley.

49. 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 the published co-ordinated admission arrangements on behalf of both Outwood Academy Ripon and Ripon Grammar School.

50. 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.

Ripon selection tests

51. 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.

52. 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. This procedure sets the cut-off mark in the selective area and sets the standard which children in Ripon must reach, to be deemed suitable for grammar school education.

53. For us to consider children who live outside the selective area to be deemed suitable for a grammar school education at Ripon 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.

54. 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.

55. The LA ensures that parents are aware that meeting the academic requirements for entry to Ripon Grammar School is not, in itself, a guarantee of a grammar school place.

56. If a child is refused a place at the school on 1 March 2022, parents will be offered their statutory right of appeal for a place at the school.

57. 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 31 October so as to allow parents time to make an informed decision when selecting their preferences.

58. 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 2022/23

59. Selection testing will take place in September 2021 and the results of selection testing will be sent out to parents on 15 October 2021.

60. 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 2022/23

61. 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.

62. 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.

63. 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.

64. Parents must return the common application forms by the deadline of 15 January 2022.

65. Parents will not be allowed to change their preferences after 15 January 2022 without a reason that is acceptable to the admission authority.

66. 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.

67. 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.

68. 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.

69. For primary school applications, all offers must be made on the 19 April 2022.

70. 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.

71. The timetable for primary school admissions is attached at Appendix 2 of the Co-ordinated Admissions Arrangements, Primary Transfer 2022/23.

Appendix 1

North Yorkshire local authority

Secondary, community, voluntary controlled, aided, foundation, trust schools and academies timetable 2022/23

Date	Activity
27 June 2021	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 2021	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.
12 September 2021	Application round to apply for a secondary school place will open.
September 2021	Proposed selection testing date for Ripon for all children (to be confirmed)
15 October 2021	Parents notified of selection test results
31 October 2021	Closing date for return of secondary common application forms.
19 November 2021	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.
22 November 2021	Details of all children who have expressed preferences for North Yorkshire Academies, voluntary aided, foundation and trust schools sent to the schools for consideration.
21 December 2021	Final day for receipt of any changes to applications
10 January 2022	Information to be returned to us by voluntary aided, foundation and trust schools on which places they can allocate.
21 January 2022	First round of allocation information sent to other authorities identifying potential offer(s).
28 January 2022	Confirmation of allocations with neighbouring admission authorities including Academies, voluntary aided, foundation and trust schools.
28 January 2022	Input information from first cycle of exchange of allocation information.
04 February 2022	Second round of allocation information sent to other authorities.
18 February 2022	Input allocation information from second cycle and send final allocation information to other authorities of school place offers to be made.
19 February 2022	Input final allocation preference information and produce final allocation letters.
1 March 2022	National offer day. Send out allocation information to all parents applying for a school place. Inform schools of final allocation.
15 March 2022 to 31 August 2022	Manual adjustments to allocation and communicating those results to other authorities.
April 2022 to July 2022	Statutory admission appeals. These dates may vary.
31 December 2022	Closure of waiting lists.

Appendix 2

North Yorkshire local authority

Primary for aided, community, voluntary controlled and foundation schools and academies timetable 2022/23

Date	Activity
12 September 2021	Information for parents available on the NYCC website for North Yorkshire parents. Parents without internet access to contact the LA for information.
12 October 2021	Application round to apply for a primary school place will open
15 January 2022	Closing date for the return of common application forms.
24 January 2022	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.
02 February 2022	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.
21 February 2022	Final day for receipt of any changes to applications
28 February 2022	Information to be returned to us by voluntary aided, academy and trust schools on which places they can allocate.
10 March 2022	Send first round of allocation information to other authorities identifying potential offer(s).
17 March 2022	Input information from first cycle of exchange of allocation information.
24 March 2022	Send second allocation cycle information  to other authorities
31 March 2022	Input preference information from second cycle and send final allocation information to other authorities.
19 April 2022	National offer day. Send out allocation information to all North Yorkshire parents. Inform schools of final allocations.
04 May 2022 to 31 August 2022	Manual adjustments to allocation and communicating those results to other authorities.
June 2022 to July 2022	Statutory admission appeals. These dates may vary
31 December 2022	Closure of waiting lists.

Primary academy, free schools and foundation schools

Ainderby Steeple CE Primary Station Lane, Morton on Swale, Northallerton DL7 9QR 01609 773519	Airy Hill Primary School Waterstead Lane, WHITBY, YO21 1PZ 01947 602688
All Saints Catholic Green Lane, Thirsk, YO7 1NB 01845 523058	All Saints C of E Primary School Kirkby Overblow, Harrogate, HG3 1HD 01423 872491
Appleton Roebuck Primary School Main Street, Appleton Roebuck, York YO23 7DN 01904 501906	Askwith Community Primary School Askwith, Otley LS21 2HX 01943 462896
Aspin Park Academy Wetherby Road, Knaresborough HG5 8LQ 01423 863920	Baldersby St James CE Primary School Baldersby St James, Thirsk YO7 4PT 01765 640277
Barton CE Primary School Silver Street Barton Richmond DL10 6LJ 01325 377246	Braeburn Primary & Nursery Academy Eastfield,  Scarborough YO11 3LG 01723 582616
Brayton CE Primary School Brayton Lane, Brayton, Selby, YO8 9DZ 01757 704308	Brotherton & Byram CP Academy Low Street, Brotherton, Knottingley, West Yorkshire WF11 9HQ 01977 672676
Camblesforth CP Academy Mill Lane, Camblesforth Selby YO8 8HW 01757 618249	Cambrai Primary School Catterick Road, Catterick Garrison DL9 4QP 01325 376719
Carlton Miniott Primary Academy Carlton Miniott, Thirsk, YO7 4NJ 01845 522088	Carnagill Primary School Leadmill Estate, Catterick Garrison DL9 3HN 01748 833622
Castleton Primary School 38 High Street, Castleton, Whitby YO21 2DA 01287 660496	Coppice Valley Primary School Knapping Hill, Harrogate, HG1 2DN 01423 563760
Croft Church of England Primary School South Parade, Croft-on-Tees, Darlington DL2 2SP 01325 720528	East Cowton CE Primary School East Cowton, Northallerton DL7 0BD 01325 378347
East Whitby Primary Academy Stainsacre Lane, Whitby YO22 4HU 01947 895369	Ebor Filey CE Infant and Nursery Academy Padbury Avenue, Filey YO14 0BA 01723 513077
Escrick CE Primary School Carr Lane, Escrick, York YO19 6JQ 01904 728570	Forest of Galtres Anglican/Methodist Primary School Station Lane, Shipton by Beningbrough, York YO30 1AG 01904 470272
Friarage Community Primary Longwestgate, Scarborough YO11 1QB 01723 374244	Glaisdale Primary School Glaisdale, Whitby, YO21 2PZ 01947 897218
Great Smeaton Academy Primary School, GREAT SMEATON, Northallerton DL6 2EQ 01609 881349	Greatwood Primary School Pinhaw Road, Skipton, BD23 2SJ 01756 793609
Hampsthwaite CE Primary Church Lane, Hampsthwaite,  Harrogate HG3 2EZ 01423 771336	Harrogate Bilton Grange CP School Bilton Lane, Harrogate HG1 3BA 01423 502375
Hawes Primary School, Town Head, Hawes DL8 3RQ 01969 667308	Hookstone Chase Primary School Hookstone Chase, Harrogate HG2 7DJ 01423 886026
Keeble Gateway Academy Sowerby, Thirsk, YO7 3HF 01845 448227	Kellington Primary School Roall Lane, Kellington, Goole DN14 0NY 01977 661127
Kirk Fenton CE Primary School Main Street,  Church Fenton Tadcaster LS24 9RF 01937 557228	Kirkby Fleetham CE Primary School Forge Lane, KIRKBY Fleetham, Northallerton DL7 0SA 01609 748431
Knaresborough St Johns Stockwell Road, Knaresborough HG5 0JN 01423 863265	Knayton Church of England Academy Stockton Road, Knayton,  Thirsk YO7 4AN 01845 537291
Lealholm Primary School Lealholm,  Whitby, YO21 2AQ 01947 897401	Leyburn Primary School Wensleydale Avenue, Leyburn DL8 5SD 01969 623187
Lothersdale Primary School Lothersdale, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 8HB 01535 632510	Marton cum Grafton CE Reas Lane, Marton Cum Grafton,    Boroughbridge, York YO51 9QB 01423 322355
Meadowside Primary Academy Halfpenny Lane, Knaresborough HG5 0SL 01423 866207	Monk Fryston CE Primary School Chestnut Green, Monk Fryston Leeds LS25 5PN 01977 682388
New Park Primary Academy Skipton Road, Harrogate HG1 3HF 01423 503011	Newby and Scalby Primary School The Green, Newby, Scarborough YO12 5JA 01723 365686
North Rigton CE Primary School Hall Green Lane, North Rigton, LEEDS LS17 0DW 01423 734540	Oatlands Infant School Hookstone Road Harrogate HG2 8BT 01423 871036
Oatlands Community Junior School Beechwood Grove, Harrogate HG2 8QP 01423 872827	Outwood Primary Academy Greystone Quarry Moor Lane, Ripon HG4 1RW 01765 603481
Pannal Primary School Pannal Green Pannal, Harrogate HG3 1LH 01423 872407	Ravensworth CE Primary School Ravensworth Richmond DL11 7ET 01325 718375
Richard Taylor CE Primary School Bilton Lane, Harrogate HG1 3DT 01423 886026	Rillington Primary School High Street, Rillington, Malton YO17 8LA 01944 758402
Riverside School, Tadcaster Wetherby Road, Tadcaster LS24 9JN 01937 832899	Roseberry Academy Roseberry Crescent, Great Ayton, Middlesbrough TS9 6EP 01642 722883
Rossett Acre Primary School Pannal Ash Road,  Harrogate HG2 9PH 01423 561579	Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Broomfield Avenue, Northallerton DL7 8UL 01609 780971
Saxton CE Primary School Dam Lane, Saxton,  Tadcaster LS24 9QF 01937 557396	Selby Community Primary School Flaxley Road, Selby YO8 4DL 01757 702464
Sherburn Hungate Primary School North Crescent, Sherburn-in-Elmet, LEEDS LS25 6DD 01977 682434	South Milford Primary School Sand Lane, South Milford, Leeds LS25 5AU 01977 682359
South Otterington Church of England Primary School South Otterington, Northallerton DL7 9HD 01609 776273	Sowerby Primary Academy Topcliffe Road, Thirsk YO7 1RX 01845 523037
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Back Lane, Ampleforth, York YO62 4DE 01439 788340	St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Overdale, Eastfield, Scarborough YO11 3RE 01723 583535
St Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy Egton Bridge, Whitby YO21 1UX 01947 895361	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy Coppice Rise, Harrogate HG1 2DP 01423 562650
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Swainsea Lane, Pickering, YO18 8AR 01751 473102	St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Tentergate Road, Knaresborough HG5 9BG 01423 864631
St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Highfield Road, Malton, YO17 7DB 01653 692274	St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Cross Lanes, Richmond, Dl10 7DZ 01748 822365
St Peter’s Church of England Primary School Belford Road, Harrogate HG1 1JA 01423 569684	St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy North Leas Avenue, Scarborough YO12 6LX  01723 372720
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy Gargrave Road, Skipton BD23 1PJ  01756 668395	Stakesby Primary Academy Byland Road, Whitby YO21 1HY 01947 820231
Starbeck Primary Academy High Street, Starbeck, Harrogate HG2 7LL 01423 884780	Staynor Hall Primary Academy Staynor Link, Selby YO8 8GE 01757 681334
Stokesley Primary School No. 5 Springfield, Stokesley, Middlesbrough TS9 5EW Tel No: 01642 711071	Tadcaster Primary Academy Grange Avenue, Tadcaster LS24 8AN Tel No: 01937 833795
Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy Seamer Road, Scarborough YO12 4HF Tel No: 01723 373110	Thornton Dale CE Primary School Castle Close, Thornton Dale, Pickering North Yorkshire YO18 7TW 01751 474345
Tockwith Church of England Primary Academy Southfield Lane,  Tockwith, York YO26 7RP 01423 358375	Topcliffe C of E Academy School Lane, Topcliffe Thirsk YO7 3RG 01845 577412
Trinity Academy Eppleby Forcett Eppleby, Richmond DL11 7AY 01325 718298	Trinity Academy Middleton Tyas Kneeton Lane, Middleton Tyas Richmond DL10 6SF 01325 377285
Trinity Academy Richmond Frances Road, Richmond DL10 4NF 01748 822104	West Cliff Primary School Church Square, Whitby YO21 3EG 01947 602510
Western Primary School Cold Bath Road, Harrogate HG2 0NA 01423 502737	Nun Monkton Primary Foundation School The Green, Nun Monkton York YO26 8ER Tel No: 01423 330313

1.  Primary voluntary aided primary schools

Austwick C of E (VA) Primary School Austwick, Lancaster LA2 8BN 015242 51366	Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School London Road, Barkston Ash, Tadcaster LS24 9PS 01937 557373
St Mary’s C of E Primary School Bolton-on-Swale, Scorton Richmond 01748 818401	Burneston C of E (VA) Primary School Burneston, Bedale 01677 423183
Burnsall VA Primary School Burnsall, Skipton BD23 6BP 01756 720273	Carleton Endowed School Carleton, Skipton BD23 3DE 01756 792910
Carlton and Faceby C of E VA Primary School Carlton-in-Cleveland, Middlesbrough, Cleveland TS9 7BB 01642 712340	Cawood C of E VA Primary School Broad Lane, Cawood, Selby YO8 3SQ 01757 268368
Dacre Braithwaite C of E Primary School Summerbridge, Harrogate HG3 4AN 01423 780285	Egton C of E VA Primary School Egton, Whitby YO21 1UT 01947 895369
Kirkby in Malhamdale United VA Primary School Kirkby Malham, Skipton 01729 830214	Kirkby & Great Broughton C of E VA Primary School Kirkby-in-Cleveland, Middlesbrough TS9 7AL 01642 714707
Long Preston Endowed VA Primary School School Lane, Long Preston Skipton BD23 4PN 01729 840377	Masham C of E VA Primary School 1 Millgate, Masham Ripon HG4 4EG 01765 689200
Michael Syddall C of E (Aided) Primary School Mowbray Road, Catterick Village,  Richmond DL10 7LH 01748 818485	Middleham C of E Aided School Park Lane,  Middleham Leyburn DL8 4QX 01969 623592
Ripon Cathedral CE Primary School Priest Lane, Ripon HG4 1LT 01765 602355	St Hedda’s RC Primary School Egton Bridge, Whitby YO21 1UX 01947 895361
St Hilda’s RC Primary School Waterstead Lane, Whitby YO21 1PZ 01947 603901	St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Station Road, Tadcaster LS24 9JG 01937 832344
St Martin’s C of E VA Primary School Holbeck Hill, Scarborough YO11 3BW 01723 360239	St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Baffam lane, Selby YO8 9AX 01757 706616
St Peter’s C of E VA Primary School Brafferton, Helperby, York YO61 2PA 01423 360250	St Robert’s Catholic Primary School Ainsty Road, Harrogate HG1 4AP 01423 504730
St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School Church lane, Ripon HG4 2ES 01765 603232	Terrington C of E VA Primary School Terrington, York YO60 6NS 01653 6483340
The Boyle & Petyt Primary School Harrogate Road, Beamsley Skipton BD23 6HE  01756 710378

Voluntary aided, academies, and free secondary schools are listed below:

Academies / free secondary schools:

Barlby High School York Road, Barlby,  Selby YO8 5JP 01757 706161	Rodillian (Brayton) Academy Doncaster Road, Brayton, Selby YO8 9QS Tel No: 01757 707731
Ebor Academy Filey Muston Road, Filey YO14 0HG 01723 512354	George Pindar School  Eastfield,  Scarborough YO11 3LX 01723 582194
Graham School Woodlands Drive, Scarborough YO12 6QW 01723 366451	Harrogate Grammar School Arthurs Avenue, Harrogate HG2 0DZ 01423 531127
Harrogate High School Ainsty Road, Harrogate HG1 4AP 01423 548800	Northallerton School & Sixth Form College Grammar School Lane, Northallerton DL6 1DD 01609 773340
Norton College Langton Road, Norton Malton YO17 9PT 01653 693296	Outwood Academy Easingwold York Road, Easingwold, York YO61 3EF 01347 821451
Outwood Academy Ripon Clotherholme Road, Ripon HG4 2DE 01765 604564	Richmond School Darlington Road, Richmond DL10 7BQ 01748 850111
Rossett School Green Lane, Harrogate HG2 9JP 01757 707731	Scalby School Fieldstead Crescent, Newby, Scarborough YO12 6TH 01723 362301
Sherburn High School Garden Lane, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds LS25 6AS 01977 682442	Skipton Girls’ High School Gargrave Road, Skipton BD23 1QL 01756 707600
South Craven School Holme Lane, Crosshills, Keighley BD20 7RL 01535 632861	St Aidan’s C of E High School Oatlands Drive, Harrogate HG2 8JR 01423 885814
St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Sandybed Lane, Stepney Hill, Scarborough YO12 5LH 01723 363280	St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic & Church of England Voluntary Academy Darlington Road, Richmond DL10 7DA 01748 823414
Stokesley School Station Road, Stokesley Middlesbrough TS9 5AL 01642 710050	Tadcaster Grammar School Toulston, Tadcaster LS24 9NB 01937 833466
The Skipton Academy Gargrave Road, Skipton BD23 1UQ 01756 792965	Scarborough University Technical College Ashburn Rise, Scarborough YO11 2JW 01723 821621

Voluntary aided secondary schools:

Ermysted’s Grammar School   Gargrave Road, Skipton BD23 1PL 01756 792186	Holy Family Catholic High School Longhedge Lane, Carlton,  Goole, East Yorkshire DN14 9NS 01405 860276
St John Fisher Catholic High Hookstone Drive, Harrogate HG2 8PT 01423 887254

Neighbouring local authorities

Our thirteen neighbouring admission authorities

Bradford Pupil Access Manager Education Bradford Future House Bolling Road Bradford BD4 7EB 01274 385604	Cumbria Corporate Director – Pupils Services 5 Portland Square Carlisle CA1 1PU 01228 606877	Darlington Pupil’s Information Service Town Hall, Feethams Darlington DL1 5QT 01325 380651
Doncaster Director of Education and Culture Admissions and Pupil Services The Council House College Road Doncaster DN1 3AD 01302 737204/727234	Durham School Admissions Education Offices County Hall Durham DH1 5UJ 0191 383 3115	East Riding of Yorkshire Admissions Team Pupils, Family & Adult Services County Hall Beverley HU17 9BA 01482 392130/392131/392132
Lancashire Director of Education PO Box 61 County Hall Preston PR1 0LD 01772 254868	Leeds Admissions & Transport Team Leeds Education 10th Floor West Merrion House Leeds LS2 8DT 0113 2475729	Middlesbrough Corporate Director, Families and Learning Middlesbrough Council PO Box 69, First Floor Vancouver House Gurney Street Middlesbrough TS1 1 EL 01642 728092
Redcar and Cleveland School Admissions Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, Council Offices PO Box 83, Kirkleatham Street Redcar TS10 1YA 01642 444108	Stockton on Tees School Admissions Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council PO Box 228, Municipal Buildings Church Road Stockton-on-Tees TS18 1XE 01642 526605	Wakefield School Admissions County Hall, Wakefield WF1 2QL 01924 305616/305617
City of York School Services Children, Education and Communities City of York Council, West Offices Station Rise York 01904 551554

Co-ordinated admission arrangements

Primary and secondary in-year admissions 2022/23

Introduction

1.     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.

2.     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.

3.     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.

4.     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.

5.     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.

6.     Parents who do not wish to accept a place at a school offered to them must notify the admission authority in writing within two weeks of the offer being made.

Applying for a school place

7.     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.

8.     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.

9.     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.

10.    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.

*Brexit - At the time this document is written we have new guidance from the government in respect of Brexit in respect of school places for EU nationals and UK pupils returning to England from the EU after Brexit.  This guidance confirms that:

Schools and local authorities cannot take into account nationality or immigration status when deciding which pupils to admit. There will be no change to this as a result of the UK leaving the EU.

EU, EEA and Swiss citizens, who are eligible for the EU Settlement Scheme, will continue to be entitled to attend a state-funded school. If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, EU, EEA and Swiss citizens who successfully apply for European temporary leave to remain, will also be entitled to attend a state-funded school until their temporary leave to remain ends. After that time, the UK’s new immigration system will apply to them.

EU, EEA and Swiss children arriving after 31 December 2020, who are not dependents of UK residents  or of parents in the UK on a work or study visa - and who wish to study in the UK, will need to meet the requirements of the future immigration system. This will not permit non-dependent foreign national children to enter the country to attend a state-funded school.

State-funded schools that routinely recruit EU, EEA and Swiss nationals from overseas should reconsider their recruitment strategy in light of the above changes to the immigration system.

The right of Irish nationals to access education will continue to be protected under the Common Travel Area arrangements.

Where necessary Home Office guidance will be sought.

11.   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.

12.    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.

13.    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 2021.

14.    We require a reply from schools informing us if they are able to accommodate additional children within five school days. If they are oversubscribed we will offer parents the statutory right of appeal.

15.    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.

16.    If parents name a school other than their catchment school, they will be responsible for transport.