Admission Arrangements

Our academies / schools seek to serve their local communities: they are inclusive welcoming children of the Christian Faith, of other faiths or of no faith, children from all backgrounds and of all abilities.

Peterborough Diocese Education Trust (PDET) is the admission authority for all of its academies / schools and has responsibility for setting the Admissions Policy. Each academy / school has its own admission arrangements as part of the policy. This includes the criteria that will be applied if there are more applications than places available (the published admission number or PAN).

Trust Admission Policies

Visiting an academy / school

If you would like to make an appointment to visit one of our academies / schools, please contact them directly to arrange this.

Making an application

How you make an application will depend on the year group and academy / school you are applying for.

Applying to start school

Applications to start a primary (including junior) academy / school for the first time must be made through the local authority where your child lives (regardless of which county your preferred academies / schools are in):

Applications to join an academy / school during the school year, in any year group (known as in-year applications)

How you make an application will depend on the academy / school you are applying for.

Applications for academies / schools within North Northamptonshire:

Cottingham, Cranford, Freemans Junior, Great Addington, Isham,

Loddington, Mears Ashby, Oundle, Pytchley, Ringstead, St Andrews,

St Barnabas, St Marys (Burton Latimer), Sywell, Trinity, Weldon.

Applications should be made to North Northamptonshire Council who coordinate the application process.

Applications for academies / schools within Peterborough:

William Law

Applications should be made to Peterborough City Council who coordinate the application process.

Applications for academies / schools within West Northamptonshire:

Barby, Blakesley, Braunston, Collingtree, Greens Norton, Guilsborough, Kislingbury, Milton, Ryhall, Silverstone, Spratton, St James, St Lukes, Staverton, Towcester, Welford, Sibbertoft and Sulby.

Applications for academies / schools within Rutland:

Ryhall

Applications should be made using the following application form:

Click here to apply for an in-year school place

All applications are managed by our Trust (rather than the Local Authority).

You will be contacted within 15 school days to let you know if a place can be offered.

Some of our schools have faith criterion within their oversubscription criteria. If you wish to apply on faith grounds, please complete the school's Supplementary Information Form (SIF) in addition to the process above which is available on the individual school's website.

Appeals timetable

If you have applied and been refused a place at one of our schools (in any year group), you are entitled to appeal against that decision.

Appeals for PDET academies are administered by The Diocese of Peterborough Education team. For more information on the process please see here.

If you wish to appeal please contact the Appeals Administrator by emailing education@peterborough-diocese.org.uk and ask for an appeals pack.

The pack includes some explanatory notes about the process of Admission Appeals and a Notice of Appeal form that, should you decide to proceed with an appeal, will need to be completed and returned by email if possible, but if not, to the Diocesan Office instead.

In year admission appeals

In year admissions appeals are heard as soon as possible after receipt of the Notice of Appeal form. Decision letters are sent within five working days of the appeal hearing, subject to any unforeseen circumstances.

Appeals in relation to September 2024 applications

16th April 2024	National Offer Day.
20^th May 2024 (9:00 am)	Deadline for lodging on-time appeals.
Week commencing 17th June 2024	Notification of the hearing date and time and Statement of Case to be sent to appellants.
24th June 2024	Deadline for additional evidence.
Week commencing 8^th July 2024	Appeal dates. Appeals will be heard on Zoom. Decision letters will be sent within 5 working days of the appeal hearing, subject to any unforeseen circumstances.