Consultation on Admission Arrangements
All admission authorities are required to formally consult if they propose to make any changes to their admission arrangements for the following school year, or at least once every 7 years, even if there have been no changes during that period.
We are currently consulting on our admission arrangements which apply from September 2026 in relation to the following schools and are proposing the following changes.
The consultation period runs from 11th November to 31st December 2024. Should you wish to make any comments about the proposed arrangements you can do so by email to admissions@pdet.org.uk
Newborough CofE Primary School joined our Trust on 1st December 2024. Their admission criteria is now detailed below and we are consulting on changes to their admission arrangements. The consultation period for Newborough's arrangements (only) ends on 28th January 2025. Should you wish to make any comments about the proposed arrangements you can do so by email to admissions@pdet.org.uk
Schools in North Northamptonshire
| School | Summary of proposed changes to over-subscription criteria |
| Freemans CE Junior | Addition of faith criteria to align with their linked infant school (St Barnabas). |
| Great Addington | Reprioritisation of siblings to criterion 2. Removal of priority to siblings of former pupils and a change to the wording of the last criterion. |
| St Barnabas School | Removal of the medical / social criterion and amalgamation of separate faith criteria to align with their linked junior school (Freemans). |
You can find the full proposed arrangements for all of these schools in the document below.
Proposed Changes to Admission Arrangements for 2026-2027 - PDET schools in North NorthantsFreemans and St Barnabas Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
Great Addington Supplentary Information Form (SIF)
Schools in West Northamptonshire
| School | Summary of proposed changes to over-subscription criteria |
| Blakesley CE Primary | Addition of pre-school attendance. |
| Greens Norton CE Primary | Reprioritisation of siblings to criterion 2. |
| Spratton CE Primary | Reprioritisation of siblings to criterion 2 and expansion of linked area. |
| St Lukes CE Primary | Removal of the medical / social criterion; removal of priority given to Borough of Northampton residents and amalgamation of separate faith criteria. |
You can find the full proposed arrangements for all of these schools in the document below.
Proposed Changes to Admission Arrangements for 2026-2027 - PDET schools in West NorthantsBlakesley Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
Spratton Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
St Lukes Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
Schools in Peterborough
| School | Summary of proposed changes to over-subscription criteria |
| Newborough CofE Primary | Reprioritisation of siblings and removal of KS2 criterion. |
| Peakirk-cum-Glinton CE Primary | Reprioritisation of children of staff to criterion 6. |
| William Law CE Primary | An additional road added to catchment list. |
You can find the full proposed arrangements for these schools in the document below.
Proposed Changes to Admission Arrangements for 2026-2027 - PDET schools in PeterboroughPeakirk-cum-Glinton Supplementary Information Form (SIF)