Admissions
Hull City Council are responsible for co-ordinating all admissions and making offers of places. This includes in-year applications.
If you would like any further information about our school, or to arrange a visit please contact us.
How do I apply?
If your child was born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 you must apply for a primary school place between 1 October 2025 and 15 January 2026. If you live in Hull you must apply to Hull City Council with your preferences of primary schools for your child, even if the school you want is not in Hull. To make your application click the following link.Register for My School PortalApplications can be submitted or amended up to midnight on the 15 January 2026 which is the deadline. You will not be able to use the My School Portal to make an application after 15 January 2026. If you applied late or changed your application after 15 January 2026 Hull City Council may not be able to confirm your child’s allocated school until after 16 April 2026 which is the deadline.
Hull City Council recommend that you give three preferences of school and that you use the My School Portal to make your application as you will receive confirmation of your school allocation by email on 16 April 2026. It will also mean that you get a receipt from Hull City Council to confirm that Hull City Council have received your application. If you do not have internet access you can access a computer at Hull City Council customer contact centres or at any of the public libraries.
How are school places allocated?
Each school has a published number of places that are available for allocation. You can view the academy admission arrangements, which include the number of places available per school each year and the including the oversubscription critera by clicking on the relevant policy below.
Where there are places available for all pupils that have applied,then all pupils will qualify for a place. If more applications are submitted than there are places available the oversubscription criteria are used to determine which pupils qualify for one of these places. If your child qualifies for a place at the schools named on the application form your child will be offered a place at the school ranked highest on your list.
If you do not qualify for a place at any of the schools named on your application form your child will be offered a place at your nearest school which has a place available. If you live outside of Hull and have applied for a Hull school your home authority will forward your application to Hull City Council and they will notify them if your child qualifies for a place at a Hull school. Your home authority will then confirm which school place your child should be given based on the order of your preferences.
My child has additional needs, can I still apply?
We welcome children with disabilities or Special Educational Needs (SEN). Any parent or carer who wishes to admit a pupil with disabilities or SEN will be encouraged to have an initial discussion and/or visit to the school to explore the school's educational offer. On admission, parents will be offered an induction meeting in order to ensure that there is a smooth, easy transition into school life. We ensure that disabled pupils and pupils with SEN are treated fairly so that they have equal opportunities and access to all school experiences. We adapt our education plans, environment and facilities to meet the individual needs of our children.
What happens if I do not get the school I want, and how do I appeal for a school place?
If Hull City Council cannot offer a place at any of your preferred schools Hull City Council will place your child on a waiting list for the school until the end of the autumn term and you will be offered the right of appeal. Hull City Council will allocate your child a place at the next nearest Hull school that has a vacancy.Appeals for school places are independently heard and coordinated by Hull City Council. Further details on this can be found on the council's website here.
Do I have to evidence my address?
Hull City Council may ask you for proof of residence at the address you have given. A child’s home address is defined as the address at which the parent or carer and child and ordinarily resident at the time of application. Hull City Council are committed to preventing fraudulent applications for school places.
You must -
• only use one address when applying for a school place
• use the address at which the parent or carer and child are ordinarily resident
• be held responsible for proving they are ordinarily resident at the address
• provide additional information if requested before places can be confirmed
Hull City Council may -
• check addresses against other records Hull City Council hold, in accordance with our Data Protection Register
• ask for suitable proof of residence, tenancy (if renting), or proof of completion (if buying)
• request proof of council tax payment
• invite you to discuss the address details on your application with the fraud investigation team
A school place may be withdrawn, even after the child has started school, if an application is found to be fraudulent or intentionally misleading. If you change your home address you must provide evidence of your new address to the admissions team as soon as possible
Appeal Timetable
Applications for Horizon Academy Trust Schools located in the Hull City Council will use the following Admissions Timetable:
|
By 12th September |
Guide for Parents “A Guide to Primary School Admissions in Hull’ published online at https://www.hull.gov.uk/education-and-schools/applications-and-transfers/primary-school-applications |
|
By 12th September |
Common Application Form (CAFs) for all parents of pupils who reside within Hull and whose child is due to start in the reception year group for the specified year. This should be completed as an online application via the citizen portal however a paper form will be made available. https://emsonline.hullcc.gov.uk/CitizenPortal_LIVE/en?ReturnUrl=%2FCitizenPortal_LIVE%2F |
|
15 January |
Completed CAFs must be submitted online or returned to the LA by 15 January 2025. |
|
From 16 January |
Applications received may be treated as ‘late |
|
From 12 February -3 May |
Applications received will be offered a school place on 10 May, as part of the second allocation. |
|
16 April (or next working day) |
Primary and Junior National Offer Day On 16 April parents will be sent an email/letter notifying that they are being offered a place at the allocated school. This letter will give the following information: The name of the school at which a place is offered; Where a child has been refused a place at a school ranked higher on the CAF than the one at which a place has been offered, the reasons why the child is not being offered that place; Information about their statutory right of appeal against the decisions to refuse place |
|
22 May |
Deadline for return of Primary and Junior appeals |
|
10 June - 19 July |
Admission appeals for ‘on-time’ Primary and Junior applicants |
|
September |
Start of the school year |
Appealing an Admissions Decision-Flowchart
Defer entry
You can request to defer entry until later in the academic year such as January or after Easter, but your child must be attending full time from the beginning of the term after their 5th birthday.
You must still make your application for a school place before the closing date even if you do not want your child to start school at the beginning of the autumn term.
Once you have received your offer letter you should discuss deferring entry with the school.
Delay entry for summer born children
You can request that admission into full time education is delayed until the following academic year.
You will then need to decide whether you want your child to enter full time education in Y1 (child’s chronological year group) or Reception (education out of year group), you must still make your application before 15 January.
Once you have made your application you must contact the admissions team about your request to delay entry and Hull City Council will advise you on what happens next.
Nursery Admissions
In order to apply for a place at our Nursery, please contact the school office.