The Academy at St James doves
The Academy at St James logo

Tel: 01274 777095

Menu

Admissions

Please follow the link below to view Admission Arrangements. Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust is the admissions authority for our academy, therefore, we will collate the admission processes for all our academies onto this page. Hopefully this system will assist prospective parents wishing to obtain a place within one of our academies.

Please click here for BDAT Admission Arrangements

Academy St James Admission Policy 

The Academy at St. James has an agreed Admission Number of:-

52 pupils for Nursery 3 and 4 year olds and 45 for Reception and Y1 – Y6. (you might want to add 2s as well?)

Nursery and Primary

The Academy at St. James will admit 52 pupils in Nursery and 45 pupils in Reception and Y1 – Y6, if sufficient applications are received. Children who attend the Nursery provision at The Academy at St. James will not receive an automatic place in reception and must apply through the Local Authority as normal. All details and links to the Authority forms are available on the school website.

Where there are fewer applicants than places available, all applicants will be admitted.

Consideration of applications

The Academy at St. James will consider all applications for places. Where fewer than 45 applications are received for Reception, St. James will offer places to all those who have applied.

Nursery and Primary

The Academy at St. James will admit 52 pupils in Nursery and 60 pupils in Reception and Y1 – Y6, if sufficient applications are received. Children who attend the Nursery provision at The Academy at St. James will not receive an automatic place in reception and must apply through the Local Authority as normal. All details and links to the Authority forms are available on the school website.

Where there are fewer applicants than places available, all applicants will be admitted.

 

Pupil Transfers

When a parent requests a change of school, wherever possible this should be done at the start of a school term thus avoiding disruption to the teaching programme.

‘In year applications’ for any year group throughout the school year are dealt with by the Local Authority. Please visit the ‘In-Year Applications’ section of the Bradford Council website for further information.

 

Special Educational Needs

All children with a statement of special educational needs or Educational Health & Care Plan that names The Academy at St. James will be admitted if places are available.

Process of application

Applications for Nursery places at The Academy at St. James are to be made on the Nursery application form, available from the school office.  They should be returned to the school office.  Applications for Reception-Year 6  places at The Academy at St. James will be made in accordance with the Local Authority’s co-ordinated admission arrangements and will be made on the common application form provided and administered by Bradford Local Authority. An additional supplementary information form MUST also be completed for those applying for a place within the Faith Proportion. The supplementary information form must be returned to the school office.

Supplementary information forms are available at the school office.

Applications on faith grounds will not be considered unless the supplementary form has been completed in full.

Consideration of applications

The Academy at St. James will consider all applications for places. Where fewer than 60 applications are received for Reception, St. James will offer places to all those who have applied.

Appeals

Please follow the link above for information regards any appeals and the appropriate appeals form.

The Academy at St James - Aspire, Achieve, Believe

Events