Admissions
Important Information about applying for admission into Year 7
APPLY ONLINE – APPLY ON TIME!
If your child is due to transfer to secondary school in September 2024 you must apply for a school place, even if you want your child to attend your catchment secondary school.
The Local Authority will not be sending out transitional applications as a matter of course and are expecting all parents to apply online.
The online application system will open for parents who live in the Wakefield district on 01 September 2023 – please read the guide on the Local Authority website before using the system.
Complete your online application at www.wakefield.gov.uk/admit and submit it by the closing date of 31 October 2023.
Submitting your application on time is extremely important – as a guide, in recent years 93% of on-time applicants were offered a place at their 1st preference school, compared to only 55% of late applicants.
College Open Evenings
| Year 6 Open Evening | Thursday 12th October 2023 |
| Post 16 Open Evening | Thursday 26th October 2023 |
We welcome prospective students and their parents/carers at the College at any mutually convenient time. To arrange a visit please contact us via email at enquiries@minsthorpe.cc
Documents
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Admissions Policy 2023/24 |
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Post 16 Admissions Policy 2023/24 |
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Admissions Policy 2024/25 |
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Post 16 Admissions Policy 2024/25 |
Secondary School Places
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1st September 2023 |
Applications for secondary school places open online. |
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31st October 2023 |
Closing date for applications. |
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1st March 2024 |
National Offer Day – Offer and refusal notification. Updated online. |
Appeals
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1st March 2024 Onwards |
Secondary Appeals Process Opens |
Currently awaiting confirmation of dates from the Local Authority for the appeal hearings.
Important Information About Appeals
- Appeals may be lodged with the Local Authority from the above dates.
- Parents are requested to complete and return their appeal form within 20 school days. It is preferable that all supporting evidence is submitted at the same time as the appeal form. However, if this is not possible, additional information will be accepted up to three working days before the appeal hearing. It is possible that any information submitted after this time will not be considered by the Independent Appeal Panel.
- All parents will be given the full 20 school days to submit their appeal. No appeals will be heard until the deadline for submitting appeal forms has passed.
- If you submit your Appeal form after this deadline, your appeal may not be heard with all the other appeals being heard for that school.
- Parents will be sent a letter informing them of the date and time of the appeal hearing. At least 10 school days notice of the hearing date will be given.
Admission Authority’s case
The Admission Authority is required to produce documentation explaining the reasons why the school place has been refused. This will be sent to parents at least five working days before the appeal hearing.
Notification of the Appeal Panel’s decision
The Appeal Panel’s decision is communicated to you in writing. This is normally within five working days of the appeal hearing.
Appeals for mid-year transfers
Parents are requested to complete and return their Appeal form within 20 school days from the date of notification that their application was unsuccessful.
It is preferable that all supporting evidence is submitted at the same time as the Appeal form. However, if this is not possible, additional information will be accepted up to three working days before the appeal hearing. It is possible that any information submitted after this time will not be considered by the Independent Appeal Panel.
Appeals will usually be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged. Parents will be sent a letter informing them of the date and time of the appeal hearing. At least 10 school days notice of the hearing date will be given. The Admission Authority is required to produce documentation explaining the reasons why the school place has been refused. This will be sent to parents at least five working days before the appeal hearing. The Appeal Panel’s decision is communicated to parents in writing. This is normally within five working days of the appeal hearing.
If you have any questions regarding school admissions, please contact our Educational Welfare Officer, Mrs Newton, via enquiries@minsthorpe.cc or Wakefield Admissions via email admissions@wakefield.gov.uk.