School Admission Arrangements in North Lincolnshire
The council is the admissions authority for approximately half of the schools in North Lincolnshire. As it is seven years since the council last publicly consulted on its admission arrangements it is required to consult for the 2026/27 admission arrangements. There are no changes from the 2025/26 admission arrangements that would otherwise need to be consulted upon. The only change being made is the raising of the admission number for Baysgarth School from 210 to 240 due to the expansion of the school to meet rising need for places in the catchment area. The council’s full admission arrangements, including a list of all the schools covered and their proposed admission numbers, are available to view in the Consultation Documents section of this webpage.
Two of the academies in North Lincolnshire are proposing changes to their admission arrangements which require consultation:
The Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust is proposing new admission arrangements for Kirton Academy. The main changes being to the order of the oversubscription criteria, with siblings moving above catchment children and the children of staff employed at the academy being inserted as a new criteria after catchment children. The full admission arrangements are available to view in the Consultation Documents section of this webpage.
Winterton Community Academy is proposing to reduce its admission number from 144 to 90, due to falling need for places in the catchment area. Further explanation, including a weblink to a feedback form, and the full admission arrangements are available to view in the Consultation Documents section of this webpage.
There are many other academies and schools in North Lincolnshire that are either required to hold a consultation, as it is seven years since their last one, or have voluntarily chosen to undertake a consultation due to the number of schools consulting this year. None of these are making any changes to their arrangements. They are:
Eastoft Church of England Primary School
Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire
Epworth Primary Academy
Haxey Church of England Primary Academy
Hibaldstow Academy
Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue
Oasis Academy Parkwood
Outwood Academy Brumby
Outwood Academy Foxhills
Outwood Junior Academy Brumby
Scawby Academy
Sir John Nelthorpe School Sixth Form
South Axholme Academy
St Martin’s Church of England Primary Academy
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary School
The Axholme Academy
The St Lawrence Academy
Ulceby St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
The Vale Academy
The Vale Academy Sixth Form
West Butterwick Church of England Primary Academy
Westwoodside Church of England Academy
Willoughby Road Primary Academy
Wootton St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School
Worlaby Academy
Wrawby St Mary’s Church of England Primary School
The full admission arrangements for each one are available to view in the Consultation Documents section of this webpage.
All of the above consultations will run from Friday 20th December 2024 to Friday 31st January 2025. Parents and any other interested parties can send their comments on the proposed admission arrangements to sean.kendrew@northlincs.gov.uk or via post to Sean Kendrew, Access Manager (Admissions and Transport), North Lincolnshire Council, Church Square House, 30-40 High Street, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire DN15 6NL.
All comments received by the closing date will be considered by the appropriate admissions authority (the council, a multi academy trust, or a single school or academy in some cases) before they determine their admission arrangements during February 2025. Once determined, the admission arrangements for all schools in North Lincolnshire will be published on this website.