Admission arrangements and policies

Community and voluntary-aided schools and academies

The admission arrangements for all community and voluntary-aided schools and academies in Derby city must be determined by 15 March every year, even if they have not changed from previous years and a consultation has not been required.

The determined admission arrangements for infant, junior, primary and secondary schools are used to allocate places at schools for the 2025-2026 school year.

2026-2027 school year:

These are the set and agreed-on arrangements for admissions into schools following the outcome of a consultation.

We are required to publish our determined admission arrangements together with those of other admission authorities within Derby city.‌

Objections to the Office of the Schools Adjudicator

The deadline for making an objection to the Schools Adjudicator is 15 May 2025.

Any decision of the adjudicator must be acted on by the admission authority and admission arrangements amended accordingly.

The Schools Adjudicator can be contacted at osa.team@osa.gsi.gov.uk.

[Some of the documents listed are intended for print use and have not been made accessible. If you require these documents in an accessible format, please email admissions@derby.gov.uk]

Temporary variations in Published Admissions Number

The Bemrose School

Temporary variation to their PAN for September 2025. The increase will be from 220 to 230.

This temporary variation will be reviewed throughout the 2025/2026 academic year and the school may revert back to the determined PAN of 220.

If you require any further information, please contact the Admissions Team, email admissions@derby.gov.uk.

Sir Ralph Sherwin Trust admission arrangements

The Sir Ralph Sherwin Trust have advised us that they will be consulting independently on the proposed admission arrangements for all of their primary schools within the administrative area of Derby City Council for the academic year 2027-28. The consultation will take place between 23 October 2025 and 4 December 2025. The Trust have also been included within the Council's consultation document.

Should you wish to comment on the proposed arrangements please contact govmanager@srscmat.co.uk.

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