Admissions

As an Academy, the Governors are responsible for establishing the Admission Criteria and Oversubscription Criteria for the School. These are set out in our admissions policies available to download from the links in the left-hand menu.

The responsibility for the administration of the Admissions process remains with the Local Authority, Cambridgeshire County Council.

Parents wishing to visit the school prior to submitting an application are welcome to do so. Visits are usually conducted in small groups, and are not interviews and do not affect any decision regarding the availability of a place. Pupils will be admitted without reference to ability or aptitude. Please contact the Admissions Officer on 01954 284028 to make arrangements.

Catchment Area

Children living in the catchment area of the following feeder primary schools in Cambourne: 

• Monkfield Park
• The Vine Inter Church
• Jeavons Wood
• Cambourne & Hardwick Primary School.

Applying for a Year 7 place 

The application process for admissions into year 7 is co-ordinated by Cambridgeshire Local Authority (LA), which acts on behalf of the governing body to offer places at the College. 

Parents should apply online at www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/children-and-families/schools-&-learning/apply-for-a-school-place/secondary-school/ or submit a Cambridgeshire Application Form, available from their child’s primary school or from the LA Admissions team, no later than the LA deadline at the end of October. Offer letters will be issued by the LA on the National Offer Date (1st March or first working day after). Late applications (those submitted between the October deadline and the end of the co-ordination period) will be handled by the LA Admissions team. 

For further information and specific dates, please refer to the full scheme for secondary co-ordination, available from the LA Admissions Team or from the website www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/children-and-families/schools-&-learning/apply-for-a-school-place/secondary-school/. 

LA Admissions Team Contact: South Team: 0345 045 1370 or admissions@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

All parents are advised to read the ‘Next Steps’ Local Authority booklet for parents on secondary admissions.

Applying for an in year place

Applications for In-Year places (i.e. places in Year 7 after September and for Years 8, 9, 10 and 11 at any time of the year), a Local Authority ‘in-year’ application form must be completed and returned to the Local Authority Admissions team. See website www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/admissions.

In the event of over-subscription the criteria set out in our Admissions Policy (see panel on the left of this page) will be applied and places offered in accordance with those criteria.