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For Parents and Carers

Admissions

shutterstock_258569765 (Medium)Scalby School has a defined admission zone, although parents are entitled to apply to any secondary school of their choice.

A good percentage of students who attend Scalby School live outside the traditional admission zone.

Scalby School runs our annual Open Day Event in September each year. Check out local press and our website and social media feeds from August for further details.

We have students at Scalby School who attended the following Primary Schools:

  • Northstead Community Primary School*
  • Newby and Scalby Primary School*
  • Lindhead School*
  • Barrowcliff Community Junior School*
  • Wheatcroft Community Primary School
  • Friarage Community Primary School
  • Martin’s CE Primary School
  • Gladstone Road Junior School
  • Brompton and Sawdon Community Primary School*
  • East Ayton Community Primary School
  • Hackness CE Primary School*
  • Hinderwell Community Primary School
  • Wykeham CE Primary School *
  • Snainton CE Primary School*
  • Seamer & Irton Community Primary School
  • Peter’s RC Primary School*

* within or partly within the traditional admission zone.


Admissions Application Process

Application to register a preference must be made to the local Education Offices. If your child attends a local Primary School and is in his/her final year, the Education Office will contact you and offer you a choice. Follow this link to the North Yorkshire Council Website.


School Admission Appeals

Timetable for Admission Appeals

Coast and Vale Learning Trust follows North Yorkshire Council’s agreed timetable for admission appeals.

From North Yorkshire Council's Website 

Key dates

12 September 2024

You can apply for a school place from 12 September 2024 for children born between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014. 

31 October 2024

31 October 2024 is the closing date for online and paper applications. The closing date for providing evidence of exceptional social or medical reasons is also 31 October 2024. 

30 November 2024

No changes can be made to applications before National Offer Day after 30 November 2024.

3 March 2025

3 March 2025 is National Offer Day. If you applied online, you can log in to our admissions portal to see your offered school place. You will also get an email during office hours telling you about your offered place. If you made a paper application, you should get a letter telling you about your offered school place.

17 March 2025 onwards

From 17 March 2025 onwards, we will consider any late applications or requests for changes to applications that we have not already processed.

31 March 2025

If you want to appeal for a secondary school place, you need to submit your appeal by 31 March 2025.

April to June 2025

Main secondary school admission appeals will be heard from 30 April to 18 June 2025.

31 December 2025

 All the waiting lists we hold will end on 31 December 2025.


The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (Section 94) gives you the right to appeal the LEA’s decision should your child be refused a place. If you wish to appeal against a decision relating to admissions please contact you Local Education Office who will send you a Notice of Appeal form and details about what to do next. North Yorkshire Council have more details about admissions on their website. You can also find more information about Education and Learning within North Yorkshire. 

North Yorkshire Council Appeals

 

Coast and Vale Learning Trust

About Coast and Vale Learning Trust

The Coast and Vale Learning Trust in Scarborough aims to improve education in the locality through establishing coherent and collaborative practice across schools and other educational institutions in the area.

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