School Admissions
Admission Arrangements for EMAT Learning Partnership Academies
Our admissons have been delegated to the Local Authority - City of Doncaster Council - and is responsible for the admission arrangements of all EMAT schools.
General Statement
In Doncaster, each academy or school serves a local community, usually referred to as the ‘catchment area’. These arrangements reflect the philosophy that ‘efficient education’ is particularly fostered by closely associating a secondary academy and a group of linked primary academies & schools, in a pyramid. In this way, each academy & school becomes part of the provision for a community and the education of the community’s children benefits greatly from the association of its academies & schools.
Applications for a School Nursery
In Doncaster children can attend a school nursery in the September following their third birthday. If a place can be offered earlier the school will contact each family directly.
Further information about Admission to Nursery can be found in -
- Late applications can still be made and will be considered after the 6th November 2024. These will be processed within a 2 weeks timescale as an in-year transfer request.
The admissions process for places for September 2026 is now open.
- First closing date for applications is 6th October 2025 and decisions sent to families on 6th November 2025
- Late applications can still be made and will be considered after the 6th November 2025. These will be processed within a 2 week timescale.
Applications for a School Reception - Junior 2026
How to apply for a place at a Primary school.
Apply for SEPTEMBER 2026 - Reception or a Junior School (Year 3)
Schools in Doncaster admit children to Reception classes in September – at the start of the school year, if they have had their fourth birthday on or before 31 August.
Children due to attend full time in a Reception class or transferring to a Junior school can apply now.
Further information can also be found in :
It is important to apply on time as a number of schools will be full next September.
Key Dates
- National closing date for applications is 15th January 2026
- Late applications can be made and will be considered after national offer day.
- National offer date is 16th April 2026
- Decisions will be emailed to the application email account and are also available by logging into your account on the parent portal.
Applications for a School Secondary place (Year7) 2026
Children in Year 6 due to start Secondary School in September 2026 can apply now.
Further information can also be found in:
It is important to apply on time as a number of schools will be full next September.
Open Evenings and Transition Dates
The dates of each schools open evenings and transition days:
- Admission in September 2026 - Open Evenings and Transition Dates-1
- Download (16KB - PDF)
Key Dates
- National closing date for applications is 31 October 2025
- Late applications can be made and will be considered after national offer day.
- National Offer Date is 2 March 2026
- Decisions will be emailed to the application email account and are also available by logging into your account on the parent portal.
All our admissions are handled by DMBC. Below is our admissions policy. For information regarding applying for places, appeals, application dates please follow this link: https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/school-admissions
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