Admissions

Winifred Holtby Academy is a vibrant, ambitious and inclusive community school based in East Hull.

Due to the high volume of applications made to the Local Authority throughout the year for places at Winifred, it is important to follow the admission procedures provided by the Local Authority. For those parents who wish to transfer their child from another school, they can submit applications at any time during the school year.

Whilst the admission authority for our school is the academy trust, admissions applications are co-ordinated by the Local Authority, Hull City Council.

'Normal' Admission Requests

Applications to start our school for the first time, for the start of Year 7 should be made direct to the Local Authority in which you live, by the deadline for applications. Late applications will be considered after those submitted by the deadline, often when there are no places available, so it is important that you apply on-time. If you live in the Hull City Council area, you can find more information at www.hull.gov.uk/applications-transfers/secondary-school-applications. If you live outside the Hull City Council area, you should apply to your ‘home’ Local Authority.

'In-year' Admission Requests

Applications to start our school 'in-year' should be made direct to the Local Authority no earlier than one term before the place is required, and it is recommended that you apply no later than a period of twenty school days, that is four weeks in term time, before you wish for the place to be available for your child. Applications are considered in the order that they have been received, for example if there is one space available in a year group, the parent/carer who applied for their place first will likely be allocated the place for their child. Proof of residence may be required before places can be allocated. Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application as soon as possible, though this is commonly ten school days after an application has been received, but may be later in certain circumstances.

If you live in the Hull City Council area, then you can find more information about ‘in-year' admissions processes at www.hull.gov.uk/applications-transfers/applying-school. If you live outside of Hull City Council, you should apply to your ‘home’ Local Authority.

For more information about our admission arrangements and to view our admissions policies, please click here.