Admissions

 

 

Admissions for September 2025

CANON POPHAM ADMISSION POLICY 2025

Closing Date for Reception applications is 15 January 2025 and the National offer date is 16th April 2025

Admissions for September 2024

Closing Date for Reception applications is 15 January 2024 and the National offer date is 16th April 2024

Please see below our schools admission documents 

CANON POPHAM ADMISSION POLICY 2024 2025

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FORM - CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS

Nursery Admissions

When to apply for a nursery place;- If places are available children are eligible to be admitted the term after their third birthday and are admitted in criteria and date of birth order.

How to apply for a nursery place;- You need to apply directly through the City of Doncaster Council website. Please see the link below 

Doncaster - Nursery Applications

 Eligibility;-            

• 1 September and 31 December – is eligible from the start of the Spring Term in January

• 1 January and 31 March – is eligible from the start of the Summer Term in April

• 1 April and 31 August – is eligible from the start of the Autumn Term in September

Nursery Place Offer:

• any letters/offers we send will be in relation to a September start only

• once you have secured your September place, the school will contact you direct to offer any January or April starts

• if an early place is not available the Families Information Service can also provide you with details of other registered providers

Reception Place;- Attendance at a school nursery does not normally give you a place (please see the admission policy for individual schools). There is no automatic right of admission into a reception class and all parents must apply for the school they wish to attend.

Admission Appeals

How to appeal

Appeal forms are not available online and should be requested as per the instructions on your decision letter i.e. all appeals should be made in writing by completing the appropriate form provided by the Admissions Team.

To request an appeal form for a Doncaster school email admissionappeals@doncaster.gov.uk  with the following:

• Childs Name

• Childs Date of Birth

• School you wish to appeal for

The documents will be emailed to you for you to complete and email back to us or they can be printed and returned to the address indicated on the form.

Alternatively, please leave the above details along with your home address on the voicemail service – 01302 737274 and the documents will be sent to you.

Timescale of your appeal

The new regulations provide more flexibility for admission authorities to set new or revised deadlines for submitting an appeal.

Our amendments to deadlines will ensure that appellants will be given:

• at least 28 calendar days written notice of a new appeal deadline

• at least 14 calendar days written notice of an appeal hearing (although appellants can waive their right to this)

All deadlines for the hearing of appeals must be as soon as reasonably practicable.

Decision letters should be sent within 7 calendar days of the hearing, wherever possible.