Admissions

Admissions to Reception

Admissions to Reception are dealt with by City of York Council.

The deadline for applications is 15 January 2023. Applicants will be advised of their allocated school by City of  York Council on ‘National Offer Day’.

Please click here for information about applying online for reception school places in September 2023.

If parents/carers have any queries please can contact the Admissions Team on 01904 551554 option 2 or email education@york.gov.uk

Admissions to school throughout the year

If you are moving into the area or you feel your child needs to move schools for some other reason, you should contact the Local Authority’s admission team using the details below:

School Services
PO Box 404
York
YO1 6ZG

01904 551554

education@york.gov.uk

Further information can be found on the York City Council website.

Primary Admissions Policy 2022-23

New Starters 2023 – School Open Days

We have a number of planned school open days throughout this term.  These are an opportunity for you and your child to come and meet the teachers and have a look around our wonderful school.  For more information please see our new starters pack

   Dates for your calendar – our open days are:

Tuesday 27th September 2pm-3pm

Friday 7th October 9:30am-11am

Monday 10th October 2pm-3pm

Thursday 13th October 9:30am-11am

EXTRA DAY: Thursday 24th November – 10AM/4PM

You are more than welcome to come along to as many of these open days as you wish, please contact the school in advance to book your preferred day. (01904 553940 | hello@dringhouses.co.uk)

Admission Consultation 2024/25

The Admission Consultation for admissions in 2024 – 2025 begins on Monday 3rd October.

This year’s Admissions Consultation is being jointly held by admissions authorities in the City of York between 3rd October and 13th November 2022.  The consultation includes the admission policies and planned number of places available at each school in the year(s) of entry.

All documents can be found in their draft (pre-determined) form at https://www.york.gov.uk/CoordinatedAdmissionConsultation during the consultation period. 

Following the consultation, each admission authority will formally set (‘determine’) their admission arrangements for admission in 2024 – 2025 by 28 February 2023.  Determined policies will be on the City of York Council website by 15 March 2023 after which objections can be raised.

All documents can be found in their draft (pre-determined) form at https://www.york.gov.uk/CoordinatedAdmissionConsultation 

Determined policies for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 can be found at https://www.york.gov.uk/SchoolAdmissionPolicies

If you require a paper copy of any document, you can request this from education@york.gov.uk or 01904 551554.