Admissions / New Starters

During Year 5 and 6 all parents are welcome to contact the Academy for a tour of our facilities. There is also an Open Evening in the first Half Term of the academic year to enable parents to make an informed Secondary School decision.

Applications for places in Year 7 at Leeds City Academy for September should be made in the usual way via Leeds City Council Admissions Team, who will notify parents/carers of decisions on places allocated for September during the first few days of March.  If a parent/carer does not receive a letter from the Admissions Team at Leeds City Council within the first week of March, they should contact them direct on (0113) 247 5729.

Please visit our Policy Page to view our Admissions Policies.

The admissions timeline for Leeds City Council can be found below:

How to apply for a September 2025 Year 7 place 

If you are applying for a year 7 place for September 2025, all applications are made in advance. The national closing date is 31 October 2024. Offers are made by the Local Authority on national offer day (3 March 2025).   

You must apply to the local authority who empties your bins. If this is Leeds, go to www.leeds.gov.uk/apply. The LA website is a composite prospectus for all Leeds schools and includes information about:    

• all the steps you need to go through to make an application  
• the key dates  
• a search tool to see if your home address gives any higher priority for admission to any school(s)  
• an explanation about how places are offered if there are more applications than spaces (oversubscribed)  
• the online application portal - apply online to be sent your offer day letter by email   
• a summary of each school’s individual admission policy criteria  
• data about who got a place in the last 3 years - this will help you work out if there is a reasonable chance of your child qualifying for a place.  
• Information about applying under a specific admission criteria (such as your child being previously looked after). It is important to ensure you submit all supporting evidence by the deadline to show you meet any such criteria.  

The video below can help with how the process works:

In year admissions:

If you are moving into Leeds or want to change schools in Leeds, you need to make a school transfer – often called an in-year application. 

This includes  

• applications for a place in reception after the start of term in September  
• applications for a place in all other year groups (year 1-6) 

Moving schools can be a difficult experience for a child. You should always speak to your child's current school before trying to move to see what support they can offer you. 

How to apply for an in-year place 

We are part of the Leeds coordinated in-year application scheme. 

You can apply for a place online using the Leeds in-year application form at Before you move schools (leeds.gov.uk). You can apply for places at our school and other Leeds schools. 

If you have moved house, you’ll need to submit evidence of the house move at the same time you make your online application. You can find out what you need to provide on the above website. 

We have to offer places by applying our admission policy criteria to your child’s application.   Leeds City Council will contact you with a decision no later than 15 school days from when you apply. If they cannot offer your child a place at our school, they will  

• add your child to our waiting list in case a place becomes available during the school year    
• send you a letter to explain the reasons we cannot offer a place (usually that we are full) and tell you how you can appeal.  

Our waiting lists are kept until the end of each school year. You will need to make a new application if you want to be on the waiting list for the following school year. 

Appeals

If we cannot offer you a place, you will have the right of appeal. The appeal panel is independent of the school and council and their decision is legally binding. Before you appeal you: 

• should accept any place that you have been offered in case your appeal is not successful 
• should think about why you are appealing and check if it is likely to be successful 
• could read the advice for appealing school places on GOV.UK  
• could get independent advice on making an appeal from a charity 

Leeds City Council arranges our appeals, and you can find the appeal form at School appeals (leeds.gov.uk)     

If you are appealing for a year 7 place for September 2025, you need to submit your appeal form by 1 Apr 2025 to ensure the appeal will be heard before the summer holidays.    

You can appeal because you want your child to attend a particular school. These are successful if the panel agree that the reasons for your appeal outweigh the school's decision not to admit any more children. 

Wanting your child to go to a school because you think it is the best one in the area is not likely to convince the panel that your child should get a place there. 

If you have any questions about either the admissions or appeals process for Leeds City Academy, please don’t hesitate to contact us on (0113) 284 4260.

Click here for the Admissions Policy.

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