Admissions
Starting secondary school in Year 7
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You apply for your child to start secondary school in Year 7 through the coordinated admissions scheme run by the local authority in which you live.
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Parents resident in Lincolnshire can apply online through Lincolnshire County Council’s website: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/school-admissions. You can also apply by telephone, or ask for a hard copy application form, by telephoning 01522 782030. Parents resident in other areas must apply through the local authority in which they live.
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The deadline for applications to be returned is 31st October in the year before admission in September. Offers of places are made on 1st March in the same year as admission. If we are not able to offer you a place, you can appeal against that decision.
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You can find the full admission arrangements for the academy, including the criteria used to decide who is admitted when the academy is oversubscribed, by clicking on the links further down this page.
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Moving secondary schools – in-year admissions
If your child is already at school and you wish to move secondary schools then you must make a new application. The academy is part of Lincolnshire’s coordinated scheme for in-year admissions. Details of Lincolnshire’s coordinated scheme can be found at https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/school-admissions/apply-move-school.
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Wherever you live, you can apply to a new school directly or through Lincolnshire County Council’s website: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/school-admissions. You can also apply by telephone, or ask for a hard copy application form, by telephoning 01522 782030.
The academy does not have its own admission form and if you wish to apply on paper, you can use the common application provided by Lincolnshire admissions team.
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You can apply to move schools at any time. We will aim to respond within 10 school days but you will always be notified of the outcome of your application within 15 school days. If we are not able to offer a place, you can appeal against that decision.
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You can find the full admission arrangements for the academy, including the criteria used to decide who is admitted when the academy is oversubscribed, by clicking on the links further down this page.
Admissions Forms
Below are a series of electronic Admissions Forms parents/carers must complete. There are 7 forms in total:
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Main Student Admission
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Health & Medication
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Home - School Learner Agreement
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Student Data Sharing Consent
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ICT Acceptable Use & Internet/Email Permission
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Marketing & Advertising Consent
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Biometric Data Consent
Although there is no particular order in which the forms should be submitted, it remains that ALL 7 forms must be completed before you will be invited to collect your child's school uniform.
Some forms are more detailed than others and they will therefore take varying times to complete. It is important that once you start one form, you complete it before starting the next.
PLEASE NOTE:
Do not attempt to complete any of the forms until you have received an invite email first and read all of the important documentation listed below. Each form requires a unique Parent Security Code which is included in the email.
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The ‘find your nearest school’ tool is now live on the LCC website at the link below.
Admissions Documents & Reading
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Consultation on Admission Policy - 2026 to 2027
The School is consulting with regard to the admission policy for the academic year 2026 to 2027 from 18th October until 29th November 2024.
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During the consultation period, the Draft Admission Policy for entry in the academic year 2026 to 2027 will be available below to view and download.
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If you have any comments on the proposed policy please forward these electronically to office@jstc.org.uk , to reach us by 29th November 2024.
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Final determination of the policy for 2026 to 2027 will be completed by the Governing Body no later than 2nd December 2024, having regard to any comments received by 29th November 2024.
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The determined policy will then be published on the school website, and will be available as a link through the Local Authority’s website.
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Appeals Timetable
​National offer day: 1 March 2022
Deadline for an appeal to be received: Noon 29 March 2022
It can also be accessed at : Appeal a school place decision – How to appeal - Lincolnshire County Council