Admissions into any school are governed by its admission policy which is written, determined and administered by the school's admission authority:
- for Community and Voluntary Controlled schools, the admission authority is the Local Authority
- for Voluntary Aided and Academy schools, the admission authority is the Governing Body or Academy Trust of the school
The Guide for Parents includes information on each school, including who is the admission authority. Contact the admission authority for the particular school for any enquiries about admission policies.
Admission policies for applications for future school years have to be formally determined. Determination follows a period of consultation and happens many months before the start of the school year in which the policies apply.
Policies will be made available here when they have been determined or where they are in draft form or under consultation:
The policies for 2026 to 2027 school year have been consulted upon and are to be determined. Read the agenda for Decision Session - Executive Member for Children, Young People and Education on Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 10.00am.
Please note: Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust do not wish to reduce the Published Admission Number for Our Lady Queen of Martyrs RC School or St Wilfrid’s RC School for admissions in September 2026 therefore report points 120 to 138, on pages 51 to 59, are to be disregarded. The Published Admission Number for both schools will not change for 2026 admissions. Apologies for any confusion that may cause.
We also publish an annual school admissions report each year to the Schools Adjudicator with information regarding school admissions in the York area.
The Department for Education publish the School Admissions Code online.