Yate Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Looked after children — Priority for children in public care or children who were previously in public care.
2. 2Exceptional medical/social needs — Priority for students who have an exceptional social and/or medical need... show that this is the only suitable school to meet their stated needs.
3. 3Children of members of staff — Priority for children of permanent members of staff of the school, where the member of staff has been employed at Yate Academy for two or more consecutive years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; or the member of staff has been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4. 4Siblings — Priority for students who will have a sibling at the school at the time of admission.
5. 5Feeder schools — Priority will be given to students based on the need to maintain continuity of educational provision i.e. when moving from Woodlands Primary School or Tyndale Primary School to Yate Academy School. Children must have been on the roll at Woodlands Primary School or Tyndale Primary School for a minimum of two full academic years, i.e., from the beginning of Year 5 for entry into Year 7.
6. 6Area of prime responsibility — Priority will be given to applications from within the defined Area of Prime Responsibility on the basis of proximity of the child's home address to the school, allocated in order: a) Area of first responsibility. b) Consortium area of joint responsibility with Brimsham Green and Chipping Sodbury.
7. 7Distance – outside of the area of prime responsibility — Any remaining places will be offered to children living outside of the Area of Prime Responsibility based on proximity of the child's home address to the school at the closing date of 31 October.

If two applications tie: Where two or more applicants share priority for a place, the child to be offered a place will be selected by the drawing of lots. Lots will be drawn by a senior officer of the Greenshaw Learning Trust Shared Service who is independent of the school's admissions process.

The document heading states 'Admission for entry to year 7, September 2024' but subsequent text (published admission number, appeal deadlines) refers to entry in September 2026, suggesting a possible typographical inconsistency in the source document. PAN of 150 and appeal dates for 2026 were used to determine cohort_start_year.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.