Admission Arrangements
For details of our admission arrangements, including any arrangements for selection, oversubscription criteria and an explanation of the process of applying for a school place please see our Admissions Policy in the sidebar of this page.
Admissions and allocation of school places at Hayfield Cross are handled by North Northamptonshire Council Admissions. For more information on school places and how to apply please visit the link below:
Admission Information from North Northants Council:
North Northants Council have provided a website (below) for parents so they can access the information they need to make their admission applications. You can also find useful documents in the sidebar to the right.
https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/primary-school-places
If you are hoping to join our September 2025 EYFS Intake, the deadline for applications is 15th January 2025 (this also applies to Reception classes in other schools). You will find out if your applicationhas been successful on 16th April 2025 (offer day).
If your child is one of our incredible Year 6 children, the deadline for submittting an application for their secondary school applications is 31st October 2024. On time applicants will receive the offer of a school place on National Offer Day: 3rd March 2025.
Admissions Timetables
The Governing Body of a Voluntary Aided School is the Admission Authority for the school and is therefore responsible for all admissions. If a year group is oversubscribed – that is, there are more applications than places available – the governing body will apply the admissions criteria from the Admissions Policy, allocating places up to their Published Admission Number.
Parents/guardians of those refused places are then entitled to appeal against the Governing Body’s decision.
Hayfield Cross Church of England School uses the Diocesan Appeals Service for admissions appeals and all appeals will take place on Zoom.
Please visit https://www.peterborough-diocese.org.uk/church-schools/admission-and-appeals/ for further details, or contact the Diocese of Peterborough Education Team Executive Administrator by email on
Protocol for In-Year Admissions (children joining the school not in the Reception intake)
Unless you are moving house and relocating we strongly urge parents to consider carefully any decision to move their child, especially during the academic year. Parents who wish to apply for a place at Hayfield Cross to transfer from another school (except if moving from out of the area) should first read the guidance on the NCC website regarding in year transfers. In the first instance it is very important that parents address any issues or concerns with the school their child attends and work with the school in order to try to resolve them.
Enquiries for places must be made directly through admissions who will be able to give guidance on availability and the application process. When a place at Hayfield Cross Church of England School has been allocated parents are invited to contact the school to arrange a visit to look round the school before making their decision to accept the place. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer tours of our school until a place has been allocated because of the number of enquiries that we receive.
When an in year place has been allocated, and accepted, the child will start school on the first day of the next new term following the next school holiday (in accordance with section 433 of the 1996 Education Act).
This process does not apply to new Reception Intake children where there will be organised opportunities to visit the school prior to completing their school place applications in January. It also does not apply for Looked After Children, those moving from out of the local area (without a school place) and those moving into Hanwood Park in line with our agreed admissions criteria.