ADMISSIONS
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ANNUAL ADMISSIONS KEY DATES
Note: For late applications for both Year 7 and Reception and appeals outside the normal admissions round, the hearing will take place no more than 30 school days after the appeal is lodged.
Date of Birth: 01/09/2013 – 31/08/2014
Release of Places (Parents Notified) date is 3 March 2025 and Last Date for Offers to be accepted date is 16 March 2025
Date of Birth: 01/09/2020 – 31/08/2021
Release of Places (Parents Notified): 16 April 2025 Last Date for Offers to be accepted: 1 May 2025
Year 7 admissions appeals for September 2025 intake:
- The deadline for receipt of appeals is 31 March 2025
- All on time appeals will be heard by 13 June 2025
Reception admissions appeals for September 2025 intake:
- The deadline for receipt of appeals is 14 May 2025
- All on time appeals will be heard by 13 June 2025
Bede Academy operates a waiting list for children wishing to join the Academy. Each added child will require the list to be re-ranked in line with our published over-subscription criteria.
ADMISSIONS POLICIES:
Admissions Policy 2027 - 2028
Admissions Policy 2026 - 2027
CATCHMENT AREA
The catchment area for admission to the Primary Years (Reception to Year 6) is not the same as the catchment area for the Secondary Years (Years 7-11). The Secondary catchment is larger and includes all of the Primary catchment within it.
Northumberland County Council has an online system to identify catchment schools. To use the digital map system, you enter your postcode and select the appropriate school options. Please click here to use this map.