Admissions
Children are required to attend school from the start of the term following their fourth birthday. All of our new starters begin school in the September following their fourth birthday. After Christmas we begin our transition programme. This includes opportunities for the children to visit school, school staff visiting children in their nursery settings, home visits and parent information evenings. We have full week of transition in July where all of the children have the opportunity to come to school for the week and experience all aspects of school life. We have found that by investing in the transition process in the Summer term, children are ready and well-prepared to start school in September.
Admission applications are made to North Yorkshire Council who then allocate places and advise school and parents in the April prior to starting school.
If you are considering taking a school place at Knayton, you are warmly invited to visit us, meet the team and see our unique approach to learning. Please call our school office to make an appointment on 01845 537291 or e-mail us at:
To find out more or to make an application please visit the North Yorkshire Council Admissions Page
Applying for an in-year place
An in-year application can be made at any time of the year. You can only apply up to a term in advance of the date you want the school place. The online form will only allow you to apply for the year group your child should be in according to your child's date of birth.
North Yorkshire will start working on applications around six weeks prior to your requested start date and our aim to process applications within 20 school days after that. However, if you apply very early, this may not apply as we can only start processing applications towards the end of term, as follows:
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Date child will join the school |
Earliest application should be submitted |
Applications will be processed from: |
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January to March |
1 September onwards |
1 November onwards |
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April to July |
1 January onwards |
1 March onwards |
|
September to December |
1 June onwards |
1 June onwards |
Elevate Admissions Arrangements for 2025-2026
Elevate Multi Academy Trust board of trustees is the admissions authority for all academies within the trust. However, our admission arrangements are managed by North Yorkshire Council in line with the School Admissions Code and Fairness Access Protocols.
This applies to places when children would normally start school (the Reception Year) and to children who may join our academy after this time (for example, as the result of a house move).
Please contact admin@knaytonacademy.org or School admissions | North Yorkshire Council for more information on admissions.
Published Admissions Number
Our PAN (Published Admissions Number) which is the maximum number the academy may admit to a single year group is:
20
Admissions arrangements can be found at: School admissions | North Yorkshire Council
Admissions Policy: The academy has adopted the local authority’s policy for admissions and applications.
Any parent wishing to consider Knayton CofE Academy for their child may contact the academy for an appointment to look around.
All admissions enquirers need to be processed through admissions at North Yorkshire Council.
Admissions Timetable
16 January 2026: is the closing date for online and paper applications. The closing date for providing evidence of exceptional social or medical reasons is also 16 January 2026.
18 February 2026: No changes can be made to applications before National Offer Day after 18 February 2026.
16 April 2026 is National Offer Day for primary and junior schools. If you applied online, you can log in to our admissions portal to see your offered school place. You will also get an email during office hours telling you about your offered place. If you made a paper application, you should get a letter telling you about your offered school place.
Admission Appeals Timetable
Currently North Yorkshire County Council are overseeing Admissions Appeals for Elevate’s academies.
Please go to: Appeal for a school place | North Yorkshire Council
Applying for an in-year place
An in-year application can be made at any time of the year. You can only apply up to a term in advance of the date you want the school place. The online form will only allow you to apply for the year group your child should be in according to your child's date of birth.
North Yorkshire will start working on applications around 6 weeks prior to your requested start date and our aim to process applications within 20 school days after that.
Admissions Appeals Timetable
Currently North Yorkshire County Council are overseeing
Admissions Appeals for Elevate’s Academies.
Please go to: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/school-admissions-appeals
