4th December 2023
Admissions Consultation December 2023
Beckfoot Trust are consulting on their admission arrangements for 2025/26
Beckfoot Trust Primary Schools
As the admission authority, The Board of Trustees intends to determine (consult, approve, set) the following admission policy arrangements for entry into the following schools in the academic year September 2025-6; Beckfoot Allerton, Beckfoot Heaton, Beckfoot Nessfield and Beckfoot Priestthorpe.
This consultation is required in line with paragraph 1.45 of the School Admissions Code, which states that admission authorities must consult on their admission arrangements at least once every 7 years, even if there have been no changes during that period.
There are no planned changes to the current admission arrangements which can be found on the on the websites of each of the schools involved in the consultation, and there are links below to the relevant pages.
Beckfoot Trust Admission Arrangements for 2025/26
Intended Oversubscription Criteria
Consultation to change oversubscription criteria at | Feeder School |
Beckfoot School | Beckfoot Priestthorpe |
Beckfoot Thornton | Beckfoot Allerton |
Beckfoot Upper Heaton | Beckfoot Heaton |
Consultation on reducing the PAN at Beckfoot Oakbank
The Board of Trustees at Beckfoot Trust are consulting with all relevant parties on options to reduce the Published Admission Number (PAN) at Beckfoot Oakbank from 300 to either 255 or 250 from 1 September 2025.
The Board of Trustees at Beckfoot Trust, as admissions authority, intends to determine (consult, approve, set) the admissions policy arrangements for entry into Beckfoot Oakbank from September 2025 with one of the following reductions to Pupil Admissions Number (PAN):
How to Respond
The consultations above will run from 5th of December 2023 to 22nd of January 2024 and we invite comments from existing parents and any other interested parties.
Those who do not have access to the internet can collect a paper copy of the consultation document from the reception desk at the relevant school.
If you wish to request a copy by post, please call Jo Whittleston, Trust Operations Support Manager on 01274 771444.
Comments on the admissions arrangements should be made in writing before January the 22nd 2024.
You can submit comments in writing by hand on the form attached to the consultation document or via the online form which can be found on the consultation webpage links above for each school.
If you wish to submit comments by post, please send the paper form to: Jo Whittleston, Trust Operations Support Manager, Beckfoot Trust, Wagon Lane, Bingley, BD16 1EE
Please submit any questions or request a paper copy of the consultation document by email to admissionsconsultation@beckfoottrust.org or call 01274 771444 Ext 19021