Accrington Academy
| Postal address | Queens Road West Accrington BB5 4FF |
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| Telephone | 01254 304300 |
| Headteacher | Mr J Peel |
| Number on roll January 2024 | 1055 |
| Admission number 2025/26 | 200 |
Information relating to autumn term 2024 year 7 admissions
Total parental preferences (considered equally)
| 1st | 193 |
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| 2nd | 184 |
| 3rd | 223 |
| Total preferences received | 600 |
Summary of policy
This is an academy – please contact the academy for full admission details. To apply for a place at this school, please apply online and use the supplementary information form available from the school.
Category 1 – Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
Category 2 – Children who have specific medical needs, social needs and special needs where the application is supported by written specific medical evidence as to why admission to the Academy is necessary
Category 3 –Children who have an older sister or brother at Accrington Academy at point of admission into the Academy - the priority only applies to students who joined in years 7-11, not 6th form.
Category 4 – Children who have received an education within Peel Park Primary School and Mount Pleasant Primary school which are both within the linked learning family federation of schools for Accrington Academy
Category 5 – Children with a parent employed by Accrington Academy on a permanent, teaching or support staff contract either on a full-time or part-time basis for at least two years on 1st September in the year of application.
Category 6 – Distance from the applicant’s home address to the Academy. The distance measurement will be calculated using a Geographical Information System in a straight line from the centre of the Academy to the centre of the applicant’s home in accordance with the definition below. The applicants will be ranked nearest to furthest
Tie Breaker
The distance measure is a straight-line measurement (radial) between the applicant's home address points and the address point of the school (co-ordinates provided by ordnance survey data). A child's permanent address is where he or she normally lives and sleeps and goes to school from.
Transport
Please see the main school admissions section.
Parents in any doubt over the distance between home and school for the provision of transport are asked to check with their local area education office. This may be particularly relevant if you live close to a county border.