Admissions
Admissions to the Corby Primary Academy.
The Corby Primary Academy provides education for children within the 3 -11 age range in the Corby area.
For admission into Nursery age 3, please click here.
For Reception year (starting the September after their 4th Birthday), in the year preceding admission, parents should apply using the Northamptonshire Local Authority process.
All applications for Reception year starting September 2025 must be completed and submitted to the Local Authority by 5pm on 15 January 2025. Any applications for Reception year made after this date will be deemed as late and will go into the next run of allocations.
Parents will receive their offer of a school place on 16 April 2025.
Please read our full admission policies below with regard to information on the linked area before submitting your application.
For all other in-year admissions, parents must apply for a place through the Local Authority.
In Year Admissions
North Northamptonshire local authority will co-ordinate in-year admissions and applications should be made online to their local authority Admissions website
Read our full Admissions policies below:
Appeals
If a parent’s/carer’s application for a place at the Academy is unsuccessful, they have the right of appeal to an Independent Appeals Panel.
Parents/carers should submit their appeal, in writing and giving their reasons for appeal, via the online appeal form on the NNC website. Please visit this Appeals website for more information about deadlines and to complete the form.
Please be aware that the regulations under Section I of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 limit the size of an infant class (a class in which the majority of children will reach the age of 5, 6 or 7 during the school year) to 30 pupils per class teacher. Admissions over this limit are only permitted in very limited circumstances.