Over Subscription and Tiebreaker 

In the event of over subscription of candidates meeting the requirement in any of the categories above and a tie-breaker being required to reach a decision, the Academy Trust will use the distance from the centre of the school, as measured by the Local Authority’s Geographic Information System, in a straight line to the front door of the dwelling house, calculated to within two metres. 

Guide to applying for a secondary place: How to apply for a secondary school place
 
Secondary school Applications (Y7 September start): Secondary school admissions
 

Parents considering Granville Academy are warmly invited to phone us to make an appointment to visit for a tour. Please contact Miss Hewart on 01283 216765 or via shewart.grn@affinitylp.co.uk 

In-Year Admissions

Admissions mid-year for any year group and for Year 7 after the end of the Autumn term can be made via the DCC website: https://apps.derbyshire.gov.uk/dotnet-applications/admissions/CreateAccount.aspx?admissiontype=InYearSecondary or by calling 01629 533190 
 
Parents considering Granville Academy are warmly invited to phone us to make an appointment to visit for a tour. Please contact Miss Hewart via telephone or email below: 

01283 216765

 

Entry at Year 7

The Academy’s yearly admission limit is 190.

Where applications for admissions exceed the number of places available, the following steps will be used by the governors to allocate places:

  1. Individual children with a statement of SEN naming Granville Academy.
  2. Looked After Children or Previously Looked After Children.
  3. Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area of the Academy.
  4. Children who have a sibling attending Granville at the time of admission. 'Sibling' includes a half-brother or sister, a legally adopted child who is regarded as a brother or a sister, and living in the same family unit.
  5. All other children not eligible under the above criteria.

For applications for the year of entry received by the closing date, a catchment area school will be determined in relation to the address at which the student is ordinarily resident on that date. Once a waiting list is formed, a child’s place on that list will be updated in light of any new address.

If your child goes to a Derbyshire primary school, you will receive information through your child’s school about how to apply for a Year 7 place. For assistance with applications and appeals please go to www.derbyshire.gov.uk.

Admission appeals

All children who have been refused a place at our school are automatically added to a waiting list which will be maintained by the Local Authority until the end of the Autumn Term following the planned admission date.

If you couldn't get a place for your child, you can appeal against the decision. Appeals should usually be made within 20 school days of the date of notification that the application was unsuccessful. 

You can appeal for any or all of the schools where you have been refused admission. 

Your appeal will be heard by an appeal panel, independent of the school and the Local Authority.

Further information and guidance on the appeals process can be found on the Local Authority's website.

Secondary school appeals guidance