Admissions

Grestone Academy is a member of the Hamstead Hall Academy Trust. We work closely with Birmingham Local Authority Admissions team. This means that Birmingham, manages the admissions to our school (except in Nursery). Birmingham determine which children are offered a place here at Grestone Academy based upon our Admissions Criteria. At Grestone Academy we have a Published Admissions Number of 90 pupils per year group.

Birmingham publish the Admissions details on the Birmingham website: https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/schooladmissions.

Admissions Policy

Grestone Academy is a 3 -11 years Primary Academy and is part of the Hamstead Hall Academy Trust.
The maximum number on roll is 630 and there are 90 places per year group available from Reception to Year 6. Nursery can accommodate approximately 52 part time pupils.

Admissions Policy

In Year Applications

Applications for school places in Years 1 - 6 or Reception after September should be made directly to the Academy. Please call in to collect an application form or complete and return the relevant forms below to enquiry@grestoneacademy.com

If we are able to offer you a space you will then be asked to provide your child's original Birth Certificate and proof of address, this could be a Council Tax or Utility bill '(received in the last 3 months) so that we can take a copy.

If you have any questions please contact Mrs Jackson in our main school office on 0121 675 6787.

Reception - Year 6 in Year Admissions Form

(Please note that this form is NOT relevant for Reception September 2021 applications - please see Reception Applications for further details)

Nursery

We admit Nursery pupils the term after their 3rd birthday. We offer 15 hours free childcare which we run as either morning or afternoon sessions 5 days per week. We do not currently offer 30 hours free but are able to add additional hours at a charge. Please speak with Miss Bailey in the main school office to discuss Nursery places further.

Applications for Nursery places should be made directly to the Academy. Please call in to collect an application form or complete and return the relevant forms below to enquiry@grestoneacademy.com

Nursery Admissions Form

Reception Applications

Applications for places in Reception for September 2021 should be made to Birmingham City Council Admissions and Pupil Placements. This can be done online at www.birmingham.gov.uk/online-admissions . If you need help with your application, please contact the school office.

The deadline for September 2021 Reception applications was 15th January 2021.

If you have not yet made an application for your child, please click here.

Secondary School Admissions

Birmingham manage the Admissions process for entrance to secondary school on-line. Birmingham publish the Admissions details on the Birmingham website: https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/schooladmissions.

Birmingham Admissions team is accessible by calling 0121 3031888.

Please speak with Mrs Simpson-Lewis, Transition Leader, or one of the Pastoral Team if you need any help. We are happy to support you with this.

The deadline for September 2021 Reception applications was 31st October 2020.

If you have not yet made an application for your child, please click here.

Admission Criteria

When there are more applications than places available at the school the following criteria will be used to determine which children will be allocated places:

1. Looked After Children (in public care).

2. Children with a brother or sister already at the academy who are still in attendance. If you are applying for a future Reception place, you will be entitled to a sibling place if you have a child in Year 6 in the current academic year, but who will not be in the September that the Reception child is due to start at school.

3. Children who live nearest to the academy.

Within each of these categories, priority is given to those who live nearest to the academy, calculated on the basis of a straight-line measurement between home and the academy.