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.

Birmingham Admissions team is accessible by calling 0121 3031888.

The school NURSERY does not fall into this category - and so we manage admissions to our Nursery.

For further details please see the Admissions Policy.

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.

Each year we hold a Parents' Meeting for pupils in Year 5/6 to help them with this process.

IF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHAT TO DO - PLEASE JUST ASK.

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.

Reception Applications

Applications for places in Reception for September 2018 should be made to Birmingham City Council Admissions and Pupil Placements. This can be done online at www.birmingham.gov.uk/online-admissions . Application forms are also available from the school but these must be returned to Birmingham City Council.

Other Applications

Applications for school places for other year groups (including Nursery) or Reception mid-year should be made directly to the Academy. Please call in to collect an application form.

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 will still be in attendance in September 2019.
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.