Admissions & FAQ's
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Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary, part of Educate Together Academy Trust, are consulting on their proposed admission arrangements for the 2026-27 school year and beyond.
This public consultation is to ensure all ETAT schools are operating to the same admissions criteria, in accordance with our equality principles in addition to complying with the Admissions Code 2014 requirement for consultation when changes are proposed. The Trust believe the new policy, presented in this consultation, provides fair access to our schools and clarifies the Trust’s position without making significant changes to our existing policy.
Included in the consultation are parents and families at the school, staff and the Local Governing Board, parents at local nurseries and surrounding schools. Swindon Borough Council will also be invited to comment.
The consultation opened on Monday 2nd December 2024 and will run until 20th January 2025.
The Proposed Policy and a Statement of Changes can be found here:
Mulberry Park Admissions Policy Consultation November 2024
Admissions Consultation Statement of Changes
You are invited to submit comments to the consultation which is available here:
You may submit responses in writing to:
Lauren Ball
Business Support Assistant
c/o Redfield Educate Together Primary
Avonvale Road
Bristol
BS5 9RH
Or alternatively you can e-mail comments to: consultation@educatetogether.org.uk
Following the consultation period, the Trust Board and Local Governing Board will consider all comments received in determining the admission arrangements for 2026 and make a decision by 28 February 2025.
The final policy and Consultation report will be available on the school website from 1st March 2025.
Is your child starting Reception class in September 2025? We are holding two open evenings over the coming weeks: Thursday 3rd October 4.30 - 6.00pm and Wednesday 16th October 4.30-6pm. The school will be open during these times for you to visit and meet the senior leadership team. There is no need to book. The last tour will be at 5.45pm. We look forward to welcoming you to our school. You are also very welcome to bring your child with you.
Admissions for reception class 2025 will open in September 2024 and close on the 15th January 2025. Applications can be made through your home Local Authority’s Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme. For BANES you can find the information here.
If oversubscribed places at the school will be allocated following our
Please contact the council Admission Team on 01225 394312 or call us on 01225 696444 if you have any further questions.
* Please note that both the 2021 and 2022 Admissions Policies have been amended to reflect new Statutory Guidance for the definition of Children in Care. This amendment to Criteria 1, can be found on page 4. All other aspects of the policy remain as before. This change has been agreed by the Trust Board.
In-Year Applications
All in-year applications are processed directly through the school. Please email info@mulberryparket.org.uk to arrange a visit or contact us on 01225 696444. To apply for a space please complete the following form:
This can also be collected from the school office. All applications for In-Year Admission will be handled within 10 working school days or less.
Where a parent/carer wishes to appeal the admissions decision the school will follow their agreed appeals procedure. Please see link below.
The timeline for admissions appeals is as follows:
In 2020/2021 Educate Together Academy Trust held a public consultation about its schools Admissions Policies, with the intention of standardising and clarifying across all of our sites. This consultation has now concluded with the new policy due to begin for the 2022 academic year. You can find a copy of the policy on our Policies page.
