Year 7 2027 Admissions
Admission Arrangements – Uppingham Community College: September 2027
Discovery Academy Trust’s Schools
Discovery Academy Trust is a multi-academy trust and the admission authority and as such, responsible for setting the criteria for admission to the schools within the Trust group:
All parents wishing to apply for a place at the College should do so via their 'home' authority (i.e. the authority where they live). Parents have a right to express a preference for the school they want for their child. Application forms can be obtained from the College and the home authority. Application forms must be returned to the home authority by the specified date, which is published annually. The Published Admission Number (PAN) for the College is 180 per year.
School admission and EHC plan 
Children and young people with EHC plans should NOT have their placements determined through the general schools’ admissions process – even where they are seeking a mainstream placement.
The Local Authority responsible for the EHC plan must review and amend the EHC plan by the statutory deadline. The review must take place when a child is within 12 months of a transfer between phases of education.
Transport
Parents should contact their Local Authority to check if free transport is available from their home address.
Oversubscription Criteria
Where the number of applications for places exceeds the number of places available, as specified by the Published Admission Number, oversubscription criteria will be applied, in priority order, to determine those children to be admitted. Within each criterion students will be ranked by distance from their place of residence to the main entrance of the College. Details of the College’s oversubscription criteria is found in Appendix 1 below.
The decision of the Admissions Committee will be notified to parents in March* in the year of initial entry. Applications for school places outside the normal admissions round (in-year admissions, refer to ‘In-Year Admissions’ section 23, for more details) will comply with sections 2.23-2.31 of the Admissions Code.
*National offer day
This is the day each year on which local authorities are required to send out the decisions for applications received on time.
For secondary pupils, offers are sent out by the home local authority on 1 March.
These dates are relevant to all on-time applications in the primary and secondary coordinated admissions rounds. If offer day falls on a non-working day, information will be sent on the next working day.
Late Applications
In the event of the College being oversubscribed, applications received after the published closing date will be placed on the waiting list unless circumstances prevented an application being made at the appropriate time. Circumstances that may be considered under this heading would include, but not be confined to, a lone parent’s illness during the application process, a family moving into the area or a family returning from abroad.
Waiting List
In the event of oversubscription, the College holds a waiting list for places which may become availabChildren who are the subject of a direction by the LA must take precedence over those on the waiting list in accordance with the Fair Access Protocol.
All applications declined through the oversubscription process will be given the opportunity to be placed on the waiting list which will be maintained for the first term of the year. Being placed on the waiting list does not remove an applicant’s right to appeal.
It is important to note that the list does not operate on a “first come, first served” basis and that places will be offered according to the oversubscription criteria if they become available.
In-Year Admissions
Parents who wish to apply for a place outside the normal admissions round should do so by contacting the College directly. On receipt of an in-year application, the College will notify Rutland Local Authority of the application and its outcome.
Right to Appeal
In the case where an application is declined due to oversubscription, all parents have the right to an independent appeal against the decision made. More details can be obtained from the College.
Children of UK Service Personnel
Children of UK Service Personnel posted to the area may be allocated a place in advance of a move to the area once proof of the posting is provided [eg an official government letter from MOD, FCO or GCHQ]. This should include a relocation date and an intended address. The Unit postal address or quartering area address will be used for consideration against the oversubscription criteria.
Please see attached policy below for further notes.
Appendix 1
Catchment Villages for Uppingham Community College.
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Allexton |
Goadby |
Pilton |
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Ayston |
Great Easton |
Preston |
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Barrowden |
Gretton |
Riddlington |
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Belton in Rutland |
Gunthorpe |
Rockingham |
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Billesdon |
Hallaton |
Rolleston |
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Billesdon Coplow |
Halstead |
Seaton |
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Bisbrooke |
Harringworth |
Shangton |
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Blaston |
Horninghold |
Skeffington |
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Bringhurst |
Illston on the Hill |
Slawston |
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Caldecott |
Kings Norton |
South Luffenham |
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Carlton Curlieu |
Loddington |
Stoke Dry |
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Church Langton |
Lowesby |
Stockerston |
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Cottingham |
Lyddington |
Thorpe by Water |
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Cranoe |
Lyndon |
Thorpe Langton |
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Drayton |
Manton |
Tilton on the Hill |
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East Carlton |
Marefield |
Tugby |
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East Langton |
Medbourne |
Tur Langton |
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East Norton |
Middleton |
Uppingham |
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Edith Weston |
Morcott |
Wakerley |
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Frisby |
Neville Holt |
Wardley |
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Gaulby |
New Inn |
Welham |
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Glaston |
Normanton |
West Langton |
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Glooston |
North Luffenham |
Wing |