Consultation Admission Arrangements 2027-2028

As the Admission Authority for Burton End Primary Academy, Unity Schools Partnership (USP) is seeking views on proposed new admission arrangements for the school year 2027/28. All schools within USP follow the Admissions Code and the law relating to admissions. This accords with the Trust’s funding agreement with the Department for Education. Suffolk County Council will continue to co-ordinate the admission arrangements for the normal year of entry (Year R) for our Suffolk schools and USP will continue to administer in-year applications. Parents wishing to apply for a school place outside of a normal year of entry should contact the school office for further information which is also available within the Trust’s Primary Admissions Policy at: Primary-Admissions-policy-25-26.pdf

The new admissions arrangements do not change the order in which the oversubscription criteria is applied but have been revised to provide greater clarity regarding how the sibling priority works (including sibling tie-break situations); how distances are calculated and a broken link to information about catchment areas has been fixed. The proposed new arrangements also now include clearer guidance regarding (i) the admission of pupils who have an Education, Health and Care plan which names the school, (who must by law be offered a place at that school), (ii) deferred entry (iii) requests for admission outside a child’s normal age group (iv) fair access protocol and (v) fraudulent and misleading applications. The changes made under these headings have been made to provide greater clarity and bring the policy in line with current guidance and Suffolk LA practice. The oversubscription criteria is available within the Trust’s Admissions Policy as above.

As part of the consultation process, you are entitled to give your views on the proposed changes to the admission arrangements described above. You can do this by either contacting the school in writing or via email admin@burtonendschool.co.uk

Responses must be received no later than midnight on 17 November 2025.