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All Academies' admissions arrangements are consistent with the School Admissions Code of Practice.

The Academy’s Admissions Policy reflects the fact that the Academy will be an inclusive school that brings together families from all backgrounds and makes an important contribution to community cohesion. It will aim to serve the whole community and will be committed to bringing people together from different cultural, religious and social backgrounds.

If your child currently attends secondary school or if your child is transferring from primary school to secondary school, to apply to Padgate Academy, you should follow the same procedures as applying for any other state funded school, through the local authority. 

Please note that all admission enquiries and applications must be made via Warrington Borough Council and not the Academy directly.

You can view the Warrington Borough Councils admissions website by visiting https://www.warrington.gov.uk/secondary-admissions-information

Mid-Year Admissions

· For information on mid-year admissions, please visit https://www.warrington.gov.uk/year-transfers

School Admission Appeals Information

· For information relating to school admission appeals, including a timetable for school appeals, please click here.

Admission Policies

· You can download a copy of our current admissions policies by clicking here.

· Future admission policies for 25-26 here.

If you wish to discuss Admissions or any queries relating to this, please contact N Parkinson via the school contact page.

Admission Consultation 2026-2027 

Padgate Academy is a member of The Challenge Academy Trust (TCAT) which is a multi-academy Trust with 12 academies within the Warrington local authority area. Legally, TCAT is the Admissions Authority for all its member academies and has developed Admission Arrangements which ensures all academies within the Trust have a unified approach to admissions whilst ensuring the individual character of each academy is maintained.

All state-funded schools have a set of admissions rules, published admission number and oversubscription criteria to help them process school applications consistently, transparently and fairly in accordance with the 2021 School Admissions Code. The Trust is consulting on the unified policy for the Trust’s Warrington academies. There are also specific proposals in relation to

• The Published Admission Number (PAN) at Broomfields Junior School, Penketh High School and Padgate Academy
• Amendment to oversubscription criteria 2 for Broomfields Junior School only
• Inclusion of Dallam Community Primary School within these Admission Arrangements

Full details are given in the consultation document and policy.

TCAT Admissions Policy 2026 - 27 FINAL for Consultation

Admissions consultation 2026-27 FINAL

The consultation is open from 6 December 2024 to 31 January 2025. We would like to hear what you think about the proposed admission arrangements for these academies. If you have any comments, queries or concerns about the school admission arrangements, please email admissions@tcat.uk.com . Any comments or queries can also be sent to academy trusts direct via their general enquiries form but please include the words ‘Admissions Consultation 2026/27 ’ in the subject header. Feedback provided through the admission consultation will be treated confidentially and will be considered by the Trust Board in deciding the final arrangements.