Welcome to Northumberland County Council School Admissions
The information on the Admissions pages is intended to guide you
through the application process. Everything you need to know
about applying for a school place can be found on this
website. If you have any questions or need help with your
child’s application for a school place you can contact the
School Admissions Team (details below) who will be
happy to assist you.
Telephone: 01670 624889
Fax:
01670 626134
Email:
schooladmissions@northumberland.gov.uk
Address: School Admissions, School
and Early Years Commissioning Team,
Northumberland County Council, County Hall, Morpeth NE61
2EF
Admissions Pages:
To navigate to the appropriate page please click on the image
above or select the appropriate link below:
For
Admission to First/Primary School please follow this
link.
For
Admission to Middle, High/Secondary School please follow this
link.
For Admissions In Term (First/Primary, Middle,
High/Secondary) please follow this link.
Online Applications:
Parents applying online can check or
change their application at any time up until the deadline
and will be advised of the result on ‘National Offers
Day’.
Parents wanting to apply online will need access to an
e-mail account, be resident in Northumberland and
your child should be in the relevant age group (see groups listed
below).
For children in the following groups:
First/Primary School Admissions:
- children born between 1 September 2008 and 31 August 2009,
applying for a school place to start school in
September 2013
Middle, High and Secondary Admissions:
- children in year 4 of a first
school, children born between 1 September 2003 and
31 August 2004, applying for a middle school
place
- children in year 6 of a primary school,
children born between 1 September 2000 and 31 August 2001, applying
for a secondary school place
- children in year 8 of a middle school,
children born between 1 September 1999 and 31 August 2000, applying
for a high school place
Middle, High and Secondary Schools
The Online Admissions portal for Middle,High and
Secondary Schools is now CLOSED.
For further information regarding online admissions
(Middle, High and Secondary) please follow this link to the
Online Admissions (Middle, High and
Secondary) page.
First and Primary Schools
The Online Admissions portal for First and Primary
Schools is now CLOSED.
Admissions Handbook:
Parents of children transferring/moving school in September
2013 can access a copy of the 2013-2014 Admissions Handbooks
(Primary and First) and (Middle, High and Secondary) below.
The handbook is designed to assist you when applying for a
school place for your child(ren).

A copy of the Admissions Handbook Primary and First
2013-14 can be accessed by selecting the picture
above or by following the link below:
Admissions
Handbook FIRST and PRIMARY 2013-14

A copy of the Admissions Handbook Middle, High and
Secondary 2013-14 can be accessed by selecting the
picture above or by following the link below:
Admissions
Handbooks MIDDLE, HIGH and SECONDARY 2013-14
We value your opinion and we would like you to tell
us what you think about the Admissions Handbooks. To help us to
improve this service, could you please complete the School
Admissions Quality Survey Form and email it to:
Pat.Hughes@northumberland.gov.uk
or print and return the form either with your Application Form or
separately to:
School Admissions Team
Children's Services
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF
INORMAPS:

To access INORMAPS please click on the image above or select the
link below:
Northumberland County Council has an online system to identify
catchment schools by using the INORMAPS system you can enter your
postcode and select the appropriate First (Primary), Middle or
High (Secondary) School check boxes.
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