Procedure for Admissions – Information for September 2024
Please note: For Derbyshire residents, the Derbyshire online system tends to be a bit harder to navigate than the Staffordshire system because the Derbyshire system is not geared for Middle School transfer.
For Parents who live in Staffordshire:
The Staffordshire Local Authority “First to Middle” Admissions Information Booklet 2024 is available below. This contains all the information you will need to apply for a Middle School place. It gives full details of the Admissions Policy and procedures, including how school places are allocated.
You may need to install Adobe Acrobat Reader to be able to read it.
This is free software available from: this link.
Alternatively, to apply for a school place online:
For online admissions.
The deadline for school admissions applications is 15th January 2024 but it is still worth applying after this deadline has passed. Please inform your child’s present school of your decision. The Local Authority Admissions Department will offer definite school places to parents on 16th April 2024 based on the criteria in the Staffordshire “First to Middle” Admissions booklet.
If you live in Staffordshire but outside our school catchment area, please contact Windsor Park Middle School office on 01889 563365 or Staffordshire Local Authority (LA) School Admissions Department on 01785 278593.
For Parents who live in Derbyshire
Moving to a Middle School from a Derbyshire Primary School counts as a “Junior Admission”.
A co-ordinated admissions scheme operates and parents must complete their application via their “home” Local Authority. Derbyshire School Admissions confirm that a Junior Application form is available via their website for Year 4 transfers to Year 5, e.g. to Windsor Park Middle School.
Click on the link below for the Derbyshire School Admissions website.
Apply for a school place – www.derbyshire.gov.uk
Alternatively, contact the Derbyshire School Admissions Team on 01629 537479 during office hours.
Closing Date
The closing date for Middle School applications for both Staffordshire and Derbyshire is 15th January 2024. This is a national date. Offers of school places will be e-mailed to those parents who have applied online around 17th April 2024.
Do I have a chance of getting a place for my child if I live outside Windsor Park Middle School’s catchment area?
Our Planned Admissions Number limits admissions to 120. All children whose families applied for a Year 5 school place before the January 2022 deadline at Windsor Park Middle School in September 2023 were successful.
Some of our current year groups however are currently full, please telephone the school office if you require further information.
If you live in Staffordshire, you can find out if you live in our school catchment area by calling Staffordshire Student Admissions on 01785 278593. Free school transport is only available to children living in our catchment area, if you live outside the catchment area and are too far for your child to walk to this school, then you would need to pay for transport or make school transport arrangements yourself if you were offered a place at this school.
Staffordshire LA has a free and impartial service to answer any of your questions about choosing a school and it is a good idea to contact them. You can e-mail [email protected] or telephone the School Choice Adviser on 01785 278992 during office hours.