Consultation – Lingfield Education Trust Admissions Policy 2027-28

Lingfield Education Trust is an admission authority and it is a requirement for the Trust to consult on the admission arrangements for our schools at least once every seven years or when there is a significant change to the policy, for example where there is a change in oversubscription criteria or pupil admission number.

A consultation relating to the Admissions Policy for 2027-28, for all schools within Lingfield Education Trust, will commence on 15th December 2025 and will conclude at midnight on 31st January 2026.

We would welcome your views on the proposed admission arrangements. The proposed Admission Policy for 2027-28 can be found here: please click. Please note that this consultation includes:

• a reduction in the PAN at Handale School, Loftus, from 60 to 30
• a change in the oversubscription criteria for Cambrai school
• inclusion of new schools to the Trust since the last consultation

Notification of the consultation is being communicated by the Trust to the following:

• The relevant Local Authority
• All parents and carers of pupils of the Trust
• Other persons who in the Trust’s opinion have an interest in the proposed admission arrangements

You are welcome to respond by emailing comments relating to the proposed admissions arrangements to enquiries@lingfieldtrust.org.uk.

An official request for transfer to another primary school must always be made to the admissions section of the Stockton Local Authority. All parents who wish to visit the school before applying for a place are most welcome to do so by appointment with the Head Teacher.

We are committed to meeting the needs of all children including those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. We would ask parents to discuss the identified needs with the school prior to starting so that appropriate intervention and support can be planned and implemented. Advice from the LA or other agencies may be requested to ensure any the school can meet any needs appropriately.

Parents moving into the Thornaby area who wish to consider sending their child to Mandale Mill Primary School are asked to contact the school to arrange a visit and appointment with the Headteacher. Parents of children who attend other schools, and who may be considering sending their child to Mandale Mill, must discuss this with their child’s present Headteacher in the first instance.

We follow Stockton’s Admission Policy. For further information please contact either the Headteacher Vicky Green or the Admissions Officer by clicking on the link below.
School admissions policies and statistics – Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
School admissions – Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Applying for a school place
Introduction to applying for a school place – Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
If you wish your child to join our Nursery please complete a nursery request application form. Please note if your child is offered nursery place this does not automatically mean they will be offered a school place.