Admissions

Birmingham City council will contact all appellants with information about the exact process including the outcome of the hearing. The aim is to complete hearings and for parents to be notified of the outcome of their appeal by 30th June 2020.

For detailed information about applying to Ark Kings Academy please click

Nursery and Primary Admissions

Stage of process	Date
Application period starts	1 October 2021
Closing date for applications	15 January 2022
National Offer Day	19 April 2022
Deadline for submitting appeals	18 May 2022
Appeal hearings for appeals submitted on time	20 July 2022
Term starts	5 September 2022

Secondary Admissions

Stage of process	Date
Application period starts	1 September 2021
Grammar school test	11 September 2021
Results of grammar school test	Prior to 31 October 2021
Closing date for applications	31 October 2021
National Offer Day	1 March 2022
Deadline for submitting appeals	29 March 2022
Appeal hearings for appeals submitted on time	May and June 2022
Induction day at secondary school	6 July 2022
Term starts	5 September 2022

Ark Network Appeals Timetable

Appeals for children refused admission at a preferred school for entry into Reception, Year 7 or Yr 12 in September 2022 will be heard according to the regulations in the School Admission Appeals Code (2012).

Secondary
Primary

Offer Date
1st March 2022
19th April 2022

Deadline for lodging an appeal
31st March 2022
18th May 2022

Appeal panel hearings will take place within 40 school days of the deadline date for submitting an appeal. The independent appeal panel clerk will notify parents/carers of the date of their appeal; appeal hearings will take place during May/June/July 2022.

If you wish to appeal for a place in Reception, Year 7 or Year 12, please click here for the Appeal Form

Before submitting a Primary appeal, please make sure you read this guidance about infant class size appeals.

Please contact the academy if you need a paper form.

Nursery Admissions

We have 26 part-time places at our Nursery. The children are divided into small groups with their own key practitioner. Children are admitted into the Nursery Class at age 3+, usually for the academic year prior to starting at school in Reception at age 4+. If nursery places become available throughout the year, children will be admitted after they are 3. A list of all those wishing to be considered for a Nursery place is kept with the admissions officer in the Admissions Office. An application form can be obtained from the school reception staff at the Talbot Way entrance and proof of your child’s date of birth, and place of residence must be shown on registration.

A place in our Nursery does not mean you will be allocated a place in Reception – all parents have to apply for a Reception place following the Local Authority procedure. Please contact Birmingham City Council for more information.

Reception Admission

Parents can use the following link to apply for spaces in Reception class:
www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/20119/school_admissions/1786/apply_for_reception_primary_school

In-Year Admissions

Applications made to any year group outside the main admissions round (In-Year admissions) should be made directly to Ark Kings Academy.

If you wish to apply for a place, please complete the appropiate application form from the list below:

Nov 2021 In-Year Application Form (Primary Phase).pdf Nov 2021 In-Year Application Form (Secondary Phase).pdf

Parents/carers will be informed of the outcome of their application within 15 school days. If a place is refused the child will be added to the waiting list, the position on the waiting list will be determined according to the oversubscription criteria in the School’s Admissions Policy.

If refused a place, the parent/carer has the right to appeal the decision.
If you wish to appeal, please click here for the appeal form
For primary appeals, please first read this guidance about infant class size appeals

Appeal panel hearings will take place within 30 school days of receipt of the appeal. Parents/carers will be notified of their appeal hearing date by the independent appeal panel clerk.

Getting help with Admissions

If you would like any support with your admissions application to Ark Kings Academy, please contact Mrs N Garrett at n.garrett@arkkingsacademy.org or call the school's office on 0121 458 4451.

If you wish to access a hard copy of any policy please contact the school's office on 0121 459 4451 (Secondary) or 0121 458 5380 (Primary), alternatively email us at: info@arkkingsacademy.org