Admissions
Welcome to Discovery Academy
DISCOVERY PRIMARY ACADEMY IN YEAR APPLICATION PROCESS 2025/26
Discovery Primary Academy must stress that when you complete our in-year admission form you are only applying for our Academy.
If you are applying for your child to start in Reception in September, you will need to do this online on the Peterborough City Council website. If you are applying for your child at any other point in the year, you will need to come into the Academy reception where our office team can assist you. Please bring with you the following ID.
Proof of the child's date of birth (Birth certificate and/or passport)
2x Proof that your child lives with you (parent/carer) - child tax credits, child benefit letter, medical letter or card.
2x Prood of your address as (parent/carer)- utility bill, bank statement etc
*Please note all ID must be less than 3 months old. We are unable to accept anything older than this.
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Discovery Primary Academy In Year Application Process
1. Discovery Primary Academy administer their own in-year admissions from Year 1 to Year 6. (New reception intake and Year 6 transfer by law still have to be administered by the Local Authority)
2. Application forms can be completed at the academy office or, for enquiries, please phone 01733 325001 or email admissions@discoveryprimary.com
3. Applications will not be accepted without:-
a. Proof of age (passport or birth certificate)
b. 2x Proof of address (utility bill, bank statement etc less than 3 months old)
c. 2x Proof that the child lives with the parents (child tax credits, child benefit letter, medical card.
4. Application forms will be processed every Friday (term time only). Offers will be made once the Admissions committee approves applications.
5. You will be informed of your child's place on the waiting list by email/letter within 10 days.
6. Measurements for in-year admissions are done by using Google Maps; it is measured by a straight line from the Academy to the home address.
7. When you are offered a place at the Academy, we will hold the place for 1 week before offering it to the next person on the waiting list, unless there is an exceptional circumstance.
8. If your child does not get offered a place at the Discovery Primary Academy, you have a right to appeal to the independent appeals panel. For more information please ring 01733 452589.
9. Discovery Primary Academy must stress that when you complete their in-year admission form you are only applying to our Academy. To apply to other Peterborough Schools, you must contact the Local Authorities admission department on 01733 747474 or email admissions@peterborough.gov.uk
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September 2026 - July 2027
Discovery Primary Academy allocates school places every other Friday (term time only). Detailed below are the dates when allocations will be taking place and the deadline dates for receiving your application for it to be included in the allocation. The allocation dates are also the dates the Admissions Committee confirms admission arrangements.
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Friday 4 September 2026 |
Thursday 2 September 2026 |
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Friday 18 September 2026 |
Thursday 17 September 2026 |
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Friday 2 October 2026 |
Thursday 1 October 2026 |
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Friday 16 October 2026 |
Thursday 15 October 2026 |
HALF TERM 23 OCTOBER 2026 – 2 NOVEMBER 2026 |
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Friday 6 November 2026 |
Thursday 5 November 2026 |
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Friday 20 November 2026 |
Thursday 19 November 2026 |
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Friday 4 December 2026 |
Thursday 3 December 2026 |
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Friday 18 December 2026 |
Thursday 17 December 2026 |
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY 18 DECEMBER 2026 – 5 JANUARY 2027 |
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Friday 15 January 2027 |
Thursday 14 January 2027 |
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Friday 29 January 2027 |
Thursday 28 January 2027 |
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Friday 12 February 2027 |
Thursday 11 February 2027 |
HALF TERM 12 FEBRUARY 2027 –22 FEBRUARY 2027 |
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Friday 5 March 2027 |
Thursday 4 March 2027 |
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Friday 19 March 2027 |
Thursday 18 March 2027 |
EASTER HOLIDAY 25 March 2027 - 13 APRIL 2027 |
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Friday 16 April 2027 |
Thursday 15 April 2027 |
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Friday 30 April 2027 |
Thursday 29 April 2027 |
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Friday 14 May 2027 |
Thursday 13 May 2027 |
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Friday 28 May 2027 |
Thursday 27 May 2027 |
HALF TERM 28 MAY 2027 - 8 June 2027 |
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Friday 18 June 2027 |
Thursday 17 June 2027 |
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Friday 2 July 2027 |
Thursday 1 July 2027 |
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Friday 16 July 2027 |
Thursday 15 July 2027 |
END OF SCHOOL TERM |
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If you have any other questions or queries:
Please contact our school office on 01733 325001 for more information.
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In Year School Transfers
This is when your child already has a school place, but you wish to transfer them to another school. Please click the link below
https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/residents/schools-and-education/school-admissions/moving-schools-in-year-transfer/
If you have any other questions or queries:
Please contact our school office on 01733 325001 for more information.
Our PAN (Published Admissions Number) is 90 pupils per year group.
From September 2023 the PAN will be 60.
From September 2024 the academy will cap year 1, year 2, year 3 and year 4 at 60.
You can also click on the link to download and view the new admission policy for September 2024.
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All applications for Foundation Stage and Secondary School are to be completed online using the links provided below.
Peterborough LA Admissions Guide
https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/residents/schools-and-education/school-admissions/
New Foundation Stage and year 7 admissions for September 2025.
All new FS admissions are dealt with by the Peterborough Local Authority. Peterborough children who attend a Local Authority Peterborough Primary school will receive information from the Academy on applying to Secondary Schools. Parents of Year 6 students who do not attend a Peterborough Primary school but live in Peterborough should contact the Admissions Team at the Education Office in Peterborough for further information prior to entry into Secondary Education. Up to 1 March all enquiries should be made to the Admissions team at the Local Authority.
Further information regarding this process can be found in the Peterborough Admissions Guide.
Admission Appeals
Appeal forms can be completed online via the Peterborough City Council website. Please click the link below for more information:
Reception Admission to Primary Schools Appeals 2025
Below is the Admission Appeals timetable for the 2025/26 School Admission round.
This information is provided in accordance with the School Admission Appeals Code October 2022.
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Primary |
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Offer day |
Date to be confirmed |
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Closing date for appeals (within 20 schooldays) |
Date to be confirmed |
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Appeals submitted in respect of late offers will be heard within 40 days of being lodged. |
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