Admissions

If you would like your child to attend our school, please see full details of our admissions arrangements below.

Admissions

Admissions Policy 2023/2024

Admission arrangements for 2024/25

Cloudside Academy will follow the Derbyshire County Council’s admission arrangements for community and controlled schools for the academic year 2024/25. Please see link above.

Admission arrangements for 2025/26

Cloudside Academy will follow the Derbyshire County Council’s admission arrangements for community and controlled schools for the academic year 2025/26. Please see link above.

Appeal timescales

For decisions notified on National Offer Day 16 April 2024 for primary and junior schools, appeals must be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals.

For decisions relating to late applications notified after the National Offer Days, appeals should be heard with 40 school days from the deadline for lodging appeals where possible, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.

All other appeals must be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.

Parents will be given 10 school days’ notice of the date and arrangement of the appeals hearing.

The deadline by which the appellant must submit any further evidence is 6 days prior to the appeals hearing.

Admission authorities must submit their evidence 5 school days prior to the appeal hearing.

The clerk will send out the appeal papers at least 5 school days prior to the appeal hearing.

Derbyshire County Council School Admission Appeals

Visit us at our Open Day

We invite parents, carers, families and pupils to visit us at our open afternoon in December.

It’s an ideal opportunity to view our wonderful facilities, including our very own swimming pool, meet members of our teaching teams, ask questions, and learn about our curriculum.

Join us on Wednesday 11th December from 4.30pm

To help us plan your visit, please contact the school office to let us know you are coming.

We look forward to seeing you!