Applications must be made via your local authority. If you are local to our school, this can be done on the West Northamptonshire Council website.  The application deadline is 15th January 2027.  Please see note below regarding late applications:

Late applications are dealt with in rounds. Each round has a deadline for applications to be included in it.

Each additional round can take a number of weeks, depending on how many applications are received.

Emails will be sent to all late applicants. WNC will only contact parents of children on a waiting list if we are able to offer a place. Otherwise, their child's name will remain on the waiting list for the next round.

If your child has an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan, please refer to the West Northamptonshire Council website.

West Northamptonshire Council has produced a list of key dates on their website for your use.  In summary, they advise parents and carers to prepare and apply before 15th January 2027, using the application window time to:

• Read the information on their website carefully
• Visit schools on open days and evenings
• Read school prospectuses
• Contact the Admissions Team if you have any questions
• Read schools' oversubscription admission criteria

We understand this is an important decision and are happy to answer any questions you may have about our school, these are best directed to our school office.

A thorough list of considerations you may wish to make and helpful advice is available on the West Northamptonshire Council website.

You will be asked to select three preferences on your school application, more information about why you should provide three and how they are applied is available on the West Northamptonshire Council website.

Applications for a Primary School place must be made by 15th January 2027, via the West Northamptonshire Council website.

Supplementary Information Form for Monksmoor Park CE Primary School

In regard to applications for a place:

If parents/carers wish their application to be considered in criterion 5, they must complete form SIF/A which is available from the School and return it to the School (not the local authority). This must be completed by the deadline of 5pm on 15 January 2027. The School will submit the completed form SIF/A to the relevant minister with form SIF/B to verify the information. As SIF/B needs to be returned to the School in time for the School to rank admissions, it is very important to submit form SIF/A to the School as soon as possible.

More information is available in the relevant admissions policy which can be found below.

Offers of a school place will be confirmed on 16th April 2027 by West Northamptonshire Council through the following methods:

• Offer emails sent or view your offer online (online applicants only).
• Offer letters posted only to those that applied using a paper application form (by the closing date).

Appeals

For information on how to appeal, please refer to the relevant admissions policy below.

If a parent/carer is refused a place at the School, they have the right to appeal against the decision to an independent Admission Appeals Panel.

TheRutland Learning Trust is the  Admission Authority for the school and is therefore responsible for all admissions.  If a year group is oversubscribed – that is, there are more applications than places available – the governing body will apply the admissions criteria from the Admissions Policy, allocating places up to their Published Admission Number. Parents/guardians of those refused places are then entitled to appeal against the Governing Body’s decision.

We use the Diocesan Appeals Service for admissions appeals and all appeals will take place on Zoom.

Please visit https://www.peterborough-diocese.org.uk/church-schools/admission-and-appeals/ for further details, or contact the Diocese of Peterborough Education Team Executive Administrator by email on education@peterborough-diocese.org.uk or 01604 887060.

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Following the National Offer Day on Friday 16 April 2027, the deadline for lodging an on-time appeal is anticipated to be 15 May 2027 (5.00pm), subject to confirmation by West Northamptonshire Council.

The council advises parents to submit an appeal as soon as possible after receiving a refusal, and late appeals can still be made, although they may not be heard alongside the on-time appeals.

The Appeals Clerk will send notification of the hearing (date and time) to appellants in accordance with the published appeals timetable. Parents will normally receive at least 10 school days' notice of the hearing date.

On-time primary admission appeals will be heard within 40 school days of the appeal deadline wherever possible.

Appeals will take place virtually via video conference (Zoom or an equivalent platform).

Decision letters will be sent at the earliest opportunity and, where possible, within 5 school days of the panel reaching its decision.

Waiting list

All parents/carers who are unsuccessful at gaining a place for their child at the School may wish to place their child’s name on the waiting list.  To do so, parents/carers must email the Trust Admissions Office  directly at admissions@rltschools.com and request that their child’s name is placed on the waiting list.

If a place becomes available at the school, it will be allocated according to the oversubscription criteria in the relevant admissions policy, not on a first come, first served basis.

The Trust holds waiting lists for all year groups. Lists are maintained for the academic year in which the application was made. Parents must contact the Trust Admissions Office in writing to remain on the list for the following academic year.

Please note – placing a child’s name on the waiting list does not affect parents’/carers’ right to appeal.

We have produced a video tour, this has been complimented with videos and photos of our children in action. We hope it gives you a good feel of Monksmoor Park and what we have to offer your child.

Virtual Tour of Monksmoor Park CE Primary School 

During the school application period we offered opportunities to visit our school on a small group tour with the Headteacher.  Tours were by appointment only and subject to availability.  Our tours were held throughout October and early November 2026

We were delighted to meet lots of families at our School Tours in October and November 2026, if you were unable to attend we hope the video tour above will be useful when considering Monksmoor Park CE Primary School.