Admissions

Determined Admission Arrangements 2026-2027

Planned Admission Number (PAN) - 30

Where more applications are received than places available, the following oversubscription criteria will be used to determine the allocation of places:

1. Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or a special guardianship order. This includes children who have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.

2. Children with a sibling already attending the preferred school and who will still be attending at the time of admission.

3. Children of Staff – Where the member of staff has been employed at Yew Tree Primary Academy for 2 or more years at the time of application, or the member of staff was recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Parent(s)/carer(s) must state the employee’s name on their admission application form. Details will be validated by the school.

4. Distance from the child’s home to school measured in a straight line. Those living nearest the school have priority.

Admissions to Reception at Yew Tree Primary Academy are managed through Knowsley Local Authority.

Please contact Knowsley Admission Department for further information and guidance 0151 443 5143.

Parents and carers are very welcome to visit our school and see what we have to offer.

Please contact our Main Office to arrange a visit on 0151 477 8950.

School Admissions Policy

The admission policy for 2024/25 is printed in the local authority’s admission booklet which is available by clicking

https://www.knowsley.gov.uk/education-and-schools/school-admissions/determined-admission-arrangements-knowsley-schools-0

Applying for a place at Yew Tree Primary Academy for Reception Class from September 2025

If your child’s birthday falls on or between

1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021

the national closing date for applications was 15 January 2025.

Admissions to Yew Tree Primary Academy are managed through Knowsley Local Authority's Admission Team. For further information please click on the link below or call the team on 0151 443 5143.

The Local Authority produce a prospectus/Information for Parents booklet (see link below), which provides detailed information to guide parents/carers through the admissions process.

Before applying for your Reception Class place at Yew Tree Primary Academy for 2024/25, please read the prospectus which was released by Knowsley Local Authority on 12th September 2024. This contains important information regarding the application process and explains how the allocation of school places is undertaken.

The answer to any questions you have about the admission process will most likely be found within this document, but please contact the team if you have any further questions - 0151 443 5143

The Authority will apply any requirements of the agreed Knowsley co-ordinated admission scheme. Where more applications are received than places available, the oversubscription criteria below will be used.

Please note: In line with the Knowsley co-ordinated admissions scheme for primary school, proof of date of birth and home address may be requested following the initial allocation of places. If false information has been given, a place may be withdrawn. Parents/carers are reminded that they have a duty to inform The Inclusion Service of any change during the allocation process.

If for any reason you cannot make your application online, please contact the school admissions team by email to schooladmissions@knowsley.gov.uk or telephone (0151) 443 3372 / 5143 / 5142 to request a paper application form.

The deadline for application to our 2025 Reception class in September 2025 was 15th January 2024

***Please note that there is no automatic transfer from our Nursery to Reception class. Attending our Nursery class does not give your child priority for a place in our Reception class. If you want a place in our reception class, you must complete the formal Local Authority application form by the deadline above.

Details of how to apply and other useful information are given in the admission booklet above. (If you live in another borough, contact your home authority for details of which form to use.) If you are moving to this area and are interested in a place for your child, please get in touch with the school initially who can provide you with all the appropriate paper work and provide information on whether the school has places.

Applying for a place at our Nursery

We take pupils into the Nursery on a termly basis – usually the term following the child’s third birthday. There is a local authority Nursery information sheet which includes the application form available below:

https://www.knowsley.gov.uk/residents/education-and-schools/apply-for-a-school-place/nursery-class-admissions

If you have any queries about how to apply for this school, please do not hesitate to contact us by phone or call in. The Inclusion Team (Admissions) can also assist with general advice.