Admissions

Admissions to Simonside

Simonside Primary School is one and one half form entry (45 pupils per year group, Nursery - Year 6).

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Nursery Admissions

Rising 3s Admissions (for children who turn three between 1/9/2025 & 31/3/2026)

To apply for a place in our Rising 3s, please contact the School Office. Please complete the application, and based on your child's age, we will consider it in the most relevant Admissions Meeting.  We will need to see the birth certificate and proof of address of the child, and this information will be recorded on the application form. We have two intakes per year, and children can join the Rising 3s in the term that they turn three (January 2026 and April 2026).  We offer funded part-time (15 hours) places with the option to pay for additional hours.  We also offer full-time funded (30-hours) places for families who qualify. 

Please contact the school to discuss the options so that we can determine which sessions will best suit your needs.

You are more than welcome to come and have a look around our setting and meet our fantastic staff team.

Reception Admissions

Choosing a school for your child is a big decision and we are here to help you to find out if Simonside Primary is the right school for you.  When your child joins Simonside Primary, your family also becomes part of our community for the duration of their time in primary school.  We have included lots of information on our website to show you all that we offer, and we hope that you will decide that you want to join our school.   

For further information about our Reception classes, please go to our Early Years section.  For further information about applying for a place in our Reception classes, please refer to the Admissions Policy, which you will find in the link at the bottom of this page and visit the Newcastle City Council website by following this link: Newcastle City Council School Admissions or ring the Family Information Service on 0191 277 4133.

Visits to the school

We encourage parents to visit the school to meet out dedicated team, see our excellent facilities, find out about our high-quality learning environment and see what our school is like beyond Reception and the Early Years.  If you would like to visit the school, please ring 0191 286 0776 to book an appointment.

Year 7 transfers from Simonside Primary

Simonside children transfer into a variety of secondary schools at the end of Year 6.  In recent years our children have left to attend the following schools:

  • Walbottle Academy
  • Callerton Academy
  • Studio West
  • Kenton School
  • Excelsior Academy

 
In-Year Transfers

For In-Year transfers, please visit the Newcastle City Council website:
https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/services/schools-learning-and-childcare/apply-school-place
or ring the Family Information Service: (0191) 277 4133

We admit children in accordance with Newcastle City council's policy for school admissions. Please refer to the Admissions Policy below for further information about applying for a place in Year 1 to Year 6,. 

Appeals Timetable

Timetable for reception or transfer places in middle, secondary and high schools

For reception or transfer appeals for places in September, you will have at least 20 school days to submit an appeal from the day you received notice that your application was unsuccessful.

The deadlines for submitting an appeal in order to ensure that it is heard before the end of the summer term are:

  • Transfer place -  31 March 2026

  • Reception place - 2 June 2026

Appeals submitted within the deadlines will be heard within 40 school days of these dates. You can submit an appeal after these dates but it may not be possible to hear your case until after the summer holiday. Then it will be considered after the panel has already heard any appeals which were submitted within deadline.

Where possible appeals arising from late applications will be heard within 40 school days of this deadline or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.

Appeals submitted after the deadline will be heard within 40 school days of receipt, where possible.

 In-year appeals

Appeals for in-year admissions will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.

How to raise an objection to the school Admission Policy

There is a right for people to object to the policy to the Schools Adjudicator (OSA). See the Schools Adjudicator website<https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-of-the-schools-adjudicator> for more information on how to do this.

Objections for the admissions arrangements for 2026/27 must be made by 15 May 2026.

There is a right for people to object about the policy to the Schools Adjudicator (OSA).
See the Schools Adjudicator website for more information.