Open Mornings at 9.30 am on: Tuesday 13 September, Tuesday 20 September and Thursday 22 September 2022
Open Evening at 6.00 pm on: Wednesday 14 September 2022
Please contact the school office to reserve a place at the open mornings.
Tel: 01823 274073 or email: office@castle.somerset.sch.uk
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For more information for Ukrainian refugee families on applying for a school place or childcare, please click the link below:
How do families arriving from Ukraine apply for a school place and childcare?
Transferring School – September 2022 – Year 7 Admissions
To apply to transfer to secondary school, please complete the online form through Somerset County Council. www.somerset.gov.uk/education-and-families/starting-at-a-secondary-or-upper-school-in-september
Key Dates:
· Online form opened on 13 September 2021
· Deadline date for applications was 31 October 2021. If you need to make a late application, please visit Somerset County Council’s website (above).
· Outcome emails will be sent on 1 March 2022 (if you applied online) for applications received by 31 October 2021.
In-Year Admissions
Please contact Julie Gregory at the school on (01823) 274073 or email: office@castle.somerset.sch.uk.
To make an in-year admission application, please follow the link below:
Applications will be considered by Governors and you will be notified of the outcome of your application within 10 school days of receipt of the form.
If you live in the Wellington area, we advise you to contact Court Fields School, our sister-school under The Castle Partnership Trust, to discuss the possibility of an in-year admission for your son/daughter. Tel: (01823) 664201 or email: sch.552@educ.somerset.gov.uk
In-Year Appeals Procedure
We currently employ the services of Somerset County Council to process appeals and hold independent Appeals Panels on our behalf. For details about the appeals procedure please contact Somerset County Council’s Admissions Team.
The timetable
National Offer Day: 1 March 2022
It’s important that you read the School Admission Appeals Booklet before you fill in the appeal form.
Either complete the appeal form online or download and complete the paper form and ensure it is received by 29 March 2022. Appeals will be heard as soon as reasonably practicable and we aim to do this within 40 school days of this date wherever possible.
For applications received after 31 October 2021 but before 21 March 2022, outcomes will be sent on 3 May 2022 and appeal forms must be received by 7 June 2022. Appeals will be heard as soon as reasonably practicable and we aim to do this within 40 school days wherever possible.
For applications received after 21 March, the appeal will be heard as soon as reasonably practicable and we aim to do this within 30 school days of receipt of the appeal form wherever possible. This follows the same timetable as in-year appeals.
Contact the School Appeal Co-ordinator at schoolappealcoordinator@somerset.gov.uk
Admission Arrangements
The Castle Partnership Trust has amended the Admission Arrangements for its schools to reflect the changes to the Admissions Code, which came into effect on 1 September 2021. Please click on the links below to see the school’s Admission Arrangements.
2021 - 22 Admission Arrangements
2022 - 23 Admission Arrangements
2023 - 24 Admission Arrangements
Catchment Area To view the catchment area, please click here
Prospectus If you would like to see the school's prospectus, please click here
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