Admissions
Stepney Primary School Admissions Consultation Process
The Governing Body wishes to make a change to its Admissions Policy that requires public consultation. The change would come into force in the Admissions Policy for the 2028/29 school year and would therefore affect applications for entry in September 2028 and subsequent years.
There is no change to our policy for the 2027 admissions round which is currently in progress.
Our consultation period is between 12th November 2026 and 7th January 2027. You are invited to provide your views and comments on any aspect of the proposed school admission arrangements.
We are proposing the following amendments in our Admissions Policy:
● Remove the admissions criterion “being resident in a catchment area of the school”.
● Add the criterion “Children of members of permanent staff across the Trust provided that the member of staff has been employed by the Trust for a minimum of two years and/or has been recruited to fill a post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage”
A copy of the proposed Admissions Policy is linked here, with the amendments highlighted for your consideration during the consultation period.
We invite you to review the proposed admission arrangements and consider the following questions:
● Are the arrangements reasonable?
● Ar the arrangements clear?
● Are the arrangements objective?
● Do the arrangements comply with the School Admissions Code 2021, the School Admission
Appeals Code 2022 and the relevant legislation?
● Could the arrangements disadvantage or discriminate against anyone?
● Could any changes improve the arrangements?
Please send your response to info@thrivetrust.uk by 7th January 2027.
After the consultation closes, all responses will be collated and presented to the Trust Board in February 2027 for consideration before the admission arrangements are determined.
Stepney Primary School is a Co-operative Trust School that continues to work in partnership with the Local Authority. The school’s Admissions Policy and Arrangements are in line with the Local Authority agreed policy, details of which are given below.
Admissions to Reception or any other year group
Pupils are admitted to school in the September of the school year in which they have their 5th birthday. The Local Authority Admissions Team will contact you in the Summer Term prior to admission in the Autumn Term.
Admission to the school is in accordance with the criteria laid down in the Kingston Upon Hull Admissions to Primary School Booklet. This gives priority to children living within the school’s catchment area and those with siblings already attending the school.
All applications for a place into the school Reception classes are dealt with via the Local Authority, but do contact us to view the school and meet us.
School Admissions Team
2nd Floor, Guildhall,
Alfred Gelder Street, Hull HU1 2AA
Tel: 01482 300 300
Text phone: 01482 300 349
Email: lsadmissions@hullcc.gov.uk
School Appeals
If we are unable to offer you a place at Stepney Primary School, please contact the Admissions Department at Hull City Council, who will provide you with an appeal form. Details of how to appeal will be on your appeal form.
Your appeal will be heard within 20 school days of the closing date for appeals by an independent panel arranged locally by the Trust. If you have any queries regarding an appeal, please contact Mrs Harrison on (01482) 342229.
To view the Hull Transition Good Practice Guide,
please follow this link: https://www.howareyoufeeling.org.uk/transition-support
Stepney Primary School Admissions Policy 2025-2026
Stepney Primary School Admissions Policy 2026-2027