Admissions Policies
Parent Reminder for September 2022 Entry
Any procedures and queries regarding application to Ark Boulton Academy can be found:
- on the Birmingham City Council website
- by ringing the Birmingham Admissions Team on 0121 303 1888
- by emailing admissions@birmingham.gov.uk
If you have any specific questions about the academy please contact our Admissions Team on 0121 773 8156 or email admissions@arkboulton.org.
In-Year Applications
Ark Boulton Academy admissions are managed within the school, based on priorties set by the LA.
If you wish to apply for a place in the current academic year, in any year group, please complete our in-year online admissions form. Parents/carers will be informed of the outcome of their application within 15 school days.
If a place is refused the child will be added to the waiting list, the position on the waiting list will be determined according to the oversubscription criteria in the School’s Admissions Policy. If refused a place, the parent/carer has the right to appeal the decision. If you wish to appeal, please use this form.
Appeal panel hearings will take place within 30 school days of receipt of the appeal. Parents/carers will be notified of their appeal hearing date by the independent appeal panel clerk.
In order to keep the waiting list current, a new waiting list will be created for each new academic year. Therefore, from September 2021 your child will no longer remain on the waiting list or be automatically transferred to the new academic year's waiting list.
If you have any specific questions on our admissions policy or criteria, contact our Admissions Team by email: admissions@arkboulton.org with subject title - In-year admissions.
Ark Network Appeals Timetable
Appeals for children refused a place at a preferred school for admission to Year 7 in September 2022 will be heard in line with the School Admissions Appeals Code (2012).
Offer Date |
Deadline for lodging an appeal |
|---|---|
| 1st March 2022 | 31st March 2022 |
On-time appeals will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for submitting appeals. Appeals submitted after this date will be heard within 40 school days of the appeal deadline or 30 school days of being submitted, whichever is the later date.
The independent appeal panel clerk will notify parents/carers of the date of their appeal; appeal hearings will take place during May/June/July 2022.
If you wish to appeal for a place in September 2022 Year 7, please click here for the Ark secondary appeal form, and contact Birmingham City Council on 0121 303 1888 to notify the Admissions Team of your appeal.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions it may not be possible to hold appeal panel hearings in the usual way this year.The Department for Education has now issued revised guidelines for Admissions Authorities on how appeals should be dealt with. Appeals will be heard during May/June/July; all appellants will be contacted by the independent appeals clerk to explain the process, which will be the same for all Ark schools.
