Admissions

Year 7 Admissions September 2024

Applications for Year 7 for September 2024 are now closed. To apply for a place please follow this link Walsall Secondary Admissions to fill out the local authority preference form. The national offer date for secondary school admissions is 1st March 2024.

Year 7 Admissions Appeals

Please find below the timetable for Year 7 Appeals for September 2024 entry. Appeal applications should be made in writing, using the Year 7 Appeal Form below, to the Clerk to the Appeals Panel at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy; paper copies can also be collected from our Main Reception.

National Offer DayFriday 1st March 2024
Deadline for lodging Appeals with the AcademyFriday 19th April 2024
Deadline for additional evidenceThursday 6th June 2024
Appeals will be heardThursday 13th June 2024
(within 40 school days from the deadline date)
Late Appeals will be heardWithin 40 school days from the deadline for lodging appeals where possible or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged
Very late AppealsPlease note that it may not be possible to hear very later Appeals before the start of the new school year in September 2024.

Further details can be found in the Year 7 Appeals Timetable document below.

Mid-Year Admissions and Appeals

All Mid-Year admission applications must be submitted directly to the academy.  The Mid-Year admission form below needs to be completed and returned to Miss Ferguson at the academy via: [email protected]

Mid-Year appeals are made outside the normal round of admissions.  If you have completed a Mid-Year admission form and have been added to our waiting list, and wish to appeal your place on the waiting list, you should complete a Mid-Year appeal form (below) and return this to Miss Carnall.  Your appeal will be heard within 30 school days of being lodged.

A copy of our admissions policy can be found below alongside our Mid-Year appeal form.