Admissions

Ebor Academy Trust is the admission authority for the school. We are an academy school and cater for pupils between the ages of 3-11. The school’s admission authority sets the admission policy every year and works with the Local Authority’s Admissions Unit who coordinate places at all schools in the local authority. You are very welcome to look round our school at any time of the year. Please contact the school office to make an appointment.

How to apply for a place at the school

Sproatley Primary Academy follows the  East Riding of Yorkshire Council co-ordinated admissions procedures for Reception entry and applying for an ‘in-year’ school place. If you are applying for a reception place or entrance into a junior school, all applications are made in advance to your “home” local authority who empties your bins. 

To apply for a school place please apply on line at www.eastriding.gov.uk/learning/schools-colleges-and-academies/school-admissions/ 

For help with your application, contact East Riding Admissions on:

Telephone: 01482 392100

Email: school.admissions@eastriding.gov.uk

Mail: School Admissions Team, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, County Hall, Beverley, HU17 9BA.

We recommend choosing three schools to give your child the best chance of getting a place at a school you prefer.

If you live outside the East Riding and want your child to go to a school in the East Riding, you must apply to your own local authority and they will inform us of your request.

Late applications may be considered after those submitted by the deadline, often when there are no places available so it is important that you apply on-time. 

Children with an ‘Education, Health and Care Plan’

If your child has an ‘Education, Health and Care Plan’ (or statement) of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), there is a separate admissions process – see Our Local Offer for SEND for details.

East Riding – Timetable for applications:

Starting School in September 2026

Admissions Timetable

In Year Admissions:

If your child is moving schools either during the school year or for the start of a new school year, then you will need to make an in-year application using the Local Authority’s Co-ordinated Admission Scheme for in-year admissions.

Applications to start our school in-year should be made no earlier than one term before the place is required, and it is recommended that you apply no later than a period of twenty school days, that is four weeks in term time, before you wish for the place to be available for your child.

The Local Authority will confirm the outcome of the application in writing within 15 school days. If the application is refused, the Local Authority will advise on the statutory appeal procedure. Details of the Co-ordinated Admission Scheme and how in-year applications are managed are available on this link.

Nursery Admissions

** NURSERY PLACES AVAILABLE **

Please apply now for Nursery places from September 2025 onwards.

Morning sessions are Monday – Friday from 9:00 – 12. Afternoon sessions are from 12:30 – 3:30.

For children attending for a full day a lunch can be purchased at a cost of £2.70 per day, or a packed lunch may be brought into school. Please note additional activities such as trips or visits may be at an extra charge. 

To qualify for 15 hours free provision per week your child can start Nursery in the term following their third birthday. Terms start in September, January and April. If the school Nursery can accommodate additional hours above the 15 free hours  these may be chargeable. 

We accept the Government ’30 hour code’ for an additional free (up to) 15 hours provision. More detail can be found here https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ or by phoning HMRC Customer Care on 0300 123 4097

Please call us on 01482 811499 or email admin.spr@ebor.academy if you would like to come along for a school tour. 

A Nursery Application form can be collected from the School Office. Whilst we will endeavour to accommodate your  requirement please note that we cannot guarantee to be able to meet all requests for sessions.

Sproatley Endowed CE Primary Academy Published Admission Number (PAN) is 30

Admissions documents

Click below to download or view information:

• • Sproatley Catchment Map
  • Admissions Policy 25-26
  • Admissions Policy 26-27

Admissions Consultation

Ebor Academy Trust has  a statutory duty to consult with you on their Admissions policies every 7 years or when making changes to the policies. 

Between 12th November 2025 and midnight on 8th January 2026, we are consulting on the admission arrangements for our East Riding academies, to take effect for the 2027-28 school year.  During this period, we are interested in the views of residents, parents/carers, governors, staff or any other interested parties. 

Changes proposed:

All catchment areas are remaining the same. The main change is a reduction in the admissions number (PAN) from 17 to 8 at Easington Church of England Primary School Reception year group.

Reasons for the change

• Over the last 7 years the school has had an intake averaging 4 pupils each year with a maximum of 7 and a minimum of 1 admitted;

• The proposed admission number ensures the straightforward organisation of classes; 
• Pupil projection information provided by the local authority demonstrates a clear decline in pupils numbers;

• Reducing the PAN to 8 allows us to organise the class structure of 24 in Key Stage 1 and 32 in Juniors (Key Stage 2)
• The physical accommodation and built capacity of the school will not be reduced in such a way as to make the proposed decrease irreversible in future years. All spaces that can be used as classrooms and teaching spaces may be used alternatively when not required as classrooms, but all shall be retained as potential future classrooms for the future needs of the children in the relevant community.

If approved, the change will not come into force until September 2027

Draft documents can be viewed on the Ebor Academy Trust Website.

Please submit any comments you have to:

w.harrington@ebor.academy.

Following this period of consultation, the admission arrangements will be considered by a trust board committee alongside any comments made. The policies will be determined by 28th February 2026.