Admissions
Admissions 2024-25
Following consultation it has been confirmed that from September 2024 Crags Community School will be reducing its PAN to 45. Please view the admissions policy for 2024-25 here.
Pre-School (2-3 Years)
Please follow the link below for details on the qualifying criteria and how to check your eligibility for a funded 2 year old place. Application request forms for a place in pre-school should be made directly to the Headteacher and are available from reception.
2 Year Funding Information and Application
Foundation One (3-4 Years)
A foundation stage 1 is normally three terms attendance, commencing in the autumn term one year before entry to foundation stage 2 or reception class or the September after your child turns 3.
Application request forms for a place in Foundation stage 1 class should be made directly to the Headteacher and are available from reception. All children are entitled to 15 hours of free early education and school offers these over 5 days with morning or afternoon sessions.
For further details on the universal entitlement for 3 year old's please click the link below.
Please note the school does not offer 30 hours childcare.
Foundation Two (4-5 Years)
You should be aware that gaining a place in our pre-school and/or foundation stage 1 does not guarantee that a place will be available for your child in our foundation stage 2 class. Places are allocated by the Local Authority and you must make an application following the guidance below.
Primary Admissions
IF YOUR CHILD WAS BORN BETWEEN 1 SEPTEMBER 2019 AND 31 AUGUST 2020, YOU NEED TO APPLY NOW FOR A PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACE FOR SEPTEMBER 2024.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 15 January 2024.
Places will be allocated based on your residential address on 15th January 2024.
Any application made after this closing date is processed as a late application. If your application is late you will be far less likely to get in to your preferred school.
If you do not live in Rotherham you must contact your local Admissions Team for further advice.
If you submitted your application online you can log into your account on 16th April 2024 to view your school place offer. You will need to know your login details – the email account and password you used when you made your application. If you need a password reset, please ring us on 01709 823777 and we can send you a reset password link.
For information on primary school applications please click the link below:
Primary Admissions 2024
Secondary Admissions
If your child was born between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014, you can now apply for a secondary school place for entry in September 2025.
If you do not live in Rotherham you need to visit the website for your home authority where you will find details of how to submit your application, you will still be able to name any preferred Rotherham school on your application. Applications made directly from non-Rotherham residents will be disregarded.
- The National Closing Date for receipt of applications is 31 October 2024. You are strongly advised to submit your application by this date. If your application is late, you will be far less likely to get a place in your preferred school.
- You are advised to have read and taken account of the information in the Admissions to Secondary Booklet 2025 before making your application.
- Follow the Make an Application link at the bottom of this page where you will be able to apply online via the Capita Citizen’s Portal. You will need to register to make an account first if you do not already have one.
- Name three schools and choose them carefully. Name them in your order of preference. Applying for one school only at this stage will not increase your chances of securing a place at your first preference and you may miss out on the opportunity of a place at your second or third preference by not naming the school on your initial application form and only applying for it at a later date.
- If you are including a school in another local authority on your application, check the website of the relevant local authority for the admission arrangements of your preferred school before submitting your application.
- Submit your application – please ensure that you have submitted your application once complete. You will be able to log back in and view or edit it until the 31 October 2024 however you must re-submit the application for your application to be considered. Changes after this date are late applications, you will not be able to do these online.
- All parents who live in Rotherham and apply by 31 October 2024 will be made a single offer of a school place on the National Offer Day of 3 March 2025. This will be the school named highest on your application for which your child is eligible for a place. If it is not possible to offer a place at one of your preferred schools, you will be made an alternative offer. No decisions will be given to parents before this date
For information on secondary school applications please click the link below:
Secondary Admissions 2025
In-Year Transfers
For information regarding In-Year school transfers please click the link below:
Appeals
If your child’s application for a place at Crags Community School is unsuccessful, you will be informed why admission was refused and given information about the process for hearing appeals. If you wish to appeal, you must set out the grounds for your appeal in writing and send it to the following address: The Admissions Team Children & Young People’s Services Riverside House, (Wing 2C), Main Street Rotherham. S60 1AE Tel. 01709 823777
