Admissions
Apply to The Vale Academy
Is your child due to start school in September 2024?
If your child is due to start school in September 2024, and you would like to have a look around our academy, please contact us to book a tour.
Tours are by appointment only, please call 01582 211150 to book.
How to apply...
If you live in Central Bedfordshire, please click on the link to be transferred to their website where you can apply online or download a paper copy of the application form.
If you live in Luton, please click on the link to be transferred to their website where you can apply online or download a paper copy of the application form.
In line with the School Admissions Code (1.4) The Vale Academy wishes to notify all interested parties that it is increasing its Published Admission Number (PAN) in National Curriculum Years R – 4 from its previous PAN of 50 to 75 students.
Admission to The Vale Academy falls into one of two categories, but in all circumstances admission is subject to the statutory Admissions Code, which can be found by following the link below to the Department for Education website:
1. NORMAL ADMISSIONS ROUND- Admission to a year group starting in September of the current academic year
Application for admission to start in Year R for September 2024 – the Normal Admissions Round for 2023-2024, is managed by the local authority’s admissions team, whose address can be found below.
Central Bedfordshire School Admissions Team on 0300 300 8037
School Admissions
Central Bedfordshire Council
Watling House
High Street North
Dunstable
Bedfordshire
LU6 1LF
Telephone: 0300 300 8037
Email: admissions@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Web: www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Luton Borough Council Education Department on 01582 548016
School Admissions,
Luton Borough Council,
Town Hall,
George Street,
Luton,
LU1 2BQ
Telephone: 01582 548016
Email: admissions@luton.gov.uk
Web: www.luton.gov.uk/admissions
2. IN-YEAR ADMISSION - Admission to a year group after the starting date for that academic year (ie. September)
Applications for in-year - If you wish to apply for a place at The Vale Academy after the academic year has started and live in Dunstable or Central Bedfordshire, please find the application form below.
If you live in Luton, please click below for the Luton Borough Council In-Year application form.
If the year group applied for is full (over-subscribed), an application for admission may be unsuccessful and parents will be advised of this as soon as possible. In such circumstances parents will need to consider alternatives and are advised to seek clarification and/or advice from one or more of the following:
The Shared Learning Trust Central Admissions Team on 01582 811515, c/o The Vale Academy, Wilbury Drive, Dunstable. LU5 4QP
Central Bedfordshire School Admissions Team on 0300 300 8037
School Admissions
Central Bedfordshire Council
Watling House
High Street North
Dunstable
Bedfordshire
LU6 1LF
Telephone: 0300 300 8037
Email: admissions@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Web: www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Luton Borough Council Education Department on 01582 548016
School Admissions,
Luton Borough Council,
Town Hall,
George Street,
Luton,
LU1 2BQ
Telephone: 01582 548016
Email: admissions@luton.gov.uk
Web: www.luton.gov.uk/admissions
Further information about choosing an academy can be found on the Department for Education website: www.education.gov.uk
Refusal of a place at one of The Shared Learning Trust academies does not affect the parental right to appeal – details of which can be found below and also by following the link below to the Department for Education website.
Appeal
Should you wish to appeal, please contact our Admissions Manager at s.burgoyne-murray@thesharedlearningtrust.org.uk who will advise further.
