Admissions
Walsall Admissions Policy
Please use the link below to apply for a Primary place:
Parent guide for online applications
Parents guide to Online Admissions.pdf
Entry into Year 3, 4, 5 and 6
All admission arrangements are dealt with by Walsall Council Children’s Services Admissions Team who adopt Walsall’s admission criteria.
Pupils who attend our paired Infant School, Sunshine Academy do not gain automatic entry into Year 3, you will need to apply for a Year 3 place. However, the vast majority of Sunshine Academy children do move into our Year 3 classes.
Admission Criteria for Key Stage 2
The academy operates a maximum intake of 30 pupils in each class in Key Stage 2. There are 2 classes in each year at Field Road Academy so there will be 60 children per year group.
The admission authority for Walsall community and voluntary controlled schools is Walsall Council. Admissions are administered by the School Admissions Team. Where the number of preferences received exceeds the number of places available, Walsall Council’s admission criteria are applied to all community and voluntary controlled schools. The admission criteria are shown below, in order of priority, for these schools.
Criterion 1. Children in Care and previous children in care.
Criterion 2. Children who have a sibling in attendance at the school or paired junior school, when the application is submitted and who will still be attending the school at the proposed admission date.
Criterion 3. Pupils for whom a place at the school is essential on medical or social grounds as supported in writing by a medical practitioner or social worker.
Criterion 4. Distance between the home address and the school as measured in a straight line with those living closer to the school receiving the higher priority.
Primary Admissions Information 2026
/Walsall_school_admissions_arrangements_2026-27.pdf
Mid Year Admissions 2025-26
Please see link below regarding how to apply for an admission place during the school year:
In-Year Admissions
Admissions_arrangements_2025-26.pdf
You can apply for the academic year 2025/26 between 1st September 2025 and 28th June 2026, from 8am to 9.30pm.
When you'll receive your offer
If you ask for an email notification in your online application, you will receive your offer by email on 16 April 2026. The emails are sent automatically over the course of the day.
If you apply late, we will let you know after 16 April 2026.
Late applications
Your application will be treated as being late if:
- we receive it after the closing date (15 January 2026)
- you change the name or ranking of a school after the closing date
We process late applications after the on-time applications. You probably won’t be offered a place at one of your preferred schools if you apply late.
Admissions to Secondary School for September 2026
Letter_to_Walsall_Parents_-_Secondary_Transfer_for_September_2026.pdf
/Key_Dates_-_Secondary_2026.pdf
/School_admissions_secondary_presentation_2026.pdf
Appeals for pupils in Year 3 to Year 6
All appeals are dealt with by the Lighthouse Multi Academy Trust.
If parents wish to appeal against a decision to refuse entry, they can do so by completing a form from the academy.
Appeals timetable
Appeals for September 2026 primary school admissions must be received by 21st March 2026.
Please see appeals timetable below:
Lighthouse_MAT_appeals_schedule_2025-2026