Admissions

Offers for Year 7 September 2021 have now been sent out (Monday 1^st March 2021).

If your child has been offered a place at Altrincham College, congratulations! Please immediately respond to this offer as per your Local Authority’s instructions.

If you have not been successful in securing a place for your child at Altrincham College you may choose to:

1. Request to go on the waiting list

Requests to go onto the Altrincham College waiting list must be made directly to Trafford School Admissions not directly to the school.

Please put your request in writing to Trafford School Admissions Department (either via email to school.admissions@trafford.gov.uk or on paper to School Admissions, Waterside House, Waterside, Sale, M33 7ZF), giving your child’s name, date of birth, home address and the name of the desired school.

The waiting list is held in strict accordance with Altrincham College’s over-subscription criteria and not on a first come first served basis. This waiting list will be held in accordance with our Admissions Policy.

2. You may also choose to appeal against the decision not to allocate your child a place

If you are choosing to appeal against the decision, you must lodge your intention to do so directly to Ms K Tovey at Altrincham College.

You can do this via email: admissions@altrinchamcollege.com or if you do not have email access, by telephone on 0161 980 7173.

When lodging your intention to appeal, please ensure you provide the following details:

Child's name
Child's date of birth
Child's current school
Parent's name
Postal address
Contact number and email address

Appeal hearings for a place in Year 7 for September 2021 will take place during May. Please note that the school’s presenting officer will present the school’s case to parents/carers and the independent panel on the evening of Thursday 6^th May 2021*.

You must lodge your intention to appeal before 15^th March 2021 in order to be heard during the week beginning 10^th May 2021. Any appeals lodged after 15^th March 2021 will be heard at a later date.

Timetable of events for Admission to Year 7 September 2021

Date	Details
1^st March	Secondary school offers sent out
15^th March	Deadline for parents to respond to their offer via Local Authority
15^th March	Deadline to lodge intention to appeal with Altrincham College in order to be heard during week beginning 10^th May
Evening of 6^th May*	Admissions Manager for Altrincham College presents the school’s case to parents/carers and the independent appeal panel
Week beginning 10^th May*	Individual appeal hearings during which each parent/carer presents their case to the independent panel
June / July*	Appeal hearings for anyone who lodged an appeal after 15^th March but before Friday 4^th June 2021. Appeals lodged after 4^th June will be heard within 30 school days.

*Please note that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, appeal hearings may be carried out using Zoom video conferencing technology rather than in person. Changes may also be required to the way in which the school’s presenting officer delivers the school’s case depending on the social distancing restrictions in place at that time.

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You must lodge your intention to appeal before 15th March 2021 in order to be heard during the week beginning 10th May 2021. Any appeals lodged after 15th March 2021 will be heard at a later date.

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You must lodge your intention to appeal before 15^th March 2021 in order to be heard during the week beginning 10^th May 2021. Any appeals lodged after 15^th March 2021 will be heard at a later date.