Determined Admission Arrangements
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS AND CARERS OF CHILDREN STARTING PRIMARY SCHOOL IN AUTUMN 2026-27.
- Closing date for applications 15th January 2026
- Offers sent to parents by Leicester City Council – 16th April 2026
- Appeals (deadline) – 2nd June 2026
For academic year 2026-2027 our admission number (PAN) is 90.
Please note for academic year 2027-2028 our admission number will reduce to 75 for pupils starting in Reception.
Oversubscription Criteria;
Procedures where Humberstone Infant Academy is oversubscribed
Where the number of applications for admission is greater than the published admissions number, applications will be considered against the criteria set out below;
Places are allocated to pupils who have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) which names the school before any other allocations are made. These allocations will reduce the number of places available.
Criterion 1: Children in the care of a local authority within England or who were previously in the care of a local authority within England (see note 1).
Criterion 2: Children who were previously in care outside of England (see note 1).
Criterion 3: Pupils who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested (see note 2).
Criterion 4: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the infant school with a sibling at the school who will still be on roll when the applicant starts school (see note 3).
Criterion 5: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the infant school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll when the applicant starts school (see note 3).
The Linked Schools are:
Humberstone Infant School and Humberstone Junior Academy
Criterion 6: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the infant school (see note 4).
Criterion 7: Children who are sons / daughters of staff working at the school for at least 2 years at the time of application.
Criterion 8: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the school and who have requested a place within each criterion priority will be given to children living closest to the school, as measured on a straight-line basis using a geographical information system measuring from the geo-code reference point from the child’s home address to the geo-code reference point for the school.
Criterion notes
Note 1: A “looked after” child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority in England, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in England, in the exercise of their social services function at the time of making an application to the school. A “previously looked after” child is a child who was looked after, either in England or outside* of England, but ceased to be because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order.
Note 2: All schools in Leicester have experience in dealing with children with diverse social and medical needs. However, there may be exceptional cases where there are compelling reasons why it is essential they attend the school requested. A separate application to be considered under this category will need to be made. Please refer to the full guidance shown in the Leicester City coordinated scheme.
Note 3: Sibling means a brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister or child of the parent/carer’s partner. In every case, the child must be living in the same family unit at the same address. Siblings must be on roll at the point of entry.
In the case of twins, triplet or other children of multiple births, if the final place is offered to one child, and the remaining sibling(s) would ordinarily be refused, places will be offered to the remaining sibling(s).
Note 4: “Home address” means the child’s permanent home address at the time of application. In the case of split households, it is the address of the person who receives the Child Benefit. ‘At the time of application’ means the closing date for applications. Informal accommodation arrangements with family and friends are not accepted unless there are very special circumstances and supporting proof is required. An address used for childcare arrangements cannot be used as the home address for the purpose of applying for a school place.
Tie-break Criteria Within each criterion, priority will be given to the children who live closest to the school. Distance will be measured on a straight-line basis using a geographical measuring system measuring from the GEO measuring point from the child’s home address to the GEO code reference point to the school. In the unlikely event that two applicants within a category live exactly the same distance from the school and only one place remains, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis on lots drawn by a Director from Humberstone Infant Academy who is not involved in the administration of school admissions.
Multiple Births If the final place available at a school is offered to a twin or triplet and the remaining sibling would ordinarily be refused, places will be offered to the remaining sibling at the same school.
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National Offer Day is 16 April 2026 for Primary, Infant and Junior applications.
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Right To Appeal
Any parent whose child is refused a higher ranked school place is entitled to appeal against the decision.
Leicester City Council along with a decision to refuse their child a place at a school for which they have applied, it will include the reason why admission was refused, information about the right to appeal, the deadline for lodging an appeal and the contact details for making an appeal.
If parents wish to appeal, they must set out their grounds for appeal in writing.
An appeal is heard by an independent panel, who will consider evidence from applicants and Local Authority. The panel make its decision after hearing both sides, and the decision they make is legally binding on all parties.
If parent is refused a place at a non-Leicester City school and they wish to lodge an appeal, they will need to contact a relevant Local Authority about the appeal process for that school.
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For applications / changes of preference made after the closing date, the application may still be considered as on-time but only if there are good reasons for this and these applications open on 19th January 2026 for Primary, Infant or Junior applications.
For further information on how applications are processed, feeder schools etc please refer to our Admissions Policy on our website or visit the Leicester City Admissions page who are responsible for our admissions https://www.leicester.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/school-and-colleges/school-admissions/
