Admissions

Turnditch School has a one point entry system. This means that pupils enter school in the September before their fifth birthday.

Admissions - How to Apply

Parents / carers considering application to Turnditch are most welcome to visit the school by appointment. Please call the office on 01773 550304 or email enquiries@turnditch.derbyshire.sch.uk.

Parents who wish for their children to be admitted to Turnditch School must make their application directly to the Local Authority - Derbyshire County Council. Please see our Admissions Policy below for the admission criteria. Follow this link (or copy and paste into your browser) for further information about applying for a school place, and to apply online.

Applications for admissions to Reception in September 2025 will be accepted by Derbyshire County Council from 11th November 2024, the closing date for online applications is 15 January 2024. Derbyshire Admissions information can be found here:

Apply for a school place - Derbyshire County Council

Turnditch Primary School determined admissions arrangements can be found here:

Download determined admission arrangements here for 2023-24

Download determined admission arrangements here for 2024-25

Download determined admission arrangements here for 2025-26

Consultation on Turnditch CE Primary School Admission Arrangements for September 2025

The consultation on the admission arrangements for 2025-2026 has now closed. Thank you to those people who responded.

Appeal Process

For any parents wishing to appeal against the governors’ refusal to admit a child information and appeals forms are available from DCC here: School admission appeals - Derbyshire County Council or by contacting:

Business Services (School Admissions & Transport Team)

Children & Younger Adults Department

Council House

Saltergate

Chesterfield

Derbyshire S41 1LF

Appeal Deadlines

The School Admission Appeals Code 2012 at Section 2.1 states that appeals for applications made in the normal admissions round, which in this case is Reception and Junior applications for September 2024/25, must be heard within 40 school days from the deadline for lodging appeals.

Timescales for appeals being heard

For decisions notified on National Offer Day, appeals must be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals.

For decisions relating to late applications notified after the National Offer Days, appeals should be heard with 40 school days from the deadline for lodging appeals where possible, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.

Parents will be given 10 school days’ notice of the date and arrangement of the appeals hearing.
The deadline by which the appellant must submit any further evidence is 6 days prior to the appeals hearing.
Admission authorities must submit their evidence 5 school days prior to the appeal hearing.
The clerk will send out the appeal papers at least 5 school days prior to the appeal hearing.
The clerk will notify the appellant of the decision within 5 school days of the appeal hearing.

Published Admissions Number (PAN)

Our published admissions number is 12.