If you would like your child to attend our school, please see full details of our admission arrangements below. We would encourage you to come and see us - please contact the school office on ullesthorpe@ipat.uk to make an appointment and take a look at our wonderful school.
Ullesthorpe is a Church of England Primary School is a member of Inspiring Primaries Academy Trust (IPAT). This means that the Trust is the admissions authority.; however, the Trust delegates admission decisions to each of its school's Local Governing Body.
Ullesthorpe C E Primary School served the parishes of Ullesthorpe, Frolesworth and Leire as outlined in the catchment area map below.
In formulating our admissions policy, the school has consulted with Leicester Diocesan Board of Education, local academies, Leicestershire County Council and the required governing bodies of community and voluntary controlled schools for which the Local Authority is the admission authority.
If you are considering applying for a place for your child at our school, please see the relevant arrangements below.
MID TERM (IN-YEAR) ADMISSIONS ARRANGEMENTS 2023/24 ACADEMIC YEAR
If you are thinking of moving your child(ren) to our school, please call us on 01455 209926 or email us at ullesthorpe@ipat.uk to enquire if we have places available in the relevant year group(s). We will offer you a tour of the school with a representative from our leadership team.
Mid term applications for 2024/25 should be made on the form below which should be completed and emailed to ullesthorpe@ipat.uk You will be notified of the admission decision within 10 school days. If applicable, you will also be notified of the appeal procedure (see Admissions Appeals below).
FIRST TIME ADMISSIONS
Applications for first time admissions should be made via Leicestershire County Council's website using their online portal which can be found here:
https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/popular-now/apply-for-a-primary-school-place
Everyone must apply for a school place, there is no automatic entry for any school. Before you apply through the portal for a school place in August 2024, please make sure the following applies:
The closing date for applications is 15 January 2025. After this date, any applications are considered as 'late applications'. Offers will be notified by Leicestershire County Council on the national offer day of April 18 2025.
ADMISSION APPEALS
If your application for admission is unsuccessful, you have the right to appeal the decision. Our appeals are administered by the Leicester Diocesan Board of Education, an independent appeals service ensuring appeal hearings are held fairly, equally and within the law. The appeal form and completion notes can be found here:
https://www.leicesterdbe.org/schools/admissions-and-appeals/
For further dates please refer to the LDBE admissions page on the link above.
Ullesthorpe is just one of nine great schools in the Inspiring Primaries Academy Trust. If you are not successful in obtaining a school place here at Ullesthorpe Primary, please consider one of our other schools. Click the links below to find out more...
https://sharnfordprimaryschool.com/
https://claybrooke.leics.sch.uk/
https://www.stmargarets-leics.co.uk/
https://gilmortonchandler.leics.sch.uk/
https://johnwycliffeprimaryschool.co.uk/