All mid-year applications should be made directly to Debden C of E Primary Academy, using the mid-year application form below. Completed applications should be emailed to admin@debden.essex.sch.uk Alternatively, a paper copy is available from the school office if required.
Mid-year applications (sometimes called in-year applications) are any application for a school place made to any year group, apart from admissions to Reception each September.
For mid-year applications into existing year groups, a place will be offered when the number of pupils in the relevant year group is below the admission number for that year group. The Published Admission Number (PAN) for our school is 23 children in a year group.
Applications should be submitted no sooner than half a term before the planned start date. We will endeavour to reply to your application within no more than three school days. Please note: if a mid-year application is received during a school holiday period, we will respond as soon as possible when the school reopens.
Where a place is not available to your child, you may submit a waiting list application to be added to the waiting list which is held in accordance with the school's admission criteria which can be found in the Admissions Policy below.
Appeals are co-ordinated via Essex County Council and further information can be found at Essex Appeals.
In accordance with the Schools Admissions Code, the Governing Body of Debden C. of E. Primary Academy wishes to consult with stakeholders and the wider community on their proposals to modify their admission arrangements for the academic year 2028 – 29.
As determined by the Schools Admissions Code, this consultation is for parents / carers of children aged 2 – 18, other persons in the area who have an interest in the proposed arrangements, all other admissions authorities within the local area, the local authority and the Diocese of Chelmsford.
The statutory six-week consultation period will run from 11th November 2026 – 23rd December 2026. A copy of the consultation can be found on the school website https://www.debdenprimary.co.uk/web under ‘Parents’ – ‘Admissions’.
Comments on the proposal to revise the Admissions Criteria are invited and will be considered and used by the Governing Body to inform their final decision on whether to implement the proposed revisions and the outcome of the consultation will be published on the school’s website as soon as possible following a decision being made.
Consultation responses should be made in writing to Debden C. of E. Primary Academy, High Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 3LE or by email to admin@debden.essex.sch.uk
The closing date for responses to be received is 23rd December 2026.
