Oxford Spires
Academy
Key Information
Admissions
The following information is to aid your understanding of the selection and allocation process in Oxfordshire.
Offers are made to the number of places available. If there are more applications than places, then places are allocated according to the oversubscription criteria. This applies to in-year applications for each year group.
To find out more about school admissions within Oxfordshire, please visit the Oxfordshire Council website:
If you have any questions you can also contact our school Admissions Team
Personal tours
See our school in action
Whether your child is in Year 6 or below, we believe it’s important for parents to get a sense of what a future secondary school could be like for their child.
We host personal tours for parents that wish to look at our facilities and talk with our teachers and students. Tour our school, learn more about applying to a secondary school and meet our Headteacher and subject teachers.
Should you wish to visit Oxford Spires Academy during the school day, please book a tour here:
Year 7 admissions for 2025
Please apply to Oxfordshire County Council Admissions via their website www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/admissions.
Timetable for the secondary school admissions process
| Stage of process | Date |
|---|---|
| Application period starts | September 2024 |
| Academy Open Day | 12 September 2024 |
| Closing date for applications | 31 October 2024 |
| National Offer Day | 1 March 2025 |
| Deadline for accepting the offer | 15 March 2025 |
| Deadline for submitting appeals | 26 March 2025 |
| Appeal hearings for appeals submitted on time | From June 2025 |
| Induction days at Oxford Spires Academy | 26 and 27 June 2025 |
| Rising Year 7 Parent/Carer Information Evening | 26 June 2025 |
Sixth Form admissions for 2025
Please take a look at our Sixth Form dedicated area: click here
In-year admissions
Parents/Carers can apply for a place for their child at any time outside the normal admissions round. Applications for in-year admissions should be sent to Oxfordshire County Council: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/admissions.
If there are no spaces available at the time of the application, the child’s name may on request be added to the waiting list for the relevant year group.
Operation of waiting lists
Where in any year the school receives more applications for places than there are places available, a waiting list will operate. This will be maintained by Oxfordshire County Council, and it will be open to any parent to ask for their child’s name to be placed on the waiting list, following an unsuccessful application.
Children’s position on the waiting list will be determined solely in accordance with the oversubscription criteria. Where places become vacant, they will be allocated to children on the waiting list in accordance with the oversubscription criteria. The waiting list for admissions will be ranked again every time a child is added, in line with the published oversubscription criteria.
Appeals
If an application for a place at the school is unsuccessful (whether made during the normal admissions round or in-year), parents will be informed why admission was refused and given information about the process for hearing appeals. If parents wish to appeal, they must set out the grounds for the appeal in writing and send it to Oxfordshire County Council: https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/schoolappeals
New starter checklist
| Type | Detail | More information | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admission Forms | Before your child starts, you need to fill in the online admission forms. Login details will be sent on acceptance of place. | Admissions + forms to be emailed to you. | The admission date will be confirmed by the Head of Year. |
| Uniform | Don't forget to get all of your uniform, including the PE kit. | Uniform | Before you start. |
| Learning about our communication with parents | Keeping all our parents up to date is very important. Please sign up to the relevant platforms. | My Child At School, [MCAS] | Will receive login details when your child starts. |
| Canteen and trips | We operate a cashless school for all payments in the canteen and school trips. | ParentPay | Will receive login details when admission forms have been completed. |
| Monitoring Homework and Rewards | We use MCAS to enable all parent/carers to check homework set and praise points. | My Child At School, [MCAS] | Will receive login details when your child starts. |
| Free School Meals | If your child is entitled to free school meals, please complete the free school meal form and email it to scrook@oxfordspires.anthemtrust.uk | Free School Meal eligibility check | Before you start |
| Curriculum | Please do read the relevant year group curriculum to help support your child's learning. | Curriculums | Before you start |