ADMISSIONS
View the Bradford Forster Academy prospectus here
For the Admission policy and process, please click on the links below:
Year 7 Intake September 2021
Year 7 Intake September 2021
The application process for admissions opens each year in September and closes on the 31st October with National Offer day on the 1st March. Applications can be made online with Bradford Education or paper copies are available on request directly from Bradford Education.
Anyone wishing to appeal their school place must return the appeal form to Bradford Education by 29th March 2021 with appeals heard between May and July.
All children with a statement of special educational needs or Educational Health & Care Plan that names Bradford Forster Academy will be admitted, if places are available.
Select the links below to find out more information.
In-Year Admissions
Applications Supported by a Supplementary Form
- Applications must be supported by completion of the Supplementary Information Form and Minister’s Confidential Reference Form to show that the child and/or parent /carer attend church on average on two occasions or more each month for a period of two years prior to the closing date for applications.
- Children who have had a service of baptism, blessing or dedication within a Christian church. A copy of the child’s Baptism Certificate will be required (for definition of Christian see footnote 1)
- Children of a member of staff: I. where the member of staff has been employed at the academy for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or II. the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
Admissions September 2022
We are delighted to welcome you and your child to Bradford Forster Academy. I am very pleased that you have chosen our Academy for your child’s education and am confident that by working together, we can ensure that they have a happy and successful time here.
By now all new starters should have brought to the academy office the following:
- Admissions Data Check Sheet
- School Visit Consent Form
- Birth certificate
If you have any questions or require help completing the forms, please do not hesitate to contact the academy using the contact details at the bottom of this letter.
Where can I get more help or advice?
Bradford Forster Academy
Phone or email Rachel Mayhew 01274 302400
Rachel.mayhew@bfa.bdat-academies.org
Local Authority School Admissions Team
Phone on 01274 439200 or email
secondaryadmissions@bradford.gov.uk
Write to the School Admissions Team at Education Services, Margaret McMillan Tower, Princes Way, Bradford, BD1 1NN
Appointments can be made to speak to an adviser at the School Admissions Team by calling 01274 439200
