Admissions Information
Sowerby Primary Academy id part of Elevate Multi Academy Trust and follows Elevate' s Admissions Policy. However our admission arrangement are managed by North Yorkshire County Council in line with the School Admissions Code and fairness Access Protocols.
Published Admissions Number
Our PAN (Published Admissions Number) which is the maximum number the Academy may admit to a year group is: 45 for the academic year 2021/2022 & 2022/2023
Published Admission number: 45
Proposed PAN for 2025-26: 45
Admissions Arrangements
Elevate Multi Academy Trust board of trustees is the admissions authority for all academies within the trust. However, our admission arrangements are managed by North Yorkshire Council in line with the School Admissions Code and Fairness Access Protocols.
This applies to places when children would normally start school (the Reception Year) and to children who may join our academy after this time (for example, as the result of a house move).
Please contact admin@sowerbyacademy.org or School admissions | North Yorkshire Council for more information on admissions.
Admissions arrangements can be found at: School admissions | North Yorkshire Council
Admissions Policy:
The academy has adopted the local authority’s policy for admissions and applications.
Any parent wishing to consider Sowerby Primary Academy for their child may contact the academy for an appointment to look around.
All admissions enquirers need to be processed through admissions at North Yorkshire Council.
Admissions Timetable
16 January 2026: is the closing date for online and paper applications. The closing date for providing evidence of exceptional social or medical reasons is also 16 January 2026.
18 February 2026: No changes can be made to applications before National Offer Day after 18 February 2026.
16 April 2026 is National Offer Day for primary and junior schools. If you applied online, you can log in to our admissions portal to see your offered school place. You will also get an email during office hours telling you about your offered place. If you made a paper application, you should get a letter telling you about your offered school place.
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North Yorkshire will start working on applications around six weeks prior to your requested start date and our aim to process applications within 20 school days after that. However, if you apply very early, this may not apply as we can only start processing applications towards the end of term, as follows:
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