Statutory Governance and Policy


Timetable for Admission Appeals

Delta Trust follows North Yorkshire Council’s agreed timetable for admission appeals.

If you wish to appeal against a decision relating to admissions please contact you Local Education Office who will send you a Notice of Appeal form and details about what to do next. North Yorkshire Council have more details about admissions on their website. You can also find more information about Education and Learning within North Yorkshire. 

12 September 2025 – secondary application round opens for entry in September 2026

You can apply for a secondary school place for children born between 1 September 2014 to 31 August 2015.

31 October 2025 – deadline to apply

31 October 2025 is the closing date for online and paper applications. The closing date for providing evidence of exceptional social or medical reasons is also 31 October 2025.

30 November 2025 – last date for changes

No changes can be made to an application after 30 November 2025. Any change or late application after this date will be actioned after National Offer Day.

2 March 2026 – National Offer Day

2 March 2026 is National Offer Day for secondary school. 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.

16 March 2026 onwards – changes made to the allocation

From 16 March 2026 onwards, we will consider any late applications or requests for changes to applications that we have not already processed.

13 April 2026 – deadline for admission appeals

If you want to appeal for a secondary school place, you need to submit your appeal by 13 April 2026.

April 2026 to July 2026 – bulk admission appeal hearings

Main secondary school admission appeals will be heard from April to July 2026.

31 December 2026

All the waiting lists we hold will end on 31 December 2026.

27/28 Consultation

Please see below two documents that have been issued by North Yorkshire Council regarding admissions for 2027/28. Any queries please contact NYC in the first instance.

GCSE 

 2019/
20201
2020/
20212
2021/
2022
2022/
2023
2023/
2024
2024/
2025
Progress 80.220.060.31
Attainment 855.654.050.449.549.652.7
Grade 4 in English and Mathematics82%77%74%75%77%81%
Grade 5+ in English and Mathematics54%54%54%52%61%70%
English Baccalaureate Standard Pass (grade 4+)32%41%36%26%18%28%
English Baccalaureate Strong Pass (grade 5+)26%25%26%19%11%23%
Sustained education or employment with training96%91%92%

 1 Students were awarded Centre Assessed Grades, due to removal of external examinations. Progress 8 measures were not published.

2 Students were awarded Teacher Assessed Grades, due to removal of external examinations. Progress 8 measures were not published.

 2019/2032020/2142021/2252022/232023/24
Level 3 Value Added Academic
Level 3 Value Added A Level
Level 3 Value Added Applied
Average Grade AcademicBB+C+C+B
Average Grade A LevelBB+C+C+C
A Level Pass Rate (A* – E)100%100%98.3%98.7%98.2%
Retention 98%98%
Known sustained destinations87%

 Students were awarded Centre Assessed Grades, due to removal of external examinations. Level 3 Value Added measures were not published.

4 Students were awarded Teacher Assessed Grades, due to removal of external examinations. Level 3 Value Added measures were not published.

5 Students took A level examinations. Level 3 Value Added measures were not published, due to the variation in the GCSE Centre assessed Grades.

Local Governing Committee Register of Interests

Full NameCategoryTerm of Office StartsTerm of Office Ends
Clair FodenPrincipal – Ex-Officio12/04/2021N/A
Katherine GibbsStaff Member20/05/202119/05/2029
Cheryl EadeParent Governor (elected)21/05/202120/05/2029
Robert BlundellParent Governor (elected)06/01/202305/01/2027
Adrian HoweTrust Appointed11/10/202310/10/2027
David ReadTrust Appointed01/05/202130/04/2029
Heather Yeabsley (Chair)Trust Appointed01/05/202130/04/2029
Adrian FosterTrust Appointed16/03/202215/03/2026

To contact the Chair of the AAB please write to:

Chair of the Academy Advisory Body, C/O Lady Lumley’s Academy, Swainsea Lane, Pickering YO18 8NG

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