Your address
What happens if someone uses a fraudulent address or gives other false information
on their application?
Every year we have cases where parents give false information about their home address to get a place at a particular school. This includes cases where parents take out a short term let or buy property solely to use this address on their application form without the intention of taking up permanent residency. We do all we can to make sure that this does not happen because this can prevent genuine applicants from getting a place at a school.
In fairness to all parents, the Admission Authority will investigate all allegations of fraudulent addresses brought to their attention and, where appropriate, may seek further proof of residency, this may include a home visit. If you have any concerns or information about the use of fraudulent addresses, please contact the Access Team at school.admissions@northtyneside.gov.uk
If a place was obtained for an older child using fraudulent information there will be no sibling link connection available to subsequent children from that family.
Change of address after the closing date (moving into a particular school’s catchment area)
It is your responsibility to notify the Local Authority of any change of address in writing or by emailing school.admissions@northtyneside.gov.uk along with proof of your new address. The proof we will require is a tenancy agreement which must be 12 months or more or a completion statement of your new property.
We will also require a copy of your council tax statement. Please note we will not accept any tenancy agreements for a six month period.
We cannot reserve places for pupils moving into a catchment area. Therefore, if you have not moved into your new address we cannot use that address to allocate a school place.
Which Address will be used for Allocation?
If you move or are moving into a particular school’s catchment area and do not notify us January for Middle and High School applications and February for First and Primary applications your new address will not be considered before the ‘offer day’.
If you move or send evidence after January (for Middle and High schools) and February (First and Primary schools) it will not be possible to process your child’s application using your new address because the allocation process will have already started.
However, please let us know because we can send your allocation letter with the offer of a school place to your new address.
Change of address after the closing date (moving out of a particular schools catchment area)
It is your responsibility to notify the Local Authority of any change of address. If you move out of a particular school’s catchment area you must contact us in writing or email us at school.admissions@northtyneside.gov.uk immediately as this may affect the offer of your child’s school place.
Any school place offered will be on the basis of the address on the application and the assumption that your child will be still living at this address in September.
Children of UK service personnel (UK Armed Forces)
For families of service personnel with a confirmed posting to the area, or crown servants returning from overseas to live in the area, admission authorities must allocate a place in advance of the family arriving in the area provided that the application is accompanied by an official letter that declares a relocation date and Unit postal address or quartering area address.
Information for families who are applying from overseas
If you are moving to the UK but do not yet have a confirmed address, we are unable to consider your application until you are able to provide us with the address where the child will be residing. Documentary evidence will be required.