Offers
When a school is oversubscribed, published oversubscription criteria are used by the Admission Authority to decide which children to offer places to. You should read the admission arrangements for each school you are interested in to get a full understanding of how places are offered.
All applications for schools are considered at the same time and the oversubscription criteria applied equally regardless of the order the schools are listed on the application form. The order of preference will only be used if it would be possible for your child to be offered a place at more than one of your preferred schools.
If this is the case a place will be offered at the highest ranked school able to offer a place.
The allocation process is an automated process for all schools. Officers are not involved and do not influence the decisions. The only exception is deciding whether a child qualifies for a place is when allocating a school not listed on the application form.
The Governing Bodies of Academies prioritise applications in accordance with their individual published admission criteria. They receive a list of every child who has named their school on their application form. Information about preference order is not included.
Governing Bodies then apply their admission criteria and place each child in order according to how well he/she meets the individual admission criteria of the school. Each school’s list is then uploaded into the admissions database, the rest of the process is automated.
Trust schools delegate this to the Local Authority to do on their behalf.
Applications for schools outside North Tyneside or for North Tyneside schools from families living outside North Tyneside are co-ordinated with the relevant authority and are also processed electronically.
You should list the schools in order of preference. Assume that you might be offered a place at any of the schools and place them in your preferred order.
National Offer Day for starting Reception class in September 2026 is the 16th April 2026.
- If you apply online using the Portal, and asked to be notified by email, you will receive an email on this day telling you the school your child has been allocated. You can also log on to your account on the Portal on the 16th April 2026 to find out what the response is to your application.
- If you applied on a paper form, on the 16th April 2026 you will be sent a letter by second class post telling you the school your child has been allocated. Please do not contact us until you have received the letter. We will not be able to give you any information by email or telephone until you have received the letter.
National Offer Day for Y5 of a Middle school, Y7 of a High School, and Y9 Whitley Bay High School is the 2nd March 2026.
- If you apply online using the Portal, and asked to be notified by email, you will receive an email on this day telling you the school your child has been allocated. You can also log on to your account on the Portal on the 16th April 2026 to find out what the response is to your application.
- If you applied on a paper form, on the 2nd March 2026 you will be sent a letter by second class post telling you the school your child has been allocated. Please do not contact us until you have received the letter. We will not be able to give you any information by email or telephone until you have received the letter.