Admissions Information
We are delighted that you are considering sending your child to Hill Top Primary Academy.
To learn more about our school, we have a School Prospectus which is on our website. When you open our website you will see a Virtual Tour of our school on the front page. Please, take a look round!
Leodis Academies Trust is our Admissions Authority and responsible for admissions for to Hill Top Primary Academy. The Trust works with Leeds City Council to follow its common admissions procedure. Details of how to apply can be found here:
School admissions (leeds.gov.uk)
Below are details of:
- how to apply for a Reception place in September 2023,
- details of how to make an application into other year groups (in-year transfer)
- how to apply for our Nursery which has a separate policy.
If you would like any help or advice or to look around our school, please contact us to arrange an appointment - our number is 0113 3074750
For the Admissions Policy September 2023-24, please click here
For the Admissions Policy September 2022-23, please click here
For the Admissions Policy for September 2021-22 please click here
For the Nursery Admissions Policy, please click here
ADMISSIONS TO RECEPTION CLASS SEPTEMBER 2023
Admissions Timetable 2023:
Deadlines date for applications for Reception places in September 2023: 15 January 2023
National Offers Day: 17 April 2023
30 places will be available at Hill Top Primary Academy for entry in Reception in September 2023.
The application process for a Reception place for September 2022 for children born between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017 is open on the 1st November for applications. Children start in full-time education at the beginning of the academic year in which they are 5.
If you are applying for a Reception place for September, all applications are made in advance. Offers are made by local authorities on national offer day.
You must apply to the local authority who empties your bins. If this is Leeds, please go to Apply for a primary school (leeds.gov.uk) or you can request a paper application form by contacting the admissions team on 0113 222 4414.
IN YEAR ADMISSIONS
If you’re moving into Leeds or want to change schools in Leeds, you need to make a school transfer – often called an in-year application.
We are part of the Leeds coordinated in-year application scheme. This means you can apply for a place online using the Leeds in-year application form at Before you move schools (leeds.gov.uk). You can apply for places at our school and other Leeds schools at the same time on this form.
If you have moved house, please upload evidence of the house move with the online application. You can find out what you need to provide on the above website.
We offer places by applying our admission policy criteria to your child’s application and we will contact you with our decision about offering you a place. We will tell you our decision no later than 15 school days from when you apply.
NURSERY
Our Nursery Admissions Policy gives full information about our School Nursery Unit and the admissions criteria for applications.
Please click here to view the Admissions Policy.
Application forms for the Nursery can be downloaded by clicking here:
They can also be requested from school by contacting the office on 0113 3074750 or emailing office@hilltop.leodis.org.uk
We need to see the child's birth certificate and proof of address when handing in your application form.
APPEALS
If you are not offered a place at the academy you requested, you will have the right of appeal. Leeds City Council arranges our appeals and you can find the appeal form at School appeals (leeds.gov.uk).
If you are applying for a Reception place for September 2022, you need to submit your appeal form by the 15 May 2023 to ensure the appeal will be heard before the summer holidays.