Admissions
For more information contact Mrs Thirlaway at headteacher@mcgprimaryschool.org
The School seeks to serve its children and local community. The school aims to provide a distinctively Christian education for children aged 3 to 11 years, with priority being given to children who live and worship within the parishes of Great and Little Ouseburn with Marton-cum-Grafton and Whixley with Green Hammerton, Arkendale, Dunsforth and Aldborough.
Admissions to Reception year group
All children usually start school full time in the September of the school year in which they turn five. Parents do, however, have the option of requesting that their child attends school on a part-time basis until the term after their fifth birthday.
Admissions Arrangements
Marton-cum-Grafton Primary School is part of the Elevate Multi Academy Trust, who are the admissions authority.
However, our admission arrangements are managed by North Yorkshire County 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@mcgprimaryschool.org for more information on admissions.
Published Admissions Number
Our PAN (Published Admissions Number) which is the maximum number the Academy may admit to a single year group is:
Published Admission number for 2025-2026: 15
Admissions arrangements can be found at: School admissions | North Yorkshire Council
Admissions Policy: Please find the Admissions Policy below.
Any parent wishing to consider Marton-cum-Grafton Primary School 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 where you will find the following:
1 . Admission Policies for Community and Voluntary Controlled Primary and Secondary Schools;
2 . Admission Policy for Nursery Schools and schools with nursery or pre-reception classes;
3 . Co-ordinated Admission Arrangements;
4 . In-Year Fair Access Protocol; and
5 . Published Admission Numbers.
Key dates for Primary and Secondary school admissions
31st October is the deadline to apply for a Secondary school place
1st March is National Offer Day when secondary school places are allocated.
15 January is the deadline to apply for a Primary school place.
16th April is National Offer Day when a Primary school places are allocated. (No information on the school place allocated should be shared with parents before that date).
NB: where National Offer Day falls on a weekend or Bank Holiday, school places will be allocated the next working day
Apply for your child to start school in Reception
Admission Appeals Timetable
Currently North Yorkshire County Council are overseeing Admissions Appeals for Elevate’s academies.
Please go to: Appeal for a school place | North Yorkshire Council
Policy for Admission to main school in September 2025
Marton-cum-Grafton C of E Primary School - admissions policy September 2024-25.pdf
Marton-cum-Grafton civil parish boundaries map
School Application Form for admission to main school
The Admissions Supplementary Information Form for main school can be found at the back of the Policy for Admission to main school in September 2019 in the link above and must be returned to school along with the Application Form for main school.
In addition to returning the Application Form for main school and the Admissions Supplementary Information Form for main school to the School Office at Marton-cum-Grafton Primary School, prospective parents must also apply to Admissions at North Yorkshire County Council via their website at https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/apply-primary-or-junior-school-place
Admissions to Nursery
If you require application forms for our nursery, please navigate to the nursery page by clicking on this link.
Admissions to other year groups
Applications for admission to classes other than Reception should be made online via the Local Authority’s in-year Common Application Form at http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/article/26373/Apply-for-an-in-year-school-place . In addition to this, the Application Form for main school found in the link above and the Admissions Supplementary Information Form 2019 from the back of the Policy for Admission (link above) should be completed and returned to school.
Please contact the school office if you require further information.