Admissions

Public Consultation by NEAT Academy Trust relating to Belfield School

Consultation starts: Friday 5 December 2025 at 12:00

Consultation ends: Friday 16 January 2026 at 12:00

Details of the proposal and how to respond to the consultation are available on the trust website: https://www.neat.org.uk/policies-documents/

NEAT Academy Trust is the admissions authority for our school.

A full copy of our admissions arrangements can be found in our Admissions Policy in the policies section of our website.

Applications for entry to year 7 and in year admissions up to Year 11 should be made on Newcastle City Council’s school application form and returned to Newcastle City Council. For more information please refer to Newcastle City Council’s website.

Parents are advised to check the Council’s website for deadline dates for Year 7 applications.  For more information on admissions please refer to Newcastle City Council’s website.

Benfield School has a Published Admission Number (PAN) of 207 in each year group.

You have the right of appeal if you are refused a place.  The deadline for appeals for entry to Year 7 in September 2026 is 2 April 2026 to enable your appeal to be heard during the Summer Term; appeals received after this date may not be heard until after the summer holidays.  Further information is available on Newcastle City Council’s website.

There is a right for people to raise objections to the admissions policy agreed by 28 February each year with the Schools Adjudicator. See the Schools Adjudicator website (Office of the Schools Adjudicator) for more information on how to do this. Objections to the admissions arrangements for 2027/28 must be made by 15th May 2026.

For admission enquiries, please email:
Miss F Cunningham, Assistant Headteacher at f.cunningham@neatat.org.uk

Alternatively, please register your interest in the form below: