Academy Admissions
Welcome to the Harris Academy Riverside admissions page.
The local authority administers admissions for Harris Academy Riverside.
Information about the admissions process can be found on the local authority website by clicking here.
Information about important dates for admissions can be found on the local authority website by clicking here.
To find out when our open days and open mornings are please click here
Important dates - applications must be made to the local authority here.
| Applications for year 7 September 2020 open |
Midday Monday 2nd September 2019 |
| Applications close |
Midnight Thursday 31st October 2019 |
| You can access the LA website to find out if you have been successful from |
12.30 AM on Monday 2nd March 2020 |
If you are unsuccessful you may appeal; the deadline for appeals is detailed below.
Forms and documents can be downloaded from the local authority website by clicking here. See below to download an appeals form.
Once we have received notification from the local authority that a child has been allocated a place at Harris Academy Riverside, we will contact parents or carers with various information and to arrange to meet. For September 2020 starters, this will be after March 2020
Appeals
Secondary Transfer Appeals 2020
In light of the current situation regarding the Covid-19 virus, we have taken the decision to extend the date by which admission appeal forms need to be returned to the Academy to 30 April 2020.
Where possible, if you have not done so already, please submit your appeal forms electronically to the following email address: info@harrisriverside.org.uk.
Depending on the situation at the time it is hoped appeals will be held at the end of June/beginning of July 2020.
Please note that the academy does not have any authority or influence over the offer of places which are determined in accordance with our oversubscriptions criteria which can be found in our admissions policy. The offer of places is administered by the local authority.
If you have been unlucky and have not secured a place at the academy despite applying to the local authority for one, and feel that you have grounds, then you are entitled to appeal.
A parent or carer who wishes to appeal against the decisions of the local authority in offering places should give notice that they intend to appeal by e mailing the academy at info@harrisriverside.org.uk.
Parents or carers appealing will then be asked to complete an appeals form and submit it to the academy with any supporting evidence or documents. The appeals form can be downloaded from this page (below) or the academy can provide one.
The deadline for appeals for the academic year commencing September 2020 is 4pm on Thursday 30th April 2020.
Appeals will be held during June 2020. Appeals are heard by an independent panel.The appeals panel should take into account your arguments, any arguments put forward by the academy and the academy's admissions policy and oversubscriptions criteria.
Decisions of the appeal panel are binding on all parties. Only one appeal is allowed per applicant.
