Nursery

Children begin Nursery education the term after they are 3 years old. We welcome new entrants and parents for a school visit in the term prior to their admission to meet nursery staff and to become familiar with the Foundation Unit. For more information about Nursery please click here.

Reception to Year 6

Darlington Borough Council manage admissions into year groups from Reception to Year 6 on behalf of West Park Academy.

For 2025-2026, please see below for West Park Academy Admissions Policy 2025-26 for more information. 

For 2026-2027 admissions onwards, please see Lingfield Education Trust Admissions Policy by clicking on this link Trust Admissions Policy where you will find the full policy for 2026-2027 and for 2027-2028 for all of the Trust schools. Please refer to Appendix 7 for details of the oversubscription criteria and tie break information for West Park Academy.

Darlington Borough Council also manage admissions appeals on behalf of West Park Academy.  The Admissions Appeals timetable for 2026-2027 is shown below.

This link might assist you as well: http://www.darlington.gov.uk/education-and-learning/school-years/admissions/appeals