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 more information please see West Park Academy Admissions Policies for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.

For details of Lingfield Education Trust Admissions Policy 2026-2027, please click on this link Trust Admissions Policy 2026-2027 and read the full policy including Appendix 7 detailing 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 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 is shown below.

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

Consultation - Lingfield Education Trust Admissions Policy 2027-28

Lingfield Education Trust is an admission authority and it is a requirement for the Trust to consult on the admission arrangements for our schools at least once every seven years or when there is a significant change in oversubscription criteria or pupil admission number. 

A consultation relating to the Admissions Policy for 2027-28, for all schools within Lingfield Education Trust, will commence on 15th December 2025 and will conclude at midnight on 31st January 2026.

We would welcome your views on the proposed admission arrangements. The proposed Admission Policy for 2027-28 can be found on this link: LET Admissions Policy 2027-28 Consultation

Please note that this consultation includes:

• a reduction in the PAN at Handale School, Loftus, from 60 to 30
• a change in the oversubscription criteria for Cambrai School
• inclusion of new schools to the Trust since the last consultation

Notification of the consultation is being communicated by the Trust to the following:

• the relevant Local Authority
• all parents and carers of pupils of the Trust
• other persons who in the Trust's opinion have an interest in the proposed admission arrangements

You are welcome to respond by emailing comments relating to the proposed admissions arrangements to enquiries@lingfieldtrust.org.uk