For parents seeking to transfer their children to our school, requests for places can be made through the  Local Authority admissions site.  We strongly recommend that pupils transfer at the beginning of a term. 

If you are interested in your child coming to our school, please do come and talk to us and look around the school.

Call us on 01246 823143 

For information on the admissions process for Palterton Primary School click here:

www.derbyshire.gov.uk/apply-for-a-school-place

Our Pupil Admission Number (PAN) is 13 children per year group.

Admission Criteria

The admission criteria is as follows:

Priority will be given to:

1. Looked after children and children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order).
2. Children living in the normal area served by the school at the time of application and admission who have brothers or sisters attending the school at the time of application and admission
3. Children living in the normal area served by the school at the time of application and admission
4. Children not living in the normal area served by the school but who have brothers or sisters attending the school at the time of application and admission
5. In the case of voluntary controlled church schools, children whose parents request a place on religious grounds
6. Other children whose parents have requested a place

When in the case of 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 above, choices have to be made between children satisfying the same criteria, those children living nearest to the school(measured by straight line distance) will be given preference.

Admissions Policy

Upon joining the Redhill Academy in December 2024, we become our own admissions authority. As such, the admissions policy must be published online and can be found below. Please refer to the policy to find details about queries relating to the management of our admissions.

For parents of children who are due to start school in Reception, applications should be made by the deadline set by the Local Authority.

Admissions Policy 2025

Admissions Policy 2026

Admissions Policy 2027