Admission arrangements are set by admission authorities. The council is the admissions authority for all community schools in this borough.

Voluntary aided schools and academies set their own admissions arrangements and are known as own admission authority schools. Every admission authority must set (determine) their admission arrangements each year and publish them on their website by 1 May.

Select the tab ‘school consultation’ for schools that are changing their admission arrangements for the next academic year.

The latest determined admissions arrangements for all our schools are listed here. If you feel these arrangements do not comply with the school admissions code or laws relating to admissions, make your objection to the Office of the Schools Adjudicator.

The Office of the Schools Adjudicator

Mowden Hall, Staindrop Road, Darlington DL3 9BG

Any decision the adjudicator makes must be followed by the admission authority and their admission arrangements must change in line with the adjudicator’s request.

Key Stage 1 and 2 schools

2023-24

Admission arrangements 2023-24 for infant and primary schools (PDF, 343KB)

Admission arrangements 2023-24 for junior schools (PDF, 254KB)

Admission arrangements 2023-24 Year 3 entry William Ford Junior School (PDF, 188KB)

Admission arrangements 2023-24 for St Margaret's C of E Primary School (PDF, 255KB)

Admission arrangements 2023-24 for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Barking (PDF, 567KB)

Admission arrangements 2023-24 for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Dagenham (PDF, 395KB)

Admission arrangements 2023-24 for St Teresa Catholic Primary School (PDF, 392KB)

Admission arrangements 2023-24 for St Peter's Catholic Primary School (PDF, 257KB)

Admission arrangements 2023-24 for St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (PDF, 257KB)

Admission Arrangements 2025-26 for Infant and Primary Schools (PDF, 346.81 KB)

2025-26

Admission Arrangements 2025-26 for Junior Schools (DOCX, 87.01 KB)

Admission Arrangements 2025-26 for Secondary Schools (DOCX, 94.56 KB)

Admission Arrangements 2025-26 St Margaret's CofE Primary School (DOCX, 113.2 KB)

Admission Arrangements 2025-26 for All Saints School (DOCX, 77.41 KB)

St Vincents Catholic Primary School Determined Admission Arrangements 2025-26 (DOCX, 114 KB)

Primary Admissions Criteria St Teresa Primary School 2025-26 (PDF, 212.09 KB)

Primary Admissions Criteria St Josephs Primary School Dagenham 2025-26 (PDF, 212.4 KB)

Primary Admissions Criteria St Josephs Primary School Barking 2025-26 (PDF, 219.44 KB)

Key Stage 3 and 4 schools

2021-22

Admission arrangements 2021-22 for All Saints school (PDF, 220KB)

Admission arrangements 2021-22 for secondary schools (PDF, 271KB)

Admission arrangements 2021-22 for 14 to 19 schools (PDF, 216KB)

2022-23

Admission arrangements 2022-23 for All Saints school (PDF, 219KB)

Admission arrangements 2022-23 for secondary schools (PDF, 252KB)

Admission arrangements 2022-23 for 14 to 19 schools (PDF, 216KB)

2023-24

Admission arrangements 2023-24 for All Saints school (PDF, 219KB)

Admission arrangements 2023-24 for secondary schools (PDF, 247KB)

Admission arrangements 2023-24 for 14 to 19 schools (PDF, 210KB)

2024-25

Admission Arrangements 2024-25 for Infant and Primary Schools (PDF, 343.57KB)

Admission Arrangements 2024-25 for All Saints School (PDF, 220.55KB)

Admission Arrangements 2024-2025 St Margaret's CofE Primary School (PDF, 254.98KB)

Admission Arrangements 2024-25 for Junior Schools (PDF, 254.49KB)

Admission Arrangements 2024-25 for Secondary Schools (PDF, 244.35KB)

Admission Arrangements 2024-2025 Year 3 entry William Ford Junior School (PDF, 188.31KB)