Admissions & Transition

Thank you for your interest in a place at Ixworth High School!

We hope you have found the information contained on our website useful and are grateful you are considering joining our community.  If you have not already done so, we would highly recommend you look through our website, in particular, the curriculum, our extensive Enrichment package and the school ethos prior to arranging a tour of the school. 

Below, you will find information that will guide you through our various points of entry. 

Spaces are often limited in the school so please do discuss your situation with the school prior to applying, many year groups hold waiting lists.

We look forward to welcoming you to the school.

Contents:

Primary to Secondary transition

In year Admissions

Admissions for Y10/11 (And Y9 post May Half term)

Waiting Lists

Transport

FAQ's

 

Primary to Secondary Transition & Y5/6 Experience Sessions

Please click on the image above to see our Primary to secondary Transition programme or, apply for a place in next years Year 7 cohort.

 

In-Year Admissions

As a school of choice, Ixworth is often oversubscribed. We highly recommend any prospective parents to book a tour of the school prior to applying. In-year admissions are managed by Ixworth High School's admissions team. In order to arrange your tour, please contact the team via: aaa@ixworthhighschool.org.

Following your tour, please complete the below in year application form and either email it to the admissions address or hand this into the front office. 

 

Admissions for Yr 10/11 (Year 9 from May) 

Year 9 start their GCSE options from May half term each year. Therefore, if you are joining from Year 9 (May onwards), 10 and 11, some option choices may already be at full capacity. 

In Year Application Form

 

Once a decision has been reached, your information will be shared with Suffolk County Council Admissions Team. All personal data is processed in line with the Data Protection Act 1998.

Please note that the Year 11 options available may change each year due to popularity and limited availability. We will work with you to support your child's options as much as possible within our capabilities. 

 

Waiting Lists

We are an oversubscribed secondary school. Due to this, we operate a waiting list when the number of students reach the PAN in any given cohort. Whilst we recommend any parents moving to the area to complete an in year application form, we can not always guarantee spaces are available for your child. We will maintain an in-year waiting list. If you are on the list, we will notify you when a place becomes available. 

 

School Transport

Please contact Suffolk County Council’s transport department on 0345 606 6173 or visit Suffolk County Council’s School Transport Website for further information about their current school transport policies and procedures.

 

Questions?

You can apply for a place by contacting Ixworth High School on 01359 234 050 or aaa@ixworthhighschool.org

If you are applying for September and your child is attending a Suffolk maintained school, their current school will provide details of the application process when they enter Year 6. Your child will automatically receive a CAF1 application form to apply for a secondary school place by September if he/she is in Year 6 at Primary, Middle or Junior school.

The form must be returned to Suffolk County Council by the closing date of 31 October to ensure that your child has the best chance of being offered a place at your preferred school.

More information is available on the Suffolk County Council website:

www.suffolk.gov.uk/admissionstoschools

You should visit the Suffolk County Council website admission page www.suffolk.gov.uk/admissionstoschools where you will find all the information. As an alternative, please call a member of the SCC Admissions Team on 03456 000981 or the School office on 01359 234 050 for advice.

There is a chance that you can re-submit your CAF 1, but you should check the Suffolk County Council website for further details and dates or ring a member of the Admissions Team on 03456 000981 for advice.

If you have made your application by the closing date of 31 October, Suffolk County Council will post a letter with the offer of a school place around 1st March. If your applied after the closing date, please refer to the Suffolk County Council website www.suffolk.gov.uk/admissionstoschools or contact the Admissions Team on 0345 600 0981 for more details.

You may apply for a change of school at any time. You will need to complete an in-year application form found at the top of this page and return to aaa@ixworthhighschool.org

We aim to respond within 10 working days of the submission. However, at times this may take up to 5 working days longer. 

If a year group is full and your child cannot be provided a space, we will be offer to add your child to the waiting list. Please note, we rank our students according to the admissions criteria and there position on the list may change. Should a space become available, we will contact you accordingly. We cannot, however, give you an idea of when there is likely to be a space in the year group.

Yes, of course. Ixworth High School is fully inclusive and has a strong pastoral provision. If you would like to discuss your child’s learning difficulty with our SENCo, Mrs Boothe, please email c.boothe@ixworthhighschool.org or contact the school by phone on 01359 234050. These discussions will be confidential and will not affect your application in any way.

You can apply online for a normal intake application only (Year 7). Suffolk County Council accepts online applications on their website at the appropriate time of year: https://secure.suffolkcc.gov.uk/ems/live/ccsenterprise_admissionsonline 

 

For in year admissions, we strongly advise a tour of the school before an application form is completed. 

We do not have a catchment area. Please note, certain areas sit outside of our bus/ transport routes. 

Suffolk County Council are responsible for organising school transport and advising parents if they are entitled to free transport and issuing bus passes. Please look at the Suffolk Onboard website for further information, timetables, etc http://www.suffolkonboard.com/ or ring the helpline on 03456 066173 for advice. 

If you wish to appeal due to not being allocated a place, please complete a Notice of Appeal form and send to the Education Appeals Department at Suffolk County Council. For more information on the Appeals Process, please visit the Council’s website.