School Admissions

We are delighted that you are considering applying for a place at Captain Cook Primary School. Most children start school full-time in the September after their fourth birthday. This means they will turn 5 during their first school year. Applications for places at Captain Cook Primary School will be made in accordance with the LA’s co-ordinated admission arrangements. If you would like your child to attend Captain Cook Primary School you must apply for a school place. (Please note that a place in the nursery does not ensure your child a place in school).

Captain Cook Primary School is part of the Lingfield Education Trust. The Trust has decided to follow Middlesbrough Council’s Admissions Policy and is part of the Coordinated Admissions Scheme.

Further information about the admissions process and how to apply for a school place can be found at https://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/schools-and-education/school-admissions and in the Trust’s Admissions Policy https://lingfieldeducationtrust.com/governance-policy/trust-policies (for admissions in September 2025 and September 2026).

Mid-year transfer requests are applications for school places outside the usual primary school (Reception class) admissions processes. This includes children moving between schools within Middlesbrough, or children moving into Middlesbrough from another area or another country for example. Please see the policy below for further details.

If you want to discuss or apply for a mid-year transfer, please contact the Middlesbrough Council’s School Admissions Team (see https://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/schools-and-education/school-admissions/school-transfers) for an application form. You may also contact the school to enquire about the availability of place.

We are happy to offer visits for parents and carers. Please contact the school office or alternatively email the school using the address in the contact section of the website. We look forward to welcoming you.

For full details of admissions for children with a disability please refer to the SEND section of our website.

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 to the policy, for example where there is a 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 15^th December 2025 and will conclude at midnight on 31^st January 2026.

We would welcome your views on the proposed admission arrangements.  The proposed Admission Policy for 2027-28 can be found by clicking here. 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.

If the school receives more applications from parents than it has places available, not every child can be successful in securing a school place. The Trust will use its admissions criteria, also known as oversubscription criteria, to decide which children to allocate places to.

Parents have the right of appeal to an independent appeal panel if they are dissatisfied with an admissions decision of the Trust. The appeal panel will be independent of the Trust. The arrangements for appeals will be in line with the School Admission Appeals Code published by the Department for Education. The decision of the panel is binding on all parties.

Parents can only appeal once for any academic year unless there has been a change in circumstances relevant to the application.