Admissions

Year 7 Admissions – September 2027

Hadleigh High School participates in the Suffolk County Council coordinated admissions scheme. All applications for a Year 7 place for September 2027 must be made through Suffolk County Council.

Parents and carers can apply online through the Suffolk County Council admissions service.

Key Dates

Suffolk County Council advises parents and carers to apply by the national closing date. Applications received after this date will normally be processed as late applications. Where there are exceptional circumstances, a late application may be considered as if it had been received on time, provided the application, reasons and supporting evidence are received by the exceptional late application deadline.

Parents and carers can express up to three school preferences, listed in order of preference. Suffolk County Council will coordinate the application process and make a single offer of a school place on National Offer Day.

Once your child has been offered a place at Hadleigh High School for September 2027, we will contact you with further information about joining the school and the arrangements for starting with us.

Appeals

If your child is refused a place at one of your preferred schools, you have the right to appeal against the decision. Further information about the appeals process, including how to submit an appeal, is available from the Suffolk County Council admissions and appeals service.

The timetable for appeals for September 2027 entry will be published by Suffolk County Council. Parents and carers should check the latest guidance carefully and submit their appeal within the published deadline to ensure that it can be considered within the normal appeals timetable.

For further advice about the admissions process, please visit Suffolk County Council's school admissions pages.

In-Year Admissions

Applications to join Hadleigh High School outside the normal Year 7 admissions round are known as in-year admissions.

For an in-year application, please contact the school directly and complete the appropriate application form. As an academy, Hadleigh High School manages its own in-year admissions arrangements. Suffolk County Council's 2027/28 coordinated admissions scheme confirms that parents and carers applying to an academy for an in-year place should contact the academy directly for information about how to apply.

If you have any questions about an in-year application, please contact our Admissions Team:

                                                                                      Hadleigh High School
                                                                                      Highlands Road
                                                                                      Hadleigh
                                                                                      Ipswich
                                                                                      IP7 5HU
                                                                                      Tel: 01473 823496
                                                                                      Email: admissions@hadleighhigh.net 

School Transport

Suffolk County Council may provide free school travel for eligible students. Eligibility depends on factors including the child's age, the distance from home to school and whether the school attended meets the Council's eligibility criteria.

Parents and carers are responsible for arranging their child's transport to and from school. Full information about eligibility, applications and available school travel can be found on the Suffolk on Board website.

Parents and carers are encouraged to check their child's eligibility and transport arrangements before accepting a school place.