Introduction
We are really delighted that you are considering joining our school and securing a place for your child. There are so many opportunities that we are sure you and they will enjoy, in and beyond the classroom.
We are incredibly proud of our school, our children and their achievements. The best way to find out more is to visit us, that way we can talk face to face and get a real feel for the place. It will really help guide and shape your decision making. A visit would also allow you to see learning in action and to speak to our children, who are the very best advocates of our school.
Please do contact the school office directly, and speak with Lauren Jones who will be delighted to arrange a time to visit us at a time when a member of staff can offer you a tour.
Reception Classes
Children who wish to attend Reception classes at the Academy (aged between 4 and 5), must apply via Please for more information and the tour of the Early Years Should you have any enquiries or questions related to your child’s admission to our school please contact our main office.
In Year Admissions
Applications for a school place, for children aged between 5 - 16 during the school year are referred to as in-year admissions. To find out further information on the availability of places across the borough, or to apply for a place at our school please visit https://www.islington.gov.uk/children-and-families/schools/apply-for-a-school-place/apply-for-a-school-place-in-year
Admission Arrangements
The New North Academy Admissions Policy is in line with the London Borough of Islington and the pan-London arrangement. The Governing Body is responsible for the admission of pupils into The New North Academy and complies with the infant class size rules which require that each Reception (Foundation Stage 2), Year 1 or Year 2 class must have no more than 30 children with a qualified teacher. The admission numbers for The New North Academy take this into account.
We are really delighted that you are considering joining our school to start your child’s learning journey. This is SUCH an exciting time, but also such a big decision to make, and we are keen to help you through this.
We are incredibly proud of our school as a whole but specifically our Early Years Foundation Stage. We have been working incredibly hard to move standards forwards since our last Ofsted inspection, and would actually quite like inspectors to return so that they can acknowledge and celebrate our progress and achievements too.
The Early Years curriculum is slightly different to that in Key Stages 1 and 2. Your child’s experience in Early Years is quite literally their foundation to the rest of the school and learning journey and so much care and attention is given to the approach we take.
Real focus is given to creating the best conditions for children to learn and be happy and the staff team embrace the EYFS curriculum whilst also drawing on the most up to date research and the best international models for learning in the Early Year. It’s an exciting place to be!
Staff focus on the following key areas - which we’re happy to talk through when you visit
Because our EY setting has grown in popularity, we have added some key visit dates to our calendar, and we’d really love to see you at any of these. Should it be difficult for you to make these special information events, you are of course welcome to contact us and arrange another time - we will offer you as much time as we are able outside of the planned times.
Further Information
If you have any questions at all that haven’t been answered from looking over our website, please do get in touch by calling the school or emailing us at [email protected]
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