Matford Brook Academy
Contact details
Address
Telephone
01404-793190
Headteacher
Ms Emily Simpson-Horne
Website
Location
School details
DfE number
878/4020
School type
School sector
Type of school
Free School
Local learning community
District
Age range
2-16
Performance
Trust details
This school is part of The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust
Other schools in this trust
Admissions details
Places offered for admission in
September 2023
64
Appeals for admission in
September 2023
0
Published Admission Number
2024-25
60 in reception and 150 in Year 7
2023-24
64 in Year 7
Document(s)
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Oversubscription Criteria 2023-24 Please refer to the full policy for definitions.
- Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order.
- Priority will next be given to children based on their exceptional medical or social needs or those of their parents.
- Priority will next be given to those eligible for Pupil Premium.
- Priority will next be given to children who have a sibling attending the school at the time of admission.
- Priority will next be given to children of members of staff who have been recruited to fill a vacancy for which there is a skills shortage.
- Priority will next be given to other children.
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Oversubscription Criteria 2024-25 Please refer to the full policy for definitions.
- Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
- Priority will next be given to children based on their exceptional medical or social needs or those of their parents.
- Priority will next be given to children living within the catchment area, who are siblings of pupils on roll at this school.
- Priority will next be given to other children living within the catchment area.
- Priority will next be given to children living outside the catchment area, who are siblings of pupils on roll at this school.
- Priority will next be given to children of members of staff who have been employed at this school for more than two years or recruited within the past two years to fill a vacancy for which there was a skills shortage.
- Priority will next be given to other children.
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Open day information Autumn 2023 Please contact the school office for details of open mornings / evenings.
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Admissions notes The PAN for 2023 was reduced from 150 to 64 in Year 7 and the reception intake was withdrawn.
This school opens in September 2023. As the school opens fully, pupils will be taught in the following Year Groups 2023-24 Year 7 2024-25 Reception and Years 7 to 8 2025-26 Reception to Year 1 and Years 7 to 9 2026-27 Reception to Year 2 and Years 7 to 10 2027-28 Reception to Year 3 and Years 7 to 11 2028-29 Reception to Year 4 and Years 7 to 11 2029-30 onwards Reception to Year 5 and Years 7 to 11 2030-31 onwards Reception to Year 6 and Years 7 to 11 2031-32 onwards Our Year 6 pupils will move up to Year 7 or transfer to another secondary school
Term dates
Key:
Autumn term
Spring term
Summer term
Non pupil days
Holidays / Bank holidays
Weekend
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2024 / 2025 Academic Year
September 2024 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 October 2024 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 November 2024 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 December 2024 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 January 2025 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 February 2025 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 March 2025 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 April 2025 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 May 2025 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 June 2025 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 July 2025 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Count: 179
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2023 / 2024 Academic Year
Currently no published term dates for this school year.
Early Years
Early years provision
Under two-year olds
No
Is the school run provision on the school site?
No