Admissions

Primary to Secondary Transition.

The LiFE Multi Acadmy Trust is the admissions authority for the schools within the Trust. For the purposes of allocating school places to Ivanhoe the Local Authority has a statutory duty to manage this aspect of the work on behalf of the Trust. Therefore to apply for a place at Ivanhoe you will need to apply for a place through the Leicestershire County Council Online application form.

Please click here to link straight to the application form.

• Applications for Secondary School transfer for students starting 1st September 2024 and is open until 31st October 2024. 

• March 2025: Offers made to parents - decision letters sent out.

• May/June/July: Appeal hearings          

Ivanhoe School - Operational Capacity Statement 2023/24

As we transition from a 11-14 to an 11-16 school, there are a number of logistical challenges to overcome. One of the biggest of these is around our numbers and our site capacity. When age-range change was agreed between the 3 schools, Ibstock School, Ivanhoe School, Ashby School and the local authority, the agreement was that every child currently attending Ivanhoe School and who had joined that school under the understanding that they would transition at the end of Year 9 to Ashby School could chose either school for their Key stage 4 education.

The age-range change process does not allow the Pupil Admission Number (PAN) for an on-going year group to be altered, only a new year group. Therefore, we can set our PAN to 195 for Year 7 and 8 but have to maintain our limit of 320 in Year 9, 10 and 11.

Our school net capacity is 975 students, this number will be achievable in 5 years time when all year group sizes will have reduced to a PAN of 195. If we continue to accept students up to the current PAN, the school may have a NOR of up to 1600 students, 625 students above the net capacity.

Therefore, we are setting an ‘operational capacity’ limit on our student numbers as shown in the table above. This would allow us to limit the amount of movement into our current Year 7 and Year 8, and movement into Year 9 as they move into Year 10.  Students in Year 9 have already stated their preference for a KS4 school  and the deadline for this has now passed, meeting the agreed criteria of allowing any current Year 9 student to continue their education at Ivanhoe School.

Nicola Koncarevic – Director of Education (National Forest Hub)

Admission Policies

2023-23 Admissions Policy

2024-2025 Admissions Policy

2025-2026 Admissions Policy

Catchment Areas 2023-2025: 

CLICK HERE FOR THE CATCHMENT MAP FOR STUDENTS STARTING IN YEAR 7 FROM AUTUMN 2023 ONWARDS

If you are unsure if Ivanhoe is your catchment area, particularly if you live in the villages surrounding Ashby, please contact our Admissions Officer - Mrs Gray at a.gray@ivanhoe.co.uk

Home to School Transport.

Important Notice – Home to School Transport Entitlement Free secondary school transport is only provided to the ‘nearest’ or ‘nearest Leicestershire’ school so free transport is no longer provided to the admissions catchment area school*. Feeder school arrangements also have no bearing on entitlement to school transport.

For the full information Leicestershire County Council September 2022 - Please Click Here

Mid Term Transfer to Ivanhoe.

Again, we follow the Leicestershire County Council Admission Code - further details about applying for a mid year transfer

Please see the following notes from the Leicestershire County Council Website. 

From September 2013 there is no longer a mandatory requirement for Local Authorities to co-ordinate In Year (Mid Term) transfers.  Leicestershire County Council will, however, continue to co-ordinate applications on behalf of Leicestershire residents.  Applications can be made using the Local Authorities common admissions application form, available online.or by completing a paper version available from the School Admissions Section Tel: 0116 305 6684.

The LA will aim to process all mid-term applications within 20 school days days where ever possible, and will write to you to inform you of the outcome of your application. If you are successful the letter will inform you of what steps to take next.
If you are unsuccessful you have the right to appeal. You appeal to admitting authority responsible for the school.

While a mid term application is being processed you must ensure your child continues attending their current school unless this is physically impossible (e.g. move form Cornwall)

Moves into an area during the year

The law enables parents of children seeking a school place to express a preference. Parents should note that admission authorities cannot guarantee a place for any child at their preferred school, even where they move into the schools catchment area. Applications received from parents moving into a catchment and requesting the catchment school will be considered late, if the application is made after 90 days of the house move.

If you are unsure whether Ivanhoe is your catchment school please contact Mrs Gray below.

If you have any further queries regarding admissions please contact:

Mrs Gray - Admissions Officer

a.gray@ivanhoe.co.uk or Tel: 01530 412756

forms for new starters

If you child is a new starter at Ivanhoe, whether at the beginning of the year, or as a mid term transfer, please complete the appropriate forms below and return to school as soon as possible. If you require a printed version of any of the forms, or need any assistance completing any form please ring the school on 01530 412756.

• Ivanhoe Pupil Admission Form
• Medical Form
• Biometric Dining Room & Door Access Systems
• Privacy Notice
• School use of images and videos