Admissions

If your child is in Year 6, you will be starting to plan for their move to Secondary School. Please find all of the key information you need at this important transition.

Summary of Admission Procedures

Enquiries regarding application for Main Round admission to Year 7 for September 2024 should be made directly to the County Admissions Team in the first instance. Their email is: admissions.team@hants.gov.uk.

The Closing Date for Admission Application for new Year 7’s in September 2025 is on 31st October 2024.

Contact details can be found at https://www.hants.gov.uk/educationandlearning/admissions.

To find out if you are in our catchment area please click here.

Bay House School Catchment Area Map (PDF)

An address in the catchment area does not guarantee your child a place and so it is advisable to also make contact with some of the other schools in Gosport.

If you are applying for a place for your child between Years 7 and 11, you can apply online by clicking here.

For any general admissions enquiries regarding your application, please phone the County admissions directly on 0300 555 1377 or contact them via admissions.team@hants.gov.uk

You can download a copy of our current admissions policy using the links below:

Ethos

We have high expectations of all of our learners and work hard to provide the best experience for learners and parents/carers. Please read the following document outlining our expectations of ourselves, our learners and our parents/carers.

Expectations for admission to King’s Academy Bay House

Admissions Appeals

If your child has been refused admission to a school you have the right to appeal to an independent appeal panel. For more information, please click the link below:

Admissions Appeals Process

Admission Timetable for Year 7 in September 2025

Notification date for on-time applicants Monday 3rd March 2025
Deadline date for parents/ carers wishing to lodge an appeal
(returning completed appeal papers to the school)		 Monday 31st March 2025
Year 7 appeal hearings to be held W/B 26th May 2025
Decision letters to be sent Within 5 school days of hearing

Please note:

(i)     Appeals lodged after March 31st will be heard on the above date if possible, or within 40 calendar days (excluding school holidays) of the appeal being lodged. Appeals lodged after the beginning of June will not be heard until the autumn term.

(ii)     Following the lodging of an appeal, additional evidence papers may be submitted to the Bay House Admissions Officer – deadline dates for this will be advised during the appeal process. Evidence submitted after the date advised may not be considered in your case.

If you have any questions about the appeals process, please do not hesitate to contact the Bay House Admissions Team on 02392 587931, ext 3276 or via email: admissions@kgabayhouse.uk

Transport to School

Please click here for the link to Hampshire County Council’s website, which provides information for parents who wish to apply for transport to school. Applications should be submitted to the Passenger Transport Group as soon as possible. This is to allow time for the applications to be processed by the beginning of the autumn term. Applications received after the end of June may be subject to delay. Parents will normally be notified of transport arrangements during the summer holidays.