How to apply for a place at Darley Churchtown C of E Primary School

Parents considering applying for a place are warmly encouraged to make an appointment with the school office to visit the school. DDAT is the Admissions Authority for school. To apply for a place for your child at our school you will need to contact the Local Authority: Derbyshire Admissions

Admissions process

Parents/carers considering application to Darley Churchtown are most welcome to visit the school by appointment. Please contact Miss Firth in our school office to arrange your visit. We look forward to meeting you!

Parents who wish their children to be join Darley Churchtown must make their application directly to the Derbyshire Local Authority. Their telephone number for initial contact is 01629 533190. Follow this link.

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Published Admissions Number (PAN)

Our published admissions number is 20

Appeal Deadlines

The School Admission Appeals Code 2012 at Section 2.1 states that appeals for applications made in the normal admissions round, which in this case is Reception and Junior applications for September 2024/25, must be heard within 40 school days from the deadline for lodging appeals. 

Timescales for appeals being heard

For decisions notified on National Offer Day, appeals must be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals.

For decisions relating to late applications notified after the National Offer Days, appeals should be heard with 40 school days from the deadline for lodging appeals where possible, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.

• Parents will be given 10 school days’ notice of the date and arrangement of the appeals hearing.
• The deadline by which the appellant must submit any further evidence is 6 days prior to the appeals hearing.
• Admission authorities must submit their evidence 5 school days prior to the appeal hearing.
• The clerk will send out the appeal papers at least 5 school days prior to the appeal hearing.
• The clerk will notify the appellant of the decision within 5 school days of the appeal hearing.

Further details are available on Derbyshire's website: School admission appeals - Derbyshire County Council 

Consultation on Darley Churchtown CE Primary School Admission Arrangements for September 2027 

The Local Trust Committee (formally called the Local Academy Committee) are proposing to consult on a revised school admissions policy for September 2027.  The proposed changes are as follows: 

• Local Academy Committee has been amended to Local Trust Committee throughout the policy. 

• The policy has been streamlined in line with all other DDAT school admissions policies.  We have different versions of the policy across our schools and therefore we are streamlining our policies further for consistency across all schools for 2027/28 admissions. 

The consultation period will commence on 20th October 2025 and run until 28th November 2025. During this time, individuals and organisations are invited to express their views and any concerns about the proposed admissions policy for Darley Churchtown CE Primary School.  

The proposed Admissions Policy for the 2027/28 academic year is available to download here:  

Darley Churchtown CE Primary School Admissions Policy 27-28

If you require a hard copy, please contact the school office on: 01629 732236. 

In accordance with statutory DfE guidance, the consultation will run for at least six weeks and, as an interested party of Darley Churchtown CE Primary School, we are keen to hear your views; therefore, we invite you to participate in the consultation if you have any concerns regarding the matter.  

All responses to the consultation should be made in writing and submitted before 12 noon on Friday 28th November 2025 to: admissionsconsultation@ddat.org.uk 

If you wish to submit any correspondence by hand or by post to the school, please mark the correspondence:  

FAO DDAT Consultation Team,  
c/o Darley Churchtown CE Primary School,  

Church Road,  

Darley Dale,  

Matlock  

DE4 2GL 

Please note that all responses need to include your school’s name and should outline your personal details, including your name, address and relationship to the school. 

At the end of the consultation period, the Local Trust Committee will meet to consider responses. The outcome of the consultation will be published on the Darley Churchtown CE Primary School website as soon as possible following a decision being reached by the Local Trust Committee. Hard copies of the final report will be made available on request to all respondents of the consultation.  

If you wish to further discuss this matter, or anything mentioned, please contact:  

admissionsconsultation@ddat.org.uk.