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Joining us in Year 7
Admissions to Year 7 in September 2026
The last year of primary school for your child typically speeds by, partly due to the fact that you are looking to the future as soon as Year 6 starts. The deadline for applying to Hackney secondary schools is in the October of the year before your child progresses to secondary school, so this is an important time of research and exploration.
We’re very proud of our Academy and welcome you to visit us at one of our open events.
How to apply:
Applications for Year 7 Admissions to Skinners’ Academy will be coordinated through your home borough’s co-ordinated admission arrangements (e.g. through Hackney Education (HE) for Hackney residents) and we use HE ’s published timetable. Applications for places at the Academy must be made using the Common Application Form via www.eadmissions.org.uk for the relevant local authority where the applicant resides.
For your reference, the Skinners’ Academy DFE number is 204 6909.
All applicants need to take a banding test. Those living in Hackney, and attending Hackney primary schools, will take the test at their primary school. Those who live outside Hackney, or attend primary schools outside Hackney, must make sure that they take the test which is carried out in Hackney, generally in late November. More information is given in our FAQs. Any enquiries about taking the banding test should be made direct to HE.
Please see our Admissions Policy 2026-2027 below for further information on untested applicants.
The Academy’s oversubscription criteria (which apply if there are more applications than places) applicable to admissions to Year 7 in September 2026, are clearly explained in our Admissions Policy 2026-2027 which can be accessed below.
Appeals for a place in Year 7 in September 2025
If you have not been offered a place at Skinners Academy Hackney, the law entitles you to appeal against that decision to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. In accordance with the 2022 School Admissions Appeals Code the admissions authority and panels have elected for all admissions appeals to be held online.
If you wish to appeal, please use this link to complete your appeal online. Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. It is highly recommended that you download the explanatory booklet about appeals which you should read before you complete the appeal form.
You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form (photos of your child will not be accepted). You MUST state the grounds for your appeal at the time you lodge your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you state the grounds for your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school, but a separate form must be completed for each school for which you wish to appeal for a place. If you are appealing for more than one child, a separate form must be completed for each child.
Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated in the last THREE months. If you do not have access to a scanner, please take two photographs with a mobile phone and upload the photographic files.
Full details about the hearing will be sent to you with your invitation to the hearing.
If you wish to contact the clerk – email: clerk@educationappeals.com
The timetable for appeals is as follows:
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Last day for lodging appeal forms |
20 school days after the decision letter informing you that you had not been offered a place. |
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invitation letter giving details about your hearing will be sent by the clerk to the independent appeal panel |
At least 10 school days before the hearing. This may be emailed. All in-year appeals will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal form being lodged. |
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Closing date for any additional supporting evidence |
Five school days before your hearing - by 4pm latest. You are advised that additional paperwork received on the day of the appeal hearing will not be taken into account. Please email files to clerk@educationappeals.com |
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Letter from the Clerk informing you of the decision of the independent appeal panel |
Due to the high number of appeals held at this time, this may not be sent until up to 10 working days after the last hearing for the school. |
