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Year 6 Transition

Y6 Transition 2025

Transition Dates for New Students

We are excited to welcome our new students joining us in September 2025! The transition days are scheduled for 15th and 16th July 2025.

Uniform Requirements:

  • Students should wear their primary school uniform on these days.
  • The Academy uniform is not required until September.

Year 7 Students:

  • Each Year 7 student will receive a complimentary Barnsley Academy bag on their first day in September.
  • This bag is part of the school uniform and must be brought to school daily. No other bags are necessary.

Our Aims

  • To reassure Year 6 students about their transition to Barnsley Academy and to prepare them for academy life
  • To support parents and provide them with all the information they need throughout the transition process
  • To gather relevant information from all our feeder primary schools about each student joining Barnsley Academy in September.

Thinking about joining Y7 at Barnsley Academy in September? 

If your child was born between 1 September and 31 August, you can apply in September for them a place at secondary school for the academic year starting September.

Before applying for your child a place at secondary school, please read the information in our booklet: 

For your child to start secondary school in September 2025, you need to apply for a place before the deadline of 30 November. However, if you are unable to meet this deadline we will treat applications received up to and including 30 November as on time. You must;

  • Apply online to transfer your child from primary to secondary school. 
  • View our guide to applying on the parent portal.
  • If you are unable to apply online then please contact school admissions who can provide support and guidance to assist you.  If you are still unable to apply online then you can request a paper application form from school admissions, and return it to the headteacher of your child’s current school or send it to School Admissions, PO Box 634, Barnsley S70 9GG (up to the deadline of 30 November).

If your child doesn’t currently attend a Barnsley primary school, but you want to apply for them a place at a Barnsley secondary school, please apply online 

Applying for a place after 30 November

You can still apply online for a school place after the closing date however your application will be processed after offer day.

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