Admissions


We welcome applications from all students wishing to attend Baxter College. Students and their Parents and Carers who are considering applying are warmly invited and encouraged to visit the school.

If you would like to arrange a tour of our school, please contact Reception via phone on 01562 741 524 or via email info@baxtercollege.co.uk.  You can also view and download our Prospectus for further information.

To view our admissions policies, please click the link here.

Applications

We have one intake at Baxter College into Year 7 at age 11. To apply for your child to transfer from primary to secondary school for Year 7 entry in 2020-21, you need to apply through the scheme coordinated by the local authority.

Applications close on 31 October 2020 with late applications ranked below all 'on-time' applications. The Local Authority will notify parents of the outcome of their application for a place.

If you are looking to apply for a place at Baxter College during the school year, please read the information on the attached link. All applications are now handled by Worcestershire Local Authority.

Any queries regarding this process should be directed to School Admissions via their website here.

Queries

Questions regarding in-year admissions (outside the normal transfer from primary to secondary) can be made directly to us by contacting Mr Mann on 01562 741524.

Useful Links

Right to Appeal

You have the right of appeal against the decision to refuse your son/daughter a place at your preferred school.  Should you wish to exercise the right to appeal please note the following procedures:  

  • You need to write to the Chair of Governors, Mrs Charlotte Bloor. The appeal must be lodged and sent directly to the governing body of the school at the following address:  The Clerk to the Governors, c/o Baxter College.
  • Any appeal should be lodged within 14 days of receipt of the letter regarding your application.
  • For in-year transfer applications, please note that appeals will be heard within 30 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals.