Admissions

Walter Evans has a one point entry system. This means that pupils enter school in the September before their fifth birthday.

Parents / carers considering application to Walter Evans are most welcome to visit the school by appointment. To apply for a place for your child at Walter Evans you will need to contact the Local Authority – Derby City Council Admissions on 01332 642729.

Admissions

Parents who wish their children to be admitted to Walter Evans School must make their application directly to the Local Authority. Their telephone number for initial contact is 01332 642729. Please see our Admissions Policy below for the admission criteria. Follow this link (or copy and paste into your browser) for further information about applying for a school place, and to apply online.

Applications for admissions to Reception in September 2026 are accepted by Derby City Council from 1st November 2025, the closing date for online applications is 15 January 2026. Derby City Admissions information can be found here:

https://www.derby.gov.uk/education-and-learning/schools-and-colleges/school-admissions

Walter Evans CE Primary School determined admissions arrangements can be found here:

Download determined admission arrangements here for 2025-26

Download determined admission arrangements here for 2026-27

Download determined admission arrangements here for 2027-28

Consultation on Walter Evans CE Primary School Admission Arrangements for September 2027

The Local Trust Committee (formally called the Local Academy Committee) consulted on a revised school admissions policy for September 2027. The changes to this policy 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 commenced on 20^th October 2025 and ran until 28^th November 2025. During this time, individuals and organisations were invited to express their views and any concerns about the proposed admissions policy for Walter Evans CE Primary School.

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

/docs/Policies/Admissions_Policies/2027-2028/Walter_Evans_Admissions_Policy_2027-28.pdf

If you require a hard copy, please contact the school office on: 01332 557139.

In accordance with statutory DfE guidance, the consultation ran for at least six weeks and, as an interested party of Walter Evans CE Primary School, we invited participation in the consultation if there were any concerns regarding the matter.

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

Any correspondence by hand or by post to the school, please mark the correspondence

FAO DDAT Consultation Team,
c/o Walter Evans CE Primary School Darley Abbey Drive

Derby

DE22 1EF

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 Walter Evans 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.

NURSERY

You can register your child for our Nursery when they reach the age of 2 years.

Nursery Place - expression of interest. If you are interested in your child attending our Nursery and your child is already 3 years old please contact the school on 01332 557139. However, if your child is two years old please follow the link to complete this form: Nursery Expression of Interest Form

Appeal Process

Parents wishing to appeal against the governors' refusal to admit a child should write to:-

Dr Pete Meakin
Chair of Governors
c/o Walter Evans Primary School
Darley Abbey
Derby
DE22 1EF

Envelopes should be clearly marked "APPEAL".

Arrangements will then be made for an independent panel to consider the appeal. Appeals must be made within 20 days of receiving notification of the refusal of a place from the Local Authority and are usually heard within 6 school weeks (exclusive of school holidays).

2023-24

Download determined admission arrangements here for 2023-24

Download Walter Evans CE Primary School and Nursery Admissions Consultation Report January 2022