--- title: "Admissions Arrangements" url: "https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/admissions-arrangements" school: "Saxon Hill Academy" --- # Admissions Arrangements ### Admissions Arrangements Saxon Hill Academy is an all-age (2-19) special school for children with complex medical needs and physical disabilities. With opportunities for short term residential stays at our ‘Outstanding’ Sleepover Club. Proud members of the Shaw education trust, Saxon Hill Academy serves families from across Staffordshire. Providing a specialised provision for meeting the needs of children for whom a mainstream or generic special schools cannot provide. Children placed at Saxon Hill will have an Educational Health and Care plan, or attend on an assessment placement. Their plans will include the need for highly specialist provision for Physical disabilities and/or Complex Medical needs, with associated learning or sensory needs for example Profound and Multiple learning disabilities Working in partnership with the Health Trusts, Saxon Hill provides an holistic environment for meeting the Education, Health and Care needs of our children and young people with onsite; medical, physiotherapy, Sensory and Communication support. **Arrangements:** Our Planned Places number is agreed annually with the Local Authority. This can vary slightly year on year depending on our capacity to meet the needs of our complex population. We can consider requests for places from the Local Authority throughout the year, and are often planning the school roll a year ahead. If you think Saxon Hill could meet the specialised needs of your child, you can contact us for an initial informal discussion about your child’s needs. In the first instance you should speak to, Karlie Jewell-Bolton - Deputy Headteacher and SENCO. The school contact number is 01543 414892, or you can contact us by email via the office: [office@saxon.set.org](mailto:office@saxonhill.shaw-education.org.uk) Saxon Hill Academy is always oversubscribed, so you will need to contact Staffordshire Local Authority to discuss all schools that may be able to meet the needs of your child. Saxon Hill cannot confirm your child’s placement at the school this will come from the local authority. The Local Authority can be contacted through: Single Point Access (SPA) on 03001118007 also by viewing their website at: [Education and Learning - Staffordshire County Council](https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Education/home.aspx) You can contact the school Admissions and Transport Service by: 1\. Email: admissions@staffordshire.gov.uk 2\. Telephone: 01785 278593 3\. Or by post: School Admissions and Transport Service, Tipping Street, Stafford, ST16 2DH The Local Authority’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Web Pages: As there are many changes taking place in response to the national SEND reforms, information and processes within the Local Authority are changing and updating regularly. The following links are available: [Staffordshire - Special Educational Needs Home](http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/education/welfareservice/SpecialEducationalNeeds/home.aspx) [Staffordshire - Special Educational Needs Statutory Assessment](http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/education/welfareservice/SpecialEducationalNeeds/assessment/StatutoryAssessment.aspx) [Staffordshire - Special Educational Needs SEN Reforms](https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/education/welfareservices/SpecialEducationalNeeds/spps/sen-reforms.aspx) For advice and guidance from other parents of children and young people with a disability or learning need, you may wish to contact the Staffordshire Parent Action Network (SPAN). See their website at: [Span Info](http://www.span-info.co.uk) This year's term dates can be found by clicking [here](https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/files/Calendar_26-27_final.jpg)[.](https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/parents/term-dates) ### Key Information - [Welcome](https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/about-us/welcome) - [Meet the Team](https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/about-us/meet-the-team) - [Mission, Vision and Values](https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/about-us/values-and-ethos) - [Our school day ](https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/opening-times) - [Term Dates](https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/term-dates) - [Contact Us](https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/contact) - [Uniform](https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/uniform) - [Remote Learning](https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/the-saxon-hill-approach/remote-learning) - [Admissions Arrangements](https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/admissions-arrangements) - [Ofsted Reports](https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/ofsted-reports) - [Governance](https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/governance) - Policies & Important Documents - [Grant Funding](https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/pupil-premium) - [SEND Information](https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/send-information) - [Equality Objectives](https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/equality-objectives) - [Safeguarding Statement](https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/safeguarding-statement) - [Policies](https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/policies) - [Shaw Education Trust](https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/about-us/shaw-education-trust) - [Exam and Assessment Results](https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/key-information/results) [Embedded content](https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2419.0719598613555!2d-1.822361823155188!3d52.67673832461318!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x4870a792ffadcd03%3A0x418e32c3c2ec43a9!2sSaxon%20Hill%20Academy!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sen!4v1725956460267!5m2!1sen!2sen) ![Saxon Hill Academy](https://files.schudio.com/saxon-hill-academy/images/logo/logo-bottom-saxon-hill.png) **Saxon Hill Academy** Kings Hill Road Lichfield WS14 9DE Tel: 01543 414892 Email: [![Shaw Education Trust](https://files.schudio.com/shaw-education-trust-2/images/logo/set-misc/footer-logo-v1.png)](https://shaw-education.org.uk) **Shaw Education Trust** Kidsgrove Secondary School Gloucester Road Kidsgrove ST7 4DL VAT: GB 358822467 Tel: 01782 948259 Email: Company Number: 09067175 ### Social Media - [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/saxonhillacademy) © Copyright 2024–2026 Saxon Hill Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.saxonhillacademy.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)