Bradgate Education Partnership (BEP) is a multi-academy Trust with 19 academies within the Leicestershire local authority area.

It is a mandatory requirement of the School Admissions Code 2021 that all schools must have admission arrangements that clearly set out how children will be admitted, including the criteria that will be applied if there are more applications than places at a school.

The Trustees of Bradgate Education Partnership are required to agree their school admissions arrangements every year and consult on those arrangements once every seven years or where there is a proposed change.

Consultation overview

The Trust is therefore consulting on proposed changes to the published admission numbers for the academic year 2028/29

The Trust is consulting on the published admissions number for 5 of it’s academies:

  • Broomfield Primary School: To secure the current temporary admission number of 30 as a permanent arrangement.
  • Church Hill Infant School: To secure the current temporary admissions number of 60 as a permanent arrangement.
  • Eastfield Primary School: To reduce the admissions number from 60 to 30
  • Mercenfeld Primary School: To secure the current temporary admission number of 30 as a permanent arrangement.
  • Mountfields Lodge School: To secure the current temporary PAN of 60 as a permanent arrangements.

Full details are given in the consultation documents and proposed admissions policy.

Broomfield Primary School
Letter to parents
Proposal
Proposed admissions policy for a 2028 admission

Church Hill Infant School
Letter to parents
Proposal
Proposed admissions policy for a 2028 admission

Eastfield Primary School
Letter to parents
Proposal,
Proposed admissions policy for a 2028 admission

Mercenfeld Primary School
Letter to parents
Proposal
Proposed admissions policy for a 2028 admission

Mountfields Lodge School
Letter to parents
Proposal
Proposed admissions policy for a 2028 admission

Consultation Process

This consultation will run for a period of 6 weeks from 2nd November 2026 until 14th December 2026.

How to Respond

We would like to hear what you think about the proposed admission arrangements for these academies. If you have any comments, queries or concerns about the school admission arrangements, please:

Next Steps

Following the consultation:

  • All responses will be considered by the Trust Board.
  • A decision on the proposed changes will be made, and admission arrangements will be determined by 28th February 2027.
  • The determined arrangements will be published on each school’s website and shared with the Local Authority.

Feedback provided through the admission consultation will be treated confidentially and will be considered by the Trust Board in deciding the final arrangements.

Data Processing

All submitted data for this process is managed and maintained on BEP systems. Administrative support and data processing are provided on behalf of BEP by our delivery partner, SCOeducation Ltd.