Admissions

If your child has been allocated a place at Corby Business Academy, we look forward to welcoming them. There is no need to confirm acceptance unless requested by the Local Authority, but we encourage you to get in touch if you have any questions about starting with us.

If you have decided not to accept the place, please inform North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) as soon as possible so that the place can be offered to another child.

If your child was not allocated a place at Corby Business Academy but you would like them to attend, you can request to have their name added to our waiting list. This process is managed by North Northamptonshire Council. Waiting lists are ranked according to the school’s admissions criteria rather than the date of application.

If your child was not offered a place at Corby Business Academy and you would like to appeal, you can do so by following the appeals process managed by North Northamptonshire Council. Appeals must be submitted through the council’s online appeal form by clicking here. 

If you need a paper form, you can request one from the Corby Business Academy office and post it to the Local Authority.

Appeals need to be submitted

• Secondary School: No later than 5pm on 27 March 2026
• Sixth Form: Where offers of places are conditional upon GCSE examination results, appeals for admission to 6th forms cannot be heard until after GCSE results are known.

Late appeals: No deadline

For full details on the appeals process, including deadlines and guidance, please visit the North Northamptonshire Council Appeals Process by clicking here.

To apply for a school place for September 2026 please apply via North Northants Admissions by clicking here.

If your child is already at secondary school and wishes to move to Corby Business Academy, you will need to make an in-year application instead.

If your child has an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan or a statutory statement of special educational needs (SEN), please see the NCC special educational needs (SEND) page by clicking here for information on how to apply as there is a different process for these applications.

If you have any questions regarding your child’s allocation or the admissions process at Corby Business Academy, please contact us directly at appeals@corbybusinessacademy.org. We are happy to assist you.

All applications for a place at the Academy must be made through the Local Authority using the Common Preference Form. An online form will be available through the parent portal on the NNC School Admissions website. 

The Academy will consider all applications for places. Where the number of applications exceeds the number of places available, the above oversubscription criteria will be applied. The outcome of each application will be communicated to the parent/carer within the specified timescales. If the application is unsuccessful, parents/carers will be informed as to how to submit an appeal.

Waiting list

The Academy operates a waiting list for Year 7 – Year 11 places. This is administered by the Local Authority. If a place is available, then it will be filled by a place on the waiting list subject to the conditions set out in the oversubscription criteria. Parents/carers must notify the Local Authority if they wish their child to be on the waiting list. Parents/carers must reconfirm they wish their child to remain on the waiting list within one week of the start of each new academic term. Failure to do so may result in removal from the waiting list.

In-Year Appeals

If your child was not offered a place at Corby Business Academy and you would like to appeal, you can do so by following the appeals process managed by North Northamptonshire Council. Appeals must be submitted through the council’s online appeal form by clicking here.  

If you need a paper form, you can request one from the Corby Business Academy office and post it to the Local Authority. 

For information about the Sixth Form at Corby Business Academy and to apply for a place, please click here.