Admissions

Admissions

As an Academy, the Governors are responsible for establishing the Admission Criteria and Oversubscription Criteria for the School. These are set out in our admissions policies available to download from the links in the left-hand menu.

The responsibility for the administration of the Admissions process remains with the Local Authority, Cambridgeshire County Council.

Parents wishing to visit the school prior to submitting an application are welcome to do so. Visits are usually conducted in small groups, and are not interviews and do not affect any decision regarding the availability of a place. If you would like a visit to our school before making an application please contact our team on 01763 223400 or email office@melbournvc.org.

Catchment

Our partner primary schools are:

• Barrington
• Fowlmere
• Foxton
• Harston and Newton
• Hauxton
• Melbourn
• Meldreth 
• Thriplow

Please see the relevant Admissions policy for details on how to apply for a place at MVC. Should you have any questions, require any assistance or would like a visit to our school before making an application please phone 01763 223400 or email office@melbournvc.org.

You can explore our catchment area in more detail on Cambridgeshire County Council's interactive map.

Applying for a Year 7 place 

The application process for admissions into Year 7 is co-ordinated by Cambridgeshire Local Authority (LA), which acts on behalf of the governing body to offer places at the school. Parents should apply online at www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/admissions or submit a Cambridgeshire Application Form, available from their child’s primary school or from the LA Admissions team, no later than the LA deadline at the end of October. Offer letters will be issued by the LA on the National Offer Date (1st March or first working day after). Late applications (those submitted between the October deadline and the end of the co-ordination period) will be handled by the Admissions team. 

For further information and specific dates, please refer to the full scheme for secondary co-ordination, available from the LA Admissions Team or from the website, www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/admissions

LA Admissions Team Contact: South Team: 01223 699200 or admissions@cambridgeshire.gov.uk 

All parents are advised to read the ‘Next Steps’ Local Authority booklet for parents on secondary admissions. 

Open Evening 2025

We are delighted to invite prospective pupils and parents to our Open Evening on Thursday 9th October 2025. We will open at 5pm until 7pm with the Principal's speech taking place at 6pm. 

For more information about transition see Year 6 Transition here.

Applying for an in year place 

For applications for places in Years 8, 9, 10 and 11 at any time of the year, a Local Authority ‘in-year’ application form must be completed and returned to the Local Authority Admissions team. See website www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/admissions

In the event of over-subscription the criteria set out in our Admissions Policy (see panel on the left of this page) will be applied and places offered in accordance with those criteria.

Should you have any questions or would like a visit to our school before making an application please phone 01763 223400 or email office@melbournvc.org.

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