Admissions
Last updated: May 5, 2026
Admissions
If you would like your child to attend our school, please see full details of our admission arrangements below.
Shelton Junior School is a community school. The Local Authority coordinates admissions for our school, including in-year admissions, and is responsible for coordinating applications from parents for school places in our catchment area.
Joining Shelton Junior School
If you want to apply for an infant, junior or primary school place in Derby, you need to make an application to Derby City Council. Please read the Primary Admissions Handbook before making an application.
Derby City Council School Admissions Team
The Council House, Corporation Street, Derby, DE1 2FS
Tel: 01332 642727
Policies and useful links
Published Admission Number (PAN)
Following a consultation, we are moving from a PAN of 75 to a PAN of 60 in 2027. If there are more applicants than places, places are allocated following the oversubscription criteria in our admissions policy.
For further details please contact the school office.