COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

STANDARD ADMISSION CRITERIA

Children are admitted into school at the beginning of the term in which their fifth birthday falls. For admission purposes term dates count as 1 st September, 1 st January and 1 st April. The school has nursery class facilities available for eighty children on a part time basis, the age of admission being the term after the child's third birthday. Applications for nursery are accepted after the child's second birthday and can be obtained from the school office.

In the event of over subscription the following criteria will be applied, in priority order, to determine which applications will be granted:

  • Children in care.

  • Children who live in the catchment area and who, at the time of admission, will have a brother or sister attending the school.

  • Other children who live in the catchment area.

  • Children who live outside the catchment area and who, at the time of admission, will have a brother or sister attending the school or the linked junior school.

  • Other children who live outside the catchment area.

In the event of over-subscription within any criterion, preference will normally be given to children who live nearest to the school as the crow flies. Distances are measured from the entrance to the child's home to the nearest recognised main entrance of the school building. The exception to this is that all children who fall into criterion 1,2 or 3 by the closing date for application, will be guaranteed a place at the school providing the school is listed as the first preference and the application is received by the closing date for the normal year of entry to the school.

Special Circumstances

Consideration will be given to applicants who can establish particular medical, special educational needs or social grounds relating to their child. Supporting written evidence from a doctor, social worker or other relevant professional must be provided at the time of application . The definition of a special educational needs relates to a learning or physical difficulty which calls for special educational provision to be made for the child. Each case will be determined on its merits.

Special circumstances may take precedence over any of the other criterion listed above. The allocation of any such places will be determined by the Area Education Officer, in consultation with the Headteacher.

Admission to year groups other than the intake year

Applications for admission to other year groups will normally be considered in relation to the published admission limit which applied when the year group was first admitted to the school, although class size will also need to be considered. If places are available within the year group, applications will be considered in accordance with the above admission criteria. If places are available, the child will normally be admitted to the school.

Further guidance on the way in which applications are dealt with including

  • Preferences for more than one school

  • Late Applications

  • The way waiting lists are maintained and used

can be found in Nottinghamshire County Councils “Admissions to Schools” booklet 2005/2006 or www.nottscc.gov.uk/education/schools

Admission criteria for Nursery applications.

  • Places will be allocated in date of birth order to those children who live in the catchment area or who live in the catchment area but who, at the time of admission have a brother or sister attending the Primary school.

  • Places will then be allocated to children who live outside the catchment area but who live within the nearest, safest walking distance to the school.

  • Consideration will then be given to applicants who can establish particular medical, special educational need or social grounds relating to their child with supporting written evidence from a doctor, social worker or other relevant professional.

The term before your child is admitted to school they will visit school on several occasions to meet their new teacher. These visits will be short to begin with and will then gradually build up so that children can get used to the daily routine of a school day. The earliest start for any nursery child will be the term after the one in which they are 3 years old.

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