Admission to Primary Schools
The following information is aimed at parents whose children are due to start Reception class in September 2012.
Parents who have made an application for Primary School starting September 2012 will be sent their child's offer of a school place on the 20th April . If you applied on-line you will recieve an e-mail on the 20th April, if you applied by phone or with a paper form your letter will arrive within a few days of this date. If you have not recieved your child's offer of a school place by the close of business 20th April please be patient it will arrive in due course.
I would like to accept the school place my child has been offered.
If you are happy with the school place your child has been offered and would like to accept please follow the link to the online acceptance form|
Which schools still have places available?
My child has been refused a place at a preferred school, what next?
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Your child has been placed on a waiting list, waiting lists are maintained until the end of year 2. You're child's position on a waiting list is determined by the published admissions criteria, details of which can be found in the
Primary Information for Parents Booklet (1.09 Mb).
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Your child's position on a waiting list may be subject to change.
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Should a place become available at one of your preferred schools bewteen now and the end of year 2 we will be in touch.
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To enquire about your child's position on a waiting list please call us on 01785 278593.
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If your child has been refused entry to a Catholic, Foundation, Voluntary Aided School or an Academy you will need to appeal direct to the school.
How were school places allocated?
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The following
Summary of Primary Admissions 2012 (196 KB) indicates how places were allocated this year.
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School places are allocated using the published admissions criteria.
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Catholic, Voluntary Aided, Foundation, Trust Schools and Academies have their own admissions criteria.
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There are a limited number of places in each Reception class, the Published Admissions Number (PAN) is the number of places that will be allocated to each school's reception class for the coming September.
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The number may only be exceeded in exceptional circumstances.
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Please read the following information on class size legislation (37 KB).
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To find out a school's PAN and any information regarding the admissions criteria please consult the Primary Information for Parents Booklet (1,123 KB).
Not found what you're looking for....
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Please contact the School Admissions and Transport Service on 01785 278593.
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