a parents’ guide to primary school admissions 2017-18
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This booklet describes Dudley Council’s arrangements for admitting children to primary schools in September 2017.
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a guide for parents
This booklet provides details of the admission arrangements that will operate at primary schools in the Dudley borough for admissions in September 2017. We have also included general information which you may find useful.
If you would like further information about a particular school, a more detailed booklet (‘the school prospectus’) may be obtained direct from the individual primary school concerned. Other documents available direct from the school or on the internet include the School Profile and inspection reports by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted).
Please pay particular attention to the timetable set out on page 7, especially the closing date for applications, and also the specific detail given about each school’s admission arrangements.
Local Authorities (LAs) are required to liaise with each other in relation to admission to Reception Class for all schools, whether the schools are in Dudley or in other boroughs. This will mean that each child will only receive one offer of a school place which will be sent to them from their home LA.
We do our very best to find places for all children at a primary school of your preference, but we cannot always do this. In 2016, around 97% of parents were offered one of their preferred primary schools. Most disappointments are caused when parents select popular schools some distance from their home address. However, whichever primary school your child attends in Dudley, you may be confident that they will be educated to the highest standard.
Tony Oakman Strategic Director - People People Directorate Westox House, 1 Trinity Road, Dudley, West Midlands DY1 1JQ
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contents page
5 Different types of schools 48 What do I need to consider before expressing my preference? 6 Admission to primary schools 50 Special educational needs and the 8 Process Education Act 1996 10 Online applications 51 Data Protection Policy 13 Primary school admissions 52 Details of all Dudley primary flowchart schools
14 What is the admission policy 66 Addresses of neighbouring local for community and voluntary authorities controlled primary schools in Dudley? 67 Other useful addresses and contacts 17 Admission policies for foundation and voluntary aided primary schools
46 Example of preference allocations 47 What are my rights if my application is unsuccessful?
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different types of schools
Community and voluntary controlled schools Dudley Local Authority (LA) is the admissions authority, i.e. it has responsibility for deciding arrangements for admitting pupils to community schools, including the admissions criteria.
The admissions policy for community and voluntary controlled schools has been confirmed following consultation with the governing bodies and headteachers of all schools in the borough, as well as a number of other agencies.
Catchment areas and feeder schools do not exist in the Dudley borough. See page 14 for full details of the admissions policy adopted for community and voluntary controlled schools.
Foundation and voluntary aided schools The governing body is the admissions authority, i.e. it has responsibility for deciding the arrangements for admitting pupils as above.
Academy schools Academies are public funded independent schools free from local authority and national government control. They have the responsibility of setting their own admission arrangements and criteria. The school’s governing body is responsible for determining the admission and appeal arrangements for the academy.
The individual school governing body is responsible for determining admissions and appeal arrangements for foundation and voluntary aided schools. You will find details of the various admissions policies adopted on pages 17 - 44 of this booklet.
Please note that foundation and voluntary aided schools in Dudley borough have separate admission policies.
All schools in Dudley will consider applicants on an equal basis and will not give priority to first preferred applicants. If a child meets the admissions criteria for two or more schools included on the application form, the School Admissions Service will allocate the school that the parent ranked highest on their form.
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admission to primary schools
Admission point All children born between 1 September 2012 and 31 August 2013 will be admitted in September 2017. Can I choose which school to send my child to? You do not have the right to choose which school your child attends. Under current legislation, you have the right to express a preference. This preference must be met unless to do so would be prejudicial to effective education and/or prejudicial to the efficient use of resources at the preferred school, i.e. the admission of further pupils will be detrimental to the teaching and learning experiences of other children. Preference ranking All applications will be assessed against the relevant admission policies regardless of the order of preference. If a child meets the admissions criteria for two or more primary schools included on the application form, the school that the parent ranked highest on their form will be allocated. No school in Dudley will give priority to first preference applicants. Please see the example of how this works on page 46.
Places are not allocated on a first come, first served basis. You are therefore advised to assess the likelihood of your preferences being agreed under the school’s admissions policy before completing your application. The tables on pages 53-65 will assist you with this.
You should not assume that your child will get a place at a new school without you having to apply (even if you have an older child already attending). Also, if a school is very popular, there is no guarantee that your child will be allocated a place.
Important information Please note that registering your child early will not guarantee admission to the preferred school or give any advantage in the admissions process.
Attendance at a nursery attached to a primary school will not guarantee admission to that particular primary school or give any advantage to the pupil in the admissions process.
Registering at a nursery is a separate procedure to registering at a primary school. If your child attends a nursery unit, you should ensure that you register your child at your preferred primary school as this is not an automatic procedure.
If there are persons with parental responsibility not residing at your child’s address, it is your responsibility to notify and/or consult them before expressing a preference for a primary school.
If you are applying for a foundation or voluntary aided school, you may be required to complete a supplementary form. Please check with the individual schools since this could affect the outcome of your application.
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Important dates Online application available 1 September 2016
Return date of paper application forms 15 January 2017 by 5 pm *
Return date of online applications 15 January 2017 by midnight
Decision emails to parents 18 April 2017 after 2 pm
Decision letters to parents 18 April 2017 by 2nd class post
Appeals to be heard June/July 2017
* Failure to return your form by this date may affect the outcome of your application.
What is the co-ordinated scheme? Local Authorities (LAs) are required to co-ordinate primary admissions for all maintained (non-fee paying) schools.
Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Staffordshire, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Worcestershire (LAs) have agreed to co-ordinate applications for their schools.
For full details of Dudley’s scheme, please contact the School Admissions Service on 01384 814223 or go to www.dudley.gov.uk/admissions
This will ensure all parents only receive one offer of a school place from their home LA. Deferred entry to reception class Parents can request to defer the date their child is admitted to the school until later in the school year but not beyond the point at which they reach compulsory school age and not beyond the beginning of the final term of the school year for which the application was made. Where the parents wish, children may attend part-time until later in the school year but not beyond the point at which they reach compulsory school age. Delayed entry The LA has a delayed entry policy in place for exceptional circumstances. The full details can be found at www.dudley.gov.uk/admissions
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process
General information It is important that you thoroughly read and understand ‘A Parents Guide to Primary School Admissions’ before completing any application form.
Number of preferences You are able to state up to five preferences on your application and these should includeall your preferred schools either in the Dudley borough or a school in a neighbouring Local Authority. You are advised not to make only one school preference since it will not give you any advantage in the school’s admission process.
How can I assess the likelihood of being allocated my preferred school? Statistical and historical information relating to admission at each school can be found on pages 53 - 65.
Will I get priority for my first preferred school? All schools will consider applicants on an equal basis and will not give priority to first preference applicants. If a child meets the criteria for two or more schools included on the application form, the School Admissions Service will allocate the school that the parent ranked highest.
Will I get priority for a school within my home LA? Under current legislation, we are unable to give priority to pupils who live within Dudley borough. All applications will be considered against the admissions policy of the school concerned, regardless of which borough the child resides in.
I don’t live in Dudley borough. How do I apply for a Dudley primary school? You must include the school on the form provided by your own LA. Please note there may be different closing dates and admissions policies in operation (see list on page 66 for contact numbers of neighbouring LAs).
I live in Dudley. How do I apply for a primary school outside of Dudley borough? You must include the school on the form provided by Dudley LA where you will be able to express up to five preferences for schools inside or outside of the Dudley borough. If you want to apply for a school outside the borough, you must obtain the information booklet from the relevant LA (see list on page 66 for contact numbers of neighbouring LAs) to ensure that you understand the admissions policy for the school concerned. If you are successful in gaining a place at a school which is not maintained by Dudley LA, the council will not assist you financially to enable your child to attend the school concerned.
What happens if I do not return my application on time? If you do not complete and return an application, your child may not be allocated a school place until all those who did have been offered places. It is then possible that your preferred schools will be too full to admit your child.
How can I get information about schools online? From 1 September 2016, the School Admissions web page will give links to school web sites and other web pages giving information about schools (such as the Ofsted site www.ofsted.gov.uk). It will also include a copy of this information booklet.
The process for considering medical applications Only applications that are supported by the child’s hospital consultant will be considered. Please see oversubscription criteria for more information. After the closing date for applications, a panel will be convened to consider the request and supportive information. The panel will consist of a number of professionals from the Division of the People Directorate.
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How to apply From 1 September 2016, if you live in the Dudley borough, you should either apply online at www.dudley.gov.uk/admissions or complete a paper application which is available on request from the School Admissions Service. You should state all of your school preferences up to a maximum of five in rank order.
Important information Please note that places are not allocated on a first come, first served basis. You are therefore advised to assess the likelihood of your preferences being agreed under the school’s admissions policy before stating your preferences. You should not assume that your child will get a place at a new school without you having to apply (even if you have an older child attending the school already). Also, if a school is very popular, there is no guarantee that your child will be allocated a place.
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online applications
Why should I apply online? Some of the benefits of applying online are: • Email decision received after 2pm on day of offer • It is quick and easy to use • You can apply 24 hours a day, 7 days a week • There is no risk that your application will be lost in the post • You will receive an email confirmation that your application has been received • You can change your application up to the closing date by contacting the School Admissions Service • It is safe and secure When can I use the online system? The online system will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from 1 September 2016 until the closing date of 15 January 2017. Will my application be secure? Yes. The system has a series of security features that prevents others from seeing your details. Who makes the application? The person who has parental responsibility should submit the application for the child’s school place. If you need further advice about who should apply for your child’s school place, please contact the School Admissions Service at [email protected]. If there are persons with parental responsibility not residing at your child’s address, it is your responsibility to notify and/or consult with those other persons before expressing a preference for a primary school. What details will be requested? You will not be asked to give any more information than you would need to if you were making a paper application. If I can’t finish the application, may I go back to it later? Yes. You have until the closing date to complete and submit your application. Having made an electronic application, can I change my preferences or submit other information? You can make changes to your application right up to the closing date. In order to do this you will need to contact the School Admissions Service at [email protected] . How will I know that the changes have been logged? Every time you make or change your online application, you will receive an email confirming the status of your application. You can also check the status of your application when you log in to the system and select your existing record. Should I send a paper copy as well? No. If you do submit an online application and a paper form, the last one received will supersede the first one and the school allocation will be made using the data on the last received form.
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Will I be told the result of my application electronically? Yes. On 18 April 2017 after 2pm.
What do I need to do to apply online? The council offers free computer access at its libraries and Dudley Council Plus offices in Castle Street, Dudley. Local library staff will be able to help you.
Some schools will also provide computer access. You should check with your local school to find out whether they provide this service.
Paper applications Even though it may be quicker and easier to apply online, paper applications can still be made available. Please phone the School Admissions Service on 01384 814223 to request a paper application form.
It is advisable that parents check with the School Admissions Service to ensure that their application form has been received before the closing date. Alternatively, return your form by hand and ask for a receipt or post it recorded delivery.
What happens if I move house after I have completed an application form? You will need to provide documentary evidence to confirm this. A change of address will be considered up to 31 March 2017 (only applies to Dudley residents). After that date it may not be possible for the new address to be considered for allocation purposes. Please also see page 48.
Please note: if your child’s permanent residence changes at any point from 1 September 2016 to 31 August 2017, it is the parents’ responsibility to notify the LA immediately. You must do this even if you have notified your child’s school/nursery.
If you fail to do so, this may result in any offer of a school place being withdrawn. This has occurred previously.
Late applications If you do not apply for a place, your child may not be allocated a school place until all those who did apply on time have been offered places. It is then possible that your preferred schools will be too full to admit your child. Preferences that are received after the final closing date (15 January 2017) will only be considered after applications that were received within the deadline have been dealt with.
There will, however, be exceptional circumstances in which a late application will be considered alongside those applications that were made within the deadline. Where the exceptional circumstances are such that the parent could not have reasonably submitted the application within the deadline, it will be considered along with all other applicants.
In each circumstance, supporting documentary evidence must be provided by the parent/carer at the time of application.
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Repeat applications It is not the Local Authority’s Policy to consider repeat applications in the same academic year unless there have been significant and material changes in the circumstances of the applicant.
Admission of children outside of their normal age group Parents may seek a place for their child outside of their normal age group, for example, if the child is gifted and talented or has experienced problems such as ill health. Parents should make their application to the Local Authority setting out the reasons why they believe their child should be taught outside of their chronological age group. These parents will need to make an application alongside children applying at the normal age explaining why it is in the child’s best interest to be admitted outside of their normal age. This may include information such as professional evidence as to why this is the case and why an exception should be made in the case of the child. A decision as to whether this is an appropriate course of action will be made by the Local Authority, who will take into account the circumstances of the case. Parents do not have the right to insist that their child is admitted to a particular year group. Please refer to the LA Delayed Entry Policy, which can be found at www.dudley.gov.uk/admissions
Waiting lists If a community or voluntary controlled school is oversubscribed and children have been refused admission because other children have a higher priority for admission under the published admissions criteria, those applicants who are unsuccessful will be asked if they wish to be placed on the waiting list. Children on the waiting list will be ranked in accordance with the published admissions criteria and the list will operate from the point of allocation of places until 31 December 2017. Inclusion on a school’s waiting list does not mean that a place will eventually become available there. A child’s position on a waiting list is not fixed and is subject to change during the year, i.e. they can go up and down the list. Places that become available between the point of allocation and 31 December 2017 will be offered to children according to their ranking on this list, i.e. those ranked highest will be offered first.
When will I know the outcome of my application? Parents will be informed of the decision relating to their application in writing, posted 2nd class, on 18 April 2017. If you apply online you will receive notification by email on 18 April 2017after 2pm.
Can the admissions authority withdraw the offer of a school place once it has been made? An admissions authority can withdraw the offer of a school place where a parent has obtained the place by providing the council with fraudulent or intentionally misleading information. This power has been used in previous years in Dudley where parents have provided false information. Please see page 48.
How can I contact the School Admissions Service? Telephone 01384 814223 E-mail - [email protected] Website - www.dudley.gov.uk/admissions Information is also available at the above website.
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primary school admissions f lowchart September 2017/18
15 January 2017 - Closing date for applications
Under-subscribed Over-subscribed Dudley schools Dudley schools
18 April 2017 18 April 2017 Offer letters posted to Offer/refusal letters posted parents 2nd class to parents 2nd class Email decisions sent after Email decisions for online 2pm for online applicants applicants sent after 2pm
Offer Refusal Summer Term 2017 Further contact received directly from school regarding induction Parents may request to be placed on waiting list and will be provided with information on the appeals process
Summer Term 2017 Appeals held
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what is the admissions policy for community and voluntary controlled primary schools in Dudley?
Dudley Council has an Inclusive Education Policy and the admissions policy aims to maximise the opportunity to meet parental preference and to meet the individual needs of children at their local school, wherever possible. The council does not use a selective admission policy based on aptitude or academic achievement.
Children will not be discriminated against as laid down by the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, The Race Relations Act 1976 as amended by the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, The Human Rights Act 1998 and The Special Educational Needs and Disability Discrimination Act 2005 and the Equality Act 2010.
Pupils born between 1 September 2012 and 31 August 2013 inclusive will be admitted at one point of entry in September 2017. How will applications be decided? The following criteria will be used to allocate the available places at those community and voluntary controlled primary schools that are oversubscribed, i.e. receive more applications than can be accommodated.
All preferences, regardless of ranking, will be assessed against the following criteria to allocate the available places at those community and voluntary controlled primary schools that are oversubscribed, i.e. receive more applications than can be accommodated.
a) First priority for admission shall be given to relevant looked after children or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, a child arrangements order or special guardianship order. See notes below.
b) Second priority for admission shall be given to children with a “serious and ongoing medical condition” where the preferred community or voluntary controlled school is the most appropriate school to meet the condition. (Parents must provide supportive information from their child’s Hospital Consultant at the time of application in order to be considered under this criteria. This supportive information should include information about the needs of the child and should detail the difficulties the child would experience if they attended another school. Parents should also indicate why the preferred school is the most appropriate to meet their child’s medical condition rather than any other school. The Local Authority will not seek to obtain medical evidence on behalf of parents.)
c) Third priority for admission shall be given to children who have a brother/sister, half brother/sister (where the children share one common parent), or step-brother/step-sister, living at the same address and who will still be attending the preferred school in the academic year 2017/18.
d) Any places that remain available once the above applicants have been admitted will be filled according to those children who live closest to the school, determined by a straight line measurement in metres from the home address to the main entrance of the preferred school.
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Notes • Relevant looked after children means children who are looked after by a Local Authority in accordance with Section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989 and who is (a) in care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see definition in Section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. This includes children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 (see Section 12 adoption orders) and children who were adopted under Adoption and Children Act 2002 (see Section 46 adoption orders). • Child arrangements orders are defined in Section 8 of the Children Act 1989, as amended by Section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Child arrangement orders replace residence orders and any residence order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be a child arrangement order. • Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a special guardianship order as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian (or special guardians). • In accordance with legislation, a child with a Statutory Statement of Special Educational Needs or Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) will be offered a place at the school named in the Statement or EHCP as the most appropriate to meet the child’s individual needs. This may reduce the amount of places available for children who do not have a Statutory Statement of Special Educational Needs or EHCP. • Any Dudley child not obtaining a school place at any of their preferred primary schools will be allocated a place at the next nearest school with a place available and advised about the independent appeals process. • Definition of brother or sister also relates to adopted or fostered children living at the same home address. • The home address is considered to be the child’s (along with their parents’) genuine principal place of residence at the time of the allocation of places, i.e. where they are normally and regularly living. If a child is resident with friends or relatives (for reasons other than guardianship), the friend’s or relative’s address will not be considered for allocation purposes. • Where parents have shared responsibility for a child and the child lives with both parents for part of the school week, the home address will be determined as the address where the child lives for the majority of the school week. Parents will be required to provide documentary evidence to support the address they wish to be considered for allocation purposes. At least one item of proof must demonstrate where the child lives. • The local authority is not in a position to intervene in disputes between parents over school applications and will request that these are resolved privately. • Special conditions will apply in the event that one child from a set of twins or triplets does not gain admission to the preferred school through the admissions criteria. The Local Authority will exceed the admission number for the school concerned to prevent separation of twins / triplets. • Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in category d to decide who has the highest priority for admission if the distance between two children’s homes and the school is the same.
Deferred entry to reception class Parents have the right to retain a place offered and request that their child be admitted to Reception class later during the 2017/18 academic year, or until the term in which the child reaches compulsory school age, if they so wish. Parents can also request that their child takes up the place part-time until the child reaches compulsory school age.
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Application process For admissions at the normal point of entry, the LA will co-ordinate all applications for all schools in Dudley. For a copy of the co-ordinated scheme, please contact the School Admissions Service.
In-year admission applications will be co-ordinated by the LA for all schools.
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The following pages detail the admissions policies for academy, foundation and voluntary aided primary schools:
Notes Alder Coppice • Relevant looked after children means children who Primary School are looked after by a local authority in accordance with section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989 and The School admits all children into Reception during who is (a) in care of a Local Authority, or (b) being September and does not have a January intake. The provided with accommodation by a Local Authority Governors have adopted a policy of taking one intake into in the exercise of their social services functions (see the School in September of each academic year for pupils definition in Section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989) whose fifth birthday falls in the academic year at the time of making an application to a school. (1 September - 31 August). This includes children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 (see section 12 adoption orders) The published admission number for 2017 and children who were adopted under Adoption and will be 60. Children Act 2002 (see section 46 adoption orders).
Where there are more applications than available places, • Child arrangements orders are defined in s.8 of the following criteria will be used to allocate the available the Children Act 1989, as amended by s.12 of the places: Children and Families Act 2014. Child arrangements orders replace Residence Orders and any Residence a) First priority for admission shall be given to relevant Order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be looked after children or children who were previously a child arrangements order. looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special • Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a guardianship order. See notes below. special guardianship order as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special b) Second priority shall be given to pupils with a guardian (or special guardians). ‘serious medical condition’ where Alder Coppice Primary School is deemed by the Governing Body to • In accordance with legislation, a child with a be the most appropriate school to meet the child’s Statutory Statement of Special Educational Needs serious medical condition. or Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan will be offered a place at the Alder Coppice Primary School (Parents must provide supportive information from if the School is named in the Statement/Health Plan. their child’s Hospital Consultant at the time of application in order to be considered under this • Any child not obtaining a place at Alder Coppice criterion. This supportive information should detail Primary School will be advised about the why Alder Coppice Primary School is the most independent appeals process. appropriate to meet the child’s medical condition rather than any other school. The Governing Body • Definition of brother or sister also relates to adopted will not seek to obtain medical evidence on behalf of or fostered children living at the same home address. parents). • The Governing Body will usually admit in excess of c) Third priority shall be given to pupils who have a the PAN to prevent the separation of twins. brother/sister, half brother/half sister (where the • Parents have the right to retain a place offered and children share one common parent) or step brother/ request that their child be admitted to Reception step sister living at the same address and who will later during the 2017 – 2018 academic year or until still be attending Alder Coppice Primary School in the Term in which the child reaches compulsory 2017 - 2018. school age, if they so wish. Parents can also request d) Any remaining places will be filled according to those that their child takes up the place part-time until their pupils who live closest to the School, determined child reaches compulsory school age. by a straight line measurement in metres, from the • In the event that we are unable to distinguish home address to the main entrance of Alder Coppice between applicants for the final place, such as in the Primary School. case of children who live in the same block of flats, then the final place will be randomly selected by drawing lots.
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• The home address is considered to be the child’s Inclusion on a school’s waiting list does not mean that a (along with their parents’) genuine principal place of place will eventually become available there. residence at the time of the allocation of places i.e. A child’s position on the waiting list is not fixed and is where they are normally and regularly living. If a child subject to change during the year i.e. they can go up or is resident with friends or relatives (for reasons other than guardianship), the friends’ or relatives’ address down the list. will not be considered for allocation purposes. Places that become available (below the published admissions number or any number that the School agree • Where parents have shared responsibility for a they can admit) between the point of allocation and 31 child, and the child lives with both parents for part December 2017 will be offered to children according to of the School week then the home address will be their ranking on this list i.e. those ranked highest will be determined as the address where the child lives offered first. for the majority of the School week (i.e. 3 out of 5 days available). Parents will be required to provide Admission of children outside of their normal documentary evidence to support the address they age group wish to be considered for allocation purposes. Parents may seek a place for their child outside of their • The Local Authority School Admissions Service normal age group, for example, if the child is gifted and will administer the Admissions Policy on behalf of talented or has experienced problems such as ill health. the Governing Body as part of their co-ordinated Parents should make their application to the Governing admissions scheme. Body setting out the reasons why they believe their child should be taught outside of their chronological age group. • Applications for in-year admissions should be made to the Local Authority who will consult with the In addition, the parents of summer born children governors of the School. may choose not to send that child to school until the September following their fifth birthday and may request • A separate application must be made for a nursery that they are admitted out of their normal age group – to place and a school place since attendance at the Reception rather than Year 1. Nursery does not guarantee a place in school. These parents will need to make an application alongside • Application Forms are available from, and returnable children applying at the normal age which should explain to, the Local Authority or available online at www. dudley.gov.uk/admissions why it is in the child’s best interest to be admitted outside of their normal age which may include information such Late applications as professional evidence as to why this is the case and why an exception should be made in the case of the child. Preferences that are received after the closing date will A decision as to whether this is an appropriate course of only be considered after applications that were received action will be made by the Governing Body who will take within the deadline have been dealt with. into account the circumstances of the case. Parents do There will, however, be exceptional circumstances in not have the right to insist that their child is admitted to a which a late application will be considered alongside particular year group. those applications that were made within the deadline. Repeat applications In each exceptional circumstance supportive documentary evidence must be provided by the parent/ It is not the Policy of the Governing Body to consider carer at the time of application. repeat applications in the same academic year, unless there have been significant and material changes in the Waiting lists circumstances of the applicant. If the School is oversubscribed and children have been refused admission because other children have a higher priority for admission under the published admissions criteria, then those applicants who are unsuccessful will be asked if they wish to be placed on a waiting list. Children on the waiting list will be ranked in accordance with the School’s published admissions criteria and the list will operate from the point of allocation of places until 31 December 2017. After 31 December 2017 the waiting list will no longer be in operation.
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Over-subscription Beechwood Church If there is over-subscription within a category, the Governors will give priority to children living closest to of England Primary the school determined by shortest straight line distance measured form the front door of the school to the home School address (see note 5 below).
The published admissions number for year Note 1 2017/2018 will be 45. Relevant looked after children means children who are Beechwood Church of England Primary School primarily looked after by a local authority in accordance with serves parents who wish their children to receive an section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989 and who is (a) education provided by a church school. in care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of The Governors have adopted a policy of taking one intake their social services functions (see definition in Section into the school in September of each academic year for 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an pupils whose fifth birthday falls in the academic year application to a school. This includes children who were (1 September - 31 August). adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 (see section 12 adoption orders) and children who were adopted under Parents are advised that there is a supplementary form Adoption and Children Act 2002 (see section 46 adoption that needs to be completed, and returned to school. This orders). will ensure that the school has the information it needs to apply its oversubscription criteria if the school receives Child arrangements orders are defined in s.8 of the more applications than it has places to offer. Children Act 1989, as amended by s.12 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Child arrangement orders replace Where the number of applicants exceeds the admissions residence orders and any residence order in force prior to limit, places will be offered in the following order: 22 April 2014 is deemed to be a child arrangement order. 1. First priority for admission shall be given to relevant Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a special looked after children or children who were previously guardianship order as an order appointing one or more looked after but immediately after being looked individuals to be a child’s special guardian (or special after became subject to an adoption, a child guardians). arrangements order, or special guardianship order. See notes below. Note 2 In accordance with legislation, a child with a Statutory 2. Children of The Church of England Faith (see note 3 Statement of Special Educational Needs or Education, below) living in the parishes of St Edmund & St John Health and Care Plan (EHCP), will be offered a place at who have a brother or sister (see note 4 below) in the the school if it is named in the Statement or EHCP. This school at the time of admission. may reduce the amount of places available for children 3. Children of the Church of England faith living in the who do not have a statutory Statement of Special two parish areas of St Edmund & St John. Educational needs or EHCP.
4. Children of the Church of England faith living outside Note 3 the two parish areas of St Edmund & St John who In the case of categories 2 - 7, the governors will require have a brother or sister (see note 4) in the school at evidence in the form of a letter from the parish priest or the time of admission. faith leader confirming attendance over a 12 month period 5. Children of families who are active members of the of a least once a month in the year prior to admissions. Church of England. Note 4 6. Children of other Christian denomination, or other The definition of brother or sister is: faiths, who have a brother or sister (see note 4) in the school at the time of Admission. • A brother or sister sharing the same parents • Half-brother or half-sister, where two children share 7. All other children who are not included in the above one common parent criteria who would like their children educated at a Church of England School. • Step-brother or step-sister, where two children are related by a parent’s marriage • Adopted or fostered children All siblings must be living at the same address.
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Note 5 will operate from the point of allocation until the 31st The home address of a pupil is considered to be the December 2017. After this point the waiting list will permanent residence of a child. The address must be no longer be in operation and places that become the child’s only or main residence for the majority of the available will be allocated on a first come basis. If more school week. Where care is split equally between mother than one application is received at the same time, the and father, parents must name which address is to be oversubscription criteria will be used to determine which used for the purpose of allocating a school place. applicant will have the place. Note 6 Inclusion on a school’s waiting list does not mean that a place will eventually become available there. Special conditions will apply in the event that one child from a multiple birth does not gain admission to the A child’s position on a waiting list is not fixed and is preferred school through the admissions criteria. The subject to change during the year i.e. they can go up or Governing Body will exceed the admission number to down the list. prevent separation of children from multiple births. Places that become available between the point of Note 7 allocation and 31 December 2017 will be offered to children according to their ranking on this list i.e. those Applications for admission during the school year should ranked highest will be offered first. be made through Dudley local authority. Note 8 Deferred entry to reception class Parents have the right to retain a place offered and The Governors have agreed to follow the same process request that their child be admitted to Reception Class and time scale as adopted by Dudley LA and the later during the 2017/18 academic year or until the term 2017/2018 Co-ordinated admission arrangements across in which the child reaches compulsory school age, if they Dudley Borough Schools. so wish. Parents can also request that their child takes Note 8b up the place part-time until the child reaches compulsory The Governors have agreed to follow the same process school age. and timescale as adopted by Dudley LA and the THERE IS NO CHARGE RELATING TO THE ADMISSION 2017/2018 Co-ordinated admission arrangements across OF PUPILS. Dudley Borough Schools. Late applications Applications received after the closing date will only be considered after applications that were received within the deadline have been dealt with, with the following exceptions: a) Where a child moves into the Borough after the closing date and therefore the parent/carer could not apply within the deadline given. b) Where a child moves within the Borough and as a result needs to make new preferences for schools within the new area. c) Where there were exceptional circumstances that stopped a parent/carer returning the application form within the deadline e.g. An emergency admission to hospital. Waiting list If a school is oversubscribed and children have been refused admission because other children have a higher priority for admission under the published admissions criteria, then those applicants who are unsuccessful will be asked if they wish to be placed on a waiting list. Children on the waiting list will be ranked in accordance with the published admissions criteria and the list
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d) Any places that remain available once the above Bramford applicants have been admitted will be filled according to those children who live closest to the Primary School school, determined by a straight-line measurement in The published admissions number for year metres, from the home address to the main entrance 2017/2018 will be 60. of the preferred school. Bramford Primary School has an Inclusive Education Notes Policy and the admissions policy aims to maximise the • Relevant looked after children means children who opportunity to meet parental preference and to meet the are looked after by a local authority in accordance individual needs of children at their local school wherever with section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989 and possible. The School does not use a selective admissions who is (a) in care of a Local Authority, or (b) being policy based on aptitude or academic achievement. provided with accommodation by a Local Authority Children will not be discriminated against as laid down by in the exercise of their social services functions. the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, The Race Relations Act • An adoption order is an order under section 46 of the 1976 as amended by the Race Relations (Amendment) Adoptions and Children Act 2002, or the Adoption Act 2000, The Human Rights Act 1998 and The Special Act 1976. A Child Arrangements Order is defined Educational Needs and Disability Discrimination Act 2005 in section 8 of the Children Act 1989, amended by and The Equality Act 2010. Section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014. All preferences, regardless of ranking, will be Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a assessed against the following criteria to allocate special guardianship order as an order appointing the available places, working with the Local one or more individuals to be a child’s special Authority, at those community and voluntary guardian (or special guardians). controlled primary schools that are oversubscribed • In accordance with legislation, a child with an i.e. receive more applications than can be Education Health and Care Plan will be offered a accommodated. place at the school named in the Plan as the most a) First priority for admission shall be given to relevant appropriate to meet the child’s individual needs, looked after children or children who were previously this may reduce the amount of places available for looked after but immediately after being looked after children who do not have an Education, Health and became subject to an adoption, child arrangements Care Plan. order or special guardianship order. See notes below. • Any child not obtaining a school at any of their preferred primary schools will be allocated a place b) Second priority for admission shall be given to at the next nearest school, in consultation with the children with a “serious and ongoing medical Local Authority, with a place available and advised condition” where the school is the most appropriate about the independent appeals process. school to meet the condition. (Parents must provide supportive information from • Definition of brother or sister also relates to adopted their child’s Hospital Consultant at the time of or fostered children living at the same home address. application in order to be considered under this • The home address is considered to be the child’s criteria. This supportive information should include (along with their parents’) genuine principal place of information about the needs of the child and should residence at the time of the allocation of places i.e. detail the difficulties the child would experience where they are normally and regularly living. If a child if they attended another school. Parents should is resident with friends or relatives (for reasons other also indicate why the preferred school is the most than guardianship), the friends or relative’s address appropriate to meet their child’s medical condition will not be considered for allocation purposes. rather than any other school. The Local Authority will not seek to obtain medical evidence on behalf of • Where parents have shared responsibility for a parents.) child, and the child lives with both parents for part of the school week, then the home address will be c) Third priority for admission shall be given to children determined as the address where the child lives who have a brother/sister, half brother/sister (where for the majority of the school week. Parents will the children share one common parent), or step- be required to provide documentary evidence to brother / step-sister, living at the same address and support the address they wish to be considered for who will still be attending the preferred school in the allocation purposes. At least one item of proof must academic year 2017-18. demonstrate where the child lives.
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• Special conditions will apply in the event that one Places that become available between the point of child from a set of twins or triplets does not gain allocation and 31st December 2017 will be offered to admission to the preferred school through the children according to their ranking on this list i.e. those admissions criteria. The Governing Body will exceed ranked highest will be offered first. the admission number to prevent separation of twins / triplets. Application process For admissions at the normal point of entry the LA will • Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in co-ordinate all applications for all schools, including category d above to decide who has the highest Bramford through our agreement with them. See the co- priority for admission if the distance between two ordinated scheme for further details. children’s homes and the school is the same. In year admission applications will be co-ordinated by Deferred entry to reception class the LA for Academies who have indicated this in their Parents have the right to retain a place offered and admission arrangements. request that their child be admitted to Reception Class later during the 2017/18 academic year or until the term Repeat applications in which the child reaches compulsory school age, if they It is not the Local Authority’s Policy to consider repeat so wish. Parents can also request that their child takes applications in the same academic year unless there up the place part-time until the child reaches compulsory have been significant and material changes in the school age. circumstances of the applicant.
Late applications Bramford Primary School admissions policy Preferences that are received after the closing date for children outside their normal age group in for receipt of applications will only be considered after academic year 2017/2018 applications that were received within the deadline have a) Bramford Primary School Governing Body will make been dealt with. a decision on the basis of the circumstances of each case arising where parents wish a child to be There will, however, be exceptional circumstances in considered for admission outside of their normal age which a late application will be considered alongside group those applications that were made within the deadline. b) This will include considering (but not limited to) the In each circumstance supportive documentary evidence following: must be provided by the parent / carer at the time of 1. Views of the parents application. 2. The child’s academic, social and emotional Waiting lists development If a school is oversubscribed and children have been 3. Medical history, with views of a medical refused admission because other children have a higher professional where appropriate priority for admission under the published admissions 4. Whether they have previously been educated criteria, then those applicants who are unsuccessful will outside of their age group be asked if they wish to be placed on a waiting list. 5. Views of the headteacher Children on the waiting list will be ranked in accordance c) When informing a parent of their decision regarding with the published admissions criteria and the list which year group a child shall be admitted to, the will operate from the point of allocation until the 31st Governing Body will set out the reason for their December 2017. decision clearly and in writing.
Inclusion on a school’s waiting list does not mean that d) Where the Governing Body agrees to a parent’s a place will eventually become available there. A child’s request for their child to be admitted out of their position on a waiting list is not fixed and is subject to normal age group, the school, through their SLA with change during the year i.e. they can go up or down the the local authority, agree to process the application list. as part of the main admissions round, unless the parental request is made too late to accommodate If a parent requests that their child’s name be added to this. the waiting list of a school that was ranked lower on the preference form than the school allocated, the child’s e) The Governing Body will not give the application name will be placed on the waiting list in accordance with lower priority on the basis of the child being outside the published admissions criteria. of their normal age group.
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Notes Bromley Pensnett • Relevant looked after children means children who Primary School are looked after by a local authority in accordance with section 22 ( 1) of the Children Act 1989 and The published admissions number for year who is (a) in care of a Local Authority, or (b) being 2017/2018 will be 60. provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see Children will not be discriminated against as laid down by definition in Section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989) the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, The Race Relations Act at the time of making an application to a school. 1976 as amended by the Race Relations (Amendment) This includes children who were adopted under the Act 2000, The Human Rights Act 1998 and The Special Adoption Act 1976 (see section 12 adoption orders) Educational Needs and Disability Discrimination Act 2005 and children who were adopted under Adoption and and The Equality Act 2010. Children Act 2002 (see section 46 adoption orders). All preferences, regardless of ranking, will be • Child arrangements orders are defined in s.8 of assessed against the following criteria: the Children Act 1989, as amended by s.12 of the a) First priority for admission shall be given to relevant Children and Families Act 2014. Child arrangement looked after children or children who were previously orders replace residence orders and any residence looked after but immediately after being looked order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be after became subject to an adoption, a child a child arrangement order. arrangements order, or special guardianship order. • Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a See notes below. special guardianship order as an order appointing b) Second priority for admission shall be given to one or more individuals to be a child’s special children with a “serious and ongoing medical guardian (or special guardians). condition” where The Bromley Pensnett Primary • In accordance with legislation, a child with a School is the most appropriate school to meet the Statutory Statement of Special Educational Needs condition. or Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) will be (Parents must provide supportive information from offered a place at the school named in the Statement their child’s Hospital Consultant at the time of or EHCP as the most appropriate to meet the child’s application in order to be considered under this individual needs, this may reduce the amount of criteria. This supportive information should include places available for children who do not have a information about the needs of the child and should Statutory Statement of Special Educational Needs or detail the difficulties the child would experience if EHCP. they attended another school. Parents should a/so • Definition of brother or sister also relates to adopted indicate why The Bromley Pensnett Primary School or fostered children living at the same home address. is the most appropriate to meet their child’s medical condition rather than any other school. The Bromley • The home address is considered to be the child’s Pensnett Primary School will not seek to obtain (along with their parents’) genuine principal place of medical evidence on behalf of parents.) residence at the time of the allocation of places i.e. where they are normally and regularly living. If a child c) Third priority for admission shall be given to children is resident with friends or relatives (for reasons other who have a brother/sister, half brother/sister (where than guardianship), the friends or relative’s address the children share one common parent), or step- will not be considered for allocation purposes. brother / step-sister, living at the same address and who will still be attending The Bromley Pensnett • Where parents have shared responsibility for a Primary School in the academic year 2017/18. child, and the child lives with both parents for part of the school week, then the home address will be d) Any places that remain available once the above determined as the address where the child lives applicants have been admitted will be filled for the majority of the school week. Parents will according to those children who live closest to The be required to provide documentary evidence to Bromley Pensnett Primary School, determined by a support the address they wish to be considered for straight-line measurement in metres, from the home allocation purposes. At least one item of proof must address to the main entrance of the preferred school. demonstrate where the child lives. It is expected that parents will agree on school places before an application is made, and it may be necessary to request evidence from you to confirm that this is the
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case. The Bromley Pensnett Primary School is not in Late applications a position to intervene in disputes between parents Preferences that are received after the closing date over school applications and will request that these for receipt of applications will only be considered after are resolved privately. applications that were received within the deadline have • Special conditions will apply in the event that one been dealt with. child from a set of twins or triplets does not gain There will, however, be exceptional circumstances in admission to the preferred school through the which a late application will be considered alongside admissions criteria. The Bromley Pensnett Primary those applications that were made within the deadline. School will exceed the admission number for the school concerned to prevent separation of twins / In each circumstance supportive documentary evidence triplets. must be provided by the parent / carer at the time of application. • Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in category d above to decide who has the highest priority for admission if the distance between two Waiting lists children’s homes and the school is the same. If The Bromley Pensnett Primary School is oversubscribed and children have been refused admission because other Deferred entry to reception class children have a higher priority for admission under the Parents have the right to retain a place offered and published admissions criteria, then those applicants who request that their child be admitted to Reception Class are unsuccessful will be asked if they wish to be placed later during the 2017/18 academic year or until the term on a waiting list. in which the child reaches compulsory school age, if they Children on the waiting list will be ranked in accordance so wish. Parents can also request that their child takes with the published admissions criteria and the list up the place part-time until the child reaches compulsory will operate from the point of allocation until the 31st school age. December 2017. There will be a period of two weeks Please also see delayed entry policy. after the national offer date whereby places that have become available will not be reallocated. This will allow all Admission of children outside of their normal applicants the same opportunity to join the waiting list. age group Inclusion on The Bromley Pensnett Primary School’s Parents may seek a place for their child outside of their waiting list does not mean that a place will eventually normal age group, for example, if the child is gifted and become available there. A child’s position on the awaiting talented or has experienced problems such as ill health. list is not fixed and is subject to change during the year Parents should make their application to The Bromley i.e. they can go up or down the list. Pensnett Primary school setting out the reasons why they believe their child should be taught outside of their Places that become available between the point of chronological age group. allocation and 31st December 2017 will be offered to children according to their ranking on this list i.e. those In addition, the parents of summer born children ranked highest will be offered first. may choose not to send that child to school until the September following their fifth birthday and may request that they are admitted out of their normal age group - to reception rather than year 1.
These parents will need to make an application alongside children applying at the normal age which should explain why it is in the child’s best interest to be admitted outside of their normal age, which should include information such as professional evidence as to why this is the case and why an exception should be made in the case of the child. A decision as to whether this is an appropriate course of action will be made by The Bromley Pensnett Primary School who will take into account the circumstances of the case. Parents do not have the right to insist that their child is admitted to a particular year group.
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ii. Child arrangement orders are defined in section 8 Cradley CE of the Children Act1989, as amended by section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Child Primary School arrangement orders replace residence orders and any residence order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is The published admission number will be 30. deemed to be a child arrangement order. The Governors have adopted a policy of taking one intake iii. In accordance with legislation, a child with a into the school in September of each academic year for Statutory Statement of Special Educational Needs pupils whose fifth birthday falls in the academic year or an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan will be (1 September - 31 August). offered a place at the school named in the Statement The Governors of Cradley CE are especially committed to as the most appropriate to meet the child’s individual serving the families within the District of Cradley as stated needs, this may reduce the amount of places in the Trust Deed of 1855. available for children who do not have a Statutory Statement of Special Educational Needs or an “Cradley CE Primary is a school with a strong Christian Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan. ethos, open to all children, regardless of faith or background.” iv. Definition of brother or sister also relates to adopted or fostered children living at the same home address. However where the number of applicants exceeds The definition of a brother or sister is: the admissions limit of 30, places at the school will be allocated on the basis of the following criteria in order of a. A brother or sister sharing the same parents; priority. b. Half-brother or half-sister, where two children have one common parent; 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children. Previously looked after children are children c. Step-brother or step-sister, where two children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because are related by a parents marriage; they were adopted (or became subject to a child v. The home address of a pupil is considered to be arrangements order or special guardianship order). the permanent residence of a child. The address Further references to previously looked after children must be the child’s only or main residence for the means such children who were adopted (or subject majority of the school week. Documentary evidence to child arrangements orders or special guardianship may be required. If a child is resident with friends or orders) immediately following having been looked relatives (for reasons other than guardianship), the after (see notes). friends or relative’s address will not be considered 2. Children who have a brother/sister, half brother/half for allocation purposes. sister (where the children share one common parent), vi. Where parents have shared responsibility for a or step brother/ step sister, living at the same child, and the child lives with both parents for part address and who will still be attending the preferred of the school week, then the home address will be school in the academic year 2017 -2018. determined as the address where the child lives 3. Any places that remain available once the above for the majority of the school week. Parents will applicants have been admitted will be filled be required to provide documentary evidence to according to those children who live closest to the support the address they wish to be considered for school, determined by a straight line measurement in allocation purposes. At least one item of proof must metres, from the home address to the main entrance demonstrate where the child lives. of the preferred school. vii. Special conditions will apply in the event that one Notes child from a set of twins or triplets does not gain admission to the preferred school through the i. A ‘looked after child’ is a child who is a) in the admission criteria. The Governing body will exceed care of a local authority, or b) being provided with the admissions number for the school concerned accommodation by a local authority in the exercise to prevent separation of twins/triplets, providing of their social services functions (see the definition in section 22 (1) of the Children’s Act 1989) at the time it does not contravene the infant class size limits, of making an application to the school. This includes the admissions service will liaise with the family children who were adopted under the Adoption to ensure they fully understand the implications. Act 1976 (see section 12 adoption orders) and There will also be an offer of a school place at an children who were adopted under the Adoption and alternative school where all of the children can be Children’s Act 2002 accommodated together.
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viii. Random allocation will be used as a tie-break to • Where a child moves within the Borough and as a decide who has the highest priority for admission if result needs to make new preferences for schools the distance between two children’s homes and the within the new area. school is the same. • Where there are exceptional circumstances that stopped a parent/carer returning the application form Admission of children outside of their normal within the deadline. e.g. emergency admission to age group hospital. If parents wish for their child to be considered for admission to a class outside of their normal age group, Waiting lists they should first make an application for the normal If the school is oversubscribed and pupils have been age group. Parents should then submit a formal written refused admission because other pupils have a higher request to the Governing Body, outlining the reasons priority for admission under the published admissions why the child should be considered for admittance into criteria, then those applicants who are unsuccessful will a class outside of their normal age group and submitting be automatically placed on a waiting list. any supporting documentation. The Governing Body will consider the application and advise parents the outcome Applicants placed on the waiting list will be ranked on a of their application prior to the national offer day, having list in accordance with the schools published admissions taken into account the information provided by the criteria. The list will operate from 25 April 2017 to 31 parents, the child’s best interests and the views of the December 2017. After 31 December 2017, the waiting Head teacher. If parents are considering this option they list will no longer be in operation. Places that become should read the DFE guidance which can be found at available between the above dates will be offered to https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ pupils according to their ranking on the waiting list, summer-born-children-schooladmission i.e. those ranked highest will be offered first. After 31 December 2017, any children remaining on that waiting Deferred Entry to Reception Class list will be placed on a general waiting list with all other Parents have the right to retain a place offered and applications. request that their child be admitted to Reception Class Inclusion on a school’s waiting list does not mean that later during the 2017/18 academic year or until the term a place will eventually become available there. A child’s in which the child reaches compulsory school age, if they position on a waiting list is not fixed and is subject to so wish. Parents can also request that their child takes change during the year i.e. they can go up or down the up the place part-time until the child reaches compulsory list. Places that become available (below the published school age. admission number or any number that the school agree If an offer of a place cannot be made and parents wish to they can admit) between the point of allocation and 31 appeal against the judgement they will have the right of December 2017 will be offered to children according to appeal to an Independent Appeals Panel. their ranking on this list i.e. those ranked highest will be offered first. Any Dudley child not obtaining a school at any of their preferred primary schools will be allocated a place at the Repeat applications next nearest school with a place available and advised Unless there are significant and material changes in the about the independent appeals process circumstances of a parent’s application for their child The governors have agreed to follow the same process or the school, the governors will not consider a repeat and time scale as adopted by Dudley MBC and the application in the same academic year. 2017-2018 Co-ordinated admission arrangements across Dudley Borough Schools. In-Year applications For applications to move to Cradley CE within the Late applications academic year, parents should contact the Local Authority Applications received after the closing date will only be who will co-ordinate this. considered after applications that were received within the deadline have been dealt with, with the following exceptions: • Where a child moves into the Borough after the closing date and therefore parent/carer could not apply within the deadline given.
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and who will still be attending the preferred school in Halesowen the academic year 2017 - 18. Church of England d) Any places that remain available once the above applicants have been admitted will be filled Primary School according to those children who live closest to the school, determined by a straight–line measurement The published admission number will be 30. in metres, from the home address to the main entrance of the preferred school. This is the admissions policy for Halesowen C of E Primary School. Notes • A ‘looked after child’ is a child who is a) in the We care, we trust, we believe, we share, we enjoy, we care of a local authority, or b) being provided with ACHIEVE! accommodation by a local authority in the exercise Whilst every effort will be made to meet parents’ wishes of their social services functions (see the definition in as to a placement at this school for their child/children, section 22 (1) of the Children’s Act 1989) at the time registration does not automatically guarantee a of making an application to the school. place. • This includes children who were adopted under the Also, it should be noted that registration for a place Adoption Act 1976 (see section 12 adoption orders) at the school is a separate process from registration and children who were adopted under the Adoption for a nursery place. Parents whose child attends the and Childrens Act 2002. nursery must, if they wish their child to continue on into the school, complete a separate application form. • Child arrangement orders are defined in section 8 of the Children Act 1989, as amended by section Places at the school will be allocated on the basis of the 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Child following criteria: arrangement orders replace Residence Orders a) Looked after children and all previously looked after and any residence in force prior to 22 April 2014 is children. Previously looked after children are children deemed to be a child arrangements order. who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child • Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a arrangements order or special guardianship order). ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing Further references to previously looked after children one or more individuals to be a child’s special means such children who were adopted (or subject guardian (or special guardians). to child arrangements orders or special guardianship • In accordance with legislation, a child with a orders) immediately following having been looked Statutory Statement of Special Educational Needs after (see notes). or an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan will be b) Children who have a “serious and ongoing medical offered a place at the school named in the Statement condition” where the preferred school is the most as the most appropriate to meet the child’s individual appropriate school to meet the condition. needs, this may reduce the amount of places available for children who do not have a Statutory (Parents must provide supportive information Statement of Special Educational Needs or an from their child’s Hospital consultant at the time Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan. of application in order to be considered under this criteria. This supportive information should include • Any Dudley child not obtaining a school at any of information about the needs of the child and should their preferred primary schools will be allocated detail the difficulties the child would experience a place at the next nearest school with a place if they attended another school. Parents should available and advised about the independent also indicate why the preferred school is the most appeals process. appropriate to meet their child’s medical condition rather than any other school. The Governing Body • Definition of brother or sister also relates to adopted will not seek to obtain medical evidence on behalf of or fostered children living at the same home address. parents.) • The home address is considered to be the child’s c) Children who have a brother/sister, half brother/sister (along with their parents’) genuine principal place of (where the children share one common parent), or residence at the time of the allocation of places i.e. step-brother/step - sister living at the same address where they are normally and regularly living. If a child
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is resident with friends or relatives (for reasons other applications that were received within the deadline have than guardianship), the friends or relative’s address been dealt with. will not be considered for allocation purposes. There will, however, be exceptional circumstances in • Where parents have shared responsibility for a which a late application will be considered alongside child, and the child lives with both parents for part those applications that were made within the deadline. of the school week, then the home address will be determined as the address where the child lives In each circumstance supportive documentary evidence for the majority of the school week. Parents will must be provided by the parent / carer at the time of be required to provide documentary evidence to application. support the address they wish to be considered for allocation purposes. At least one item of proof must Waiting lists demonstrate where the child lives. If a school is oversubscribed and children have been refused admission because other children have a higher • Special conditions will apply in the event that one priority for admission under the published admissions child from a set of twins or triplets does not gain criteria, then those applicants who are unsuccessful will admission to the preferred school through the be asked if they wish to be placed on a waiting list. admissions criteria. The Governing Body will exceed the admission number for the school concerned to Children on the waiting list will be ranked in accordance prevent separation of twins / triplets. with the published admissions criteria and the list will operate from the point of allocation until the 31st • Random allocation will be used as a tie-break to December 2017. After this point the waiting list will decide who has the highest priority for admission if no longer be in operation and places that become the distance between two children’s homes and the available will be allocated on a first come basis. If more school is the same than one application is received at the same time, the oversubscription criteria will be used to determine which Deferred entry to Reception class applicant will have the place. Parents have the right to retain a place offered and request that their child be admitted to Reception Class Inclusion on a school’s waiting list does not mean that a later during the 2017 - 18 academic year or until the term place will eventually become available there. in which the child reaches compulsory school age, if they so wish. Parents can also request that their child takes A child’s position on a waiting list is not fixed and is up the place part-time until the child reaches compulsory subject to change during the year i.e. they can go up or school age. down the list.
Admission of children outside of their normal Places that become available between the point of allocation and places that become available between the age group point of allocation and 31 December 2017 will be offered If parents wish for their child to be considered for to children according to their ranking on this list i.e. those admission to a class outside of their normal age group, ranked highest will be offered first. they should first make an application for the normal age group. Parents should then submit a formal written Application process request to the Governing Body, outlining the reasons For admissions at the normal point of entry the Governors why the child should be considered for admittance into have agreed that the Local Authority will co-ordinate a class outside of their normal age group and submitting all applications for all schools in Dudley. See the co- any supporting documentation. The Governing Body ordinated scheme for further details. will consider the application and advise parents the outcome of their application prior to the national offer The Governing Body have also agreed that in year day, having taken into account the information provided admission applications will be co-ordinated by the Local by the parents, the child’s best interests and the views of Authority. the Head teacher. If parents are considering this option they should read the DFE guidance which can be found Repeat applications at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ It is not the School’s Policy to consider repeat summer-born-children-school-admission applications in the same academic year unless there have been significant and material changes in the Late applications circumstances of the applicant. Preferences that are received after the closing date for receipt of applications will only be considered after
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f) Proximity of the child’s home to the school, with Jesson’s Church those living nearer being accorded the higher priority. The distance will be measured in a straight line of England between the front door of the dwelling to the doors of the main entrance to the school in School Street. Primary School In accordance with legislation a child with a Statutory Statement of Special Educational Needs or Education, Jesson’s CE Primary School has an Inclusive Education Health and Care (EHC) Plans will be offered a place at Policy and the admissions policy aims to maximise the the school named in the statement or EHCP as the most opportunity to meet parental preferences and to meet appropriate to meet the child’s individual needs. This may the individual needs of children wherever possible. The reduce the amount of places available for children who School does not use a selective policy based on aptitude do not have a Statutory Statement of Special Education or academic achievement. Need or ECHP. Children will not be discriminated against as laid down by Note 1 the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, The Race Relations Act Relevant looked after children means children who are 1976 as amended by the Race Relations (Amendment) looked after by a local authority in accordance with Act 2000, The Human Rights Act 1998, The Special section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989 and who is in Educational Needs and Disability Discrimination Act 2005 care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with and The Equality Act 2010. accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see definition in Section The published admissions number for year 22 (1) of the Children act 1989) at the time of making an 2017/2018 will be 75. application to a school. This includes children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 (see section 12 Jesson’s Church of England Primary School primarily adoption orders) and children who were adopted under serves parents who wish their children to receive an Adoption and Children Act 2002 (see section 46 adoption education provided by a church school. There will be no orders). charge relating to the admission of pupils. Child Arrangements Orders are defined in s.8 of the The Governors have adopted a policy of taking one intake Children Act 1989, as amended by s.12 of the Children into the school in September of each academic year for and Families Act 2014. Child arrangements orders pupils whose fifth birthday falls in the academic year replace Residence Orders and any residence order in (1 September - 31 August). force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be a child arrangements order. Where the number of applicants exceeds the admissions limit, places will be offered as follows: Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a special guardianship order as an order appointing one or more a) First priority for admission shall be given to relevant individuals to be a child’s special guardian (or special looked after children or children who were previously guardians). looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, a child Note 2 arrangements order, or special guardianship order. In assessing eligibility under priorities (c) and (d), a letter See notes below. to accompany the supplementary form from the parish priest or minister is required. This must provide evidence b) Children who have a child living at the same of attendance of at least once a month in the 12 months address who is their brother/sister, half brother/ prior to application. sister or stepbrother/sister and who are attending this school at the requested time of entry. The Note 3 definition of brother or sister also relates to adopted In assessing eligibility under priority (e) a letter to or fostered children living at the same home address. accompany the supplementary form from a faith leader to confirm that they are members of the faith community. c) Children of families who are active members of the Church of England (see note 2 below). Note 4 In the event that we are unable to distinguish between d) Children of families committed to the practice of the applicants for the final available place, such as in the case Christian Religion (see note 2 below). of children who live in the same block of flats or children e) Children of families committed to the practice of from multiple births where infant class size legislation other religions who would like their children educated would be breached, then the final place will be randomly at a Church of England School (see note 3 below). selected by drawing lots.
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Note 5 Places that become available (below the published Where parents have shared responsibility for a child and admission number or any number that the school agree the child lives with both parents for part of the school they can admit) between the point of allocation and 31 week then the home address will be determined as the December 2017 will be offered to children according to address where the child lives for the majority of the their ranking on this list i.e. those ranked highest will be school week (i.e. 3 out of 5 days available). Parents will offered first. be required to provide documentary evidence to support the address they wish to be considered for allocation Deferred entry to Reception class purposes. Parents have the right to retain a place offered and request that their child be admitted to Reception Class Note 6 later during the 2017/18 academic year or until the term Where parents apply for a place outside the normal in which the child reaches compulsory school age, if they round of admissions i.e. during the school year, they will so wish. Parents can also request that their child takes be referred to the Local Authority School Admissions up the place part-time until the child reaches compulsory Department in the first instance. school age. Parents of pupils not offered a place will be advised of Admission of children outside of their normal their right to appeal to an independent appeals panel. age group The governors have agreed to follow the same Parents may seek a place for their child outside of their process and time scale as adopted by Dudley normal age group, for example, if the child is gifted and MBC and the 2017/18 co-ordinated admission talented or has experienced problems such as ill health. arrangements across Dudley Borough Schools. Parents should make their application to the Local Authority setting out the reasons why they believe their Late Applications child should be taught outside of their chronological age Preferences that are received after the closing date will group. only be considered after applications that were received In addition, the parents of summer born children within the deadline have been dealt with. may choose not to send that child to school until the There will, however, be exceptional circumstances in September following their fifth birthday and may request which a late application will be considered alongside that they are admitted out of their normal age group – to those applications that were made within the deadline. reception rather than year 1.
In each circumstance supportive documentary evidence These parents will need to make an application alongside must be provided by the parent / carer at the time of children applying at the normal age which should explain application. why it is in the child’s best interest to be admitted outside of their normal age which may include information such Waiting Lists as professional evidence as to why this is the case and If a school is oversubscribed and children have been why an exception should be made in the case of the child. refused admission because other children have a higher A decision as to whether this is an appropriate course of priority for admission under the published admissions action will be made by the Local Authority who will take criteria, then those applicants who are unsuccessful will into account the circumstances of the case. Parents do be asked if they wish to be placed on a waiting list. not have the right to insist that their child is admitted to a particular year group. Children on the waiting list will be ranked in accordance with the schools published admissions criteria. Repeat applications Unless there are significant and material changes in the Inclusion on a school’s waiting list does not mean that circumstances of a parent’s application for their child a place will eventually become available there. A child’s or the school, the governors will not consider a repeat position on a waiting list is not fixed and is subject to application in the same academic year. change during the year i.e. they can go up or down the list.
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children who were previously looked after but ceased Our Lady and St to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a Child Arrangements Order or special Kenelm RC guardianship order). Primary School 7. Non-Catholic children who have a brother or sister (see Note 3 below) in the school at the time of The Admission Policy of the Governors of Our Lady and admission. St Kenelm RC Primary School is as follows: 8. Non-Catholic children.
The ethos of this school is Catholic. The school was Over subscription founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for If there is over-subscription within the category, the children of Catholic families. The school is conducted Governors will give priority to children living closest to the by its governing body as part of the Catholic Church school determined by shortest distance. Distances are in accordance with its Trust Deed and Instrument of calculated on the basis of a straight-line measurement Government and seeks at all times to be a witness to between the applicant’s home address and the main Jesus Christ. We ask all parents applying for a place here entrance of the school. The local authority uses a to respect this ethos and its importance to the school computerised system that measures all distances in community. This does not affect the right of parents metres. Ordnance Survey supplies the co-ordinates that who are not of the faith of this school to apply and be are used to plot an applicant’s home address within this considered for a place here. system (See Note 4). The school’s admission number for the school In a very small number of cases, it may be difficult to year 2017/18 is 30. decide between the applicants of those pupils who are qualifiers for a place, when applying the published If the number of applications exceeds the admission admission criteria. number, the governors will give priority to applications in accordance with the criteria listed, provided that the For example, this may occur when children in the same governors are made aware of that application before year group live at the same address, or if the distance decisions on admissions are made (see Note 1 below). A between the home and school is exactly the same, map of the parish boundary is available at the school and for example, blocks of flats. If there is no other way of parish or by post on request. separating the application according to the admissions criteria and to admit both or all of the children would 1. Baptised Catholic children who are in the care of a cause the legal limit to be exceeded, the local authority local authority (looked after children) or provided with will use a computerised system to randomly select the accommodation by them, e.g. children with foster child to be offered the final place. As an exception, the parents (Section 22 of the Children Act 1989), and governing body will give careful consideration to offering children who were previously looked after but ceased places above the Admission Number to applications from to be so because they were adopted (or became children whose twin or sibling from a multiple birth is subject to a Child Arrangements Order or special admitted even when there are no other vacant places. guardianship order). Note 1 2. Baptised Catholic children (see Note 2 below) living within the Parish of Our Lady and St Kenelm who Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs have a brother or sister (see Note 3 below) in the or an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) that names school at the time of admission. the school must be admitted. This will reduce the number of places available to other applicants. 3. Baptised Catholic children living within the Parish of Our Lady and St Kenelm Note 2 4. Other Baptised Catholic children who have a brother In all categories, for a child to be considered as a or sister (see Note 3 below) in the school at the time Catholic, evidence of Catholic Baptism or Reception into of admission. the Church will be required. For a definition of a Baptised Catholic see the Appendix. Those who face difficulties 5. Other Baptised Catholic children. in producing written evidence of Catholic Baptism/ Reception should contact their Parish Priest. 6. Non-Catholic children who are in the care of a local authority (looked after children) or provided with Parents making an application for a Catholic child should accommodation by them e.g. children with foster also complete the school’s supplementary information parents (Section 22 of the Children Act 1989), and form (SIF). Failure to complete the SIF/provide evidence
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of Catholic Baptism/Reception may affect the criterion the If parents are considering submitting an application for child’s name is placed in. their child to be admitted into a class outside of their normal age group, it is strongly recommended that Note 3 they also read the DFE Guidance which can be found The definition of a brother or sister is: at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ • A brother or sister sharing the same parents; summer-born-children-school-admission • Half-brother or half-sister, where two children share Nursery one common parent; Parents must apply on the LA form for a place in • Step-brother or step-sister, where two children are Reception Class. Attendance at a nursery does not related by a parent’s marriage; automatically guarantee that a place will be offered in • Step-brother or step-sister; main school. • Adopted or fostered children Appeals The children must be living permanently in the same Parents who wish to appeal against the decision of the household. Governors to refuse their child a place in the school may apply in writing to the Chair of Governors. Appeals will be Note 4 heard by an independent panel. The home address of a pupil is considered to be the permanent residence of a child. The address must be Repeat applications the child’s only or main residence for the majority of the Any parent can apply for a place for their child at any school week. Documentary evidence may be required. time outside the admissions round. Parents do not have the right to a second appeal in respect of the same Where care is split equally between mother and father, school for the same academic year unless, in exceptional parents must name which address is to be used for circumstances, the admission authority has accepted the purpose of allocating a school place. Parents a second application from the appellant because of a must provide at least one item of documentation to significant and material change in the circumstances of demonstrate where the child resides. the parent, child or school but still refused admission.
School entry Late applications Children must, by law, start school by the beginning of the Late applications will be dealt with according to the LA term after their fifth birthday. A parent may defer a child’s co-ordinated scheme. entry to the school, but not beyond the academic year for which the application is accepted. Parents may discuss Waiting lists this with the Headteacher. Waiting lists for admission will remain open until the end Parents can request that their child attends part-time until of December 2017 and will then be discarded. Parents the child reaches compulsory school age. may apply for their child’s name to be reinstated until the end of the academic year, when the list will be discarded. Applications for children to be admitted into a The waiting list will be kept by the Governing Body in class outside of their normal age group admission criteria order. If parents wish for their child to be considered for This means that a child’s position on the waiting list could admission to a class outside of their normal age group, go up or down. Inclusion of a child’s name on the waiting they should make an application for the normal age group list does not mean that a place will eventually become in the first instance. Parents should then submit a formal available. request to the Governing Body. This request should be in the form of a written letter of application outlining the Children who are the subject of a direction by a local reasons why you wish for your child to be considered authority to admit or who are allocated to a school in to be admitted into a class outside of their normal age accordance with a Fair Access Protocol take precedence group, and enclosing any supportive evidence and over those on a waiting list. documentation that you wish to be taken into account as Applications other than the normal intake to part of that request. The Governing Body will consider reception class (in-year admissions) applications submitted and advise the parents of the outcome of their application before the national offer day, An application should be to the local authority who will having taken into account the information provided by need to consult with the governors. the parents, the child’s best interests and the views of the There is no charge or cost related to the admission of a Headteacher. child to this school.
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d) Any places that remain available once the above Pedmore CE applicants have been admitted will be filled according to those children who live closest to the school, Primary School determined by a straight-line measurement in metres, from the home address to the main entrance of Admissions Policy for Normal Age of Entry in Pedmore CE Primary school. September 2017 Notes Pedmore CE Primary School has an Inclusive Education Policy and the admissions policy aims to maximise the • Relevant looked after children means children who are opportunity to meet parental preferences and to meet the looked after by a local authority in accordance with individual needs of children wherever possible. The School section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989 and who is (a) does not use a selective policy based on aptitude or in care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with academic achievement. accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions. Children will not be discriminated against as laid down by the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, The Race Relations Act • An adoption order is an order under section 1976 as amended by the Race Relations (Amendment) 46 of the Adoptions and Children Act 2002. A Act 2000, The Human Rights Act 1998, The Special Child Arrangements Order is an order settling the Educational Needs and Disability Discrimination Act 2005 arrangements to be made as to the person with whom and The Equality Act 2010. the child is to live under section 8 of the Children Act 1989. Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a Admission number is 30. special guardianship order as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian (or The following criteria will be used to allocate the special guardians). available places if more applications are received • In accordance with legislation, a child with a than spaces available. Statutory Statement of Special Educational Needs, or a) First priority for admission shall be given to relevant Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan, will be offered looked after children or children who were previously a place if the school named in the Statement as the looked after, but immediately after being looked after, most appropriate to meet the child’s individual needs, became subject to an adoption, residence, or special this may reduce the amount of places available for guardianship order. See notes below. children who do not have a Statutory Statement of Special Educational Needs, or an Education, Health b) Second priority for admission shall be given to and Care (EHC) Plan. children with a “serious and ongoing medical • Any child not obtaining a place will be advised about condition” where Pedmore CE Primary school is the the independent appeals process. most appropriate school to meet the condition. • Definition of brother or sister also relates to adopted (Parents must provide supportive information from or fostered children living at the same home address. their child’s Hospital Consultant at the time of • The home address is considered to be the child’s application, in order to be considered under this (along with their parents’) genuine principal place of criteria. This supportive information should include residence at the time of the allocation of places i.e. information about the needs of the child and should where they are normally and regularly living. If a child detail the difficulties the pupil would experience if they is resident with friends or relatives (for reasons other had to attend another school. Parents should also than guardianship), the friends or relative’s address indicate why Pedmore CE Primary school is the most will not be considered for allocation purposes. appropriate to meet their child’s medical condition, rather than any other school. The Governing Body Parents will be required to provide documentary will not seek to obtain medical evidence on behalf of evidence to support the address at which they wish to parents.) be considered for allocation purposes. NB. If your address changes you must notify c) Third priority for admission shall be given to children Governors before the closing date for applications. who have a brother/sister, half brother/sister (where Governors’ reserve the right to withdraw a place the children share one common parent), or step- subsequently found to have been based on brother / step-sister, living at the same address and fraudulent or intentionally misleading information. who will still be attending the school in September 2017. • Where parents have shared responsibility for a child, and the child lives with both parents for part
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of the school week, then the home address will be Late applications determined as the address where the child lives Preferences that are received after the closing date will for the majority of the school week. Parents will only be considered after applications that were received be required to provide documentary evidence to within the deadline have been dealt with. support the address they wish to be considered for allocation purposes. At least one item of proof must There will, however, be exceptional circumstances in demonstrate where the child lives. which a late application will be considered alongside those applications that were made within the deadline. • Special conditions will apply in the event that one child from a set of twins or triplets does not gain In each circumstance supportive documentary evidence admission to the preferred school through the must be provided by the parent / carer at the time of admissions criteria. The Governing Body will exceed application. the admission number for the school concerned to prevent separation of twins/triplets. Waiting lists • Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in If a school is oversubscribed and children have been category d above to decide who has the highest refused admission because other children have a higher priority for admission if the distance between two priority for admission under the published admissions children’s homes and the school is the same. criteria, then those applicants who are unsuccessful will be asked if they wish to be placed on a waiting list. Deferred entry to Reception Class Parents have the right to retain a place offered and Children on the waiting list will be ranked in accordance request that their child be admitted to Reception Class with the schools published admissions criteria and the later during the 2017/18 academic year or until the term list will operate from the point of allocation of places until in which the child reaches compulsory school age, if they 31 December 2017. After this point the waiting list will no so wish. Parents can also request that their child takes longer be in operation and places will be allocated on a up the place part-time until the child reaches compulsory first come first served basis. school age. Inclusion on a school’s waiting list does not mean that Application process (Normal age of entry to a place will eventually become available there. A child’s Reception Class) position on a waiting list is not fixed and is subject to All applications will be co-ordinated via the home Local change during the year i.e. they can go up or down the Authority of the applicant. Further details and timescales list. are set out in the Local Authority’s Co-ordinated Scheme Places that become available (below the published which is available from The School Admissions Service. admission number or any number that the school agree Applications for children to be admitted into a they can admit) between the point of allocation and 31 December 2017 will be offered to children according to class outside of their normal age group their ranking on this list i.e. those ranked highest will be If parents wish for their child to be considered for offered first. admission to a class outside of their normal age group, they should make an application for the normal age group Repeat applications in the first instance. Parents should then submit a formal It is not the Governing Body’s Policy to consider repeat request to the Governing Body. This request should be applications in the same academic year unless there have in the form of a written letter of application outlining the been significant and material change in the circumstances reasons why they wish for their child to be considered of the applicant. to be admitted into a class outside of their normal age group, and enclosing any supportive evidence and In year applications documentation that they wish to be taken into account as part of that request. The Governing Body will consider All applications made for children wishing to join applications submitted and advise the parents of the Pedmore CE Primary School are coordinated by The outcome of their application before the national offer day, School Admissions Service of Dudley Local Authority, having taken into account the information provided by who also hold all waiting lists. the parents, the child’s best interests and the views of the Governors agree to exceed the PAN by three children in Head Teacher. Key Stage 2 classes. Places that become available in the If parents are considering submitting an application for Year 3 class in September are allocated according to the their child to be admitted into a class outside of their published admission policy by Dudley School Admissions normal age group, it is strongly recommended that they Service, on the last day of the first half of the preceding also read the DFE Guidance which can be found at Summer Term. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ summer-born-children-school-admission
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accommodation by them (e.g. children with foster St. Chad’s Catholic parents) (Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) and children who were previously looked after but ceased Primary School to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a Child Arrangements Order or special St Chad’s Catholic Primary School is part of the St John guardianship order). Bosco MAC. 7. Non-Catholic children who have a brother or sister The admissions process is part of the Dudley LA co- (see note 3 below) in the school at the time of ordinated scheme. admission. The Admission Policy of the Board of Directors of 8. Non-Catholic children. St.Chad’s Catholic Primary School is as follows: Over subscription The ethos of this school is Catholic. The school was If there is over-subscription within the category, the founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for Board of Directors will give priority to children living children of Catholic families. The school is conducted by closest to the school determined by shortest distance. its Board of Directors as part of the Catholic Church in Distances are calculated on the basis of a straight-line accordance with its Articles of Association and seeks at all measurement between the applicant’s home address and times to be a witness to Jesus Christ. We ask all parents the main entrance of the school. The local authority uses applying for a place here to respect this ethos and its a computerised system, which measures all distances in importance to the school community. This does not affect metres. Ordnance Survey supplies the co-ordinates that the right of parents who are not of the faith of this school are used to plot an applicant’s home address within this to apply for and be considered for a place here. system (See Note 4). The School’s Admission number for the In a very small number of cases it may not be able to school year 2017/18 is 30. decide between the applicants of those pupils who are qualifiers for a place, when applying the published If the number of applications exceeds the admission admission criteria. number, the Board of Directors will give priority to applications in accordance with the criteria listed, For example, this may occur when children in the same provided that the Board of Directors are made aware year group live at the same address, or if the distance of that application before decisions on admissions are between the home and school is exactly the same, for made (see Note 1 below). A map of the parish boundary is example, blocks of flats. If there is no other way of available at the school and parish on request. separating the application according to the admissions criteria and to admit both or all of the children would 1. Baptised Catholic children who are in the care of a cause the legal limit to be exceeded, the local authority local authority (looked-after children) or provided with will use a computerised system to randomly select the accommodation by them (e.g. children with foster child to be offered the final place. As an exception, parents) (Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) and the Board of Directors will give careful consideration children who were previously looked after but ceased to offering places above the Admission Number to to be so because they were adopted (or became applications from children whose twin or sibling from a subject to a Child Arrangements Order or special multiple birth is admitted even when there are no other guardianship order). vacant places.
2. Baptised Catholic children (see Note 2 below) living Note 1 within the Parish of St Chad and All Saints, Sedgley and St Peter and the English Martyrs, Lower Gornal, Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs who have a brother or sister (see Note 3 below) in the or an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan that names school at the time of admission. the school must be admitted. This will reduce the number of places available to applicants. 3. Baptised Catholic children living within the Parish of St Chad and All Saints, Sedgley and St Peter and the Note 2 English Martyrs, Lower Gornal. In all categories, for a child to be considered as a 4. Other Baptised Catholic children who have a brother Catholic, evidence of Catholic Baptism or Reception into or sister (see note 3 below) in the school at the time the Church will be required. For a definition of a Baptised of admission. Catholic see the Appendix. Those who face difficulties in producing written evidence of Catholic Baptism/Reception 5. Other Baptised Catholic children. should contact their Parish Priest. 6. Non-Catholic children who are in the care of a local Parents making an application for a Catholic child should authority (looked-after children) or provided with also complete the school’s supplementary information
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form (SIF). Failure to complete the SIF/provide evidence If parents are considering submitting an application for of Catholic Baptism/Reception may affect the criterion the their child to be admitted into a class outside of their child’s name is placed in. normal age group, it is strongly recommended that they also read the DFE Guidance which can be found Note 3 at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ The definition of a brother or sister is: summer-born-children-school-admission • A brother or sister sharing the same parents; Nursery • Half-brother or half-sister, where two children share Parents must apply on the LA form for a place in one common parent; Reception Class. Attendance at a nursery does not • Step-brother or step-sister, where two children are automatically guarantee that a place will be offered in related by a parent’s marriage; main school. • Step-brother or step-sister; Appeals • Adopted or fostered children Parents who wish to appeal against the decision of the The children must be living permanently in the same Board of Directors to refuse their child a place in the household. school may apply in writing to the Chair of the Board of Directors. Appeals will be heard by an independent panel. Note 4 The home address of a pupil is considered to be the Repeat applications permanent residence of a child. The address must be Any parent can apply for a place for their child at any the child’s only or main residence for the majority of the time outside the admissions round. Parents do not have school week. Documentary evidence may be required. the right to a second appeal in respect of the same school for the same academic year unless, in exceptional Where care is split equally between mother and father, circumstances, the admission authority has accepted parents must name which address is to be used for a second application from the appellant because of a the purpose of allocating a school place. Parents significant and material change in the circumstances of must provide at least one item of documentation to the parent, child or school but still refused admission. demonstrate where the child resides. Late applications School entry Late applications will be dealt with according to the LA Children must, by law, start school by the beginning of the co-ordinated scheme. term after their fifth birthday. A parent may defer a child’s entry to the school, but not beyond the academic year for Waiting lists which the application is accepted. Parents may discuss Applicants who are refused places must request to have this with the Headteacher who will consider the individual their names placed on a waiting list. Waiting lists for circumstances of each case and the best interests of the admission will remain open until the end of December child concerned. 2017 and will then be discarded. Parents may apply for Parents can request that their child attends part-time until their child’s name to be reinstated until the end of the the child reaches compulsory school age. academic year when the list will be discarded. The waiting list will be kept by the Board of Directors in admission Applications for children to be admitted into a criteria order. class outside of their normal age group If parents wish for their child to be considered for This means that a child’s position on the waiting list could admission to a class outside of their normal age group, go up or down. Inclusion of a child’s name on the waiting they should make an application for the normal age group list does not mean that a place will eventually become in the first instance. Parents should then submit a formal available. request to Board of Directors c/o St Chad’s Academy Children who are the subject of a direction by a local Committee. This request should be in the form of a authority to admit or who are allocated to a school in written letter of application outlining the reasons why you accordance with a Fair Access Protocol take precedence wish for your child to be considered to be admitted into over those on a waiting list. a class outside of their normal age group, and enclosing any supportive evidence and documentation that you Applications other than the normal intake to wish to be taken into account as part of that request. reception class (in-year admissions) Board of Directors will consider applications submitted An application should be to the local authority who will and advise the parents of the outcome of their application need to consult with the Board of Directors. before the national offer day, having taken into account the information provided by the parents, the child’s best There is no charge or cost related to the admission of a interests and the views of the Head Teacher. child to this school.
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First priority for admission shall be given to relevant St James’s CE looked after children or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after Primary School became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. See notes below. The procedure for admission to St James’s School for year September 2017/18 will be based on the following An adoption order is an order under section 46 of the criteria: Adoptions and Children Act 2002. A Child Arrangements The published admissions number for St Order is an order settling the arrangements to be made as James’s C.E. Primary School will be 60 pupils. to the person with whom the child is to live under section 8 of the Children Act 1989. Section 14A of the Children The Governors have adopted a policy of taking one intake Act 1989 defines a special guardianship order as an order into the school in September of each academic year for appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special pupils whose fifth birthday falls in the academic year guardian (or special guardians). (1 September - 31 August). In accordance with legislation, a child with a Statutory In the event of demand for places exceeding the Statement of Special Educational Need or an Education, admission number, pupils will be admitted in accordance Health and Care (EHC) Plan will be offered a place at the with the following criteria: school if it is named as the most appropriate to meet the child’s individual needs, this may reduce the amount of 1. Looked after children. (See note A below) places available to other applicants. 2. Pupils who have a brother/sister, half brother/ half sister or step brother/step sister who are still Note B attending the school at the time of admission. (See Definition of brother or sister also relates to adopted or note B) fostered children living at the same home address. 3. Families who can demonstrate a close commitment The home address is considered to be the child’s along to St James’s Church, Wollaston. (See note C below) with their parent’s genuine principal place of residence 4. Families who can demonstrate a close commitment at the time of the allocation of places i.e. where they are to a recognised Christian Church. (See note C normally and regularly living. If a child is resident with below) friends or relatives (for reasons other than guardianship) the friend’s or relative’s address will not be considered for 5. Children of families committed to the practice of allocation purposes. other religions who would like their children educated at a Church of England School. (See note C below) Where parents have shared responsibility for a child, and the child lives with both parents for part of the school 6. The location of the home in relation to the school. week then the home address will be determined as the This will be determined by the shortest straight- address where the child lives for the majority of the line distance between home and main pedestrian school week (i.e. 3 out of 5 days available). Parents will entrance with those living nearest, allocated places be required to provide documentary evidence to support first. the address they wish to be considered for allocation purposes. Notes If there is over-subscription within a category, the Special conditions will apply in the event that one child Governors will give priority to children living closest to from a set of twins, triplets and multiple births does the school (determined by shortest straight-line distance not gain admission to the preferred school through the measured from the front door of the school to the home admissions criteria. The Local Authority will exceed the address). admission number for the school concerned to prevent separation of twins / triplets and multiple births, providing Note A it does not contravene infant class size limits. “Relevant looked after children” means children who are looked after by a local authority in accordance with Note C section 22 of the Children Act 1989(b) and who (a) are In assessing eligibility under priorities 3, 4 and 5 looked after at the time an application is made and (b) the consideration will be given to any information about religious affiliations supplied by local religious leaders. If local authority has confirmed will still be looked after at you are applying under one of these categories, you will the time when the child will be admitted to the school.
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need to complete a supplementary form, available from the parent / carer at the time of application. the school office. “Attendance at a place of worship must be at least once per month for at least one year prior to Waiting lists application”. The form has to be signed by the parish If a school is oversubscribed and children have been priest, minister, religious leader or church warden, and refused admission because other children have a higher attached with the child’s application form to the school. priority for admission under the published admissions criteria, then those applicants who are unsuccessful will Note D be placed on a waiting list. In the event that we are unable to distinguish between Children on the waiting list will be ranked in accordance applicants for the final available place, such as in the case with the school’s published admissions criteria and the of children who live in the same block of flats or children list will operate from the point of allocation of places until from multiple births where infant class size legislation then end of the 2017/18 academic year. If parents wish to would be breached, then the final place will be randomly be considered for a place beyond then they must reapply. selected by drawing lots. Inclusion on a school’s waiting list does not mean that Applications for children to be admitted into a a place will eventually become available there. A child’s class outside of their normal age group position on a waiting list is not fixed and is subject to If parents wish for their child to be considered for change during the year i.e. they can go up or down the admission to a class outside of their normal age group, list. they should make an application for the normal age group If a parent requests that their child’s name be added to in the first instance. Parents should then submit a formal the waiting list of a school that was ranked lower on the request to the Governing Body. This request should be preference form than the school allocated the child’s in the form of a written letter of application outlining the name will be placed at the bottom of the waiting list in reasons why they wish for their child to be considered accordance with the published admissions criteria. to be admitted into a class outside of their normal age group, and enclosing any supportive evidence and Places that become available (below the published documentation that they wish to be taken into account as admissions number or any number that the school agree part of that request. The Governing Body will consider they can admit) between the point of allocation and applications submitted and advise the parents of the 31 December 2017 will be offered to children according outcome of their application before the national offer day, to their ranking on this list i.e. those ranked highest will be having taken into account the information provided by offered a place first. the parents, the child’s best interests and the views of the Head Teacher. Appeals If your application is refused you will advised of your If parents are considering submitting an application for right of appeal to an independent appeals panel. A letter their child to be admitted into a class outside of their outlining your grounds of appeal should be sent to the normal age group, it is strongly recommended that Clerk to The Appeals Panel, St James’s C.E. Primary they also read the DFE Guidance which can be found School, Kingsway, Wollaston, Stourbridge DY8 4RU. at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ summer-born-children-school-admission
Late applications Preferences that are received after the closing date for receipt of applications will only be considered after applications that were received within the deadline have been dealt with. There will, however, be exceptional circumstances in which a late application will be considered alongside those applications that were made within the deadline. In each circumstance described in a) to d) above, supportive documentary evidence must be provided by
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7. Other Baptised Catholic children St Joseph’s Catholic 8. Non-Catholic children who are in the care of a local authority (looked-after children) or provided with Primary School, Dudley accommodation by them (e.g. children with foster The admissions process is part of the Dudley LA co- parents) (Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) and ordinated scheme. children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became The Admission Policy of the Board of Directors of subject to a Child Arrangements Order or special ST JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Academy guardianship order). is as follows: 9. Non-Catholic children who have a brother or sister The ethos of this academy is Catholic. The academy was (see note 3 below) in the academy at the time of founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for admission children of Catholic families. The academy is conducted by its Board of Directors as part of the Catholic Church 10. Non-Catholic children in accordance with the Articles of Association and seeks at all times to be a witness to Jesus Christ. We ask all Over subscription parents applying for a place here to respect this ethos If there is over-subscription within the category, the Board and its importance to the academy community. This does of Directors will give priority to children living closest to not affect the right of parents who are not of the faith of the academy determined by shortest distance. Distances this academy to apply for and be considered for a place are calculated on the basis of a straight-line measurement here. between the applicant’s home address and the main entrance of the academy. The local authority uses a The Academy’s Admission Number for the computerised system, which measures all distances in academic year 2017/18 is 30. metres. Ordnance Survey supplies the co-ordinates that If the number of applications exceeds the admission are used to plot an applicant’s home address within this number, the Board of Directors will give priority to system (See Note 4). applications in accordance with the criteria listed, In a very small number of cases it may not be able to provided that the Board of Directors are made aware decide between the applicants of those pupils who of that application before decisions on admissions are are the final qualifiers for a place, when applying the made (see Note 1 below). A map of the parish boundary published admission criteria. is available at the academy and parish or by post on request. For example, this may occur when children in the same year group live at the same address, or if the distance 1. Baptised Catholic children who are in the care of a between the home and academy is exactly the same, local authority (looked-after children) or provided for example, blocks of flats. If there is no other way of with accommodation by them (e.g. children with separating the application according to the admissions foster parents) (Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) and children who were previously looked after but criteria and to admit both or all of the children would ceased to be so because they were adopted (or cause the legal limit to be exceeded, the local authority became subject to a Child Arrangements Order or will use a computerised system to randomly select the special guardianship order). child to be offered the final place. As an exception, the Board of Directors will give careful consideration 2. Baptised Catholic children (see Note 2 below) living to offering places above the Admission Number to within the Parish of OUR BLESSED LADY AND ST applications from children whose twin or sibling from a THOMAS OF CANTERBURY who have a brother or multiple birth is admitted even when there are no other sister (see Note 3 below) in the academy at the time vacant places. of admission 3. Baptised Catholic children living within the Parish Note 1 of OUR BLESSED LADY AND ST THOMAS OF Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs CANTERBURY or an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan that names the academy must be admitted. This will reduce the 4. Other Baptised Catholic children who have a brother or sister (see note 3 below) in the academy at the number of places available to applicants. time of admission Note 2 5. Baptised Catholic children (see Note 2 below) living In all categories, for a child to be considered as a within the Parish of SACRED HEART TIPTON who Catholic, evidence of Catholic Baptism or Reception into have a brother or sister (see Note 3 below) in the the Church will be required. For a definition of a Baptised academy at the time of admission Catholic see the Appendix. Those who face difficulties 6. Baptised Catholic children living within the Parish of in producing written evidence of Catholic Baptism/ SACRED HEART TIPTON Reception should contact their Parish Priest.
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Parents making an application for a Catholic child should If parents are considering submitting an application for also complete the academy’s supplementary information their child to be admitted into a class outside of their form (SIF). Failure to complete the SIF/provide evidence normal age group, it is strongly recommended that they of Catholic Baptism/Reception may affect the criterion the also read the DFE guidance which can be found at: child’s name is placed in. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ summer-born-children-school-admission Note 3 The definition of a brother or sister is: Nursery Parents must apply on the LA form for a place in • A brother or sister sharing the same parents; Reception Class. Attendance at a nursery does not • Half-brother or half-sister, where two children share automatically guarantee that a place will be offered in one common parent; main academy. • Step-brother or step-sister, where two children are Appeals related by a parent’s marriage; Parents who wish to appeal against the decision of the • Step-brother or step-sister; Board of Directors to refuse their child a place in the academy may apply in writing to Chair of the Board of • Adopted or fostered children. Directors at the Academy address. Appeals will be heard The children must be living permanently in the same by an independent panel. household. Repeat applications Any parent can apply for a place for their child at any time Note 4 outside the admissions round. Parents do not have the The home address of a pupil is considered to be the right to a second appeal in respect of the same academy permanent residence of a child. The address must be for the same academic year unless, in exceptional the child’s only or main residence for the majority of the circumstances, the admission authority has accepted school week. Documentary evidence may be required. a second application from the appellant because of a significant and material change in the circumstances of Where care is split equally between mother and father, the parent, child or academy but still refused admission. parents must name which address is to be used for the purpose of allocating an academy place. Parents Late applications must provide at least one item of documentation to Late applications will be dealt with according to the LA demonstrate where the child resides. co-ordinated scheme. School entry Waiting lists Children must, by law, start school by the beginning of the Applicants who are refused places must request to have term after their fifth birthday. A parent may defer a child’s their names placed on a waiting list. The waiting list for entry to the school, but not beyond the academic year for admission will remain open until the end of December which the application is accepted. Parents may discuss 2017 and will then be discarded. Parents may apply for this with the headteacher. their child’s name to be reinstated until the end of the academic year when the list will be discarded. The waiting Parents can request that their child attends part-time until list will be kept by the Board of Directors in admission the child reaches compulsory school age. criteria order. When a new child joins the waiting list, all applicants on that list will be re-ranked to ensure that the Applications for children to be admitted into a list is always maintained in oversubscription criteria order. class outside of their normal age group This means that a child’s position on the waiting list could If parents wish for their child to be considered for go up or down. Inclusion of a child’s name on the waiting admission to a class outside of their normal age group, list does not mean that a place will eventually become they must make an application for the normal age group available. in the first instance. Parents must then submit a formal request to the Board of Directors. This request should be Children who are the subject of a direction by a local in the form of a written letter of application outlining the authority to admit or who are allocated to a school in reasons why you wish for your child to be considered to be accordance with a Fair Access Protocol take precedence admitted into a class outside of their normal age group and over those on a waiting list. enclosing any supportive evidence and documentation Applications other than the normal intake to that you wish to be taken into account as part of that Reception Class (in-year admissions) request. The Board of Directors will consider requests An application should be to the local authority who will submitted and advise the parents of the outcome of that need to consult with the Board of Directors. request before the national offer day, having taken into account the information provided by the parents, the There is no charge or cost related to the admission of a child’s best interests and the views of the headteacher. child to this academy.
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subject to a Child Arrangements Order or special St Joseph’s Catholic guardianship order). Primary School, 7. Non-Catholic children who have a brother or sister (see note 3 below) in the academy at the time of Stourbridge admission 8. Non-Catholic children. The Admission Policy of the Board of Directors of St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Academy is as follows: Over-subscription The ethos of this academy is Catholic. The academy was If there is over-subscription within the category, the Board founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for of Directors will give priority to children living closest to children of Catholic families. The academy is conducted the academy determined by shortest distance. Distances by its Board of Directors as part of the Catholic Church are calculated on the basis of a straight-line measurement in accordance with the Articles of Association and seeks between the applicant’s home address and the main at all times to be a witness to Jesus Christ. We ask all entrance of the academy. The local authority uses a parents applying for a place here to respect this ethos computerised system, which measures all distances in and its importance to the academy community. This does metres. Ordnance Survey supplies the co-ordinates that not affect the right of parents who are not of the faith of are used to plot an applicant’s home address within this this academy to apply for and be considered for a place system (See Note 4). here. In a very small number of cases it may not be able to The Academy’s admission number for the decide between the applicants of those pupils who academic year 2017/18 is 30. are the final qualifiers for a place, when applying the published admission criteria. If the number of applications exceeds the admission number, the Board of Directors will give priority to For example, this may occur when children in the same applications in accordance with the criteria listed, year group live at the same address, or if the distance provided that the Board of Directors are made aware between the home and academy is exactly the same, of that application before decisions on admissions are for example, blocks of flats. If there is no other way of made (see Note 1 below). A map of the parish boundary separating the application according to the admissions is available at the academy and parish or by post on criteria and to admit both or all of the children would request. cause the legal limit to be exceeded, the local authority will use a computerised system to randomly select the 1. Baptised Catholic children who are in the care of a child to be offered the final place. As an exception, local authority (looked-after children) or provided the Board of Directors will give careful consideration with accommodation by them (e.g. children with to offering places above the Admission Number to foster parents) (Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) applications from children whose twin or sibling from a and children who were previously looked after but multiple birth is admitted even when there are no other ceased to be so because they were adopted (or vacant places. became subject to a Child Arrangements Order or special guardianship order). Note 1 2. Baptised Catholic children (see Note 2 below) living Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs within the Parish of Our Lady and All Saints who or an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan that names have a brother or sister (see Note 3 below) in the the academy must be admitted. This will reduce the academy at the time of admission number of places available to applicants. 3. Baptised Catholic children living within the Parish of Our Lady and All Saints Note 2 In all categories, for a child to be considered as a 4. Other Baptised Catholic children who have a brother Catholic, evidence of Catholic Baptism or Reception into or sister (see note 3 below) in the academy at the the Church will be required. For a definition of a Baptised time of admission Catholic see the Appendix. Those who face difficulties 5. Other Baptised Catholic children in producing written evidence of Catholic Baptism/ Reception should contact their Parish Priest. 6. Non-Catholic children who are in the care of a local authority (looked-after children) or provided with Parents making an application for a Catholic child should accommodation by them (e.g. children with foster also complete the academy’s supplementary information parents) (Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) and form (SIF). Failure to complete the SIF/provide evidence children who were previously looked after but ceased of Catholic Baptism/Reception may affect the criterion the to be so because they were adopted (or became child’s name is placed in.
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Note 3 Nursery The definition of a brother or sister is: Parents must apply on the LA form for a place in • A brother or sister sharing the same parents; Reception Class. Attendance at a nursery does not automatically guarantee that a place will be offered in • Half-brother or half-sister, where two children share main academy. one common parent; • Step-brother or step-sister, where two children are Appeals related by a parent’s marriage; Parents who wish to appeal against the decision of the • Step-brother or step-sister; Board of Directors to refuse their child a place in the • Adopted or fostered children. academy may apply in writing to Chair of the Board of Directors at the Academy address. Appeals will be heard The children must be living permanently in the same by an independent panel. household. Note 4 Repeat applications The home address of a pupil is considered to be the Any parent can apply for a place for their child at any time permanent residence of a child. The address must be outside the admissions round. Parents do not have the the child’s only or main residence for the majority of the right to a second appeal in respect of the same academy school week. Documentary evidence may be required. for the same academic year unless, in exceptional circumstances, the admission authority has accepted Where care is split equally between mother and father, a second application from the appellant because of a parents must name which address is to be used for significant and material change in the circumstances of the purpose of allocating an academy place. Parents the parent, child or academy but still refused admission. must provide at least one item of documentation to demonstrate where the child resides. Late applications Late applications will be dealt with according to the LA School entry co-ordinated scheme. Children must, by law, start school by the beginning of the term after their fifth birthday. A parent may defer a child’s Waiting lists entry to the school, but not beyond the academic year for Applicants who are refused places will automatically have which the application is accepted. Parents may discuss their names placed on a waiting list. The waiting list for this with the headteacher. admission will remain open until the end of December Parents can request that their child attends part-time until 2017 and will then be discarded. Parents may apply for the child reaches compulsory school age. their child’s name to be reinstated until the end of the academic year when the list will be discarded. The waiting Applications for children to be admitted into a list will be kept by the Board of Directors in admission class outside of their normal age group criteria order. When a new child joins the waiting list, all If parents wish for their child to be considered for applicants on that list will be re-ranked to ensure that admission to a class outside of their normal age group, the list is always maintained in over-subscription criteria they must make an application for the normal age group order. in the first instance. Parents must then submit a formal This means that a child’s position on the waiting list could request to the Board of Directors. This request should go up or down. Inclusion of a child’s name on the waiting be in the form of a written letter of application outlining list does not mean that a place will eventually become the reasons why you wish for your child to be considered available. to be admitted into a class outside of their normal age group and enclosing any supportive evidence and Children who are the subject of a direction by a local documentation that you wish to be taken into account authority to admit or who are allocated to a school in as part of that request. The Board of Directors will accordance with a Fair Access Protocol take precedence consider requests submitted and advise the parents of over those on a waiting list. the outcome of that request before the national offer day, having taken into account the information provided by Applications other than the normal intake to the parents, the child’s best interests and the views of the reception class (in-year admissions) headteacher. An application should be to the local authority who will need to consult with the Board of Directors. If parents are considering submitting an application for their child to be admitted into a class outside of their There is no charge or cost related to the admission of a normal age group, it is strongly recommended that child to this academy. they also read the DFE guidance which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ summer-born-children-school-admission
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children who were previously looked after but ceased St Mary’s Catholic to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a Child Arrangements Order or special Primary School guardianship order). The admissions process is part of the Dudley LA co- 7. Non-Catholic children who have a brother or sister ordinated scheme. (see note 3 below) in the academy at the time of admission The Admission Policy of the Board of Directors of St Mary’s Catholic Primary School is as follows: 8. Non-Catholic children The ethos of this academy is Catholic. The academy was Over-subscription founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for If there is over-subscription within the category, the Board children of Catholic families. The academy is conducted of Directors will give priority to children living closest to by its Board of Directors as part of the Catholic Church the academy determined by shortest distance. Distances in accordance with the Articles of Association and seeks are calculated on the basis of a straight-line measurement at all times to be a witness to Jesus Christ. We ask all between the applicant’s home address and the main parents applying for a place here to respect this ethos entrance of the academy. The local authority uses a and its importance to the academy community. This does computerised system, which measures all distances in not affect the right of parents who are not of the faith of metres. Ordnance Survey supplies the co-ordinates that this academy to apply for and be considered for a place are used to plot an applicant’s home address within this here. system (See Note 4). The Academy’s admission number for the In a very small number of cases it may not be able to academic year 2017/18 is 30. decide between the applicants of those pupils who If the number of applications exceeds the admission are the final qualifiers for a place, when applying the number, the Board of Directors will give priority to published admission criteria. applications in accordance with the criteria listed, For example, this may occur when children in the same provided that the Board of Directors are made aware year group live at the same address, or if the distance of that application before decisions on admissions are between the home and academy is exactly the same, made (see Note 1 below). A map of the parish boundary for example, blocks of flats. If there is no other way of is available at the academy and parish or by post on separating the application according to the admissions request. criteria and to admit both or all of the children would cause the legal limit to be exceeded, the local authority 1. Baptised Catholic children who are in the care of a will use a computerised system to randomly select the local authority (looked-after children) or provided child to be offered the final place. As an exception, with accommodation by them (e.g. children with the Board of Directors will give careful consideration foster parents) (Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) to offering places above the Admission Number to and children who were previously looked after but applications from children whose twin or sibling from a ceased to be so because they were adopted (or multiple birth is admitted even when there are no other became subject to a Child Arrangements Order or vacant places. special guardianship order). 2. Baptised Catholic children (see Note 2 below) living Note 1 within the Parish of St. Mary’s, Brierley Hill or Our Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs Lady of Lourdes, Kingswinford who have a brother or or an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan that names sister (see Note 3 below) in the academy at the time the academy must be admitted. This will reduce the of admission. number of places available to applicants. 3. Baptised Catholic children living within the Parish Note 2 of St. Mary’s Brierley Hill or Our Lady of Lourdes, In all categories, for a child to be considered as a Kingswinford. Catholic, evidence of Catholic Baptism or Reception into 4. Other Baptised Catholic children who have a brother the Church will be required. For a definition of a Baptised or sister (see note 3 below) in the academy at the Catholic see the Appendix. Those who face difficulties time of admission. in producing written evidence of Catholic Baptism/ Reception should contact their Parish Priest. 5. Other Baptised Catholic children. Parents making an application for a Catholic child should 6. Non-Catholic children who are in the care of a local also complete the academy’s supplementary information authority (looked-after children) or provided with form (SIF). Failure to complete the SIF/provide evidence accommodation by them (e.g. children with foster of Catholic Baptism/Reception may affect the criterion the parents) (Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) and child’s name is placed in.
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Note 3 at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ The definition of a brother or sister is: summer-born-children-academy-admission • A brother or sister sharing the same parents; Nursery • Half-brother or half-sister, where two children share Parents must apply on the LA form for a place in one common parent; Reception Class. Attendance at a nursery does not • Step-brother or step-sister, where two children are automatically guarantee that a place will be offered in related by a parent’s marriage; main academy. • Step-brother or step-sister; Appeals • Adopted or fostered children. Parents who wish to appeal against the decision of the The children must be living permanently in the same Board of Directors to refuse their child a place in the household. academy may apply in writing to Chair of the Board of Directors at the Academy address. Appeals will be heard Note 4 by an independent panel. The home address of a pupil is considered to be the permanent residence of a child. The address must be Repeat applications the child’s only or main residence for the majority of the Any parent can apply for a place for their child at any time school week. Documentary evidence may be required. outside the admissions round. Parents do not have the right to a second appeal in respect of the same academy Where care is split equally between mother and father, for the same academic year unless, in exceptional parents must name which address is to be used for the purpose of allocating an academy place. Parents circumstances, the admission authority has accepted must provide at least one item of documentation to a second application from the appellant because of a demonstrate where the child resides. significant and material change in the circumstances of the parent, child or academy but still refused admission. School entry Late applications Children must, by law, start school by the beginning of the term after their fifth birthday. A parent may defer a child’s Late applications will be dealt with according to the LA entry to the school, but not beyond the academic year for co-ordinated scheme. which the application is accepted. Parents may discuss Waiting lists this with the headteacher. Applicants who are refused places will automatically have Parents can request that their child attends part-time until their names placed on a waiting list. The waiting list for the child reaches compulsory school age. admission will remain open until the end of December 2017 and will then be discarded. Parents may apply for Applications for children to be admitted into a their child’s name to be reinstated until the end of the class outside of their normal age group academic year when the list will be discarded. The waiting If parents wish for their child to be considered for list will be kept by the Board of Directors in admission admission to a class outside of their normal age group, criteria order. When a new child joins the waiting list, all they must make an application for the normal age group applicants on that list will be re-ranked to ensure that the in the first instance. Parents must then submit a formal list is always maintained in oversubscription criteria order. request to the Board of Directors. This request should be in the form of a written letter of application outlining This means that a child’s position on the waiting list could the reasons why you wish for your child to be considered go up or down. Inclusion of a child’s name on the waiting to be admitted into a class outside of their normal age list does not mean that a place will eventually become group and enclosing any supportive evidence and available. documentation that you wish to be taken into account Children who are the subject of a direction by a local as part of that request. The Board of Directors will authority to admit or who are allocated to a school in consider requests submitted and advise the parents of accordance with a Fair Access Protocol take precedence the outcome of that request before the national offer day, over those on a waiting list. having taken into account the information provided by the parents, the child’s best interests and the views of the Applications other than the normal intake to headteacher. reception class (in-year admissions) An application should be to the local authority who will If parents are considering submitting an application for need to consult with the Board of Directors. their child to be admitted into a class outside of their normal age group, it is strongly recommended that There is no charge or cost related to the admission of a they also read the DFE guidance which can be found child to this academy.
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Appendix for Catholic schools:
A “Baptised Catholic” is one who: • Has been baptised into full communion (Cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church, 837) with the Catholic Church by the Rites of Baptism of one of the various ritual Churches in communion with the See of Rome (i.e. Latin Rite, Byzantine Rite, Coptic, Syriac, etc, Cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1203). Written evidence* of this baptism can be obtained by recourse to the Baptismal Registers of the church in which the baptism took place (Cf. Code of Canon Law, 877 & 878).
or
• Has been validly baptised in a separated ecclesial community and subsequently received into full communion with the Catholic Church by the Rite of Reception of Baptised Christians into the Full Communion of the Catholic Church. Written evidence of their baptism and reception into full communion with the Catholic Church can be obtained by recourse to the Register of Receptions, or in some cases, a sub-section of the Baptismal Registers of the church in which the Rite of Reception took place (Cf. Rite of Christian Initiation, 399).
Written evidence of Baptism The Governing bodies and Boards of Directors of Catholic schools and academies will require written evidence in the form of a Certificate of Baptism or Certificate of Reception before applications for school places can be considered for categories of “Baptised Catholics”. A Certificate of Baptism or Reception is to include: the full name, date of birth, date of Baptism or Reception, and parent(s) name(s). The certificate must also show that it is copied from the records kept by the place of Baptism or Reception.
Those who would have difficulty obtaining written evidence of Catholic Baptism/Reception for a good reason, may still be considered as baptised Catholics but only after they have been referred to their parish priest who, after consulting the Vicar General, will decide how the question of Baptism/Reception is to be resolved and how written evidence is to be produced in accordance with the law of the Church.
Those who would be considered to have good reason for not obtaining written evidence would include those who cannot contact the place of Baptism/Reception due to persecution or fear, the destruction of the church and the original records, or where Baptism/Reception was administered validly but not in the Parish church where records are kept.
Governors and Boards of Directors may request extra supporting evidence when the written documents that are produced do not clarify the fact that a person was baptised or received into the Catholic Church, (i.e. where the name and address of the Church is not on the certificate or where the name of the Church does not state whether it is a Catholic Church or not.)
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example of preference allocations
SCHOOL SCHOOL B A Amy Bill resides resides SCHOOL here here C
Bill lives closer to school B than school A . However, parents prefer to send Bill to school A so they express that as a first preference, school B as a second preference and school C as a third preference.
He does not meet the criteria for school A but does for school B and C . He is offered a place at school B as this was ranked higher by the parents.
Amy’s parents want her to go to school B as her first preferred school.
Bill is offered a place at school B over and above Amy because he had a higher priority under the admissions criteria i.e he lived closer.
Amy was offered a place at the next closest school with a place available.
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what are my rights if my application is unsuccessful?
General If your child is refused admission to any school, you have a right of appeal to an independent appeals panel. Please note that you may lodge appeals for admission to as many schools as you wish, providing you have made a preference for the school. Being offered a place at an alternative school will not affect the outcome of your appeal. What happens if places become available between the point of allocation and the start of term? Places will be allocated from the waiting list. Please see further details below. Appeals for community and voluntary controlled schools If you choose to exercise your right of appeal, arrangements will be made for you to attend the appeal hearing. Please note that the decision of the independent appeals panel is binding on both parties and it is not the council’s policy to consider repeat appeals in the same academic year unless there has been a significant material change in circumstances. Appeals for academies, foundation and voluntary aided schools If you are refused admission to an academy, foundation or voluntary aided school, you will be informed of the separate appeals process in the letter informing you of the decision. Infant class size appeals Due to legislation, no infant class with a single qualified teacher may contain more than 30 pupils. If your application for a place at the school of your preference is refused for these reasons, the Appeal Panel can only uphold your appeal if it is satisfied that: (1) the LA’s decision to refuse a place was not one which a reasonable local education authority would make in the circumstances, or (2) your child would have been offered a place if the published admission arrangements had been properly followed. It must be emphasised, therefore, that appeals of this type will succeed in very few cases (see also page 49). Waiting lists If a school is oversubscribed and children have been refused admission because other children have a higher priority for admission under the published admissions criteria, those applicants who are unsuccessful will be asked if they wish to be placed on a waiting list. Children on the waiting list will be ranked in accordance with the published admissions criteria and the list will operate from the point of allocation of places until 31 December 2017. Inclusion on a school’s waiting list does not mean that a place will eventually become available there. A child’s position on a waiting list is not fixed and is subject to change during the year, i.e. they can go up or down the list. If a parent requests that their child’s name be added to the waiting list of a school that was ranked lower on the preference form than the school allocated, the child’s name will be placed on the waiting list in accordance with the published admissions criteria. Places that become available between the point of allocation and 31 December 2017 will be offered to children according to their ranking on this list, i.e. those ranked highest will be offered first.
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what do I need to consider before expressing my preference?
Please think very carefully before making your preferences and assess the likelihood of your application being agreed.
You will be able to assess whether a school is usually oversubscribed by the number of applications received for the school against the published admission number or the number of appeals held in previous years. This information is given on page 53 - 65. Other local authorities can provide you with similar information.
Parents can obtain information, advice and guidance from the School Admissions Service regarding the admission process. Telephone 01384 814223. Whose address may I use on the application? The child’s address is considered to be the child’s parents’ genuine principal place of residence at the time of the allocation of places (18 April 2017), where they are normally and regularly living.
If a child is resident with friends or relatives for reasons other than legal guardianship, the friends’ or relatives’ address will not be considered.
Due to problems in previous years, it may be necessary for the School Admissions Service to carry out checks to confirm that information given in relation to a child’s home address is genuine.
Parents may be asked to produce documentary evidence of the address given within 48 hours.
It may be necessary for a home visit to assist in the process of verifying an address. Also, parents may be asked to provide the child benefit proof, working/tax credits, at least one utility bill, together with a driving licence and bank statement clearly showing names and addresses.
The evidence must demonstrate where the child resides as well as the parent.
Please note: if your child’s permanent residence changes at any point from 1 September 2016 to 31 August 2017, it is the parents’ responsibility to notify the LA. You must do this even if you have notified your child’s school/nursery.
If you fail to do so, this may result in any offer of a school place being withdrawn. This has occurred previously.
The School Admissions Service may use other council databases to check the information provided on the form is correct, as well as databases in neighbouring local authorities.
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Infant class size legislation
Legislation states that no infant class may contain more than 30 pupils and be taught by one fully qualified teacher. Only in very limited circumstances can admission over 30 be permitted. Please contact the Admissions Service if you would like more detailed information regarding this.
What do I need to do before I return the completed application form? • Ensure you have read and understood this guide • Check that you have completed all relevant sections of the form • Ensure you have provided any supportive evidence required • Completed any additional forms where necessary (please check the admissions arrangements of each school to which you are applying).
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special educational need and the Children & Families Act 2014
At the beginning of each new school year, a very small number of children will be starting school with a recognised special educational need or disability, identified either through a medical professional, early educational setting or another route.
In most cases, there will have been detailed contact with parents and/or carers and arrangements for starting school will have been carefully planned.
Once they have had a chance to settle down and become used to the new school routines, the vast majority of children starting primary school will thrive in their new environment. Nevertheless, as a parent and/or carer, and after a period of time, you may feel that your child is experiencing some difficulties with his or her learning.
All Dudley primary schools have Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (SENCOs) and every school is required, by law, to publish SEN Information on their school website which describes how the school will identify and assess children who may have special educational needs or disability (SEND). This requirement is set out in the SEND Code of Practice published by the Department for Education in 2015
If you have any concerns at all, in the first instance, you should talk to your child’s class teacher or the school’s SENCO. Then, if necessary, the headteacher, who will be able to discuss your concerns in more detail.
Further information or advice may be obtained from:
The SEN Team People Directorate Westox House 1 Trinity Road Dudley DY1 1JQ 01384 814214
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data protection policy
The Data Protection Act 1998 gives rights to our customers about how personal information is obtained and used by Dudley Council. The Act also places obligations on the Council to operate within the law. What information does the School Admissions Service hold and how do we obtain it? We receive information about you and the child/young person you are responsible for from: • Black Country Partnership • The nursery setting your child attends • The preference form you complete and send to us Why do we use your information? We use your information to: • Allocate your child a place at school • Share with any of your preferred schools • Share with the school your child is allocated and members of the independent appeals panel, where necessary, in accordance with the School Admissions Code and the School Admissions Appeals Code • Pass to Black Country Foundation Partnership Trust for school health visits and checks • Share relevant information with neighbouring authorities when applying for a school in their authority
We always try to ensure that information we hold about you is accurate and up-to-date. To help us do this, please let us know if your details change.
If you would like further advice on how the information provided is used or have a concern, please contact the School Admissions Service in the first instance.
Further information on how we utilise your personal data is available at this link: www.dudley.gov.uk/privacy-disclaimer-statement/
Advice and guidance about the Act, your rights and our responsibilities can be found on:
• www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk • in writing to Information Commissioner at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF • by telephone 0303 123 1113/01625 545 745
• by email [email protected]
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details of all Dudley primary schools
The following table provides information relating to the allocation of places in 2014/2015, 2015/2016 and 2016/2017. It gives a breakdown of how places were allocated in accordance with the admissions criteria for each of the schools. It has been included in an attempt to give you as much information as possible regarding admission to schools in the Dudley Borough. There is no guarantee that a similar situation will occur in 2017/2018.
Key to columns Type Categorisation of school A - Academy C - Community FD - Foundation VC - Voluntary controlled VA - Voluntary aided PAN 2016/2017 Published admission number for Reception Class (number of places available as agreed by the local authority in consultation with school governors). NOR Total number of pupils on roll May 2016 (excludes nursery places, where applicable). ** Data available direct from the school. Distance to home Distances are calculated on the basis of a straight line measurement between the measurement applicant’s home address and the school’s main entrance. The LA uses a computerised system from Synergy which calculates all distances in metres. The co-ordinates of the applicant’s home address are taken from the Ordnance Survey’s Address BaseTM digital data product. The co-ordinates of the school are those of the ‘main entrance point’ nominated by a senior member of staff, marked and digitised with reference to Ordnance Survey MasterMapTM digital data product. If you would like further information in respect of this, please contact the School Admissions Service. Furthest distance The distance of the last applicant admitted under the distance criteria in metres. Please note that this measurement will vary from year-to-year, dependent on the addresses of the applicants. On request, the School Admissions Service will undertake individual measurements for parents before places are allocated.
Useful websites www.education.gov.uk www.gov.uk/find-school-in-england Note Where there are no entries in any of the columns, this indicates that all children who applied were admitted to the school. School information www.dudley.gov.uk/resident/learning-school/schools-and-colleges/school-information All primary schools are listed. Just double click on the required school. Please note that all Dudley primary schools are co-educational - there are no single sex primary schools.
52 Number of ------appeals heard - 1/0 6/2 4/0 2/0 2/0 2/0 and allowed
Furthest distance ------admitted (metres) - 849 2764 1521 1860 2534 2964 2144
Faith N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Siblings 6 21 15 11 32 37 17 10 23 12 17 16 16 10 19 22 31 14
Medical 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Statement of SEN 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0
Looked after children 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
Total number admitted 45 49 25 60 32 60 44 21 60 44 58 28 35 24 60 44 60 45
Total 1st preference 48 43 16 54 25 77 43 19 66 34 56 16 32 18 61 41 59 applications 18
Total applications 143 86 66 170 70 151 82 47 160 117 122 61 69 56 159 119 117 91
Published Admission 45 60 45 60 45 60 60 45 60 45 60 45 60 45 60 45 60 Number 45
Admissions to Academic Year 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15
Published Admission Number 45 60 45 60 45 for 2017/18 60
Total NOR May 2016 295 268 243 396 203 419
Age range 5-11 3-11 5-11 3-11 5-11 3-11 Official name of school, telephone postal address, number and name of teacher Alder Coppice Primary The Northway Dudley DY3 3PS 01384 816610 (Mr P Mandelstam) DFE No: 3325200 Beechwood CE Primary School Beechwood Road Dudley DY2 7QA (Mr K McCabe) 01384 816715 DFE No: 3322003 Amblecote Primary School Drive Amblecote Stourbridge DY8 4DQ 01384 818335 (Mrs A Mason) DFE No: 3322123 Ashwood Park Primary Bells Lane, Ashwood Park off Estate, Wordsley Stourbridge DY8 5DJ 01384 818545 (Mr K Butler) DFE No. 3322141 Primary Belle Vue Lawnswood Road Wordsley Stourbridge DY8 5BZ 01384 818615 (Mr D Porter) DFE No: 3322151 Primary Mere Blanford Mimosa Walk Estate Mere Blanford DY6 7EA Kingswinford 01384 818365 (Mrs N Miller) DFE No: 3322077 A C C C C FD Type
53 Number of ------appeals heard - 2/0 3/0 7/0 2/0 2/0 1/0 2/0 and allowed
Furthest distance ------admitted (metres) - 796 1154 2027 1938 1340 2982 1100 1761 1956 2097 3775
Faith N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Siblings 22 5 34 17 25 19 13 27 20 24 10 12 25 20 22 12 12 20
Medical 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Statement of SEN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Looked after children 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Total number admitted 25 61 30 60 45 60 30 55 41 60 30 30 60 48 60 30 40 48
Total 1st preference 24 70 35 53 48 48 27 51 38 64 23 32 56 42 56 29 35 applications 44
Total applications 60 151 61 87 91 110 61 55 86 159 74 81 92 83 147 68 100 83
Published Admission 30 60 30 60 45 60 30 60 45 60 30 30 60 45 60 30 45 Number 60
Admissions to Academic Year 2015/16 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2014/15 2015/16 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15
Published Admission Number 60 30 60 45 60 for 2017/18 30
Total NOR May 20165 419 179 346 288 379 202
Age range 3-11 3-11 3-11 5-11 5-11 3-11 Official name of school, telephone postal address, number and name of teacher Bramford Primary Bramford Park Road, Woodsetton Dudley DY1 4JH 01384 818915 (Acting Head: Ms C Handley) DFE No: 3322045 Brierley Hill Primary Mill Street Brierley Hill DY5 2TD 01384 816980 (Mrs T Allport) DFE No: 3322023 Primary Brockmoor Belle Isle Brockmoor Brierley Hill DY5 3UZ 01384 816635 (Mr B Jones) DFE No: 3322024 Hills Primary Bromley Granville Drive DY6 8LW Kingswinford 01384 816940 (Mr J Stevens) DFE No: 3322142 Primary Brook Wordsley Street, George Stourbridge DY8 5YN 01384 818835 (Miss L Cartwright) DFE No: 3322029 Blowers Green Primary Blowers Green Road Blowers Green Dudley DY2 8UZ 01384 818490 (Mrs S Sehmbi) DFE No: 3322000 A C C C C C Type
54 Number of ------appeals heard - 2/0 5/0 4/0 3/0 8/0 6/3 1/1 2/0 and allowed 19/2
Furthest distance ------admitted (metres) - 955 531 901 925 650 713 618 3200 2629 4544 4125
Faith N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Siblings 36 18 45 22 20 16 36 29 13 12 16 21 37 32 9 16 9 16
Medical 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Statement of SEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Looked after children 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Total number admitted 75 45 90 59 30 30 90 70 43 30 26 60 84 72 30 51 41 26
Total 1st preference 88 43 79 47 59 31 74 83 39 48 22 54 73 107 51 44 33 applications 25
Total applications 147 100 134 164 158 59 141 146 43 126 48 177 161 152 113 145 103 54
Published Admission 70 45 90 60 30 30 90 45 70 30 30 60 75 70 30 60 45 Number 30
Admissions to Academic Year 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15
Published Admission Number 75 45 90 60 30 for 2017/18 30
Total NOR May 2016 496 303 558 358 207 195
Age range 3-11 5-11 3-11 5-11 5-11 3-11 Primary
Official name of school, telephone postal address, number and name of teacher Cradley CE Primary Road Church Halesowen B63 2UL 01384 818230 (Ms M Harris) DFE No: 3323350 Christ Church CE Christ Church Road, Coseley Church Bilston WV14 8YB 01384 818375 (Ms S Riley) DFE No: 3323010 Church of the Church Ascension Primary Heath Wall New Street, DY6 9AH Kingswinford 01384 818760 (Mr S Hudson) DFE No: 3323007 Colley Lane Primary Colley Lane Halesowen B63 2TN 01384 816765 (Mr J White) DFE No: 3322102 Cotwall End Primary Cotwall End Road Dudley DY3 3YG Sedgley, 01384 818730 (Ms C Williams) DFE No: 3322130 Caslon Primary Avenue Beeches View Halesowen B63 2ES 01384 818875 (Ms K Brass ) DFE No: 3322112 C C C VA VC VC Type
55 Number of ------appeals heard - 4/0 1/0 1/1 1/0 1/0 1/0 and allowed
Furthest distance - - - - admitted (metres) - 904 800 788 935 6290 1760 2037 1070 1732 1988 2275 2086 3306
Faith N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Siblings 20 8 10 12 21 23 12 19 9 18 27 6 16 11 22 27 8 17
Medical 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Statement of SEN 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Looked after children 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Total number admitted 30 27 30 60 45 48 30 45 27 45 60 21 47 30 45 60 29 30
Total 1st preference 26 24 23 53 46 43 30 40 27 44 59 20 46 27 50 66 26 applications 36
Total applications 64 99 67 114 151 88 78 82 57 141 117 58 100 84 143 131 94 68
Published Admission 30 30 30 60 45 45 30 45 30 45 60 30 45 30 45 60 30 Number 30
Admissions to Academic Year 2015/16 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2015/16 2014/15 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2014/15 2015/16 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15
Published Admission Number 30 30 60 45 45 for 2017/18 30
Total NOR May 2016 193 171 406 309 290 200
Age range 3-11 5-11 3-11 5-11 3-11 5-11 Official name of school, telephone postal address, number and name of teacher Dawley Brook Primary Dawley Brook Fields Valley Dubarry Avenue, DY6 9BP Kingswinford 01384 818770 (Mrs J Smith) DFE No: 3322043 Dingle Community Primary Madeley Road DY6 8PF Kingswinford 01384 818305 (Mrs J Wheeler) DFE No: 3322152 Primary Dudley Wood Road Dudley Wood Dudley DY2 0DB 01384 818690 (Ms E Guest) DFE No: 3322005 Fairhaven Primary Barnett Lane Wordsley Stourbridge DY8 5PY 01384 818385 (Mr T Garner) DFE No: 3322063 Primary Foxyards Road Foxyards Tipton DY4 8BH 01384 818740 (Ms H Thomas) DFE No: 3322068 Crestwood Park Primary Crestwood Lapwood Avenue Park Estate Crestwood DY6 8RP Kingswinford 01384 818315 (Ms M Stowe) DFE No: 3322072 C C C C C C Type
56 Number of ------appeals heard - 5/0 2/0 4/1 1/0 1/0 6/0 1/1 5/1 1/0 1/0 3/0 and allowed
Furthest distance - - - - - admitted (metres) - 315 367 466 781 530 1255 2148 1459 1075 3742 1059 1529
Faith N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Siblings 22 17 14 18 18 37 24 10 19 12 28 33 29 21 11 12 24 26
Medical 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Statement of SEN 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Looked after children 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Total number admitted 60 40 30 60 30 90 60 29 40 30 54 90 60 40 30 27 54 85
Total 1st preference 69 76 28 51 37 71 63 28 76 31 66 57 69 70 29 24 59 applications 58
Total applications 189 262 69 157 54 175 171 54 247 50 190 167 163 245 53 51 200 163
Published Admission 60 40 30 54 30 90 60 30 40 30 54 90 60 40 30 30 54 Number 75
Admissions to Academic Year 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15
Published Admission Number 60 40 30 54 30 for 2017/18 90
Total NOR May 2016 421 284 194 377 188 549
Age range 3-11 5-11 3-11 5-11 3-11 3-11 Bravo)
Official name of school, telephone postal address, number and name of teacher Halesowen CE Primary High Street Halesowen B63 3BB 01384 818885 (Mr S Payne) DFE No: 3323352 01384 818585 (Mr P DFE No: 3322109 Hawbush Primary Hawbush Road Brierley Hill DY5 3NH 01384 816930 (Mrs A Pell) DFE No: 3322143 Glynne Primary Cot Lane DY6 9TH Kingswinford 01384 816960 (Mrs S Cameron) DFE No: 3322155 Primary Greenfield Hill Street Stourbridge DY8 1AL Ham Dingle Primary Old Ham Lane Pedmore Stourbridge DY9 0UN 01384 818965 (Ms J Grace) DFE No: 3322125 Gig Mill Primary The Broadway Norton Stourbridge DY8 3HL 01384 818600 (Mrs A Hannaway) DFE No: 3322145 C C C C C VA Type
57 Number of ------appeals heard - 2/0 2/0 3/0 5/0 2/2 1/0 1/0 2/0 1/0 and allowed
Furthest distance ------admitted (metres) - 940 614 790 770 759 1130 1625 2347 2115
Faith - - - N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Siblings 44 21 27 37 21 15 19 37 19 23 19 29 20 32 29 31 16 15
Medical 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Statement of SEN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Looked after children 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total number admitted 50 60 60 60 39 75 30 75 60 60 43 55 42 75 60 60 30 46
Total 1st preference 34 69 55 62 36 72 37 76 54 63 34 52 38 66 61 75 38 applications 33
Total applications 138 191 144 149 80 135 76 146 166 155 77 143 82 135 172 132 81 101
Published Admission 60 60 60 60 60 75 30 75 60 60 30 60 60 75 60 60 30 Number 60
Admissions to Academic Year 2015/16 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2014/15 2015/16 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15
Published Admission Number 60 60 60 60 75 for 2017/18 30
Total NOR May 2016 420 390 418 311 510 246
Age range 5-11 3-11 5-11 5-11 3-11 3-11 Official name of school, telephone postal address, number and name of teacher Jesson’s CE Primary Jesson’s School Street Dudley DY1 2AQ 01384 816825 (Ms S Lea) DFE No: 3323306 Howley Grange Primary Howley Grange Road Halesowen B62 0HS 01384 818395 (Miss A Lewis) DFE No: 3322137 Primary Huntingtree Bournes Hill Hasbury Estate Halesowen B63 4DZ 01384 818650 (Mr J Harold) DFE No: 3322116 Primary Hurst Green Lane Narrow Halesowen B62 9NZ 01384 818210 (Ms J Bathurst) DFE No: 3322124 Hurst Hill Primary Coseley Paul Street, Bilston WV14 9AJ 01384 818845 (Mrs C Dingle) DFE No: 3322148 Hob Green Primary Hob Green Road Hob Green Fields Pedmore Stourbridge DY9 9EX 01384 816730 (Mr S Brown) DFE No: 3322156 C C C C C VA Type
58 Number of ------appeals heard - 5/0 8/0 1/0 2/0 5/0 2/0 1/1 and allowed
Furthest distance - - - admitted (metres) - 767 663 701 954 471 1569 1834 2775 2405 1053 9480 2761 1705 2050
Faith N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Siblings 40 25 34 30 8 11 23 20 36 24 8 12 29 31 15 11 20 26
Medical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Statement of SEN 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Looked after children 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
Total number admitted 60 90 60 90 28 30 60 60 90 46 28 30 61 62 45 29 31 60
Total 1st preference 105 66 121 27 26 90 57 86 90 56 21 31 55 96 49 30 36 applications 54
Total applications 230 185 270 81 98 248 115 255 230 169 75 77 117 226 147 80 89 101
Published Admission 90 45 90 30 30 60 60 60 90 45 30 30 60 60 45 30 30 Number 50
Admissions to Academic Year 2015/16 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2015/16 2014/15 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15
Published Admission Number 45 90 30 30 60 for 2017/18 60
Total NOR May 2016 309 625 195 204 420 408
Age range 5-11 5-11 5-11 5-11 3-11 3-11 Official name of school, telephone postal address, number and name of teacher Manor Way Primary Manor Way Brier Mill Road Halesowen B63 3HA 0121 272 7310 (Mrs L Buffery) DFE No: 3322139 Lapal Primary Priory Road Halesowen B62 0BZ 01384 818200 (Executive Head Mrs J Mackinney) DFE No: 3322107 Lutley Primary Road Brookwillow Halesowen B63 1BU 01384 818220 (Mrs J Mackinney) DFE No: 3322120 Maidensbridge Primary Road Beachcroft Heath Wall DY6 0HX Kingswinford 01384 818405 (Mr A Hale) DFE No: 3322035 Milking Bank Primary Milking Bank Way, Aintree Dudley DY1 2SL 01384 816695 (Acting Head: Ms K Mundy) DFE No: 3322160 Kates Hill Community Primary Kates Hill Peel Street, Dudley DY2 7HP 01384 818700 (Interim Head: Mr M Ashmead) DFE No: 3322010 A C C C C C Type
59 Number of ------appeals heard - 1/0 1/0 1/0 3/1 1/0 2/1 1/0 4/0 6/0 and allowed 10/0
Furthest distance - - - admitted (metres) - 568 903 687 863 1496 1430 3481 1401 3709 1389 3532 1050 1080 1592
Faith N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Siblings 25 26 16 36 34 18 21 19 37 21 23 16 16 21 22 30 26 27
Medical 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Statement of SEN 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Looked after children 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Total number admitted 60 50 90 61 60 49 60 60 60 60 52 60 60 50 60 60 60 51
Total 1st preference 56 39 48 82 64 43 50 50 72 46 38 70 37 47 64 73 54 applications 65
Total applications 121 109 173 148 220 149 108 233 139 123 115 256 138 153 131 146 153 175
Published Admission 60 45 60 60 60 50 45 60 60 60 45 60 60 50 60 60 45 Number 50
Admissions to Academic Year 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2014/15 2014/15 2015/16 2015/16 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15
Published Admission Number 60 45 60 60 60 for 2017/18 50
Total NOR May 2016 414 329 390 401 419 346
Age range 3-11 3-11 5-11 5-11 5-11 3-11 Official name of school, telephone postal address, number and name of teacher Netherbrook Primary Netherbrook Chester Road, Netherton Dudley DY2 9RZ 01384 818415 (Mr P Rawlings) DFE No: 3322147 Netherton CE Primary Highbridge Road, Netherton Dudley DY2 0HU 01384 816895 (Mr A Ruston) DFE No: 3323053 Newfield Park Primary Whittingham Road Halesowen B63 3TP 01384 818640 (Mrs A Mander) DFE No: 3322138 Northfield Road Primary Northfield Road Netherton Dudley DY2 9ER 01384 818710 (Mr L Regan) DFE No: 3322012 CE Primary Oldswinford Field Lane Oldswinford Stourbridge DY8 2JQ 01384 818790 (Ms J Birchall) DFE No: 3323050 Mount Pleasant Primary Mount Pleasant Quarry Bank Brierley Hill DY5 2YN 01384 816910 (Mrs J Hartill) DFE No: 3322036 C C C C VC VC Type
60 Number of ------appeals heard - 1/0 2/0 2/0 3/0 3/1 3/0 and allowed 10/1
Furthest distance ------(metres) -
admitted 83 680 959 341 628 667 1503 1655 3064 5760
Faith N/A N/A ** N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ** N/A N/A N/A N/A ** N/A N/A N/A
Siblings 23 21 14 9 63 29 22 23 7 11 37 32 19 17 7 45 33 20
Medical 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Statement of SEN 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Looked after children 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 1 0
Total number admitted 30 30 30 121 84 45 54 46 30 30 111 90 44 45 31 116 78 41
Total 1st preference 56 34 40 118 75 50 46 59 37 32 84 64 34 55 27 92 72 applications 36
Total applications 173 103 152 221 138 114 102 123 177 87 196 133 90 108 86 229 137 61
Published Admission 30 30 30 120 90 45 60 45 30 30 120 75 60 45 30 120 75 Number 60
Admissions to Academic Year 2015/16 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2015/16 2014/15 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15
Published Admission Number 30 30 120 90 45 for 2017/18 60
Total NOR May 2016 215 221 800 540 298 343
Age range 5-11 5-11 5-11 3-11 3-11 3-11 Official name of school, telephone postal address, number and name of teacher Our Lady & St Kenelm RC Primary Bundle Hill Halesowen B63 4AR 01384 816880 (Ms C Finnegan) DFE No: 3323357 CE Primary Pedmore Hagley Road, Pedmore Stourbridge DY9 0RH 01384 818955 (Mr D Dunn) DFE No: 3323354 Peters Hill Primary Peters Hill Road Amblecote Brierley Hill DY5 2QH 01384 816740 (Mr S Duncan) DFE No: 3322075 Priory Primary Limes Road, Priory Estate Dudley DY1 4HN 01384 816845 (Ms J Craig) DFE No: 3322154 Quarry Bank Primary Quarry Bank High Street, Brierley Hill DY5 2AD 01384 818750 (Miss H Johnson) DFE No: 3322153 Olive Hill Primary Springfield Road Halesowen B62 8JZ 01384 818855 (Mrs R Cutting) DFE No: 3322106 C C C C VA VA Type
61 Number of ------appeals heard - 6/0 5/0 4/0 4/1 1/0 1/0 and allowed
Furthest distance ------admitted (metres) - 992 872 792 1457 1597 2016
Faith N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Siblings 35 34 26 32 14 32 32 31 37 22 15 10 34 35 14 22 10 25
Medical 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Statement of SEN 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Looked after children 0 3 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Total number admitted 90 60 90 29 60 81 81 83 91 60 42 30 85 89 60 45 30 83
Total 1st preference 114 45 108 26 72 69 70 69 99 61 24 25 78 81 58 41 29 applications 69
Total applications 249 127 242 70 146 136 152 142 221 144 86 59 161 136 128 97 78 144
Published Admission 90 45 90 30 60 90 90 90 90 60 45 30 90 60 45 45 30 Number 75
Admissions to Academic Year 2015/16 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2015/16 2014/15 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15
Published Admission Number 45 90 30 60 90 for 2017/18 90
Total NOR May 2016 310 623 198 391 492 559
Age range 3-11 3-11 3-11 5-11 3-11 3-11 Official name of school, telephone postal address, number and name of teacher Red Hall Primary Zoar Street Lower Gornal Dudley DY3 2PA 01384 813850 (Mrs W Roche) DFE No: 3322052 Roberts Primary Roberts Street Lower Gornal Dudley DY3 2AZ 01384 818275 (Ms D Hunt) DFE No: 3322144 Primary Rufford Avenue Bredon Stourbridge DY9 7NR 01384 818975 (Mrs A Middleton) DFE No: 3322118 Russells Hall Primary Overfield Road Russells Hall Estate Dudley DY1 2NX 01384 816785 (Ms J Brown) DFE No: 3322136 Primary Sledmere School Drive Road Buffery off Dudley DY2 8EH 01384 818425 (Mr D Ward) DFE No: 3322004 Queen Victoria Primary Queen Victoria Sedgley Bilston Street, Dudley DY3 1JB 01384 812545 (Mrs W Rawlinson) DFE No: 3322149 C C C C C C Type
62 Number of ------appeals heard - 5/0 1/0 3/0 6/0 1/0 1/0 4/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 and allowed
Furthest distance - - - - - admitted (metres) - 273 292 459 464 873 539 2256 1349 2394 4267 1012 1375
Faith N/A ** ** ** ** N/A ** N/A ** N/A ** ** ** N/A N/A ** ** **
Siblings 20 12 20 7 12 18 6 16 15 16 30 12 14 14 13 29 16 15
Medical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Statement of SEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Looked after children 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Total number admitted 30 60 30 30 30 45 30 39 30 30 60 30 30 44 30 60 29 30
Total 1st preference 40 52 47 31 37 45 20 34 68 37 57 34 26 46 34 61 33 applications 35
Total applications 103 104 108 85 153 69 73 70 117 119 118 70 89 72 106 108 74 80
Published Admission 30 60 30 30 30 45 30 45 30 30 60 30 30 45 30 60 30 Number 30
Admissions to Academic Year 2015/16 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2015/16 2014/15 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15
Published Admission Number 60 30 30 30 45 for 2017/18 30
Total NOR May 2016 391 210 212 218 239 205
Age range 5-11 3-11 5-11 5-11 3-11 5-11 Official name of school, telephone postal address, number and name of teacher St Joseph’s RC Primary St Joseph’s Road Hillcrest Dudley DY2 7PW 01384 818925 (Mr M Hinton) DFE No: 3323302 RC Primary St Joseph’s Road Lea Vale Norton Stourbridge DY8 2DT 01384 818325 (Mr A Carry) DFE No: 3323355 St Chad’s RC Primary St Chad’s Catholic Lane Sedgley Dudley DY3 3UE 01384 818720 (Mrs S Mason) DFE No: 3323304 St James’s CE Primary St James’s Kingsway Wollaston Stourbridge DY8 4RU 01384 818810 (Ms S Sixsmith) DFE No: 3323358 St Margaret’s at Hasbury CE St Margaret’s Primary Hagley Road Halesowen B63 4QD Hasbury, 01384 818660 (Ms P Rogers) DFE No: 3323052 CE Primary St Mark’s High Street Pensnett Brierley Hill DY5 4DZ 01384 818935 (Ms C Smith) DFE No: 3323008 A A A VA VC VC Type
63 Number of ------appeals heard - 3/0 2/0 3/0 1/0 and allowed
Furthest distance ------admitted (metres) - 777 341 1607 1291 2147 4788 2775 1243 4759 1068 1214
Faith ** N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ** N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ** N/A N/A N/A
Siblings 15 24 8 24 9 16 20 14 14 9 22 19 15 13 10 9 15 17
Medical 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Statement of SEN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Looked after children 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1
Total number admitted 30 60 30 46 30 30 30 30 31 48 44 30 30 30 30 30 45 45
Total 1st preference 27 54 34 41 30 38 35 29 28 31 41 48 31 31 24 36 applications 39 41
Total applications 54 134 121 84 107 95 110 62 52 109 69 139 94 80 71 115 125 72
Published Admission 30 45 30 45 30 30 30 30 30 45 45 30 30 30 30 30 Number 45 45
Admissions to Academic Year 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15
Published Admission Number 30 45 30 45 30 for 2017/18 30
Total NOR May 2016 207 348 210 238 210 195
Age range 5-11 5-11 3-11 3-11 5-11 5-11 Official name of school, telephone postal address, number and name of teacher St Mary’s RC Primary St Mary’s Mill Street Brierley Hill DY5 2TH 01384 818435 (Ms O O’Beirne) DFE No: 3323303 Primary The Bromley-Pensnett Bromley Pensnett Brierley Hill DY5 4PJ 01384 816865 (Ms H Coles) DFE No: 3322132 01384 818575 (Mr L Hazelhurst) DFE No: 3322150 Stourbridge DY8 3NF 01384 818800 (Mrs D Hudson) DFE No: 3322122 Straits Primary Longfellow Road The Straits, Lower Gornal Dudley DY3 3EE Primary Tenterfields Tenterfields Halesowen B63 3LH 01384 818560 (Ms R Welsh) DFE No: 3322104 The Ridge Primary Road Gregory St Mary’s CE Primary St Mary’s Queen Street DY6 7AQ Kingswinford 01384 818295 (Mrs L Perkins) DFE No: 3323009 A A C C C VC Type
64 Number of ------appeals heard - 2/0 7/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 3/0 1/0 and allowed
Furthest distance ------admitted (metres) - 344 788 812 1017 1011 1110 1277 4453 1203 1885 4317
Faith N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Siblings 29 37 25 17 34 23 14 25 23 11 15 29 29 31 12 24 20 31
Medical 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Statement of SEN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Looked after children 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
Total number admitted 60 60 39 60 59 46 30 60 60 30 42 54 60 60 30 58 50 57
Total 1st preference 73 76 33 68 54 41 37 64 61 21 27 48 59 65 27 61 applications 43 55
Total applications 177 77 176 80 65 109 88 112 176 82 79 78 85 113 89 79 84 91
Published Admission 60 45 60 60 60 60 30 60 60 30 45 60 60 60 30 60 Number 45 60
Admissions to Academic Year 2015/16 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2015/16 2014/15 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2015/16 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15 2014/15
Published Admission Number 45 60 60 60 60 for 2017/18 30
Total NOR May 2016 264 411 390 355 418 210
Age range 5-11 5-11 3-11 5-11 3-11 5-11
Official name of school, telephone postal address, number and name of teacher off Turners Lane, Quarry Bank Turners off Brierley Hill DY5 2BH 01384 818530 (Mrs G Harper) DFE No: 3322126 Wallbrook Primary Wallbrook Bradleys Lane off Coseley Bilston WV14 5YP 01384 818985 (Mrs C Longden) DFE No: 3322048 Withymoor Primary Avenue Gayfield Primary Wollescote Drummond Road Wollescote Stourbridge DY9 8YA 01384 818500 (Ms J Quigley) DFE No: 3322111 Community School Woodside Centre and Childrens Highgate Road, Woodside Dudley DY2 0SN 01384 818245 (Mrs S Bloomer) DFE No: 3322140 Nest Primary Wren’s Foxglove Road Nest Estate Wren’s Dudley DY1 3NQ 01384 818515 (Mrs R Wylie) DFE No: 3322146 Thorns Primary Thorns Road Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill DY5 2JY 01384 818285 (Mr D Priestley) DFE No: 3322067 C C C C C C Type
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addresses of neighbouring local authorities Parents who wish to consider schools maintained by other authorities are advised to contact the local authority concerned to obtain information about the likelihood of a place being available.
Name of LA Address Contact details
Birmingham Directorate for People 0121 303 1888 Schools Admissions & Pupil Placement Service www.birmingham.gov.uk PO Box 16513 email: [email protected] Birmingham B2 2FS
Worcestershire Children’s Services Directorate 01905 678131 PO Box 73 www.worcestershire.gov.uk Worcester WR5 2YA email: [email protected]
Sandwell School Admissions 0121 569 6765 PO Box 16230 www.sandwell.gov.uk/schooladmissions Sandwell Council House Freeth Street e-mail: [email protected] Oldbury B69 9EX
Staffordshire School Admissions & Transport Service 01785 278593 Education Department www.staffordshire.gov.uk Tipping Street Stafford ST16 2DH email: [email protected]
Wolverhampton School Admissions & Appeals 01902 554176 Education Directorate www.wolverhampton.gov.uk Civic Centre St Peter’s Square e-mail: [email protected] Wolverhampton WV1 1RR
Walsall Admissions & Pupil Place Planning Team 01922 652585 Walsall Council www.walsall.gov.uk Zone 2E Civic Centre e-mail: [email protected] Darwall Street Walsall WS1 1TP
Note: The details contained in the booklet, which relates to the admission of children to school in 2017/18, were correct in July 2016. It should not be assumed that there will be no changes after that date, or that the information contained will apply to the admission of children in subsequent years.
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useful contacts
Name of service E-mail / website Telephone
Dudley Family Information [email protected] 01384 814398 Service
Travel and www.dudley.gov.uk/resident/learning-school/education- Transport Team grants/childrens-transport/ 01384 814301
Special Educational [email protected] 01384 814360 Needs Team
SENDIASS www.dudley.gov.uk/resident/learning-school/parental- support/dudleysendiass [email protected] 01384 236677
The Schools Adjudicator www.education.gov.uk/schoolsadjudicator [email protected] 01325 735303
The Department for www.gov.uk/dfe 0370 000 2288 Education
The Local Government www.lgo.org.uk 0300 061 0164 Ombudsman
Free School Meals www.dudley.gov.uk/resident/your-council/council-tax- benefits/benefits/free-school-meals [email protected] 01384 814988
Elective Home Education www.dudley.gov.uk/resident/learning-school/parental- support/elective-home-education 01384 814314
Education Investigation Service www.dudley.gov.uk/resident/learning-school/parental- support/dudley-education-investigation-service [email protected] 01384 814317
Connexions Dudley www.connexionsdudley.org 01384 811400
Education Funding Agency www.gov.uk/government/organisations/education- funding-agency
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68 For further information visit www.dudley.gov.uk/admissions or call 01384 814223
People Directorate Westox House 1 Trinity Road Dudley DY1 1JQ
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