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Username Password Cabinet Memberfor Education Councillor John Fuller Message to parents happiness attheirnew school. Finally, I’d like to to take wishyour thisopportunity sonordaughter every successand Email addresses andphonenumbers canbefound onpage2of thisbooklet. If you have questionsabouttheprocess any further ofapplying, pleasedocontact us. school. your homeasoneofyour preferences willgive you thebestchanceofbeingoffered alocal place attheirfirstpreference school, we cannotpromise this.Includingthenearest school to Althoughlast fill upwithchildren close. year living oververy 90%offamilies were offered a Please remember, too, to name6schoolsthatyou would like to apply for. Many ofourschools you apply before 2019. 15January basis,butpleasedomake firstserved” sure come, Applications are not dealtwithona“first allows you plentyoftime to visitschoolsandthinkaboutwhichmightbebestfor you child. Applications canbemade any timebetween 2019.This 1September 2018 and15January help you manageyour application andto seeyour offeron16April. Please apply onlineatwww.bexley.gov.uk/admissions. You canalsodownload amobileapp to to findoutwhentheiropendays are. each schoolcanbefound 2ofthis booklet.Enquire inPart attheschoolsyou are interested in I would urgeevery parent to for visittheirlocalschoolsandto askquestions.Contact details parent-teacher associations. of your child.Schoolsare socialhubsintheirlocalcommunities andmany have active very have thrivingclubsandactivities andallwillseekto involve atlunchtime, you intheeducation are notjustplaces for formal lessons-many have pre-school andafter schoolactivities, many know how keen they are to seeevery childhappy andenjoying theireducation.Butschools proudI amvery ofBexley schools.Iknow how much teachers care for theirclasses,andI school. forthat issuitable your sonordaughter, itisto prepare andhow important themfor starting schoolplace. Asaparentfor myself, aprimary Iknow itisto findaschool how important If your childwasborn between 1September 2014and31August2015,itisnow timeto apply A Messageto Parents from CouncillorJohn Fuller, CabinetMemberfor Education School: Primary Starting Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission to Primary

1 Foreword 2 Information Information Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission to Primary website: www.bexley.gov.uk/admissions email: [email protected] Fax 02030454389 020 83037777 on The team canbecontacted 2 Watling Street, DA6 7AT London Borough ofBexley, Civic Offices School Admissions Team This booklethasbeenproduced by www.eadmissions.org.uk www.bexley.gov.uk/admissions or Please visit until theclosing 2019. date of15January Form isavailable from 1September 2018 Bexley’s Primary CommonApplication The easiestway to apply isonline. June-July 2019 May-August 2019 21 May 2019 30 April2019 16 April2019 2019 15 February 2019 15 January 1 September 2018 dates Important Appeal hearings Offers from waitinglists controlled schools date forLast ontimeappeals for community andvoluntary date forLast accepting anddecliningoffersofplaces Offers ofplaces made onlineand by letter areapplications that good late with reason date forLast address essentialchangesorfor orother Closing date for applications. Don’t belate! periodstarts Application 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Applying schoolplace for aprimary 3: Part 3. 2. 1. schoolsinBexley Primary 2: Part 4. 3. 2. 1. Introduction . 1: Part Contents Applying online. Transferring from infant to juniorschool The co-ordinated admissions process booklet. About this Late Applications andChangeofPreferenceLate Applications . Home to schooldistance Home address andverification Twins andmultiple births responsibility Parental Choice Advice Junior schoolapplications . Forms. SchoolsandSupplementary Faith application formCompleting the . Infant classsizes. Admission numbers. Types ofschool. Deciding onwhichschoolsto apply for. How to apply. andinfant ofprimary List schoolsinBexley . mapLocation ofBexley schools schoolsinBexley. Primary ...... 7-11 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 4 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 23. 22. 21. 20. 19. 18. 17. 16. 15. 3. 2. 1. Admission arrangements for allschools. 4: Part 10. Conclusion 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Other information 5: Part Deferred entry Appeals Offers ofplaces . Advice. onhometo schooldistance subscription criteria for community schools How admission isdecidedandover applications. Multiple False ormisleading information. Change ofaddress . Schools outside BexleySchools outside aidedschoolsandAcademiesand voluntary . Admission arrangements for foundation Community schools. Data protection Data modesoftravel . Sustainable strategy –travelFinancial assistance andmeals Repeat applications . Transfers between schools. Bexley primary Fair Access Protocol . In year admission school to primary inBexley education . Nursery provisionSpecial education . Waiting lists . . Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission to Primary ...... 21 20 20 16 20 18 16 16 15 77 22 22 22 79 80 80 80 79 78 78 78 78 78 78

3 Contents 4 Part 1 Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission to Primary another. like children their to transfer schoolto from oneprimary These arrangements alsoapply to parents whowould Bexley schoolfor children agedbetween 4and11years. do so, booklettells this you how to apply for aplace ina If you have recently moved into Bexley orare aboutto applyingthose for aReception place. online for aplace sameway inajuniorschoolthe as children agedbetween 4and7),you willneedto apply If your childcurrently attends aninfant-only school (for school. same the classat place anursery becauseofattendance at to Reception.nursery Nopriorityisgiven for aReception schools, aschildren do nottransfer automatically from already oneof your classat preferred nursery attends the You apply must for aReception place even ifyour child places. willbeusedifthere areschool that more applications than oversubscription7-11, andexplainsthe criteria for each schools inBexley onpages primary allthe The bookletlists 2019, regardless date ofbirth. oftheir Autumnterm inthe 2019/20schoolyearthe may start inBexley education schoolsin primary Children starting www.eadmissions.org.uk www.bexley.gov.uk/admissions or You canapply 2019 by onlineupto 15January visiting schoolyearbegin schoolduringthe 2019/2020. 2015 youAugust can make an application for him or her to If your childwasborn between 1September 2014and31 inBexleyschool, whether orelsewhere. a Bexley resident for aplace for your child inaprimary informationThis bookletcontains to helpyou apply as 1. available www.bexley.gov.uk/admissions onlineat or Form Common Application willbe The Bexley Primary form. schoolscan beincludedonthat Bexley primary application form available from homelocalauthority. their of Bexley. Parents Bexley livingoutside complete must the FormApplication ifthey are residents ofLondonBorough Common upto Bexley sixschoolsonthe Primary listing from areaslocal authority private schools)by (apart parents apply for alltypesofschoolinBexley orinother co-ordinated schooladmission primary Under the scheme, 2019/2020schoolyear. schoolinthe of aprimary reception inthe class 2015 (inclusive) willbedueto start Children born from 1September 2014to 31August 2. Part 1-IntroductionPart About thisbooklet admissions process co-ordinatedThe primary enables more applicants to beoffered aschoolplace. will beoffered school, aplaceat more than oneprimary The co-ordinated by noparent scheme, ensuringthat made onlineoronapaper form. application was the on16April2019,whether class post tohomeaddressapplication willbeposted their by first A letter advising parents allother outcome ofthe oftheir preference school,you willnotreceive aseparate letter. April 2019.Ifyou apply onlineandare offered your first schoolofferedof the the during evening of Tuesday 16 Parents whoapply onlinewillreceive details anemailwith application form. preferencehighest onyour listed schoolpossibleofthose are known, Councilwilloffer the your childaplacethe at put children inorder ofpriority. decisions Whenallthe oversubscription criteria for each schoolwillbeusedto If there are more places, applicants than published the timeofapplication. besubmitted the Evidence must at each preferenceagainst to whichyou believe itapplies. such asundermedicalgrounds, you indicate this must be offered aplace.If you are applying for priority, forauthority each your willdecidewhether childcan onyour schoolslisted all the form, admission andthe ofyourThe Councilwillpassondetails application to are onpage14. listed informationparents to complete asupplementary form information form to school.Theschoolsrequiring the Parentsattendance etc. shouldreturn supplementary the aboutbaptism, regularity willaskquestions ofChurchthat Council’sthe webpage www.bexley.gov.uk/admissions information form, available from direct schooloron the preferencestheir willneedto complete asupplementary Parents whoincludeafaith (Church) schoolamongst to apply online. applications willonly beavailable to whoare those unable www.eadmissions.org.uk from 1September 2018.Paper junior school.Parents of children ininfant-only schools aged 4to 7years, do notautomatically associated jointhe Children whoattend aninfant-only schoolfor children from 4to 11years, transfer automatically to ajuniorclass. schoolforChildren whoattend aprimary children aged junior schoolinSeptember 2019. 2012willtransferSeptember 2011and31August to for aplace inajuniorschool.Children born between 1 year infant ofone of the schoolsinBexley, you apply must ofYearbirthday, start orthe 3.Ifyour final childisinthe schoolyearbeginning ofthe following seventh their Children transfer from infant the to at junioreducation 3. junior school Transferring from infant to • • • • • • • • reasons: More andmore parents apply onlinefor following the 4. at the linked the at infant 2019. schooluntil31August begiven toApril 2019,andprioritywillstill children onroll for inyearmerged with waitinglists Year 3places from 30 preferred infant schoolinthe to juniorprocess willbe Waiting ofchildren lists notallocated aplace their at bemadeplace, must asinyear applications. school,orwhodonothaveattend aprimary aschool forApplications juniorschoolplaces, for children who for children already attending aninfant only school. Infant to Junior applications willonly beaccepted www.bexley.gov.uk/admissions. 2019. You canapply onlineby visiting The closingdate for juniorschoolapplications is15January Policy for each schoolcanbefound booklet. 4ofthis inPart oversubscription criteria for juniorschools.TheAdmissions places available, applicants willbeprioritisedusingthe If there are more applications for ajuniorschoolthan to children becausethey are leaving aninfant-only school. availabilitydepend onthe ofplaces, andnopriorityisgiven schoolswill school.Offersofplacesat primary a primary can make aninyear application for transfer to Year 3of can alsoapply tojuniorschoolsifyou other wishto, oryou associated infant school,after Looked Afterchildren. You given injuniorschooladmissions to children attending the school to associated juniorschool,andpriorityis the parents childrenMost wishtheir to go from infant the same conditionsapply for late applications. above, except only 3preferences that are allowed, andthe foris similarto that Reception classadmission described preference. juniorschooloftheir the at Theprocedure need to apply for tohomelocalauthority their aplace closing date and time of 11.59pm on 15 January 2019. closing date and time of11.59pmon15January Available 24hoursaday 7days aweek up untilthe closingdate. the You canview andchangeyour application rightupto requests evidence forsupporting medicalandsocialpriority You canscanandupload evidence ofyour address and post There your inthe isnoriskthat application willgetlost helpsyouThe system by checkingfor errors It’s asecure system You willreceive anemailreceipt It’s quickandeasy Applying onlineandParentComm app to schoolservices. other being offered on16 April.The app willalsogive you access and you willbeableto useitto schoolyou seethe are password, app the willhelpyou manageyour application, Whenyouphone ortablet. register your username and from AppleAppStore the orGooglePlay to amobile You candownload ParentComm the app (byAtomwide) application. Please ensure you before your dothis online starting prompted to checkyour are personaldetails upto date. If you have eAdmissions anexisting account, you willbe Team, timeofapplication. the at priority, orsendpaper copiesto SchoolAdmissions the evidence forupload supporting allrequests for aparticular school preference to whichthey are relevant. You must factors you that would like taken into each account, against correct boxes,school inthe any medicalorsocial andstate ofbrothers alreadyenter andsisters details attending a your username andpassword. Pleasemake sure you that should resubmit application. You the shouldmake anote of confirmation. Ifyou donotreceive confirmation, the you application. Your application isnotvalidwithoutthe anhourofsubmitting emailwithin confirmation your When you apply make online, sure you that receive your • • April 2019. You canaccept ordeclineyour offeronlineuntil 30 evening of16April2019. 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5 Part 1 6 Part 2 Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission to Primary 1. Primary SchoolsinBexley 1. Primary not assume that the number the not assumethat for Parents guidance. should information hasbeenincluded shown for each school.This 2018/2019schoolyearthe is preferences for admission in The numberto sixth offirst map.the schoolson ofthe location the correspond showing schoollist those column ofthe with admission numbers shown. hand Thenumbers left inthe September 2019.Suchdecisionswould override the schoolsbefore expansionofprimary decisions aboutthe The LondonBorough ofBexley may onandmake consult of juniorschools. Reception andinfant classesofprimary schoolsorYear 3 maximum number ofpupilswhowillbeadmitted to 11. Theadmission number given for each schoolisthe schoolsinBexley areThe primary onpages7to listed SchoolsinBexley 2-Primary Part 17 GREENWICH B2214 18 BROMLEY 31 38 7 Stn A2 16 19 12 Welling A21 6 51 53 9 25 26 15 A211 0 A20 Stn A2 Sidcup 20 2 7 47 24 37 11 14 A222 29 2 A223 8 56 A204 50 A206 Bexleyheath Stn 28 55 45 3 Bexley 36 27 52 39 Bexley Stn 54 b a Belveder 23 Belveder A2 42 4 35 41 e Stn A223 30 43 B2173 A220 34 e 5 10 21 b a Stn A206 nursery’ after the age range of the school. agerangeofthe afterthe nursery’ isshownWhere class,this by aschoolhasnursery ‘with arrangements. organisational September admission 2019andchangetheir number or controlled schoolsmay to convert Academy before status 2018)butcommunity andvoluntary booklet(August this Academy, free timeofprinting the schooliscorrect at The typeofschool,egcommunity, aided, voluntary similar to number year. the this of preferences for comingyear the willnecessarily be 32 Bexleyheath Barnehurst A220 Crayfor 1 46 b a A207 44 A2 d Stn 48 Stn A2016 13 2. SEVENOAKS 33 Location Map ofPrimary Schools inBexley

22 40 a 49 Slade GreenStn 22 b DARTFORD () 1b 1a 11 10 9 8 7 6 5b 5a 4 3b 3a 2 The Governing istheadmissionauthority. Body Theadmissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet Tel 01322334214 DA8Erith 3NL Close, Barnehurst Barnehurst Junior School Tel 01322334401 DA8Erith 3NL Close, Barnehurst Barnehurst InfantSchool Tel 0208311 5177 Thamesmead SE288QA Copperfield Road Castilion PrimarySchool The admissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. Bursted Wood isanAcademy. Primary School TheGoverning istheadmissionauthority. Body Tel 02083049960 DA7Bexleyheath 5BS Swanbridge Road Bursted Wood Primary School The admissionarrangements for theschool are. inPart 4ofthisbooklet Academy TheGoverning Trust. ofThePioneer istheadmissionauthority. Body isanAcademyBurnt OakJuniorSchool andpart Tel 02083005854 Sidcup DA15 9DA Burnt OakLane Burnt OakJunior School The admissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. Brampton oftheReach 2Academy TheGoverning Trust. PrimaryAcademy istheadmissionauthority. ispart Body Tel 02083032873 DA7Bexleyheath 4SL Brampton Road Brampton Primary Academy Youthe school are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. must complete aSupplementary Information Form andreturn ittotheschool. aidedBishop Ridley isavoluntary school CEPrimary School andtheGoverning istheadmissionauthority. Body Theadmissionarrangements for Tel 02083034461 Welling DA16 2QE AveNorthumberland Bishop Ridley CEPrimarySchool Tel 02083004161 Sidcup DA14 4ED Alma Road Birkbeck PrimarySchool The admissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. Academy TheGoverning Trust. Belvedere ofThePioneer istheadmissionauthority. Body isanAcademy JuniorSchool andpart Tel 01322431404 Belvedere DA17 6AA Mitchell Close The Pioneer Academy Belvedere Junior School- Tel 02083119092 Belvedere DA17 6AA Mitchell Close Belvedere InfantSchool Tel 01322432057 DA8Erith 1LE Belmont Road Belmont Primary School The admissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. Bedonwell Infant ofTheIgnisAcademy TheGoverning are andJuniorSchools Trust. istheadmissionauthority. academies andpart Body Tel 02083104174 Belvedere DA17 5PF Bedonwell Road, Bedonwell Junior School Tel. 02083104161 Belvedere DA17 5PF Bedonwell Road, Bedonwell InfantSchool The admissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. ofTheIgnisAcademy TheGoverning Trust. isanAcademy Primary School istheadmissionauthority. andpart Barrington Body Tel 02083040242 DA7Bexleyheath 4UN Barrington Road Barrington PrimarySchool Barnehurst Infant and Junior Schools are Academies and part of the Primary First Trust. Infant Trust. are ofthePrimary First Barnehurst andJuniorSchools Academies andpart Age Range7-11 Academy Mrs CMalone Executive Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-7with Academy Mrs CMalone Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Community School Mr SPepperell Head Teacher: Age Range4-11 Academy Mrs DDryland Head Teacher: Age Range7-11 Academy Mrs VDenman Head of School: Age Range4-11 Academy Mrs GClark Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Voluntary AidedSchool Mr SKeep Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Community School Mrs LAFisher-Pink HeadActing Teacher: Age Range7-11 Academy Mrs RLomax Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-7with Community School Mrs LMulley Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Community School Head ofSchool:MrGGibson Executive Head Teacher: MsMCaplin Age Range7-11 Academy Head ofSchool:MrsJWright Executive Head Teacher: MrsSBrooks nursery Age Range4-7with Academy Head ofSchool:MsCGeeves Executive Head Teacher: MrsSBrooks Age Range4-11 Academy Mrs CClark Head Teacher: Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission to Primary www.barnehurstfederation.co.uk for 2018/19:80 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.barnehurstfederation.co.uk for 2018/19:353 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.castilion.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19: 122 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.burstedwoodprimary.org.uk for 2018/19:306 Number ofpreferences Admission number 90 www.burntoak-junior.com for 2018/19:67 Number ofpreferences Admission number 62 www.brampton.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:142 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.bishopridleyschool.org.uk for 2018/19:114 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.birkbeck.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:244 Number ofpreferences Admission number 90 www.belvederejuniorschool.co.uk for 2018/19:85 Number ofpreferences Admission number 90 www.belvedereinfants.co.uk for 2018/19:172 Number ofpreferences Admission number 90 www.belmont.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:308 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.bedonwell-jun.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:140 Number ofpreferences Admission number 120 www.bedonwell-inf.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:347 Number ofpreferences Admission number 120 www.barrington.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:148 Number ofpreferences Admission number 30 Primary SchoolsinBexley Primary

7 Part 2 8 Part 2 Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission to Primary Primary SchoolsinBexley Primary 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 23 22b 22a 21 20 19 The admissionarrangements for the school are inPart 4ofthisbooklet The HarrisGarrard oftheHarrisFederation. Academy is part TheGoverning istheadmissionauthority. Body The admissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. Tel 02088561346 Welling DA16 2ST Eastcote Road, Eastcote Primary Academy Tel 02083023573 London SE93RH RoadDulverton Dulverton PrimarySchool The admissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. isanAcademy. LanePrimarySchool Days TheGoverning istheadmissionauthority. Body Tel 02083001697 Sidcup DA15 8JU Days Lane, Days LanePrimary School Tel 02083031858 Welling DA16 2BH Danson Lane Danson Primary School Tel 02083039203 DA6Bexleyheath 8EQ , Crook Log PrimarySchool The admissionarrangements You for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. must complete aSupplementary Information Form andreturn ittotheschool oftheTrinitas ChurchChrist isanAcademy ErithCEPrimarySchool andpart Academy TheGoverning Trust. istheadmissionauthority. Body Tel 01322333780 Lesney ParkRoad, DA8 Erith 3DG CE Primary School Christ Church (Erith) The admissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. Academy TheGoverning Trust. ofThePioneer istheadmissionauthority.Chatsworth Infant Body isanAcademy School andpart Tel 02083009295 Sidcup DA15 9DD Burnt OakLane Chatsworth InfantSchool Tel 02083204840 DA18Erith 4DW Yarnton Way, (Primary Section) Harris Garrard Academy bycompletingcampuses asupplementaryform andreturning ittotheAcademy. You Campus. Theschool hastwosites, theSouthCampusandNorth primary express can booklet. apreference for ofthe oneorboth The Governing istheadmissionauthority for Body Haberdashers’ Aske’s Crayford Academy. Theadmissionarrangements are inPart 4ofthis Slade Green, DA8 Erith 2EL Campus, Chrome RoadNorth Crayford Temple Grove Haberdashers’ Aske’s Crayford Academy Tel 01322402180 Iron Crayford MillLane, DA1 4RS Crayford Temple Grove Campus South Haberdashers’ Aske’s Crayford Academy The Governing istheadmissionauthority. Body Theadmissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. oftheUnityGravel Academy isanAcademy HillPrimarySchool Trust. andpart Tel 01322521343 DA6Bexleyheath 7QJ Watling Street Gravel HillPrimarySchool Tel 02082987336 Welling DA16 1PN Westbrooke Road Foster’s Primary School The admissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. oftheKemnal Wickham PrimaryAcademyEast isanAcademy andpart Academies TheGoverning Trust. istheadmissionauthority. Body Tel 02088540698 Welling DA16 3BP Wickham Street, East WickhamPrimaryAcademy Eastcote oftheLeigh PrimaryAcademy isanAcademy Academies TheGoverning andpart Trust. istheadmission authority. Body nursery Age Range4-11with Academy Mr DBall Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Community School Mrs SStringman Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Academy Mrs JTrusty Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Community School Miss LCasey Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Community School Mrs KDonovan Head Teacher: Academy Principal: MrsGBall Mrs BGardner Education: Director ofPrimary nursery Age Range4-7with Academy Mrs ROwen Head Teacher: Age Range4-18 All-through Academy Head ofAcademy: MrDSmith Executive Principle:MrCEveritt www.haaf.org.uk/Crayford-Home Tel 01322330363 nursery Age Range4-18with All-through Academy Miss ASpurrell Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Academy Miss MNeale Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Voluntary Controlled Mr BFletcher Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Academy Head ofSchool:MrsJWhiley Executive Head Teacher: MrsSManzi www.eastcoteprimaryacademy.org.uk for 2018/19:120 Number ofpreferences Admission number 30 www.dulverton.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:211 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.dayslaneprimary.co.uk for 2018/19:311 Number ofpreferences Admission number 90 www.danson.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:347 Number ofpreferences Admission number 90 www.crooklog.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:253 Number ofpreferences Admission number 59 www.christchurch.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:178 Number ofpreferences Admission number 90 www.chatsworthinfantschool.com for 2018/19:198 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.harrisgarrard.org.uk for 2018/19:94 Number ofpreferences Admission number 90 for 2018/19:179 Number ofpreferences Admission number 90 www.gravelhillschool.co.uk for 2018/19:145 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.fosters.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:244 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.ewp-tkat.org for 2018/19:162 Number ofpreferences Admission number 90 24 25 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 33 34 35 The Governing istheadmissionauthority. Body Theadmissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. to theschool. The admissionarrangements You for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. mustcomplete aSupplementary Information Form andreturn it Holy Trinity oftheAmadeus PrimaryAcademies TheGoverning isanAcademy Trust. CEPrimary School andpart istheadmissionauthority. Body arrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. arrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. The Governing istheadmissionauthority. Body Theadmissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. The admissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. Tel 02083034949 Welling DA16 1DR RoadSidmouth Hillsgrove PrimarySchool Tel 02083003613 Sidcup DA15 9DB Burnt OakLane, Holy Trinity CEPrimarySchool Hillsgrove oftheAmadeus PrimaryAcademies isanAcademy Trust. PrimarySchool andpart Tel 01322523256 DA7Barnehurst 6EQ Woodside Road Mayplace Primary School Tel 02083002368 Sidcup DA15 7JG Woodside Road PrimarySchool The Governing istheadmission authority. Body Theadmissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. Trust. ofthePrimaryFirst Lessness isanAcademy PrimarySchool Heath andpart Tel 01322433290 Belvedere DA17 6HB Road,Erith Lessness HeathPrimary School The admission arrangements for booklet. 4ofthis schoolare the inPart SchoolisanAcademyJubilee Trinitas ofthe Primary andpart Academy Trust. TheGoverning admission Bodyisthe authority. Tel 02083102933 Crossway, Thamesmead SE288JB Crowden Way Jubilee Primary School Part 4ofthisbooklet. isanAcademy. PrimarySchool Hurst TheGoverning istheadmissionauthority. Body Theadmissionarrangements for theschool are in Tel 02083032688 Bexley DA5 3AJ Dorchester Avenue Hurst PrimarySchool ToPart 4ofthisbooklet. applyfor youmust complete afaith place, aSupplementary Information Form andreturn ittotheschool Hope Community isafree School school andtheGoverning istheadmissionauthority. Body Theadmissionarrangements for theschool are in Tel: 02032232000 Sidcup DA14 5BU Road167 Rectory Hope Community School Tel 02083033839 Welling DA16 2ET Faraday Road Hook LanePrimarySchool Tel 01322333998 DA7Barnehurst 6QP Fairford Avenue Normandy Primary School Mayplace Primary School is an Academy and part of the Primary First Trust. TheGoverning Trust. First ofthePrimary istheadmissionauthority. isanAcademyBody School Mayplace Primary Theadmission andpart Tel 01322334638 Byron DA8Wheelock Close, Erith Drive, 1JE Primary School Heath Northumberland Normandy Primary School is an Academy and part ofthePelham isanAcademyNormandy Primary School Academy TheGoverning andpart Trust. istheadmissionauthority. Body Theadmission Tel 02083102722 Yarnton Way, DA18 Erith 4HN PlaceNorthwood Northwood Primary School Primary School is an Academy and part oftheWoodland isanAcademy PrimarySchool Heath and part Academy Trust. Northumberland Northwood Primary School is an Academy and part oftheTrinitasNorthwood isanAcademy PrimarySchool andpart Academy TheGoverning Trust. istheadmissionauthority. Body nursery Age Range4-11with Academy Head ofSchool:MrPRhodes CEO: MrPWilson nursery Age Range4-11with Academy Head ofSchool:MrATwyman CEO: MrPWilson nursery Age Range4-11with Academy Mrs RFlaherty Head Teacher: Age Range4-11 Community School Mrs JOwen Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Academy Mrs KO’Connor Head Teacher: Age range4-11 Academy Mrs PDavies Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Academy Mrs JSmith Head Teacher: Age Range4-11 Free School Mr DIrwin Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Community School Mrs NCummins Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Academy Head of School: MrsCWhittington Executive Head Teacher: MrAHogarth nursery Age Range4-11with Academy Miss SGordon Head Teacher: Age Range4-11 Academy Mrs CMcNulty Head Teacher: Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission to Primary www.hillsgrove.net for 2018/19:66 Number ofpreferences Admission number 59 www.htl.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:124 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.mayplace-bexley.dbprimary.com for 2018/19:206 Number ofpreferences Admission number 90 www.longlands.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:155 Number ofpreferences Admission number 45 www.lessnessheath-bexley.co.uk for 2018/19:149 Number ofpreferences Admission number 90 www.jubilee.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:62 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.hurst.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:247 Number ofpreferences Admission number 90 www.hopecommunityschool.org for 2018/19:67 Number ofpreferences Admission number 30 www.hooklaneprimary.co.uk for 2018/19:195 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.normandy.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:146 Number ofpreferences Admission number 90 www.woodlandacademytrust.co.uk for 2018/19:185 Number ofpreferences Admission number 90 www.northwood.org.uk for 2018/19:76 Number ofpreferences Admission number 30 Primary SchoolsinBexley Primary

9 Part 2 10 Part 2 Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission to Primary Primary SchoolsinBexley Primary 36 38 37 40 39 46 45 44 43 42 41 whose family demonstrate can commitmenttotheAnglican faith byregular Church theschool for attendance.Pleasecontact more details. You mustcomplete aSupplementary Information Form andreturn ittotheschool The admissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. The Governing istheadmission authority. Body Theadmissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. Tel 01322527981 Bexley DA5 3JR Road,Hurst Old Bexley CEPrimarySchool Tel 02088504470 Holbeach Gardens, SidcupDA15 8QW RC Primary School Our LadyoftheRosary Tel 02083004878 Sidcup DA14 6LW Oxford Road, Orchard PrimarySchool Old Bexley CE Primary School is an Academy and part oftheAmadeusOld PrimaryAcademies Bexley TheGovernors isanAcademy Trust. CEPrimarySchool willgivepriority andpart toapplicants Tel 01322332379 DA8Erith 3PR Peareswood Road Peareswood PrimarySchool Tel 02083100176 DA18Erith 4DP Alsike Road, Parkway Primary School Our Lady of the Rosary RCOur LadyoftheRosary aided isavoluntary school PrimarySchool andtheGoverning istheadmissionauthority. Body for the school are in Part 4 of this booklet. Youfor theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. complete must aSupplementary Information Form andreturn ittotheschool St Joseph’s RC aided isavoluntary school PrimarySchool andtheGoverning istheadmissionauthority. Body Theadmissionarrangements Tel 01322524162 Crayford DA1 4DZ Old Road, St Joseph’s RC PrimarySchool You mustcomplete aSupplementary Information Form andreturn ittotheschool. The admissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. St JohnFisherRC aided isavoluntary school Primary School andtheGoverning istheadmissionauthority. Body Tel 02083107311 DA18Erith 4BA Kale Road, St John FisherRC PrimarySchool Youfor theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. mustcomplete aSupplementary Information Form andreturn ittotheschool. St Fidelis RC aided isavoluntary school Primary School andtheGoverning istheadmissionauthority. Body Theadmissionarrangements Tel 01322337752 DA8Erith 3HQ Bexley Road St FidelisRC PrimarySchool You mustcomplete aSupplementary Information Form andreturn ittotheschool The Governing istheadmission authority. Body Theadmissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. oftheTrinitasSt Augustine isanAcademy ofCanterburyCEPrimarySchool andpart Academy Trust. Tel 02083112956 Belvedere DA17 5HP St Augustine’s Road, CE PrimarySchool St AugustineofCanterbury The admissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. Royal oftheKemnal Park isanAcademy PrimarySchool andpart Academies TheGoverning Trust. istheadmissionauthority. Body Tel 02083007646 Sidcup DA14 4PX Riverside Road Royal Park PrimarySchool The admissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. Pelham ofthe isanAcademy PrimarySchool Academy TheGoverning andapart Trust. istheadmissionauthority. Body Tel 02083036556 DA7Bexleyheath 4HL Pelham Road Pelham Primary School Peareswood oftheWoodland isanAcademy PrimarySchool andpart Academy Trust. nursery Age Range4-11with Academy Head ofSchool:MrsJIvil CEO: MrPMWilson Age Range 4-11 with nursery nursery Age Range4-11with Voluntary AidedSchool Mrs DEdwards Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Community School Mrs JRowntree Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Academy Mrs KSmith Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Community School Mr RCelino-Stock Head Teacher: Age Range4-11 Voluntary AidedSchool Mrs JSinclair Head Teacher: Age Range4-11 Voluntary AidedSchool Ms SGriffin Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Voluntary AidedSchool Mr MHannon Head Teacher: Age Range4-11 Academy Head ofSchool:MrMAlexander-Smale Mrs BGardner Education: Director ofPrimary nursery Age Range4-11with Academy Head ofSchool:MrDMoss Executive Head Teacher: MissLLynch nursery Age Range4-11with Academy Head ofSchool:MrsKBarrett Executive Head Teacher: MrAHogarth www.oldbexleyprimary.moonfruit.com for 2018/19:237 Number ofpreferences Admission number 119 www.ourlady.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:128 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.orchardprimary.co.uk for 2018/19:86 Number ofpreferences Admission number 30 www.woodlandacademytrust.co.uk for 2018/19:109 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.parkway.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:95 Number ofpreferences Admission 60 number: www.stjosephcrayford.org.uk for 2018/19:63 Number ofpreferences Admission number 30 www.sjf.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:89 Number ofpreferences Admission number 30 www.st-fidelis.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:174 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.st-augustine.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:84 Number ofpreferences Admission number 30 www.royalpark-tkat.org for 2018/19:96 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.pelhamprimary.co.uk for 2018/19:164 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 47 49 48 51 50 53 52 56 55 54 You mustcomplete aSupplementary Information Form andreturn ittotheschool. The Governing istheadmissionauthority. Body Theadmissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. The admissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. You mustcomplete aSupplementary Information Form andreturn ittotheschool The admissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. The admissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. ParkSherwood isanAcademy. PrimarySchool TheGoverning istheadmissionauthority. Body Tel 02083033287 Welling DA16 1LS Wrotham Road, CE Primary School St Michael’s EastWickham Tel 01322334689 DA8Erith 2HX Slade Green Road, St Paul’s (Slade Green) PrimarySchool You mustcomplete aSupplementary Information Form andreturn ittotheschool The Governing istheadmissionauthority. Body Theadmissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. St Paulinus oftheAmadeus PrimaryAcademies anAcademyTrust. CEPrimarySchool andpart Tel 01322523236 Crayford DA1 4RW Iron MillLane, St Paulinus CEPrimarySchool St Michael’s oftheSouthwark DiocesanBoard Wickham isanacademy ofEducation CEPrimary School andpart East -MultiAcademy Trust. Tel 02083039738 Welling DA16 3QG Ruskin Avenue, St Stephen’s RC PrimarySchool You mustcomplete aSupplementary Information Form andreturn ittotheschool The admissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. St Peter ChanelRC aided isavoluntary school PrimarySchool andtheGoverning istheadmissionauthority. Body Tel 02083026029 SidcupDA14 Lane, Rectory 5ED Baugh Road St Peter ChanelRC PrimarySchool St Paul’s (Slade oftheTrinitas Green) isanAcademy PrimarySchool andpart Academy TheGoverning Trust. istheadmissionauthority. Body Tel 02083036300 Sidcup DA15 9JQ Sherwood ParkAvenue Sherwood Park PrimarySchool You mustcomplete aSupplementary Information Form andreturn ittotheschool. The admissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. St ThomasMore RC aided isavoluntary school PrimarySchool andtheGoverning istheadmissionauthority. Body Tel 02083038322 DA7Bexleyheath 4PH Sheldon Road St ThomasMore RC Primary School St Stephen’s RC aided isavoluntary school PrimarySchool andtheGoverning istheadmissionauthority. Body The admissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet oftheWoodlandWillow isanAcademy PrimarySchool Bank andpart Academy TheGoverning Trust. istheadmissionauthority. Body Tel 02083201900 Thamesmead SE29XB RoadSeacourt Willow BankPrimarySchool Tel 02083037266 Bexley DA5 1HH Iris Avenue Upton PrimarySchool The Governing istheadmissionauthority. Body Theadmissionarrangements for theschool are inPart 4ofthisbooklet. oftheUnity Academy isanAcademy School Upland Primary Trust. and part Tel 02083032175 DA7Bexleyheath 4DG Church Road, Upland Primary School Age Range4-11 Academy Mrs TPayne Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Academy Mrs WCornford Head Teacher: Age Range4-11 Academy Head ofSchool:MrsSYoung CEO: MrPMWilson Age Range4-11 Voluntary AidedSchool Mrs SOram Head Teacher: Age Range4-11 Voluntary AidedSchool Mrs SGower Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Academy Mrs KCromwell Head Teacher: Age Range4-11 Voluntary AidedSchool Mrs CDoran-Hannon Head Teacher: Age Range4-11 Academy Mr BSimber Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Community School Mr MOldfield Head Teacher: nursery Age Range4-11with Academy Head ofSchool:MrsBMcKenzie Executive Head Teacher: MrsVMarsh Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission to Primary ce-school.co.uk www.stmichaels-eastwickham- for 2018/19:92 Number ofpreferences Admission number 30 www.st-pauls.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:88 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.st-paulinus.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:109 Number ofpreferences Admission number 30 www.st-stephens.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:151 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.st-peterchanel.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:52 Number ofpreferences Admission number 30 www.sherwoodparkprimary.co.uk for 2018/19:135 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.webfronter.com/bexley/stm for 2018/19:171 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.woodlandacademytrust.co.uk for 2018/19:110 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.upton.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:273 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 www.upland.bexley.sch.uk for 2018/19:267 Number ofpreferences Admission number 60 Primary SchoolsinBexley Primary

11 Part 2 12 Part 3 Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission to Primary Academies and free schools.Ifany ofyour preferences controlled schools, aidedschools, voluntary voluntary Bexley.schools within Thisincludescommunity schools, allthe like bookletlists 2ofthis your childto attend, Part To helpyou make school you adecisionaboutthe would child to attend 2. admission arrangements for school. the childrenand other have higherpriorityunderthe schoolyouschool unlessthe apply for isoversubscribed, The Councilwilloffer your child aplaceat your preferred considered form. whodosubmitthe afterallthose informationsupplementary form, you application willbe apply for schoolbutdonotreturn avoluntary-aided the baptism, regularity ofChurch Ifyou attendance etc. form about 2019. Thesupplementary willaskquestions should bereturned toschoolby direct the 15January Bexley’s website (www.bexley.gov.uk/admissions) and form from orfrom schoolitself canbeobtained the Form. CommonApplication Thesupplementary Primary informationa supplementary form inaddition to the youramongst preferences, you willalsoneedto complete If you aided(Church) includeany schools voluntary Bexley.outside controlled schools,Academies, free schoolsand aidedandvoluntary community schools,voluntary schoolsyouinclude allthe would like to apply for, including place inyour preferred school.Your preferences should acceptable alternatives ifitcannotoffer your childa application form. Councilto Thiswillhelpthe offer you receptionthe application form, andthree junior onthe You upto sixschoolsinorder canlist ofpreference on have requested aspecialpriority. evidence ifyou toattached allapplications, andsupporting Evidence ofaddress be andchild’s must date ofbirth www.eadmissions.org.uk www.bexley.gov.uk/admissionsonline at or resident ofLondonBorough ofBexley, you canapply To make anapplication for aschoolplace, ifyou are a form.Bexley onthat authority’s application form. You canapply for schoolsin not live inBexley, you apply must onyour homelocal Ifyou Form CommonApplication online. do Primary If you live inBexley, you shouldcomplete Bexley the school. aprimary classat nursery attends the an olderchildalready schoolorifyour the at childalready You complete must anapplication form even ifyou have not bepossibleto offeraplaceat your preferred school. 2019. Ifyou donot,orifyour itmay application islate, inaschoolReception classinSeptember or herto start 2015,you make31 August must anapplication for him If your childwasborn between 1September 2014and 1. 3-Applying SchoolPlace forPart aPrimary Deciding whichschoolyou would like your How to apply arrangements. of Academies are responsible for admission the from community schoolto Academy. TheGovernors asAcademiesestablished have andothers changedstatus are Someschoolswere independentfrom LA. the Academies are Government fundedschoolsthat form Form. CommonApplication aswell Primary asthe require information parents to complete asupplementary There are 15faith onpages7-11andall schoolslisted schoolscanalsobeAcademiesFaith andfree schools. each year. LA asto maximum the number of pupilsto beadmitted toadmission agreement the arrangements, subject with The Governors schoolshave ofthese control over their school buildingandreligious andinstruction. observance and responsibilities relating to maintenance the ofthe where Governors the have retained significantrights founded (usually by religious) avoluntary bodyand aidedorfaithA voluntary schoolisonewhichwas controlled school. community school.Foster’s Schoolisavoluntary Primary controlled schoolissimilarto avoluntary a respects other anddutiesrelatingrights to religious butinmost education TheGovernors have byfully LA. still maintained the some (usuallyby religious) avoluntary bodybutwhichisnow controlled schoolisonewhichwasfoundedA voluntary schools, Academies and afree school. There aided controlled are andvoluntary alsovoluntary (LA)andare byauthority totallymaintained it. community schools,whichare provided by local the schoolsinBexley are primary Just underhalfofthe Types ofschool • • • • various agegroups: are together. taught Theschoolsprovide for children of 4 to 11years are where co-educational, boys andgirls borough’sAll the schoolswhichcater for pupilsaged Age range 3. schools. ofthe curriculum, care pastoral details andother which setoutinformation organisation, aboutthe youquestions may have andgive you schoolbrochures schools. Head teachers willbeableto answer any specific wish your childto attend, you are strongly advised to visit Form. Before you make schoolyou adecisionaboutthe CommonApplication sameBexleyschools onthe Primary are Bexley schoolsoutside you shouldincludethose all through schoolshave pupilsaged4-18years schoolshaveprimary pupilsaged4-11years junior schoolshave pupilsaged7-11years infant schoolshave pupilsaged4-7years Types ofSchoolAvailable • • • form: forThis isachecklist parents online whencompletingthe 6. There ismore information aboutappeals onpage20 exceptionalthe legislation. asspecifiedin circumstances number ofpupilsexceeding 30inaclass,unlessthere are not beableto allow anappeal would ifthis result inthe appeal, independentSchoolAppealPanelwill the still parents adecisionnotto offeraplace. Whilst can against the position regarding also affects appealing Legislation requirement.meet this school hasbeensetto ensure itispossiblefor schoolsto some limited exceptions). Theadmission number for each inclassesofmore 30pupils(with cannot betaught than The Infant infant ClassSize that Regulations pupils state 5. booklet. 3and4ofthis admissionson the criteria setoutinParts ofplaces allocation school,the willbebased a particular teachingand other spaces. Iftoo many children apply for school’sthe size number andthe andsize ofclassrooms, The number ofplaces available to children isbasedon places available inYear 3(for seven year oldpupils). year.during that For number juniorschools,itisthe of year 2019/20for pupilswhobecomefive years ofage numberthe ofplaces schoolavailable inthe school inthe caseofinfantIn the number schools,this is andprimary offeredat each school. 2shows how ofschoolsinPart many placesThe list are 4. admission. re-applying age11,without at for section secondary the have rightto the transfer to section from primary the Crayford Academy andHarris Garrard Academy. Pupils There are two all-through schools-Haberdashers’ Aske’s localpeoplesaywhat they wantandneed. schoolssetupinresponseschools are to state-funded There isonefree school,HopeCommunity School.Free further evidence ofyour circumstances further reasonsthe for application. We the with this may askfor adifferentliving at address from you, explain you must If you are parent notthe carer, orlegal orifyour childis evidence your address records against andmay askfor further billortenancy agreement.Council tax We willcheck credittax orchildbenefit.Pleaseupload acopy of your parent the living with orcarer to entitled receive child The child’s homeaddress bewhere must heorshe is requestedall the timeofapplication evidence the at asfully asyou canandprovideComplete sections allthe Completing theapplication form Infant ClassSizes Admission Numbers and decline the other.and declinethe second andthird preferences andbeasked to accept one preference schoolonly. You will not beofferedthe both third preference offer willbe schools,the the second for four schools andyour childqualifies for your secondand for which your childqualifies.If, for example, you list will beoffered preference aplacethe highest at school preferred schoolby listingonly onepreference. You You willnotincrease your chanceofbeingoffered your any area. schools ofany type(except private orindependent)andin schools, inorder ofpreference. Thepreferences canbefor You canapply for schoolsorthree junior upto sixprimary • • • • • • • • • • miss outonaplace atyour preferred schools until after allontimeapplications andyour childmay 2019. Ifyour form itwillnotbeconsidered islate, Apply by onlineorsubmitthepaper CAF 15January CAF should bereturned the toschool,notwith direct the informationSupplementary forms, where required, fraudulent orincorrect information isgiven anofferofaplace that may bewithdrawnunderstand if informationthe form onthe you iscorrect andthat your onlineapplication meansyou are declaringthat Remember to submityour application. Submissionof application reference number SchoolAdmissionsthe Team clearly marked your with to eAdmissions the website, orsendpaper copiesto You evidence canscanandupload copiesofsupporting priority suchasfor medicalconditionsorsocialreasons application formthe ifitisarequest for particular provided, you provide evidence must with supporting If you write areason for your preference box inthe working school the at Some schoolsmay give priorityto children ofstaff letter from socialworker the order orcopy of a court application suchasa includeevidence the must with arrangements order orspecialguardianship order, you tobut subsequently adopted achild orsubject (in publiccare) orhaspreviously beenlooked after If you are applying for achildwhoislooked after preference to whichthey are relevant each against medical conditionsorsocialcircumstances, application ifyou are askingfor prioritybecauseof andprovideGive evidence your details with supporting school’sCheck the admission criteria for details exact sameaddress the livingat or sister applicant. asthe A siblingisnormallyoradopted afull,half,step brother already attending oneofyour preferred schools. ofany siblings genderanddate ofbirth Give name, the formon the possiblepreferencewill beofferedthe highest those of Make sure your preferences are rightorder inthe –you Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission to Primary Applying SchoolPlace for aPrimary

13 Part 3 14 Part 3 Admission to Primary School 2019/20 Admission to Primary Primary, require completionofasupplementary the Primary, andStPaul’s Primary Northwood (Slade Green) Trinitas schoolsinthe Other Academy Trust, Jubilee priority canbegiven, localauthority. the andwillnotify regularly. TheGovernors schoolwilldecidewhether ofthe family the from that Minister their attends Church date for applications andprovide written confirmation schoolinadvance the closing ofthe contact priority must information form, but applicants whowishto request this does notrequire completionofasupplementary the families whoare regularly Anglicans.Theschool practising GovernorsSchool andthe give priorityto children of SchoolisaChurchOld Bexley ofEngland CEPrimary lowest application inits the prioritygroup. information form isnotcompleted, schoolwillconsider the to schoolapplieddirect the for. Ifasupplementary (www.bexley.gov.uk/admissions bereturned) andmust LondonBoroughschool oronthe ofBexley website informationSupplementary forms are available from the RC Primary. RC Primary, StStephen’s RC Primary, andStThomasMore Primary, StPaul’s (Slade Green) Primary, StPeter Chanel St Michael’s Wickham CEPrimary, East StPaulinus CE Primary, StJohn FisherRC Primary, StJoseph’s RC Primary, CEPrimary, ofCanterbury St Augustine StFidelisRC (for faith places only), OurLady Rosary RC ofthe Primary, Primary, Holy Trinity CEPrimary, HopeCommunity School Bishop Ridley CEPrimary, Church CE Christ (Erith) Form,Common Application priority onreligious grounds, inaddition to Primary the informationsupplementary form, to beconsidered for The following schoolsrequire completionofa the Information Forms 7. FaithschoolsandSupplementary Applying SchoolPlace for aPrimary the schools closest to your schoolsclosest the home. of beingoffered that aschool you are happy including with, You upto 6schoolsto chance shouldlist ensure best the in 2018,but1%were notoffered anytheir preferences. of 91% ofchildren were offeredtheir first preference school application. andupload your itwith consultant orhospital doctor application, you aletter from shouldobtain your family Where there are your medicalgrounds supporting andapplication referencedate ofbirth, number. be sentseparately, clearly marked your with child’s name, your application whenapplying orpaper copiescan online, evidence canbescannedanduploaded with Supporting and provide sametime. evidence the at any supporting application form, onthe considered, them you shouldstate taken into account whenyour child’s admission isbeing If you feel there are that specialfactors shouldbe that your childwillbeconsidered for campuses. both for aspecificcampus.If you donotcomplete a then form formcompletion ofasupplementary ifyou wishto apply Haberdashers’Aske’s Crayford Academy willrequire the admissions processes. information form to capture relevant details to their 9. booklet. 4ofthis Section oversubscriptionjunior school.Other criteria are setout in andCare Health Plansfor Education, with associated the be given priorityafter Looked Afterchildren andchildren Children already attending aninfant schoolinBexley will schoolapplications. primary apply to juniorschoolapplications aswell asto infant and The provisions booklet andconditionsdescribedinthis 2019. closing date isalso15January are only permitted to express three preferences. The way applying asthose for aReception you place, although You canapply onlinefor same ajuniorschoolplace, inthe 8. births, you complete must aseparate application forbirths, each If you are applying for twinsorchildren from multiple 11. to formal orguardianshipsubject orders). court who are beinglooked after by foster parents orwhoare fostered. doesnotapply to children (This inpubliccare Care Team isaware ofany childwhoisbeingprivately provided application andmake the with Social sure the that parents,of their we willaskyou ifnot for details further for aschoolplace for one achildwhoisnotlivingwith Children’s SocialCare Team. Ifwe receive anapplication fostering arrangement Council’s andyou the notify must or acloserelative, itmay beconsidered to beaprivate If you are lookingafter achildwhoisnotyour own child for each child,to homelocalauthority. the your application form. Only oneapplication may bemade to seeevidence ofparental responsibility before processing order before application willbeaccepted. the We may ask parents,of their you provide must evidence ofacourt Where arelative achildislivingwith orcarer andnotone of oreligibleto receive ChildBenefitor Tax Credit. application form andwillnormally parent bethe inreceipt have parental responsibility for childnamedonthe the application forThe personmakingthe aschoolplace must 10. Team Services Customer the contact on02083037777. apply for application form, completingthe orwith you can schoolsto If you decidingwhichprimary needhelpwith Choice Advice Junior schoolapplications Twins andmultiple births Parental responsibility to list on the application form. onthe to list Thiswillincrease the homeaddresstheir preferences whendecidingonthe advised schoolto to closest berealistic andinclude the close to schoolto for the qualify an offer. Parents are faith schools.For many schools,you needto live very exceptare for decidedonhometo schooldistance, The majorityofapplications for schoolplaces primary 13. informationthe onyour application form. Places may bewithdrawn ifyour donotmatch details and your child’s afteroffersare made. date ofbirth schoolswillaskto see evidence ofyourPrimary address • • • • additional proof suchas: external agencies.We may alsoaskyou to provide check records heldby Council,by the schoolsandby your principalhomeaddress,In establishing we will relevantthe proof ofaddress, itmay notbeprocessed. ifyouPlease note that submityour application without you canseekadvice from uson02083037777. If you are unableto provide requested the documentation, Pleasedonotsendoriginaldocuments. date ofbirth. application reference number andyour child’s nameand Team ensuringitisclearly marked your with online paper copy, pleasesenditto SchoolAdmissions the Ifyou documents. copies ofthe willbeproviding a If you are applying you online, canscanandupload • as proof ofyour principalhomeaddress: You willneedto provide following the documentation 12. to decidehow places shouldbeoffered. admissions inits place, each policy schoolhasasection more children couldbeoffered butnotallofthem a will beoffered aplacethe sameschool.Ifoneor at becausethey are butall school just etc, twins,triplets children.of the They willnotbegiven priorityfor a the UK. the willbeacceptedposting, ahead return ofthe to accompanied by anofficialletter the confirming from overseas to live inBexley, proof ofaddress, to Bexley,posting orcrown returning servants For families aconfirmed personnelwith ofservice purchase ofanew property. the saleor the completionof Evidence confirming if relevant. orders)Child arrangements orders court (orother Opening/closing accounts for CouncilTax. commercial lettingagency. Benefit letter oravalid tenancy agreement from a A current CouncilTax orCouncilTax statement Home to schooldistance Home address andverification necessary. change infamily makes that change circumstances the made before 2019andthere 15February isadocumented will beadministered changeis asalate application unlessthe If parents preferences changetheir 2019,this after 15January advised rightofappeal. oftheir name willbeadded parents andthe willbe to waitinglist the school hasvacancies, aplace willbeoffered;the child’s ifnot, application periodhavethe beenprocessed. preferred Ifthe untilafter allapplications received with not bedealt during late applications receivedOther 2019will after 15 January request willbeconsidered individually. available, application form. shouldbesubmitted the with Each A letter reasons settingoutthe for evidence lateness, with if submitted between 2019. 1September 2018and15January madecircumstances itimpossiblefor application to the be good reason for lateness, for exampleiffamily orother 2019may15 February betreated asontimeifthere is receivedApplications 2019butbefore after 15January will betreated aslate. applications. Any 2019 application submitted after 15January application periodwillbetreatedthe equally as‘on time’ basisandall applications received served’ during first come, are Applications closingdate. nottreatedthe ona‘first for itto bereceived by Councilonorbefore aschoolorthe your that application issubmitted intime important It isvery 14. until after the offer date of16April2019. until after the willcontinueauthority to beresponsible for your application If you move 2019, your after 15February previous home Bexley andwe willtake over responsibility for offeringaplace. previous willforward homeauthority your application to 2019 andhave already made anontimeapplication, your If you move to Bexley from area another before 15February date of16April2019. your address offer timeofapplication untilafter the the at newof the address, your application willbeprocessed using address. Ifyou move orifyou afterthat, cannotprovide proof address, new your usingthe with application willbedealt and you can provide proof you that are new the livingat 2019butbeforeBexley after15January 2019 15February If you make anontimeapplication andmove homewithin 15. distance” information 19“Advice seesection onhometo school equally whenprioritisingapplicants for aschool.For further for away. schoolsfurther Allpreferences are treated possible to offeraplaceat alater date if you are unsuccessful If you donotapply for your school, itmay closest notbe there isnoguarantee although ofthis. likelihood Councilbeingableto ofthe offeralocalschool, Late ApplicationsandChangeofPreference Change ofaddress Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission to Primary Applying SchoolPlace for aPrimary

15 Part 3 16 Part 3 Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission to Primary schools, and the Governorsschools, andthe schoolfor ofthe voluntary Borough of Bexley for controlled community and voluntary admission for authority London school.Thisisthe the Each ofyour preferences isconsidered separately by the controlled schools and voluntary oversubscription criteria for community 18. validapplication. onlineapplication asthe the sameday,on the London Borough the ofBexley willuse are paper onlineapplication andthe CAF If the submitted be taken validapplication. asthe to closingdate) will the date (prior submitted latest onthe application onthe well details asanonline application, the aswell.submit apaper CAF Ifyou submitapaper form as apply Ifyou online. apply we online, would askyou notto The LondonBorough ofBexley encouragesparents to a secondform. ofbeingoffered aplaceat schoolsnamedon opportunity made Bexleyandyour onthe CAF childmay losethe Bexley reserves rightto the consideronly preferences the localauthority.another Ifyou do, LondonBorough the of Bexleyon the CAF. Donotapply to both Bexley and boroughs,schools inother schools you the shouldlist authority. Ifyou live inBexley andwantto apply for You canmake only oneapplication to your homelocal 17. Multipleapplications a judgementbasedonallavailable evidence. In disputed LondonBorough cases,the ofBexley willmake admissions duringthe process. anyat stage Borough ofBexley reserves rightto the withdraw offer the basisoffalsethe ormisleading information, London the If we anofferofaschoolplacethat find was made on undertaken. Where willbe fraud,investigations there issuspected misleading information may render application invalid. the information providing suppliedistrueandthat false or the The application form that astatement contains 16. Falseormisleading information haveotherwise qualified for,the offer may bewithdrawn. do not,andyou are offered aplace which you would not move after you have submitted your application. Ifyou You SchoolAdmissions the notify must Team ifyou return toUK. the willbe the posting, acceptedconfirming aheadthe of Bexley, proof ofaddress, accompanied by anofficialletter or crown are servants returning from overseas to live in personnelhaveservice to Bexley, aconfirmedposting disadvantage for children. service Where families of The LondonBorough ofBexley iscommitted to removing Applying SchoolPlace for aPrimary How admission isdecidedand arrangements. classofaschoolorfornursery orfuture existing childcare No priorityisgiven to children already attending the date for applications. closing considered changeafter the circumstances ifthe yourpriorities with application. Later requests willonly be provide evidence for any supporting medicalandsocial timeofapplication. Youyou the dosoat must must oversubscriptionIf you wishto request priority, aparticular aided schools,Academies andfree schools inBexley. 4forPart oversubscription the criteria for voluntary the controlled schoolsareand voluntary setoutbelow. See The oversubscription are criteria that usedfor community qualifies. of the highest your preferencesoffer for which your child of your preferences, LondonBorough the ofBexley will If your childwould to qualify beoffered morethan one booklet. explained later inthis school’s the considered against oversubscription criteria aided andfree schoolsandAcademies. The application is Reception Classes Requests for bemade prioritymust supporting this with analternativethat schoolisessential for medicalreasons. homeaddress,the medicaladviser unlessthe considers be given schoolapplied ifthe for schoolto closest isthe casepresented.opinion onthe Prioritywillnormally only own medical adviser may beasked for aprofessional preferredthe school.TheLondonBorough ofBexley’s it isessential,onmedicalgrounds, for childto the attend This isgiven to children amedicalconditionsuchthat with Priority 2 Children 22(1)ofthe 1989. Act after’ asinsection priority, children fall must ‘looked definitionof the within order orspecialguardianship order. To for qualify this before to beingadopted achildarrangements orsubject children) andchildren previously looked afterimmediately Priority 1isgiven to children inpubliccare (looked after Priority 1 4. 3. 2. 1. used: places following the oversubscription criteria willbe eventIn the ofthere beingmore applications than admission. processresult ofthat andwillbegiven precedence for naming aschoolwillbeadmitted schoolasa to that andCareChildren Health Plan anEducation, with booklet. this Admission numbers for schoolsare 2of shown inpart admitted inSeptember 2019. Children born between 01.09.14and31.08.15willbe Credit) timeofapplication. the at parent eligibleto receive ChildBenefitand/or Tax parent orregistered guardian maincarer whoisthe (the be taken address asthe childlives the whichthe with at Homewill measurementthe ofhometo schooldistance. accordance LondonBorough the with ofBexley’s policyon nearest school entrancemeasured linein asastraight from homeaddress the distance based onthe to the This gives priorityto pupilslivingnearest toschool the Priority 5 for aprofessional casepresented. opiniononthe London Borough of Bexley’s medicaladviser may beasked considered individually by apanelofCouncilofficers.The timeofapplication.evidence Each the at request willbe Requests for bemade prioritymust supporting this with condition,orconvenientthe tofamily’s the childminder. nearest toplace the of work parent ofthe notsuffering schoolnearest to childdidnotattend the home, if the would circumstances resultdomestic insignificanthardship condition ofaparent orsiblingexceptional socialor This isgiven where disabilityormedical the either Priority 4 on distance. priority over children allother to whoqualify beadmitted willbegiven orchildrentriplets from multiple births other priority. only, circumstances inthese meansthat That twins, treated assiblingsandtherefore accorded sibling the fewer places number the ofchildren, than allwillbe would for qualify orfromtriplets multiplebirths other Where ofplaces, inanallocation children whoare twins, or adopted sameaddress. the brother livingat orsister For priority, this brother includesafull,step, orsister half transfer nextacademic schoolinthe to secondary year. This prioritydoesnotincludebrothers dueto orsisters timeofadmission the junior schoolat orviceversa. associatedwhose brother willbeattending the orsister be given to children duefor admission to infant the school childisdueforthe admission school.Thiswillalso to that schoolofparental preferencebe attending the time the at This isgiven to children abrother whowill with orsister Priority 3 priority. to arecognised medicalcondition),donotfall this within for ornotleading exampleemotionaldistress (whether consequential from a failure preferred the to obtain school, closingdate forthe applications. Medicalconditions be considered only medicalcondition occursafter ifthe timeofapplication.evidence Later requests will the at 4. 3. 2. 1. Infant/Junior Transfer nursery. is given nopriorityover children whodid notattend the to classattached aschool nursery A childwhoattends the pupils Nursery to the January or April after the fifth birthday. fifth orAprilafter the to January the child’safter the birthday, fifth may andentry bedeferred schoolterm beginningofthe schoolageisthe Compulsory academicof the year whenthey becomefive years old. inaReception September classinthe All children canstart outside thenormalagegroup to ReceptionDate ofentry classesandadmission 3. 2. 1. admissions:For allprimary applicants are successful. booklet, willbeusedto 4ofthis determine which part oversubscription criteria publishedfor each school,in placesthan any at ofBexley’s juniorschools,the eventIn the ofthere beingmore applications admission. processresult ofthat andwillbegiven precedence for naming aschoolwillbeadmitted schoolasa to that CareChildren andHealth Plan anEducation with found booklet 2ofthis inpart Admission numbers for Year juniorschoolsat 3canbe beformust junior-only schools. applicants. Only three preferences are permitted, and applicants willbetreatedschool. Allother asinyear be accepted from children inYear 2ofaninfant-only admitted from September willonly 2019.Applications Children born between 01.09.11 and31.08.12willbe appeal process onrequest. information Appeals Panelandsentfurther onthe rightofappeal to anindependentSchool statutory preference,of their they willalsobeinformed oftheir Where parents are notoffered aplacethe school at September 2019. places from inyear willbemergedwith waitinglists 1 summertermthe 2019. Waiting for lists Reception places from inyear willbemergedwith waitinglists over-subscription criteria. Waiting for lists juniorschool allocated. Thesewillbekept sequenceofthe inthe forwaiting lists higherpreference one the schoolsthan Parents may childbeincludedonthe their request that vacancy. schoolnearest tohomeaddress the the at whichhas a any preferred oftheir schools,willbeallocated aplace Any Bexley resident applicants notoffered aplaceat Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission to Primary Applying SchoolPlace for aPrimary

17 Part 3 18 Part 3 Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission to Primary measures inmilesandisaccurate to three decimalpoints. address Thesystem to nearest officialschoolentrance. the NLPG co-ordinates ofthe home ofthe intersection the themeasurement taken willbe an officialentrance, from nearest schoolentranceapproved by Governors the as foror equivalentdatabase, homeaddress the andfor the Gazetteerby LandandProperty National (NLPG), the supplied co-ordinates andnorthings) (knownaseastings geographical ofthe grid intersection usingthe GIS system are measuredHome to schooldistances by Council’s the crow flies. Team. orasthe ismeasured line, inastraight Distance are providedto schooldistance by SchoolAdmissions the schoolsinBexley,For allprimary measurements ofhome 19. Adviceonhometo schooldistance normal agegroup. adecisionnotto admit appeal the against achildoutside Head Teacher preferred ofthe school.There isnorightof by the LondonBorough with the ofBexley inconsultation controlledcommunity schoolswillbemade andvoluntary All decisionsonadmission normalagegroup the outside to child attending aninfant school. only school)andsecondary normal agegroup whentransferring to juniorschool(for a normal, new bemade requests must for the outside entry If achildisadmitted to Reception oneyear later than evidence. supporting made timeofapplication with the at group for than (ieother to Reception) entry shouldbe In year requests for admission normalage the outside normalordeferredthe year ofentry. for aplace publishedadmission underthe criteria in either apreferredbe allocated at childqualifies schoolunlessthe Septemberthe following birthday. fifth the Aplace willnot schoolin school beforestart or birthday fifth the Year 1in request start isnotagreed,If the either child must the will beprocessed following inthe year’s application period. request isagreed,If the application for the aschoolplace places, accompanied by any evidence. available supporting be made normalapplication periodfor duringthe primary September child’s after the birthday. fifth should Requests may to Reception Year request than entry (rather 1)inthe Parents ofchildren born between 1Apriland31August Applying SchoolPlace for aPrimary number successful. year,last showing number the ofappeals heard andthe onpage19are table appeal inthe figuresAlso detailed for relevant year. are reached those The distances offerday onthe the in only aguideto happened what inprevious years. from year vary to is yearto table schooldistances andthe Whatever ofmeasurement, method the maximum home comparison between two the ofmeasurement. methods anditisnotpossibleto make walking distances, adirect linemeasurements than In general,straight are shorter by linemeasurement. straight home to schooldistances schoolsinBexleyFrom now 2016allprimary measure academies adopted linemeasurement astraight policy. controlled community schoolsandmost schools,voluntary walking route for schools.In2015 Bexley primary most wereto safe schooldistances measured by shortest, the inrecent years. until2015home distance Pleasenote that each schoolfor offersofplaces basedon home to school from onpage19shows maximumThe table the distance eligible to receive ChildBenefitand Tax Credit. registered guardian maincarer, whoisthe parent the ie, addressthe parent childlives the whichthe with at or change ofaddress be by 2019.Itmust 15February address 2019,unlessthere isaqualifying on15January The homeaddress willbetaken child’s asthe home (TB) Tie-Breaker(TB) required * faith criteria. schools’ meetingthe than ismuch lessimportant school distance formeasurments faith the schoolsinBexley, becausehometo Note: The table opposite does not include distance oppositeNote: doesnotincludedistance Thetable Phased expansion 1st YearPhased expansion1st Home to school distance for offers in miles 2018 Appeals School 2018 2017 2016 Heard Successful Barnehurst Infant 0.329 0.377 0.487 1 0 Barrington Primary 1.711 All on time offered 0.749 0 0 Bedonwell Infant 1.036 All on time offered 0.787 0 0 Belmont Primary 0.906 1.102 0.765 0 0 Belvedere Infant All on time offered All on time offered 1.536 0 0 Birkbeck Primary 0.933 0.368 0.362 1 0 Bishop Ridley CE Primary See note See note See note 0 0 Brampton Primary All on time offered All on time offered All on time offered 0 0 Bursted Wood Primary 0.844 1.106 0.714 0 0 Castilion Primary All on time offered 0.758 0.481 0 0 Chatsworth Infant All on time offered 0.979 0.923 1 0 Christ Church Erith CE Primary See note See note See note 0 0 Crook Log Primary 0.644 All on time offered 1.101 1 0 Danson Primary 0.683 2.681 3.076 2 0 Days Lane Primary 0.472 1.638 0.488 1 0 Dulverton Primary 0.359 0.518 0.537 1 0 Infant All on time offered All on time offered All on time offered 0 0 Eastcote Primary 0.332 0.567 0.591 0 0 Foster’s Primary 0.579 0.427 0.643 0 0 Gravel Hill Primary All on time offered All on time offered All on time offered 0 0 North Campus Haberdashers’ Aske’s Crayford Academy All on time offered All on time offered All on time offered 0 0 South Campus Haberdashers’ Aske’s Crayford Academy 0.355 0.157 0.484 0 0 Harris Garrard Academy (Formerly The Business Academy Bexley) All on time offered All on time offered All on time offered 0 0 Hillsgrove Primary All on time offered All on time offered All on time offered 0 0 Holy Trinity CE Primary See note See note See note 0 0 Hook Lane Primary All on time offered 0.535 All on time offered 0 0 Hope Community School All on time offered 0.836 All on time offered 0 0 Hurst Primary 0.939 0.933 1.644 0 0 Jubilee Primary All on time offered All on time offered All on time offered 0 0 Lessness Heath Primary All on time offered All on time offered All on time offered 0 0 Longlands Primary 1.334 0.403 0.56 0 0 Mayplace Primary *All on time offered 1.105 1.348 0 0 Normandy Primary All on time offered All on time offered All on time offered 0 0 Northumberland Heath Primary All on time offered All on time offered 1.007 0 0 Northwood Primary 2.636 All on time offered All on time offered 0 0 Old Bexley CE Primary All on time offered All on time offered All on time offered 0 0 Orchard Primary 0.742 0.421 0.412 1 0 Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary See note See note See note 1 0 Parkway Primary 0.347 All on time offered 0.708 0 0 Peareswood Primary All on time offered 1.083 0.731 0 0 Pelham Primary All on time offered All on time offered All on time offered 0 0 Royal Park Primary All on time offered 1.613 All on time offered 0 0 St Augustine of Canterbury CE Primary See note See note See note 0 0 St Fidelis RC Primary See note See note See note 0 0 St John Fisher RC Primary See note See note See note 0 0 St Joseph’s RC Primary See note See note See note 0 0 St Michael’s East Wickham CE Primary See note See note See note 0 0 St Paulinus CE Primary See note See note See note 1 0 St Paul’s (Slade Green) Primary All on time offered All on time offered All on time offered 0 0 St Peter Chanel RC Primary See note See note See note 0 0 St Stephen’s RC Primary See note See note See note 0 0 St Thomas More RC Primary See note See note See note 2 0 Sherwood Park Primary All on time offered All on time offered All on time offered 0 0 Upland Primary 0.335 All on time offered 0.324 2 0 Upton Primary 0.289 All on time offered All on time offered 4 0 Willow Bank Primary All on time offered All on time offered All on time offered 0 0

Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 19 20 Part 3 Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission to Primary Applying SchoolPlace for aPrimary lists. autumn term continue 2019andwill then asin year waiting willbekeptlists openuntil admissions are completed in the taken offeris untilthe up. waitinglist onthe others Waiting School Admissions Team inorder, willcontinue to contact, parent offer, Ifthat declinesthe top waitinglist. ofthe the place the 2019/20, then willbeofferedthe at the child to schoolyear ofthe arises inaschoolbefore start the children may move down aswell alist asup. Ifavacancy criteria for school,notindate order that ofrequest, and arelists kept sameorder inthe oversubscription asthe form ashigherpreferences oneoffered. the than Waiting for waitinglists the you application onthe schoolsthat listed school, you canaskfor your child’s nameto beplaced on If you are notoffered aplaceat your first preference 21. from September 2019. informmust uswhichschoolyour childwillbeattending near your Ifyou home. donotaccept aschoolplace, you offered, you risk aschoolplace without your childbeingleft child’s Ifyou place waitinglist. declinethe positiononthe your rightofappeal for ahigherpreference schooloryour preference school.Accepting offermade the doesnotaffect evenavailable time, the ifyou at are notoffered your first of aschoolplace. The offer you receivethe best willbe You are advised to carefully think before decliningany offer 22). you willbeinformed ofyour rightofappeal (seeSection If itisnotpossibleto offeraplacethe schools at you prefer, school place. your isresponsible homelocalauthority for offering you a have schoolsstill other vacancies. Ifyou live Bexley, outside home address hasavacancy. that You canalsoaskwhether preferred school schools,weto the closest willoffer your If we cannotoffer your childaplaceat oneof your withdrawn. If you donotreply by offermay 30April2019,the be two weeks to accept place ordeclinethe offered. Any applicant notofferedtheir first preference willbegiven offer,the and you shouldonly the offer.respond ifdeclining preference you school,itwillbeassumedthat are accepting on 16April2019.Ifyou receive anoffer for your first A letterto allother applicants willbesentby classpost first receive aseparate letter. If you are offered your first preference school, youwillnot ParentComm app, youthe willableto offeron app. seethe If offer online. you have downloaded and registeredthe on view outcome the ofyour application onlineandaccept the evening ofTuesday 16April2019andyou willbeableto If you apply you online, willreceive anemailduringthe 20. Waiting Lists Offers ofplaces placed on waiting lists at this stage. this at placed onwaitinglists Late applicants willalsobe schooladmissionsthe database. requests hasbeenreceivedand waitinglist andentered on acceptances anddeclinesofoffersmade on16April2019 Admissions Team allinformationthat issatisfied about Offers willnotbemadethe School from until waitinglists ofalowerwaiting list preference school. preference offerbefore your childcouldbeplacedthe on you evidence, this would beasked to higher declinethe change inyour Ifyou circumstances. cannot provide you provide there evidence hasbeenasignificant that wasalowerthat preference oneoffered, the than unless Your for childcannotbeplaced waiting list onthe aschool appeal arrangements andanappeal application form. schoolfor the schools. Parents ofthe shouldcontact details decisionsonadmissions their to appeals their against Academies have own their appeal panelsanddealwith Governors aidedandfree schoolsand ofvoluntary which you can register your appeal. you willbegiven information onhow aform to obtain on if you have notbeenoffered your first preference school, When you are advised outcome ofthe ofyour application, c) b) a) can show either: Parents are only likely to anappeal besuccessfulwith ifthey limited,appeals therefore isvery few very are successful. pupils ininfant power classes, the ofAppealPanelsto allow requirement legal Because ofthe to have amaximum of30 following September. schoolinthe July priorto childisdueto whenthe start admission decision.Appealsare normally heard inJune and but nonewillhave original makingthe been concerned with experienceofeducation, Panels willincludepeoplewith MembersofAppeals Admission AppealsCodeofPractice. independent andissetupinaccordance DFESchool with The appeal willbeheard by anAppealPanelwhichis decision. you the canappeal against If you are schoolofyour notallocated the preference then 22. Appeals the circumstances of the case. ofthe circumstances the which areasonable Admission would Authority make in decisionnotto the admitThat childwasnotone their applied. been correctly andimpartially arrangements had admissions complied with law orhad aplaceThat would have beenofferedthe if admission infant classsize limit. admission the childwouldThat oftheir notbreach the of your preferred schools. apply for aplace inYear 1andrisknotbeingoffered one school,you willhaveand ifyour to childdoesnotstart re- born children where deferred hasnotbeenagreed, entry 2020forschools willnotbeheldafter Easter summer 1 inSeptember places 2020.Pleasenote primary that at request isnotagreed, your into childwillgo Year straight doesnothaveauthority to agree to request. Ifthe the your concerns willbetaken into account, admission butthe schoolwherethe your childhasbeenoffered aplace. All 1. Thedecisionwillbemade by admission the of authority inReception Year than in September 2020rather starts school,you heorshe canrequestnot already that started If your summerterm childturns 5inthe 2020andhas for education part-time aperiodoftime. birthday, fifth date ofthe depending onthe orask for 2020, orEaster inschooluntilJanuary your child’s start has beenoffered aplace. If you wish, you canask to delay pre-school teacher schoolwhere the orwith your child you or coulddiscussyour nursery their concerns with may schoolinSeptember 2019, notbeready to start birthday. fifth their If you are that concerned your child follows schoolterm beginningofthe that the school at schoolinSeptember 2019.Bylaw, start children start must All children offered a Reception place for 2019/20can 23. Deferred entry time appeals. beheard, date willstill butafterallon lodged after that controlled schoolsto bereceived is21May 2019.Appeals The closingdate for appeals for community andvoluntary Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission to Primary Applying SchoolPlace for aPrimary

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1. Community and voluntary controlled brothers or sisters due to transfer to secondary school in the next academic year.

Part 4 primary schools in Bexley The admission arrangements for community and voluntary For this priority, brother or sister includes a full, step, half or controlled schools in Bexley are set out in Part 3 of this booklet. adopted brother or sister living at the same address. Where in an allocation of places, children who are twins, triplets 2. Admission arrangements for voluntary or from other multiple births would qualify for fewer places aided schools, free schools, and than the number of children, all will be treated as siblings and academies in Bexley therefore accorded the sibling priority. That means that in these circumstances only, twins, triplets or children from other multiple births will be given priority over all other children who qualify to Barnehurst Infant School be admitted on distance. Barnehurst Close, Erith, Kent DA8 3NL Tel: 01322 334401 Priority 4 This is given where either the disability or medical condition of a Admissions Policy 2019/20 parent or sibling or exceptional social or domestic circumstances Barnehurst Infant School is an academy dedicated to serving the would result in significant hardship if the child did not attend the local community. Although the process of admissions is managed school nearest to home, nearest to the place of work of the by the Local Authority on behalf of the school, The Governing parent not suffering the condition, or convenient to the family’s Body is responsible for decisions relating to admissions to the school. child-minder. Requests for this priority must be made with supporting evidence at the time of application. Each request will The number of children admitted to the reception class will be 60. be considered individually by a panel of Council officers. The London Borough of Bexley’s own medical adviser may be asked 1. Children born between 01.09.14 and 31.08.15 will be for a professional opinion on the case presented. admitted in September 2019. Where there are more applications than places that fall into the 2. Children with a statement of special educational needs naming above four priority categories, then distinctions will be made a school will be admitted to that school as a result of that between applications by home to school measured in accordance process and will be given precedence for admission to that with the London Borough of Bexley’s policy on home to school school. distance measurement, and higher priority will be given to those 3. In the event of there being more applications than places the living closest to the school applied for. following oversubscription criteria will be used: Priority 5 Priority 1 This gives priority to pupils living nearest to the school based This is given to children in public care (looked after children) on the distance from the home address to the nearest school and children previously looked after immediately before being entrance measured as a straight line in accordance with the adopted or subject to a residence or special guardianship order. London Borough of Bexley’s policy on the measurement of home To qualify for this priority, children must fall within the definition to school distance. Home will be taken as the address at which of ‘looked after’ as in section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989. An the child lives with the parent or registered guardian who is the adopted child must have been adopted under the Adoption and main carer (the parent eligible to receive Child Benefit and/or Children Act 2002. Child Tax Credit) at the time of application. In the event of two or more applicants living exactly the same distance from a school Priority 2 when only one place is available, random allocation will be used as This is given to children with a medical condition such that it the tie breaker. is essential, on medical grounds, for the child to attend the preferred school. The London Borough of Bexley’s own medical A child who attends the nursery class attached to a school is adviser may be asked for a professional opinion on the case given no priority over children who did not attend the nursery. presented. Priority will only be given for the school closest to the home address unless the medical adviser considers that an After a place has been allocated but prior to the taking up of that alternative school is essential for medical reasons. place a number of checks will be undertaken that will include an identity check and residence check. Where Governors are Requests for this priority must be made with supporting evidence satisfied that false or misleading information has been given the at the time of application. Later requests will be considered offer of a place will be withdrawn. only if the medical condition occurs after the closing date for applications. Medical conditions consequential from a failure to obtain the preferred school, for example emotional distress Barnehurst Junior School (whether or not leading to a recognised medical condition), do Barnehurst Close, Erith Kent DA8 3NL Tel: 01322 334214 not fall within this priority. Admissions Policy 2019/20 Priority 3 Barnehurst Junior School is an academy dedicated to serving This is given to children with a brother or sister who will be the local community. Although the process of admissions is attending the school of parental preference at the time the child managed by the Local Authority on behalf of the school, is due for admission to that school. This will also be given to The Governing Body is responsible for decisions relating to children due for admission to the infant school whose brother admissions to the school. or sister will be attending the associated junior school at the time of admission or vice versa. This priority does not include

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The number of children admitted to Year 3 will be 60. Priority 5 This is given where either the disability or medical condition of a 1. Children born between 01.09.11 and 31.08.12 will be Part 4 parent or sibling or exceptional social or domestic circumstances admitted in September 2019. would result in significant hardship if the child did not attend the 2. Children with a statement of special educational needs naming school nearest to home, nearest to the place of work of the a school will be admitted to that school as a result of that parent not suffering the condition, or convenient to the family’s process and will be given precedence for admission to that child-minder. Requests for this priority must be made with school. supporting evidence at the time of application. Each request will 3. In the event of there being more applications than places the be considered individually by a panel of Council officers. The following oversubscription criteria will be used: London Borough of Bexley’s own medical adviser may be asked for a professional opinion on the case presented. Priority 1 This is given to children in public care (looked after children) Where there are more applications than places that fall into the and children previously looked after immediately before being above four priority categories, then distinctions will be made adopted or subject to a residence or special guardianship order. between applications by home to school measured in accordance To qualify for this priority, children must fall within the definition with the London Borough of Bexley’s policy on home to school of ‘looked after’ as in section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989. An distance measurement, and higher priority will be given to those adopted child must have been adopted under the Adoption and living closest to the school applied for. Children Act 2002. Priority 6 Priority 2 This gives priority to pupils living nearest to the school based This is given to children who have attended Barnehurst Infant on the distance from the home address to the nearest school School. ** entrance measured as a straight line in accordance with the London Borough of Bexley’s policy on the measurement of home Priority 3 to school distance. Home will be taken as the address at which This is given to children with a medical condition such that it the child lives with the parent or registered guardian who is the is essential, on medical grounds, for the child to attend the main carer (the parent eligible to receive Child Benefit and/or preferred school. The London Borough of Bexley’s own medical Child Tax Credit) at the time of application. In the event of two adviser may be asked for a professional opinion on the case or more applicants living exactly the same distance from a school presented. Priority will only be given for the school closest to when only one place is available, random allocation will be used as the home address unless the medical adviser considers that an the tie breaker. alternative school is essential for medical reasons. **In the past four years Governors have ensured that all children in Barnehurst Infant school who wish to transfer to Barnehurst Junior Requests for this priority must be made with supporting evidence School have done so. at the time of application. Later requests will be considered only if the medical condition occurs after the closing date for After a place has been allocated but prior to the taking up of that applications. Medical conditions consequential from a failure place a number of checks will be undertaken that will include to obtain the preferred school, for example emotional distress an identity check and residence check. Where Governors are (whether or not leading to a recognised medical condition), do satisfied that false or misleading information has been given the not fall within this priority. offer of a place will be withdrawn. Priority 4 This is given to children with a brother or sister who will be Barrington Primary School attending the school of parental preference at the time the child Barrington Road, Bexleyheath, Kent DA7 4UN is due for admission to that school. This will also be given to Tel: 020 8304 0242 children due for admission to the infant school whose brother or sister will be attending the associated junior school at the time of admission or vice versa. This priority does not include Admission Policy 2019/20 brothers or sisters due to transfer to secondary school in the Barrington Primary School is an academy dedicated to serving next academic year. the local community. Although the process of admissions is managed by the Local Authority on behalf of the school, For this priority, brother or sister includes a full, step, half or The Governing Body is responsible for decisions relating to adopted brother or sister living at the same address. Where in admissions to the school. an allocation of places, children who are twins, triplets or from other multiple births would qualify for fewer places The number of children admitted to the reception class will than the number of children, all will be treated as siblings and be 30. therefore accorded the sibling priority. That means that in these circumstances only, twins, triplets or children from other multiple 1. Children born between 01.09.14 and 31.08.15 will be births will be given priority over all other children who qualify to admitted in September 2019. be admitted on distance. 2. Children with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) naming a school will be admitted to that school as a result of that process and will be given precedence for admission to that school. 3. In the event of there being more applications than places, the following oversubscription criteria will be used:

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Priority 1 Priority 5 This is given to children in public care (looked after children) This gives priority to pupils living nearest to the school based Part 3 4 and children previously looked after immediately before being on the distance from the home address to the nearest school adopted or subject to a residence or special guardianship order. entrance measured as a straight line in accordance with the To qualify for this priority, children must fall within the definition London Borough of Bexley’s policy on the measurement of home of ‘looked after’ as in section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989. An to school distance. Home will be taken as the address at which adopted child must have been adopted under the Adoption and the child lives with the parent or registered guardian who is the Children Act 2002. main carer (the parent eligible to receive Child Benefit and/or Child Tax Credit) at the time of application. In the event of two Priority 2 or more applicants living exactly the same distance from a school This is given to children with a medical condition such that it when only one place is available, random allocation will be used as is essential, on medical grounds, for the child to attend the the tie breaker. preferred school. The London Borough of Bexley’s own medical adviser may be asked for a professional opinion on the case A child who attends the nursery class attached to a school is presented. Priority will only be given for the school closest to given no priority over children who did not attend the nursery. the home address unless the medical adviser considers that an After a place has been allocated but prior to the taking up of that alternative school is essential for medical reasons. place a number of checks will be undertaken that will include an identity check and residence check. Where Governors are Requests for this priority must be made with supporting evidence satisfied that false or misleading information has been given the at the time of application. Later requests will be considered offer of a place will be withdrawn. only if the medical condition occurs after the closing date for applications. Medical conditions consequential from a failure Offers of places will be made by the LA in April for the whole to obtain the preferred school, for example emotional distress of the academic year. Children who are not offered a place (whether or not leading to a recognised medical condition), do immediately will have the option of remaining on a waiting not fall within this priority. list. Children on the waiting list will be offered places in order according to the criteria listed above. Children will be removed Priority 3 from the waiting list once the normal admission point for their birth date has passed, unless the parent requests in writing that This is given to children with a brother or sister who will be they should continue to remain on it. attending the school of parental preference at the time the child is due for admission to that school. This will also be given to The Ignis Academy – Barrington Primary School, in common with children due for admission to the infant school whose brother or all other schools in Bexley, will admit pupils referred under the sister will be attending the associated junior school at the time of Fair Access Protocol. admission or vice versa. Subject to specific provisions in the protocol, a “Hard to Place” This priority does not include brothers or sisters due to transfer pupil will be given priority for admission over any others who to secondary school in the next academic year. For this priority, are seeking or applying for a school place and the school can brother or sister includes a full, step, half or adopted brother or admit over their published admission number. The other criteria sister living at the same address. detailed in this document do not apply to pupils referred under the Fair Access Protocol. Where in an allocation of places, children who are twins, triplets or from other multiple births would qualify for fewer places Children will be admitted on the first day of each new term than the number of children, all will be treated as siblings and or half term. Parents of children not offered places will also be therefore accorded the sibling priority. That means that in these informed of the appeals procedure. Parents have a statutory right circumstances only, twins, triplets or children from other multiple to appeal in the event of the school’s decision not to offer a place. births will be given priority over all other children who qualify to Although Barrington Primary School is the admissions authority, be admitted on distance. an independent panel considers appeals and their decision is binding on both parties. Priority 4 This is given where either the disability or medical condition of a Admission outside the normal age group parent or sibling or exceptional social or domestic circumstances would result in significant hardship if the child did not attend Parents of a summer born child who choose not to send their the school nearest to home, nearest to the place of work of child to school until the September following their 5th birthday the parent not suffering the condition, or convenient to the may request that the school considers them to be admitted out family’s child-minder. Requests for this priority must be made of their normal age group – to Reception rather than Year 1. with supporting evidence at the time of application. Each request Parents should submit their application for their child’s normal will be considered individually by a panel of Council offcers. The age group at the usual time and include their request for the London Borough of Bexley’s own medical adviser may be asked school to consider their child’s admission out of the normal age for a professional opinion on the case presented. group at the same time. Any available supporting evidence such Where there are more applications than places that fall into the as medical reports or other professional evidence should be above four priority categories, then distinctions will be made provided in order to assist the Governors with their decision. between applications by home to school measured in accordance Parents will be informed of the outcome of their request before with the London Borough of Bexley’s policy on home to school the national offer day. distance measurement, and higher priority will be given to those living closest to the school applied for.

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If the parents’ request is agreed, their application for the normal Priority 3 age group will be withdrawn and parents must make a new This is given to children with a brother or sister who will be application as part of the main admissions round the following attending the school of parental preference at the time the child Part 3 4 year. If the parents’ request is refused, they must decide whether is due for admission to that school. This will also be given to to accept an offer for the normal age group, or refuse it and children due for admission to the infant school whose brother or make an in-year application to Year 1 for the September following sister will be attending the associated junior school at the time of their child’s 5th birthday. admission or vice versa.

Requests for admission to other year groups outside the normal This priority does not include brothers or sisters due to transfer age group should be made direct to the school. If a child is to secondary school in the next academic year. admitted to Barrington Primary School a year later than normal, a new request must be made for entry outside the normal age For this priority, brother or sister includes a full, step, half or group when transferring to secondary school. All decisions on adopted brother or sister living at the same address. admission outside the normal age group to Barrington Primary School will be made by the Governing Body in consultation with Where in an allocation of places, children who are twins, triplets the London Borough of Bexley. There is no right of appeal against or from other multiple births would qualify for fewer places a decision not to admit a child outside the normal age group. than the number of children, all will be treated as siblings and therefore accorded the sibling priority. That means that in these circumstances only, twins, triplets or children from other multiple Bedonwell Infant School births will be given priority over all other children who qualify to Bedonwell Road, Belvedere, Kent DA17 5PF Tel: 020 8310 4161 be admitted on distance.

Admission Policy 2019/20 Priority 4 This is given where either the disability or medical condition of a Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School is an academy dedicated to parent or sibling or exceptional social or domestic circumstances serving the local community. Although the process of admissions would result in significant hardship if the child did not attend the is managed by the Local Authority on behalf of the school, The school nearest to home, nearest to the place of work of the Governing Body is responsible for decisions relating to admissions parent not suffering the condition, or convenient to the family’s to the school. child-minder. Requests for this priority must be made with supporting evidence at the time of application. Each request will The number of children admitted to the reception class will be 120. be considered individually by a panel of Council officers. The 1. Children born between 01.09.14 and 31.08.15 will be London Borough of Bexley’s own medical adviser may be asked admitted in September 2019. for a professional opinion on the case presented. 2. Children with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) Where there are more applications than places that fall into the naming a school will be admitted to that school as a result of above four priority categories, then distinctions will be made that process and will be given precedence for admission to between applications by home to school measured in accordance that school. with the London Borough of Bexley’s policy on home to school 3. In the event of there being more applications than places, the distance measurement, and higher priority will be given to those following oversubscription criteria will be used: living closest to the school applied for. Priority 1 Priority 5 This is given to children in public care (looked after children) This gives priority to pupils living nearest to the school based and children previously looked after immediately before being on the distance from the home address to the nearest school adopted or subject to a residence or special guardianship order. entrance measured as a straight line in accordance with the To qualify for this priority, children must fall within the definition London Borough of Bexley’s policy on the measurement of home of ‘looked after’ as in section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989. An to school distance. Home will be taken as the address at which adopted child must have been adopted under the Adoption and the child lives with the parent or registered guardian who is the Children Act 2002. main carer (the parent eligible to receive Child Benefit and/or Child Tax Credit) at the time of application. In the event of two Priority 2 or more applicants living exactly the same distance from a school This is given to children with a medical condition such that it when only one place is available, random allocation will be used as is essential, on medical grounds, for the child to attend the the tie breaker. preferred school. The London Borough of Bexley’s own medical adviser may be asked for a professional opinion on the case A child who attends the nursery class attached to a school is presented. Priority will only be given for the school closest to given no priority over children who did not attend the nursery. the home address unless the medical adviser considers that an After a place has been allocated but prior to the taking up of that alternative school is essential for medical reasons. place a number of checks will be undertaken that will include Requests for this priority must be made with supporting evidence an identity check and residence check. Where Governors are at the time of application. Later requests will be considered satisfied that false or misleading information has been given the only if the medical condition occurs after the closing date for offer of a place will be withdrawn. applications. Medical conditions consequential from a failure Offers of places will be made by the LA in April for the whole to obtain the preferred school, for example emotional distress of the academic year. Children who are not offered a place (whether or not leading to a recognised medical condition), do immediately will have the option of remaining on a waiting not fall within this priority.

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list. Children on the waiting list will be offered places in order according to the criteria listed above. Children will be removed Bedonwell Junior School

Part 3 4 from the waiting list once the normal admission point for their Bedonwell Road, Belvedere, DA17 5PF Tel: 020 8310 4174 birth date has passed, unless the parent requests in writing that they should continue to remain on it. Admissions Policy 2019/20 The Ignis Academy – Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School, Bedonwell Junior School is an academy dedicated to serving in common with all other schools in Bexley, will admit pupils the local community. Although the process of admissions is referred under the Fair Access Protocol. Subject to specific managed by the Local Authority on behalf of the school, provisions in the protocol, a “Hard to Place” pupil will be given The Governing Body is responsible for decisions relating to priority for admission over any others who are seeking or admissions to the school. applying for a school place and the school can admit over their The number of children admitted to Year 3 will be 120. published admission number. The other criteria detailed in this document do not apply to pupils referred under the Fair Access 1. Children born between 01.09.11 and 31.08.12 will be Protocol. admitted in September 2019. Children will be admitted on the first day of each new term or 2. Children with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) half term. naming a school will be admitted to that school as a result of that process and will be given precedence for admission to Parents of children not offered places will also be informed of that school. the appeals procedure. Parents have a statutory right to appeal in 3. In the event of there being more applications than places the the event of the school’s decision not to offer a place. Although following oversubscription criteria will be used: Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School is the admissions authority, an independent panel considers appeals and their decision is Priority 1 binding on both parties. This is given to children in public care (looked after children) and children previously looked after immediately before being Admission outside the normal age group adopted or subject to a residence or special guardianship order. Parents of a summer born child who choose not to send their To qualify for this priority, children must fall within the definition child to school until the September following their 5th birthday of ‘looked after’ as in section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989. may request that the school considers them to be admitted out An adopted child must have been adopted under the Adoption of their normal age group – to Reception rather than Year 1. and Children Act 2002.

Parents should submit their application for their child’s normal Priority 2 age group at the usual time and include their request for the This is given to children who have attended Bedonwell Infant and school to consider their child’s admission out of the normal age Nursery School. group at the same time. Any available supporting evidence such as medical reports or other professional evidence should be Priority 3 provided in order to assist the Governors with their decision. This is given to children with a medical condition such that it Parents will be informed of the outcome of their request before is essential, on medical grounds, for the child to attend the the national offer day. preferred school. The London Borough of Bexley’s own medical adviser may be asked for a professional opinion on the case If the parents’ request is agreed, their application for the presented. Priority will only be given for the school closest to normal age group will be withdrawn and parents must make the home address unless the medical adviser considers that an a new application as part of the main admissions round the alternative school is essential for medical reasons. following year. Requests for this priority must be made with supporting evidence If the parents’ request is refused, they must decide whether to at the time of application. Later requests will be considered accept an offer for the normal age group, or refuse it and make only if the medical condition occurs after the closing date for an in-year application to Year 1 for the September following their applications. Medical conditions consequential from a failure child’s 5th birthday. to obtain the preferred school, for example emotional distress Requests for admission to other year groups outside the normal (whether or not leading to a recognised medical condition), do age group should be made direct to the school. not fall within this priority.

If a child is admitted to Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School a Priority 4 year later than normal, a new request must be made for entry This is given to children with a brother or sister who will be outside the normal age group when transferring to secondary attending the school of parental preference at the time the child school. is due for admission to that school. This will also be given to children due for admission to the infant school whose brother or All decisions on admission outside the normal age group to sister will be attending the associated junior school at the time of Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School will be made by the admission or vice versa. Governing Body in consultation with the London Borough of Bexley. There is no right of appeal against a decision not to admit This priority does not include brothers or sisters due to transfer a child outside the normal age group. to secondary school in the next academic year. For this priority, brother or sister includes a full, step, half or adopted brother or sister living at the same address.

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Where in an allocation of places, children who are twins, triplets Admission outside the normal age group or from other multiple births would qualify for fewer places Parents of a summer born child who choose not to send their than the number of children, all will be treated as siblings and Part 3 4 child to school until the September following their 5th birthday therefore accorded the sibling priority. That means that in these may request that the school considers them to be admitted out circumstances only, twins, triplets or children from other multiple of their normal age group – to Reception rather than Year 1. births will be given priority over all other children who qualify to be admitted on distance. Parents should submit their application for their child’s normal age group at the usual time and include their request for the Priority 5 school to consider their child’s admission out of the normal age This is given where either the disability or medical condition of a group at the same time. Any available supporting evidence such parent or sibling or exceptional social or domestic circumstances as medical reports or other professional evidence should be would result in significant hardship if the child did not attend the provided in order to assist the Governors with their decision. school nearest to home, nearest to the place of work of the Parents will be informed of the outcome of their request before parent not suffering the condition, or convenient to the family’s the national offer day. child-minder. Requests for this priority must be made with supporting evidence at the time of application. Each request will If the parents’ request is agreed, their application for the be considered individually by a panel of Council officers. The normal age group will be withdrawn and parents must make London Borough of Bexley’s own medical adviser may be asked a new application as part of the main admissions round the for a professional opinion on the case presented. following year.

Where there are more applications than places that fall into the If the parents’ request is refused, they must decide whether to above four priority categories, then distinctions will be made accept an offer for the normal age group, or refuse it and make between applications by home to school measured in accordance an in-year application to Year 1 for the September following their with the London Borough of Bexley’s policy on home to school child’s 5th birthday. distance measurement, and higher priority will be given to those living closest to the school applied for. Requests for admission to other year groups outside the normal age group should be made direct to the school.

Priority 6 If a child is admitted to Bedonwell Junior School a year later This gives priority to pupils living nearest to the school based than normal, a new request must be made for entry outside the on the distance from the home address to the nearest school normal age group when transferring to secondary school. entrance measured as a straight line in accordance with the London Borough of Bexley’s policy on the measurement of home All decisions on admission outside the normal age group to to school distance. Home will be taken as the address at which Bedonwell Junior School will be made by the Governing Body the child lives with the parent or registered guardian who is the in consultation with the London Borough of Bexley. There is no main carer (the parent eligible to receive Child Benefit and/or right of appeal against a decision not to admit a child outside the Child Tax Credit) at the time of application. In the event of two normal age group. or more applicants living exactly the same distance from a school when only one place is available, random allocation will be used as the tie breaker. Belvedere Junior School The Pioneer Academy, Mitchell Close, Belvedere DA17 6AA Offers of places will be made by the LA in April for the whole Tel: 01322 431404 of the academic year. Children who are not offered a place immediately will have the option of remaining on a waiting list. Children on the waiting list will be offered places in order Admissions Policy 2019/20 according to the criteria listed above. Children will be removed School Vision from the waiting list once the normal admission point for their We at Belvedere Junior School are committed to inspiring our birth date has passed, unless the parent requests in writing that children through positivity, engagement and meaningful learning. they should continue to remain on it. Throughout their journey to success we ensure that every child is included, feels valued and has the confidence to become the best The Ignis Academy – Bedonwell Junior School, in common with all they can be. other schools in Bexley, will admit pupils referred under the Fair Access Protocol. Subject to specific provisions in the protocol, Admissions a “Hard to Place” pupil will be given priority for admission over All applications shall be received and offers made individually by any others who are seeking or applying for a school place and the LA in common with other Bexley Primary Schools. the school can admit over their published admission number. The other criteria detailed in this document do not apply to pupils The Standard Number for admissions to The Pioneer Academy referred under the Fair Access Protocol. - Belvedere Junior School is 90. The published admission number is inclusive of students with a statement of special educational Children will be admitted on the first day of each new term or needs in accordance with the relevant statutory requirements half term. All applications shall be made using the LA standard application Parents of children not offered places will also be informed form that can be collected from the school or downloaded from of the appeals procedure. Parents have a statutory right to www.bexley.gov.uk/admissions appeal in the event of the school’s decision not to offer a place. Although Bedonwell Junior School is the admissions authority, an independent panel considers appeals and their decision is binding on both parties.

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Admission Criteria Children will be admitted on the first day of each new term or Where applications are oversubscribed places will be offered in half term. Part 3 4 line with the admission criteria outlined below: Parents of children not offered places will also be informed (i) Looked After Children (Children in Public Care) (see note 1) of the appeals procedure. Parents have a statutory right to appeal in the event of the school’s decision not to offer a place. (ii) Siblings – children who have a brother or sister attending at Although Belvedere Junior School is the admissions authority, an the beginning of their first term (see note 2) independent panel considers appeals and their decision is binding (iii) Children who have attended Belvedere Infant School on both parties.

(iv)Children of staff of the school – priority may be In year requests for admission outside the normal age group given to children of the staff in either or both of the should be made at the time of application with supporting following circumstances: evidence. If a child is admitted to Belvedere Junior School a year (a)Where the member of staff has been employed at later than normal, a new request must be made for entry outside the school for two or more years at the time which the the normal age group when transferring to secondary school. application for admission to the school is made, and/or All decisions on admission outside the normal age group to (b)The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for Belvedere Junior School will be made by the Governing Body in which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. consultation with the London Borough of Bexley. There is no (v) Proximity, as measured in a straight line from the front right of appeal against a decision not to admit a child outside the door of the home to the front door of the school normal age group. (see note 3 and 4) Note 1: A looked after child is a child who is in the care of Bishop Ridley CE Primary School a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions. Northumberland Avenue, Welling, Kent DA16 2QE They are also children who were looked after, but ceased to Tel: 020 8303 4461 be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order). Admissions Policy 2019/20 Responsibility for admission of children to the school rests with Note 2: Sibling refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, the Governing Body of Bishop Ridley School, which has set the adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of admission arrangements. the parent/carer’s partner, and, in every case, the child should be living in the same family unit at the same address. The elder Pupil Numbers sibling must still be on roll at the school when the younger child Our maximum number of registered pupils is 420, plus 52 starts school. nursery places. The school provides an education for children Note 3: “Home” being where the child normally resides as their between the ages of 3+ and 11, from Nursery to Year 6. The only or principal residence. Addresses involved in child minding published admission number for the primary school is 60 and up (professional or relatives) are excluded. Parents will be asked to 60 children will be offered places for admission to reception to provide documentary evidence to confirm an address and classes in any one academic year. parental responsibility. It is expected that the applicant and pupil will still be resident at the same address when the child starts Application Dates school unless exceptional circumstances apply. Children whose fifth birthday falls between 1st September 2019 and 31st August 2020 can be admitted in September 2019 (or Note 4: Distance will be measured (in a straight line) from the January 2020, if parents so wish). Applications will be invited from front door of the child’s home address (including flats) to the 1st September 2018 and the closing date for applications will be main entrance of the school building, using the Local Authority’s 15 January 2019. Applications made after the closing date will computerised measuring system, with those living closer to the be considered after all applications received on time have been school receiving the higher priority. processed.

Offers of places will be made by the LA in April for the whole How to Apply of the academic year. Children who are not offered a place Applications will be made on the Bexley Common Application immediately will have the option of remaining on a waiting Form (BCAF). This will be available from the school or the list. Children on the waiting list will be offered places in order Bexley Council Civic Offices from 1st September 2018. The according to the criteria listed above. Children will be removed BCAF will ask for general information such as home address and from the waiting list once the normal admission point for their if there is a sibling already at the school. birth date has passed, unless the parent requests in writing that they should continue to remain on it. Parents must also complete a supplementary form, which will enable them to give information about church attendance etc. The Pioneer Academy – Belvedere Junior School, in common This will also be available from the school from 1st September 2018. with all other schools in Bexley, will admit pupils referred under the Fair Access Protocol. Subject to specific provisions Both forms, together with any documentary evidence (eg proof in the protocol, a “Hard to Place” pupil will be given priority of address and birth certificate), should be returned to the for admission over any others who are seeking or applying for school by 15th January 2019. Any form returned after this date a school place and the school can admit over their published will be considered as a late application and will be dealt with on admission number. The other criteria detailed in this document the basis of the over-subscription criteria below. They will not be do not apply to pupils referred under the Fair Access Protocol. dealt with on a ‘first come first served’ basis.

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Over-subscription Criteria Casual Admissions If the school is over-subscribed the following criteria will be Casual admissions of children moving into the area or applied in this order of priority: transferring from another school will be considered by the Part 3 4 Governing Body having regard to the admissions criteria stated 1. Children with an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) which above and according to whether places are available in the states that the school would be particularly suitable in meeting appropriate classes. their special needs. A copy of the child’s plan naming Bishop Ridley School is required to support the application. Infant Class Size 2. Children in public care (Looked After Children). The need to comply with the legal requirement that no infant class may have more than 30 pupils means that it is very unlikely 3. Children with a parent employed by Bishop Ridley School. that more than 60 pupils will be admitted in any one year. 4. Children with a brother or sister in the main primary school at the time of admission; this includes natural siblings, Register of Interest stepsiblings and those living in the same household as siblings. A Register of Interest will be kept with the details of the 5. Children resident in the parish of Bishop Ridley. applicants who are refused admission due to over-subscription. This will be kept in the sequence of the criteria described 6. Children whose parents are regular practising members above. As places become available they will be offered to of Bishop Ridley Church and whose regular attendance applicants on the register. Names will be kept on the register can be confirmed by the clergy of that church in a letter until the end of the academic year for which the application of declaration. for admission was made. ‘Regular attendance’ is defined as at least once a month over a period of the twelve months prior to the date of application. Right of Appeal ‘Membership’ is defined as having been on the electoral roll In the event of an application being unsuccessful, parents have of the church for at least six months. Where an applicant has the right to appeal against the Governing Body’s decision not to recently moved then evidence must be provided of regular offer a place. Appeals should be made in writing to the Clerk of attendance at the previous church. It is the responsibility of the Appeals Committee c/o Clerk to the Governing Body at the the parents/guardians to obtain the reference and submit it at school address. Details of the appeals procedure will be set out the time of application. in the letter of refusal. Refusal letters will be sent out at the same 7. Children whose parents are regular practising members of time as those offering places to parents. An independent appeals another Anglican church, whose regular attendance can be panel will consider each case on its merits. confirmed by a clerical reference as in point 5. Details for the arrangements for admissions and appeals will be 8. Children whose parents worship at any other Christian place reviewed and published every year. of worship, who accept and support the ethos of a Church of school and whose regular attendance is confirmed by the priest/minister/religious leader of that place of worship by Brampton Primary Academy written reference. Brampton Road, Bexleyheath DA7 4SL Tel: 020 8303 2873 9. Children of other Christian denominations whose parents state that they accept and support the ethos of a Church of Admissions Policy 2019/20 England school. Brampton Primary Academy is a primary academy in Bexleyheath 10. Children of other faiths whose parents state that they accept in the London Borough of Bexley and is part of REAch2 Academy and support the ethos of a Church of England school. Trust. This admissions policy was finalised following public 11. Children of no faith whose parents state that they accept and consultation on a Trust-wide approach to admissions. Our aim support the ethos of a Church of England school. is to ensure all our academies have simple, consistent admissions arrangements that focus on serving the local community, reflect 12. Other children who do not fall into any of the above criteria, our vision and values and are as easy as possible for parents/ including those for whom a supplementary form has not been carers of potential pupils to understand. submitted. Where a choice has to be made within any of the above More information about REAch2 is available on our website: categories then the following criteria will be used to determine www.reach2.org priority within each category: Brampton Primary Academy School provides education for (a) Children, or one or both parents, with a medical condition children aged 4-11. We strive to create a culture which motivates or disability, which would cause significant hardship if the child all members of our community and enables children to reach could not attend this school. This would need to be supported their full potential and beyond by supporting the breadth of by a consultant doctor’s letter or certificate, or by evidence of children’s growth, both academically and socially. Our teachers a registered disability. and support staff are caring and dedicated. They are committed to the highest standards of teaching and learning and endeavour (b) Reference will be made to the distance the child lives from to inspire our children’s confidence in their ability to make the school gates measured in a straight line (not by the progress. They work exceptionally hard to ensure learning is shortest walking route). Children living nearer to the school challenging, creative and relevant for our children. Together, we will be given priority over those living further away. work towards our principle ethos – “Striving to reach the best”.

For more information about us, please see www.brampton.bexley.sch.uk

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Admission number and process address’ is defined as “where the child normally resides as The school has an admission number of 60 for entry in their only or principal residence. Addresses involved in child Part 3 4 Reception. The school will accordingly admit this number minding (professional or relatives) are excluded. Parents will of pupils if there are sufficient applications. Where fewer be asked to provide documentary evidence to confirm an applications than this are received, the Academy Trust will offer address and parental responsibility. It is expected that the places at the school to all those who have applied. applicant and pupil will still be resident at the same address when the child starts school unless exceptional circumstances Applications in the ‘normal round’ (that is the main cycle of apply”. applications for Reception places from the beginning of the Note – these definitions are used by the Local Authority in school year) are administered on behalf of the Academy Trust by relation to admissions to schools that they maintain – REAch2 Bexley Local Authority as part of the local coordinated scheme. schools adopt the same definition to avoid any confusion and keep arrangements as simple as possible for local parents and Oversubscription criteria carers. The school and REAch2 as admissions authority reserve When the school is oversubscribed (that is, there are more the right to carry out additional checks on the accuracy of the applications than places available), after the admission of pupils home address provided. with an Education, Health and Care Plan that names the school, priority for admission will be given to those children based on the Tie-breaker criteria set out below, in the order shown: Where the admission number given above is reached part 1. Looked after children or previously looked after children i.e. way through one of the above over-subscription criteria, the children in foster care, care homes or who were before being remaining places available are allocated on proximity to the adopted school; but only after any applications are considered where there is third party evidence (e.g. from a medical specialist or a 2. Children with siblings in the school social worker), provided at the time of the application, setting out 3. Children of school staff fulfilling a skills shortage role the exceptional medical/social need of the child (or their parent/ carer) and why only this school, rather than any other, is able to 4. Home-to-school distance – meaning that the remaining places meet that need; the final decision on such applications will be are allocated in order of each child’s proximity to the school. made by the school’s governors. Definitions relating to the criteria 1. ‘Looked after children’ are (a) in the care of a local authority Late applications or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local All applications received by the Local Authority after the authority in the exercise of their social services functions deadline will be considered to be late applications. These will be (see definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). considered after those received on time. If all available places are ‘Previously looked after children’ are children who were allocated to children whose applications were received on time, previously looked after but immediately after being looked parents or carers who have made a late application may request after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements that their child is placed on the school’s waiting list. order, or special guardianship order. These definitions are set nationally, by the Department for Education. Deferred entry for Reception places Parents/carers offered a place in Reception for their child have a 2. ‘Siblings’ are defined as “brother or sister, half brother or right to defer the date their child takes up the place, or to take sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the the place up part-time, until the child reaches compulsory school child of the parent/carer’s partner, and, in every case, the child age. Children reach compulsory school age on 31 August, 31 should be living in the same family unit at the same address. December or 31 March – whichever of those three dates follows The elder sibling must still be on roll at the school when the (or falls on) the child’s 5th birthday. younger child starts school. The sibling must be at the school at the point of proposed Places cannot be deferred beyond the beginning of the summer admission”. Note – this definition is the one used by the term of the school year for which the offer was made. Local Authority in relation to admissions to schools that they maintain - REAch2 schools adopt the same definition to avoid Admission of children outside their normal age group, including any confusion and keep arrangements as simple as possible for for ‘summer-born’ children Parents or carers may request that local parents and carers. their child is admitted outside their normal age group. To so do, they should include a written request with their application, 3. This option is only available for teaching or leadership staff setting out the year group in which they wish their child to be with a permanent contract to work at the school (and not allocated a place and the reasons for their request. employees in REAch2 regional or central teams); it will be subject to confirmation by an independent REAch2 regional When such a request is made, the Headteacher will make a non-executive that, on the evidence available, the post does decision on the basis of the circumstances of the case, based on indeed relate to a skills shortage in the area. their professional judgement of what is in the best interest of the This is compliant with the statutory School Admissions child, taking account of the evidence and rationale provided by Code – in fact the code allows for a wider definition/scope the parents/carers. for children of staff but REAch2 has chosen a more limited approach. Waiting lists Where the school receives more applications for Reception 4. ‘Home-to-school distance’ is defined/measured “in a straight places than there are places available, a waiting list will operate line from the front door of the child’s home address (including until 31 December 2019. The waiting list will be1 As measured flats) to the main entrance of the school building, using the according to the earlier ‘Definitions’ section. If the distance Local Authority’s computerised measuring system”. ‘Home is exactly the same for two or more children, the remaining

30 Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission Arrangements for All Schools available place will be allocated on the basis of random allocation Admission Criteria undertaken by the Local Authority. Note that random allocation Where applications are oversubscribed places will be offered in will not be applied to multiple birth siblings (twins and triplets Part 3 4 line with the admission criteria outlined below: etc.) from the same family tied for the final place. We will admit them all and exceed our admission number, as permitted by (i) Looked After Children (Children in Public Care) (see note 1) the national infant class size rules set by DfE maintained by the school and it will be open to any parent or carer to ask for his (ii) Siblings – children who have a brother or sister attending at the or her child’s name to be placed on the waiting list, following an beginning of their first term (see note 2) unsuccessful application. (iii) Children who have attended Chatsworth Infant School

Children’s position on the waiting list will be determined solely (iv) Children of staff of the school – priority may be given in accordance with the oversubscription criteria. Where places to children of the staff in either or both of the following become vacant, they will be allocated to children on the waiting circumstances: list in accordance with the oversubscription criteria. The waiting (a) Where the member of staff has been employed at the school list will be reordered in accordance with the oversubscription for two or more years at the time which the application for criteria whenever anyone is added to or leaves the waiting list. admission to the school is made, and/or Appeals All applicants refused a place have a right of appeal to an (b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which independent appeal panel constituted and operated in there is a demonstrable skill shortage. accordance with the School Admission Appeals Code. Appellants (v) Proximity, as measured in a straight line from the front door of should contact the school for information on how to appeal. the home to the front door of the school (see note 3 and 4) Appeals must be made in writing, setting out the reasons on which the appeal is made, and be lodged within the timescale Note 1: A looked after child is a child who is in the care of a given in the letter confirming the decision not to offer a place. local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions. They are The appeals process is run in accordance with the statutory also children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because processes and timescales set out in the School Admissions they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or Appeals Code. special guardianship order).

Note 2: Sibling refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, Burnt Oak Junior School adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup DA15 9DA the parent/carer’s partner, and, in every case, the child should be Tel: 020 8300 5854 living in the same family unit at the same address. The elder sibling must still be on roll at the school when the younger child starts Admissions Policy 2019/20 school. School Vision Note 3: “Home” being where the child normally resides as their At Burnt Oak Junior School we are committed to inspiring and only or principal residence. Addresses involved in child minding challenging every child to achieve their full potential by providing (professional or relatives) are excluded. Parents will be asked to a safe, stimulating and inclusive environment. We will actively provide documentary evidence to confirm an address and parental encourage our children to take learning risks, develop their responsibility. It is expected that the applicant and pupil will still be independence and resilience, and nurture their thirst for lifelong resident at the same address when the child starts school unless learning. exceptional circumstances apply.

Inspirational teaching – Aspirational learners Note 4: Distance will be measured (in a straight line) from the front door of the child’s home address (including flats) to the Admissions main entrance of the school building, using the Local Authority’s computerised measuring system, with those living closer to the All applications shall be received and offers made individually school receiving the higher priority. by the Local Authority in common with other Bexley Primary Schools. The standard number for admissions to The Pioneer Offers of places will be made by the Local Authority in April for Academy – Burnt Oak Junior School is 62. the whole of the academic year. Children who are not offered a place immediately will have the option of remaining on a waiting The published admission number is inclusive of students with a list. Children on the waiting list will be offered places in order statement of special educational needs in accordance with the according to the criteria listed above. Children will be removed relevant statutory requirements. from the waiting list once the normal admission point for their All applications shall be made on line at www.bexley.gov.uk/ birth date has passed, unless the parent requests in writing that admissions or www.eadmissions.org.uk. If this is not possible a they should continue to remain on it. paper application form can be collected from the Civic Offices.

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The Pioneer Academy – Burnt Oak Junior School, in common Requests for this priority must be made with supporting evidence with all other schools in Bexley, will admit pupils referred at the time of application. Later requests will be considered

Part 3 4 under the Fair Access Protocol. Subject to specific provisions only if the medical condition occurs after the closing date for in the protocol, a “Hard to Place” pupil will be given priority applications. Medical conditions consequential from a failure to for admission over any others who are seeking or applying for obtain a place at Bursted Wood Primary School, for example a school place and the school can admit over their published distress (whether or not leading to a recognised medical admission number. The other criteria detailed in this document condition), do not fall within this priority. do not apply to pupils referred under the Fair Access Protocol. Priority 3: Siblings of children who will be attending Bursted Children will be admitted on the first day of each new term or Wood Primary School at the time the child is due for admission half term. to the school. This priority does not include brothers or sisters due to transfer to secondary school in the next academic year. Parents of children not offered places will also be informed of the For this priority, brother or sister includes a full brother or sister, appeals procedure. Parents have a statutory right to appeal in the adopted brother or sister, or step/half brother or sister living at event of the school’s decision not to offer a place. Although Burnt the same address. Oak Junior School is the admissions authority, an independent panel considers appeals and their decision is binding on both Where in an allocation of places, children who are twins, triplets parties. or from other multiple births would qualify for fewer places than the number of children, all will be treated as siblings and therefore accorded the sibling priority. That means that in these Bursted Wood Primary School circumstances only, twins, triplets or children from other multiple Swanbridge Road, Bexleyheath DA7 5BS Tel: 020 8304 9960 births will be given priority over all other children who qualify to be admitted on distance.

Admissions policy 2019/20 Priority 4: In order to recruit and retain high quality staff, Bursted Wood Primary School is an Academy. children with a parent or registered guardian employed at Bursted Wood Primary School on a permanent basis at the time The Governing Body is responsible for decisions on admissions of application will be awarded this priority in either or both of to the school. Children born between 1 September 2014 and 31 the following circumstances: August 2015 will be admitted to Reception classes in September 2019. The number of Reception places for the academic year a) Where the member of staff has been employed at the school 2019/20 will be 90. for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, Applications should be made on the home Local Authority’s primary common application form and submitted by the closing and/or date of 15th January 2019. b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which If offered a place at Bursted Wood Primary School you will need there is a demonstrable skill shortage to present supporting documentation to the school in the form Where there are more applications than places that fall into the of your child’s birth certificate, your council tax statement and a above four priority categories, then distinctions will be made copy of either child benefit and/or child tax credit with the child’s between applications by home to school measured in accordance home address as stated on the application. with the London Borough of Bexley and the Academy’s policy on home to school distance measurement, and higher priority will The school will admit pupils with statements of special be given to those living closest to the school applied for. educational need naming the school, where the school has agreed that it can meet that child’s needs. Where there are fewer Priority 5: This gives priority to pupils living nearest to the school applicants than places available all will be admitted. Where there based on the distance from the home address to Bursted Wood are more applicants than places available, the school will apply the Primary School. A straight line measurement is used from the following oversubscription criteria, in this priority order: front door of the home address to the pupil entrance of the school using Bexley Council’s computerised GIS system. Priority 1: Children in Public Care (looked after children) and children previously looked after immediately before being Home will be taken as the child’s home address at the time of adopted or subject to a residence or special guardianship order. allocation that is the address at which the child lives with the To qualify for this priority, children must fall within the definition parent or legal guardian who is also the main carer, defined as the of ‘looked after’ as in section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989. An parent eligible to receive child benefit and/or child tax credit at adopted child must have been adopted under the Adoption and the time of application. Children Act 2002. A waiting list will be kept of applicants who are refused admission Priority 2: This is given to children with a medical condition such due to oversubscription. When places become available, they will that it is essential, on medical grounds, for the child to attend the be offered in the sequence of the criteria above. preferred school. A medical adviser may be consulted and asked for a professional medical opinion on the case presented. Priority Parents have the right to appeal against any refusal by the for Bursted Wood Primary School would only be given if it was Governors to admit their child. Details of the appeals procedure the school closest to the home address unless the medical adviser can be obtained by contacting the school office. Further guidance considers attending the school is essential for medical reasons. is available below.

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Tie breaker: Admission Criteria Where one or more applicants live exactly the same distance If the school is oversubscribed, after the admission of pupils with from the school applied for and all would qualify for the last a Statement of Special Educational Needs or Education, Health Part 3 4 available place, the allocation of the last place will be made by and Care Plan where the school is named in the Statement or drawing lots. The first child drawn will be offered the place, and Plan, priority for admission will be given to those children who the remaining children placed on the waiting list in the order of meet the criteria set out below, in order: the draw. (i) A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked Admissions during the year and outside the normal round. after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship Admission of children moving into the area or transferring from order (see note 1). A looked after child is a child who is (a) another school in year and outside of the normal admissions in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with round will be considered by Governors having regard to the accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their admissions policy stated above and according to whether places social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of are available in the appropriate year group. the Children Act 1989). Appeals: (ii) Siblings – children who have a brother or sister attending at the beginning of their first term (see note 2) Where parents are not offered a place at Bursted Wood primary School, they will be informed of their statutory right of appeal (iii) Children of staff of the school – priority may be given to an independent Schools Appeals Panel and sent further to children of the staff in either or both of the following information on the appeal process on request. circumstances: a. Where the member of staff has been employed at the school POLICY FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF HOME TO for two or more years at the time which the application for SCHOOL DISTANCE admission to the school is made, All home to school distances will be calculated by the London and/or Borough of Bexley’s computerised pupil database to ensure consistency. Home to school distances will be measured using b. The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for the intersection of the geographical grid co-ordinates (known which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. as eastings and northings) supplied by the National Land and (iv) Proximity, as measured in a straight line from the front Property Gazetteer (NLPG), or equivalent database, for the door of the home to the front door of the school home address and for the nearest school entrance approved by (see note 3 and 4) the Governors as an official entrance. Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in category Home to school distances will be measured by radial distance ‘4’ above to decide who has highest priority for admission if (straight line) from the intersection of the NPLG co-ordinates of the distance between two children’s homes and the school the home address to the nearest official school entrance. is the same. This process will be independently verified. Offers of places will be made by the LA in April for the This method applies to home to school distance measurements whole of the academic year. Children who are not offered for applications for community and voluntary controlled a place immediately will have the option of remaining on a schools, and for all other schools where the admission authority waiting list. Children on the waiting list will be offered places commissions the London Borough of Bexley to measure in order according to the criteria listed above. Children will distances on its behalf. be removed from the waiting list once the normal admission point for their birth date has passed, unless the parent Chatsworth Infant School requests in writing that they should continue to remain on it. The Pioneer Academy – Chatsworth Infant School, in common Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup, Kent DA15 9DD Tel: 020 8300 9295 with all other schools in Bromley, will admit pupils referred under the Fair Access Protocol. Subject to specific provisions Admissions Policy 2019/20 in the protocol, a “Hard to Place” pupil will be given priority All applications shall be received and offers made individually for admission over any others who are seeking or applying for by the LA in common with other Bexley Primary Schools. The a school place and the school can admit over their published school has an agreed admission number of 60 pupils for entry in admission number. The other criteria detailed in this document year R. The school will accordingly admit up to 60 pupils in the do not apply to pupils referred under the Fair Access Protocol. relevant age group each year if sufficient applications are received. All applicants will be admitted if 60 or fewer apply. In line with Parents of children not offered places will also be informed of the legislation, all children will be permitted to start in Reception in appeals procedure. Parents have a statutory right to appeal in the the September following their 4th birthday. event of The Pioneer Academy admissions decision not to offer a place. Although The Pioneer Academy is the admissions authority, All applications shall be made using the LA standard application an independent panel considers appeals and their decision is form which can be downloaded from www.bexley.gov.uk. binding on both parties.

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Note 1: An adoption order is an order under the Adoption entry to Reception (rather than Year 1) in the September after Act 1976 (see section 12 adoption orders) and children who the child’s fifth birthday. Requests should where possible be

Part 3 4 were adopted under the Adoption and Childrens Act 2002 made during the normal application period for primary places, (see section 46 adoption orders) Children Act 2002. A ‘child accompanied by any available supporting evidence. arrangements order’ is an order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is to live under Applications for admission are welcomed from all parents, Section 8 of the Children Act 1989 as amended by s.14 of the however, parents must note that evidence is needed for Children and Families Act 2014. Section 14A of the Children some admission criteria should the school receive more Act 1989 defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order than 90 applications. appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian Children with a statement or an EHC plan are given priority (or special guardians). before the criteria are applied. Note 2: Sibling refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of Application Procedures and Timetable the parent/carer’s partner, and, in every case, the child should Parents will be required to complete the Common Application be living in the same family unit at the same address. The elder Form available from their Home Authority. The CAF will be sibling must still be on roll at the school when the younger child available online, or from any Primary School or the School starts school. Admissions Team at their Home Authority from 1st September 2018. Parents may express up to six preferences for primary Note 3: “Home” being where the child normally resides as their schools on the CAF. To be treated as “on time” the CAF must only or principal residence. Addresses involved in child minding be returned to the school shown as the first preference, with (professional or relatives) are excluded. Parents will be asked documenting evidence of address and child’s date of birth, by to provide documentary evidence to confirm an address and 15th January 2019. parental responsibility. It is expected that the applicant and pupil will still be resident at the same address when the child starts In addition to the CAF supplied by the Home Authority, the school unless exceptional circumstances apply. Supplementary Information Form available from the school must be completed (together with the Trinitas Faith Reference Form Note 4: Distance will be measured (in a straight line) from the where appropriate) and sent to the School Secretary not later front door of the child’s home address (including flats) to the than the closing date published by the Home Authority. If parents main entrance of the school building, using the Local Authority’s do not complete and return the Supplementary Information computerised measuring system, with those living closer to the Form (and Trinitas Faith Reference Form where appropriate) to school receiving the higher priority. the school by the closing date set for the return of the CAF, the application will be considered under oversubscription criterion Christ Church (Erith) CE 6 (if they have siblings in the school) or 7 (if they do not have siblings in the school). Primary School Lesney Park Road, Erith, Kent DA8 3DG Tel: 01322 333780 Offers of places will be sent to parents on the common offer date as notified by the Home Authority.

Admissions Policy 2019/20 Oversubscription Criteria All parents/carers applying for places for their children at Christ If the school is oversubscribed the following criteria will be Church (Erith) C of E Primary School are expected to respect applied in order. These oversubscription criteria have been the Christian ethos of the school. devised in accordance with the School Admissions Code.

As Christ Church (Erith) is a member school of Trinitas Academy Children with a Statement or an EHC Plan which names the Trust, sharing the same Christian Values, Governance and over- school are given priority before the criteria areapplied. subscription criteria, it is a named feeder school for Trinity C of E Secondary School, Belvedere. This means that children attending 1. Children who are ‘Looked After or Previously Looked After’, Christ Church (Erith) are given high priority when applying for a in Local Authority Care place at Trinity C of E Secondary School, Belvedere. 2. Children who regularly attend a Church of England or Anglican Church with their family: The published admission number for the school is 90; therefore the Governing Body will offer up to 90 pupils a place in our Priority One: Christ Church C of E, Victoria Road, Erith, Kent. Reception class in the academic year 2019/20. Priority Two: any other Church of England or Anglican Church. Children are admitted to the Reception class in the school year in which they have their fifth birthday. All pupils born from 1 (See Notes A, B and C) September 2014 to 31 August 2015 can start in a Reception class 3. Children of members of Trinitas Academy Trust staff in either in September 2019. Compulsory school age is the beginning of or both of the following circumstances: the school term after the child’s fifth birthday, and entry may be deferred to the January or April after the fifth birthday. Parents a) Where the member of staff has been employed by the Trust of children born between 1 April and 31 August may request for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made and/or

34 Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission Arrangements for All Schools b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which D) For the purpose of this criterion a ‘sibling’ is a child who lives there is a demonstrable skill shortage. at the same address as the child for whom a place is being Part 3 4 4. Children who regularly attend a Church which is a member requested, and is one of the following: of Churches Together in England, or the Evangelical Alliance. ● The brother or sister (See Note A, B and C) ● The half-brother or half-sister 5. Children who regularly attend their place of worship from ● The step-brother or step-sister one of the following faiths: (i.e. related by parent’s marriage) Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism or Sikhism ● Any other child for whom it can be demonstrated that he/ (See Note A, B and C) she is residing permanently at the same address (e.g. under 6. Children who have siblings in the school at the time of the terms of a residence order or Foster-care plan). admission. If over-subscription occurs within this category, After offers of places have been made, a waiting list is drawn up places will be offered in order of the age of the sibling – according to our oversubscription criteria, in accordance with the youngest first. DfE School Admissions Code - December 2014. 7. Places still available after the previous criteria have been applied, will be offered to children living nearest to the school Parents have the right to appeal if their child is not offered a measured by a straight line from the school gate, which has place at the school. They should do so in writing to the Clerk to been approved by the governors, to the child’s home address. the Governors at the School, within 14 days of hearing that their The home address is the one which applies to the child at the child has not been allocated a place. An independent appeals time of place allocation. In the event of a tie, lots will panel will then be convened to hear the appeal. be drawn. Where a distinction has to be made within the above categories, Days Lane Primary School then the following criteria will be used to determine priority Days Lane, Sidcup DA15 8JU Tel: 020 8300 1697 within each category. a. Children who have siblings in the main school at the time of Admissions Policy 2019/20 admission for subscription criteria 1 to 6. If over-subscription Days Lane Primary School is a stand-alone academy. occurs within this category, places will be offered in order of The Governing Body is responsible for decisions on admissions the age of the sibling – youngest first. to the school. A child who attends our nursery class, attached b. Those living nearest to the school measured by a straight to the school, is given no priority over a child who did not line from the school gate, which has been approved by the attend the nursery. The London Borough of Bexley will governors, to the child’s home address. The home address administer the applications process according to Days Lane’s is the one which applies to the child at the time of place admissions criteria as set out below. Children born between allocation. 1 September 2014 and 31 August 2015 will be admitted to Reception classes in September 2019. The number of Reception The home address will be taken as the child’s home address on places for the academic year 2019/2020 will be 90. Application 15th January 2019, unless there is a qualifying change of address can be made through the online form on the London Borough by 15th February 2019. It must be the address at which the child of Bexley website. lives with the parent or registered guardian, who is the main carer, i.e. the parent eligible to receive Child Benefit and Child Applications should be made on the home Local Authority’s Tax Credit primary common application form and submitted by the closing date of 15 January 2019. Notes A) Regular attendance is defined as attending worship at least If offered a place at Days Lane Primary School, parents will need twice a month, over a minimum of twelve months. to present supporting documentation to the school in the form of your child’s birth certificate, council tax statement and a copy B) It is the parent/guardian’s responsibility to ensure that they of either child benefit and/or child tax credit with the child’s make their regular attendance known to the church clergy home address as stated on the application. (or church leader/religious leaders) in order to support their declaration. Church clergy (or church leader/religious leader) Home will be taken as the child’s home address at the time of will advise of ways to do this. allocation that is the address at which the child lives with the Evidence will be required in the form of the Trinitas Faith parent or legal guardian who is also the main carer, defined as the Reference Form completed by the parents and the church parent eligible to receive child benefit and/or tax credit at the clergy (or church leader/religious leader). It must be time of application. completed and returned to the school by the published closing date. Home to School Distance All home to school distances will be calculated by the London C) If the family has moved to the area or has moved to a Borough of Bexley’s computerised pupil database to ensure different Church within the previous year, the applicant should consistency. Home to school distances will be measured using provide clergy references for all churches attended during the the intersection of the geographical grid co-ordinates (known previous year by completing the appropriate section of the as eastings and northings) supplied by the National Land and Trinitas Faith Reference Form. Property Gazetter (NLPG), or equivalent database, for the home address and for the nearest school entrance approved by the Governors as an official entrance.

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Home to school distances will be measured by radial distance to Days Lane measured as a straight line in accordance with the (straight line) from the intersection of the NLPG co-ordinates London Borough of Bexley’s policy on the measurement of home

Part 3 4 of the home address to the nearest official school entrance. to school distance. Home will be taken as the address at which the child lives with the parent or registered guardian who is the This method applies to home to school distance measurements main carer (the parent eligible to receive Child Benefit and/or for applications for community and voluntary controlled Child Tax Credit) at the time of application. Where one or more schools, and for all other schools where the admission authority applicants live exactly the same distance from the school applied commissions the London Borough of Bexley to measure for and all would qualify for the last available place, the allocation distances on its behalf. of the last place will be made by drawing lots. The first child drawn will be offered the place, and the remaining children placed The school will admit pupils with a statement of special on the waiting list in the order of the draw. educational need or an Education, Health and Care Plan naming the school. Where there are fewer applicants than Tie Breaker places available all will be admitted. Where there are more Where one or more applicants live exactly the same distance applicants than places available, the school will apply the from the school applied for and all would qualify for the last following oversubscription criteria, in this order: available place, the allocation of the last place will be made by Priority 1: Children in Public Care (Looked After Children) drawing lots. The first child will be offered the place, and the and children previously looked after immediately before being remaining child placed on the waiting list in the order of the draw. adopted or subject to a residence or special guardianship order. To qualify for this priority, children must fall within the definition Waiting Lists of ‘looked after’ as in section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989. Parents of children who have not been offered a place at the An adopted child must have been adopted under the Adoption school may ask for their child’s name to be placed on a waiting and Children Act 2002. list. The waiting list will be operated using the same admissions criteria listed above. Priority 2: Children for whom it is essential to be admitted to Days Lane Primary School because of special circumstances to Placing a child’s name on the waiting list does not guarantee that do with significant medical needs. The application will need to a place will become available. This does not prevent the parents be supported by a letter from a hospital consultant, or similar from exercising their right to appeal against the decision not to medical professional. The information should demonstrate why offer a place. Days Lane is the only school able to meet the child’s specific medical needs. The Academy may seek professional medical It is possible that when a child is directed under the local advice on the request. Late requests will be considered only if the authority’s fair access protocol they will take precedence over medical condition occurs after the closing date for applications. those children on the list. Medical conditions consequential from a failure to obtain the preferred school do not fall within this priority. Late Applications Any late applications will be considered by the Governing Body, Priority 3: Siblings of children who will be attending Days Lane in the event of there being any available places using the above Primary School at the time the child is due for admission to the criteria. If all places have been filled, parents will be offered the school. This priority does not include brothers or sisters due to opportunity of placing their child’s name on the waiting list. This transfer to secondary school in the next academic year. For this does prevent parents from exercising their right to appeal against priority, brother or sister includes a full brother or sister, adopted the decision not to offer a place. brother or sister, or step/half brother or sister living at the same address. Where in an allocation of places, children who are twin, Appeals triplets or from other multiple births would qualify for fewer Where parents are not offered a place at Days Lane Primary places than the number of children, all will be treated as siblings School, there is a statutory right of appeal. Contact the school and therefore accorded the sibling priority. This means that in office for details of the appeal process and an application form. these circumstances only, twin, triplets or children from other multiple births will be given priority over all other children who Admissions during the year and outside the qualify to be admitted on distance. normal round Priority 4: This is given where either the disability or medical Admission of children moving into the area or transferring from condition of a parent or sibling or exceptional social or domestic another school in year and outside of the normal admissions circumstances would result in significant hardship if the child did round will be considered by Governors having regard to the not attend the school nearest to home, nearest to the place of admissions policy stated above and according to whether places work of the parent not suffering the condition, or convenient are available in the appropriate year group. to the family’s childminder. Requests for this priority must be made with supporting evidence at the time of application. The Eastcote Primary Academy Academy may seek professional medical advice on the request. Where there are more applications than places that fall in to Eastcote Road, Welling, Kent DA16 2ST Tel: 020 8856 1346 the first four priority categories, then distinctions will be made between applications by home to school measured in accordance Admissions Policy 2019/20 with the London Borough of Bexley’s policy on home to school Leigh Academies Trust is the Admissions Authority of the distance measurement and higher priority will be given to those Academy. Applications for places will be made in accordance with living closest to the school. London Borough of Bexley’s co-ordinated admissions scheme and timetable. 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Admission number children whose medical or social reasons mean they have a Eastcote Primary Academy has an agreed Published Admission demonstrable and significant need to attend the Academy. Number (PAN) of 30 pupils for entry in reception. The Academy Equally this priority will apply to children whose parents’/ Part 3 4 will accordingly admit at least 30 pupils in the relevant age group guardians’, medical or social needs means that they have a each year if sufficient applications are received. All applicants will demonstrable and significant need to attend the Academy. be admitted if 30 or fewer apply. Such claims will need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner, and Oversubscription criteria submitted at the time of application. If the Academy is oversubscribed, after the admission of pupils 5. Nearness of children’s homes to the Academy with an Education, Health and Care Plan where the Academy is We use the distance between the child’s permanent home named in the Statement or Plan, priority for admission will be address and the Academy, measured in a straight-line using given to those children who meet the criteria set out below, in Ordnance Survey address point data. Distances are measured priority order. from a defined point within the child’s home to a defined point within the Academy as specified by Ordnance Survey. 1. Children in Care and previously Looked After Children The same address point on the Academy site is used for A Child in Care is a child who is (a) in the care of a Local everybody. These straight line measurements are used Authority or (b) being provided with accommodation by a to determine how close each applicant’s address is to the Local Authority in the exercise of their Social Care functions Academy with those living closest being given priority. If (Section 22(1) of the Children’s Act 1989). A previously more than one applicant lives in a multi-occupancy building looked After Child is a child who was adopted or subject to (e.g. flats) priority will be given to the applicant whose door a residence order, or special guardianship order, immediately number is the lowest numerically and/or alphabetically. Where following having been “Looked After”. parents live at separate addresses, and have joint custody, the 2. Sibling(s) address used will be the one where the child spends the main Siblings of children who will be attending Eastcote Primary part of the academy week (i.e. Sunday night to Thursday night Academy at the time the child is due for admission to the inclusive). academy. For this criterion sibling means children who live Applications eligible under criteria 1 – 4 are each ranked in as brother and sister in the same house, including natural order of nearness of the child’s home to the Academy, using the brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters, method given in criterion 5. foster brothers or sisters. Children residing in the same households as part of an extended family, such as cousins, will Deferred entry for infants not be treated as siblings. If siblings from multiple births (twins, Where an offer has been made, the academy will provide for triplets, etc.) apply for the Academy and the Academy would the admission of all children in the September following their reach its Published Admission Number (PAN) after admitting fourth birthday. Parents can chose to defer the date their child is one or more, but before admitting all of those siblings, the admitted to the academy until later in the academy year, but not Academy will offer a place to each of the siblings, even if doing beyond the start of the term after their child reaches compulsory so takes the Academy above its PAN. If the admissions are to school age and not beyond the beginning of the final term of the Year R, and so result in a breach of class size legislation, the academy year. additional pupil(s) will be treated as “excepted” for a period of one year, in line with the School Admission Code. Admission of children outside their normal age group 3. Child of a staff member Requests for admission outside of the normal age group should The son or daughter of a member of staff who has been be made to the Principal as early as possible in the admissions employed at the academy for two or more years at the time round associated with the child’s date of birth. This allows the at which the application for admission to the academy is Academy and admissions authority sufficient time to make a made, or who has been recruited to fill a vacant post at the decision before the closing date. academy for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. For this criteria son or daughter means a child who lives in the Parents are not expected to provide evidence to support their same house as the member of staff, including a natural son request, however where provided it must be specific to the child or daughter, an adopted child, stepson or daughter, or foster in question and may include medical or Educational Psychologist child. Children residing in the same households as part of an reports. There is no legal requirement for this medical or extended family, such as cousins, will not be eligible under this educational evidence to be secured from an appropriate criterion. If children come from multiple births (twins, triplets, professional, however, failure to provide this may impede the etc.) and the Academy would reach its Published Admission Academy’s ability to agree to a request for admission outside Number (PAN) after admitting one or more, but before of the normal age group Parents are required to complete an admitting all of those children, the Academy will offer a place application for the normal point of entry at the same time, in case to each of the children, even if doing so takes the academy their request is declined. This application can be cancelled if the above its PAN. If the admissions are to Year R, and so result in Academy agrees to accept a deferred application for entry into a breach of class size legislation, the additional pupil(s) will be Year R the following year. Deferred applications must be made treated as “excepted” for a period of one year, in line with the via paper CAF to the Local Authority, with written confirmation School Admission Code. from the academy Principal. Deferred applications will be processed in the same way as all applications for the cohort in the 4. Health and Special Access Reasons following admissions round, and offers will be made in accordance Medical and social reasons will be applied in accordance with the Academy’s oversubscription criteria. with the Academy’s legal obligations, in particular those under the Equality Act 2010. Priority will be given to those

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Fair Access Protocols Priority One: children in public care and children previously The Academy works in accordance with the in-year Fair Access looked after before being adopted orsubjected to a residence Part 3 4 Protocols held by the Local Authority. Should a vulnerable child or special guardianship order. within the protocols require a place at the Academy, they will Priority Two: Children with a medical condition where it take precedence over any child on the waiting list. is essential, on medical grounds, for the child to attend the Tie breaker preferred school. Bexley’s medical adviser may be asked for a professional opinion on the case presented. If it is necessary to use a tie-breaker to distinguish between two or more applications, a distance criterion will be used. Priority Priority Three: siblings of children who are already attending will be given to the applicants who live nearest to the Academy as East Wickham Primary Academy. (this includes full, half or step measured in a straight-line using Ordnance Survey address point brothers or sisters living at the same address.) data. Distances are measured from a defined point within the child’s home to a defined point within the Academy as specified Where, in allocating places, children who are twins, triplets or by Ordnance Survey. The same address point on the Academy other multiple births would qualify for fewer places than there site is used for everybody. In the event that two or more children are children – they will be treated as siblings, and given priority in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place over distance rules. at the Academy, names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place. Priority Four: This is given where either the disability or medical condition of a parent or sibling OR exceptional social or domestic Operation of waiting lists circumstances would result in significant hardship if the child did Subject to any provisions regarding waiting lists in the coordinated not attend the school nearest to home, nearest to the place of admission scheme, the Local Authority will operate a waiting list. work of the parent not suffering the condition or convenient to Where in any year the Academy receives more applications for the family child minder. Requests must be made with supporting places than there are places available, a waiting list will operate evidence. Bexley’s medical adviser may be asked for a professional until 31st December 2018. opinion on the case presented.

This will be maintained by the Local Authority and it will be open Priority Five: Children who live closest to the school measured to any parent to ask for his or her child’s name to be placed on by straight line distance. All home to school distances are the waiting list, following an unsuccessful application. Places from calculated by The London Borough of Bexley’s computerized the waiting list will be offered in the priority order set out above, database to ensure consistency. not in order of the date applications are made. The waiting list Please note: Children who attend the Nursery Class attached to will be re-ranked each time a child is added or removed and the school ARE NOT GIVEN PRIORITY over children who did before the offer of any place. not attend the nursery. Admission applications have to be made for Reception classes. Appeals Leigh Academies Trust delegates the responsibility for Appeals administration of appeals to the Academy. Parents who wish to If a child is not offered a place their parent has the right to appeal appeal the decision to refuse their child a place at the Academy to an Independent Appeal Panel. In any such cases, parents should may appeal in writing to the Clerk to Governors c/o the make their appeal in writing, within 15 working days, to: Academy. Appeals will be heard by an independent panel. The Clerk to the Governing Body, East Wickham Primary East Wickham Primary Academy Academy, Wickham Street, Welling, Kent, DA16 3BP Wickham Street, Welling, Kent DA16 3BP Tel: 020 8854 0698 The Independent Appeal Panel will be convened by the Governing Body and will consist of three members independent Admissions policy 2019/20 of the school. The decision of the Panel will be binding on the Governors and the parents. Full details of Appeal Panel processes Children born between 01.09.14 and 31.08.15 will be admitted in are available from the Clerk to Governors. September 2019. A waiting list will be maintained for one year in accordance with East Wickham Primary Academy admits 90 children per academic admissions processes. Children directed to the school by The Fair year. Children with an Education and Health Care Plan may name Access Panel will take precedence over children already on the East Wickham Primary Academy as part of the EHCP process waiting list. and will be given precedence for admission where the right level of support can be given. Timetables In the event of there being more applications than places the Applications should be made through your home Local Authority following oversubscription criteria will apply: using the Common Application Form found on the website – e.g. www.bexley.gov.uk or www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk by contacting the admission team for a paper form on [email protected] or calling 020 8303 7777.

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circumstances would result in significant hardship if the child did Gravel Hill Primary School not attend the school nearest to home, nearest to the place of Watling Street, Bexleyheath, DA6 7QJ Tel: 01322 521 343 work of the parent not suffering the condition, or convenient to Part 3 4 the family’s childminder. Admissions Policy 2019/20 Requests for this priority must be made with supporting evidence Children born between 01.09.14 and 31.08.15 will be admitted in at the time of application. Each request will be considered September 2019. individually by a panel of Council officers. Unity’s medical adviser may be asked for a professional opinion on the case presented. The standard number for admissions to Gravel Hill is 60. Priority 5 - This gives priority to children living nearest to the Children with a statement of special educational need or and school based on the distance from the home address to the Education, Health and Care Plan naming a school will be admitted nearest school entrance measured as a straight line in accordance to that school as a result of that process and will be given with the London Borough of Bexley’s policy on the measurement precedence for admission. of home to school distance. Home will be taken as the address at In the event of there being more applications than places the which the child lives with the parent or registered guardian who following oversubscription criteria will be used: is the main carer (the parent eligible to receive Child Benefit and/ or Child Tax Credit) at the time of application. Priority 1 is given to children in public care (looked after children) and children previously looked after immediately before Where one or more applicants live exactly the same distance being adopted or subject to a child arrangements order or special from the school applied for and all would qualify for the last guardianship order. To qualify for this priority, children must fall available place, the allocation of the last place will be made by within the definition of ‘looked after’ as in section 22 (1) of the drawing lots. The first child drawn will be offered the place, and Children Act 1989. the remaining children placed on the waiting list in the order of the draw. Priority 2 - This is given to children with a medical condition such that it is essential, on medical grounds, for the child to attend the For all applicants: preferred school. Unity’s own medical adviser may be asked for a Waiting lists will be established for applicants not offered their professional opinion on the case presented. Priority will normally first preference and kept in the sequence of the priorities. only be given if the school applied for is the closest school to the home address, unless the medical adviser considers that Offers of places will be made by the Local Authority in April for an alternative school is essential for medical reasons. Requests the whole of the academic year. Children who are not offered a for this priority must be made with supporting evidence at the place immediately will have the option of remaining on a waiting time of application. Later requests will be considered only if the list. Children on the waiting list will be offered places in order medical condition occurs after the closing date for applications. according to the criteria listed above. Children will be removed Medical conditions consequential from a failure to obtain the from the waiting list once the normal admission point for their preferred school, for example emotional distress (whether or not date of birth has passed, unless the parent requests in writing the leading to a recognised medical condition), do not fall within this reasons that they should continue to remain on it. priority. The Unity Academy Trust – in common with all other schools in Priority 3 - This is given to children with a brother or sister who Bexley, will admit pupils referred under the Fair Access Protocol. will be attending the school of parental preference at the time The other criteria detailed in this document do not apply to the child is due for admission to that school. This will also be pupils referred under the Fair Access Protocol. given to children due for admission to the infant school whose brother or sister will be attending the associated junior school at Parents not offered places will also be informed of the appeals the time of admission or vice versa. This priority does not include procedure. Parents have a statutory right to appeal in the event brothers or sisters due to transfer to secondary school in the of the school’s decision not to offer a place. An appeal panel next academic year. will primarily consider whether or not the published admissions criteria have been properly followed. For this priority, brother or sister includes a full, step, half or adopted brother or sister living at the same address. All children can start in a Reception class in the September of the academic year when they become five years old. Compulsory Where in an allocation of places, children who are twins, triplets school age is the beginning of the school term after the child’s or from other multiple births would qualify for fewer places fifth birthday, and entry may be deferred to the January or April than the number of children, all will be treated as siblings and after the fifth birthday. therefore accorded the sibling priority. That means that in these circumstances only, twins, triplets or children from other multiple Parents of children born between 1 April and 31 August births will be given priority over all other children who qualify to may request entry to Reception (rather than Year 1) in the be admitted on distance. September after the child’s fifth birthday. Requests should where possible be made during the normal application period Priority 4 - This is given where either the disability or medical for primary places, accompanied by any available supporting condition of a parent or sibling or exceptional social or domestic evidence.

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not available from the information supplied in the common Haberdashers’ Aske’s Crayford application form. The Academy will use, the common co-

Part 3 4 Academy (Crayford Temple Grove) ordinated admissions scheme timetable agreed by the London CTG South Campus, Iron Mill Lane, Crayford, Kent DA1 4RS Borough of Bexley. Tel: 01322 402 180 A supplementary information form must be completed if CTG North Campus, Slade Green Road, Erith, Kent DA8 2HX a parent would like their child to be considered for a music Tel: 01322 330 363 aptitude place, the closing date will be published in the Academy prospectus. The Academy will aim to advise parents of the outcome of the musical aptitude assessment before the Admissions Policy 2019/20 secondary transfer admission closing date 31 October. GENERAL Parents applying for a place in reception will need to indicate The Academy will act in accordance with any admissions whether they wish to be considered for a place at the North legislation that applies to it directly, or which is applied to it Campus, the South Campus or at both Campuses. by virtue of its funding agreement with the Department for Education. This admissions policy is designed to comply with the Procedures where the Academy is oversubscribed (primary School Admissions and Appeals codes that are in effect at the school) time of drafting the policy. The primary phase of the Academy is accommodated on two The Academy will consult the relevant organisations that may be sites i.e. at both the South Campus and the North Campus. affected by the admissions policy every 7 years or sooner if any Each applicant’s home to academy distance will be measured to changes are made as per the School Admissions code. both South and North campuses. Parents/carers will be able to indicate whether they would like their child to be considered The Academy operates on two sites, referred to in this document for the South Campus or for the North Campus or for both as the North Campus and South Campus: campuses. Applicants may be considered under the published • North Campus – Chrome Road, Erith, DA8 2HX admission criteria for one or both campuses as follows: • South Campus – Iron Mill Lane, Crayford, DA1 4RS • Applicants who are considered under the looked after child/ The South campus offers places in nursery, primary school, previously looked after child criterion (clause 9a and clause secondary school and VI form. The North campus offers places in 10a) will be considered for the campus that is closest to the primary school only (not nursery). home address. • Applicants who are considered under the medical and social PROCEDURE FOR ADMITTING PUPILS TO THE needs criterion (clause 9b and clause 10b) applicants will be ACADEMY considered under the campus that the parent/carer feels is Admission Number: 5-11 Provision the only campus able to meet the child’s medical and social For the year 2019/20 and, subject to any changes approved or needs. required by the Secretary of State, for subsequent years, the • Applicants considered under the sibling criterion (clause 9c Academy has an agreed admission number of 90 pupils (3FE). and clause 10c) will be considered for the campus that their The Academy will accordingly admit 30 pupils into the reception sibling on roll attends. class at South Campus and 60 pupils into the reception classes at • Applicants considered under the distance criterion (clause North Campus each year if sufficient applications are received. 9d and clause 10d) will be considered for the campus or campuses indicated on their application. Parents/carers will Increasing the agreed admission number be able to indicate whether they would like their child to be In any specific year, the Academy Trust may set a higher admission considered for the South Campus or for the North Campus number than the Academy’s agreed admission number for an or for both campuses. If a preference is not indicated on applicable year group. Before setting an admission number higher the application the application will be considered for both than its agreed admission number, the Academy Trust will consult campuses. the relevant organisations as per the School Admissions code. Pupils will not be admitted in any year group above the published The Academy is required to comply with Infant Class Size admission number for that year group unless exceptional requirement which means that it can teach no more than 30 circumstances apply and such circumstances shall be reported to infants per school teacher. Our admission number therefore the Secretary of State. reflects this position. However, if one child of a multiple birth can be accommodated within the published admission number, Process of application the Academy will accommodate the other child/children as an exception to the Infant Class Size requirement as per the School Nursery school applications will be made directly to the Academy Admissions code. and the timetable will be published yearly. If false or misleading information is used to gain entry to the Applications for places in the primary & secondary school will Academy, the offer of a place will be withdrawn. be made in accordance with the local authority’s co-ordinated admission arrangements and will be made on the common Children in year 6 of the primary school on either campus application form (CAF) provided and administered by the are entitled to transfer to the secondary school without relevant LA. 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Procedures where the Academy is oversubscribed (primary b) Pupils for whom it is essential to be admitted to the school, South Campus) north campus of the primary school because of special circumstances to do with significant medical or social needs. Part 3 4 The South Campus of the primary school has a provision for The application will need to be supported by a letter from a children with a statement of special educational needs or an hospital consultant, social worker or similar professional. education, health and care plan (Autistic Spectrum Disorder). “The information should demonstrate why the north campus of the primary school is the only school able to meet the Where the number of applications for admission is greater than child’s specific needs”. the published admission number, and after the admission of pupils with statement of special educational needs or an education, c) Pupils who, on the date of admission, will have an older sibling health and care plan (EHC) where the primary school is named (i.e. a natural brother or sister, or a half brother or sister, or in the statement/EHC; priority for admission will be given to a legally adopted brother or sister or half brother or sister, those children who meet the criteria set out below, in priority or step brother or sister who will be living with them at the order:- same address) on the roll of the north campus of the primary school. Pupils will be considered under this criterion if they a) A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked have an older sibling who attends the north campus of the after but immediately after being looked after became subject primary school and who will continue to be on roll when the to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship pupil joins the primary school. Proof of the sibling relationship order. A looked after child is a child who is looked after by a will be required if a place is offered. local authority or being provided with accommodation by a d) The remaining places will be offered to pupils who live local authority in the exercise of their social services functions, nearest to the north campus of the primary school on in accordance with section 22 of the Children Act 1989 at the the basis of proximity. Home to Academy distance will be date of the relevant application for admission is made. measured as the direct line distance between the pupil`s b) Pupils for whom it is essential to be admitted to the home address to the north campus. Proof of residency will be south campus of the primary school because of special required if a place is offered. circumstances to do with significant medical or social needs. The application will need to be supported by a letter from a Tie Break hospital consultant, social worker or similar professional. “The a) Sibling information should demonstrate why the south campus of the primary school is the only school able to meet the child’s If there are more siblings than there are places available, the specific needs”. places will be offered to the siblings living nearest to the campus of the school that the sibling attends (clauses 7c, 9c, 10c and c) Pupils who, on the date of admission, will have an older sibling 11d). (i.e. a natural brother or sister, or a half brother or sister, or a legally adopted brother or sister or half brother or sister, b) Distance or step brother or sister who will be living with them at the In the event of a tie break under the distance criterion for the same address) on the roll of the south campus of the primary 3 – 18 Academy random allocation will used. school. Pupils will be considered under this criterion if they have an older sibling who attends the south campus of the Operation of nursery, reception entry and secondary transfer primary school and who will continue to be on roll when the (year 7) waiting lists pupil joins the primary school. Proof of the sibling relationship will be required if a place is offered. The Academy will operate a waiting list where in reception and year 7 the Academy receives more applications for places than d) The remaining places will be offered to pupils who live nearest there are places available. A waiting list will operate from the day to the south campus of the primary school on the basis of after national offer day until 31 December of the new academic proximity. Home to Academy distance will be measured as the year. The Academy will allocate a place on the waiting list to direct line distance between the pupil`s home address to the applicants who have not been offered a place by the Academy South Campus. Proof of residency will be required if a place is or a higher preference from their local authority common offered. application form preferences. Other applicants will be placed Procedures where the Academy is oversubscribed (primary on the waiting list on request. The position of applicants on the school, North Campus) waiting list will be determined in accordance with the applicable oversubscription criteria. Where the number of applications for admission is greater than the published admission number, and after the admission A nursery position on the waiting list will be determined solely in of pupils with statement of special educational needs or an accordance with the oversubscription criteria set out in clause 7 education, health and care plan (EHC) where the primary school for the nursery school is named in the statement/EHC; priority for admission will be given to those children who meet the criteria set out below, in Nursery, primary and year 7 applicants who wish to remain on priority order:- the waiting list after 31 December of the new academic year will need to confirm in writing, in order to remain on the nursery, a) A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked reception or year 7 waiting list; this will be open for the whole after but immediately after being looked after became subject academic year. If more applications are received than there are to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship places available, the oversubscription criteria for nursery (clause order. A looked after child is a child who is looked after by a 7) or primary (clause 9 and clause 10) or secondary (clause 11, local authority or being provided with accommodation by a but not the music criteria) shall apply. local authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in accordance with section 22 of the Children Act 1989 at the date of the relevant application for admission is made.

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Arrangements for admitting pupils to other year groups by SUMMER BORN CHILDREN replacing any pupils who have left the Academy Parents of a summer born child who choose not to send their Part 3 4 child to school until the September following their 5th birthday The Academy will operate a waiting list for applications submitted may request that the Academy consider them to be admitted out for years other than the normal year of entry. The Academy will of their normal age group – to Reception rather than Year 1. consider all such applications and if the year group applied for has a place available, admit the child unless one of the permitted Parents should submit their application for their child’s normal reliefs applies. If more applications are received than there are age group at the usual time and include their request for the places available, the oversubscription criteria for nursery school Academy to consider their child’s admission out of the normal (clause 7), primary school (clause 9 and clause 10) and secondary age group at the same time. Any available supporting evidence school (clause 11, excluding music) shall apply. The waiting list such as medical reports or other professional evidence should will operate until the end of the academic year. If, at the end of be provided in order to assist the Academy with their decision. the academic year parents wish their children to be considered Parents will be informed of the outcome of their request before for entry to the subsequent year group, they will be required to the national offer day. apply afresh. If the parents request is agreed, their application for the normal Admission of children outside their normal age group age group will be withdrawn and parents must make a new The Academy will consider applications received for a place in application as part of the main admissions round the following a year group that would not be the child’s normal age group year. on a case by case basis. Parents will need to put their request in writing giving a reason for this decision which will then be PRIMARY SCHOOL OVERSUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA considered by the Academy. Where the number of applications for admission to the primary school exceeds the published admission number, and after Coordinated admissions and fair access allocating places to children with an Education, Health and The Academy will participate in Bexley LA’s In Year Fair Access Care Plan where the Academy is named in the Plan, priority for Protocol and children may be prioritised over those children on admission will be given to those children who meet the following the waiting list for admission under this protocol. The Academy criteria in order of priority set out below: will participate in the Bexley LA in year co-ordinated admissions (1) A looked after child or a child who was previously looked scheme. after but immediately after being looked after became Appeals subject to an adoption, child arrangements order or special guardianship order. A looked after child is defined as a Where an application to the Academy is declined, parents are child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being entitled to appeal to an independent appeal panel except when provided with accommodation by a local authority in the applying to the nursery school. exercise of their social services functions. 2) Siblings of students currently on roll at the Academy, whether Harris Garrard Academy (Primary primary, secondary or both. Sibling is defined in these Section) arrangements as including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters Yarnton Way, Erith, DA18 4DW Tel: 020 8320 4840 who will be living with them at the same address on the date of admission to the Academy. Admissions Policy 2019/20 (3) Other children by distance from the school, with priority for The published admission number (PAN) is 90 students for entry admission given to children who live nearest to the school. in Reception. The Academy commissions the London Borough of Bexley to measure distances on its behalf. Home to school distances Applications to the primary school will be made in accordance will be measured by radial distance (straight line) from the with the local authority’s coordinated admission arrangements. intersection of the NLPG co-ordinates of the home address A common application form (CAF) is provided by the local to the nearest official school entrance. authority in which the child resides and should be completed and returned to the home local authority to administer. In the event of a tie-break in respect of criteria 3 above, random allocation will be used to decide who has highest priority for All children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or admission if the distance between two children’s homes and the Education, Health and Care Plan where the Academy is named in school is the same. This process will be independently verified. the Statement or Plan will be admitted before the application of any criteria. Offers of places will be made in writing direct to parents by the local authority. In order to comply with the infant class size requirement of the School Admission Code, the Academy cannot place more than Any application for school places outside the normal admissions 30 infants in one class with a single school teacher. However, round, i.e. for places in-year, should be made direct to the if one child of a multiple birth is offered a place within the primary section of the Academy. published admission number, the Academy will also accommodate the other child/children as an ‘exception’ to the infant class size requirement.

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WAITING LISTS FOR PRIMARY AND This right of appeal does not apply if their child is not offered a SECONDARY SCHOOLS place at the Academy if the preferred year group is not the peer Where applications exceed places, waiting lists will operate for year group of the child, based on their age. Part 3 4 Reception for the primary school and Year 7 for the secondary school. The lists will operate from the day after the national Hillsgrove Primary School offer day until 30 September of the new academic year. The ranked order of the waiting list will be set out in accordance with Sidmouth Road, Welling DA16 1DR Tel: 020 8303 4949 the oversubscription criteria. Admissions Policy 2019/20 Secondary applicants will remain on a waiting list within their Hillsgrove Primary School is part of the Amadeus Primary band and when vacancies arise within each band a place will be Academy Trust. The Governing Body is responsible for decisions offered from the same band’s waiting list. Applicants who did on admissions to the school. not take the banding test will be placed on the waiting list below those who did sit the test and ranked in accordance with the Children born from 1 September 2014 to 31 August 2015 will be oversubscription criteria. admitted to Reception classes in September 2019. The number of Reception places for the academic year 2019/2020 will be 60. After 30 September applicants to Reception or Year 7 need to confirm in writing that they wish to remain on the waiting list The school will admit pupils with an Education, Health and Care and this will be maintained by the Academy for the remainder Plan naming the school, where the school has agreed that it can of the academic year. Banding will now not apply to the Year 7 meet the child’s needs. list and it will be open to all applicants in accordance with the oversubscription criteria. Where there are fewer applicants than the number of places, all will be admitted. Where there are more applicants than places When a place becomes available the next applicant on the list will available, the school will apply the following oversubscription be offered a place. Whenever a new applicant asks to be added criteria, in this order: to the waiting list the order of the waiting list will be adjusted applying the oversubscription criteria to all the applicants now on 1. Children in public care (looked after children) or children the list. who were previously in public care immediately before being adopted or subject to a child arrangements order or special ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADMITTING STUDENTS TO guardianship order. ALL YEAR GROUPS OUTSIDE OF NORMAL ADMISSIONS (IN-YEAR ADMISSIONS) 2. Children with a medical need that makes it essential for the child to attend Hillsgrove Primary School. Evidence of the In-year applications should be made directly to the Academy medical condition must be submitted at the time of application. by obtaining and completing an Academy Application Form at An opinion may be sought from a medical adviser before a any time throughout the academic year. The application will be place is awarded. considered in line with this policy, the School Admissions Code and any other legal requirements on funding or otherwise, 3. Siblings of children who will be attending Hillsgrove Primary for example post 16. If a place is available in the relevant year School at the time the child is due for admission to the school. group, the child will be admitted. Where there are no places, the This priority does not include brothers or sisters due to opportunity will be offered to be placed on a waiting list. transfer to secondary school in the next academic year. For this priority, brother or sister includes a full brother or sister, The Academy will operate a waiting list for each year group which adopted brother or sister, or step/ half brother or sister living is full and it will maintain the ranked order in accordance with the at the same address. oversubscription criteria. Positions on these lists are subject to Where in an allocation of places, children who are twin, triplets change in the event of new applications being made throughout or from other multiple births would qualify for fewer places the academic year. The list will be operated for the remainder than the number of children, all will be treated as siblings and of the academic year that the application was made. If a place therefore accorded the sibling priority. is still required for the subsequent year group in the following September then a new application should be made. 4. Children whose parent or sibling has a medical condition, or where there are significant social or domestic circumstances, The Academy will participate in the Bexley Fair Access Protocol that would result in significant hardship if the child did not (FAP) and will give priority to a child allocated via FAP over attend Hillsgrove Primary School. Evidence must be submitted children on the waiting list for that particular year group if it at the time of application. An opinion may be sought from should be full. a medical adviser or other professional before a place is awarded. APPEALS 5. Children living closest to the school, based on the distance Parents have the right to appeal a decision made by the Academy measured as a straight line from the home address to the not to admit their child. In such cases parents should forward nearest pupil entrance. Measurements will be provided by their appeal in writing to the Clerk to the Governors at the the London Borough of Bexley in accordance with its home Academy address within 20 school days of hearing that their child to school distance measuring policy. Home will be taken as has not been allocated a place. An independent appeals panel will the listen to the case and inform parents and the Academy of their decision.

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the address at which the child lives with the parent or legal medical needs, for example if the child was born prematurely. guardian who is also the main carer, defined as the parent The child may also have been previously educated out of normal

Part 3 4 eligible to receive child benefit and child tax credit, at the time year group. The school will carefully consider such requests of application. and will outline, in writing its decision, taking into account all A waiting list will be kept by the Governors of applicants who are the factors outlined above. Each case will be considered on an refused admission due to oversubscription. When places become individual basis. available, they will be offered in the sequence of the criteria If a child has an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan that above. The waiting list will be kept until the start of the autumn names Holy Trinity school the child will be admitted term 2019. to the school. After places have been allocated for children with Parents have the right to appeal against any refusal by the an appropriate EHC Plan, should there be fewer applications Governors to admit their child. Details of the appeals procedure than the number of places remaining available, every child can be obtained by contacting the school office. will be offered a place. However, should the school receive more applications than there are places available, the following Admission outside the normal age group oversubscription criteria will be applied in order. Parents of a summer born child who choose not to send their 1. Children in Public Care. (See note A) child to school until the September following their 5th birthday may request that the school considers them to be admitted out 2. Children with a sibling in the main school at the time of of their normal age group – to Reception rather than Year 1. admission. (See note B) Parents should submit their application for their child’s normal 3. Children whose parents reside within the parish of Holy age group at the usual time and include their request for the Trinity Lamorbey and frequently attend religious services at an school to consider their child’s admission out of the normal age Anglican Communion Church. (See notes C, D, E and F) group at the same time. Any available supporting evidence such 4. Children whose parents frequently attend religious services at as medical reports or other professional evidence should be an Anglican Communion Church. (See notes C, D, E and F) provided in order to assist the Governors with their decision. Parents will be informed of the outcome of their request 5. Children whose parents frequently attend religious services at before the national offer day. If the parents’ request is agreed, a church which is a member of Churches Together in Britain their application for the normal age group will be withdrawn and Ireland (which includes the Roman Catholic Church) or of and parents must make a new application as part of the main the Evangelical Alliance or of the Porvoo Communion or of admissions round the following year. the World Evangelical Alliance. (See notes C, D, E and F) 6. Children whose parents attend religious services at any of the If the parents’ request is refused, they must decide whether to churches of criterion 5 and are growing in the Christian faith accept an offer for the normal age group, or refuse it and make by attending services, church fellowship groups or discipleship an in-year application to Year 1 for the September following their courses, e.g. Alpha meetings, for a period of at least six child’s 5th birthday. months. (See notes C, D and F) Requests for admission to other year groups outside the normal 7. Children, or one or both parents, with a medical condition or age group should be made direct to the school. registered disability which would cause significant hardship if the child could not attend the school. (See notes C and G) Holy Trinity Lamorbey CE 8. Children from other faiths whose parents are in sympathy Primary School with the ethos and aims of the school and whose application is supported by a Religious Leader of their religion. (See notes Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup, Kent DA15 9DB Tel: 020 8300 3613 C, D and F) 9. Other children. Admissions Policy 2019/20 Notes – Please Read Carefully: The Governing Body intends to admit 60 children in the Academic year 2019/2020. Applications may be made in respect A) Children in Public Care means children who are looked after of children whose fifth birthday falls between 1 September 2019 by a Local Authority in accordance with section 22 of the and 31 August 2020, inclusive. Children Act 1989 (or any child who was previously in the care of the Local Authority and who is now adopted, subject A Single Point of Entry will be operated whereby such children of a Residence Order or Special Guardianship Order). will preferably start in the Reception classes in September. B) Sibling means brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted However, parents will still have the option for their child to start brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the in January. parent’s partner or of the carer or the carer’s partner, and in every case who is living in the same family unit at the same Children will normally be admitted in the September before address as the child for whom the school place is sought. their fifth birthday. However, parents of summer-born children may wish to request that their child is not admitted into the C) Parent means any person who has parental responsibility normal age group. This means that they may wish for their child for the child, and includes a legal guardian of the child and a to be admitted to Reception, rather than Year 1, following their person with whom the child is living under a residence order. fifth birthday. If this is the case, parents will need to present Where admission arrangements refer to parents’ attendance information to the school regarding their child’s educational, at church, it is sufficient for just one parent to attend. emotional or social development. This may also include relevant D) A clerical reference will be required in support of applications for a Faith place under any of criteria 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8. It is

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the responsibility of the parents to obtain a reference from Hope Community School is a school of Christian Designation. the Religious Leader to confirm the parents’ frequency in The school seeks to be an inclusive school expressing a twenty- attending religious services. first century Christian ethos welcoming children and families of all Part 3 4 E) For the purpose of this policy, the term ‘Frequent’ to be taken faiths and no faith and drawing together a wide range of people as meaning at least twice a month over a period of twelve from different backgrounds to work towards the good of the months. whole community. F) If you have recently moved into the area and are unable to At HCS we understand how important the choice of school for obtain a clerical reference from a local Religious Leader, please your child is for you, and we want to do everything we can to refer back to the church you attended at your previous address. support you and give you all relevant and helpful information, so G) Evidence from a professional medical practitioner or evidence please do contact us for clarification if you require this. of a registered disability will be required to support an application under criterion 7. Governors may seek advice Compliance with the Schools Admissions Code 2014 from an independent medical adviser. Hope Community School will comply with the School Admissions Code 2014 to ensure the admissions arrangements are fair, clear Please note the following information: and objective. HCS will make sure that all communication is If distinctions have to be made between children in a single targeted and accessible to all in our community, including the hard category they will be made on the grounds of distance from to reach, and those requiring information in additional languages. the school. The nearness of a child’s home to the school is the deciding factor. This is based on the proximity to the school Admission number(s) measured by a straight line from home to school main entrance. HCS will admit 30 pupils to Reception in 2019/20. This admission number relates to the year group of normal entry to HCS Under the Primary School Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme, (Reception). Once admitted to HCS pupils will automatically parents will need to complete the Primary Local Authority transfer from one key stage to another. HCS will accordingly Common Application Form (PCAF). A Holy Trinity Lamorbey admit this number of pupils each year if there are sufficient Clerical Reference form need only be completed where applications. Where fewer applicants than the published applicable. The application period is 1 September 2018 to 15 admission number for the relevant year group are received the January 2019. Academy Trust will offer places at the school to all those who have applied. Parents should return the completed PCAF and Supplementary form to Holy Trinity Lamorbey no later than 15 January 2019. Oversubscription criteria Any application received after the published closing date will When the academy/free school is oversubscribed, after the be treated as ‘late’ and processed after those received during admission of pupils with a Statement of Special Educational the application period. Governors will consider applications in Needs or an Education, Health and Care Plan naming the school, accordance with Local Authority Coordinated admissions scheme priority for admission will be given to those children who meet and parents will be notified of the Governors’ decision by the the criteria set out below, in priority order: Local Authority on 16 April 2019. 1. Looked after and previously looked after children: A Parents will be required to return a slip to the school accepting looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local or declining the offer of a place by 03 May 2019. authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions Admissions during the year and outside the normal round. (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). A previously looked-after child is a child who was looked Admission of children moving into the area or transferring from after but ceased to be so because they were adopted, this another school in year and outside of the normal admissions includes children adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 (see round will be considered by Governors having regard to the section 12 adoption orders) and children who were adopted admissions policy stated above and according to whether places under the Adoption and Children’s Act 2002 (see section 46 are available in the appropriate year group. adoption orders). Children subject to a special guardianship order or child arrangements order immediately after being looked after Hope Community School are considered to be previously looked after children. 167 Rectory Lane, Sidcup DA14 5BU Tel: 020 3223 2000 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 Admissions Policy 2019/20 guardians). Child arrangements orders are defined in s.8 Hope Community School, Sidcup, is a one form entry Primary of the Children Act 1989, as amended by s.12 of the School at the heart of the community. We work with families to Children and Families Act 2014. Child arrangements orders increase children’s aspirations, encourage adventure and maximise determine a) with whom a child is to live, spend time or each child’s talents and gifts. We want to inspire children to otherwise have contact, and (b) when a child is to live, spend be people who not only value their community but also have time or otherwise have contact with any person. They the desire, ability and tools to transform and enrich it through replace residence orders and any residence order in force innovation and aspirational visions. immediately after the child was in care is deemed to be a child arrangements order. We want children to enjoy and achieve their full potential at school. No matter what their ability, ethnicity or background, 2. Faith based places: As a school designated as having a each child should thrive throughout their education. Religious Character, up to 20% of places (6) will be allocated

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on the basis of the Christian faith1 according to the following (the September following their fifth birthday) and may request Children whose parents/carers are regular attenders of New that they are admitted to Reception rather than Year 1 (see

Part 3 4 Generation Church, Sidcup; section 6 below). Parents should note that Year 1 is not a normal 2a. who already have a sibling on roll, point of entry and places will, therefore, likely be limited. 2b. with exceptional medical, social or welfare needs which 6. Admission of children outside their normal year group means the child must, because of those needs, attend the Parents may request that their child is admitted out of year group school. Appropriate evidence from a doctor or social worker for example if the child is gifted and talented, has experienced must be provided. problems such as ill health or because they are a summer-born 2c. living closest (using Bexley Council’s definition of straight child of compulsory school age who their parents wish to be line distance.) admitted to reception rather than year 1. Then, if the 20% faith based places (6) are not filled in criteria Parents/carers wishing to request consideration for a place 2a to 2c, the remaining faith based places will be open to: outside their child’s normal year group should contact the Children whose parents/carers are regular attenders of a Admissions Authority, which is New Generation Schools Trust. Churches Together in England and/or Evangelical Alliance Further detail is available on our website Church; www.hopecommunityschool.org Decisions will be made in the best interests of the child taking into account the views of the parents/ 2d. who already have a sibling on roll carers and Principal as well as any evidence from health/social 2e. with exceptional medical or social needs which means care professionals. the child must, because of those needs, attend the school. Appropriate evidence from a doctor or social worker must be If accepted, such an application will be treated in exactly the provided. same manner as all applications, and will be subject to the oversubscription criteria and waiting list arrangements as detailed 2f. living closest (using the Council’s definition of straight line in this policy. Parents have the right of appeal against the refusal distance). of a place at the school, but have no right of appeal against If more children apply under faith based criteria than places the refusal of a place in a particular year group. If the child has available, those not successful in gaining a faith based place will priority for admission we may agree to admit them into an older be considered under ‘open places’ alongside other applicants or younger year group, or offer a place in the normal year group. without the school taking any account of faith. 7. Infant class size limit 3. Open places (all remaining places): Infant classes (i.e. those where the majority of children are 5, 6 or 3a. Siblings 7) must not be larger than 30 pupils to a teacher. If twins, triplets or children of other multiple births are tied for the last place, 3b. Children with exceptional medical or social needs which they will all be admitted and will be classed as exceptions to the means the child must, because of those needs, attend the infant class size limit until they leave Year 2 or until the class size school. Appropriate evidence from a doctor, social worker reduces to 30 or below. etc. must be provided. 3c. Children living closest (using the Council’s definition of 8. Late applications straight line distance.) All applications received by the school after the deadline will be considered to be late applications. Late applications will be 4. Tie-break considered after those received on time have been processed In the event of a ‘tie-break’ situation (i.e. if home to school and offers made to them. distance is equal, for example two children living in the same block of flats or in the same house) a rank order will be If, following consideration of all applicants the school is determined by HCS and a method of random selection will oversubscribed, children will be automatically placed on the be used. This process will be independently verified. However, school’s waiting list. Parents/carers can request to not be placed if children of multiple birth (twins and triplets) are tied for on this list. the final place, those siblings will be admitted over PAN as permitted by infant class size rules. 9. In-year admissions 5. Reception age children All in-year applications should be made to Bexley Council, who • Parents offered a place can defer entry until the start of will inform HCS of the application. In-year applications will be the term within the academic year that their child reaches considered using the same criteria as those used for Reception compulsory school age, or places. • Can take up the place part-time until the start of the 10. Waiting lists term within the academic year in which their child reaches HCS will operate a waiting list for each year group. Where in compulsory school age. The pattern of attendance must be any year the academy/free school receives more applications for agreed with the school and be beneficial to the child. places than there are places available, a waiting list will operate Places cannot be deferred until the next academic year. until the end of the academic year. This will be maintained by Children become of compulsory school age on the first New Generation Schools Trust and it will be open to any parent prescribed day following their 5th birthday: 31 August, 31 to ask for his or her child’s name to be placed on the waiting list, December or 31 March, or on that day if any of these dates following an unsuccessful application. are the child’s birthday. Children’s position on the waiting list will be determined solely Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit. in accordance with the oversubscription criteria. Where places become vacant they will be allocated to children on the waiting Parents of a summer-born child may choose not to send their list in accordance with the oversubscription criteria. If all faith- child to school until he or she reaches compulsory school age based places are full, then only non-faith based criteria will be 46 Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission Arrangements for All Schools used. Waiting lists will be re-ordered in accordance with the 1. Children in public care (looked after children) or children oversubscription criteria whenever a child joins or leaves the who were previously in public care immediately before waiting list. being adopted or subject to a residence order or special Part 3 4 guardianship order. 11. Appeals Applicants who are not offered a place at HCS will be given 2. Children, parent, sibling or legal guardian with a medical a right of appeal to an independent appeal panel constituted condition or disability, that would result in significant hardship and operated in accordance with the School Admission if the child did not attend Hurst Primary School. An opinion Appeals Code (DfE, 1st February 2012). Appellants should may be sought from a medical adviser or other professional contact the School for information on how to appeal.5 before a place is awarded. Information on the timetable for the appeals process is on Requests for this priority must be made with supporting our website at www.hopecommunityschool.org. evidence at the time of application. Later requests will be considered only if the medical condition Hurst Primary School occurs after the closing date for applications. Medical conditions, consequential from a failure to obtain a place at Dorchester Avenue, Bexley DA5 3AJ Tel: 020 8303 2688 Hurst Primary School for example distress (whether or not leading to a recognised medical condition), do not fall within Admissions Policy 2019/20 this priority. Hurst Primary School is an Academy. The Governing Body is 3. Siblings of children who will be attending Hurst Primary responsible for decisions on admissions to the school. School at the time the child is due for admission to the school. This priority does not include brothers or sisters due to Children born from 1 September 2014 to 31 August 2015 transfer to secondary school in the next academic year. For will be admitted to Reception classes in September 2019. The this priority, brother or sister includes a full brother or sister, number of Reception places for the academic year 2019/2020 adopted brother or sister, or step/ half brother or sister living will be 90 which is the Published Admission Number for the at the same address. school. Parents have the right to defer their child’s start at school, or to request part time education. This must be discussed with Where in an allocation of places, children who are twin, the school where a place has been allocated before making a final triplets or from other multiple births would qualify for fewer decision. places than the number of children, all will be treated as siblings and therefore accorded the sibling priority. Children born between 1 April and 31 August are referred to as 4. In order to recruit and retain high quality staff, children with a ‘summer born’. Parents can request that summer born children parent or legal guardian employed at Hurst Primary School on start school in a Reception class in the September after their fifth a permanent basis at the time of application will be awarded birthday (ie with children who are a year younger), if there is this priority in either or both of the following circumstances: clear evidence that the child is not ready to start primary school at the normal time. The decision on whether to delay entry to a) Where the member of staff has been employed at the school will be made by the admission authority for the school school for two or more years at the time at which the (ie the Governing Body). All supporting evidence and views will application for admission to the school is made, and/or be taken into account, but the admission authority is not obliged b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for to agree to the request. There is no right of appeal against which there is a demonstrable skill shortage a decision not to admit a child into a year group lower than Where there are more applications than places that fall into normal. If a request is not agreed, summer born children would the above four priority categories, then distinctions will be go straight into Year 1 if they had not started school during the made between applications by home to school distance academic year when they became five years old. measured in accordance with the London Borough of Applications should be made on the home Local Authority’s Bexley and the Academy’s policy on home to school distance primary common application form and submitted by the closing measurement, and higher priority will be given to those living date of 15 January 2019. Parents living in Bexley are encouraged closest to the school applied for. to apply online using the link e-Admissions. 5. Children living closest to the school, based on the distance measured as a straight line from the home address to the Parents can also collect a paper application form from any nearest pupil entrance. Measurements will be provided by the primary school in Bexley or from Councils Offices. They can London Borough of Bexley in accordance with its home to apply for up to six schools, whether in Bexley or other areas. school distance measuring policy. Parents who do not live in Bexley should apply through their home Home will be taken as the address at which the child lives with local authority. They can list schools in Bexley on their form. the parent or legal guardian who is also the main carer, defined as the parent eligible to receive child benefit and child tax credit, at If the application is late, it will not be dealt with until all on time the time of application. applications have been processed and it may not be possible to offer a place at Hurst Primary School. The school’s Published Admission Number (PAN) is 90 and is adhered to at all times. A waiting list will be kept by the Where there are fewer applicants than places available all will be Governors of applicants who are refused admission due to admitted. Where there are more applicants than places available, oversubscription. When places become available, they will be the school will apply the following oversubscription criteria, in this offered in the sequence of the criteria above. The waiting list will order: be kept until the start of the autumn term 2019.

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Parents or legal guardians have the right to appeal against any accompanied by any available supporting evidence. refusal by the Governors to admit their child. Any appeal for

Part 3 4 a school place that would break the PAN is referred to an Applications for admission are welcomed from all parents, however, independent appeal panel. Details of the appeals procedure can parents must note that evidence is needed for some admission be obtained by contacting the school office. criteria should the school receive more than 60 applications.

Tie breaker: Where one or more applicants live exactly the Children with a statement or an EHC plan are given priority same distance from the school applied for and all would qualify before the criteria are applied. for the last available place, the allocation of the last place will be made by drawing lots. The drawing of lots will be witnessed by an Application Procedures and Timetable independent adjudicator. The first child drawn will be offered the Parents will be required to complete the Common Application place, and the remaining children placed on the waiting list in the Form available from their Home Authority. The CAF will be order of the draw. available online, or from any Primary School or the School Admissions Team at their Home Authority from 1st September Admissions during the year and outside the 2018. Parents may express up to six preferences for primary normal round schools on the CAF. To be treated as “on time” the CAF must Admission of children moving into the area or transferring from be returned to the school shown as the first preference, with another school in year and outside the normal admissions round documenting evidence of address and child’s date of birth, by will be considered by Governors having regard to the admissions 15th January 2019. policy stated above and according to whether places are available In addition to the CAF supplied by the Home Authority, the in the appropriate year group. Supplementary Information Form available from the school must A waiting list will be kept by the Governors of applicants who be completed and sent to the School Secretary not later than the are refused admission due to oversubscription. When places closing date published by the Home Authority. If parents do not become available, they will be offered in the sequence of the complete and return the Supplementary Information Form to oversubscription criteria above. the school by the closing date set for the return of the CAF, the application will be considered under oversubscription criterion Parents or legal guardians have the right to appeal against any 3 (if they have siblings in the school) or 4 (if they do not have refusal by the Governors to admit their child. Details of the appeals siblings in the school). procedure can be obtained by contacting the school office. Offers of places will be sent to parents on the common offer Requests for Admission outside the date as notified by the Home Authority. Normal Age Range Oversubscription Criteria Requests for in year admission to a higher or lower age group will be considered by Governors. They will make a decision on the If the school is oversubscribed the following criteria will be basis of the circumstances of the case and in the best interests of applied in order. These oversubscription criteria have been the child concerned. However, the school is not obliged to agree devised in accordance with the School Admissions Code. the request, and there is no right of appeal against the school’s Children with a Statement or an EHC Plan which names the decision. Request should be made in writing to the school at the school are given priority before the criteria are applied. normal time of application for their age group. 1. Children who are ‘Looked After or Previously Looked After’, Jubilee Primary School in Local Authority Care 2. Children of members of Trinitas Academy Trust staff in either Crowden Way, London, SE28 8JB Tel: 020 8310 2933 or both of the following circumstances: Admissions Policy 2019/20 a) Where the member of staff has been employed by the Trust for two or more years at the time at which the As Jubilee is a member school of Trinitas Academy Trust, it is application for admission to the school is made and/or a named feeder school for Trinity C of E Secondary School, Belvedere. This means that children attending Jubilee are given b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for high priority, irrespective of faith, when applying for a place at which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Trinity C of E Secondary School, Belvedere. 3. Children who have siblings in the school at the time of admission. If over-subscription occurs within this category, The published admission number for the school is 60; therefore places will be offered in order of the age of the sibling – the Governing Body will offer up to 60 pupils a place in our youngest first. Reception class in the academic year 2019/20. For the purpose of this criterion a ‘sibling’ is a child who lives Children are admitted to the Reception class in the school year at the same address as the child for whom a place is being in which they have their fifth birthday. All pupils born from 1 requested, and is one of the following: September 2014 to 31 August 2015 can start in a Reception class • The brother or sister in September 2019. Compulsory school age is the beginning of the school term after the child’s fifth birthday, and entry may be • The half-brother or half-sister deferred to the January or April after the fifth birthday. Parents • The step-brother or step-sister (i.e. related by parent’s of children born between 1 April and 31 August may request marriage) entry to Reception (rather than Year 1) in the September after • Any other child for whom it can be demonstrated that he/she the child’s fifth birthday. Requests should where possible be is residing permanently at the same address (e.g. under the made during the normal application period for primary places, terms of a residence order or Foster-care plan).

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4. Places still available after the previous criteria have been child must have been adopted under the Adoption and Children applied, will be offered to children living nearest to the school Act 2002. measured by a straight line from the school gate, which has Part 3 4 been approved by the governors, to the child’s home address. Priority 2 The home address is the one which applies to the child at the This is given to children with a medical condition such that it time of place allocation. In the event of a tie, lots will be drawn. is essential, on medical grounds, for the child to attend the Where a distinction has to be made within the above preferred school. The London Borough of Bexley’s own medical categories, then the following criteria will be used to determine adviser may be asked for a professional opinion on the case priority within each category. presented. Priority will only be given for the school closest to the home address unless the medical adviser considers that an a. Children who have siblings in the main school at the time of alternative school is essential for medical reasons. admission for subscription criteria 1 to 4. If over-subscription occurs within this category, places will be offered in order of Requests for this priority must be made with supporting evidence the age of the sibling – youngest first. at the time of application. Later requests will be considered b. Those living nearest to the school measured by a straight only if the medical condition occurs after the closing date for line from the school gate, which has been approved by the applications. Medical conditions consequential from a failure governors, to the child’s home address. The home address to obtain the preferred school, for example emotional distress is the one which applies to the child at the time of place (whether or not leading to a recognised medical condition), do allocation. not fall within this priority. The home address will be taken as the child’s home address on Priority 3 15th January 2019, unless there is a qualifying change of address This is given to children with a brother or sister who will be by 15th February 2019. It must be the address at which the child attending the school of parental preference at the time the child lives with the parent or registered guardian, who is the main is due for admission to that school. This will also be given to carer, i.e. the parent eligible to receive Child Benefit and Child Tax children due for admission to the infant school whose brother Credit. or sister will be attending the associated junior school at the After offers of places have been made, a waiting list is drawn up time of admission or vice versa. This priority does not include according to our oversubscription criteria, in accordance with the brothers or sisters due to transfer to secondary school in the DfE School Admissions Code - December 2014. next academic year.

Parents have the right to appeal if their child is not offered a place For this priority, brother or sister includes a full, step, half or at the school. They should do so in writing to the Clerk to the adopted brother or sister living at the same address. Governors at the School, within 14 days of hearing that their child Where in an allocation of places, children who are twins, triplets has not been allocated a place. An independent appeals panel will or from other multiple births would qualify for fewer places then be convened to hear the appeal than the number of children, all will be treated as siblings and therefore accorded the sibling priority. That means that in these Lessness Heath Primary School circumstances only, twins, triplets or children from other multiple births will be given priority over all other children who qualify to Erith Road, Belvedere, DA17 6HB Tel: 01322 433290 be admitted on distance.

Admission policy 2019/20 Priority 4 Lessness Heath Primary School is an academy dedicated to This is given where either the disability or medical condition of a serving the local community. Although the process of admissions is parent or sibling or exceptional social or domestic circumstances managed by the Local Authority on behalf of the school, would result in significant hardship if the child did not attend the The Governing Body is responsible for decisions relating to school nearest to home, nearest to the place of work of the admissions to the school. parent not suffering the condition, or convenient to the family’s child-minder. Requests for this priority must be made with The number of children admitted to the reception class will supporting evidence at the time of application. Each request will be 90. be considered individually by a panel of Council officers. The London Borough of Bexley’s own medical adviser may be asked 1. Children born between 1st September 2014 and 31st August for a professional opinion on the case presented. 2015 will be admitted in September 2019. 2. Children with a statement of special educational needs naming Where there are more applications than places that fall into the a school will be admitted to that school as a result of that above four priority categories, then distinctions will be made process and will be given precedence for admission to that between applications by home to school measured in accordance school. with the London Borough of Bexley’s policy on home to school distance measurement, and higher priority will be given to those 3. In the event of there being more applications than places the living closest to the school applied for. following oversubscription criteria will be used: Priority 1 Priority 5 This is given to children in public care (looked after children) and This gives priority to pupils living nearest to the school based children previously looked after immediately before being adopted on the distance from the home address to the nearest school or subject to a residence or special guardianship order. To qualify entrance measured as a straight line in accordance with the for this priority, children must fall within the definition of ‘looked London Borough of Bexley’s policy on the measurement of home after’ as in section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989. An adopted

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to school distance. Home will be taken as the address at which 5. Children living closest to the school, based on the distance the child lives with the parent or registered guardian who is the measured as a straight line from the home address to the

Part 4 main carer (the parent eligible to receive Child Benefit and/or nearest pupil entrance. Measurements will be provided by Child Tax Credit) at the time of application. In the event of two the London Borough of Bexley in accordance with its home or more applicants living exactly the same distance from a school to school distance measuring policy. Home will be taken as when only one place is available, random allocation will be used as the address at which the child lives with the parent or legal the tie breaker. guardian who is also the main carer, defined as the parent eligible to receive child benefit and child tax credit, at the A child who attends the nursery class attached to a school is time of application. given no priority over children who did not attend the nursery. A waiting list will be kept by the Governors and school of After a place has been allocated but prior to the taking up of that applicants who are refused admission due to oversubscription. place a number of checks will be undertaken that will include When places become available, they will be offered in the an identity check and residence check. Where Governors are sequence of the criteria above. The waiting list will be kept until satisfied that false or misleading information has been given the the start of the Autumn term 2019. offer of a place will be withdrawn. Parents have the right to appeal against any refusal by the Governors to admit their child. Details of the appeals procedure Mayplace Primary School can be obtained by contacting the school office. Woodside Road, Barnehurst, DA7 6EQ Tel: 01322 523256 Normandy Primary School Admissions Policy 2019/20 Fairford Avenue, Barnehurst, DA7 6QP Tel: 01322 333 998 Mayplace Primary School is an Academy. The Governing Body is responsible for decisions on admissions to the school. Admissions Policy 2019/20 Children born from 1 September 2014 to 31 August 2015 Normandy Primary School is part of Pelham Academy Trust. will be admitted to Reception classes in September 2019. The number of Reception places for the academic year 2019/2020 The Governing Body is responsible for decisions on admissions to will be 90. The closing date for applications is as per the date set the school. by the Bexley admissions team. Date of entry to Reception classes and admission outside the The school will admit pupils with statements of special normal age group educational need naming the school, where the school has agreed All children can start in a Reception class in the September of that it can meet that child’s needs. the academic year when they become five years old. Compulsory Where there are fewer applicants than the number of places, all school age is the beginning of the school term after the child’s will be admitted. Where there are more applicants than places fifth birthday, and entry may be deferred to the January or April available, the school will apply the following oversubscription after the fifth birthday. criteria, in this order: Applications should be made on the Local Authority’s primary 1. Children in public care (looked after children) or children common application form and submitted by the closing date who were previously in public care immediately before published by Bexley. being adopted or subject to a residence order or special Parents of children born between 1 April and 31 August guardianship order. may request entry to Reception (rather than Year 1) in the 2. Children with a medical need that makes it essential for September after the child’s fifth birthday. Requests should the child to attend Mayplace Primary School. Evidence of where possible be made during the normal application period the medical condition must be submitted at the time of for primary places, accompanied by any available supporting application. An opinion may be sought from a medical adviser evidence. before a place is awarded. If the request is agreed, the application for a school place will be 3. Siblings of children who will be attending Mayplace Primary processed in the following year’s application period. If the request School at the time the child is due for admission to the school. is not agreed, the child must either start school before the fifth This priority does not include brothers or sisters due to birthday or start school in Year 1 in the September following transfer to secondary school in the next academic year. For the fifth birthday. A place will not be allocated at a preferred this priority, brother or sister includes a full brother or sister, school unless the child qualifies for a place under the published adopted brother or sister, or step/ half brother or sister living admission criteria either in the normal or deferred year of entry. at the same address. Where in an allocation of places, children who are twin, triplets or from other multiple births would In year requests for admission outside the normal age group (i.e. qualify for fewer places than the number of children, all will be other than for entry to Reception) should be made at the time of treated as siblings and therefore accorded the sibling priority. application with supporting evidence. 4. Children whose parent or sibling has a medical condition, If a child is admitted to Reception one year later than normal, or where there are significant social or domestic new requests must be made for entry outside the normal age circumstances, that would result in significant hardship group when transferring to junior school (for a child attending an if the child did not attend Mayplace Primary School. infant only school) and secondary school. Evidence must be submitted at the time of application. An opinion may be sought from a medical adviser or other professional before a place is awarded.

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All decisions on admission outside the normal age group to Tie breaker community and voluntary controlled schools will be made by the Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in situations where school in consultation with the London Borough of Bexley. There two applicants for the final place have an identical home to school Part 4 is no right of appeal against a decision not to admit a child outside distance. the normal age group. A waiting list will be kept by the Governors of applicants who are Children born between 1 September 2014 and 31 August 2015 refused admission due to oversubscription. When places become will be admitted to Reception classes in September 2019. The available, they will be offered in thesequence of the criteria number of Reception places for the academic year 2018/2019 above. The waiting list will be kept until the start of the Autumn will be 90. term 2019.

The school will admit pupils with Educational Health Care Plans Parents have the right to appeal against any refusal by the naming the school, where the school has agreed that it can meet Governors to admit their child. Details of the appeals procedure that child’s needs. can be obtained by contacting the school office.

Where there are fewer applicants than places available all will be Admissions during the year and outside the admitted. Where there are more applicants than places available, normal round. the school will apply the following oversubscription criteria:- Admission of children moving into the area or transferring from Priority 1 another school in year and outside of the normal admissions round will be considered by Governors having regard to the Children in Public Care (Looked After Children) and children admissions policy stated above and according to whether places previously looked after immediately before being adopted or are available in the appropriate year group. subject to a residence or special guardianship order.

Priority 2 Northumberland Heath Primary School Children with a medical condition, which would cause significant Wheelock Drive, Byron Close, Erith, Kent DA8 1JE hardship if they could not attend Normandy Primary School. Tel: 01322 334638 Supporting evidence must be provided at the time of application and will be considered only where Normandy Primary School is the nearest school to home. The London Borough of Bexley’s Admissions policy 2019/20 own medical adviser may be asked for a professional opinion on See entry for Woodlands Academy Trust, on page 75 the case presented. Late requests will be considered only if the medical condition occurs after the closing date for applications. Medical conditions consequential from a failure to obtain a place Northwood Primary School at Normandy Primary School, for example emotional distress Northwood Place, Yarnton Way, Erith, DA18 4HN (whether or not leading to a recognised medical condition), are Tel: 020 8310 2722 not such as to fall within this priority. “Significant hardship” will be interpreted as being greater than inconvenience, financial Admissions Policy 2019/20 disadvantage or emotional upset. As Northwood is a member school of Trinitas Academy Trust, Priority 3 it is a named feeder school for Trinity C of E Secondary School, Belvedere. This means that children attending Northwood are Siblings of children who will be attending Normandy Primary given high priority when applying for a place at Trinity C of E School at the time the child is due for admission to the school. Secondary School, Belvedere. This priority does not include brothers or sisters due to transfer to secondary school in the next academic year. For this priority, The published admission number for the school is 30; therefore brother or sister includes a full brother or sister, adopted brother the Governing Body will offer up to 30 pupils a place in our or sister, or step/half brother or sister living at the same address. Reception class in the academic year 2019/20.

Priority 4 Children are admitted to the Reception class in the school year Children whose parent or sibling has a disability or medical in which they have their fifth birthday. All pupils born from 1 condition that it would result in significant hardship if the child September 2014 to 31 August 2015 can start in a Reception class did not attend Normandy Primary School. Medical evidence of in September 2019. Compulsory school age is the beginning of the child/sibling/parent will be considered only where Normandy the school term after the child’s fifth birthday, and entry may be Primary School is the nearest school to home, nearest to the deferred to the January or April after the fifth birthday. Parents place of work of the parent suffering the condition, or nearest of children born between 1 April and 31 August may request the home of the family’s registered child-minder. entry to Reception (rather than Year 1) in the September after the child’s fifth birthday. Requests should where possible be Priority 5 made during the normal application period for primary places, Distance from school with priority given to pupils living nearest accompanied by any available supporting evidence. to the school, based on the distance measured as a straight Applications for admission are welcomed from all parents, line from the home address to the nearest pupil entrance. however, parents must note that evidence is needed for some Measurements will be provided by the London Borough of admission criteria should the school receive more than 30 Bexley in accordance with its home to school distance measuring applications. policy. Home will be taken as the child’s home address at the time of allocation, that is the address at which the child lives with the Children with a statement or an EHC plan are given priority parent or legal guardian who is also the main carer, defined as the before the criteria are applied. parent eligible to receive child benefit and child tax credit. Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 51 Admission Arrangements for All Schools

Application Procedures and Timetable Where a distinction has to be made within the above Parents will be required to complete the Common Application categories, then the following criteria will be used to Part 3 4 Form available from their Home Authority. The CAF will be determine priority within each category. available online, or from any Primary School or the School a. Children who have siblings in the main school at the time of Admissions Team at their Home Authority from 1st September admission for subscription criteria 1 to 4. If over-subscription 2018. Parents may express up to six preferences for primary occurs within this category, places will be offered in order of schools on the CAF. To be treated as “on time” the CAF must the age of the sibling – youngest first. be returned to the school shown as the first preference, with b. Those living nearest to the school measured by a straight documenting evidence of address and child’s date of birth, by line from the school gate, which has been approved by the 15th January 2019. governors, to the child’s home address. The home address In addition to the CAF supplied by the Home Authority, the is the one which applies to the child at the time of place Supplementary Information Form available from the school must allocation. be completed and sent to the School Secretary not later than the The home address will be taken as the child’s home address on closing date published by the Home Authority. If parents do not 15th January 2019, unless there is a qualifying change of address complete and return the Supplementary Information Form to by 15th February 2019. It must be the address at which the child the school by the closing date set for the return of the CAF, the lives with the parent or registered guardian, who is the main application will be considered under oversubscription criterion carer, i.e. the parent eligible to receive Child Benefit and Child 3 (if they have siblings in the school) or 4 (if they do not have Tax Credit. siblings in the school). After offers of places have been made, a waiting list is drawn up Offers of places will be sent to parents on the common offer according to our oversubscription criteria, in accordance with the date as notified by the Home Authority. DfE School Admissions Code - December 2014.

Oversubscription Criteria Parents have the right to appeal if their child is not offered a If the school is oversubscribed the following criteria will be place at the school. They should do so in writing to the Clerk to applied in order. These oversubscription criteria have been the Governors at the School, within 14 days of hearing that their devised in accordance with the School Admissions Code. child has not been allocated a place. An independent appeals panel will then be convened to hear the appeal. Children with a Statement or an EHC Plan which names the school are given priority before the criteria are applied. Old Bexley CE Primary School 1. Children who are ‘Looked After or Previously Looked After’, Hurst Road, Bexley DA5 3JR Tel: 01322 527981 in Local Authority Care 2. Children of members of Trinitas Academy Trust staff in either Admissions Policy 2019/20 or both of the following circumstances: Old Bexley CE Primary School is an Academy and part of the a) Where the member of staff has been employed by Amadeus Primary Academies Trust . The Governing Body is the Trust for two or more years at the time at which the responsible for decisions on admissions to the school. application for admission to the school is made and/or Children born from 1 September 2014 to 31 August 2015 b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for will be admitted to Reception classes in September 2019. The which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. number of Reception places for the academic year 2019/2020 3. Children who have siblings in the school at the time of will be 120. admission. If over-subscription occurs within this category, places will be offered in order of the age of the sibling – The school will admit pupils with an Education, Health and Care youngest first. Plan naming the school, where the school has agreed that it can meet the child’s needs. For the purpose of this criterion a ‘sibling’ is a child who lives at the same address as the child for whom a place is being The governors and school will give priority to applicants whose requested, and is one of the following: family can demonstrate commitment to the Anglican faith by • The brother or sister regular Church attendance. Where there are fewer applicants than the number of places, all will be admitted. Where there are • The half-brother or half-sister more applicants than places available, the school will apply the • The step-brother or step-sister following oversubscription criteria, in this order: (i.e. related by parent’s marriage) 1. Children in public care (looked after children) or children • Any other child for whom it can be demonstrated that he/she who were previously in public care immediately before being is residing permanently at the same address (e.g. under the adopted or subject to a child arrangements order or special terms of a residence order or Foster-care plan). guardianship order. 4. Places still available after the previous criteria have been 2. Children with a medical need that makes it essential for the applied, will be offered to children living nearest to the school child to attend Old Bexley CE Primary School. Evidence measured by a straight line from the school gate, which has of the medical condition must be submitted at the time of been approved by the governors, to the child’s home address. application. An opinion may be sought from a medical adviser The home address is the one which applies to the child at the before a place is awarded. time of place allocation. In the event of a tie, lots will be drawn.

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3. Siblings of children who will be attending Old Bexley C of E Primary School at the time the child is due for admission to the Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic school. This priority does not include brothers or sisters due Primary School Part 3 4 to transfer to secondary school in the next academic year. For Holbeach Gardens, Blackfen, Sidcup, Kent DA15 8QW this priority, brother or sister includes a full brother or sister, Tel: 020 8850 4470 adopted brother or sister, or step/ half brother or sister living at the same address. Where in an allocation of places, children who are twin, triplets or from other multiple births would Admissions Policy and Procedures 2019/20 qualify for fewer places than the number of children, all will be Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School is a voluntary treated as siblings and therefore accorded the sibling priority. aided school in the Diocese of Southwark. It is in the trusteeship of the Diocese. The school is conducted by its governing body as 4. Children whose parent or sibling has a medical condition, or part of the Catholic Church in accordance with its Trust Deed where there are significant social or domestic circumstances, and Instrument of Government, and seeks at all times to be a that would result in significant hardship if the child did not witness to Jesus Christ. The school exists primarily to serve the attend Old Bexley CE Primary School. Evidence must be Catholic community and Catholic children always have priority submitted at the time of application. An opinion may be sought of admission. However, the Governing Body welcomes all from a medical adviser or other professional before a place is applications, particularly from those of other denominations and awarded. faiths who support the religious ethos of the school. 5. Children living closest to the school, based on the distance measured as a straight line from the home address to the Having consulted with the Local Authority and other admission nearest pupil entrance. Measurements will be provided by authorities, the Governors intend to admit into the reception the London Borough of Bexley in accordance with its home class in September 2018 up to 60 children, without reference to to school distance measuring policy. Home will be taken as ability or aptitude, born between 1st September 2013 to 31st the address at which the child lives with the parent or legal August 2014. Where the number of applications exceeds 60, guardian who is also the main carer, defined as the parent the Governors will offer places using the following criteria in the eligible to receive child benefit and child tax credit, at the time order stated:- of application. 1. Looked After Catholic children or looked after children in the A waiting list will be kept by Bexley Council Admissions care of Catholic families and previously looked after children Department of applicants who are refused admission due to who have been adopted or who have become the subject of a oversubscription. When places become available, they will be residence or guardianship order. offered in the sequence of the criteria above. The waiting list will be kept until the start of the autumn term 2019. 2. Catholic children. Evidence of Baptism or evidence of reception into the Catholic Church must accompany the Parents have the right to appeal against any refusal by the supplementary information form. Governors to admit their child. Details of the appeals procedure 3. Children enrolled in the catechumenate. Evidence of can be obtained by contacting the school office. Admission enrolment in the catechumenate will be required. outside the normal age group Parents of a summer born child who choose not to send their child to school until the September 4. Other looked after children and other previously looked after following their 5th birthday may request that the school children who have been adopted or who have become the considers them to be admitted out of their normal age group subject of a residence or guardianship order. – to Reception rather than Year 1. Parents should submit their 5. Children who are members of Eastern Orthodox Churches. application for their child’s normal age group at the usual time Evidence of Baptism will be required. and include their request for the school to consider their child’s 6. Children of families who are members of other Christian admission out of the normal age group at the same time. Any denominations that are part of Churches Together in England. available supporting evidence such as medical reports or other Evidence of Baptism (or dedication) provided by a priest or professional evidence should be provided in order to assist the minister of a designated place of worship will be required. Governors with their decision. Parents will be informed of the outcome of their request before the national offer day. 7. Children of other faiths. Evidence of membership of the church or faith group will be required provided by a priest, If the parents’ request is agreed, their application for the normal minister or religious leader of a designated place of worship. age group will be withdrawn and parents must make a new 8. Any other children. application as part of the main admissions round the following year. The following order of priorities will be applied when applications within any of the above categories exceed If the parents’ request is refused, they must decide whether to the places available and it is necessary to decide between accept an offer for the normal age group, or refuse it and make applications. an in-year application to Year 1 for the September following their 1. For Category 2 above - The strength of evidence of child’s 5th birthday. commitment to the faith as demonstrated by the level of Requests for admission to other year groups outside the normal the family’s Mass attendance on Sundays. This evidence must age group should be made direct to Bexley Council as an In Year be provided by the parents/carers and be endorsed by a Transfer. priest at the church(es) where the family normally worship. Applications will be ranked in the order shown on the Supplementary Form. Highest priority to those who attend Mass weekly, then at least once a month etc.

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2. Children who live in the parishes of Blackfen and Bexley, as Admissions of children below compulsory school age. defined by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark. The governors will provide for the admission of all children in Part 4 Places allocated will be split – Our Lady of the Rosary 80%, the September following their fourth birthday. Parents can and St. John Fisher 20%. Maps showing the parish boundaries request that the date their child is admitted to the school is are available in school. deferred until later in the school year or until the child reaches 3. A brother or sister on the school roll at the time of admission. compulsory school age in that school year; parents may also Evidence of the relationship may be required. For this priority, request that their child attends part-time until the child reaches brother or sister normally means a sibling through blood, compulsory school age. marriage or adoption. They will not necessarily be residing at the same address or have the same surname. Admission of children outside their normal age group Parents who are seeking a place for their child outside of their 4. Social and medical needs which make the school particularly normal age group, eg. The child has experienced problems such suitable for the child in question. Strong and relevant evidence as ill health or the parents of a summer born child choosing not must be provided by an appropriate professional authority (eg to send that child to school until the September following their qualified medical practitioner, education welfare officer, social fifth birthday, may request that they are admitted out of their worker or priest). normal age group – to Reception rather than Year 1. Governors 5. Distance from home to school. Evidence of residence may will make decisions on the circumstances of each case and in be required. This gives priority to pupils living nearest to the the best interests of the child concerned. This will include taking school based on a straight line measurement from home to account of the parent’s views; information about the child’s school. Home will be taken as the child’s home address at the academic, social and emotional development; where relevant, time of allocation that is the address at which the child lives their medical history and the views of a medical professional; with the parent or legal guardian who is also the main carer. whether they have previously been educated out of their normal This will be measured by Bexley Council. [For information age group, and whether they may naturally have fallen into a please refer to Bexley Councils “Admission to Primary lower age group if it were not for being born prematurely. They Schools” booklet] Where the last remaining place is to be will also take into account the views of the school’s Headteacher. allocated and two or more children are deemed to live at the When informing a parent of the decision which year group the same distance from the school the place will be decided by child should be admitted to, the Governors will set out clearly the the drawing of lots. reasons for their decision. Note: Appeals a) In the context of school admissions Catholic children are Parents whose applications for places are unsuccessful may defined as children who are baptised or received into the appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel set up in accordance with Catholic Church, children baptised or received into the section 85(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. Eastern Churches in Union with Rome and children of Appeals must be made in writing and must set out the reasons members of the Ordinariate. Reference to other Christian on which the appeal is made. Appeals should be made to the denominations refers to denominations that are full members Admissions Appeals Clerk at the school address. of Churches Together in England. b) The admissions of pupils with a Statement of Special Parents/Carers have the right to make oral representations to Educational Needs or with an EHC Plan are dealt with by a the Appeal Panel. Infant classes are restricted by the legislation completely separate procedure. The procedure is integral to 30 children. Parents should be aware that an appeal against to the making and maintaining of statements and EHC plans refusal of a place in an infant class may only succeed if it can be by the pupil’s home local authority. Details of this separate demonstrated that:- procedure are set out in the SEND code of practice. Pupils with a statement or EHC plan naming the school will be a) the admission of additional children would not breach the admitted without reference to the above criteria. infant class size limit; or Admissions procedure b) the admission arrangements did not comply with admissions law or had not been correctly and impartially In addition to the Common Application Form (CAF) supplied applied and the child would have been offered a place if by the Local Authority, the Supplementary Information Form the arrangements had complied or had been correctly and must be completed and sent to the School Business Manager at impartially applied; the school not later than the closing date published by the Local Authority. This should be done even if the CAF is completed c) or the panel decides that the decision to refuse admission online. The Supplementary Information Form can be obtained was not one which a reasonable admission authority would from the school or downloaded from the website. have made in the circumstances of the case. Appeals must be lodged within a month of the date when If the Supplementary Information Form is not completed, the notified of the decision. This gives parents time to prepare and governing body of the school will only be able to consider lodge their written appeal. Appeals submitted within this time the application after all applicants who have completed a frame will be heard within 40 school days i.e. usually by mid July. Supplementary Information Form. You are advised to make two copies of the forms. You should retain one copy and pass the Waiting Lists second copy to the school or your priest, as indicated. Parents of children who have not been offered a place at the Offers of places will be sent to parents on the common offer school may ask for their child’s name to be placed on a waiting list. date (16th April 2019). The waiting list, which will be maintained for one year from the date of application, will be operated using the same admissions criteria listed above. Placing a child’s name on the waiting list does not guarantee that a place will become available. This does not

54 Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission Arrangements for All Schools prevent the parents from exercising their right to appeal against In year requests for admission outside the normal age group (i.e. the decision not to offer a place. It is possible that when a child is other than for entry to Reception) should be made at the time of directed under the local authority’s fair access protocol they will application with supporting evidence. Part 4 take precedence over those children on the list. If a child is admitted to Reception one year later than normal, Late Applications new requests must be made for entry outside the normal age Any late applications will be considered by the Governors’ group when transferring to junior school (for a child attending an Admissions Committee, in the event of there being any available infant only school) and secondary school. places using the above criteria. If all places have been filled, All decisions on admission outside the normal age group to parents will be offered the opportunity of placing their child’s community and voluntary controlled schools will be made by the name on the waiting list. This does not prevent parents from school in consultation with the London Borough of Bexley. There exercising their right to appeal against the decision not to offer a is no right of appeal against a decision not to admit a child outside place. This admissions procedure, although primarily relevant to the normal age group. children for whom a place is sought at the normal age of entry to primary education(Year R), will also apply to succeeding year, and Children born between 1 September 2014 and 31 August 2015 be subject to availability of places. will be admitted to Reception classes in September 2019. The number of Reception places for the academic year 2019/2020 Peareswood Primary School will be 60. Peareswood Road, Erith, Kent DA8 3PR Tel: 01322 332379 The school will admit pupils with Educational Health Care Plans naming the school, where the school has agreed that it can meet Admissions policy 2019/20 that child’s needs. See entry for Woodlands Academy Trust, on page 75 Where there are fewer applicants than places available all will be admitted. Where there are more applicants than places available, Pelham Primary School the school will apply the following oversubscription criteria:- Pelham Road, Bexleyheath DA7 4HL Tel: 020 8303 6556 Priority 1 Children in Public Care (Looked After Children) and children Admissions policy for 2019/20 previously looked after immediately before being adopted or Pelham Primary School is an Academy within Pelham subject to a residence or special guardianship order. Academy Trust. Priority 2 The Governing Body is responsible for decisions on admissions to Children with a medical condition, which would cause significant the school. hardship if they could not attend Pelham Primary School. Supporting evidence must be provided at the time of application Date of entry to Reception classes and admission outside the and will be considered only where Pelham Primary School is normal age group the nearest school to home. The London Borough of Bexley’s own medical adviser may be asked for a professional opinion on All children can start in a Reception class in the September of the case presented. Late requests will be considered only if the the academic year when they become five years old. Compulsory medical condition occurs after the closing date for applications. school age is the beginning of the school term after the child’s Medical conditions consequential from a failure to obtain a fifth birthday, and entry may be deferred to the January or April place at Pelham Primary School, for example emotional distress after the fifth birthday. (whether or not leading to a recognised medical condition), are Applications should be made on the Local Authority’s primary not such as to fall within this priority. “Significant hardship” will common application form and submitted by the closing date be interpreted as being greater than inconvenience, financial published by Bexley. disadvantage or emotional upset.

Parents of children born between 1 April and 31 August Priority 3 may request entry to Reception (rather than Year 1) in the Siblings of children who will be attending Pelham Primary School September after the child’s fifth birthday. Requests should at the time the child is due for admission to the school. This where possible be made during the normal application period priority does not include brothers or sisters due to transfer to for primary places, accompanied by any available supporting secondary school in the next academic year. For this priority, evidence. brother or sister includes a full brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, or step/half brother or sister living at the same address. If the request is agreed, the application for a school place will be processed in the following year’s application period. If the request Priority 4 is not agreed, the child must either start school before the fifth Children whose parent or sibling has a disability or medical birthday or start school in Year 1 in the September following condition that it would result in significant hardship if the child the fifth birthday. A place will not be allocated at a preferred did not attend Pelham Primary School. Medical evidence of the school unless the child qualifies for a place under the published child/sibling/parent will be considered only where Pelham Primary admission criteria either in the normal or deferred year of entry. School is the nearest school to home, nearest to the place of work of the parent suffering the condition, or nearest the home of the family’s registered child-minder.

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Priority 5 3. Siblings of children who will be attending Royal Park Primary Distance from school with priority given to pupils living nearest School at the time the child is due for admission to the school. Part 4 to the school, based on the distance measured as a straight This priority does not include brothers or sisters due to line from the home address to the nearest pupil entrance. transfer to secondary school in the next academic year. For Measurements will be provided by the London Borough of Bexley this priority, brother or sister includes a full brother or sister, in accordance with its home to school distance measuring policy. adopted brother or sister, or step/ half brother or sister living at the same address. Where in an allocation of places, children Home will be taken as the child’s home address at the time of who are twin, triplets or from other multiple births would allocation, that is the address at which the child lives with the qualify for fewer places than the number of children, all will be parent or legal guardian who is also the main carer, defined as the treated as siblings and therefore accorded the sibling priority. parent eligible to receive child benefit and child tax credit. 4. Children whose parent or sibling has a medical condition, or where there are significant social or domestic circumstances, Tie breaker that would result in significant hardship if the child did Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in situations not attend Royal Park Primary School. Evidence must be where two applicants for the final place have an identical home submitted at the time of application. An opinion may be to school distance. sought from a medical adviser or other professional before a place is awarded. A waiting list will be kept by the Governors of applicants who are refused admission due to oversubscription. When places become 5. Children living closest to the school, based on the distance available, they will be offered in the sequence of the criteria measured as a straight line from the home address to the above. The waiting list will be kept until the start of the Autumn nearest pupil entrance. Measurements will be provided by term 2018. the London Borough of Bexley in accordance with its home to school distance measuring policy. Home will be taken as Parents have the right to appeal against any refusal by the the address at which the child lives with the parent or legal Governors to admit their child. Details of the appeals procedure guardian who is also the main carer, defined as the parent can be obtained by contacting the school office. eligible to receive child benefit and child tax credit, at the time of application. Admissions during the year and outside the A waiting list will be kept by the Governors of applicants who are normal round. refused admission due to oversubscription. When places become Admission of children moving into the area or transferring from available, they will be offered in the sequence of the criteria another school in year and outside of the normal admissions above. The waiting list will be kept until the start of the autumn round will be considered by Governors having regard to the term 2018. admissions policy stated above and according to whether places are available in the appropriate year group. Parents have the right to appeal against any refusal by the Governors to admit their child. Details of the appeals procedure Royal Park Primary School can be obtained by contacting the school office. Riverside Road, Sidcup, Kent DA14 4PX Tel: 020 8300 7646 Admission outside the normal age group Parents of a summer born child who choose not to send their Admissions Policy 2019/20 child to school until the September following their 5th birthday may request that the school considers them to be admitted out Royal Park Primary School is an Academy. The Governing Body is of their normal age group – to Reception rather than Year 1. responsible for decisions on admissions to the school. Parents should submit their application for their child’s normal Children born from 1 September 2014 to 31 August 2015 age group at the usual time and include their request for the will be admitted to Reception classes in September 2019. The school to consider their child’s admission out of the normal age number of Reception places for the academic year 2019/2020 group at the same time. Any available supporting evidence such will be 60. as medical reports or other professional evidence should be provided in order to assist the Governors with their decision. The school will admit pupils with an Education, Health and Care Parents will be informed of the outcome of their request Plan naming the school, where the school has agreed that it can before the national offer day. If the parents’ request is agreed, meet the child’s needs. their application for the normal age group will be withdrawn and parents must make a new application as part of the main Where there are fewer applicants than the number of places, all admissions round the following year. If the parents’ request is will be admitted. Where there are more applicants than places refused, they must decide whether to accept an offer for the available, the school will apply the following oversubscription normal age group, or refuse it and make an in-year application to criteria, in this order: Year 1 for the September following their child’s 5th birthday.

1. Children in public care (looked after children) or children Requests for admission to other year groups outside the normal who were previously in public care immediately before being age group should be made direct to the school. adopted or subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order. 2. Children with a medical need that makes it essential for the child to attend Royal Park Primary School. Evidence of the medical condition must be submitted at the time of application. An opinion may be sought from a medical adviser before a place is awarded.

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St Augustine of Canterbury Church of devised in accordance with the School Admissions Code.

England Primary School Children with a Statement or an EHC Plan which names the Part 4 school are given priority before the criteria are applied. St Augustine’s Road, Belvedere DA17 5HP Tel: 020 8311 2956 1. Children who are ‘Looked After or Previously Looked After’, Admissions Policy 2019/20 in Local Authority Care All parents/carers applying for places for their children at St 2. Children who regularly attend a Church of England or Augustine of Canterbury C of E Primary School are expected Anglican Church with their family: to respect the Christian ethos of the school. As St Augustine is Priority One: St Augustine of Canterbury, St Augustine Road, a member school of Trinitas Academy Trust, sharing the same Belvedere, Kent Christian Values, Governance and over-subscription criteria, it is a named feeder school for Trinity C of E Secondary School, Priority Two: any other Church of England or Anglican Belvedere. This means that children attending St Augustine are Church. given high priority when applying for a place at Trinity C of E (See Note A, B and C) Secondary School, Belvedere. 3. Children of members of Trinitas Academy Trust staff in either or both of the following circumstances: The published admission number for the school is 30; therefore the Governing Body will offer up to 30 pupils a place in our a) Where the member of staff has been employed by Reception class in the academic year 2019/20. the Trust for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made Children are admitted to the Reception class in the school year and/or in which they have their fifth birthday. All pupils born from 1 September 2014 to 31 August 2015 can start in a Reception class b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for in September 2019. Compulsory school age is the beginning of which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. the school term after the child’s fifth birthday, and entry may be 4. Children who regularly attend a Church which is a member deferred to the January or April after the fifth birthday. Parents of Churches Together in England, or the Evangelical Alliance. of children born between 1 April and 31 August may request (See Note A, B and C) entry to Reception (rather than Year 1) in the September after the child’s fifth birthday. Requests should where possible be 5. Children who regularly attend their place of worship from made during the normal application period for primary places, one of the following faiths: accompanied by any available supporting evidence. Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism or Sikhism (See Note A, B and C) Applications for admission are welcomed from all parents, however, parents must note that evidence is needed for some 6. Children who have siblings in the school at the time of admission criteria should the school receive more than 30 admission. If over-subscription occurs within this category, applications. Children with a statement or an EHC plan are given places will be offered in order of the age of the sibling – priority before the criteria are applied. youngest first. 7. Places still available after the previous criteria have been Application Procedures and Timetable applied, will be offered to children living nearest to the school Parents will be required to complete the Common Application measured by a straight line from the school gate, which has Form available from their Home Authority. The CAF will be been approved by the governors, to the child’s home address. available online, or from any Primary School or the School The home address is the one which applies to the child at Admissions Team at their Home Authority from 1st September the time of place allocation. In the event of a tie, lots will be 2018. Parents may express up to six preferences for primary drawn. schools on the CAF. To be treated as “on time” the CAF must Where a distinction has to be made within the above be returned to the school shown as the first preference, with categories, then the following criteria will be used to documenting evidence of address and child’s date of birth, by determine priority within each category. 15th January 2019. In addition to the CAF supplied by the Home Authority, the Supplementary Information Form available from a. Children who have siblings in the main school at the time of the school must be completed (together with the Trinitas Faith admission for subscription criteria 1 to 6. If over-subscription Reference Form where appropriate) and sent to the School occurs within this category, places will be offered in order of Secretary not later than the closing date published by the the age of the sibling – youngest first. Home Authority. If parents do not complete and return the b. Those living nearest to the school measured by a straight Supplementary Information Form (and Trinitas Faith Reference line from the school gate, which has been approved by the Form where appropriate) to the school by the closing date set governors, to the child’s home address. The home address for the return of the CAF, the application will be considered is the one which applies to the child at the time of place under oversubscription criterion 6 (if they have siblings in the allocation. school) or 7 (if they do not have siblings in the school). The home address will be taken as the child’s home address Offers of places will be sent to parents on the common offer on 15th January 2019, unless there is a qualifying change of date as notified by the Home Authority. address by 15th February 2019. It must be the address at which the child lives with the parent or registered guardian, Oversubscription Criteria who is the main carer, i.e. the parent eligible to receive Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit. If the school is oversubscribed the following criteria will be applied in order. These oversubscription criteria have been

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Notes 1. Looked after Catholic children or looked after children in the A Regular attendance is defined as attending worship at least care of Catholic families and previously looked after Catholic Part 3 4 twice a month, over a minimum of twelve months. children who have been adopted or who have become the subject of a residence or guardianship order. B It is the parent/guardian’s responsibility to ensure that they make their regular attendance known to the church clergy 2. Catholic children. Evidence of Baptism will be required. (or church leader/religious leaders) in order to support their 3. Other looked after children and other previously looked after declaration. Church clergy (or church leader/religious leader) children who have been adopted or who have become the will advise of ways to do this. Evidence will be required in subject of a residence or guardianship order. the form of the Trinitas Faith Reference Form completed by 4. Children who are members of Eastern Orthodox Churches. the parents and the church clergy (or church leader/religious Evidence of Baptism will be required. leader). It must be completed and returned to the school by the published closing date. 5. Children of families who are members of other Christian denominations that are part of Churches Together in England. C If the family has moved to the area or has moved to a Evidence of Baptism (or dedication) provided by a priest or different Church within the previous year, the applicant should minister of a designated place of worship will be required. provide clergy references for all churches attended during the previous year by completing the appropriate section of the 6. Children who are members of other faiths. Evidence of Trinitas Faith Reference Form. membership of the faith provided by a priest, minister or religious leader of a designated place of worship will be D For the purpose of this criterion a ‘sibling’ is a child who lives required. at the same address as the child for whom a place is being requested, and is one of the following: 7. Any other children. • The brother or sister The following order of priorities will be applied when applications within any of the above categories exceed • The half-brother or half-sister the places available and it is necessary to decide between • The step-brother or step-sister applications: (i.e. related by parent’s marriage) i. For Category 2 above- The strength of evidence of • Any other child for whom it can be demonstrated that he/she commitment to the Catholic faith, over a period of not less is residing permanently at the same address (e.g. under the than three years, as demonstrated by the level of the family’s terms of a residence order or Foster-care plan). Mass attendance on Sundays in the Parish of Our Lady of the After offers of places have been made, a waiting list is drawn up Angels. Applications will be ranked in the order shown on according to our oversubscription criteria, in accordance with the the Supplementary Form; only for those who attend Mass DfE School Admissions Code - December 2014. weekly, then for those who attend most weeks. This evidence must be provided by the parents/carers and be endorsed by a Parents have the right to appeal if their child is not offered a priest in the Parish (Supplementary Form, Part Two). place at the school. They should do so in writing to the Clerk to ii. For Category 2 above- The strength of evidence of the Governors at the School, within 14 days of hearing that their commitment to the Catholic faith, over a period of not less child has not been allocated a place. An independent appeals than three years, as demonstrated by the level of the family’s panel will then be convened to hear the appeal. Mass attendance on Sundays in other Catholic church(es). This evidence must be provided by the parents/carers and be St Fidelis Catholic Primary School endorsed by a priest in the other Catholic church(es) where the family normally worship. Applications will be ranked in the Bexley Road, Erith, Kent DA8 3HQ Tel: 01322 337752 order shown on the Supplementary Form; only for those who attend Mass weekly, then for those who attend most weeks. Admissions Policy 2019/20 This evidence must be provided by the parents/carers and be St Fidelis Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school endorsed by a priest in the Parish (Supplementary Form, Part in the Diocese of Southwark. It is in the trusteeship of the Two). Diocese. The school is conducted by its governing body as iii. A brother or sister on the school roll at the time of part of the Catholic Church in accordance with its Trust Deed admission. Evidence of the relationship may be required. and Instrument of Government, and seeks at all times to be a iv. Social, pastoral and medical needs which make the school witness to Jesus Christ. The school exists primarily to serve the particularly suitable for the child in question. Strong and Catholic community and Catholic children always have priority relevant evidence must be provided by an appropriate of admission. However the Governing Body also welcomes professional authority (e.g. qualified medical practitioner, applications from those of other denominations and faiths and education welfare officer, social worker or priest). from those who have no faith who support the religious ethos of the school. v. Distance from home to school. Evidence of residence will be required. Distance from home to school is measured as a Having consulted with the Local Authority, the Diocese and straight line from front gate of the home to the main gate of other admission authorities, the Governors intend to admit into the school using the measurement supplied by Bexley Council the reception class, in September 2019, up to 60 pupils without derived from their computerised mapping system. Where reference to ability or aptitude, born between 1st September the last remaining place is to be allocated and two or more 2014 and 31st August 2015. children are deemed to live at the same distance from the school the place will be decided by the drawing of lots. Where the number of applications exceeds 60, the Governors will offer places using the following criteria in the order stated:

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Notes: taking account of the parent’s views; information about the child’s a) Catholics include members of the Ordinariate and the Latin academic, social and emotional development; where relevant, and Oriental Rite Churches that are in union with the Bishop their medical history and the views of a medical professional; Part 3 4 of Rome (Appendix One). Reference to other Christian whether they have previously been educated out of their normal denominations refers to denominations that are full members age group, and whether they may naturally have fallen into a of Churches Together in England (Appendix Two). lower age group if it were not for being born prematurely. They will also take into account the views of the school’s head teacher. b) A “brother or sister” means children who live as brother and When informing a parent of the decision which year group the sister including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, child should be admitted to, the governors will set out clearly the stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers or sisters. It reasons for their decision. would not include other relatives (e.g. cousins). c) Home refers to the permanent home address at which the Where the governors agree to a parent’s request for their child lives for the majority of his/her time and with the parent child to be admitted out of their normal age group and, as a who is in receipt of child benefit. consequence of that decision, the child will be admitted to the age group to which pupils are normally admitted to the d) Looked after children are those in the care of a public school the local authority will process the application as part authority and are in public care. Applications made under this of the main admissions round, (unless the parental request is criterion must be accompanied by details of circumstance and made too late for this to be possible) and on the basis of the professionally supported evidence (e.g. from an appropriate determined admission arrangements, including the application social worker). of oversubscription criteria where applicable. Parents have a e) Where families have practised their faith in more than one statutory right to appeal against the refusal of a place at a school parish over the last three years, additional proof should be for which they have applied. This right does not apply if they are provided with the application. offered a place at the school but it is not in their preferred age group.

Please Note: Appeals Attendance at St Fidelis Nursery does not constitute a right to a Parents whose applications for places are unsuccessful may place in the Primary School. appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel set up in accordance with The School Office will require sight of the following original section 94 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. documents: Appeals must be made in writing and must set out the reasons on which the appeal is made. Appeals should be made to the Baptism Certificate (or evidence of Dedication) Admissions Appeal Clerk at the school address. Parents/Carers have the right to make oral representations to the Appeal Panel. Current Council Tax Bill (as proof of residence) Appeals must be lodged within 30 school days from the date the local authority posts offers of primary places to all parents. Admissions procedure In addition to the Common Application Form (CAF) supplied Infant classes are restricted by the legislation to 30 children. by the Local Authority, the Supplementary Information Form Parents should be aware that an appeal against refusal of a place (available from the school) should be completed and sent to in an infant class may only succeed if it can be demonstrated that: the school office not later than the closing date published by a) the admission of additional children would not breach the the Local Authority. This should be done even if the CAF is infant class size limit; or completed online. If the Supplementary Information Form is not completed, the governing body of the school will only be able to b) the admission arrangements did not comply with admissions consider the application after all applicants who have completed a law or had not been correctly and impartially applied and the Supplementary Information Form. You are advised to make two child would have been offered a place if the arrangements had copies of the forms. You should retain one copy and pass the complied or had been correctly and impartially applied; or second copy to the school or your priest, as indicated. Offers of c) the panel decides that the decision to refuse admission was not places will be sent to parents by their home local authority. one which a reasonable admission authority would have made in the circumstances of the case. Admission of children below compulsory school age The governors will provide for the admission of all children in the Fair Access Protocol September following their fourth birthday. Parents can request The school participates in the local authority’s Fair Access that the date their child is admitted to the school is deferred until Protocol to allocate places to vulnerable and other children in later in the school year or until the child reaches compulsory accordance with the School Admission Code 2014. Admitting school age in that school year; parents may also request that their pupils under the protocol may require the school to admit above child attends part-time until the child reaches compulsory school age. the planned admission number for the relevant year group.

Admission of children outside their normal age group In Year Admissions Parents who are seeking a place for their child outside of their This admissions procedure, although primarily relevant to children normal age group, eg, the child has experienced problems such as for whom a place is sought at the normal age of entry to primary ill health or the parents of a summer born child preferring not to education (Reception), will also apply to succeeding years, and be send their child to school until the September following their fifth subject to the availability of places. birthday, may request that they are admitted out of their normal age group – to reception rather than year 1. Late Applications Any late applications will be considered by the Governors’ Governors will make decisions on the circumstances of each case Admissions Committee, in the event of there being any available and in the best interests of the child concerned. This will include places, using the above criteria. If all places have been filled,

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parents will be offered the opportunity of placing their child’s Catholic children, a baptismal certificate or evidence of name on the waiting list. This does not prevent parents from exercising reception into the Catholic Church must accompany the

Part 4 their right to appeal against the decision not to offer a place. supplementary information form. The strength of evidence of commitment to the faith as demonstrated by the level of the Pupils with a Statement of Special Educational Needs family’s Mass attendance on Sundays over a period of 3 years. or Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan This evidence must be provided by the parents/carers and The admission of pupils with a Statement of Special Educational be endorsed by a priest at the church(es) where the family Needs or with an EHC Plan is dealt with by a completely normally worship. Applications will be ranked in the order separate procedure. The procedure is integral to the making and shown on the Supplementary Form; firstly those who attend maintaining of statements and EHC plans by the pupil’s home Mass weekly, then once or twice a month etc. local authority. Details of this separate procedure are set out 3. Other looked after children and other previously looked after in the SEND code of practice. Pupils with a statement or EHC children who have been adopted or who have become the plan naming the school will be admitted without reference to the subject of a residence or guardianship order. above criteria. 4. Children who are members of Eastern Orthodox Churches. Waiting Lists Evidence of Baptism will be required. Parents of children who have not been offered a place at the 5. Children of families who are members of other Christian school may ask for their child’s name to be placed on a waiting denominations that are part of Churches Together in England. list. The waiting list, which will be maintained until twelve months Evidence of Baptism (or dedication) provided by a priest or after the application was received by the school office, will be minister of a designated place of worship will be required. operated using the same admissions criteria listed above. Placing 6. Children who are members of other faiths. Evidence of a child’s name on the waiting list does not guarantee that a place membership of the faith provided by a priest, minister or will become available. This does not prevent parents from religious leader of a designated place of worship will be exercising their right to appeal against the decision not to offer a required. place. It is possible that when a child is directed under the local authority’s fair access protocol they will take precedence over 7. Any other children. those children already on the list. The following order of priorities will be applied when applications within any of the above categories exceed the places available and it is necessary to decide between applications St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Kale Road, Erith, DA18 4BA Tel: 020 8310 7311 A brother or sister on the school roll at the time of admission. Evidence of the relationship may be required. For this priority, brother or sister normally means a sibling through blood, Admissions Policy 2019/20 marriage or adoption. They will not necessarily be residing at the St John Fisher Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided same address or have the same surname. school in the Diocese of Southwark. It is in the trusteeship of the Diocese. The school is conducted by its governing body as Social and medical needs which make the school particularly part of the Catholic Church in accordance with its Trust Deed suitable for the child in question. and Instrument of Government, and seeks at all times to be a witness to Jesus Christ. The school exists primarily to serve the Strong and relevant evidence must be provided by an appropriate Catholic community and Catholic children always have priority professional authority of admission. However the Governing Body also welcomes (eg qualified medical practitioner, education welfare officer, social applications from those of other denominations and faiths who worker or priest). support the religious ethos of the school. Distance from home to school. Evidence of residence may be Having consulted with the Local Authority, the Diocese and required. This gives priority to pupils living nearest to the school other admission authorities, the Governors intend to admit into based on a straight line measurement from home to school. the reception class, in September 2019, up to 30 pupils without Home will be taken as the child’s home address at the time of reference to ability or aptitude. allocation that is the address at which the child lives with the Where the number of applications exceeds 30 the Governors parent or legal guardian who is also the main carer. will offer places using the following criteria in the order stated:- This will be measured by Bexley Council. [For information please 1. Looked after Catholic children or looked after children in the refer to Bexley Councils “Admission to Primary Schools” booklet] care of Catholic families and previously looked after Catholic Where the last remaining place is to be allocated and two or children who have been adopted or who have become the more children are deemed to live at the same distance from the subject of a residence or guardianship order. school the place will be decided by the drawing of lots. 2. Catholic children, a baptismal certificate or evidence of The distance will be measured on a straight line measurement. reception into the Catholic Church must accompany the The distance will be measured by the Local Authority’s supplementary information form. computerised measuring system from the gate of the home The following order of priorities will be applied when address to main school entrance on Kale Road. applications within any of the above categories exceed A home address is the address at which the child lives with a the places available and it is necessary to decide between parent or registered guardian who is the main carer, defined as applications. the parent eligible to receive Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit.

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Notes: Archdiocese of Southwark - Guidance on School Appeals must be lodged within a month of the date when Admissions 19 Updated March 2012 notified of the decision. This gives parents time to prepare and lodge their written appeal. Part 4 a) Catholics include members of the Ordinariate and the Latin and Oriental Rite Churches that are in union with the Bishop Appeals submitted within this timeframe will be heard within 40 of Rome. Reference to other Christian denominations school days i.e. usually by mid July. refers to denominations that are full members of Churches Together in England. Appendix 1 Admission of children below compulsory school age b) A “brother or sister” means children who live as brother and The governors will provide for the admission of all children in the sister including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, September following their fourth birthday. Parents can request stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers or sisters. It would that the date their child is admitted to the school is deferred until not include other relatives (eg cousins). later in the school year or until the child reaches compulsory school age in that school year; parents may also request that their c) Home refers to the permanent home address at which the child attends part-time until the child reaches compulsory school age. child lives for the majority of his/her time and with the parent who is in receipt of child benefit. Admission of children outside their normal age group d) Looked after children are those in the care of a public Parents who are seeking a place for their child outside of their authority and are in public care. Applications made under this normal age group, eg. the child has experienced problems such as criterion must be accompanied by details of circumstance and ill health or the parents of a summer born child choosing not to professionally supported evidence (eg from an appropriate send that child to school until the September following their fifth social worker). birthday, may request that they are admitted out of their normal e) The admissions of pupils with a Statement of Special age group – to Reception rather than Year 1. Educational Needs or with an EHC Plan are dealt with by a Governors will make decisions on the circumstances of each case completely separate procedure. The procedure is integral and in the best interests of the child concerned. This will include to the making and maintaining of statements and EHC plans taking account of the parent’s views; information about the child’s by the pupil’s home local authority. Details of this separate academic, social and emotional development; where relevant, procedure are set out in the SEND code of practice. Pupils their medical history and the views of a medical professional; with a statement or EHC plan naming the school will be whether they have previously been educated out of their normal admitted without reference to the above criteria. age group, and whether they may naturally have fallen into a Admissions procedure lower age group if it were not for being born prematurely. They In addition to the Common Application Form (CAF) supplied will also take into account the views of the school’s Headteacher. by the Local Authority, the Supplementary Information Form When informing a parent of the decision which year group the (available from the school and from the local authority), should child should be admitted to, the Governors will set out clearly the be completed and sent to the school not later than the closing reasons for their decision date published by the Local Authority. This should be done even if the CAF is completed online. Waiting Lists Parents of children who have not been offered a place at the If the Supplementary Information Form is not completed, the school may ask for their child’s name to be placed on a waiting governing body of the school will only be able to consider list. The waiting list, which will be maintained for one year the application after all applicants who have completed a from the date of application, will be operated using the same Supplementary Information Form. Appendix 2 admissions criteria listed above.

Offers of places will be sent to parents by the Local Authority on Placing a child’s name on the waiting list does not guarantee that the common offer date as notified. a place will become available. This does not prevent the parents from exercising their right to appeal against the decision not to Appeals offer a place. It is possible that when a child is directed under the Parents whose applications for places are unsuccessful may local authority’s fair access protocol they will take precedence appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel set up in accordance with over those children on the list. section 85(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. Appeals must be made in writing and must set out the reasons Late Applications on which the appeal is made. Appeals should be made to the Any late applications will be considered by the Governors’ Admissions Appeals Clerk at the school address. Parents/Carers Admissions Committee, in the event of there being any available have the right to make oral representations to the Appeal Panel. places using the above criteria. If all places have been filled, parents will be offered the opportunity of placing their child’s Infant classes are restricted by the legislation to 30 children. name on the waiting list. Parents should be aware that an appeal against refusal of a place in an infant class may only succeed if it can be demonstrated This does not prevent parents from exercising their right to that:- a) the admission of additional children would not breach appeal against the decision not to offer a place. This admissions the infant class size limit; or b) the admission arrangements did procedure, although primarily relevant to children for whom not comply with admissions law or had not been correctly and a place is sought at the normal age of entry to primary impartially applied and the child would have been offered a education(Year R), will also apply to succeeding year, and be place if the arrangements had complied or had been correctly subject to availability of places. and impartially applied; c) or the panel decides that the decision to refuse admission was not one which a reasonable admission authority would have made in the circumstances of the case.

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iv. Social, pastoral and medical needs which make the school St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School particularly suitable for the child in question. Strong and

Part 4 Old Road, Crayford, Kent DA1 4DZ Tel: 01322 524162 relevant evidence must be provided by an appropriate professional authority (eg qualified medical practitioner, Admissions Policy 2019/20 education welfare officer, social worker or priest). St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in v. Proximity to the School of the Candidate’s home address, the Diocese of Southwark. It is in the trusteeship of the Diocese the distance measured in a straight line from the School of Southwark. The school is conducted by its governing body as entrance by the Local Authority using a Geographical part of the Catholic Church in accordance with its Trust Deed Computerised Information System. Evidence of residence may and Instrument of Government, and seeks at all times to be a be required. Where the last remaining place is to be allocated witness to Jesus Christ. The school exists primarily to serve the and two or more children are deemed to live at the same distance Catholic community and Catholic children always have priority from the school, the place will be decided by drawing lots. of admission. However, the Governing Body welcomes all Notes: applications, particularly from those of other denominations and faiths who support the religious ethos of the school. a. Catholics include members of the Ordinariate and the Latin and Oriental Rite Churches that are in union with the Bishop Having consulted with the Local Authority and other admission of Rome. authorities, the Governors intend to admit into the reception b. A “brother or sister” means children who live as brother and class, in September 2019, 30 pupils without reference to ability or sister including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, aptitude. stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers or sisters. It would not include other relatives (eg cousins). Families are defined Where the number of applications exceeds 30, the Governors as being the child’s natural or adoptive parents or officially will offer places using the following criteria in the order stated:- designated carers. It would not include grandparents or other 1. Looked after Catholic children or looked after children in the relatives unless they are officially designated carers. care of Catholic families and previously looked after Catholic c. Home refers to the permanent home address at which the children who have been adopted or who have become the child lives for the majority of his/her time and with the parent subject of a residence or guardianship order. who is in receipt of child benefit. 2. Catholic children, a baptismal certificate or evidence of d. Looked after children are those in the care of a public reception into the Catholic Church must accompany the authority and are in public care. Applications made under this supplementary information form. criterion must be accompanied by details of circumstance and 3. Other looked after children and other previously looked after professionally supported evidence (eg from an appropriate children who have been adopted or who have become the social worker). subject of a residence or guardianship order. e. A map of the parish boundary is available from the school office. 4. Children who are members of Eastern Orthodox Churches. Admissions Procedure Evidence of Baptism will be required. If you live in Bexley, you should complete the Bexley Primary 5. Children of families who are members of other Christian Common Application Form either online or on paper. If you do denominations. Evidence of Baptism (or dedication) provided not live in Bexley, you must apply on your own local authority’s by a priest or minister of a designated place of worship will be application form. You can apply for schools in Bexley on that required. form.

6. Children who are members of other faiths. Evidence of To make an application for a school place, if you are a membership of the faith provided by a priest, minister or resident of London Borough of Bexley, you can apply online at religious leader of a designated place of worship will be www.bexley.gov.uk/admissions or www.eadmissions.org.uk required. 7. Any other children. If you prefer, you can obtain a paper Primary Common Application Form from any Bexley primary school. The following order of priorities will be applied when applications within any of the above categories exceed In addition, we require the completion of a Supplementary the places available and it is necessary to decide between Information Form. This is available from either the School applications: Office or the school website www.stjosephcrayford.org.uk and the i. A brother or sister on the school roll at the time of paper copy must be returned to St Joseph’s with the relevant admission. Evidence of the relationship may be required. information required. If the Supplementary Information Form is not completed, the governing body of the school will only be ii. Living in the Parish of St Mary of the Cray’s. able to consider the application after all applicants who have iii. For Category 2 above - The strength of evidence of completed a Supplementary Information Form. commitment to the Catholic faith as demonstrated by the level of the family’s Mass attendance on Sundays over a period Offers of places will be sent to parents on the common offer of not less than one year. This evidence must be provided date as notified by the Local Authority. by the parents/carers and be endorsed by priest at the church(es) where the family normally worship. Applications Appeals will be ranked in the order shown on the Supplementary Parents whose applications for places are unsuccessful may Form; Regular Attendance (weekly), Occasional Attendance appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel set up in accordance with (once or twice a month), Irregular Attendance (less than once section 85(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. a month). Appeals must be made in writing and must set out the reasons on which the appeal is made. Appeals should be made to the

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Admissions Appeal Clerk at the school address. Parents/Carers Late Applications have the right to make oral representations to the Appeal Panel. Any late applications will be considered by the Governors’ Admissions Committee, in the event of there being any available Part 4 Infant classes are restricted by the legislation to 30 children. places, using the above criteria. If all places have been filled, Parents should be aware that an appeal against refusal of a place parents will be offered the opportunity of placing their child’s in an infant class may only succeed if it can be demonstrated that:- name on the waiting list. This does not prevent parents from a. the admission of additional children would not breach the exercising their right to appeal against the decision not to offer a place. infant class size limit; or In Year Admissions b. the admission arrangements did not comply with admissions This admissions procedure, although primarily relevant to children law or had not been correctly and impartially applied and the for whom a place is sought at the normal age of entry to primary child would have been offered a place if the arrangements had education (Year R), applies also to succeeding years, subject to complied or had been correctly and impartially applied; or availability of places. c. the panel decides that the decision to refuse admission was not one which a reasonable admission authority would have made in the circumstances of the case. St Michael’s East Wickham Church of England Primary School Admission of children outside their normal age group Wrotham Road, Welling, Kent DA16 1LS Tel: 020 8303 3287 Parents who are seeking a place for their child outside of their normal age group, eg, the child has experienced problems such as ill health or the parents of a summer born child preferring not to Admission Policy 2019/20 send their child to school until the September following their fifth How to apply birthday, may request that they are admitted out of their normal The Governing Body is responsible for the admission of pupils to age group – to reception rather than year 1. This needs to be put St Michael’s East Wickham CE Primary School. The School is part in writing with the application and submitted by the closing date. of the locally agreed co-ordination scheme and the timescales for Governors will make decisions on the circumstances of each case applications to be received and processed are those agreed with and in the best interests of the child concerned. This will include the Local Authority. taking account of the parent’s views; information about the child’s For applications in the normal admissions round you should use academic, social and emotional development; where relevant, the application form provided by your home local authority their medical history and the views of a medical professional; (regardless of which local authority the schools are in). You can whether they have previously been educated out of their normal use this form to express your preference in rank order. Parents age group, and whether they may naturally have fallen into a living in the London Borough of Bexley may apply online by lower age group if it were not for being born prematurely. They visiting www.bexley.gov.uk/admissions. Alternatively, the Bexley will also take into account the views of the school’s head teacher. Primary Common Application Form will be available from any When informing a parent of the decision which year group the Bexley Primary School or from the Contact Centre at the Civic child should be admitted to, the governors will set out clearly the Offices, 2 Watling Street, Bexleyheath DA6 7AT. The form must reasons for their decision. be completed and returned to the Local Authority. If you live Where the governors agree to a parent’s request for their out of borough (eg. Greenwich) you should follow the same child to be admitted out of their normal age group and, as a procedure but complete a Common Application Form from the consequence of that decision, the child will be admitted to Local Authority for the area in which you live, naming this School the age group to which pupils are normally admitted to the as one of your preferences. school the local authority will process the application as part For all applications, a Supplementary Information Form for St of the main admissions round, (unless the parental request is Michael’s CE School must also be completed and handed in to made too late for this to be possible) and on the basis of the the School. This can be obtained from either the Church or from determined admission arrangements, including the application the School Office. The form is also available to download from of oversubscription criteria where applicable. Parents have a the School website www.stmichaels-eastwickham-ce-school.co.uk. statutory right to appeal against the refusal of a place at a school This form must be completed even if the Common Application for which they have applied. This right does not apply if they are Form is completed online. The Supplementary Information Form offered a place at the school but it is not in their preferred age group. on its own does not count as an application form and will not be Waiting Lists considered as such. For applications under criterion 4(a), part two of the supplementary form must be signed by the Vicar of Parents of children who have not been offered a place at the St Michael’s Church on a Sunday at the beginning and end of the school may ask for their child’s name to be placed on a waiting list. year leading up to your application. The waiting list, which will be maintained for one academic year, will be operated using the same admissions criteria listed above. You will receive an offer for a school place directly from your Placing a child’s name on the waiting list does not guarantee that local authority. a place will become available. This does not prevent parents from exercising their right to appeal against the decision not to offer a Requests for admission outside the normal age group place. It is possible that when a child is directed under the local Parents are entitled to request a place for their child outside of authority’s fair access protocol they will take precedence over their normal age group. Further details of how to make such a those children already on the list. request are available from the School. Parents/carers must state clearly why they feel admission to a different year group is in the child’s best interests and provide any supporting evidence they would like the School to consider.

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Decisions on requests for admission outside the normal age 3. Priority will next be given to children on the basis of group will be made on the basis of the circumstances of exceptional social or medical need. The school defines social

Part 3 4 each case and in the best interests of the child concerned. In and medical need as the child, or one or both parents, having accordance with the School Admissions Code, this will include a medical condition or disability, which would cause significant taking account of: hardship if the child could not attend this school. The school will require supporting evidence at the time of application in • Parents’ views the form of a doctor’s letter or certificate, which sets out why • Information about the child’s academic, social and emotional it is felt that this School is best able to meet those needs. development 4. (a) Children whose families are faithful and regular • Where relevant, their medical history and the views of a worshippers at St Michael’s East Wickham Church, Upper medical professional Wickham Lane. • Whether they have previously been educated out of their Faithful and regular worship means those children, one or normal age group more of whose parents or legal guardians attend Parish Eucharistic services at least twice a month at St Michael’s • Whether they may naturally have fallen into a lower age group Church and have done so for at least a year prior to the if it were not for being born prematurely application closing date. This must be verified by the Parish • The headteacher’s views Priest on the supplementary form, which must be signed at Wherever possible, requests for admission outside a child’s the beginning and end of the year preceding the application. normal age group will be processed as part of the main (b) Children whose families are faithful and regular admissions round. They will be considered on the basis of the worshippers at any other Church of England or Anglican admission arrangements laid out in this policy, including the Church and for whom the school is the nearest Church oversubscription criteria listed in section 6. Applications will not school to their home address. be treated as a lower priority if parents have made a request for a child to be admitted outside the normal age group. Faithful and regular worship means those children, one or Parents will always be informed of the reasons for any decision more of whose parents or legal guardians attend services at on the year group a child should be admitted to. Parents do not least twice a month, and have done so for at least a year prior have a right to appeal if they are offered a place at the school but to the closing date for applications. Applicants must provide it is not in their preferred age group. verification by asking their minister to complete the relevant section of the supplementary form. Allocation of places 5. Priority will next be given to children with siblings who will be Admission number attending the school at the time the child is due for admission. Siblings include step siblings, foster siblings, adopted siblings The school has an agreed admission number of 30 pupils for and other children living permanently at the same address entry in reception class. whose parents are living as partners at the same address. Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans Priority will not be given to children with siblings who are former pupils of the school. Places will be offered in order of Parents of pupils who have an EHC Plan are required to apply for the age of the sibling – youngest first. school places separately through the Local Authority, from whom further advice is available. If a child with an EHC Plan is placed in 6. Any other children. the School by the Local Authority before the normal admissions Tie break round, the number of places available to other applicants will be In the case of 2 or more applications that cannot be separated reduced. by the oversubscription criteria outlined above, the school will Oversubscription criteria use the distance between the school and a child’s home as a tie breaker to decide between applicants. Priority will be given to If the school is not oversubscribed, all applicants will be offered a children who live closest to the school. Distance will be measured place. in a straight line from the child’s home address to the school’s In the event that the school receives more applications than the front gates on Wrotham Road. A child’s home address will be number of places it has available, places will be given to those considered to be the address of the parent or legal guardian with children who meet any of the criteria set out below, in order until whom he/she is resident for the majority of nights in a normal all places are filled. school week.

1. Highest priority will be given to looked after children and all Where the distance between 2 children’s homes and the school previously looked after children who apply for a place at the is the same, the Admissions Committee will draw lots. school. Children below compulsory school age – 2. Priority will next be given to children of staff at the school, in deferred entry either of the following circumstances: Where children below compulsory school age are offered a place a) The member of staff has been employed at the school for at the school, they will be entitled to attend the school full-time two or more years at the time at which the application for in the September following their fourth birthday. admission to the school is made, or Parents may defer their child’s entry to the school until later b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for in the school year but not beyond the point at which the child which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. reaches compulsory school age, and not beyond the beginning of the final term of the school year the offer was made for.

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Where the parents wish, children may attend part-time until later • Were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 or the Adoption in the school year but not beyond the point at which they reach and Children Act 2002, or Part 3 4 compulsory school age. Parents/carers who have been offered a • Became subject to a child arrangements order, or place at the School and who wish to defer entry for their child and/or attend part-time must put this in writing to the Head • Became subject to a special guardianship order Teacher at the earliest opportunity and before the start of the A child reaches compulsory school age on the prescribed day autumn term. following his or her fifth birthday (or on his or her fifth birthday if it falls on a prescribed day). The prescribed days are 31 In-year admissions December, 31 March and 31 August. You can apply for a place for your child at any time outside the normal admissions round. If there are spaces available in the year group you are applying for, your child will always be offered a place. St Paulinus CE Primary School Iron Mill Lane, Crayford, Kent DA1 4RW Tel: 01322 523236 If there are no spaces available at the time of your application, your child’s name will be added to a waiting list for the relevant year group. When a space becomes available it will be filled Admissions policy 2019/20 by one of the pupils on the waiting list in accordance with the St Paulinus C E Primary School has a distinctive Christian ethos oversubscription criteria listed in section 6.2 of this policy. Priority which is at the heart of the school. The values that inform the will not be given to children on the basis that they have been on life and relationships of the school are those of Christian faith the waiting list the longest. nurturing children’s spiritual growth.

Parents are advised that an application form and supplementary We welcome applicants from all members of the community and form will still need to be completed and returned to the London we ask all parents to respect the Christian ethos of our school Borough of Bexley and the School respectively. and its importance to the community.

Appeals The Governing body of St Paulinus CE Primary School is solely responsible for admissions to the School and intends to admit If your child’s application for a place at the school is unsuccessful, thirty children, born between 1 September 2014 and 31 August you will be informed why admission was refused and given 2015, to the reception class in the school year 2019-2020. This information about the process for hearing appeals. If you wish to number is consistent with maximum infant class legislation. appeal, you should obtain an appeal form from the school and also complete the form attached to the letter regarding your There will be one admission date for all reception children in child’s non-admittance. The form should be sent to reach the September 2019. Clerk to the Appeal Panel, care of the School, within 20 school days of the date of the letter confirming the Governors’ decision For Bexley residents not to offer a place. If an appeal is unsuccessful, the Governing Applications must be made on the Bexley Common Application Body will not consider further applications from those parents Form (CAF) online which must be submitted by 15 January within the same academic year unless there have been significant 2019. A supplementary form should also be completed along and material changes in their circumstances, but the child can be with the clerical reference form, where applicable, which will be placed on the waiting list. available from St Paulinus School in September 2018 and must be returned to the school by 15 January 2019 with evidence of Fair Access address and the child’s date of birth. The supplementary form The School is committed to taking its fair share of pupils who on its own does not count as an application and will not be are hard to place in accordance with the locally agreed fair access considered as such. protocol. Pupils admitted under the protocol will take priority over any children on the waiting list and this may include, on For non Bexley residents occasion, going over the planned admission number. Application must be made on the Common Application Form from the Local Authority in which you live and returned to them Late applications by the closing date. The School will consider late applications in accordance with the Local Authority’s coordinated scheme. A supplementary form should also be completed along with the clerical reference form, where applicable, which will be Definitions available from St Paulinus School in September 2018 and must The normal admissions round is the period during which parents be returned to the school by 15 January 2019 with evidence of can apply for state-funded school places at the school’s normal address and the child’s date of birth. The supplementary form point of entry, using the common application form provided by on its own does not count as an application and will not be their home local authority. considered as such.

Looked after children are children who, at the time of making an Applications received after 15 January 2019 and applications application to a school, are: received without the supplementary form will be considered under category 6 of the over subscription criteria listed below. • In the care of a local authority, or Parents will be notified of decisions on the common date as • Being provided with accommodation by a local authority in notified by the LEA. exercise of its social services functions Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they:

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Oversubscription Criteria Criterion 2, 3 and 4 – for the purpose of this criterion a ‘sibling’ If the number of applications for admission into the school is a child who lives at the same address as the child for whom a Part 3 4 exceeds 30, the Governors will apply the following criteria, in the place is being requested, and is one of the following: order set out below, until there are no places remaining. • Children living at the same address who have one or both These criteria are reviewed annually by the Governing Body, natural parents in common and due consultation is carried out with the Diocesan Board • Children living at the same address who are related by a of Education, the Local Education Authority, the neighbouring parent’s marriage admission authorities and schools. • Children living at the same address whose parents are living as 1. A child who is in the care of the Local Authority or provided partners at this address with accommodation by that authority in accordance with • We do not include ‘cousins’ within the definition of sibling section 22 of the Children Act 1989 or any child who was • Children who are adopted/fostered with supporting evidence previously in the care of the Local Authority and who is now adopted, subject of a Residence Order or Special General notes applying to all criteria: Guardianship Order. In the unlikely event of over-subscription and only one place A letter from the Children’s Services Department confirming remains, but two families meet the same criteria, a tie-breaker the child’s status must be submitted at the time of application. will be introduced. On this occasion both names would be put into a random lot and one name drawn out. 2. Children of parents who have been regular worshippers (regular worshipers are defined as parents who attend Pupils with an Education Health and Care Plan twice monthly) for at least 12 months at St Paulinus Church, Crayford AND who: The admission of pupils with an Education Health and Care Plan is dealt with by a completely separate procedure. Details of this a) live in the ecclesiastical parishes of St Paulinus (see map – procedure are set out in the Special Education Needs Code of appendix i) or: Practice. b) will have a sibling attending the school at the date of admission Oversubscription within a category: Please note that places offered in this category will be If the Governing Body is required to make a decision between allocated firstly to siblings and then based on the nearest applications in any given category, the criterion of nearness to geographical distance from the school by measuring straight home to school will be the deciding factor. Proof of residence will line distance from the school to the home address of the be required in the form of a recent Council Tax letter or Rent child/parent. Agreement. 3. Children who live in the ecclesiastical parish of St Paulinus. The term ‘home’ and family shall be defined as the permanent Please note that places offered in this category will be residence of the child and: allocated firstly to siblings and then based on the nearest • Both parents living together, or geographical distance from the school by measuring straight line distance from the school to the home address of the • The parent with legal custody, or child/parent. • The parent with whom the child habitually lives, or 4. Children who will have a sibling attending the school at the • The legally appointed guardians. date of admission. In-Year Admissions: Please note that places offered in this category will be Casual Admissions are for children moving into the area or allocated based on the nearest geographical distance from the transferring from another school outside the normal admission school by measuring straight line distance from the school to round. The school’s admission committee will only consider filling the home address of the child/parent casual admission places if class sizes drop below 30 pupils, unless 5. Children of parents who are regular worshippers of any the applicant qualifies under criteria Christian church that is part of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. 1. Application and Supplementary forms will still need to be completed and the Admission Criteria will be applied. Please note that places offered in this category will be allocated based on the nearest geographical distance from the school by measuring straight line distance from the school to St Paul’s (Slade Green) Primary School the home address of the child/parent Slade Green Road, Erith, DA8 2HX Tel: 01322 334 689 6. Children of parents who wish their child to attend St Paulinus Church School. Admissions policy 2019/20 Please note that places offered in this category will be As St Paul’s is a member school of Trinitas Academy Trust, it allocated based on the nearest geographical distance from the is a named feeder school for Trinity C of E Secondary School, school by measuring straight line distance from the school to Belvedere. This means that children attending St Paul’s are given the home address of the child/parent high priority when applying for a place at Trinity C of E Secondary Notes on the criteria: School, Belvedere. Criterion 2 and 5 – applicants must provide a clerical reference for criterion 2 and 5.

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The published admission number for the school is 60; 3. Children who have siblings in the school at the time of therefore the Governing Body will offer up to 60 pupils a admission. If over-subscription occurs within this category, place in our Reception class in the academic year 2019/20. places will be offered in order of the age of the sibling – Part 3 4 youngest first. Children are admitted to the Reception class in the school year in which they have their fifth birthday. All pupils born For the purpose of this criterion a ‘sibling’ is a child who lives from 1 September 2014 to 31 August 2015 can start in a at the same address as the child for whom a place is being Reception class in September 2019. Compulsory school requested, and is one of the following: age is the beginning of the school term after the child’s fifth a) The brother or sister birthday, and entry may be deferred to the January or April b) The half-brother or half-sister after the fifth birthday. Parents of children born between 1 April and 31 August may request entry to Reception (rather c) The step-brother or step-sister than Year 1) in the September after the child’s fifth birthday. (i.e. related by parent’s marriage) Requests should where possible be made during the normal d) Any other child for whom it can be demonstrated that he/she application period for primary places, accompanied by any is residing permanently at the same address (e.g. under the available supporting evidence. terms of a residence order or Foster-care plan). Applications for admission are welcomed from all parents, 4. Places still available after the previous criteria have been however, parents must note that evidence is needed for applied, will be offered to children living nearest to the school some admission criteria should the school receive more measured by a straight line from the school gate, which has than 60 applications. been approved by the governors, to the child’s home address. The home address is the one which applies to the child at Children with a statement or an EHC plan are given priority the time of place allocation. In the event of a tie, lots will be before the criteria are applied. drawn. Where a distinction has to be made within the above categories, Application Procedures and Timetable then the following criteria will be used to determine priority Parents will be required to complete the Common within each category. Application Form available from their Home Authority. The CAF will be available online, or from any Primary School a) Children who have siblings in the main school at the time of or the School Admissions Team at their Home Authority admission for subscription criteria 1 to 4. If over-subscription from 1st September 2018. Parents may express up to six occurs within this category, places will be offered in order of preferences for primary schools on the CAF. To be treated the age of the sibling – youngest first. as “on time” the CAF must be returned to the school b) Those living nearest to the school measured by a straight shown as the first preference, with documenting evidence line from the school gate, which has been approved by the of address and child’s date of birth, by 15th January 2019. governors, to the child’s home address. The home address In addition to the CAF supplied by the Home Authority, the is the one which applies to the child at the time of place Supplementary Information Form available from the school allocation. must be completed and sent to the School Secretary not The home address will be taken as the child’s home address on later than the closing date published by the Home Authority. 15th January 2019, unless there is a qualifying change of address If parents do not complete and return the Supplementary by 15th February 2019. It must be the address at which the child Information Form to the school by the closing date set for lives with the parent or registered guardian, who is the main the return of the CAF, the application will be considered carer, i.e. the parent eligible to receive Child Benefit and Child under oversubscription criterion 3 (if they have siblings in Tax Credit. the school) or 4 (if they do not have siblings in the school). 5 For the purpose of this criterion a ‘sibling’ is a child who lives Offers of places will be sent to parents on the common at the same address as the child for whom a place is being offer date as notified by the Home Authority. requested, and is one of the following: • The brother or sister Oversubscription Criteria If the school is oversubscribed the following criteria will be • The half-brother or half-sister applied in order. These oversubscription criteria have been • The step-brother or step-sister devised in accordance with the School Admissions Code. (i.e. related by parent’s marriage)

Children with a Statement or an EHC Plan which names the • Any other child for whom it can be demonstrated that he/she school are given priority before the criteria are applied. is residing permanently at the same address (e.g. under the terms of a residence order or Foster-care plan). 1. Children who are ‘Looked After or Previously Looked After offers of places have been made, a waiting list is drawn up After’, in Local Authority Care according to our oversubscription criteria, in accordance with the 2. Children of members of Trinitas Academy Trust staff in DfE School Admissions Code - December 2014. either or both of the following circumstances: Parents have the right to appeal if their child is not offered a a) Where the member of staff has been employed by place at the school. They should do so in writing to the Clerk to the Trust for two or more years at the time at which the the Governors at the School, within 14 days of hearing that their application for admission to the school is made and/or child has not been allocated a place. An independent appeals b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post panel will then be convened to hear the appeal for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

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St Peter Chanel Catholic Priority (Please read this carefully!) The order of priority is applied to each of the criteria in turn. Part 3 4 Primary School This means that while we would wish to admit children of families Baugh Road, Rectory Lane, Sidcup, Kent DA14 5ED already in school, the presence of an older brother or sister at Tel: 020 8302 6029 our school, does not guarantee an automatic right of admission to your child for whom you are seeking admission. If there are Admissions Policy 2019/20 more applications than the 30 places available, the oversubscription criteria will be applied in the order stated in our Admissions Policy. St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary Aided School in the Diocese of Southwark. It is in the trusteeship of Children attending our Pre-School do not have an automatic right the Diocese. The school is conducted by its Governing Body as of admission to our school. Application for admission to our part of the Catholic Church is accordance with its Trust Deed school must be made in accordance with our Admissions Policy. and Instrument of Government, and seeks at all times to be a witness to Jesus Christ. St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School ‘In Year’ Casual Admissions was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education Applications for places at our school in-year must be made using for children of Catholic families. The school exists primarily to the Common Application Form (CAF) of the Local Authority serve the Catholic community and Catholic children always (LA) where the child resides. This form must be returned to the have priority of admission. However, the Governing Body also school. The school’s Supplementary Information Form should be welcomes applications, subject to the availability of places, from completed to enable the Governors to rank the application in the those of other denominations and faiths who support the event of there being be more than one application for a place. religious ethos of the school. The Governors will use the same criteria to rank the application as that listed above. The offer of a place at the school will be Having consulted with the Local Authority, the Diocese and other made by the LA on behalf of the Governors. In the event of the admission authorities, the Governors intend to admit into the Governors deciding that a place cannot be offered parents will Reception Year in September 2019, children born between 1 be offered the opportunity of placing their child’s name on the September 2014 to 31 August 2015, 30 pupils without reference waiting list. This does not prevent the parents from exercising to ability or aptitude. their right to appeal against the decision not to offer a place. Parents may apply online by visiting www.bexley.gov.uk/admissions. Admission of children below compulsory school age The Governors will provide for the admission of all children to a Applications must be made on the Common Application Form full time place in the September following their fourth birthday. (CAF) for the local authority where the child lives. The Bexley Parents can request that the date their child is admitted to the Primary CAF will be available from either our school or Bexley school is deferred until later in the school year or until the child Civic Offices, 2 Watling Street, Bexleyheath, Kent DA6 7AT from reaches compulsory school age in that school year; parents may 1 September 2018. The form must be returned either to our also request that their child attends part-time until the child school or Bexley Council Office by 15 January 2019, together reaches compulsory school age. with evidence of address. Parents living outside Bexley have to complete an application form available from their home authority. Admission of children outside their normal age group Parents can include Bexley Primary schools on that form. Parents who are seeking a place for their child outside of their normal age group, eg. the child has experienced problems such as In addition to the CAF supplied by the LA, the Supplementary ill health or the parents of a summer born child choosing not to Information Form available from our school should be completed send that child to school until the September following their fifth and sent to the School Secretary by the priest, minister or birthday, may request that they are admitted out of their normal faith leader not later than the closing date published by the LA. age group – to Reception rather than Year 1. This should be done even if the CAF is completed online. If the Supplementary Information Form is not completed, the Governors will make decisions on the circumstances of each case Governing Body of the School will only be able to consider and in the best interests of the child concerned. This will include the application after all applicants who have completed a taking account of the parent’s views; information about the child’s Supplementary Information Form. academic, social and emotional development; where relevant, their medical history and the views of a medical professional; Whenever there are more applications than places available, whether they have previously been educated out of their normal priority will always be given to Catholic applicants in accordance age group, and whether they may naturally have fallen into a with the over subscription criteria listed below. Applicants’ attention lower age group if it were not for being born prematurely. They is drawn to the aims and ethos of the school outlined above. will also take into account the views of the school’s Headteacher. The Governing Body has responsibility for admissions to our When informing a parent of the decision which year group the school and intends to admit 30 pupils to the Reception class in child should be admitted to, the Governors will set out clearly the the school year, which begins in September 2019. reasons for their decision. Where the Governors agree to a parent’s request for their Infant Class Sizes child to be admitted out of their normal age group and, as a The law requires that infant pupils have to be taught in classes of consequence of that decision, the child will be admitted to no more than 30 pupils. The admission number for each school the age group to which pupils are normally admitted to the has been set to ensure it is possible for schools to meet this school. The Local Authority will process the application as part requirement. Our admission number is 30. of the main admissions round, (unless the parental request is made too late for this to be possible) and on the basis of the

68 Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Admission Arrangements for All Schools determined admission arrangements, including the application 5. Children enrolled in the Catechumenate*. Evidence of of oversubscription criteria where applicable. Parents have a enrolment in the Catechumenate will be required. Part 3 4 statutory right to appeal against the refusal of a place at a school 6. Other looked after children and other previously looked after for which they have applied. This right does not apply if they are children who have been adopted or who have become the offered a place at the school but it is not in their preferred age group. subject of a residence or guardianship order. Waiting List 7. Children who are members of Eastern Orthodox Churches*. Parents of children who have not been offered a place at our Evidence of Baptism will be required. school may ask for their child’s name to be placed on a waiting 8. Non-baptised children of Catholic parents desirous of list. The waiting list, which will be maintained for one year from obtaining a Catholic education for their child provided that date of application, will be operated using the same admissions such application is supported in writing by a Parish Priest. criteria listed above. Placing a child’s name on the waiting list 9. Christian children of other Christian denominations, (whose does not guarantee that a place will become available. This does church is a member of Churches Together in England*). not prevent the parents from exercising their right to appeal Evidence of Baptism (or Dedication) and of religious against the decision not to offer a place. It is possible that when a commitment provided by a priest or minister, where the child is directed under the LA Fair Access Protocol they will take family regularly worship, will be required. precedence over those children on the list. 10. Any other children. Parents whose applications for places are unsuccessful may Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel set up in accordance with categories listed above would lead to oversubscription the Section 85(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. following provisions will be applied. Appeals must be made in writing and must set out the reasons on which the appeal is made. Appeals should be made to the a) For Categories 2 and 3 above - The strength of evidence of Admissions Appeal Clerk at the school address. Parents/carers commitment to the faith as demonstrated by the level of the have the right to make oral representations to the Appeal Panel. child’s Mass attendance on Sundays. This evidence must be provided by the parents/carers and be endorsed by a priest Infant classes are restricted by the legislation to 30 children. at the church(es) where the child normally worships. Ranked Parents should be aware that an appeal against refusal of a place in accordance with our supplementary form; firstly those in an infant class may only succeed if it can be demonstrated that:- who attend Mass every week, most weeks (3 out of 4) some a) the admission of additional children would not breach the weeks (2 out of 4), occasionally (1 out of 4) and seldom. infant class size limit; or b) The attendance of a brother or sister at the school at the b) the admission arrangements did not comply with admissions time of enrolment will increase the priority of application law or had not been correctly and impartially applied and the within each category. Evidence of the relationship may child would have been offered a place if the arrangements had be required. Brother or sister means children who live complied or had been correctly and impartially applied; or as brother and sister, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted brothers or sisters, stepbrothers or sisters and foster c) the panel decides that the decision to refuse admission was brothers or sisters. not one which a reasonable admission authority would have made in the circumstances of the case. c) Social and medical needs which make the school particularly suitable for the child in question at the time of application. Late Applications Strong and relevant evidence must be provided by an Any late applications will be considered by the Governors appropriate professional authority (e.g. priest, qualified Admission Committee, in the event of there being any available medical practitioner, education welfare officer, social worker). places, using the above criteria. If all places have been filled, Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the parents will be offered the opportunity of placing their child’s sub-categories listed above would still lead to oversubscription, name on the waiting list. This does not prevent parents from exercising the places up to the admission number will be offered to those their right to appeal against the decision not to offer a place. children

Oversubscription Criteria d) living nearest to the school. Distance will be measured by Where there are more applications for places than the number the straight line calculation provided by the Local Authority. of places available, places will be offered according to the Home refers to the permanent home address at which the following order of priority. child lives for the majority of his/her time and with the parent who is in receipt of child benefit. *(See attached notes & Supplementary Information Form)* Final Tie Break 1. ‘Looked after’* Catholic children or looked after children Where the last remaining place is to be allocated and two or in the care of Catholic families and previously looked after more children are deemed to live at the same distance from the Catholic children who have been adopted or who have school, the place will be decided by the drawing of lots. become subject of a residence or guardianship order. Pupils with a Statement of Special Educational Needs (SEN) 2. Baptised Catholic children from ‘practising’* Catholic families or Education and Health Care Plan naming St Peter Chanel who are resident in the parish of St. Lawrence of Canterbury, Catholic School Sidcup, Kent. 3. Baptised Catholic children from ‘practising’* Catholic families The admission of pupils with a Statement of Special Educational who are resident in the parish of St. John Fisher, Bexley, Kent. Needs or Education and Health Care Plan naming the school is dealt with by a completely separate procedure. This procedure 4. Other baptised Catholic children. is integral to the making and maintaining statements by the pupil’s

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home Local Authority. Details of the separate procedure is set b) Application for admission to the school shall be made on out in the Special Educational Needs & Disability (SEND) Code the Primary Common Application Form (PCAF) for the local

Part 3 4 of Practice. Pupils with a statement or EHC Plan naming the authority where your child lives. You should also complete school will be admitted without reference to the above criteria. the Supplementary Information Form. Both of which are available from the school and on the Bexley Borough website. *Notes (these notes form part of the oversubscription criteria)* Completion of a Supplementary Information Form is not mandatory; however, if one is not received the Governors • ‘Looked after child’ has the same meaning as in Section 22 of will not be able to apply their admission criteria and the the Children’s Act 1989, and means any child in the care of a application will be considered under the ‘any other children’ local authority or provided with accommodation by them. category. Offers of places will be made by the local authority • ‘Catholics’ include children baptised or received into the where you live on the national agreed date published in the Church and members of the Ordinariate and the Latin and local authority booklet. Oriental Rite Churches that are in union with the Bishop of c) The Governors may seek such information from applicants Rome. Reference to other Christian denominations refers to and may make such enquiries as they think fit for the purpose denominations that are full members of Churches Together in of considering the application and, in particular, will seek proof England (see attached list). of address and baptism, and a statement of religious practice • ‘Practising Catholic’ means Catholic children from practising from an applicant’s parish priest/minister of religion. Catholic families who habitually worship at Mass on a regular 2 a) The Governors intend to admit 60 children for the Year basis (as set out in Part A and Part B of the Supplementary 1st September 2019 - 31st August 2020 Information Form in the section ‘How often do you attend Mass?’) and where the application is supported by a Catholic b) The Supplementary Form, together with the baptismal priest. The Governing Body will expect this practice to be certificate and proof of the child’s address, must be returned verified by a Supplementary Information Form from a priest to the School by 15th January 2019. in the standard format laid down by the Diocese. Those 3 If there are more than 60 applications, the applicants will be attending more regularly will be given priority over those who ranked according to the following criteria: attend less frequently. i Looked after Catholic children or looked after children in the • Catechumen’ means a member of the Catechumenate of care of Catholic families and previously looked after children the Catholic Church. This will normally be evidenced by a who have been adopted or who have become the subject of a Certificate of Reception into the Order of Catechumens. residence or guardianship order. • Demonstrate an exceptional social, medical or pastoral need ii Baptised Catholic children resident within the parish of St. of the child which can be most appropriately met at this Stephen’s Welling who attend Mass regularly; as verified by school. The Governing Body will normally require written their Parish Priest; evidence from an appropriate professional, such as a social worker, doctor or priest. Claims for this priority made after iii Baptised Catholic children resident in other Catholic the closing date will not be considered. parishes who attend Mass regularly; as verified by their Parish Priest; • The Governing Body will deal with late (those submitted after 15 January 2019) and all other applications during the school iv Other Baptised Catholic children resident in the Catholic year with delegated powers to the Admissions Committee parish of St. Stephen’s, Welling; and in strict accordance with the Governors Admissions v Other Baptised Catholic children resident in other Catholic Policy. parishes; vi Other looked after children and other previously looked St Stephen’s Catholic Primary School after children who have been adopted or who have become Ruskin Avenue, Welling, Kent DA16 3QG Tel: 020 8303 9738 the subject of a residence or guardianship order. vii Children who are members of Eastern Orthodox Admissions Policy 2019/20 Churches. Evidence of Baptism will be required; St.Stephen’s is a Catholic primary school. It is voluntary aided viii Children resident in the Catholic parish of St. Stephen’s, and intended for the education of Catholic children. Parents of Welling, who are members of other Christian denominations those admitted to the school will be expected to give unqualified that are part of Churches Together in England or the support to the very specific aims and ethos of a Catholic school. Evangelical Alliance. Evidence of Baptism (or dedication) The School is conducted by its Governors as part of the Catholic provided by a priest or minister of designated place of Church in accordance with its trust and deed and instrument of worship will be required; government, and seeks at all times to be a witness to Jesus Christ. ix Children resident in the Catholic parish of St. Stephen’s, Welling, who are members of other Christian denominations. Consideration of admission to the school will be dealt with in Evidence of Baptism (or dedication) provided by a priest or accordance with the following procedure and criteria. minister of designated place of worship will be required; Please note: The order of priority is applied to each of the x Children resident in the Catholic parish of St. Stephen’s, criteria in turn. This means that while we would wish to admit Welling, who are members of another religious faith. children of families already in the school, the presence of an older Evidence of membership provided by a priest, minister or brother or sister in the school does not guarantee an automatic religious leader of a designated place of worship will be right of admission for your child. required; 1 a) Responsibility for the admission of pupils to the school rests xi Any other children. with the Governors.

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4 When applications within any of the above categories exceeds of oversubscription criteria where applicable. Parents have a the places available within that category, the following order statutory right to appeal against the refusal of a place at a school of priorities will apply: for which they have applied. This right does not apply if they are Part 3 4 a) the presence of a brother or sister in the school at the time offered a place at the school but it is not in their preferred age group. of admission; In-year (casual) admissions b) Social and medical needs which make the school particularly Applications for a place at the school in-year must be made using suitable for the child in question. Strong relevant evidence the common application form of the local authority (LA) where must be provided by an appropriate professional authority eg the child resides. This form must be returned to the LA. The qualified medical practitioner, education welfare officer, social school’s supplementary form should also be completed to enable worker or priest; the governors to rank the application in the event of there being c) The proximity of the child’s home to the school measured as more than one application for a place. The governors will use a straight line from the home to the main gate of the school the same criteria to rank the application as that listed above. The using the measurement supplied by the local authority derived offer of a place at the school will be made by the LA on behalf from their computerised mapping system. of the governors. In the event of the governors deciding that a place cannot be offered, parents will be offered the opportunity Tie-break: Where the last remaining place is to be allocated and of placing their child’s name on the waiting list. This does not two or more children are deemed to live at the same distance prevent parents from exercising their right to appeal against the from the school, the place will be decided by the drawing of lots. decision not to offer a place. Pupils with a Statement of Special Educational Needs (SEN) or EHC Plan naming the school Appeals Parents whose applications for places are unsuccessful may The admission of pupils with a Statement of Special Educational appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel set up in accordance Needs or EHC Plan is dealt with by a completely separate with section 85(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act procedure. This procedure is integral to the making and 1998. Appeals must be made in writing and must set out the maintaining of statements by the pupil’s home Local Authority. reasons on which the appeal is made. Appeals should be made to Details of the separate procedure are set out in the SEND the Admissions Appeal Clerk at the school address. Parents and Code of Practice. carers have the right to make oral representations to the Appeals Panel. Admission of children below compulsory school age The governors will provide for the admission of all children in Infant classes are restricted by the legislation to 30 children. the September following their fourth birthday. Parents can Parents should be aware that an appeal against refusal of a place request that the date their child is admitted to the school is in an infant class may only succeed if it can be demonstrated that:- deferred until later in the school year or until the child reaches a) The admission of additional children would not breach the compulsory school age in that school year. Parents may also infant class size limit; or request that their child attends part-time until the child reaches compulsory school age. b) The admission arrangements did not comply with admissions law or had not been correctly and impartially applied and the Admission of children outside their normal child would have been offered a place if the arrangements had complied or had been correctly and impartially applied; or age group c) The panel decides that the decision to refuse admission was Parents who are seeking a place for their child outside of their not one which a reasonable admission authority would have normal age group, eg, the child has experienced problems such made in the circumstances of the case. as ill health or the parents of a summer born child choosing not to send that child to school until the September following their Waiting List fifth birthday, may request that they are admitted out of their In addition to their right of appeal, unsuccessful candidates will normal age group – to reception rather than year 1. Governors be offered the opportunity to be placed on a waiting list. This will make decisions on the circumstances of each case and in waiting list will be maintained in order of the oversubscription the best interests of the child concerned. This will include taking criteria and not in the order in which applications are received or account of the parent’s views; information about the child’s added to the list. Names are normally removed from the list by academic, social and emotional development; where relevant, 31st July 2020. their medical history and the views of a medical professional; whether they have previously been educated out of their normal NOTES age group, and whether they may naturally have fallen into a A map showing the boundaries of the Parish of St Stephen’s lower age group if it were not for being born prematurely. They Welling may be viewed at the School office will also take into account the views of the school’s head teacher. When informing a parent of the decision which year group the ‘Looked after child’ A ‘looked after child’ is a child who is (a) child should be admitted to, the governors will set out clearly in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with the reasons for their decision. Where the governors agree to a accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social parent’s request for their child to be admitted out of their normal services functions (Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at age group and, as a consequence of that decision, the child will be the time of making an application to a school. Previously looked admitted to the age group to which pupils are normally admitted after children includes children who were adopted under the to the school the local authority will process the application as Adoption Act 1976 (section 12 adoption orders) and children part of the main admissions round, (unless the parental request who were adopted under the Adoption and Childrens Act 2002 is made too late for this to be possible) and on the basis of the (section 46 adoption orders). determined admission arrangements, including the application

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‘Catholics’ include members of the Ordinariate and the Latin religious commitment provided by a priest or minister where and Oriental Rite Churches that are in union with the Bishop of the family regularly worship will be required. Part 4 Rome. Reference to other Christian denominations in criterion 7. Children of other faiths. Evidence of religious commitment viii refers to denominations that are full members of Churches provided by a priest, minister or religious leader where the Together in England (a full list is available from the School Office). family regularly worship will be required. ‘Practising Catholic’ means Catholic children from practising 8. Any other children. families who habitually worship at Mass on a regular basis (i.e. The school is obliged to admit a child when St Thomas More at least 3 out of 4 Sundays) as set out in the Supplementary School has been named on his/her Statement of Educational Information Form. Those attending Mass regularly will be given Needs. priority over those who do not attend regularly. The following order of priorities will be applied when applications ‘Brother or sister’ means children who live as brother and sister, within any of the above categories exceed the places available including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, step- and it is necessary to decide between applications:- brothers or sisters and foster brothers or sisters. It would not include other relatives e.g. cousins. 1. For Category 2 & 3 above – The strength of evidence of commitment to the faith as demonstrated by the level of the St Thomas More Catholic family’s Mass attendance on Sundays. This evidence must be provided by the parents or guardians and be endorsed by a Primary School priest at the church(es) where the family normally worship. Sheldon Road, Bexleyheath, Kent DA7 4PH Tel: 020 8303 8322 2. For Category 5 & 6 above – The strength of evidence of commitment to the faith as demonstrated by the level of Admissions Policy 2019/20 the family’s attendance at services. This evidence must be St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided provided by the parents or guardians and be endorsed by a school in the Diocese of Southwark. It is in the trusteeship of priest or minister at the church (s) where the family normally the Diocese. The school is conducted by its governing body as worship. part of the Catholic Church in accordance with its Trust Deed 3. A brother or sister on the school roll at the time of admission. and Instrument of Government, and seeks at all times to be a Evidence of the relationship may be required. witness to Jesus Christ. The school exists primarily to serve the 4. Social and medical needs which make the school particularly Catholic community and Catholic children always have priority of suitable for the child in question. Strong and relevant evidence admission. However, the Governing Body welcomes applications, must be provided by an appropriate professional authority (eg subject to the availability of places, particularly from those of qualified medical practitioner, education welfare officer, social other denominations and faiths who support the religious ethos worker, priest) of the school. 5. Distance from home to school. Evidence of residence may Having consulted with the Local Authority and other admission be required. Where the last remaining place is to be allocated authorities, the Governors intend to admit into the reception and two or more children are deemed to live at the same class, in September 2019, up to 60 pupils without reference to distance from the school the place will be decided by the ability or aptitude. drawing of lots.

Where the number of applications on behalf of children exceeds Note: 60, the Governors will offer places, in the order stated, using the Catholics include members of the Ordinariate and the Latin and following criteria:- Oriental Rite Churches that are in union with the Bishop of Rome.

1. Looked after Catholic children or looked after children in the Reference to other Christian denominations refers to denominations care of Catholic families and previously looked after Catholic that are full members of Churches Together in England. children who have been adopted or who have become the subject of a residence or guardianship order. A sibling equals a full brother or sister or step-half brother or sister or adopted siblings living at the same address and who will 2. Baptised Catholic children, who live in the parishes of St be attending the school at the time of admission. A sibling also Thomas More or St John Vianney. Evidence of Baptism will equals the child of the parent/carer’s partner where the child for be required. Applications will be ranked in the order shown whom the school place is sought is living in the same family unit at on the Supplementary Form; firstly those who attend Mass the same address as that sibling. weekly, then at least once a month etc. Parish boundaries can be viewed via the school website. The distance will be measured by the shortest walking route by public highway and lighted footpath considered appropriate 3. Baptised Catholic children, who live in other parishes. by the Authority. The distance will be measured by the Local Evidence of Baptism will be required. Authority’s computerised measuring system from the gate of the 4. Other looked after children and other previously looked after home address to the nearest school entrance approved by the children who have been adopted or who have become the Governors as an official entrance. subject of a residence or guardianship order. A home address is the address at which the child lives with a 5. Children who are members of Eastern Orthodox Churches. parent or registered guardian who is the main carer, defined as Evidence of Baptism will be required. the parent eligible to receive Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit. 6. Children of families who are committed members of other Christian denominations that are part of Churches Together in England. Evidence of Baptism (or dedication) and of

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Admissions procedure When informing a parent of the decision which year group the In addition to the Common Application Form (CAF) supplied child should be admitted to, the governors will set out clearly by the Local Authority, the Supplementary Information Form the reasons for their decision. Where the governors agree to a Part 4 available from the school, must be completed and sent to parent’s request for their child to be admitted out of their normal St Thomas More School not later than the national closing date age group and, as a consequence of that decision, the child will be of 15 January 2019. This should be done even if the CAF is admitted to the age group to which pupils are normally admitted completed online. to the school the local authority will process the application as part of the main admissions round, (unless the parental request If the Supplementary Information Form is not completed, the is made too late for this to be possible) and on the basis of the governing body of the school will only be able to consider determined admission arrangements, including the application the application after all applicants who have completed a of oversubscription criteria where applicable. Parents have a Supplementary Information Form. You are advised to make two statutory right to appeal against the refusal of a place at a school copies of the forms. You should retain one copy and pass the for which they have applied. This right does not apply if they are second copy to the school. Birth certificates are not required to offered a place at the school, but it is not in their preferred age be presented until after a place has been offered. group.

Offers of places will be sent to parents on the national offer date Waiting Lists of 16 April 2019. Parents of children who have not been offered a place at the school may ask for their child’s name to be placed on a waiting Appeals list. The waiting list, which will be maintained until 6 terms after Parents whose applications for places are unsuccessful may application, will be operated using the same admissions criteria appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel set up in accordance with listed above. Placing a child’s name on the waiting list does not section 85(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. guarantee that a place will become available. This does not Appeals must be made in writing and must set out the reasons prevent parents from exercising their right to appeal against the on which the appeal is made. Appeals should be made to the decision not to offer a place. It is possible that when a child is Admissions Appeal Clerk at the school address. Parents/Carers directed under the local authority’s fair access protocol they will have the right to make oral representations to the Appeal Panel. take precedence over those children already on the list.

Infant classes are restricted by the legislation to 30 children. Late Applications Parents should be aware that an appeal against refusal of a place Any late applications will be considered by the Governors’ in an infant class may only succeed if it can be demonstrated that:- Admissions Committee, in the event of there being any available a) The admission of additional children would not breach the places using the above criteria. If all places have been filled, infant class size limit; or parents will be offered the opportunity of placing their child’s name on the waiting list. This does not prevent parents from b) The admission arrangements did not comply with admissions exercising their right to appeal against the decision not to offer a law or had not been correctly and impartially applied and the place. child would have been offered a place if the arrangements had complied or had been correctly and impartially applied; or This admissions procedure, although primarily relevant to children c) The panel decides that the decision to refuse admission was for whom a place is sought at the normal age of entry to primary not one which a reasonable admission authority would have education (Year R), applies also to succeeding years, subject to made in the circumstances of the case. availability of places. Admission of children below compulsory school age The governors will provide for the admission of all children in the Sherwood Park Primary School September following their fourth birthday. Parents can request Sherwood Park Avenue, Sidcup DA15 9JQ Tel: 020 8303 6300 that the date their child is admitted to the school is deferred until later in the school year or until the child reaches compulsory school Admissions Policy 2019/20 age in that school year: parents may also request that their child Sherwood Park Primary School is an Academy. The Governing attends part-time until the child reaches compulsory school age. Body is responsible for decisions on admissions to the school.

Admission of children outside their normal age group Children born from 1 September 2014 to 31 August 2015 Parents who are seeking a place for their child outside of their will be admitted to Reception classes in September 2019. The normal age group, eg, the child has experienced problems such number of Reception places for the Academic Year 2019/2020 as ill health or the parents of a summer born child preferring not will be 60 which is the Published Admission Number for the to send their child to school until the September following their school. Parents have the right to defer their child’s start at school, fifth birthday, may request that they are admitted out of their or to request part time education. This must be discussed with normal age group – to Reception rather than Year 1. Governors the school where a place has been allocated before making a final will make decisions on the circumstances of each case and in decision. the best interests of the child concerned. This will include taking account of the parent’s views; information about the child’s Children born between 1 April and 31 August are referred to as academic, social and emotional development; where relevant, “Summer born”. Parents can request that summer born children their medical history and the views of a medical professional; start school in a Reception class in the September after their fifth whether they have previously been educated out of their normal birthday (i.e. with children who are a year younger), if there is age group, and whether they may naturally have fallen into a clear evidence that the child is not ready to start primary school lower age group if it were not for being born prematurely. They at the normal time. The decision on whether to delay entry to will also take account of the views of the school’s Head Teacher. school will be made by the admission authority for the school

Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 73 (i.e. the Governing Body). All supporting evidence and views will A waiting list will be kept by the Governors of applicants who are be taken into account, but the admission authority is not obliged refused admission due to oversubscription. When places become

Part 4 to agree to the request. There is no right of appeal against available they will be offered in the sequence of the criteria a decision not to admit a child into a year group lower than above. The waiting list will be kept until the start of the Autumn normal. If a request is not agreed, summer born children would Term 2019. go straight into Year 1 if they had not started school during the academic year when they became five years old. Parents have the right to appeal against any refusal by the Governors to admit their child. Details of the appeals procedure Applications should be made on the home Local Authority’s can be obtained by contacting the school office. primary common application form and submitted by the closing date of 14th January 2019. Parents living in Bexley are Tie breaker: Where one or more applicants live exactly the encouraged to apply on line using the link e-Admissions. same distance from the school applied for and all would qualify for the last available place, the allocation of the last place will be Parents can also collect a paper application form from any made by drawing lots. The drawing of lots will be witnessed by an primary school in Bexley or from Councils Offices. They can independent adjudicator. The first child drawn will be offered the apply for up to six schools, whether in Bexley or other areas. place, and the remaining children placed on the waiting list in the order of the draw. Parents who do not live in Bexley should apply through their home local authority. They can list schools in Bexley on their form. Admissions during the year and outside the normal round If the application is late, it will not be dealt with until all on time applications have been processed and it may not be possible to Admission of children moving into the area or transferring from offer a place a Sherwood Park Primary School. another school in year and outside the normal admissions round will be considered by Governors having regard to the admissions Where there are fewer applicants than places available all will be policy stated above and according to whether places are available admitted. Where there are more applicants than places available, the in the appropriate year group. school will apply the following oversubscription criteria, in this order: A waiting list will be kept by the Governors of applicants who 1. Children in public care (looked after children) or children are refused admission due to oversubscription. When places who were previously in public care immediately before become available, they will be offered in the sequence of the being adopted or subject to a residence order or special oversubscription criteria above. guardianship order. Parents have the right to appeal against any refusal by the 2. Children with a medical need that makes it essential for the Governors to admit their child. Details of the appeals procedure child to attend Sherwood Park Primary School. Evidence can be obtained by contacting the school office. of the medical condition must be submitted at the time of application. An opinion may be sought from a medical adviser Requests for Admission Outside the before a place is awarded. Normal Age Range 3. Siblings of children who will be attending Sherwood Park Requests for in year admission to a higher or lower age group will Primary School at the time the child is due for admission to be considered by Governors. They will make a decision on the the school. This priority does not include brothers or sisters basis of the circumstances of the case and in the best interests of due to transfer to secondary school in the next academic year. the child concerned. However, the school is not obliged to agree For this priority, brother or sister includes a full brother or the request, and there is no right of appeal against the school’s sister, adopted brother or sister, or step/half brother or sister decision. Request should be made in writing to the school at the living at the same address. normal time of application for their age group. Where in an allocation of places, children who are twin, triplets or from other multiple births would qualify for fewer Date of entry to Reception Classes and Admission places than the number of children, all will be treated as outside the normal age group siblings and therefore accorded the sibling priority. All children can start in a Reception class in the September of the academic year when they become five years old. Compulsory 4. Children whose parents or sibling has a medical condition, or school age is the beginning of the school term after the child’s where there are significant social or domestic circumstances, fifth birthday, and entry nay be deferred to the January or April that would result in significant hardship if the child did not after the fifth birthday. attend Sherwood Park Primary School. Evidence must be submitted at the time of application. An opinion may be Parents of children born between 1 April and 31 August sought from a medical adviser or other professional before a may request entry to Reception (rather than Year 1) in the place is awarded. September after the child’s fifth birthday. Requests should, 5. Children living closest to the school, based on the distance where possible, be made during the normal application period measured as a straight line from the home address to the for primary places, accompanied by any available supporting nearest pupil entrance. Measurements will be provided by the evidence. London Borough of Bexley in accordance with its home to school distance measuring policy. If the request is agreed, the application for a school place will be processed in the following year’s application period. If the request Home will be taken as the address at which the child lives with is not agreed, the child must either start school before the fifth the parent or legal guardian who is also the main carer, defined as birthday or start school in Year 1 in the September following the parent to receive child benefit and child tax credit, at the time the fifth birthday. A place will not be allocated at a preferred of application. school unless the child qualifies for a place under the published admission criteria either in the normal or deferred year of entry.

74 Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 In year requests for admission outside the normal age group (i.e. Note 2: Siblings refer to a brother or sister, half brother or sister, other than for entry to Reception) should be made at the time of adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of application with supporting evidence. the parent/carer’s partner, and in every case, the child should be Part 4 living in the same family unit at the same address. The elder sibling must If a child is admitted to Reception one year later than normal, still be on roll at the school when the younger child starts school. new requests must be made for entry outside the normal age group when transferring to Junior School (for a child attending an Note 3: “home” being where the child normally resides as their infant only school) and Secondary School. only principle residence. Addresses involved in child minding (professional or relatives) are excluded. Parents will be asked All decisions on admission outside the normal age group to to provide documentary evidence to confirm an address and Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools will be made by parental responsibility. It is expected that the applicant and pupil the London Borough of Bexley in consultation with the Head will still be resident at the same address when the child starts Teacher of the preferred school. There is no right of appeal against school unless exceptional circumstances apply. Measurements will a decision not to admit a child outside the normal age group. be from the front door of the child’s home address to the main entrance of the building. Those who live closer to the school Upland Primary School receiving the higher priority. Church Road, Bexleyheath DA7 4DG Tel: 020 8303 2175 Offers of places will be made by the Local Authority in April for the whole of the academic year. Children who are not offered a Admissions Policy 2019/20 place immediately will have the option of remaining on a waiting list. Children on the waiting list will be offered places in order Vision: according to the criteria listed above. Children will be removed At Upland Primary our vision is to develop children’s active and from the waiting list once the normal admission point for their creative minds, through fun, inspiring opportunities to learn. We date of birth has passed, unless the parent requests in writing the will develop confident lifelong learners with skills to tackle the reasons that they should continue to remain on it. present and the future. The Unity Academy Trust, and Upland Primary School, in “Working together, learning together, achieving together “ common with all other schools in Bexley, will admit pupils referred under the Fair Access Protocol. The other criteria Admissions detailed in this document do not apply to pupils referred under All applications shall be received and offers made individually the Fair Access Protocol. Parents not offered places will also be by the Local Authority in common with other Bexley primary informed of the appeals procedure. Parents have a statutory schools. The standard number for admissions to Upland Primary right to appeal in the event of the school’s decision not to offer a School is 60. The published admission number is inclusive of place. An appeal panel will primarily consider whether or not the pupils with a statement of special educational needs in accordance published admissions criteria has been properly followed. with the relevant statutory requirements. All applications shall be made on line at www.bexley.gov.uk/admissions or www.eadmissions. org.uk. If this is not possible a paper application form can be Willow Bank Primary School collected from the Civic Offices. Seacourt Road, Thamesmead, London SE2 9XB Tel: 020 8320 1900 Admission Criteria Where applications are oversubscribed places will be offered in Admissions policy 2019/20 line with the admission criteria below: See entry for Woodlands Academy Trust, on page 75 I. Looked after children (children in public care) (see note 1). II. Siblings- children who have a brother or sister attending Woodlands Academy Trust Upland Primary School at the beginning of their first term (see Incorporating Northumberland Heath, Peareswood and Willow note 2). Bank Primary Schools III. Children of staff of the school – priority may be given to children of the staff in either of the following circumstance : Admissions policy 2019/20 (a) Where the member of staff has been employed at the Definitions school for two or more years at the time which the application The normal admissions round is the period during which parents for admission to the school is made, and/or can apply for state-funded school places at the school’s normal (b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for point of entry, using the common application form provided by which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. their home local authority.

IV. Proximity to the school, as measured in a straight line in Looked after children are children who, at the time of making an accordance with the London Borough of Bexley’s policy on the application to a school, are: measurement of home to school distance (see note 3). Note 1: A looked after child is a child who is in the care of a • In the care of a local authority, or local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local • Being provided with accommodation by a local authority in authority in the exercise of their social services functions. They exercise of its social services functions are also children who were looked after, but ceased to be so Previously looked after children are children who were looked because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence after, but ceased to be so because they: order or special guardianship order).

Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 75 • Were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 or the Adoption Allocation of places and Children Act 2002, or

Part 4 Admission number • Became subject to a child arrangements order, or The schools in the Bexley hub of the Woodland Academy Trust • Became subject to a special guardianship order have an agreed admission number of the following:

A child reaches compulsory school age on the prescribed day Northumberland Heath – 90 pupils; Peareswood – 60 pupils and following his or her fifth birthday (or on his or her fifth birthday Willow Bank – 60 pupils if it falls on a prescribed day). The prescribed days are 31 December, 31 March and 31 August. 6.2 Oversubscription criteria

How to apply All children whose statement of special educational needs For applications in the normal admissions round you should use (SEND) or education, health and care (EHC) plan names the the application form provided by your home local authority school will be admitted before any other places are allocated. (regardless of which local authority the schools are in). You can use this form to express your preference for a minimum of 3 If the school is not oversubscribed, all applicants will be offered a state-funded schools, in rank order. place.

You will receive an offer for a school place directly from your In the event that the school receives more applications than the local authority. number of places it has available, places will be given to those children who meet any of the criteria set out below, in order until Please note, pupils already attending our nursery (if applicable) all places are filled. will not transfer automatically into the main school. A separate application must be made for a place in reception. 1. Highest priority will be given to looked after children and all previously looked after children who apply for a place at the Requests for admission outside the normal age group school. Parents are entitled to request a place for their child outside of 2. Priority will next be given to children on the basis of social or their normal age group. medical need. Definition of medical, health, social and special access reasons will be applied in accordance with the school’s Decisions on requests for admission outside the normal age legal obligations, in particular those under the Equality Act group will be made on the basis of the circumstances of 2010. Priority will be given to those children whose mental each case and in the best interests of the child concerned. In or physical impairment means they have a demonstrable accordance with the School Admissions Code, this will include and significant need to attend a particular school. Equally taking account of: this priority will apply to children whose parents’/guardians’, physical or mental health or social needs means that they • Parents’ views have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a • Information about the child’s academic, social and emotional particular school. Such claims will need to be supported by development written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner who can demonstrate a special connection • Where relevant, their medical history and the views of a between these needs and the particular school. medical professional 3. Priority will next be given to children with siblings at the • Whether they have previously been educated out of their school. Siblings include step siblings, foster siblings, adopted normal age group siblings and other children living permanently at the same • Whether they may naturally have fallen into a lower age group address. Priority will not be given to children with siblings who if it were not for being born prematurely are former pupils of the school. • The Head Teacher’s views Tie break Wherever possible, requests for admission outside a child’s In the case of 2 or more applications that cannot be separated normal age group will be processed as part of the main by the oversubscription criteria outlined above, the school will admissions round. They will be considered on the basis of the use the distance between the school and a child’s home as a tie admission arrangements laid out in this policy, including the breaker to decide between applicants. Priority will be given to oversubscription criteria listed in section 6. Applications will not children who live closest to the school. Distance will be measured be treated as a lower priority if parents have made a request for in a straight line from the child’s home address to the school’s a child to be admitted outside the normal age group. front gates. A child’s home address will be considered to be where he/she is resident for the majority of nights in a normal Parents will always be informed of the reasons for any decision school week. on the year group a child should be admitted to. Parents do not have a right to appeal if they are offered a place at the school but Where the distance between 2 children’s homes and the school it is not in their preferred age group. is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. This process will be independently verified.

76 Admission to Primary School 2019/2020 Children below compulsory school age – 3. Schools outside Bexley deferred entry Part 4 Parents offered a place in reception for their child have a right to defer the date their child is admitted, or to take the place up Many children who live in Bexley attend schools in neighbouring part-time, until the child reaches compulsory school age. Places boroughs. You should contact the local authority responsible for cannot be deferred beyond the beginning of the final term of the any out-borough schools that you are interested in to request school year for which the offer was made. further information. You should make sure that you find out Children reach compulsory school age on the prescribed day the oversubscription criteria for out-borough schools before following their 5th birthday (or on their fifth birthday if it falls applying, as they may be different from similar schools in Bexley. on a prescribed day). The prescribed days are 31 August, 31 You should include any out-borough schools that you wish to December and 31 March. apply for on your Bexley Primary Common Application Form. Offers of places in out-borough schools will come from Bexley In-year admissions as your home local authority. The contact details for the nearest You can apply for a place for your child at any time outside the boroughs are: normal admissions round. As is the case in the normal admissions round, all children whose statement of SEN or EHC plan names the school will be admitted. London Borough of Bromley Likewise, if there are spaces available in the year group you are applying for, your child will always be offered a place. www.bromley.gov.uk School Admissions Team If there are no spaces available at the time of your application, Email: [email protected] your child’s name will be added to a waiting list for the relevant Tel: 020 8313 4044 year group. When a space becomes available it will be filled by one of the pupils on the waiting list in accordance with the oversubscription criteria listed in section 6.2 of this policy. Priority Royal Borough of Greenwich will not be given to children on the basis that they have been on the waiting list the longest. www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk School Admissions Team Applications for in-year admissions should be sent to the Email: [email protected] school office. Tel: 020 8921 8043 Appeals If your child’s application for a place at the school is unsuccessful, you will be informed why admission was refused and given Kent County Council information about the process for hearing appeals. If you wish to appeal, you must set out the grounds for your appeal in writing. www.kent.gov.uk Details of the appeals procedure can be obtained by contacting School Admissions Team the school office. Email: [email protected] Tel: 03000 41 21 21 You can find details of the school’s appeals timetable on the school’s website.

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1. Special Education Provision Team for information and an application form. The form can also be downloaded from the in year admissions page at

Part 5 Children with an Education, Health and Care Plan will be admitted to the school named on the plan and parents www.bexley.gov.uk/admissions. You must send evidence of may not need to complete a Primary Common Application your address and your child’s date of birth when you apply. Form. Parents should discuss the application process with You can apply for up to six schools in Bexley on the their case officer. Some primary schools have specialist application form and the School Admissions Team will offer provision for children with Education, Health and Care a place at the highest available preference. If your child lives Plans and places may be reserved in each year group for in Bexley and does not have a school place, we will offer these children. a place at the closest school to your home with a vacancy Details of the London Borough of Bexley’s policy on special if we cannot offer one of your preferred schools. If your education and the provision available can be obtained from: child is continuing to attend a school elsewhere, we will not offer an alternative but will let you know which schools do Statutory Assessment Team have spaces. Education and Social Care London Borough of Bexley You can also apply direct to schools in Bexley, and you must Civic Offices apply direct to schools and local authorities outside Bexley. 2 Watling Street, Bexleyheath DA6 7AT If none of your preferred schools can offer a place, you Tel 020 3045 4451 have the right to appeal against the decisions. Email: [email protected] Many primary schools in Bexley are full in all year groups. 2. Nursery education in Bexley If you are moving to Bexley, it may not be possible to Nursery education is provided for children aged 3 and a offer your child a place at one of your preferred schools half and 4 years old in those schools with “with Nursery” and it may not be possible to place siblings in the same shown against the age range in the list of schools (Part school. You are advised not to remove your child from the 2). You should contact the school that you are interested previous school if it is within travelling distance. All primary in for further details. You can apply online, or a booklet schools hold in year waiting lists that are kept in the order and application form are available from schools with of the oversubscription criteria for the school. nursery classes or directly from the School Admissions Team. The application period for children to start nursery 4. Fair Access Protocol in September 2019 is 16 January 2019 to 6 April 2019. If your child has been permanently excluded from another Nursery classes can be heavily oversubscribed and there school or is having difficulty finding a suitable place, the is a range of other high quality private and independent London Borough of Bexley and the primary schools may providers in the borough. apply their Fair Access Protocol. A panel of primary Head Teachers will consider applications for places made under Parents must make a new application for a Reception place the protocol and recommend an appropriate placement. even if their child attends a nursery class at the preferred Parents should apply as described above for a school school. place, and the London Borough of Bexley will determine whether the Fair Access Protocol applies and inform you Attending a nursery class does not give any priority for of the process. admission to the Reception class at the same school. 5. Transfers between Bexley primary schools 3. In Year admission to primary school If you wish to apply for your child to transfer from one The London Borough of Bexley prides itself in the work it school to another within Bexley for educational or other undertakes to plan for and commission school places. That reasons, you should consult the Head Teacher of your said, like the rest of London, it is coming under increasing child’s present school before the request is made, to and unprecedented pressure. In the case of applications discuss fully whether a change of school is in the child’s for Reception places received by the published closing best interests. date, offers of first or second choices remain amongst the highest in London. For applications received at any other If, after full consultation with the child’s Head Teacher, time in the academic year including all other year groups, you still wish to apply for a transfer, you should complete options are far more restricted. Therefore, before you and return a primary in year application form. To avoid a consider applying please be aware of these limitations. change during term time, it is best that children transfer at the beginning of a new term if at all possible. Please note If you need to apply for a primary school place for your that many primary schools do not have spare places, and child in Years 1 to 6, or in Reception after the start of the it may not be possible to offer your child a place at one school year, because you have just moved into the area or of your preferred schools even if you have moved within because your child does not have a school place for any Bexley. You should not to take your child out of their other reason, you should contact the School Admissions current school until a new place has been offered.

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6. Repeat Applications Meals

If you apply for a place at the same school for admission Midday meals are provided at all schools in Bexley for Part 5 during the same school year as a previous application, the pupils who wish to have them. Arrangements are also Authority will not consider your application unless there made for pupils who bring their own food to eat at has been a significant change in circumstances. It will be lunchtime. for the applicant to provide evidence of any change of circumstances and for the Authority to decide whether or Children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are provided with not this is significant enough to allow the new application a free meal by the school. Your school still needs to know to be determined if your child would have been entitled to free meals, as it can claim valuable extra funding. Please complete a free 7. Financial Assistance school meal application form and return it to your school if you receive any of the benefits below. Even if you don’t Information about financial assistance is set out below and want your child to receive a free meal, it is still important on the Council’s website www.bexley.gov.uk. Telephone to complete the application form so that the school can 020 8303 7777, email [email protected] get extra Government funding towards things like learning Home to school transport support and after school activities. The Council’s policy for support with home to school Children in Year 3 and above are eligible for free school transport is set out below. meals if their parents receive one of the benefits listed The majority of children with an EHC Plan will not need below. We would encourage you to apply for free school or receive specialised travel assistance from the Council, meals if you think you may qualify. and the completion of an EHC Plan does not confer an Parents do not have to pay for school lunches if they automatic entitlement to the provision of travel assistance receive any of the following: by the Council. Please see Bexley’s Travel Assistance Policy, available online, for criteria. • Income Support Bexley parents/carers, in the first instance, are required to • Income-based Job Seeker’s Allowance apply for home to school travel assistance by contacting • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance the Statutory Assessment Team on SpecialneedsELS@ • Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum bexley.gov.uk , tel: 020 3045 4304 or the Bexley Integrated Act 1999 Transport Unit (BITU) on [email protected], tel: 020 3045 4431. The parent/carer will be sent a Request for • The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit Home to School Travel Assistance application form which • Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled to is to be completed and emailed to above addresses or Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as returned to London Borough of Bexley, BITU, 2 Watling assessed by HM Revenue & Customs) that does not Street, Bexleyheath, DA6 7AT for processing, subject to exceed £16,190 the eligibility criteria. All referrals are assessed for eligibility • Working Tax Credit ‘run-on’ - the payment someone and most appropriate form of transport provision against may receive for a further four weeks after they stop Bexley’s Home to School Travel Assistance Policy. qualifying for Working Tax Credit The London Borough of Bexley requires good standards of Children who receive any of the qualifying benefits listed behaviour on all transport to and from school and reserves above in their own right are also eligible to receive free the right to withdraw transport where a child places school meals. himself or herself, other passengers or transport staff, at risk in terms of health, wellbeing or safety. The application form for free school meals is available from www.bexley.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals. You do not have to Travel Training provide evidence of your income to support your claim, as Travel training is designed to help young people get the Council will check all details through the Department more from life by giving them the confidence to travel for Education’s Free School Meals Eligibility Checking System. independently. Being able to access public transport helps people to make their own choices about how they live and Claims will normally be processed within 10 working days what they want to achieve. of the form being received, although it may take longer during busy periods at the start of the school year. If you would like more information about home to school travel training, please contact the Bexley Integrated You must inform the Council immediately if you change Transport Unit (BITU) on [email protected], tel: 020 address, stop receiving any of the qualifying support 3045 4431. payment/benefits or about any other circumstance that might affect entitlement to free school lunches. If you do not, you may be liable to repay the cost of any lunches taken by your children.

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Some schools (currently: Belvedere Junior School, Burnt 10. General Data Protection Regulations and the Oak Junior School, Chatsworth Infant School, Chislehurst Data Protection Act 2018 Part 5 and Sidcup Grammar School, Christ Church (Erith) The personal information that you provide will be CE Primary School, Cleeve Park School, East Wickham collected by the Council as data controller in accordance Primary Academy, Harris Academy , Harris with the General Data Protection Regulation and Data Garrard Academy, Hurst Primary School, Jubilee Primary Protection Act 2018. The purpose of collecting your School, King Henry School, Northumberland Heath personal information is to assist with administering Primary School, Northwood Primary School, Peareswood the admissions process as set out in this information Primary School, St Augustine of Canterbury CE Primary booklet and preventing any fraud/criminal offence or the School, St Catherine’s Catholic School, St Columba’s safeguarding of a child. Catholic boys School, Sherwood Park Primary School, Townley Grammar School, Trinity School and Willow Bank The Council may be required to pass on the personal Primary School) administer their own free school meals information you have provided to other bodies for and applications should be made direct to the school. administrative purposes and as required by law. These include: 8. Sustainable modes of travel strategy • the current school (if any) The London Borough of Bexley’s latest road safety and sustainable modes of travel strategies can be found on this • the schools which parents have included amongst their webpage: www.bexley.gov.uk/roadsafety preferences • other admission authorities in the borough for the 9. Conclusion purpose of securing a school place Every effort has been made to see that the information • other Local Authorities so as to ensure that parents given in this booklet is accurate at the time of publication have provided consistent information and do not hold (August 2018). on to more than one offer of a place Where future changes could be foreseen they have been • an organisation legitimately investigating allegations of mentioned, but it should not be assumed that there will be fraud, criminal offences or child protection. no further changes either before or during the school year • a government department in order to comply with 2019/2020, or subsequently. statutory requirements This booklet explains what policies and procedures are used by admission authorities to make decisions on Your information will only be retained for as long as admissions to schools. They are published in accordance required for these purposes. with the requirements of the School Admissions Code. Any changes to the information can be viewed on the LB You can read more about the use of your Bexley website at www.bexley.gov.uk/admissions personal information at https://www.bexley.gov.uk/services/privacy-notice

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