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Castle School Education Trust) Contents Welcome ..................................................................................................................................... 1 Important dates for your diary ...................................................................................................... 3 Dos and don’ts of applying for a school place ............................................................................. 4 Where can I get help and advice? ................................................................................................ 5 At what age do children start school? .......................................................................................... 6 How do I choose my preferred schools? ................................................................................... 10 How do I apply for a school place? ............................................................................................ 12 What else do I need to consider in completing my application? ................................................. 14 Travel assistance to school – what you need to know ................................................................ 18 How are places allocated? ........................................................................................................ 21 What happens to my application? ............................................................................................. 25 I’ve been offered a school place, what next? ............................................................................. 27 In-year admissions .................................................................................................................... 29 Admissions in other circumstances ............................................................................................ 32 What happened last year? ......................................................................................................... 35 Map of South Gloucestershire ................................................................................................... 38 Infant, junior and primary schools in South Gloucestershire ....................................................... 40 Maps of Infant, junior and primary schools ................................................................................. 69 Map 1 – Alveston/Thornbury ............................................................................................. 70 Map 2 – Pilning/Severn Beach .......................................................................................... 72 Map 3 – Almondsbury Area of Prime Responsibility ......................................................... 73 Map 4 – Iron Acton/Rangeworthy/Yate ............................................................................. 74 Map 5 – North & West Yate ............................................................................................... 76 Map 6 – South & East Yate and Chipping Sodbury .......................................................... 77 Map 7 – Coalpit Heath/Frampton Cotterell/Winterbourne ................................................ 78 Map 8 – Frenchay Area of Prime Responsibility ................................................................ 79 Map 9 – Patchway ............................................................................................................. 80 Map 10 – Bradley Stoke/Little Stoke ................................................................................. 81 Map 11 – Bradley Stoke Community School Primary Phase Area of Prime Responsibility .................................................................................................................................... 83 Map 12 – Filton Primaries Consortium Area of Prime Responsibility ................................ 85 Map 13 – Wallscourt Farm Academy ................................................................................ 86 Map 14 – Lyde Green Primary School .............................................................................. 87 Map 15 – Kingswood North/Downend/Emersons Green Primaries Consortium Area of Prime Responsibility .................................................................................................. 88 Map 16 – Kingswood South & Hanham Primaries Consortium Area of Prime Responsibility .................................................................................................................................... 90 Map 17 – King’s Oak Academy Primary Phase Area of Prime Responsibility ................... 92 Map 18 – Cadbury Heath/Longwell Green Consortium Area of Prime Responsibility ...... 93 Map 19 – Warmley/Bitton Consortium Area of Prime Responsibility ................................ 95 2/3 www.southglos.gov.uk Map 20 – Rural schools ..................................................................................................... 97 Special resource bases ............................................................................................................. 98 Special schools ....................................................................................................................... 100 Admission to voluntary aided primary schools and academies ................................................. 101 Christ the King Catholic Primary School ......................................................................... 103 Holy Family Catholic Primary School .............................................................................. 108 Holy Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Bradley Stoke .................... 114 Horton Church of England VA Primary School ............................................................... 120 Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School ................................................................ 124 St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, Downend .................................... 129 St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Bradley Stoke ......................................................... 135 St Mary’s Church of England VA Primary School, Thornbury ......................................... 141 St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Yate ........................................................ 144 St Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Yate ......................................................................... 147 Bradley Stoke Community School Primary Phase .......................................................... 153 Callicroft Primary Academy ............................................................................................. 159 Charborough Road Primary School ................................................................................ 165 Charfield Primary School ................................................................................................ 171 Filton Hill Primary School ................................................................................................ 178 King’s Oak Academy Primary Phase ............................................................................... 184 Lyde Green Primary School ............................................................................................ 189 Meadowbrook Primary School ........................................................................................ 196 The Meadows Primary School ........................................................................................ 202 Severn Beach Primary School ......................................................................................... 203 Stoke Lodge Primary School .......................................................................................... 210 Wallscourt Farm Academy .............................................................................................. 216 Yate Academy (Woodlands Primary Phase) .................................................................... 219 School term and holiday dates 2018/19 academic year ........................................................... 223 Useful contact details .............................................................................................................. 224 Glossary of terms .................................................................................................................... 227 Application form ...................................................................................................................... 234 3/3 www.southglos.gov.uk Welcome Selecting the school you would prefer your child to attend is an important decision. The information in this booklet is intended to help you in making that decision. There are a wide range of successful schools in South Gloucestershire. School staff, school governors and South Gloucestershire Council’s Department for Children, Adults and Health want your child to have good educational opportunities. This booklet will help you to understand how the school admission process works. It will also guide you to sources of further information and advice. Please take the opportunity to read the booklet, to consider the information set out and to seek any further advice you need. Please bear the following in mind: Places are offered at schools in line with their admission criteria. These are set out in this booklet. It is important to consider how these apply to your child and family The admission process has clear stages and important deadlines. This booklet sets out the process and gives guidance on how to submit your application When considering
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