School Admissions

1. Normal admissions round September 2016 (phase transfer) Timetable as follows:

For admission to: Apply online Closing Date- Decisions issued from: 12 Noon on: on or by:  Nursery 8 Jan 2016 29 Feb 2016 3 May 2016  Reception 1 Nov 2015 8 Jan 2016 21 Mar 2016 Junior School 1 Nov 2015 8 Jan 2016 21 Mar 2016  Secondary School 1 Oct 2015 30 Nov 2016 1 Mar 2016 

 A letter and Parents Information Booklet will be issued to schools in September for distribution to all Year 6. This will give advance notice of the procedure for applying online for secondary school.  A poster will also be circulated in September for display in your Reception areas as we have done in previous years and an article will appear in the August edition of Newport Matters, which is circulated to all households in Newport.  Should parents not have internet access at home, you can advise them that it is available at all Newport libraries and is free for the first hour. Furthermore, for those who may have difficulty completing an online application, assistance may also be provided at Newport Information Station, Old Station Building, Queensway, Newport, NP20 4AX. Opening hours are Monday-Friday 8.30 am to 5.00 pm.  Should parents still wish to make a paper application they will be able to request a form from the City Contact Centre 01633 656656.

2. Normal admissions round September 2015  We are continuing to receive late applications which are being processed on a monthly basis, with updates to schools being provided after each round. This will continue over the summer holidays.  Early in September we will ask schools to confirm who has or hasn’t turned up so that we can alert Education Welfare Officers.  Please do not admit any child who is not named on your latest allocation summary.

3. Admission outside the normal admissions round (in-year applications)  Applications outside of the normal admissions round will also continue to be processed over the summer holidays and individual updates will be provided by email as usual.

4. Contact details

 All Secondary admission Lorna Bailey 210637

210825 Karen Bunston/ 851411 Joanne Vacant (call Rob or Susan in the interim ) for Yeomans schools in the following clusters: (job share partners) for schools in the following clusters: Cluster Cluster High Cross Primary Caerleon Lodge Hill Primary Marshfield Primary Langstone Primary Mount Pleasant Primary Pentrepoeth Primary Primary Cluster Cluster Clytha Primary Primary Duffryn Infants Eveswell Primary Duffryn Juniors Primary Gaer Primary Milton Infants Glasllwch Primary Milton Juniors Primary Ringland Primary Primary Ysgol Gymraeg Casnewydd (Welsh-medium) St Woolos Primary Newport High Cluster Cluster Primary Lliswerry Primary Malpas Church in Infants Somerton Primary Malpas Church in Wales Juniors St Andrews Primary Malpas Court Primary Primary Malpas Park Primary Millbrook Primary Monnow Primary Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Teyrnon (Welsh-medium) Ysgol Gymraeg Ifor Hael (Welsh-medium) St Julians Cluster Glan Usk Primary School St Julians Primary School

If the above members of staff are unavailable, messages can be taken by Rob Fisher 851567 and Susan Hollins 851570

Contact Email address: [email protected]