Children and Adults Services
Primary School Admissions in County Durham 2014/2015
You can apply on-line: www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions
Admission to primary schools in County Durham
12 September 2013 Primary School Admissions Guide for parents and application form published for parents.
Apply on-line at www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions or complete an application and return to the School Admissions and Transport Team, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UJ no later than 15 January 2014.
Does your child have a statement of Special Educational Needs, or are they undergoing a Statutory Assessment of Special Educational Needs?
No Yes
On 16 April 2014 the School Admissions and The Local Authority determines, in Transport Team will inform you in writing of the consultation with you, a school place through school place offered to your child. This will be in the Statutory Assessment and Review line with your preference where possible. Procedure.
See page 8 for details of admission criteria for community and voluntary controlled schools and section 2 for voluntary aided (faith) schools. You should contact the SEN Placement and See page 16 for details of the Provision Section for further information. Home to School Transport Policy
Is the Infant/Junior/Primary School place offered acceptable to you?
No Yes
Accept the place by responding to the offer Accept the place by responding to the email or return the acceptance form sent offer email or return the acceptance to you to tell us this. form sent to you to tell us this.
Please contact School Admissions and Transport Team by 30 April 2014 to add your child's name to the waiting list for a place at the preferred school(s).
See page 11 for details of how places are offered to pupils on the waiting list.
Do you wish to appeal against the decision not to offer your child a place at the preferred school?
Yes No
Please indicate on the acceptance form You need to take no further action. and return. An appeal will be arranged and heard by an Independent Appeals Panel between May 2014 and July 2014. See Page 11 for further details. Contents
SECTION 1
How to apply for a primary school place for September 2014
. General information 1 . How to apply on-line 3 . How to apply using the application form 4 . Late applications 4 . Co-ordinated admissions 5 . Applications for other Local Authority (LA) schools 5 . Equal preference 5 . Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs (SEN) 6
How places are offered
. Voluntary aided (faith) schools and academies 7 . Oversubscription Criteria - community and voluntary controlled schools 8 and academies . Additional information - personal details 9 . Reserving places 10
What to do if you do not get a place for your child at one of your preferred schools/academies
. Waiting lists 11 . Appeals 11 . Class Size Legislation 12
Other admissions information
. In year Fair Access 13 . Transfer of children between schools/academies 13 . In-year admissions 13 . Applying for a place in another LA area 13 . Admission of children below compulsory school age and deferred entry 14 . Admission of children outside their normal age group 15 . Children of UK service personnel 15 . Withdrawing an offer or a place 15
Home to school travel
. Home to School Transport policy 16 . General transport information 20 . Sustainable Modes of Travel strategy 20 . School Travel Planning and School Travel Plans 20
Other useful information
. Clothing 21 . School meals 21 . Charging for school/academy activities 21 . The National Curriculum 21
Individual school/academy information
. Individual school/academy information 22
SECTION 2
. Voluntary aided (faith) schools admission policies 42
Foreword
Dear Parent/Carer
This Guide is intended to provide you with all the information you will need to apply for a school place for your child.
Children in County Durham benefit from many schools with superb facilities and dedicated, talented staff. Our admissions system is designed to help you express your preferences for those schools which you believe will most suit your child’s needs.
Durham County Council, the Local Authority (LA), recognises that your child’s education is one of the most important aspects of their life. It influences their formative years and their future. We hope that this Guide helps you find a place in the school that is right for your child so that he or she will have a happy and successful start to their school career.
Councillor Ossie Johnson Rachael Shimmin Cabinet Member for Children Corporate Director, and Adults Services Children and Adults Services
How to apply for a primary school place for September 2014
Please read the whole of this Parents’ Guide carefully as it tells you everything you need to know about obtaining a place at primary school for your son or daughter. If you still have questions you should contact the School Admissions and Transport Team or the relevant admissions authority for the school/academy. The offer of a school place will be made by County Durham LA in respect of all maintained schools and academies in the Durham LA area.
General information You can express up to three preferences for your child to be admitted to an infant and, Children born between 1 September 2009 where appropriate, junior school or academy. and 31 August 2010 will be eligible to start You can apply for a place inside and outside school in Reception Year in September 2014. of the Durham LA area. If you would like Children attending infant schools move to more information about an individual school junior schools or primary schools (Year 3) in please contact them directly, details are at September 2014 if they were born between 1 the back of this Guide. If you want to know September 2006 and 31 August 2007 more about schools in other LA areas you will (likewise for academies). need to contact the relevant LA for advice.
*County Durham LA sets the admissions Places are allocated by strictly following the policy and criteria for community and admission criteria for the school(s) applied voluntary controlled schools within County for. These criteria can and do differ. The Durham (see page 8). The Governors of admission criteria for all community and voluntary aided (faith) schools set the voluntary controlled schools are on page 8. admission policy and criteria for their own You can see the criteria for voluntary aided schools (see Section 2), as do the Academy (faith) schools in Section 2. All academies Trusts for academies. have the same criteria as community and voluntary controlled schools. It must be noted that there is no automatic transfer from nursery to reception class and if Once you have read the relevant admissions you want a reception class place for your criteria you can complete an application. You child you must make an application. can apply on line or use the application form Likewise, admission to an infant school does available on Durham LA's website or from the not guarantee a place at a particular junior School Admissions and Transport Team. school or primary school and a separate Please put the schools in ranked order, top application must be made. preference at number 1. Durham LA will treat your first, second and third preferences as If your child has attended an infant school separate applications and work out if your and you wish to seek a place at a junior child qualifies for a place using the over- school you must make an application. subscription criteria. If your child qualifies for Alternatively, if you require a place at a more than one school or academy you have primary school for the year 3 intake you will listed, Durham LA will offer a place at your need to complete a transfer form by 1 July highest ranked preference. If Durham LA 2014 which you can obtain from the School cannot offer you one of your preferences Admissions and Transport Team. Durham LA will offer you a place at the nearest suitable school or academy with places available.
1 How to apply for a primary school place for September 2014
You are strongly recommended to list three schools/academies in your application. Listing only one school/academy will not improve your chances of being offered a place at that school/academy and may lead to Durham LA offering your child a place at a school/academy you would prefer your child not to go to. Repeating the name of the school/academy in your application does not improve your chance of gaining a place there. Please remember to enter the correct date of birth for your child, your correct address and mention any sibling links they have at the school in your application.
DURHAM LA MUST RECEIVE YOUR APPLICATION BY 15 JANUARY 2014. YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION ON TIME IN ORDER TO HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF GETTING THE PLACE YOU WANT.
Remember, you can contact Durham LA at any time for advice or help:
School Admissions and Transport Team, Children and Adults Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UJ, e-mail: [email protected] or telephone 03000 265897/265896 or visit www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions
In addition, most schools hold open events where parents and children can visit the school.
2 How to apply on-line
If you have access to a computer linked to the internet and a current e-mail address please apply on-line. Internet access is available through any County Durham Library and staff there will be pleased to help you set up an e-mail address.
There are many benefits of applying on-line including:
. it’s quick, secure and easy to use; . it can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; . you can apply from home, work or a library; . your application cannot get lost in the post; . the system guides you through the application process; . you will receive an e-mail confirmation of If you want to change anything on your form the receipt of your application; prior to the closing date you can do so by . you can change your application any time accessing your form by typing in the website up to the closing date. address: www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions . you will receive an offer of a school place and access the system as before. You must by email, as well as in writing. then click ‘submit application’. You will get a message to say your application has been re- To complete the on-line application submitted successfully. form:
. Access the internet on your computer and type in: If you have any problems applying contact www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions the On-Line Admissions Helpline 03000 . Follow the instructions for completing the 265895. form using the link provided. . Press the ‘submit application’ button. . You will then receive an e-mail confirming receipt.
You will not be able to apply on-line after the closing date of 15 January 2014.
3 How to apply using an application form
If you do not wish to apply on-line please complete an application form available from and to be returned to:
School Admissions and Transport Team Children and Adults Services Durham County Council County Hall Durham DH1 5UJ (Tel: 03000 265897/265896)
A form can also be downloaded from the website www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions
PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR APPLICATION applying late. Places are not kept back for any MUST BE RECEIVED BY 15 JANUARY 2014. late applicants.
You may want to return the application form by If you believe that there are exceptional *"Recorded Signed for™" or “Special Delivery” as, circumstances which prevented submission in the event of non-receipt, proof of “Recorded of your application form by the stated Signed for™” or “Special Delivery” will be deadline, for example: required. If you apply on-line you will receive an e-mail confirming receipt. If you apply using an . if you are a single parent and have been ill for application form, you will receive an some time or you have been dealing with the acknowledgement card confirming receipt of your death of a relative, application form. Allegations from late applicants . you have just moved into the area, stating that their application form has been lost in . you are returning to this area from abroad the post or lost by the school/academy or by Durham LA will not be considered without proof of then you must provide Durham LA with clear receipt from you. Remember, it is your evidence so that it can consider why you were responsibility to ensure that the application is unable to submit an application form by the stated received by the School Admissions and Transport deadline of 15 January 2014. Durham LA will Team. consider each case on an individual basis and the decision will be final. You need to be aware that *"Recorded Signed for™" and "Special Delivery" if it is agreed to consider a late application for provide proof of signature on delivery. exceptional reasons this does not mean that your child can be offered a place. It simply means that Late applications your application will be considered in accordance with the admission criteria along with all others Applications received after the deadline of 15 which were received on time. January 2014 will be deemed as late but may still be considered after the allocation period has ended. As far as possible late applications Changes of preferences received after 15 received before 16 April 2014 will be offered a January 2014 must be submitted in writing to school place on 16 April 2014. If your application the School Admissions and Transport Team form is received late your chances of being and will be considered as late applications. offered a place at one of your preferred schools will be greatly reduced. Most parents who were refused a place last year were as a result of
4 Co-ordinated admissions
Durham LA will determine the offer of a school place for every child living in the Durham LA area starting in primary education in September 2014.
. Durham LA will identify the offer of a place Applications for other LA schools for community and voluntary controlled schools, as the admissions authority for We will liaise with other LAs if applications these schools. If more children want a are received for a place in another LA’s place than there are places available, school/academy. Durham LA will offer places according to the admissions policy and over- Equal preference subscription criteria. An ‘equal preference’ system is in place . If you have included a voluntary aided which means that all first, second and third (faith) school on your application Durham preferences for a particular school/academy LA will forward your details to that school will be looked at together (equal preference) so that your application can be considered and the over-subscription criteria for each in line with their own published admission school/academy will be applied. All LA's use policy and over-subscription criteria (see an equal preference system. Section 2). They will then inform Durham LA of the potential offer of a place. This Please note you should make sure you process will also apply in the case of understand the effect of each admission academies, unless a service level policy before making your preference on the agreement exists for Durham LA to application. undertake this function on their behalf. Where none of your preferences can be met, . Durham LA will co-ordinate all the offers your child will be offered a place at the to ensure that every child in Durham gets nearest suitable school/academy with a place one offer of a school place. Durham LA available. The definition of a 'suitable will do this by applying the ranking school/academy' for admissions purposes is information in the following way: a maintained school/academy that offers an efficient, full-time education suited to the age, . Where your child is eligible for a place ability, aptitude and any special educational at only one of the preferred needs of the pupil, in the view of Durham LA. schools/academies, a place at that school/academy will be offered to your child.
. Where your child is eligible for a place at two or more of the preferred schools/academies, your child will be offered a place at whichever school/ academy you ranked the highest.
5 Special Educational Needs
Applying for a place if your child The Parent Partnership Service has a Statement of Special Educational Needs The Parent Partnership Service is an independent confidential service offering Pupils who have a Statement of Special information, advice and support to parents Educational Needs follow a separate transfer and carers of children with special process, this is not the same as other educational needs and disabilities. children’s admission arrangements. Parents of children with special educational needs will be expected to express preferences for a school place. Durham LA has a duty to The Parent Partnership Service can be consult the named school and to ensure that contacted on 03000 267006 it can meet the child’s special educational needs and agree the placement. The consultation should take place in good time to ensure the school place is secured for September 2014.
Special Educational Needs
Durham LA has always placed a high priority on meeting children’s special educational needs and has invested highly in this area. Nearly all children and young people with special educational needs in County Durham can be successfully included in mainstream education but there may be times in their school life that some children will need additional help with their learning. This can normally be provided within their own school, in consultation with parents and with the involvement of external specialists as appropriate.
In the case of a much smaller number of children with severe complex and lasting special educational needs, Durham LA may decide to conduct a Statutory Assessment of individual needs. During the assessment, Durham LA will seek parents' views and obtain advice from the child’s teacher and other specialists where necessary. When the assessment is complete, Durham LA may decide to issue a Statement of Special Educational Needs, or a Note in Lieu of a Statement. Parents who want further information regarding their child’s difficulties should contact their child’s Head Teacher in the first instance.
6 How places are offered
In most cases children will get a place at the LA of the potential offer of a place. preferred school/academy but there are Please note that the admission criteria for circumstances where this may not be all academies are the same as those for possible. All schools/academies have community and voluntary controlled admission limits i.e. there is a maximum schools and an academy may have number of children that a school/academy entered into a service level agreement can take. This number is agreed each year with Durham LA to undertake this process and the admission limits for all County on their behalf. Durham LA schools for 2014/2015 and the number of applications received for the All places will be offered by Durham LA. previous academic year are detailed at the back of this Guide. Where a school/academy Voluntary aided (faith) schools was over subscribed and it was necessary to apply the over-subscription criteria, the If a voluntary aided (faith) school receives criterion under which the last pupil was more applications than the number of places admitted is highlighted (where appropriate) in available, then the Governors of the school order to assist you. may ask you, after the closing date for applications, to provide further documentation If more children want a place than there are to consider your application in accordance places available, there is a fair and consistent with their admission criteria. This could occur way of deciding how to offer the places for any voluntary aided (faith) school you available: have applied for and if you have ranked more than one voluntary aided (faith) school as a . Durham LA sets the admission policy and preference then you may receive more than criteria for community and voluntary one request for information. You must submit controlled schools in County Durham. all the evidence requested by the school, by The admission criteria for community and the timescale they indicate. If you do not you voluntary controlled schools are explained may run the risk of your application being on page 8. placed in a much lower priority for admission . The Governing Body of each school sets than it may actually be. If you cannot provide the admission policy and criteria for the information requested you must contact voluntary aided (faith) schools. If a the school immediately to explain why and voluntary aided (faith) school has more they will advise you accordingly. You should applicants than places available the not assume that a request for further Governing Body, as the admission information in itself means that you will be authority for the school, will use their own offered or refused a place for the school in admission criteria to determine who can question as you will have to wait until 16 April be offered a place and will inform Durham 2014 to find out what school place you have LA of the potential offer of a place. You been offered. can find the admission policy and criteria for each of these schools in Section 2 of It is important that you read and understand this Guide. all of the admission policies and criteria for . The Academy Trust of each academy sets the schools that you are interested in so that the admission policy and criteria for its you are clear about which school(s)/academy academy. If an academy has more your child is most likely to be offered a place applicants than places available the at. Academy Trust, as the admission authority for the academy, will use its own admission criteria to determine who can be offered a place and will inform Durham
7 How places are offered
Oversubscription criteria for * An adoption order is an order under community and voluntary controlled section 46 of the Adoption and Children infant, junior and primary schools Act 2002. A 'residence order' is an order settling the arrangements to be made as and academies to the person with whom the child is to live under section 8 of the Children Act 1989. Where there are more requests for places Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 than those available, the following criteria will defines a 'special guardianship order' as be used to allocate places, strictly in order of an order appointing one or more priority: individuals to be a child's special guardian (or special guardians). i. Children who are 'looked after' or a ** Sibling is defined as children who live as child who was previously looked after brother or sister in the same house, but immediately after being looked including natural brothers or sisters, half after became subject to an adoption, brothers or sisters, adopted brothers or residence, or special guardianship sisters, step brothers or sisters and order*. children of the parent/carer's partner. A looked after child is a child who is, at Some schools/academies give priority to the time of making an application to a siblings of pupils attending another school, (a) in the care of a LA, or (b) being community and voluntary controlled provided with accommodation by a LA in school/academy with which they have the exercise of their social services close links (for example, schools on the functions (see the definition in section same site). Where this is the case, this is 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). indicated in the "individual school information" at the back of this Guide. ii. Medical reasons Pupils with very exceptional medical *** Routes are measured from the centre factors directly related to school point of the pupil's house, or in the case of placement (seep page 9). a flat from the centre point of the building, to the nearest school entrance. A iii. Sibling links geographic information system (GIS) is Pupils who have a sibling** already used to identify and measure the shortest attending the school and who is expected walking route. The GIS identifies routes to be on roll at the school at the time of on the Ordnance Survey Integrated admission. Transport Network and Urban Paths Network, which are national recognised iv. Distance datasets. The routes include man-made Pupils who live nearest the preferred paths, i.e. those that are metalled or school/academy measured by the shortest surfaced. In all cases the GIS identifies walking route***. This will be based on the route to be measured by connecting in the parents' address. Where the last a straight line the centre point of the place to be allocated would mean that a property to the closest point on the multiple birth sibling group i.e. twins, nearest route on the ITN/UPN. triplets or other multiple birth sibling groups, would be split, the sibling group will be given priority over other children.
8 How places are offered
Please note: child. When you complete the application you should give the current parental address If a school/academy is over subscribed with at the time of application. Please include the children in criterion (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), places postcode so that Durham LA can assess your will be offered to those pupils who live application correctly. nearest the preferred school/academy. Please note: Please note that at the time of producing this Guide Durham LA does not undertake the . You should not give the address of child identification and measuremebnt of routes for minders or other members of your family the following academies therefore, you are who may share in the care of your child. advised to contact the academy for precise details of their method of measurement and . If you own more than one property, you identification of routes: should only state the property where you and the child actually live, or spend the . Acre Rigg Academy most time at during the school year. If . Stephenson Way School parents are separated and the child lives for periods of time with each parent, the Additional information relating to all parental address used will be the property applications for a school/academy where the child is mainly resident during the school year. place . Durham LA will not consider temporary addresses as being the parental address. Medical reasons This means that if, for example, you live temporarily with other family members or Some admission authorities will consider move to temporary accommodation for individual applications involving very any reason, the parental address remains exceptional medical factors. This kind of that at which you were living before the application must be supported in writing by temporary move took place. relevant professional agencies i.e. a doctor and it is the parents’ responsibility to provide In addition, if your permanent address the relevant documentation. This supporting changes, you must notify the School evidence should be wholly persuasive and Admissions and Transport Team immediately set out the particular reasons why the school as this may affect the offer of a place made to is most suitable and the difficulties that would your child. be caused if the child had to attend another school. Supporting evidence will be You should also notify Durham LA in writing considered by the relevant admission of any change in your circumstances which authority and may require liaison with would affect the offer of a place, including a relevant health care professionals. The change in your school preference, or if you provision of any information/evidence does intend to move out of County Durham, or if not necessarily in itself guarantee the offer of you intend to place your child at an a place at your desired school. The relevant independent school. If you do intend to apply admission authority will make the final for a place for your child at an independent decision on the application. school you should apply directly to the independent school concerned. Personal details
The parental address is used in applying the admission criteria. A parent is any person who has legal parental responsibility of the
9 How places are offered
Durham LA reserves the right to seek proof of address, and will always do so if you are offered a place for your child at an over-subscribed school, and withdraw any offer of a place made on the basis of any fraudulent or intentionally misleading information you provide. Where an offer is withdrawn on the basis of misleading information, the application will be considered afresh. A right of appeal will be offered if the subsequent offer of a school place is refused. Where the child has started at the school a place will not be withdrawn unless that place was fraudulently obtained. In such cases the length of time that the child has been at the school will be taken into account.
If your permanent address changes from the time you submit your application you must write to Durham LA immediately to advise of this.
The data held by Durham LA about your application may subsequently be shared across the Council and/or be disclosed to other appropriate organisations or bodies. However, the sharing or disclosing of your data will only be done for the detection and prevention of crime, to identify and correct errors and/or for verification purposes.
Reserving places
Places cannot be reserved in schools/ academies in the expectation of further applications from families moving into the area.
10 What to do if you do not get a place for your child at one of your preferred schools/academies
Although parents have a right to express a If you move house whilst your child’s name is preference for the schools/academies they on the waiting list you must let Durham LA wish their children to attend, sometimes there know in writing immediately. Durham LA can are not enough places to accommodate every then place your child in the correct position child. on the waiting list and will contact you if a place becomes available to which your child Parents will receive from Durham LA no more is entitled. Proof of address will be required. than one offer of a school/academy place. If your child cannot be offered a place at one of To add your child’s name to the waiting list for your preferred schools, Durham LA will offer a place at a voluntary aided (faith) school your child a place at the nearest please contact the relevant school. school/academy to your home address that has places available. All offers of a school place from any waiting list will be made by Durham LA. If you have not been offered a place for your child at your preferred school/academy you can: Appealing against admission decisions . add your child’s name to the school/ academy's waiting list and if places do If your child has been refused a place at any become available they will be offered to school for which you have expressed a children strictly in the order of priority set preference, you have the right to appeal out in the appropriate oversubscription against this decision. In accordance with criteria of the school/academy without Department for Education (DfE) guidance the reference to the preference ranking given appeal procedure does not extend to on the application form; and admissions to nursery classes. . appeal for a place at the school/academy you want. To appeal for a place at the school you want your child to attend complete the relevant Waiting lists form which is sent with the ‘offer of place’ letter and return it to the School Admissions To add your child’s name to the waiting list for and Transport Team, Children and Adult a place at a community or voluntary Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UJ. controlled school or academy contact the You will then be sent full details of the School Admissions and Transport Team. Tel: appeals procedure. 03000 265897. Please note the length of time on the waiting list cannot be taken into Before deciding whether to appeal, you will account. Waiting lists will be maintained by probably want to think about the admission Durham LA throughout the school year, for policy for admitting pupils, your reasons for every year group at all oversubscribed wanting your child to attend the school and Community and Voluntary Controlled schools. how strong a case you have. You may also Parents can contact Durham LA to find out want to consider visiting the school/academy their child’s position on the waiting list, where you have been offered a place or however, this must be treated with some alternative schools/academies that still have caution as individual positions may change places available. The School Admissions on a regular basis due to additions or and Transport Team will also be able to deletions of children on the list. Vacancies advise further on the availability of places at can often arise at short notice and those on other schools, contact 03000 265897. the waiting list should be prepared to take up a place as soon as it is offered.
11 What to do if you do not get a place for your child at one of your preferred schools/academies
If you decide to appeal, your appeal will be Please note that if your appeal is successful heard by a panel which is independent of the and it is not your nearest suitable school/ school/academy and Durham LA and the academy, you will be responsible for decision made will be binding on all parties. transporting your child to school, unless you qualify under the National Extended You can appeal for more than one Transport rights Policy (see the Home to school/academy in order of priority. You may School Travel Section of this guide for further want to attend an appeal for more than one information). school/academy. The outcome of one does not affect the other. Please note: if after 1 September 2014 you are successful in your appeal for a school You can appeal once for admission of your place for your child he/she must take up the child to a particular school/academy for any place (i.e. start school) within two weeks of given academic year. An admission authority notification in writing of the offer of a school will only determine a second appeal for any place. Failure to do so will result in the offer given academic year where it accepts there being withdrawn unless there are exceptional has been a significant and material change in circumstances preventing the child's start at the circumstances of the parent, child or school. The LA will consider any exceptional school/academy relevant to the question of circumstances before deciding whether the admission. offer of a place will still stand. The LA's decision on this matter will be final. Parents have at least 20 school days from the offer date (16 April 2014) to prepare and Class size legislation lodge their written appeal. Your appeal will be heard within the following timescales: The Law states that all pupils of Infant School age (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils) . for applications made in the normal must be taught in classes of 30 pupils or less admissions round, appeals will be heard to one teacher. within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals. You should be aware that once the limit of 30 children to one teacher is reached and your . for late applications, appeals should be child is refused admission then there are only heard within 40 school days from the very restricted grounds for appeal. deadline for lodging appeals where possible, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
. for applications for in-year admissions, appeals will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
. any appeals submitted after the appropriate deadline will still be heard, in accordance with whatever timescale is set out in the timetable published by the admission authority.
12 Other admission information
In-Year Fair Access that your child will continue to attend their current school/academy during the Durham LA has in place an In-Year Fair application process. Access Protocol to ensure that access to education is secured quickly for children who In-Year admissions have no school place. Admission of children Applications received on or after 1 September under the In-Year Fair Access Protocol will 2014, and for places in year groups other take precedence over children on a waiting than the child's normal year of entry to infant, list who are attending another school. junior or primary school, will be treated as in- year admissions. Pupils covered by this protocol are any who are hard to place in a school and the protocol The same admission policy for in year balances the circumstances of the pupil and admissions as those for the normal admission the circumstances of the school. All schools round will be applied. Admission to schools in an area admit their fair share of children is dependent upon the availability of places in with challenging behavior. For more the appropriate year group at the time of information 03000 265906. application and will have due regard for Statutory Class Size Legislation. Durham LA Transfer of children between and schools that are their own admission schools/academies authorities cannot hold back places for parents who decide in the future to move to Once a child has begun attending a particular any part of County Durham. school/academy, it is usually in the child’s Upon request, Durham LA will provide best interests to remain at that school/ information to a parent about the places still academy until they are due to transfer to their available in all schools/academies in the next phase of education. However, families area, and a form for parents to complete sometimes move house making it impractical when applying for a place for their child at for the child to continue to attend the same any school or academy*. school/academy. All schools/academies will consider any A child could only transfer to another County application that is made (making reference to Durham school/academy if places were any waiting lists that are in operation) available. Please contact the School whether via an application form or through a Admissions and Transport Team at County parent's direct approach to any school, and Hall, Durham Tel. 03000 265897 for further then notify the LA of the outcome*. information regarding available places and help with the process. Durham LA will then notify the parent of the outcome of their application.
You will need to complete an application form *Unless this is undertaken by Durham LA if you wish to secure a place in an alternative under a service level agreement. school/academy. Applying for a place in another LA Should you request a place at a school/academy that has no places available, area then we will inform you about the appeals If you live in County Durham but are applying process and you can place your child's name for a place for your child in another LA area on the school/academy's waiting list. It is you must make an application to Durham LA. unwise to withdraw a child from one Durham LA will co-ordinate the admission school/academy before admission to another with the relevant LA and make any offer of a has been agreed. It is expected therefore place.
13 Other admission information
Admission of children below March 2010 have the opportunity for their compulsory school age and child to remain in nursery provision until the deferred entry beginning of the summer term (April 2015). It will, however, be necessary for parents to
confirm their preferred start date in the All children are entitled to start in a Reception Reception class in advance, when they class in the September after their fourth receive their allocated school place from the birthday. However, the statutory school age, School Admissions and Transport Team on by which a child must start school, is the 16 April 2014. The process is different for beginning of the term after their fifth birthday. children born between 1 April 2010 and 31
August 2010. These children do not reach Instead of starting in a Reception class in the the statutory age for starting school until the September after their fourth birthday, parents September after their fifth birthday (i.e. the can request that the date their child is beginning of the 2015/16 academic year). admitted to school is deferred until later in Parents should be aware that if they choose that academic year or until the term in which to defer their summer born children's entry to the child reaches compulsory school age. school until September 2015, they would Parents can also request that their child takes have to apply in June 2015 for a place, up the place part time in that academic year because it is not possible to hold open a until the child reaches compulsory school Reception place for the whole of the 2014/15 age. school year. The process of applying for a
school place for a summer born child for During the academic year 2014/15, parents September 2015 and not for any point during whose child was born between 1 September the 2014/15 academic year, is the same as 2009 and 31 December 2009 have the that described for in-year admissions (see opportunity for their child to remain in nursery page 13). provision until the beginning of the spring term (January 2015). Parents whose child This table illustrates the main points: was born between 1 January 2010 and 31
Child may have deferred entry to school (and may remain in Child will usually Child is born between: nursery provision) until later in start school the 2014/15 academic year, but must start school at the: Beginning of Spring Term 1 September 2009 - 31 December 2009 1 September 2014 (January 2015) in Reception
Beginning of Summer Term 1 January 2010 - 31 March 2010 1 September 2014 (April 2015) in Reception 1 April 2010 - 31 August 2010 Beginning of Autumn Term 1 September 2014 (September 2015) in Reception or Year 1*
*See next page "Admission of Children outside their normal age group".
14 Other admission information
Admission of children outside their Withdrawing an offer or a place normal age group Durham LA will not withdraw an offer unless it Parents of gifted and talented children, or has been offered in error, a parent has not those who have experienced problems or responded within a reasonable period of time, missed part of a year, for example due to ill or it is established that the offer was obtained health, can seek places outside their normal through a fraudulent or intentionally age group. misleading application. Where the parent has not responded to the offer, Durham LA will If a year 1 place is offered as a result of give the parent a further opportunity to deferred entry (see previous page) a parent respond and explain that the offer may be may subsequently seek a place outside of withdrawn if they do not. Where an offer is their child's normal age group (i.e. seek a withdrawn on the basis of misleading place in Reception Year). information, the application will be considered afresh, and a right of appeal offered if an offer All cases of admission of children outside is refused. their normal age group should be discussed with the LA and the preferred school/s. The A school/academy will not withdraw a place relevant Admission Authority for the school once a child has started at the school, except must make its decision on the basis of the where that place was fraudulently obtained. circumstances of each case and inform In deciding whether to withdraw the place, the parents of their statutory right to appeal. This length of time that the child has been at the right does not apply if they are offered a place school will be taken into account. in another year group at the school.
Children of UK service personnel (UK Armed Forces)
For families of service personnel with a confirmed posting to their area, or crown servants returning from overseas to live in that area, Durham LA will allocate a place in advance of the family arriving in the area provided the application is accompanied by an official letter that declares a relocation date and a Unit Postal Address or Quartering Area Address when considering the application against their oversubscription criteria. This must include accepting a Unit Postal Address or Quartering Area Address for a service child. Durham LA will not refuse a service child a place because the family does not currently live in the area, or reserve blocks of places for these children.
15 Home to school travel
Home to School Transport Policy the GIS identifies the route to be measured by connecting in a straight line 1. This policy applies to Durham County the centre point of the property to the Council's duty to provide "home to school" closest point on the nearest route on the travel arangements at the start of the day, ITN/UPN. Where a school operates on and "school to home" travel arrangements two sites, the site the pupil will attend for at the end of the day. A child's "home" is the majority of the academic year for the place where he/she is habitually and which transport is applied will be the one normally resident. used for the purpose of measurement of
2. To qualify for free travel pupils and home to school distance. Durham County students of compulsory school age are Council may have a duty to provide free required to attend the nearest suitable travel where the home to school distance school . Free travel will only be made is less than the maximum walking available in exceptional circumstances distance and where the home to school to other than the nearest suitable walking route has been assessed as school. You are advised to take this unsafe. The Courts have held that a route into consideration when applying for a is available if a child, accompanied as school place. “suitable school” necessary, can walk along it with throughout this policy is defined and in reasonable safety. Durham County accordance with paragraphs 24 and 25 Council has an agreed policy on the on page 19 of this guide. criteria to be used when assessing whether a route is unsafe and will apply 3. Durham County Council will provide free this policy in all circumstances. travel for pupils of compulsory school age, who live beyond a reasonable walking 6. Durham County Council is required to distance from the nearest suitable school, provide reasonably safe home to school provided that they attend that school. For travel. Occasionally some pupils exhibit pupils aged under 8 years the maximum poor behaviour on school buses and walking distance has been determined by public service operations. This behaviour legislation to be two miles and for pupils may put that pupil and other pupils aged 8 to 16 years as three miles. travelling on the same vehicle at risk. Where this happens Durham County 4. Durham County Council does not have a Council endeavours to take all reasonable similar duty to provide free travel for measures to overcome this problem. children attending nursery units/schools or Occasionally, however, it may be for post compulsory school age students. necessary to restrict home to school
5. In assessing the home to school distance, transport arrangements for pupils where Durham County Council measures by the this difficulty cannot easily be resolved shortest walking route. Routes are and the behaviour of that pupil puts measured from the centre point of the themselves and/or others at risk of harm.
pupil’s house, or in the case of a flat from 7. Durham County Council endeavours to the centre point of the building, to the ensure reasonable pupil behaviour on nearest school entrance. A geographic vehicles used for home to school travel. information system (GIS) is used to Where pupils cause willful damage to identify and measure the shortest walking those vehicles, however, Durham County route. The GIS identifies routes on the Council reserves the right to restrict home Ordnance Survey Integrated Transport to school travel provision and, where Network and Urban Paths Network, which appropriate, hold parents responsible for are national recognised datasets. The any damage their children cause to routes include man-made paths, i.e. those vehicles and other property. that are metalled or surfaced. In all cases
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8. Durham County Council provides free Free travel for pupils attending primary travel on the basis of information made schools available by parents and students. Durham County Council reserves the right 13. In law free travel is generally made to request reasonable written evidence to available to enable pupils to attend the verify information supplied to it before an nearest suitable primary school where the award of free travel is made. home to school distance is over two miles for children up to the age of 8 years; and 9. Should any information made available to where the distance is over three miles for Durham County Council be deemed to be pupils of 8 years and over. Durham inaccurate Durham County Council County Council has agreed that the 3 mile reserves the right to remove the provision limit will not apply on the child’s 8th birthday of free travel and to seek reasonable but will be from the start of the academic compensation for the cost of any travel that year after the child reaches the age of 8 has been provided. years (i.e. usually from the commencement of Year 4). 10. Parents have a right to express a preference for the school they wish their 14. For children aged 8 but under age 11, who child to attend and the relevant admission are eligible for free school meals, or whose authority is required to offer a place in parents receive their maximum level of accordance with that preference if a place Working Tax Credit, free transport will be is available. LA's are not required to provided to their nearest suitable school, if provide free travel if the parent makes a that school is more than two miles from the choice to send their child to a school that is child’s home. not the nearest suitable school. Free travel for pupils and students attending 11. Free travel may be made available by special schools and others subject to a Durham County Council outside the scope Statement of Special Educational Needs of the general policy in individual and exceptional circumstances (see 15. Free travel is generally made available to paragraphs 2 and 17(b) for more enable pupils who are subject to a information). If you feel that there are Statement of Special Educational Needs to exceptional and individual reasons why you attend the nearest suitable primary or or your child should be provided with free secondary school and where the home to travel, you should write to the Senior school distance is over two miles for pupils Officer, School Admissions and Transport aged under 8 (but Durham County Council Team, Children and Adults Services, will provide this up until the start of the County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UJ and academic year after their 8th birthday), or explain what these circumstances are and more than three miles for pupils aged 8 to provide as much written evidence to 16 years. support your request as is possible. 16. Where Durham LA has identified in a 12. In determining whether a child should Statement of Special Educational Needs receive free or supported school travel, and the need for a pupil to attend a Special how this is provided, Durham County School, free travel will be made available to Council will consider the issues of cost and the nearest suitable Special School, value for money for Durham County identified by Durham LA, where that school Council in coming to any decision. Such is more than two miles from the parental consideration can not, of course, remove home for pupils up to the start of the any legal duty on Durham County Council. academic year after their 8th birthday, or more than three miles for pupils aged 8 and over.
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Free travel in other circumstances is possible. The Senior Officer's decision will be confirmed in writing. 17. Free travel may be made available for
pupils of statutory school age who attend the nearest suitable school when Types of free travel they live under the maximum walking 18. Free travel may be made available distance from that school in the following through a seat on a school contract circumstances: vehicle (bus or taxi) or by the provision
of a bus pass for use on a public service (a) Based on an assessment of bus, at the discretion of Durham County whether the walking route is safe Council. Escorts on vehicles are only provided for those pupils who have a Free travel may be made available Statement of Special Educational Needs for pupils if the walking route from and only where the Statement identifies home to the nearest suitable school the need for escort provision. is assessed by Durham County
Council to be unsafe. If a walking 19. Other arrangements, including the route is assessed as unsafe it is not payment of daily fares, may be made at deemed to be available for use by the discretion of Durham County pupils. Such walking routes are, Council. therefore, not taken into account in
assessing the home to school travel 20. The type of free travel provided may, at distance. You should note that the the discretion of Durham County Courts have held that a route is Council, change from time-to-time during available if a child, accompanied as the period of schooling of any child. necessary, can walk it with
reasonable safety to school. Durham County Council has an agreed policy Assistance with home to school on the criteria to be used when travel costs assessing whether a route is unsafe and will apply this policy in all 21. Where free travel is not normally made circumstances. available by Durham County Council assistance with home to school/college (b) Exceptional and individual travel may be available in the following circumstances circumstances:
Free travel may be made available (a) Concessionary travel outside the scope of the normal home to school/college travel policy Where places surplus to the in exceptional and individual requirements of Durham County circumstances. If you feel that there Council are available on school are exceptional and individual buses they may be made available reasons why you or your child should for use by any pupil or student. This be provided with free travel you type of support with travel is referred should write to the Senior Officer, to as “concessionary” travel within School Admissions and Transport County Durham. Durham County Team, Children and Adults Services, Council is not under any obligation to County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UJ and make concessionary travel places explain what these circumstances available and may charge for such are and provide as much written evidence to support your request as
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places. Since September 2011 the The definition of suitable school charge for concessionary travel has been £1.50 per day, payable by 24. A suitable school is the maintained instalments. However, the charge is school or academy which, in the view of subject to review and may be Durham County Council, offers an increased. For further information on efficient full-time education suited to the concessionary travel please contact age, ability, aptitude and any special Sustainable Transport, telephone educational needs of the pupil and at 03000 264444 or email: which there is a place available for the [email protected] pupil. For pupils whose nearest suitable school is in a neighbouring authority, (b) Other Situations Durham County Council will, if the parent would prefer a school place in Durham County Council will not County Durham for their child, also normally provide assistance with provide free transport to the nearest travelling expenses in other suitable school within County Durham, situations. However, for those who providing that other eligibility criteria (eg are not entitled to free transport or distance) are met. assistance under this policy, further public transport options may be 25. If the nearest suitable school is a available to help a pupil or student voluntary aided maintained school, attend school or college. For further transport will be provided over the information please contact distance limit (see paragraph 3) to this Sustainable Transport, email: and to the nearest suitable non [email protected] or voluntary aided maintained school. telephone 03000 264444.
Review of decision If you require further information on home to 22. Where Durham County Council refuses school transport, you should contact: free home to school transport, parents can appeal against the decision in School Admissions and Transport Team writing to the Senior Officer, School Children and Adult Services Admissions and Transport Team, County Hall Children and Adults Services, County Durham Hall, Durham, DH1 5UJ, including any DH1 5UJ supporting evidence to be considered. Telephone: 03000 264444
23. Where the transport appeal has been refused parents/carers can have the decision reviewed. You should write to
the School Admissions and Transport Manager, Children and Adults Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UJ, outlining your concerns and requesting a review of the decision. The outcome of this review is final.
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General transport information Durham County Council gathers information as to the current methods of travel to You can find out more information about local school/academy. Hands-up surveys are transport in your area on Durham County regularly taken in schools. We were able to Council website www.durham.gov.uk . These collect information for 8,891 primary school pages will give you information about bus and children. We know that of these 45% walk to rail timetables. You can get local bus school, 3.5% use a bus, 46% travel by car, timetables and information on school 3.5% cycle and 1.5% use a taxi. transport from Sustainable Transport: Schools/academies are also encouraged to Sustainable Transport participate in either or both of the Walk to Regeneration and Economic Development School campaigns: County Hall Durham . National Walk to School Week is in May. DH1 5UQ Telephone: 03000 264444 . International Walk to School Month is in October. Sustainable modes of travel strategy
Durham County Council publishes on an annual basis, a Sustainable Modes of Travel Strategy. This Strategy acts as a framework pulling together all relevant strategies and policies into one document. You can find out more from Durham County Council website www.durham.gov.uk
School travel planning and school travel plans
A School Travel Plan sets out a tailored package of measures which aims to both reduce the number of single occupancy car trips made on the school journey and to encourage more pupils and parents to walk, cycle, car share or use public transport on the journey to and from school/academy.
Measures may include the development of a ‘Walking Bus’ scheme, a ‘Park and Stride’ initiative or a ‘Five Minute Walking Zone’. Occasionally the physical environment in and around a school/academy may need improving to encourage sustainable travel. The aims are to make the journey to and from school safer, whilst promoting healthy and sustainable travel and reduce car dependency.
20 Other useful information
Clothing Children who receive a qualifying benefit in their own right are also entitled to receive free All pupils are expected to attend school meals. school/academy appropriately dressed. To assist parents, some schools/academies have Free milk is available for children under the age adopted guidelines on clothing and information of 5 in any school participating in the 'Cool Milk regarding uniform policies can be found in a Scheme'. For children over 5 parents will pay a school/academy’s prospectus available from reduced rate as the milk is subsidised. Please the school/academy concerned. Schools/ contact Cool Milk on 0800 1422972 for more Academies must not act as sole suppliers of information. school/academy uniform. Durham County Council does not make any grants towards the Charging for school/academy provision of school uniforms. However, activities Durham County Council processes applications from parents for assistance from the School Schools/academies must not charge for a Benevolent Fund. This is a registered charity school/academy visit that is during school/ and as long as parents are in receipt of benefits academy hours or is outside school/academy that entitle their children to a free school meal hours but is being undertaken as part of the they can receive a grant towards the cost of a National Curriculum, or as part of a syllabus for pair of shoes or a winter coat. To find out more a prescribed public examination. In these please telephone 03000 268563. Parents who cases a charge may be made for board and are in real difficulties over the purchase of lodging on residential visits but the charge must clothing for pupils may find that other agencies not exceed the actual cost, and children in could help in certain circumstances e.g. the receipt of free school meals (because their Department of Work and Pensions. parents are in receipt of certain benefits) are exempt. Schools/academies may ask for School meals voluntary contributions towards the cost of board and lodging. All menus must meet the strict Government food and nutritional standards for food in A small, termly charge is made for instrumental schools/academies. music tuition provided by the Music Support Service. For more information please ring Children whose parents receive the following 03000 264444. support payments are entitled to receive free school meals: The National Curriculum
. Income Support (IS). All of our schools/academies follow the National . Income Based Jobseekers Allowance Curriculum. The subjects of the National (IBJSA). Curriculum are English, Maths, Science, Design . An income-related employment and support and Technology, Information and allowance. Communication Technology, History, . Support under part VI of the Immigration Geography, Art and Design, Music and and Asylum Act 1999. Physical Education. Although not part of the . Child Tax Credit, provided they are not National Curriculum, all pupils also study entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an Religious Education and schools are advised to annual income (as assessed by Her teach Personal, Social and Health Education Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) that does (PSHE) and Citizenship, together with at least not exceed £16,190. one modern foreign language. . The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit.
21 Individual school/academy information
The following lists contain useful information about the schools/academies in County Durham. Every school/academy also publishes its own booklet of information. Parents interested in obtaining copies should apply directly to the Head Teacher/Principal of the schools/academies concerned, or consult County Durham Branch Libraries, which keep reference copies of the booklets for those schools/academies serving their local areas.
Schools/academies also hold open days/evenings in order to give parents more information. You should contact the school/academy for details.
Approximate number The approximate number of pupils represents the number of pupils of Pupils: attending the school in January 2013.
For community and voluntary controlled schools the admission limit is set by Durham LA, in consultation with the school. It represents the maximum number of children likely to be admitted to the Reception Class Admission Limit: or Year 3 (in the case of junior schools) during the academic year 2014/2015. For voluntary aided (faith) schools, the Governing Body is the admission authority and for academies it is the relevant Academy Trust and these set the admission limit.
(N): Indicates a school which has a nursery unit.
Indicates schools that give priority to siblings of pupils attending another (L): community and voluntary controlled school/academy with which they have close links (for example, schools on the same site).
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North Area
Nursery Schools
School and Address Tel No Age Range
Beechdale Nursery (01207) Nursery Beechdale Road, Consett 505752 Oxhill Nursery (01207) Nursery Oxhill, Stanley 232266
Special Schools
School and Address Tel No
Hare Law School (01207) Catchgate, Annfield Plain, Stanley 234547 Villa Real School (01207) Villa Real, Consett 503651
Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools
Durham LA is the admissions authority for the following schools.
No of Approx Admission Applicants Criterion School Age School and Address Tel No No of Limit September 2013 applied to Ref No Range Pupils 2014/15 Preferences last entrant 1st 2nd 3rd Annfield Plain Infant (01207) 2213 Northgate, Annfield Plain, 4-7 115 40 31 18 6 234691 Stanley Annfield Plain Junior (01207) 2212 Front Street, Annfield Plain, 7-11 117 42 31 0 1 234531 Stanley Beamish Primary (0191) 2205 Co-operative Villas, Beamish, 4-11 (N) 55 12 5 5 3 3700181 Stanley Benfieldside Primary (01207) 2749 4-11 (N) 219 42 22 22 10 Moorlands, Blackhill, Consett 591369
Bloemfontein Primary (01207) 2233 4-11 113 20 28 6 4 Distance 0.842 Bloemfontein, Stanley 232198 Bournmoor Primary (0191) 2146 Lambourne Close, Bournmoor, 4-11 103 20 13 17 12 3854291 Houghton-le-Spring Bullion Lane Primary (0191) 2745 4-11 (N) 253 48 27 7 1 Bullion Lane, Chester-le-Street 3882482 Burnhope Primary (01207) 2261 Langley Avenue, Burhope, 4-11 (N) 75 16 8 4 0 520243 Durham Burnopfield Primary (01207) Late Application 2234 Front Street, Burnopfield, 4-11 (N) 301 50 53 9 8 Sibling Link 270397 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 0.617
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No of Approx Admission Applicants Criterion School Age School and Address Tel No No of Limit September 2013 applied to Ref No Range Pupils 2014/15 Preferences last entrant 1st 2nd 3rd Burnside Primary (01207) Distance 2232 Mendip Terrace, South 4-11 (N) 179 30 39 12 6 234020 0.333 miles Stanley, Stanley Castleside Primary (01207) 2266 Moorland Crescent, 4-11 107 17 10 15 5 508237 Castleside, Consett Catchgate Primary (01207) 2210 Blackett Street, Catchgate, 4-11 (N) 223 38 32 10 8 234252 Annfield Plain, Stanley Cestria Primary (0191) Distance 2133 Church Chare, Chester-le- 4-11 421 60 58 50 38 3882483 4.532 miles Street Chester-Le-Street CE (0191) 3031 (Controlled) Junior 7-11 194 60 60 1 0 3882328 Hilda Park, Chester-le-Street Collierley Primary (01207) 2208 4-11 117 21 19 11 1 Front Street, Dipton, Stanley 570298 Consett Infant School and (01207) Distance 2278 Nursery Unit (L) 4-11 (N) 133 42 54 33 20 504464 1.024 miles Teesdale Street, Consett Consett Junior (L) (01207) 2277 7-11 171 52 51 12 0 Beechdale Road, Consett 504431 Delves Lane Infant (L) (01207) 2275* 4-11 (N) 131 50 37 7 9 Delves Lane, Consett 502619 Delves Lane Junior (L) (01207) 2275* 7-11 139 50 34 3 4 Delves Lane, Consett 503984 East Stanley School (01207) Distance 2217 Chester Road, East 4-11 227 34 38 31 24 233611 1.167 miles Stanley,Stanley Ebchester Church of (01207) 3063 England Primary School 4-11 68 15 11 12 9 560349 Ebchester, Consett Edmondsley Primary (0191) 2105 4-11 (N) 150 25 23 8 4 Edmondsley, Durham 3710443 Fencehouses Woodlea Primary (0191) Distance 2126 4-11 (N) 210 30 42 15 8 Fence Houses, Houghton-le- 3852675 0.309 miles Spring Greenland Community Primary (01207) 3526 4-11 226 51 32 6 7 School Terrace, South Moor, 232147 Stanley Lanchester Endowed Parochial (Controlled) (01207) 3213 Primary 4-11 (N) 278 45 34 14 6 520436 Front Street, Lanchester, Durham Langley Park Primary (0191) 2729 4-11 (N) 167 42 27 8 5 Langley Park, Durham 3731398
* There is a proposal to create a primary school by ceasing Delves Lane Infant School and expanding the age range of the existing junior school. If this receives approval the primary school would be established frm 1 April 2014 and the Admission Limit for 2014/15 would be 50.
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No of Approx Admission Applicants Criterion School Age School and Address Tel No No of Limit September 2013 applied to Ref No Range Pupils 2014/15 Preferences last entrant 1st 2nd 3rd Leadgate Infant (01207) Late Application 2260 West Street, Leadgate, 4-11 (N) 76 30 31 14 2 Sibling Link 503656 Consett 0.994 miles Leadgate Junior (01207) 2259 Alder Grove, Leadgate, 7-11 96 30 22 2 4 502937 Consett Lumley Junior (0191) 2107 Cocken Lane, Lumley, 388231 7-11 120 49 45 0 0 Chester-le-Street 0 Lumley Infant and Nursery (0191) School 2108 388529 4-7 138 50 33 9 6 Great Lumley, Lumley, 2 Chester-le-Street Moorside Primary (01207) Late Application 2276 Chester Road, Moorside, 4-11 (N) 80 18 20 8 2 Distance 509724 Consett 0.121 miles Newker Primary (0191) 2943 Waldridge Road, Chester-le- 388709 4-11 (N) 412 60 58 27 19 Street 9 (0191) *Ouston Infant (L) 2137 410219 4-7 115 40 26 25 10 Ouston, Chester-le-Street 7 (0191) *Ouston Junior (L) 2136 410259 7-11 148 52 40 0 0 Ouston, Chester-le-Street 9 (0191) Pelton Community Primary 2005 370026 4-11 (N) 288 55 39 7 8 Pelton, Chester-le-Street 0 Red Rose Primary (0191) Distance 2125 York Terrace, Chester-le- 388625 4-11 244 38 42 47 29 2.087 miles Street 1 (0191) Roseberry Primary 2744 370018 4-11 (N) 165 30 20 8 3 Pelton, Chester-le-Street 2 **Sacriston Nursery and (0191) Infant (L) 2123 371077 4-11 (N) 127 70 37 9 4 Woodside, Sacriston, 7 Durham **Sacriston Junior (L) (0191) 2122 Woodside, Sacriston, 371044 7-11 158 60 45 0 0 Durham 5 Shield Row Primary (01207) Late Application 2730 4-11 162 30 31 22 14 Distance Shield Row, Stanley 239661 0.690 miles Shotley Bridge Infant (L) (01207) Distance 2257 Benfieldside Road, Shotley 4-7 144 55 59 24 21 504847 2.466 miles Bridge, Consett
* There is a proposal to create a primary school by ceasing Ouston Infant School and expanding the age range of the existing Junior School. If this receives approval the Primary School would be established from 1 January 2014 and the Admission Limit for 2014/15 would be 38.
** There is a proposal to create a primary shcool by ceasing Sacriston Junior School and expanding the age range of the existing Infant School. If this receives approval the Primary School would be established from 1 September 2014 and the Admission Limit for 2014/15 would be 64.
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No of Approx Admission Applicants Criterion School Age School and Address Tel No No of Limit September 2013 applied to Ref No Range Pupils 2014/15 Preferences last entrant 1st 2nd 3rd Shotley Bridge Junior (L) (01207) Distance 2254 Snows Green Road, Shotley 7-11 139 60 47 5 1 503248 3.577 miles Bridge, Consett (0191) South Pelaw Infant 2138 388482 4-7 161 60 43 11 15 Hilda Park, Chester-le-Street 0 South Stanley Infant (L) (01207) 2225 Tyne Road, South Stanley, 4-11 (N) 134 50 35 22 14 232445 Stanley South Stanley Junior (L) (01207) 2226 Tyne Road,South Stanley, 7-11 158 52 39 0 0 232059 Stanley 3522 Tanfield Lea Community (01207) Late Application Primary 4-11 232 45 39 19 9 Distance 234500 Tanfield Lea, Stanley 0.410 miles 2269 The Grove Primary (01207) Oakfield Lane, The Grove, 4-11 (N) 133 25 26 2 14 502938 Consett 2114 West Pelton Primary (0191) West Pelton, Stanley 370023 4-11 58 15 9 1 2 8 2462 Witton Gilbert Primary (0191) Witton Gilbert. Durham 371042 4-11 174 29 23 11 9 4
Voluntary Aided (Faith) Schools
The Governing Body is the admission authority for the following schools.
No of Approx Admission Applicants Criterion School Age School and Address Tel No No of Limit September 2013 applied to Ref No Range Pupils 2014/15 Preferences last entrant 1st 2nd 3rd All Saint's Catholic (01207) 3413 Voluntary Aided Primary 4-11 144 22 14 12 3 520435 Kitswell Road, Lanchester Bishop Ian Ramsey Church of England (01207) 3411 Primary 4-11 173 30 28 16 7 560235 Manor Road, Medomsley, Consett Our Lady and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary (01207) 3409 Aided Primary 4-11 112 17 20 3 7 503979 Brooms, St Ives Road, Leadgate, Consett St Bede's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary (0191) 3344 Sacriston 371027 4-11 78 14 13 5 3 Front Street, Sacriston, 2 Durham St Benet's Roman Catholic (0191) 4-11 3346 Voluntary Aided Primary 410585 204 30 39 16 2 (N) Ouston, Chester-le-Street 7
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No of Approx Admission Applicants Criterion School Age School and Address Tel No No of Limit September 2013 applied to Ref No Range Pupils 2014/15 Preferences last entrant 1st 2nd 3rd St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided (0191) Primary 3343 388230 4-11 193 30 23 15 6 Chester-Le-Street 5 Ropery Lane, Chester-le- Street St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided (01207) 3381 4-11 202 30 35 36 10 Primary 232624 Front Street, Stanley St Mary's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary (01207) 3401 Blackhill 4-11 214 30 30 35 11 502657 Pemberton Road, Blackhill, Consett St Mary's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary (01207) 3384 South Moor 4-11 106 21 20 8 6 232189 Hustledown, South Moor, Stanley St Patrick's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided (01207) 4-11 3404 Primary 383 53 61 21 9 503982 (N) Consett Stanley Street, Consett St Patrick's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided (01207) 3382 Primary 4-11 174 25 27 7 10 570316 Dipton North Road, Dipton, Stanley St Pius X Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary (01207) 3403 4-11 87 15 12 10 10 Thornfield Road, The Grove, 503604 Consett
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South West Area
Nursery School
School and Address Tel No Age Range
Aclet Close Nursery (01388) Nursery Aclet Close, Bishop Auckland 603006 Etherley Lane Nursery (01388) Nursery Hazel Grove, Bishop Auckland 604835 Oxclose Nursery (01388) Nursery Oxclose Crescent, Spennymoor 814970 Tudhoe Moor Nursery (01388) Nursery Tudhoe Moor 816112
Special Schools
School and Address Tel No
The Meadows (01388) Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor 811178 The Oaks (01388) Rock Road, Spennymoor 827380 Evergreen School (01388) Warwick Road, Bishop Auckland 459721 Windlestone (01388) Blue House Farm, Chilton, Ferryhill 720337
Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools
Durham LA is the admissions authority for the following schools.
No of Applicants Approx Admission Criterion School Age September 2013 School and Address Tel No No of Limit applied to Ref No Range Preferences Pupils 2014/15 1st 2nd 3rd last entrant Broom Cottages Primary & (01740) 4-11 2400 Nursery School 261 45 35 25 8 651363 (N) Broom Cottages, Ferryhill Butterknowle Primary (01388) 2413 Butterknowle, Bishop 4-11 31 12 4 1 2 718369 Auckland Byers Green Primary (01388) 2351 4-11 84 15 11 0 1 Byers Green, Spennymoor 603483 Chilton Primary (01388) 4-11 2002 283 54 42 5 2 Chilton, Ferryhill 720255 (N) Cleves Cross Primary (01740) Distance 2397 4-11 205 30 33 23 11 Ferryhill 651599 0.967 miles Cockfield Primary (01388) 4-11 2440 85 17 15 3 2 Cockfield, Bishop Auckland 718263 (N)
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No of Applicants Approx Admission Criterion School Age September 2013 School and Address Tel No No of Limit applied to Ref No Range Preferences Pupils 2014/15 1st 2nd 3rd last entrant Cockton Hill Infant (L) (01388) 2434 McIntyre Terrace, Cockton 4-7 174 60 45 32 22 604627 Hill, Bishop Auckland Cockton Hill Junior (L) (01388) 2433 McIntyre Terrace, Cockton 7-11 237 60 61 0 0 602058 Hill, Bishop Auckland Copeland Road Primary (01388) 2704 West Auckland, Bishop 4-11 138 25 21 15 3 832576 Auckland Cotherstone Primary (01833) 2185 4-11 55 12 4 6 5 Cotherstone, Barnard Castle 650491 Coxhoe Primary (0191) 2372 Cornforth Lane, Coxhoe, 4-11 227 38 36 12 15 3770294 Durham Dean Bank Primary (01740) 4-11 2385 163 34 23 5 6 Dean Bank, Ferryhill 651512 (N) Escomb Primary (01388) Distance 2417 4-11 192 30 31 27 14 Escomb, Bishop Auckland 603273 1.833 miles Etherley Lane School (01388) 2401 Clarence Gardens, Etherley 4-11 279 49 46 21 33 603105 Lane, Bishop Auckland Evenwood Church of (01388) 4-11 3130 England Primary 68 17 9 4 1 832047 (N) Evenwood, Bishop Auckland Ferryhill Station Primary (01740) 2368 4-11 81 16 12 8 4 Ferryhill Station, Ferryhill 651291 Forest-of-Teesdale Primary (01833) 2410 4-11 14 5 1 3 1 Forest-of-Teesdale, Barnard 622220 Castle Gainford Church of England (Controlled) (01325) 3131 4-11 89 16 5 1 6 Primary 730274 Gainford, Darlington Green Lane Church of England (Controlled) (01833) 3121 4-11 187 38 33 7 5 Primary 690298 Green Lane, Barnard Castle Ingleton Church of England (Controlled) (01325) 3134 Primary 4-11 67 12 11 8 3 730366 Ingleton, Gainford, Darlington King Street Primary (01388) 2750 4-11 173 30 16 24 19 King Street, Spennymoor 816078 Kirk Merrington Primary (01388) 2361 Kirk Merrington, 4-11 81 17 16 11 8 816230 Spennymoor
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No of Applicants Approx Admission Criterion School Age September 2013 School and Address Tel No No of Limit applied to Ref No Range Preferences Pupils 2014/15 1st 2nd 3rd last entrant Middlestone Moor Primary (01388) 4-11 Distance 2001 Middlestone Moor, 203 38 38 21 9 816351 (N) 0.541 miles Spennymoor Middleton-In-Teesdale Primary (01833) 4-11 2430 123 25 21 0 2 Middleton-in-Teesdale, 640382 (N) Barnard Castle Montalbo Primary (01833) 4-11 Distance 2442 Fairfield Road/Off Montalbo 87 17 17 20 9 637718 (N) 1.577 miles Road, Barnard Castle North Park Primary (01388) 4-11 Late Application 2003 Bessmer Park Estate, 191 30 32 6 4 Distance 815943 (N) Spennymoor 0.162 miles Oakley Cross Primary (01388) 4-11 2330 Oakley Cross, West 129 26 18 6 3 833186 (N) Auckland Oxclose Primary (01388) Distance 2394 4-11 253 38 59 36 21 Oxclose, Spennymoor 814860 0.558 miles Prince Bishop's (01388) 4-11 3516 Community Primary 151 30 20 2 2 451278 (N) Gibson Street, Coundon Ramshaw Primary (01388) Distance 2409 Ramshaw, Evenwood, 4-11 70 11 15 6 0 832411 4.116 miles Bishop Auckland Rosa Street Primary (01388) 2383 School 4-11 241 41 25 17 11 815427 Rosa Street, Spennymoor St Andrew's Primary (01388) 2705 St Andrew's Road, Bishop 4-11 128 25 12 11 5 605385 Auckland St Anne's Church of England Primary (01388) Distance 3123 4-11 206 30 50 40 15 Warwick Road, Bishop 603359 0.534 miles Auckland St Helen Auckland Community Primary (01388) 4-11 Distance 2419 135 28 29 4 4 St Helen Auckland, Bishop 604168 (N) 0.430 miles Auckland Staindrop Church of England (Controlled) (01833) 3303 4-11 173 30 28 8 4 Primary 660334 Staindrop, Darlington Startforth Morritt Memorial Church of England (01833) 3111 4-11 63 16 9 8 9 (Controlled) Primary 638280 Startforth, Barnard Castle Thornhill Primary (01388) Distance 2423 4-11 205 30 31 28 9 Thornhill Gardens, Shildon 772906 1.247 miles Timothy Hackworth (01388) 4-11 2438 Primary 369 60 48 22 9 772959 (N) Byerley Road, Shildon
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No of Applicants Approx Admission Criterion School Age September 2013 School and Address Tel No No of Limit applied to Ref No Range Preferences Pupils 2014/15 1st 2nd 3rd last entrant Toft Hill Primary (01388) 2426 4-11 154 26 21 7 5 Toft Hill, Bishop Auckland 832393 Tudhoe Colliery Primary (01388) Distance 2011 Tudhoe Colliery, 4-11 158 22 23 18 8 814399 1.390 miles Spennymoor Victoria Lane Academy (01388) 4-11 2009 Victoria Lane, Coundon, 131 30 15 3 0 603588 (N) Bishop Auckland West Cornforth Primary (01740) 2370 4-11 151 30 24 0 0 West Cornforth, Ferryhill 654315 Woodhouse Community Primary (01388) 4-11 3523 168 30 23 6 3 Woodhouse Close, Bishop 602885 (N) Auckland Woodland Primary (01388) 2428 4-11 47 12 7 2 1 Woodland, Bishop Auckland 718271
Voluntary Aided Schools
The Governing Body is the Admission Authority for the following schools.
No of Applicants Approx Admission Criterion School Age September School and Address Tel No No of Limit applied to Ref No Range 2013 Pupils 2014/15 Preferences last entrant 1st 2nd 3rd Bowes Hutchinson's Church of England (Aided) (01833) 3303 4-11 47 10 3 1 2 Primary 628291 Bowes, Barnard Castle St Chad's Roman Catholic (01388) 3465 Voluntary Aided Primary 4-11 86 14 16 7 1 603632 Witton Park, Bishop Auckland St Charles' Roman Catholic (01388) 3444 Voluntary Aided Primary 4-11 204 30 30 17 8 814285 Durham Road, Spennymoor St John's Church of (01388) 4-11 3513 England Aided Primary 205 30 31 9 11 773476 (N) Jubilee Road, Shildon St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided (01388) 3469 Primary 4-11 133 20 13 4 2 602608 Victoria Lane, Coundon, Bishop Auckland St Mary's Roman Catholic (01833) 3461 Voluntary Aided Primary 4-11 86 15 14 10 2 637029 Birch Road, Barnard Castle St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary (01388) 4-11 3462 200 30 29 12 3 Murphy Crescent, Bishop 603451 (N) Auckland
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Central Area
Nursery School
School and Address Tel No Age Range
Crook Nursery (01388) Nursery Croft Avenue, Crook 763280 Langley Moor Nursery (0191) Nursery Langley Moor, Durham 3780830
Special Schools
School and Address Tel No
Durham Trinity School (0191) Flambard Premises (Middle), Aykley 3864612 Heads, Durham Elemore Hall School (0191) Littletown, Sherburn, Durham 3720275
Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools
Durham LA is the admissions authority for the following schools.
No of Approx Admission Criterion School Age Applicants School and Address Tel No No of Limit applied to Ref No Range September 2013 Pupils 2014/15 Preferences last entrant 1st 2nd 3rd Bearpark Primary (0191) 2477 4-11 76 17 11 0 1 Bearpark, Durham 3848958 Belmont Church of England (Controlled) (0191) 3161 7-11 159 52 35 0 2 Junior 3844178 Belmont, Durham Belmont Cheveley Park Primary (0191) 2498 4-11 134 30 10 17 6 Scardale Way, Belmont, 3869494 Durham Belmont Infant (0191) 2494 4-7 119 44 50 12 2 Belmont, Durham 3843714 Bowburn Infant and Nursery (0191) 4-7 2389 150 56 35 10 16 Wylam Street, Bowburn, 3770606 (N) Durham Bowburn Junior (0191) 2388 7-11 162 56 40 1 0 Bowburn, Durham 3770497 Brandon Community Primary (0191) 4-11 3525 287 60 34 9 4 Carr Avenue, Brandon, 3780038 (N) Durham
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No of Approx Admission Criterion School Age Applicants School and Address Tel No No of Limit applied to Ref No Range September 2013 Pupils 2014/15 Preferences last entrant 1st 2nd 3rd Browney Primary (0191) 2459 Harle Street, Browney, 4-11 84 17 7 10 9 3780562 Durham Cassop Primary (0191) 2362 4-11 127 21 15 13 7 Cassop, Durham 3770293 Crook Primary (01388) 2308 4-11 359 58 54 26 8 Croft Street, Crook 762400 Durham Gilesgate Primary (0191) 4-11 2747 Kepier Crescent, Gilesgate, 151 30 31 10 9 3847284 (N) Durham Durham St Margaret's (0191) Distance 3168 Church of England Primary 4-11 377 60 66 44 24 3847331 0.654 miles (R) Crossgate Peth, Durham Esh Winning Primary (0191) 4-11 2497 The Wynds, Esh Winning, 177 38 28 6 1 3734701 (N) Durham Finchale Primary (0191) 2748 Canterbury Road, Newton 4-11 160 30 28 22 26 3865187 Hall, Durham Framwellgate Moor Primary (0191) 4-11 Distance 2751 194 30 35 22 24 Newton Drive, Framwellgate 3865400 (N) 0.994 miles Moor, Durham Frosterley Community School (01388) 2319 4-11 65 12 6 4 0 Bridge End, Frosterley, 528358 Bishop Auckland Hamsterley Primary (01388) 2301 Hamsterley, Bishop 4-11 27 6 6 5 2 488279 Auckland Hartside Primary (01388) Distance 2310 4-11 196 30 36 33 5 Hartside, Crook 766686 0.986 miles Howden-Le-Wear Primary (01388) 2318 School Street, Howden-le- 4-11 84 16 9 1 6 763287 Wear, Crook Hunwick Primary (01388) 2302 4-11 163 25 24 5 8 Hunwick, Crook 602150 Kelloe Primary (0191) 4-11 2374 124 21 16 6 8 Kelloe, Durham 3770275 (N) Langley Moor Primary (0191) Distance 2455 Brandon Lane, Langley 4-11 203 32 51 15 2 3780103 1.019 miles Moor, Durham Laurel Avenue Community Primary (0191) 4-11 Late Application 2499 80 16 19 7 4 Distance Laurel Avenue, Sherburn 3868416 (N) 0.121 miles Road, Durham Ludworth Primary (01429) 4-11 Late Application 2472 77 13 15 2 2 Distance Ludworth, Durham 820207 (N) 2.194 miles
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No of Approx Admission Criterion School Age Applicants School and Address Tel No No of Limit applied to Ref No Range September 2013 Pupils 2014/15 Preferences last entrant 1st 2nd 3rd Nettlesworth Primary (0191) 2116 Nettlesworth, Chester-le- 4-11 77 17 2 2 0 3710444 Street Neville's Cross Primary (0191) Distance 2481 4-11 231 38 23 43 43 Neville's Cross, Durham 3842249 3.283 miles New Brancepeth Primary (0191) 4-11 Distance 2453 92 17 22 3 2 New Brancepeth, Durham 3730736 (N) 0.241 miles Newton Hall Infant (0191) 2488 Langley Road, Newton Hall, 4-7 165 60 50 34 20 3861203 Durham Peases West Primary (01388) 4-11 2311 108 17 8 4 4 Billy Row, Crook 762380 (N) Pittington Primary (0191) 4-11 2470 Hallgarth Lane, Pittington, 184 30 22 11 8 3720314 (N) Durham Rookhope Primary (01388) 2321 4-11 13 6 1 0 0 Rookhope, Bishop Auckland 517268 Sherburn Hill Primary (0191) 2482 4-11 57 12 4 5 4 Sherburn Hill, Durham 3720315 Sherburn Village Primary (0191) 2473 Cookshold Lane, Sherburn, 4-11 151 32 22 5 5 3720281 Durham Shincliffe Church of England (Controlled) (0191) Distance 3167 4-11 215 30 38 18 6 Primary 3843739 1.59 miles Shincliffe, Durham Silver Tree Primary (0191) 3519 Durham Road, Ushaw Moor, 4-11 161 30 25 16 4 3730622 Durham St John's Chapel Primary (01388) 2322 St John's Chapel, Bishop 4-11 43 8 5 4 0 537332 Auckland St Stephen's Church of England Primary (01388) 4-11 3085 206 30 25 19 8 Hall Lane, Low Willington, 746426 (N) Crook Stanhope Barrington Church of England (01388) 4-11 3087 (Controlled) Primary 104 21 16 3 1 528218 (N) The Squares, Stanhope, Bishop Auckland Stanley (Crook) Primary (01388) Distance 2313 Wooley Terrace, Stanley 4-11 84 16 17 5 3 762858 2.388 miles (Crook) Sunnybrow Primary (01388) 2316 4-11 67 17 7 3 5 Sunnybrow, Crook 746413 Tow Law Millennium Primary (01388) 2307 4-11 89 20 9 3 1 Attlee Estate, Tow Law, 730283 Bishop Auckland
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No of Approx Admission Criterion School Age Applicants School and Address Tel No No of Limit applied to Ref No Range September 2013 Pupils 2014/15 Preferences last entrant 1st 2nd 3rd Wearhead Primary (01388) 2324 4-11 13 6 4 0 0 Wearhead, Bishop Auckland 537265 West Rainton Primary (0191) Distance 2475 Leamside, Houghton-le- 4-11 122 24 29 2 1 5843805 0.308 miles Spring Willington Primary (01388) 4-11 2326 Chapel Street, Willington, 187 30 26 11 3 746414 (N) Crook Witton-le-Wear Primary (01388) Distance 2328 St James Gardens, Witton- 4-11 80 15 20 4 2 488350 0.583 miles le-Wear Wolsingham Primary (01388) 4-11 2329 Upper Town, Wolsingham, 221 33 31 3 5 527457 (N) Bishop Auckland
Voluntary Aided (Faith) Schools
The Governing Body is the admission authority for the following schools.
No of Approx Admission Criterion School Age Applicants School and Address Tel No No of Limit applied to Ref No Range September 2013 Pupils 2014/15 Preferences last entrant 1st 2nd 3rd Blessed John Duckett Roman Catholic Voluntary (01388) 4-11 3511 Aided Primary 79 12 6 3 1 731082 (N) Smith Street, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland Blue Coat Church of England Voluntary Aided ((0191)) 3491 Junior 7-11 224 60 49 11 0 3865975 Langley Road, Newton Hall, Durham Esh Church of England (0191) 3406 (Aided) Primary 4-11 93 13 11 16 7 3731324 Esh Village, Durham Our Lady and St Thomas Roman Catholic Voluntary (01388) 3425 Aided Primary 4-11 113 17 15 14 12 746336 Cumberland Terrace, Willington, Crook Our Lady Queen Of Martyrs' Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary, (0191) 3483 4-11 94 12 20 3 1 Newhouse 3734343 Durham Road, Esh Winning, Durham St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided (01388) 4-11 3421 191 30 32 4 10 Primary, Crook 762889 (N) Church Hill, Crook
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No of Approx Admission Criterion School Age Applicants School and Address Tel No No of Limit applied to Ref No Range September 2013 Pupils 2014/15 Preferences last entrant 1st 2nd 3rd St Godric's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided (0191) 3486 Primary, Durham 4-11 210 30 36 21 12 3847452 Carrhouse Drive, Framwellgate Moor, Durham St Hild's College Church of England Aided Primary, (0191) 3485 Durham 4-11 151 30 29 11 6 3847451 Renny's Lane, Gilesgate, Durham St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided (0191) 3489 4-11 129 22 17 10 3 Primary, Durham 3865611 Mill Lane, Gilesgate, Durham St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided (0191) 3488 Primary, Ushaw Moor 4-11 104 16 13 2 2 3730355 Durham Road, Ushaw Moor, Durham St Michael's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided (0191) 3407 4-11 155 25 26 6 3 Primary, Esh Laude 3731205 Esh Village, Durham St Oswald's Church of (0191) 4-7 3165 England (Aided) Infant 83 15 29 42 20 3868029 (N) Church Street, Durham St Patrick's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided (0191) 3481 Primary, Langley Moor 4-11 80 15 8 8 6 3780552 Goatbeck Terrace, Langley Moor, Durham St Thomas' More Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided (0191) 3492 Primary 4-11 117 17 11 8 6 3864761 Thorndale Road, Cheveley Park, Belmont, Durham
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South East Area
Nursery School
School and Address Tel No Age Range
Horden Nursery (0191) Nursery Cotsford Park, Horden, Peterlee 5865415 Murton Nursery (0191) Nursery Barnes Road, Murton, Seaham 5264272 Rosemary Lane Nursery (0191) Rosemary Lane, Easington Village, Nursery 5271168 Peterlee Seaham Harbour Nursery (0191) Nursery Bottleworks Road, Seaham Harbour 5812829 Wingate Nursery (01429) Nursery Partridge Terrace, Wingate 838206
Special Schools
School and Address Tel No
Glendene School and Community Arts College (0191) Crawlaw Road, Easington Colliery, 5270304 Peterlee
Walworth (01325) Bluebell Way, Newton Aycliffe 300194
Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools
Durham LA is the admissions authority for the following schools.
No of Approx Admission Criterion School Age Applicants School and Address Tel No No of Limit applied to Ref No Range September 2013 Pupils 2014/15 Preferences last entrant 1st 2nd 3rd Acre Rigg Infant (L) (0191) 4-7 2540 192 64 62 9 16 Acre Rigg Road, Peterlee 5864437 (N) Acre Rigg Academy (L) (0191) 2008 7-11 242 67 61 1 0 Acre Rigg Road, peterlee 5862915 Aycliffe Village Primary (01325)3 2411 Aycliffe Village, Newton 4-11 122 25 20 18 12 00227 Aycliffe Blackhall Colliery Primary (0191) 4-11 2737 Middle Street, Blackhall 226 43 31 2 1 5864049 (N) Colliery, Hartlepool Byerley Park Primary (01325) Distance 2706 Greenfield Way, Newton 4-11 215 30 39 29 9 300598 1.120 miles Aycliffe
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No of Approx Admission Criterion School Age Applicants School and Address Tel No No of Limit applied to Ref No Range September 2013 Pupils 2014/15 Preferences last entrant 1st 2nd 3rd Cotsford Infant (L) (0191) 2534 Cotsford Park, Horden, 4-7 107 40 22 20 5 5865372 Peterlee Cotsford Junior (L) (0191) 2532 Third Street, Horden, 7-11 128 41 30 0 0 5864660 Peterlee Deaf Hill Primary (01429) 4-11 2516 135 23 13 2 4 Deaf Hill, Trimdon Station 880358 (N) Dene House Primary (0191) 2736 4-11 305 50 33 15 11 Manor Way, Peterlee 5862937 Easington Church of England Primary (0191) Distance 3182 4-11 120 17 23 22 2 South Hetton Road, 5270259 0.469 miles Easington, Peterlee Easington Colliery Primary (0191) 2746 4-11 448 81 49 12 0 Whickham Street, 5270293 Easington, Peterlee Fishburn Primary (01740)6 4-11 2399 182 30 19 2 3 Fishburn, Stockton-on-Tees 20162 (N) Hardwick Primary (01740)6 4-11 2593 180 30 27 22 7 Hawthorn Road, Sedgefield 20041 (N) Hesleden Primary (01429) 4-11 2509 103 19 16 2 3 Hesleden, Hartlepool 836376 (N) Horndale Infant (01325) 4-7 2708 Scholars Path, Newton 95 50 23 11 2 300228 (N) Aycliffe Howletch Lane Primary (0191) 4-11 Distance 2734 373 57 61 19 8 Pennine Drive, Peterlee 5862765 (N) 2.413 miles Hutton Henry Church of England (Controlled) (01429) Distance 3183 4-11 45 10 11 6 3 Primary 836219 2.844 miles Hutton Henry, Hartlepool New Seaham Primary (0191) 2023 4-11 264 38 39 28 29 Byron Terrace, Seaham 5813046 Ribbon Academy (0191) 3517 Barnes Road, Murton, 4-11 416 90 66 13 3 5175900 Seaham Ropery Walk Primary (0191) Distance 2000 4-11 211 38 37 17 8 Ropery Walk, Seaham 5813959 1.145 miles Seaham Trinity Primary (0191) 3524 4-11 334 60 49 21 6 Princess Road, Seaham 5813047 Seascape Primary (0191) 4-11 2004 237 51 41 10 1 Ellison Road, Peterlee 5864186 (N) Seaview Primary (0191) 4-11 Late Application 3520 The Avenue, Deneside, 216 39 43 4 6 Distance 5813974 (N) Seaham 0.118 miles
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No of Approx Admission Criterion School Age Applicants School and Address Tel No No of Limit applied to Ref No Range September 2013 Pupils 2014/15 Preferences last entrant 1st 2nd 3rd Sedgefield Primary (01740)6 Distance 2563 4-11 201 34 33 27 3 Rectory Row, Sedgefield 20359 3.194 miles Shotton Primary (0191) 4-11 2536 Grange Terrace, Shotton 346 58 48 6 4 5262006 (N) Colliery Shotton Hall Primary (0191) 4-11 3527 328 50 39 21 13 Waveney Road, Peterlee 5864515 (N) South Hetton Primary (0191) 4-11 Distance 2731 Frederick Terrace, South 212 35 37 3 4 5261662 (N) 0.895 miles Hetton Stephenson Way Community Primary (01325) 4-11 2010 295 55 37 9 10 Stephenson Way, Newton 300324 (N) Aycliffe Sugar Hill Primary (01325) 4-11 2743 Sheraton Road, Newton 365 60 47 18 17 300334 (N) Aycliffe Thornley Primary (01429) 4-11 2523 142 28 22 6 1 Thornley, Durham 820280 (N) Trimdon Grange Infant (01429) 4-7 Distance 2357 and Nursery 80 29 30 13 4 880347 (N) 4.652 miles Trimdon Grange Trimdon Junior (01429) 2398 Elwick View, Trimdon 7-11 167 67 52 1 0 880349 Village Trimdon Village Community Infant (01429) 4-7 2391 78 30 29 7 3 Church Road, Central 880368 (N) Estate, Trimdon Village Vane Road Primary (01325) 2742 4-11 341 57 36 38 23 Vane Road, Newton Aycliffe 300380 Westlea Primary (0191) 4-11 2043 Winslow Crescent, Westlea 226 37 34 26 16 5813658 (N) Estate, Seaham Wheatley Hill Community (01429) 4-11 2526 Primary 163 30 19 4 2 820594 (N) Wheatley Hill, Durham Wingate Infant (01429) Distance 2531 4-7 139 51 55 9 3 Church Street, Wingate 836843 4.607 miles Wingate Junior (01429) 2528 7-11 178 51 46 0 0 Moor Lane, Wingate 838313 Woodham Burn Community Primary (01325) 3518 4-11 251 47 29 12 12 Humphrey Close, Newton 300230 Aycliffe Yohden Primary (0191) 2733 Windsor Terrace, Horden, 4-11 185 30 19 5 5 5863096 Peterlee
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Voluntary Aided (Faith) Schools
The Governing Body is the admission authority for the following schools.
No of Approx Admission Criterion School Age Applicants School and Address Tel No No of Limit applied to Ref No Range September 2013 Pupils 2014/15 Preferences last entrant 1st 2nd 3rd Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Voluntary (0191) 3504 4-11 124 18 12 10 1 Aided Primary 5261531 Fleming Field, Shotton Our Lady of The Rosary Roman Catholic Voluntary (0191) 4-11 3510 285 45 35 11 6 Aided Primary 5862264 (N) Westway, Peterlee Our Lady Star Of The Sea Roman Catholic Voluntary (0191) 3507 Aided Primary 4-11 98 17 20 1 3 5863895 Thorpe Road, Horden, Peterlee St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided (0191) 3300 4-11 192 30 29 22 14 Primary, New Seaham 5813090 Mill Road, New Seaham St Francis Church of England Aided Junior (01325) 3472 7-11 126 41 30 0 0 Scholars Path, Newton 300236 Aycliffe St Godric's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided (01429) 3502 4-11 102 15 10 5 1 Primary, Thornley 820333 Thornley Road, Wheatley Hill St Joseph's Catholic (0191) 3501 Primary, Murton 4-11 118 21 30 21 4 5261795 Murton, Seaham St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided (0191) 3506 Primary, Blackhall 4-11 77 13 7 6 2 5864308 Coast Road, Blackhall Colliery, Hartlepool St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided (01325) 4-11 3471 Primary, Newton Aycliffe 159 25 22 14 5 300337 (N) Garburn Place, Newton Aycliffe St Mary Magdalen's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided (0191) 3301 4-11 226 38 33 27 13 Primary, Seaham 5813055 Dene House Road, Seaham St Mary's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary, (01325) 3470 Newton Aycliffe 4-11 168 30 39 10 7 300339 Central Avenue, Newton Aycliffe
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No of Approx Admission Criterion School Age Applicants School and Address Tel No No of Limit applied to Ref No Range September 2013 Pupils 2014/15 Preferences last entrant 1st 2nd 3rd St Mary's Roman Catholic (01429) 3505 Voluntary Aided Primary, 4-11 58 12 4 13 0 838294 Wingate St Michael's Church of (01740) 3441 England (Aided) Primary 4-11 97 17 11 2 0 651482 Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill St William's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided (01429) 3442 Primary 4-11 116 20 12 7 1 880348 Elwick Road, Trimdon Village
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If you are considering applying for a place in a voluntary aided (faith) school for your child you should consult the criteria outlined in the following pages because they are not the same as those for community and voluntary controlled schools.
All academies have the same admission policy and oversubscription criteria as that for community and voluntary controlled schools.
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Admission policy for Catholic voluntary aided (faith) schools in County Durham that fall into the North West, South West and Central Diocesan Areas.
Please note that there is a separate policy for Catholic voluntary aided (faith) schools in the South East Diocesan Area.
School Parish(es) Served All Saints’ RC Primary School, Lanchester All Saints, Lanchester Our Lady and St Joseph’s RC Primary School, Brooms, Our Lady and St Joseph’s, Brooms Leadgate St Joseph’s RC Primary School, Stanley St Joseph's, Stanley St Teresa’s, Annfield Plain St Mary’s RC Primary School, South Moor St Mary's, South Moor St Mary’s RC Primary School, Blackhill Our Blessed Lady Immaculate, Blackhill Our Lady of the Rosary, Shotley Bridge St Patrick’s RC Primary School, Consett St Patrick's, Consett St Patrick’s RC Primary School, Dipton St Patrick's, Dipton St Teresa's, Annfield Plain St Pius Xth RC Primary School, Consett St Pius Xth, Consett Blessed John Duckett RC Primary School, Tow Law St Joseph's, Tow Law Our Lady & St Thomas' RC Primary School, Willington Our Lady and St Thomas', Willington St Chad’s RC Primary School, Witton Park St Paulinus’, Bishop Auckland
St Charles’ RC Primary School, Spennymoor All Saints ,Ferryhill Sacred Heart, Chilton St Charles, Tudhoe St Cuthbert’s RC Primary School, Crook St Cuthbert’s, Crook St Thomas' of Canterbury, Wolsingham St Joseph’s RC Primary School, Newton Aycliffe St. Mary's, Newton Aycliffe St Joseph's, Newton Aycliffe St Joseph’s RC Primary School, Coundon St Joseph’s, Coundon St Thomas’, Shildon St Mary’s RC Primary School, Barnard Castle St Mary's Barnard Castle St Osmund’s, Gainford St Andrew’s, Bishop Auckland St Mary’s RC Primary School, Newton Aycliffe St Mary’s, Newton Aycliffe St Joseph's, Newton Aycliffe
St Wilfrids’ RC Primary School, Bishop Auckland St Mary's, Bishop Auckland St Wilfrids’, Bishop Auckland St Paulinus', Bishop Auckland
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School Parish(es) Served Our Lady Queen Of Martyrs’ Roman Catholic Primary Our Lady Queen Of Martyrs’, School, Esh Winning Esh Winning St Bede’s RC Primary School, Sacriston St Bede's, Sacriston St Benet’s RC Primary School, Ouston St Joseph's, Birtley St. Cuthbert’s RC Primary School, Chester le Street St. Cuthbert’s, Chester le Street
St. Godric’s RC Primary School, Durham Our Lady of Mercy, St Godric’s, Durham St Bede's, Durham St Joseph’s RC Primary School, Gilesgate St Joseph’s, Durham St Joseph’s RC Primary School, Ushaw Moor St Joseph's, Ushaw Moor St Michael’s RC Primary School, Esh Village St Michael’s, Esh Laude St Joseph’s, Langley Park St Patrick’s RC Primary School, Langley Moor St Patrick’s, Langley Moor
St. Thomas More RC Primary School, Belmont St Joseph's, Durham
This Admissions Policy has been formally (First priority in each category will be given to adopted by the Governing Bodies of the above children who will have older brothers or sisters Catholic primary schools in County Durham. In attending the school in September 2014) each school the Governing Body is the admissions authority and is responsible for determining the school’s admissions policy. 1. Looked after Catholic children in the care of a LA or children that were looked after by the LA and The admissions policy criteria will be applied on immediately after that became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order an equal preference basis. (see additional notes).
How and when to apply 2. Catholic Children whose home address is within the parish(es) served by the school. Applications must be made on a Durham LA Application Form. All forms must be returned by 3. Catholic Children whose home address is outside 15 January 2014. of the parish(es) served by the school.
4. Other Looked After Children in the care of a LA or Late applications children that were looked after by the LA and immediately after that became subject to an Any applications received after the closing date adoption, residence or special guardianship order will be accepted but considered only after those (see additional notes). received by the closing date. 5. Children, who are baptised or dedicated members of other Christian Churches as recognised by Special Educational Needs Churches Together in England (see note 4).
Children who have a statement of Special 6. Children of other faith traditions. Educational Need which names one of the above schools will be admitted to that school. 7. Other children.
Over-subscription criteria If applicants are seeking admission under criteria
5 & 6 above, they will be asked for a letter of Where there are insufficient places available to support to confirm their church membership from meet all parental preferences, priority will be their minister or faith leader, or suitable given to applications in the following order: equivalent.
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Additional notes 4. Churches Together in England
See www.churches-together.org.uk for 1. Definition of Catholic further details on membership.
Children who have been baptised as 5. Tie-breaker
Catholics or have been formally received Where there are places available for into the Catholic Church. All applicants some, but not all applicants within a seeking admission under criteria 1, 2 or 3 particular criterion, distance from home must provide evidence that the child has address to the school entrance will be the been baptised as a Catholic or has been deciding factor. In assessing home to received into the Catholic Church. A school distance the measure will be by the baptismal certificate or a letter from their shortest walking route. Routes are priest confirming their baptism or measured from the centre point of the reception into the Catholic Church will pupil's home, or in the case of a flat from suffice. the centre point of the building, to the nearest school entrance. A Geographic 2. Definition of children in the care of a Information System (GIS) is used to LA identify and measure the shortest walking route. The GIS identifies routes on the A looked after child is a child who is in the Ordnance Survey Integrated Transport care of a LA in accordance with section 22 Network and Urban Paths network which of the Children Act 1989 at the time of the are national recognised datasets. The application for admission to school is routes include man-made paths, i.e. those made and whom the LA has confirmed will that are metalled or surfaced. In all cases still be looked after at the date of the GIS identifies the route to be admission. measured by connecting in a straight line the centre point of the property to the An adoption order is an order made under closest point on the nearest route on the section 46 of the Adoption and Children ITN/UPN. Act 2002. Right of appeal A residence order is an order outlining the Where a parent has been notified that a place arrangements as to the person with whom is not available for a child, every effort will be the child will live under section 8 of the made to help the parent to find a place in a Children Act 1989. suitable alternative school. Parents who are
refused a place have a statutory right of A special guardianship order is an order appeal. Further details of the appeals appointing one or more individuals to be a process are available by writing to the Chair child's special guardian or guardians. of Governors at the relevant school address. (Section 14A Children Act 1989). Home address 3. Definition of sibling It is the parental address which will be used Sibling refers to brother or sister, half in applying the admission criteria. This brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, means that, when stating your choice of step brother or sister, or the child of the school, you should give the parental/guardian parent/carer’s partner where the child for address at the time of application. The whom the school place is sought is living address of childminders or other family in the same family unit at the same members who may share in the care of your address as that sibling. child should not be quoted as the home address.
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Waiting lists
If your child has been refused admission, you can request that your child's name be placed on the school's waiting list. If places become available, the school will consider all relevant applications based on the waiting list which will be maintained throughout the school year and ranked in order of the over-subscription criteria. All offers of a place will be made by Durham LA.
Application information
It is very helpful to have an early indication of the number of children to be admitted to reception class in the following September. However, it must be stressed that formal written applications for admission must be made on the form provided by Durham LA and returned to the LA by the stated date. Places will then be allocated by strict application of the above criteria, with no reference to the date of application. Parents will be notified by Durham LA as to whether or not their child has been allocated a place on 16 April 2014.
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Admission Policy for Catholic Voluntary Aided (faith) schools in County Durham that fall into the South East Diocesan area.
Please note that there is a separate policy for catholic voluntary aided (faith) schools in the North West, South West and Central Diocesan areas.
School Parish(es) Served Our Lady of Lourdes' RC Primary School, Shotton Our Lady of Lourdes, Shotton Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School Our Lady of the Rosary, Peterlee Our Lady Star of the Sea RC Primary School Our Lady Star of the Sea, Horden Our Lady’s, Easington St Cuthbert’s RC Primary School, New Seaham St Cuthbert’s, New Seaham St Godric’s RC Primary School, Thornley and St Mary’s Sacred Heart and English Martyrs', RC Primary School, Wingate - Federated schools Thornley St Peter and Paul’s, Hutton Henry St Joseph’s RC Primary School, Blackhall St Joseph’s, Blackhall
St Joseph’s RC Primary School, Murton St Joseph's, Murton St Mary Magdalen's RC Primary School, Seaham St Mary Magdalen's, Seaham St. William’s RC Primary School, Trimdon Village St John Fisher, Sedgefield St. Joseph, Patrick and Cuthbert's, Coxhoe, St William's, Trimdon
This Admissions Policy has been formally (First priority in each category will be given to adopted by the Governing Bodies of the above children who will have older brothers or sisters Catholic Primary schools in County Durham. In attending the school in September 2014) each school the Governing Body is the admissions authority and is responsible for determining the school’s Admissions Policy. 1. Looked after children in the care of a LA or
The admissions policy criteria will be applied on children that were looked after by the LA and an equal preference basis. immediately after that became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship How and when to apply order (see definitions).
Applications must be made on a Durham LA 2. Catholic Children whose home address is Application Form. All forms must be returned by within the parish(es) served by the school. 15 January 2014. 3. Catholic Children whose home address is outside of the parish(es) served by the school. Late applications
Any applications received after the closing date 4. Children, who are baptised or dedicated will be accepted but considered only after those members of other Christian Churches as received by the closing date. recognised by Churches Together in England (see note 4). Special Educational Needs 5. Children of other faith traditions. Children who have a statement of Special 6. Other children. Educational Need which names one of the above schools will be admitted to that school.
Over-subscription criteria If applicants are seeking admission under criteria 4 & 5 above, they will be asked for a letter of Where there are insufficient places available to support to confirm their church membership from meet all parental preferences, priority will be their minister or faith leader, or suitable given to applications in the following order: equivalent.
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Additional notes 4. Churches Together in England
See www.churches-together.org.uk for 1. Definition of Catholic further details on membership.
Children who have been baptised as 5. Tie-breaker Catholics or have been formally received into the Catholic Church. All applicants Where there are places available for seeking admission under criteria 2 or 3 some, but not all applicants within a must provide evidence that the child has particular criterion, distance from home been baptised as a Catholic or has been address to the school entrance will be the received into the Catholic Church. A deciding factor. In assessing home to baptismal certificate or a letter from their school distance the measure will be by the priest confirming their baptism or shortest walking route. Routes are reception into the Catholic Church will measured from the centre point of the suffice. pupil's home, or in the case of a flat from the centre point of the building, to the 2. Definition of children in the care of a nearest school entrance. A Geographic LA Information System (GIS) is used to identify and measure the shortest walking A looked after child is a child who is in the route. The GIS identifies routes on the care of a LA in accordance with Section Ordnance Survey Integrated Transport 22 of the Children Act 1989 at the time of Network and Urban Paths network which the application for admission to school is are national recognised datasets. The made and whom the LA has confirmed will routes include man-made paths, i.e. those still be looked after at the date of that are metalled or surfaced. admission. Right of appeal An adoption order is an order made under Where a parent has been notified that a place section 46 of the Adoption and Children is not available for a child, every effort will be Act 2002. made to help the parent to find a place in a
suitable alternative school. Parents who are A residence order is an order outlining the refused a place have a statutory right of arrangements as to the person with whom appeal. Further details of the appeals the child will live under section 8 of the process are available by writing to the Chair Children Act 1989. of Governors at the relevant school address.
A special guardianship order is an order appointing one or more individuals to be a Home address
child's special guardian or guardians. It is the parental address which will be used (Section 14A Children Act 1989) in applying the admission criteria. This means that, when stating your choice of 3. Definition of sibling school, you should give the parental/guardian address at the time of application. The Sibling refers to brother or sister, half address of childminders or other family brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, members who may share in the care of your step brother or sister, or the child of the child should not be quoted as the home parent/carer’s partner where the child for address. whom the school place is sought is living in the same family unit at the same address as that sibling.
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Waiting lists
If your child has been refused admission, you can request that your child's name be placed on the school's waiting list. If places become available, the school will consider all relevant applications based on the waiting list which will be maintained throughout the school year and ranked in order of the over-subscription criteria. All offers of a place will be made by Durham LA.
Application information
It is very helpful to have an early indication of the number of children to be admitted to Reception class in the following September. However, it must be stressed that formal written applications for admission must be made on the form provided by Durham LA and returned to the LA by the stated date. Places will then be allocated by strict application of the above criteria, with no reference to the date of application. Parents will be notified by Durham LA as to whether or not their child has been allocated a place on 16 April 2014.
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BISHOP IAN RAMSEY CHURCH OF 3. Children with very exceptional medical ENGLAND PRIMARY (AIDED) SCHOOL factors directly related to school ______placement. Application under this section should be supported by written Admission policy evidence from a doctor The school is open to receive applications for 4. Children with a brother or sister and step admissions from the parents of all children. brother or step sister at the school at the However, in the event of the number of time they would be admitted. applications exceeding the number of places 5. Children of parents worshipping regularly available admissions will be made in the and frequently in a Church of England order of priority given below. congregation in the Parish of Medomsley. 6. Children of parents worshipping regularly Over-subscription criteria: and frequently in another faith community
1. Children who have been baptised and in the Parish of Medomsley who wish brought up in the Anglican faith and who their child to attend this school because are 'looked after' or previously looked after of its Christian foundation. but immediately after being looked after 7. Children of parents living in the Parish of become subject to an adoption, residence, Medomsley. or special guardianship order*. A looked 8. Children attending Bishop Ian Ramsey after child is a child who is, at the time of Church of England pre school making an application to a school, (a) in 9. Children in the Parish of Consett, Shotley the care of a LA, or (b) being provided Bridge, Leadgate and Ebchester. with accommodation by a LA in the 10. Children of parents worshipping regularly exercise of their social services functions and frequently in another Church of (see the definition in section 22(1) of the England community in Derwentside. Children Act 1989). 11. Other children.
2. Other children who are 'looked after' or Tie-breaker previously looked after but immediately after being looked after become subject to Where there are places available for some, an adoption, residence, or special but not all applicants within a particular guardianship order*. A looked after child criterion, distance from home address to the is a child who is, at the time of making an school entrance will be the deciding factor. In application to a school, (a) in the care of a assessing home to school distance the LA, or (b) being provided with measure will be by the shortest walking route. accommodation by a LA in the exercise of Routes are measured from the centre point of their social services functions (see the the pupil's home, or in the case of a flat from definition in section 22(1) of the Children the centre point of the building, to the nearest Act 1989). school entrance. A Geographic Information System (GIS) is used to identify and measure *An adoption order is an order under the shortest walking route. The GIS identifies section 46 of the Adoption and Children routes on the Ordnance Survey Integrated Act 2002. A 'residence order' is an order Transport Network and Urban Paths network settling the arrangements to be made as which are national recognised datasets. The to the person with whom the child is to live routes include man-made paths, i.e. those under section 8 of the Children Act 1989. that are metalled or surfaced. In all cases the Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 GIS identifies the route to be measured by defines a 'special guardianship order' as connecting in a straight line the centre point an order appointing one or more of the property to the closest point on the individuals to be a child's special guardian nearest route on the ITN/UPN. (or special guardians).
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Waiting list settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is to live A waiting list will be maintained by the school under section 8 of the Children Act 1989. throughout the school year. In the event of a Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 place becoming available in the appropriate defines a 'special guardianship order' as class during the year, the over-subscription an order appointing one or more criteria and tie breaker indicated above will individuals to be a child's special guardian apply. (or special guardians).
Right of appeal 2. Children who have a sibling attending Blue Coat School at the time of their If you are not successful in obtaining a place admission. Sibling refers to brother or for your child at the school, you have sister, half brother or sister, adopted statutory right of appeal. Further details are brother or sister, step brother or sister, or available from the school office. the child of the parent/carer’s partner where the child for whom the school place is sought is living in the same family unit DURHAM BLUE COAT CHURCH OF at the same address as that sibling. ENGLAND (AIDED) JUNIOR SCHOOL ______3. Children and/or one or more parents who are practising Christians who are regular Admission policy worshippers in the parish of Newton Hall. This means one who worships usually
twice a month and/or is regularly involved Blue Coat School are pleased to accept in a weekday church activity including an children between the ages of seven and element of worship. eleven years whose parents apply for admission. Children with a Statement of 4. Children with medical or social needs. Special Educational Needs where Blue Coat This means pupils with very exceptional School is named will be admitted. medical or social factors directly related to school placement. Applications must be If the number of applications exceeds the supported by written evidence from a number of places available, then the following doctor or other professional practitioner, over-subscription criteria will apply in the setting out the particular reasons why our allocation of places: school is the most suitable school, and will be considered on a case by case basis, 1. Children who are 'looked after' or as assessed using Durham LA criteria previously looked after but immediately (medical only). after being looked after become subject to 5. Children who live in the local community an adoption, residence, or special of Newton Hall (as defined by the electoral guardianship order*. A looked after child wards of Newton Hall North, Newton Hall is a child who is, at the time of making an South and Framwellgate Moor). application to a school, (a) in the care of a LA, or (b) being provided with 6. Children of practising Anglicans who accommodation by a LA in the exercise of reside in the Deanery of Durham. their social services functions (see the 7. Children of practising Christians of other definition in section 22(1) of the Children denominations who reside in the Deanery Act 1989). of Durham.
*An adoption order is an order under 8. Children whose parents are practising section 46 of the Adoption and Children members of other faiths who reside in the Act 2002. A 'residence order' is an order Deanery of Durham.
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9. Other children. Where a parent has been notified that a place is not available for a child, every effort will be Those wishing their applications to be made to help the parent to find a place in a considered under 3, 6, 7 or 8 will be required suitable alternative school. Parents who are to provide a letter of support from a minister refused a place have a statutory right of or two office holders of the faith community. appeal. Further details of the appeal process
are available by writing to the Chair of Tie-breaker Governors at the school address.
Where there are places available for some, but not all applicants within a particular criterion, distance from home address to the BOWES HUTCHINSON CHURCH OF school entrance will be the deciding factor. In ENGLAND (AIDED) PRIMARY SCHOOL assessing home to school distance the ______measure will be by the shortest walking route. Routes are measured from the centre point of Admission policy the pupil's home, or in the case of a flat from the centre point of the building, to the nearest Parents who are considering sending their school entrance. A Geographic Information children to Bowes Hutchinson’s School are System (GIS) is used to identify and measure invited to visit the school with their children to the shortest walking route. The GIS identifies meet the Head Teacher and staff. Please routes on the Ordnance Survey Integrated contact the school to arrange an Transport Network and Urban Paths network appointment. which are national recognised datasets. The routes include man-made paths, i.e. those The Governing Body will operate an equal that are metalled or surfaced. In all cases the preference, rank order system for admission GIS identifies the route to be measured by 2014. If the number of applications for a connecting in a straight line the centre point place exceeds the school admissions limit, of the property to the closest point on the then the Governing Body of the school will nearest route on the ITN/UPN. allocate places according to the following criteria:- Other information Over-subscription criteria: The child’s home address is the address of the parent/carer receiving the child benefit. 1. Anglican children who are ‘looked after The addresses of childminders or family children’ (in the care of Durham LA) or a members sharing in the care of children must child who was previously looked after but not be used. immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, If you wish your child to attend Blue Coat or special guardianship order. School, you must fill in an application form, even if your child attends Newton Hall Infant 2. Other looked after children or a child who School and/or you live in the admission zone was previously looked after but for the school. Attendance at Newton Hall immediately after being looked after Infant School does not guarantee you a place became subject to an adoption, residence, at Blue Coat School. or special guardianship order. Waiting lists will be kept throughout the school year and parents informed if a place 3. Children whose parents / carers are becomes available. resident in the parish of Bowes & Gilmonby. A map of the Parish boundaries is available in school.
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4. Children who have siblings already in England (Aided) Primary School is the named attendance at the school (sibling refers to school on the statement will be admitted to brother or sister, half brother or sister, the school. adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent/carer’s Over-subscription criteria: partner, and in every case, the child should be living in the same family unit at If the numbers of applications exceed the the same address). number of places available, children will be
5. Parents/Carers who attend a Christian admitted in the following order: place of worship and are able to provide supporting reference from their 1. Children who are ‘looked after' (in the care minister/priest. of the LA) or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being 6. Other children. looked after became subject to an
Where there are places available for some, adoption, residence, or special guardianship order . but not all applicants within a particular criterion, distance from the home address to 2. Children whose parents are resident in the the school will be the deciding factor, with parish of Esh. A map showing the those living closer to the school receiving the boundaries of the parish is available from higher priority. Land Registry.
Please contact the individual school for exact 3. Children who at the time of admission will details of the method of measurement and have siblings attending the school. type of routes used, as well as clarification of Sibling refers to brother or sister, half the start and end points of the measurement. brother or sister, adopted brother or sister,
All parents wishing their child to attend step brother or sister, or the child of the Bowes Hutchinson’s School are required to parent/carer’s partner, and in every case, complete a Durham LA application form the child should be living in the same family unit at the same address. stating their preference of 3 schools ranked in order and reasons for entry. This form must 4. Faith criteria: Church of England. be returned to Durham LA for processing. Children and/or one or more parents who However, the completion of such a form and are at the heart of the church, attached to its acknowledgement do not guarantee a the church or are known to the church (in place in school. Parents who are refused a that order), in the parishes of Esh, place have a statutory right of appeal. Further Quebec, Langley Park, Hamsteels and details of the appeals process are available Satley. by writing to the Chair of Governors at the school address. A waiting list will be 5. Faith criteria: Other churches or faith maintained by the school throughout the communities. Children and/or one or school year. more parent who are at the heart of the church or faith community, attached to the church or faith community or known to the ESH CHURCH OF ENGLAND (AIDED) church or faith community, (in that order), PRIMARY SCHOOL and are living in the parishes of Esh, ______Quebec, Langley Park, Hamsteels and Satley.
Admission policy ‘At the heart of the church’: a regular worshipper. We suggest that this might Children who have a statement of special normally mean one who worships usually educational needs where Esh Church of twice a month.
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‘Attached to the church’: a regular but not Other information frequent worshipper, by which is meant (for example) one who usually attends a The child’s home address is the address of monthly family or church parade service the parent/carer receiving the child benefit. or is regularly involved in a weekday The addresses of childminders or family church activity including an element of members sharing in the care of children must worship not be used.
‘Known to the church’: not a frequent but Waiting list probably an occasional worshipper, someone who is perhaps known through a A waiting list will be maintained by the school family connection, or one or more of throughout the school year and any places whose family would be involved in some offered will be made strictly in accordance church activity, such as a uniformed or with the oversubscription criteria. other church organisation. If you wish your child to attend Esh Church of Applications for faith places must be England (Aided) Primary school, you must fill supported by a letter from an authorised in an application form, even if you live in the minister or two office holders of the church admission zone for the school. or faith community. Right of appeal 6. Medical or social criteria:
If you are not successful in obtaining a place Pupils with very exceptional medical or for your child at our school, you have a social factors directly related of school statutory right of appeal. Further details are placement. Applications must be available from the school. supported by written evidence from a
doctor or other professional practitioner,
setting out the particular reasons why our ST FRANCIS CHURCH OF ENGLAND school is the most suitable school, and will (AIDED) JUNIOR SCHOOL, NEWTON be considered on a case by case basis, AYCLIFFE as assessed using Durham LA criteria ______(medical only).
Admission policy 7. Other children. St Francis School are pleased to accept Tie-breaker children between the ages of 7 and 11 whose parents apply for admission. Where there are places available for some, but not all applicants within a particular Children who have a statement of special criterion, distance from the home address to educational need which names our school will the school will be the deciding factor, with be admitted. those living closer to the school receiving the higher priority. Over-subscription criteria: Please contact the individual school for exact details of the method of measurement and If the number of applications exceed the type of routes used, as well as clarification of number of places available, children will be admitted in the following order: the start and end points of the measurement.
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1. Children who are 'looked after' or sought is living in the same family unit at previously looked after but immediately the same address as that sibling. after being looked after become subject to an adoption, residence, or special 4. Medical or social criteria: Pupils with very guardianship order*. A looked after child exceptional medical or social factors is a child who is, at the time of making an directly related to school placement. application to a school, (a) in the care of a Applications must be supported by written LA, or (b) being provided with evidence from a doctor or other accommodation by a LA in the exercise of professional practitioner, setting out the their social services functions (see the particular reasons why our school is the definition in section 22(1) of the Children most suitable school, and will be Act 1989). considered on a case by case basis, as assessed using the LA criteria (medical *An adoption order is an order under only). section 46 of the Adoption and Children 5. Other children. Act 2002. A 'residence order' is an order settling the arrangements to be made as Tie-breaker to the person with whom the child is to live under section 8 of the Children Act 1989. Where there are places available for some, Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 but not all applicants within a particular defines a 'special guardianship order' as criterion, distance from the parental home to an order appointment one or more the school will be the deciding factor, with individuals to be a child's special guardian those living closer to the school receiving the (or special guardians). higher priority.
2. Children of one or both parents who are Please contact the individual school for exact attached to the church of St Francis details of the method of measurement and Horndale, St Andrew Aycliffe, St Clare type of routes used, as well as clarification of Newton Aycliffe or St Elizabeth the start and end points of the measurement. Woodham. This would be for a period of at least one year. Waiting list
`Attached to the church` means a regular The school will maintain a waiting list of but not necessarily frequent worshipper, applicants throughout the school year. for example one who usually attends a monthly family or church parade service In the event of a place becoming available in or is regularly involved in a weekday the appropriate class during the year and church activity including an element of there are more applicants on the waiting list worship. Applications for admission under than places available, the over-subscription this criterion must be supported by a letter criteria and tie-breaker will apply. signed by the minister or two office holders in the church. Right of Appeal
3. Children who will have a sibling in the school at the time of their admission. Parents whose children are refused a place Sibling refers to brother or sister, half at St Francis' Church of England (Aided) brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, Junior School have a statutory right of step brother or sister, or the child of the appeal. Further details of the appeal process parent/carer's partner, and in every case, are available by contacting the school. the child for whom the school place is
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ST HILD’S COLLEGE CHURCH OF individuals to be a child's special guardian ENGLAND (AIDED) PRIMARY SCHOOL (or special guardians). ______2. Foundation places Admission policy A child and/or one or more of their parents Parents wishing to apply on behalf of their attached to the churches of St Giles child/children for admission to the Reception Durham or another Anglican church in the class within the Foundation Stage Unit of the Deanery of Durham*. Main School may find it helpful to know that the Governing Body have established the ‘Attached to the church’ means a regular following criteria for admissions. Appeals but not frequent worshipper, for example against the decision of the Governing Body one who usually attends a monthly family may be made to the Diocesan Director of church parade service or is regularly Education, Durham Diocesan Board of involved in a weekday church activity Education, Carter House, Pelaw Leazes including an element of worship. Lane, Durham. DH1 2TB Applications for admission under this criterion must be supported by a letter After the admission of children with signed by the minister or two office statements of special educational needs holders in the church. where the school is named on the statement, should the number of applicants be greater *Definition: The Deanery of Durham than the published admission number, the covers the whole area of the City, and the Governing Body will allocate places boundaries extend to include Belmont, according to the following criteria in order of Shincliffe, Brancepeth, Waterhouses, priority: Langley Park, Sacriston and Kimblesworth. A map showing the 1. Children who are 'looked after' or boundaries is available from the school previously looked after but immediately office. after being looked after become subject to an adoption, residence, or special 3. Non-foundation place: guardianship order*. A looked after child is a child who is, at the time of making an Children who will have siblings in school application to a school, (a) in the care of a at the date of admission, that is, children LA, or (b) being provided with who live at the same address and either: accommodation by a LA in the exercise of their social services functions (see the . have one or both natural parents in definition in section 22(1) of the Children common; Act 1989). . are related by a parent’s marriage; . are adopted or fostered or; *An adoption order is an order under . their parents are married/cohabiting section 46 of the Adoption and Children and children live together in the same Act 2002. A 'residence order' is an order household; settling the arrangements to be made as . they are children of the same to the person with whom the child is to live household under section 8 of the Children Act 1989. Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a 'special guardianship order' as an order appointing one or more
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4. Children with special medical and Places will then be allocated by strict educational circumstances which mean application to the above criteria, with no that the school is the most appropriate for reference to the date of application. them. Applications for admission under this criterion must be supported by a letter Waiting List from the appropriate professional (eg doctor, Psychologist, Social Worker, etc). A waiting list will be maintained by the school throughout the school year. In the event of a 5. Children whose parents are attached to place becoming available in the appropriate other Christian denominations which are class during the year and there being more members of Churches Together in Britain applicants on the waiting list than places and Ireland or other faith communities. available, the over-subscription criteria and ‘Attached to’ has the same meaning as in tie-breaker above will apply. criterion 2, and applications must be
supported by a letter signed by a minister or two office holders in the church or faith Appeals
community. If you are not successful in obtaining a place 6. All other applicants. for your child at our school, you have a statutory right of appeal. Further details are Tie-breaker available from the School office.
Parents are very welcome to visit the school Where there are places available for some, prior to filling in the application form. but not all applicants within a particular criterion, distance from home address to the school entrance will be the deciding factor. ST JOHN’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND In assessing home to school distance the (AIDED) PRIMARY SCHOOL measure will be by the shortest walking route. ______Routes are measured from the centre point of the pupil's home, or in the case of a flat from Children who have a statement of special the centre point of the building, to the nearest educational needs where the school is named school entrance. A Geographic Information on the statement will be admitted to the System (GIS) is used to identify and measure school. the shortest walking route. The GIS identifies If the number of applications exceeds the routes on the Ordnance Survey Integrated number of places in the published admission Transport Network and Urban Paths network number, applications will be considered which are national recognised datasets. The against the over-subscription criteria set out routes include man-made paths, i.e. those overleaf, in the order: that are metalled or surfaced. In all cases the GIS identifies the route to be measured by 1. Children who are 'looked after' or connecting in a straight line the centre point previously looked after but immediately of the property to the closest point on the after being looked after become subject to nearest route on the ITN/UPN. an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order*. A looked after child Other Information is a child who is, at the time of making an application to a school, (a) in the care of a All applications must be made on the LA, or (b) being provided with application form provided by Durham LA and accommodation by a LA in the exercise of returned to Durham LA no later than the their social services functions (see the stated date, together with any supporting definition in section 22(1) of the Children information for criteria. Act 1989).
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*An adoption order is an order under To accommodate different patterns of section 46 of the Adoption and Children work and family relationships account Act 2002. A 'residence order' is an order will be taken of week-day worship. settling the arrangements to be made as “Attached to the church” means a to the person with whom the child is to live regular, but not frequent worshipper. under section 8 of the Children Act 1989. For example someone who usually Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 attends a monthly family service or is defines a 'special guardianship order' as regularly involved in a weekday church an order appointing one or more activity including an element of individuals to be a child's special guardian worship. The worshipper could be the (or special guardians). child for whom application is made or one or both parents. A map showing 2. Medical reasons. Children with very the boundaries of the Anglican parish exceptional medical factors directly of St. John, Shildon is available from related to the school placement. the school office. Applications under this criterion must be
supported by written evidence from a Applications under these criteria must doctor or other professional practitioner, be supported by a letter from a and will be considered on a case by case minister. basis, using Durham LA criteria.
5. Other children 3. Family links. Children who have a brother
or sister already attending St. John’s Church of England Primary School, and Tie-breaker who are expected to be on roll at the time of admission. A family link means the Where there are places available for some, children are half, full or adoptive brother or but not all applicants within a particular sister or the child of the parent/carer’s criterion, distance from the home address to partner where the same child for whom the school will be the deciding factor. the school place is sought is living in the same family unit at the same address as In assessing home to school distance the that sibling. measure will be by the shortest walking route. Routes are measured from the centre point of 4. Faith criteria: the pupil's home, or in the case of a flat from
(a) Children of practising Christian the centre point of the building, to the nearest families at the heart of St John's school entrance. A Geographic Information Church, Shildon System (GIS) is used to identify and measure the shortest walking route. The GIS identifies (b) Children of practicing Christian routes on the Ordnance Survey Integrated families attached to St. John’s Transport Network and Urban Paths network Church, Shildon which are national recognised datasets. The routes include all man-made paths, i.e. those c) Children at the heart of any Anglican that are metalled or surfaced. In all cases the church or any church that is affiliated GIS identifies the route to be measured by to “Churches together in Shildon”, connecting in a straight line the centre point and resident in the Anglican parish of of the property to the closest point on the St. John, Shildon. nearest route on the ITN/UPN.
‘At the heart of the church’ means a regular worshipper, who worships at least twice a month.
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Other information ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND (AIDED) PRIMARY SCHOOL The home address is the address of the ______parent/carer receiving the child benefit. The addresses of childminders or family members sharing in the care of children must not be Admission policy used. Children who have a statement of special If you wish your child to attend St. John’s educational need which names our school will School, you must fill in the application form, be admitted to the school even if your child attends the nursery. Attendance at the nursery does not If the number of applications exceed the guarantee you a place at the school. number of places available, children will be
Right of appeal: If you are not successful in admitted in the following order: obtaining a place for your child at our school you have a statutory right of appeal. Further 1. Children who are 'looked after' or details are available from the school office. previously looked after but immediately after being looked after become subject to Parents who wish their child to attend St. an adoption, residence, or special John’s Church of England Primary School are guardianship order*. A looked after child welcome to visit the school for a tour and an is a child who is, at the time of making an initial discussion with the Head Teacher. application to a school, (a) in the care of a
Where no vacancies exist, a waiting list will LA, or (b) being provided with be kept of all applicants for such a place in accommodation by a LA in the exercise of each year group. After the decision regarding their social services functions (see the admissions to Reception Class has been definition in section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). made by the Governing Body, those unsuccessful applicants will be included on a * An adoption order is an order under waiting list throughout the academic year of section 46 of the Adoption and Children proposed entry. This waiting list will be Act 2002. A 'residence order' is an order produced in rank order as a consequence of settling the arrangements to be made as the application of the published admission’s to the person with whom the child is to live criteria to each child. Waiting lists for each under section 8 of the Children Act 1989. year group will be maintained for the Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 remainder of the school year. In July, at the defines a 'special guardianship order' as end of the school year, parents will be an order appointing one or more approached to ascertain whether they wish individuals to be a child's special guardian their child’s name to remain on the list. It will (or special guardians). be the responsibility of parents to update or provide information regarding any change of 2. Children who reside within Bishop Middleham or Mainsforth. circumstance. 3. Children who have an older sibling Procedure for appeals against attending the school. Sibling refers to decisions to turn down an brother or sister, half brother or sister, application for admission adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the children of the parent / Parents have the right to appeal if they are carer’s partner where the child for whom not satisfied with the Governing Body's the school place is sought is living in the response to their expressed preference. same family unit at the same address as Parents who wish to appeal should inform the that sibling. school in writing.
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4. Faith criteria. Children and/or one or more Waiting list parents who are members of a faith community and worship regularly, usually A waiting list will be maintained by the school twice a month and/or are regularly throughout the school year and will be ranked involved in a weekday activity including an in the same order as the over-subscription criteria. element of worship or instruction in the faith, and who live within the Parish of the If you wish your child to attend St Michael's Upper Skerne. The parish includes the Church of England Primary School, you must villages of Bishop Middleham (including fill in an application form, even if you live in Mainsforth), Fishburn, Sedgefield, the admission zone for the school. Trimdon Village, Trimdon Colliery and Trimdon Grange and a map showing the Right of Appeal: If you are not successful in boundaries is available from the school obtaining a place for your child at our school, office. Applications for admission under you have statutory right of appeal. Further this criterion must be accompanied by a details are available from the school office. letter confirming membership of a faith community and signed by a minister or two office holders in the community. ST OSWALD’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND (AIDED) PRIMARY AND NURSERY 5. Other children SCHOOL ______Tie-breaker General Information Where there are places available for some, but not all applicants within a particular Between September 2014 and September criterion, distance from home address to the 2017, the school will extend the age range of school entrance will be the deciding factor. In the children from ages 3-7 to 3-11. This is assessing home to school distance the subject to the phased intake of Key Stage 2 measure will be by the shortest walking route. year groups. In the school year 2014-2015, Routes are measured from the centre point of when the transition period commences, the the pupil's home, or in the case of a flat from previous year two cohort will be able to the centre point of the building, to the nearest continue their education at the school and school entrance. A Geographic Information enter year three. Pupils will continue to System (GIS) is used to identify and measure progress through the school and in 2017- the shortest walking route. The GIS identifies 2018 the school will have established year routes on the Ordnance Survey Integrated groups throughout the nursery and primary Transport Network and Urban Paths network phases. During the transition period there will which are national recognised datasets. The not be the facility to admit children from year routes include man-made paths, i.e. those groups other than those already established that are metalled or surfaced. In all cases the in the school. Future year groups will be GIS identifies the route to be measured by made up from cohorts who move through the connecting in a straight line the centre point school. of the property to the closest point on the nearest route on the ITN/UPN. Admission policy
Other information We intend to admit up to 15 pupils to the Reception year group in September 2014. The child’s home address is the address of This arrangement follows consultation the parent / carer receiving the child benefit. between the governing Body, the Local The addresses of childminders or family Authority, other schools in the area, and members sharing in the care of children must members of the public as well as other not be used. Admission Authorities in the area.
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Parents who would like their children to became subject to an adoption, residence, attend St Oswald's School, must fill in an or special guardianship order. admissions application form, even if the child attends the nursery. A place in the nursery A 'looked after' child is a child who, at the class does not guarantee admission to the time of making an application to a school: school. Applications must be made on the Local Authority Application form which must (a) in the care of a LA, or be returned to the Local Authority. Applications received after the closing date (b) being provided with accommodation by will only be considered after all those a LA in the exercise of their social received by the closing date. services functions (see the definition in section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) Children who have a statement of special educational need which names St Oswald's 2. Children who will have a sibling attending School will be allocated a place as a statutory the school at the time of their admission. entitlement and therefore overriding the over- Sibling refers to brother or sister, half- subscription criteria. The Local Authority will brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, decide whether or not the school is step-brother or sister, or the child of a appropriate for a child with a Statement of parent/carer’s partner where the child for Special Educational Needs, following whom the school place is sought is living consultation with the child's parents and the in the same family unit at the same school. The school will comply with a address as that sibling. parental preference unless the school is unsuitable to the child's age, ability, aptitude 3. Medical or social criteria: Pupils with very or special educational needs, or the exceptional medical or social factors placement would be incompatible with the directly related to school placement. efficient education of the other children with Applications must be supported by written whom the child would be educated, or with evidence from a doctor or other the efficient use of resourced. professional practitioner, setting out the particular reasons why St Oswald's Children of UK service personnel (UK Armed School is the most suitable school, and forces) whose parents have a confirmed will be considered on a case by case posting to the area or crown servants basis, as assessed using the LA criteria returning from overseas to live in the area, (medical only). will be allocated a place in advance of the family arriving in the area. This is provided 4. Any other children. that the application is accompanied by an official letter that declares the relocation date Distance Criteria and a Unit Postal Address or Quartering Area Address. Where there are places available for some, but not all, a distance criterion will be applied Over-subscription criteria as follows:
If the number of applications exceeds the . In assessing home to school distance the number of places available, children will be school has a Service Level Agreement admitted in the following order: with the LA to measure distances by the shortest walking route. Routes are 1. Children who are 'looked after' or a child measured from the centre point of the who was previously looked after but pupil's house, or in the case of a flat from immediately after being looked after the centre point of the building, to the
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nearest school entrance. A Geographic Transport Team at County Hall Information System (GIS) is used to immediately, as this may affect the offer of identify and measure the shortest walking a place made to your child. route. The GIS identifies routes on the Ordnance Survey Integrated Transport . The school reserves the right to seek Network and Urban paths Network only, proof of address and withdraw any offer of which are national recognised datasets. a place made on the basis of any The routes include man-made paths, i.e. fraudulent or intentionally misleading those that are metalled or surfaced. In all information that you provide. cases the GIS identifies the route to be . Where the last place to be allocated would measured by connecting in a straight line mean that a multiple birth group, i.e. twins, the centre point of the property to the triplets or other multiple birth sibling closest point on the nearest route on the groups, would be split, the sibling group ITN/UPN.Those children living closest to will be given priority over other children. the school will receive priority. Tie Breaker . When measuring distances the measurement is accurate to 3 decimal If there are multiple children living the same places and this will be used if there are distance from the school, or children living in multiple children appearing to live a block of flats and all other admissions equidistant from the school. criteria have been applied, there will be a
random allocation of places in order to ensure . Pupils who live nearest the school will be that individual children are not discriminated based on the parents' address. The against. parental address is classed as any person who has the legal parental responsibility Waiting List of the child. The address of child minders or other family members, who share in the The school will maintain a waiting list of care of the child should not be used. If applicants. In the event of a place becoming parents have more than one property, the available in the appropriate class during the only property which can be used for year and there being more applicants on the admissions purposes is the property waiting list than places available, the where the child actually lives and spends selection criteria and tie breaker indicated most time during the school year. If above will apply. parents are separated and the child lives for periods of time with each parent, the Right of Appeal parental address used will be the property If you are not successful in obtaining a place where the child is mainly resident during for your child at our school, you have a the school year. statutory right of appeal. Appeals against a . We are unable to consider temporary decision may be made to the Legal addresses as being the parental address. Department of County Hall who act on behalf This means that if, for example you live of the Diocese and should be addressed to temporarily with other family members or the Chair of Governors of the school. Appeal move to temporary accommodation for information will then be forwarded to the legal any reason, the parental address remains department of County Hall.
the address which you were living, before The child’s home address is the address of the temporary move took place. the parent/carer receiving the child benefit. . If the permanent address changes you The addresses of childminders or family must notify the School Admissions and members sharing in the care of children must not be used.
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The child’s home address is the address of the parent/carer receiving the child benefit. The addresses of childminders or family members sharing in the care of children must not be used.
If you wish your child to attend St Oswald’s School, you must fill in an application form, even if your child attends the nursery. Attendance at the nursery does not guarantee you a place at the school.
A waiting list will be maintained by the school throughout the school year. In the event of a place becoming available in the appropriate class during the year and there being more applicants on the waiting list than places available, the over-subscription criteria and tie-breaker indicated above will apply.
Right of appeal
If you are not successful in obtaining a place for your child at our school, you have a statutory right of appeal. Further information is available from the school.
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Note: Although the information contained in this guide was correct as at 31 July 2013 it should not be assumed that there will be no change affecting the relevant arrangements or matters detailed in the guide for admission to infant, junior or primary schools for 2014/2015, before the start of, or during, 2014/2015 academic year or in relation to subsequent academic years. You should visit the Durham County Council website: www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions or contact: School Admissions and Transport Team, Children and Adult Services, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UJ. Tel: 03000 265897 in order to access the most up to date admission arrangements.
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