Applying for a Primary School Place in Northamptonshire For September 2016 Closing date: Friday, 15th January 2016 at 5pm www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/admissions Please keep this booklet for future reference. This booklet gives you all the information that you need to apply for a Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) Primary School place for the school year that begins in September 2016. If you have a query and can’t find the answer in this booklet, see page 2 for how to get help. Note: when we say ‘we’ or ‘us’ in this booklet, we mean the NCC (the Local Authority). Please be aware that the information in this booklet is correct at the time of publishing, but can be subject to changes; please see our website for up to date information. Checklist Read this booklet carefully. Find information about schools that interest you. Tell us your three school preferences by completing an online preference form at: www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/admissions If you don’t have access to a computer you can use IT services in any of our libraries or visit a School Admissions Applications Event in your area where you can get extra help and advice, see page 14 of this booklet or ring 0300 126 1000 for details of these events. Some Childrens Centres, Nurseries and Primary Schools may be able to help too. Alternatively request a paper preference form or hard copy of this booklet (which has a paper preference form in the back), available by request from the School Admissions Team and return your completed form to the School Admissions Team – contact details on outer back cover of this booklet – by 5pm on Friday 15th January 2016. Do not send your preference form to schools. If you live outside Northamptonshire you should follow your own local authority’s guidance on how to make an application. Check your preference form before you send it to us. Remember to: Tell us about any siblings already at your preferred school(s) (or the linked junior school) See page 205 or individual school critera to find out what we mean by ‘sibling’. Include the DfE number and postcode of your preferred schools (paper form). These are shown in the School’s entry in the tables in Section 3 of this booklet (from page 32). Sign and date Section 9 of the form and put the correct amount in postage stamps on the envelope. Placing the correct postage on a paper preference form is the responsibility of the parent/carer and failure to do so may result in the application being late (see page 11-12). Some primary schools in Northamptonshire require you to complete supplementary information form (usually a paper form). If a school needs you to fill in an extra form it will state this in the school’s entry in Section 3b of this booklet. Check directly with the school if you are unsure. If you have included one or more of these schools in your preferences, be sure to complete and return the extra form directly to the school by the closing date – Friday 15th January 2016. Failure to complete and return additional forms to schools may mean that your application for a particular school will be considered lower down in the oversubscription criteria. All information is treated as confidential. If your child has an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan or a statement of Special Educational Needs, which names a school as appropriate provision, you should not complete a preference form. Please read the section on pages 20–21 for further guidance. Use these boxes below to keep a record of the schools you have made a preference for: Your first Your second Your third preference: preference: preference: If you are applying online, keep a record of your email address and password: Email: Password: Key dates Start of application period: Monday 14th September 2015 Closing date for applications: Friday 15th January 2016 at 5pm The date we will post offers to parents and the date you can view your offer online: Monday 18th April 2016 Closing date for Primary Applications is 5pm on 15 January 2016 Primary Contents Section 1 – The basics . 2 Introduction . 2 When is my child legally required to start school? . .2 Contents Who can apply for a Primary School place? . .3 Who can apply for a school place in reception class? . .3 Who can apply for a Junior School place? . 3 Who can apply for an in-year school place? . .3 How do I decide which schools to apply for? . .4 Your local school . .5 Understand the different types of schools . .5 How do I apply? . 6 Home address and shared custody arrangements . .7 Why do I need to give three preferences? . 8 Can I apply for the same school more than once? . .8 Can I change my preferences once they have been submitted? . 8 Do I need to send any other paperwork? . .9 What are my chances of getting one of my preferred schools? . .9 Does my child have priority if they already attend the nursery unit at my preferred school? . 10 What is the position relating to twins/multiple births? . 10 How do I include a school outside Northamptonshire as a preference? . .11 Closing date for receiving your preference form . 11 Late Applications . .11 What if I move during the application process? . 12 Closing date for Primary Applications is 5pm on 15th January 2016 Primary When will I hear about the school place allocated to my child? . .13 I am separated from my partner so how do I find out which school has been allocated to my child? . .13 Contents What happens if the Council cannot offer me any of my preferred schools? . 14 What if I am unhappy with the school place I am offered? . 14 Do you need help? . 14 Timetable of application process . 15 Summer born children . 16 Section 2 – Other information relating to applications . 20 Questions about the application process . 20 Special Educational Needs . 20 What happens after National allocation day – 18th April 2016? . 21 Can a school place be withdrawn? . 21 Waiting lists . 22 Appeals . 23 School transport . 24 Sustainable travel to school . 25 Free School Meals . 26 In-Year/Mid-term applications . 26 What happens next? . 27 Contact details for neighbouring local authorities . 28 Applying for a primary school place in Northamptonshire for September 2016 Primary Section 3a – School information . .30 What information do the tables show? . 30 Primary Schools within the Corby area . .31 Contents Corby area Primary (and Infant) Schools . 32 Corby Junior Schools . 37 Schools within the Kettering area . 38 Kettering area Primary (and Infant) Schools . 40 Kettering area Junior Schools . 47 Primary Schools within the East of Northamptonshire . 48 East Northamptonshire Primary Schools . 49 Schools within the Wellingborough and East Northamptonshire area . 52 Wellingborough area Primary (and Infants) Schools . .55 Wellingborough area Junior Schools . 64 Schools within Northampton . 67 Northampton Primary Schools . 68 Schools within the South Northamptonshire and Daventry area . 78 South Northamptonshire and Daventry Primary (and Infant) Schools . 82 South Northamptonshire and Daventry Junior Schools . .100 Section 3b – Admission criteria . 101 Introduction . 101 School Admission Criteria . 102 Other schools . .112 Closing date for Primary Applications is 5pm on 15th January 2016 Primary Section 4 – Additional information . .200 Glossary . 200 Contents Index of rural towns and villages and their linked schools . 206 Free school transport . .217 Information for people who do not speak or read English . .222 Applying for a primary school place in Northamptonshire for September 2016 Section 1 The basics PrimaryPrimary 2 Section 1 – The basics Introduction Contents Contents This section gives you all the basic information about how to apply for a school place and about the system we use to allocate places at primary schools in The basics Northamptonshire. If you are unsure of any of the terms used in this booklet, please refer to the Glossary on pages 200 to 205. The information provided in this booklet aims to make it as easy as possible to understand the process of applying for a primary school place. If you.