q Worfield Endowed Church of England Primary School Main Street, Worfield, Bridgnorth, Shropshire WV15 5LF PROSPECTUS Headteacher: Mrs C Gaskin Tel: 01746 716606 Fax: 01746 716237 email: [email protected] School website: www.worfield.shropshire.sch.uk Thank you for your interest in Worfield Primary School. I hope you will find this prospectus a useful introduction to our school. Our school has a warm, vibrant atmosphere where purposeful learning takes place. The teaching and support staff are enthusiastic, hard working and caring. We aim to provide a quality education for your child and hope that you will work in partnership with us towards this. The school was opened in 1846, the building being funded with money from ancient endowments. As a Church of England aided school, there are strong links with St. Peter‟s Church, Worfield. The school provides education for boys and girls beginning at the age of 3+ in our Nursery and progressing to the age of 11. The school is situated just off the picturesque Main Street of half- timbered houses and old cottages, leading to the 12th century church and the Tudor manor house. The River Worfe runs through the school grounds and the adjoining nature trail provides an environmental resource for the pupils of this school. If you would like to find out more about the school, please telephone for an appointment. I would be pleased to show you around. Yours sincerely Mrs Claire Gaskin Headteacher 2 Staff at Worfield Endowed C of E Primary School Headteacher: Mrs C. Gaskin Deputy Headteachers: Mrs L. Holt (Monday – Thursday) Mrs S. Triggs (Friday) Teachers Mrs J. Phillips (SLT) Mrs J. Atherton (SLT) Mrs J. Bailey (SLT) Mrs S Triggs (SLT) Mrs R. Suter Mrs L. Dodsworth Mrs V. Grimsdale Mrs L. Williams Mrs H. Myers Teaching Assistants Miss J. Galley (HLTA) Mrs S. Hazelwood (HLTA) Mrs J. Weaver Miss K. Morris Mrs H. Gall Mrs D. Wild Mrs S. Holland-Smith Mrs T. Breakwell Mrs M. Hathaway Mrs J. Berrow Mrs R. Adderley Mrs J. Charnell Mrs K. Coady Miss A. O‟Shaughnessy Non Teaching Staff: Mrs J. Jones Administrator (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) Mrs S. Ordidge Administrator (Thursday, Friday) Mr A Brown Finance Manager Mrs J. Weir Cook-in-Charge & Cash Collector – School Meals Mrs E. Drew Cleaner-in-Charge & Dinner Supervisor Mrs H. Gall Dinner Supervisor In-Charge Mrs J. Weaver Dinner Supervisor Mrs J. Berrow Dinner Supervisor (Fridays) Mrs K. Gautier Dinner Supervisor / Play Leader Mrs J. Knowles Dining Assistant Mrs S. Handley Dinner Supervisor / Cleaner Mrs M. Dolan Cleaner / Dining Assistant Mr M. Phillips Gardener / Maintenance Mr A. Gorton Handyman (Casual) 3 The Governing Body Chairman: Mr Edgar Hastings (Foundation Governor) 64 Coalway Road, Penn, Wolverhampton, WV3 7LZ Vice Chairman: Mr David Holloway (Foundation Governor) Rev‟d Jeannetta Stokes (Foundation Governor - ex officio) Mrs Lisa Dodsworth (Staff Governor) Mrs Susie Triggs (Staff Governor) Mrs Julia Jones (Staff Governor Non–teaching) Mr Craig Bicknell (Parent Governor) Mrs Sarah Baker (Foundation Governor) Miss Sarah Isaacs (Foundation Governor) Mr David Jewson (Foundation Governor) Mr Ian Jones (Foundation Governor) Mrs Claire Gaskin (Headteacher Governor) Mr James Hiller (Diocesan Foundation Governor) Mrs Elaine Aldridge (Local Authority) 4 Admissions (summary of policy) Applications to School As an Aided School, we are responsible for our own admission arrangements but in order to help everyone we follow the same timescale as the rest of Shropshire LA maintained schools. The admissions processes are co-ordinated by Shropshire Council, which is the Local Authority (LA) and we liaise closely with Shropshire Council on all admissions issues. Parents who would like their child(ren) to be admitted to this school, should contact the headteacher in the first instance giving the name and date of birth of their child(ren). Many parents choose to let us know at an early date that they would like their child to attend the school in due course. A preliminary form stating this interest can be obtained from school. Whilst it is helpful if parents can let us know at this early stage, it must be noted that such expressions of interest do not constitute registering a child or placing a child‟s name on a waiting list nor being offered a place. Offers of places can only be confirmed in the academic year before the child is due to start school after the Shropshire Council‟s common application forms have been completed and returned to the school by the set date of 15th January preceding the academic year in which the child is due to start school Parents should therefore request an application form before January of the year prior to starting school. Those parents who have already registered an interest in the school will be sent an application form. This form allows up to 3 preferences to be made. Completed applications should be returned to the school by the 16th January preceding the beginning of the academic year in which you wish your child to start school. Parents may also apply online by accessing the online application form on the Shropshire website (www.Shropshire.gov.uk). The Admissions Committee is responsible for the allocation of places. Parents will be informed by letter from Shropshire Council‟s Admissions Team on behalf of the governing body whether their application has been successful or not at the beginning of April. Applications for pupils starting school but not in the reception year should be received as soon as possible. Parents who are interested in sending their child to the school are welcome to make an initial visit to the school. They are provided with a school prospectus and „Parent Guide to Education in Shropshire‟ The school has an admission number of 29 for the Reception intake. Admissions at the initial allocation stage for the 2013/14 educational year are: 5 Date of Admission No of 1st Total No of 2nd No of 3rd allocation limit preferences places preferences preferences received allocated allocated allocated April 2013 *29 37 30 7 2 *This number applies to all year groups and it is not changed by virtue of Appeals upheld by the Independent Appeals Board. At what age may your child start school? The law says that children must start their education no later than the beginning of the term after their fifth birthday. From September 2012, parents of Spring and Summer born pupils (see chart below) can, if they wish, opt to have their child admitted to mainstream school in September 2012. Alternatively they will be able to opt for full time nursery provision for the Autumn Term free of charge, especially if a parent feels that their child is not ready for mainstream school. Parents will need to apply separately for a place at Worfield Nursery. (This is not the same as Worfield Caterpillars, which is a private pre-school). This wider range of options means that they can request that the date their child is admitted to the school is deferred until later in the school year, or until the child reaches compulsory school age in that school or choose a place at a nursery or other early years learning setting if they would prefer. Worfield School Nursery have a separate admission application form and places for the Nursery must be applied for as stated in Nursery Admissions Policy. Children whose parents opt to have them admitted at the start of the academic year in September do not have a higher priority for admission than those who opt for later entry. Likewise those who opt for a later entry are not at risk of „missing out‟ as long as they complete the application form at the correct time. Parents are asked to indicate when making their application which is the desired term of entry for their child. This will make no difference to the allocation of a school place but assists us in place planning in our schools and nursery settings. This table helps to explain by dates of birth when children can start their primary age education. 5th Birthday falls Can start school on first Must start school on day of first day of Between 1 September Autumn Term 2013 Spring Term 2014 2013 and 31 December 2013 6 Between 1 January 2014 Autumn Term 2013 or Summer Term 2014 and last day of Easter Spring Term 2014 holidays 1st day of Summer Term Autumn Term 2013, Summer Term 2014 or 2014 and 31 August 2014 Spring or Summer Term Autumn Term 2014* 2013 or Autumn Term 2014* Parents may opt to defer entry to the term after their child‟s 5th birthday and will not lose a Reception place which has already been allocated through the applications process. * Where parents choose to defer entry to children whose 5th birthday falls in the summer term 2014 to the autumn term 2014, the child would be required to join the school in Year 1, not Reception. Parents must apply separately for a Year 1 place which could only be considered for allocation after the summer half- term holiday in 2014, by which time there might not be any places available in the year group. Please see “Parents Guide” for specific details. Parents should be aware that attendance at a particular primary school does not in any way guarantee a place at a particular secondary school. Admissions/Oversubcription Criteria Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs which names Worfield Endowed C.E. Primary School as the appropriate school to meet those needs will be allocated places, after which places are allocated according to an agreed set of criteria, in strict order of priority: Where the number of applications exceeds the admission number (29 in each year group) then the admissions criteria are used to decide which applicants have priority.