Admissions Policy

ADMISSIONS POLICY

(County and Voluntary Controlled Schools)

 Admissions to the school are controlled by Wakefield Local Education Authority (the Education Committee of the District Council).  Full details of the Authority’s policy on admissions are given in the “Guide for Parents”.  This is available in all schools and at the Education Department.

At this school, 45 (maximum) pupils will normally be admitted in the school year beginning in September 2009.  This is the admission level set by the Authority.

 If there are more applications for admission to the school than there are places available, the Authority will give preference to children in the following order:

      (a)  (i)   Children who live in that part of the school’s catchment area (please see below)

            (ii)  Children who live in that part of the school’s catchment area which is designated as an

                  option area (please see below) 

      (b)             Children who have brothers or sisters in attendance at the school (please see

                 below)

       (c)       Children for whom there are specific reasons, e.g. medical, social

(d)               Other children, with priority being given to those living nearest to the  school, measured as the crow flies.

Children will be placed in the appropriate category depending upon their circumstances at the proposed date of admission.

In the event of any category being over-subscribed, places will be offered in the order of priority detailed above.

Wakefield LEA always does its best to ensure that children living in a particular catchment area have an opportunity to attend the catchment area school.  However, we cannot guarantee places to children living within a school’s catchment area.  In circumstances where there are children who live in localities where there is no viable alternative school but the catchment area school, these children will have places at their catchment area school safeguarded.  A document specifying localities is available, on request, from the Education Department, at the address given on page four of this brochure.

The home address of some parents may fall into an area that forms part of the catchment area of two schools.  Parents will be informed if they live in such a designated “option area” and will be asked to indicate their preferred school.  These preferences will be considered when children in category (a) (i) have been placed.

               This includes brothers or sisters who attend a separate infant or junior school which is on the same site and

                 which serves the same catchment area.