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12. Delta 24. Houndsfield 36. St. John’s
1. Alma 13. Eastfield 25. Keys Meadow 37. St. Mary’s
2. Ark John Keats 14. Eldon 26. Kingfisher Hall 38. St. Michael’s
3. Bowes 15. Fleecefield 27. Latymer All Saints 39. Southbury
4. Brettenham 16. Forty Hill 28. Lavender 40. Starks Field
5. Brimsdown 17. Galliard 29. Oasis Academy Hadley 41. Suffolks
6. Bush Hill Park 18. Garfield 30. Prince of Wales 42. Tottenhall
7. Carterhatch 19. Grange Park 31. Raglan 43. West Grove
8. Chase Side 20. Hazelbury 32. Raynham 44. Wilbury
9. Chesterfield 21. Hazelwood 33. Robin Hall 45. Wolfson Hillel
10. Churchfield 22. Highfield 34. St. Andrew’s Enfield 46. Worcester
11. De Bohun 23. Honilands 35. St. John & St James
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Contents
Letter to parents and carers 2 Waiting lists 12
Applying for a nursery class place 3 Special educational needs 13
Academies and Voluntary Aided Schools - General information 14
Admission Arrangements 4
Private fostering 15-16
Applying online 5
Useful addresses and contacts 17
Completing the application 6
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ppendix 1 – Schools In Enfield 18-22
How applications are decided 7
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Admissions criteria for schools 8
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Your child’s address 9
Notification of decisions 10 nA
ppendix 4 – Priority zones 25
What happened last year 11
PLEASE NOTE: We would like to thank the following
schools for providing the photos used
Please remember that staff in the Enfield Schools
Admission Service are dealing with the placement of throughout this booklet:
many children at the same time. We will respond to Alma
you as quickly as we can.
De Bohun
George Spicer
Hazelwood
Houndsfield
St. Matthew’s
The information in this leaflet relates to the Academic Year 2021/2022 and was correct at 1 September 2020.
The Authority reserves the right to amend the information contained in this booklet to take account of any
important changes that may occur after this date. Further information may be obtained from the Enfield Schools
Admission Service.
Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 1
Letter
THIS BOOKLET Enfield Schools Admission Service
Civic Centre, Silver Street
This booklet is for parents with a child born between Enfield, Middlesex EN1 3XA
1 September 2017 and 31 August 2018 (inclusive). Email: esas@enfield.gov.uk
It explains how you apply for a part time place in a Website: www.enfield.gov.uk/admissions
nursery class attached to a primary school in Enfield. If
it is possible to offer your child a part time place at a Autumn 2020
nursery, they will start in September 2021.
Some schools may offer up to 30 hours free entitlement.
You will need to contact schools directly for further
information. Dear Parents and Carers,
Children who attend a nursery class attached to a Admission to Nursery Classes, 2021
school are not guaranteed a place in the reception
classes of the same school. All parents have to This booklet gives parents and carers information about
re-apply for admission for the following year. This is to how to apply for a school nursery place in Enfield.
ensure that parents who do not to send their children
COVID19 has meant that it will be difficult for
to nursery will not be disadvantaged when applying
prospective parents and children to visit our
for a school place.
primary schools in Enfield. We know that this will be
disappointing for many parents but we hope you
understand the challenges schools are facing to keep
children and staff safe at this time.
Many schools will be adding additional information to
their websites including short films and even virtual
tours. It is important that you check school websites up
to the closing date for nursery applications for further
information.
As well as nursery classes attached to schools in Enfield,
there are a number of other preschools, day nurseries
and playgroups in the area. Informed Families – Enfield’s
Family Information Service has details of the provision
available and you will find further information about this
Service in this booklet.
We hope you will find this booklet helpful.
Yours faithfully,
Tony Theodoulou
Executive Director People
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APPLYING FOR A PLACE IN A NURSERY The following schools have nursery classes and you
CLASS AT A SCHOOL apply online at www.eadmissions.org.uk:
If you have a child born between 1 September 2017
Alma Hazelbury
and 31 August 2018 you can apply for a nursery class
for September 2021. This will be the September Bowes Hazelwood
before their 4th birthday. Children who are offered a Brettenham Highfield
place, either mornings or afternoons, usually attend
Brimsdown Honilands
the nursery class for a year before starting in a
reception class at a primary school. The place will be Bush Hill Park Houndsfield
part time. Cartherhatch Keys Meadow
WHAT KIND OF SCHOOLS ARE THERE? Chase Side Lavender
There are three different types of primary schools that Chesterfield Prince of Wales
may have nursery classes. Churchfield Raglan
Community schools. The admission arrangements De Bohun Raynham
are the responsibility of the Local Authority. Southbury
Delta
Voluntary Aided schools. The Governors are the Starks Field
Eastfield
admission authority for these schools.
Eldon Suffolks
Academies and Free schools. The Governors are the
admission authority for these schools. Fleecefield Tottenhall
Galliard West Grove
Garfield Wilbury
Grange Park Worcesters
Further details are given on the next page and there
is also a step by step guide on the website to help
parents.
All applications are treated in accordance with the
published admissions arrangements. Applications are
not dealt with on a first come first serve basis.
Pre-schools and Day
Nurseries in the private
and voluntary sector are
registered by Ofsted
Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 3
Academies and Voluntary Aided
Schools – Admission Arrangements
The following schools are responsible for admission Details of their admission criteria and admission
to their own nursery classes. If you want to apply for a arrangements are available from the schools
place in the nursery at any of these schools, you must directly and will also be available on their
approach the schools directly for further information. websites.
Ark John Keats Academy (Academy) Parents should check the closing date for
applications with the school(s) directly.
Forty Hill CE Primary School (Voluntary Aided)
Kingfisher Hall Academy (Academy)
Latymer All Saints CE Primary School (Voluntary Aided)
Oasis Academy Hadley (Academy)
Robin Hall Nursey (combined nursery of Cuckoo Hall
Academy & Woodpecker Hall Academy)
St. Andrew’s CE Primary School, Enfield (Voluntary
Aided)
St. John & St. James CE Primary School (Voluntary Aided)
St. John’s CE Primary School (Voluntary Aided)
St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School (Voluntary Aided)
St. Michael’s CE Primary School (Voluntary Aided)
Wolfson Hillel Primary School (Academy)
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From 1 October 2020 until 15 February 2021 you will You must have an email address to make an online
be able to apply online for the nursery classes on application. To help you, links are provided from the
page 3. Online applications process is managed by eAdmissions website to enable you to register for a
the London Grid for Learning. You can access this at free email address.
www.eadmissions.org.uk
The closing date for applications is 15 February 2021 .
Applying online:
Is quick and easy to do
You will get an email confirmation that your If you don’t have access to the internet at home,
application has been received you can always visit your local library and get
The system helps you check for errors access there. The first hour is free but demand can
be heavy so to avoid disappointment we strongly
The system has a series of security procedures
recommend that you book a session in advance.
which will prevent anyone seeing information they
For further details telephone 020 8379 1000.
are not entitled to
You are able to submit the documents to confirm
your child’s date of birth and address to your
online application. If you are unable to do this hard
copies can be sent to the Admission Service at the
Civic Centre
Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week until
the closing date
You will be able to find out the outcome of your
application during the evening of 23 April 2021.
You can accept or decline the offer online.
You may wish to make a note of your user name and password here:
USER NAME:
PASSWORD:
Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 5
Completing the application
WHAT DOCUMENTS DO I NEED TO WHAT IF I MAKE MORE THAN ONE
SUBMIT WITH MY APPLICATION? COUNCIL APPLICATION FOR SCHOOLS IN
You have to provide documentation to confirm ENFIELD?
your child’s date of birth. This can be scanned or Parents should complete only one Council application.
photographed and attached to your online application. You may nominate up to two schools as preferences.
You can also include medical letters to confirm any If you submit more than one application, the Authority
medical condition your child may have or information will take the application with the latest date as the valid
to confirm that your child is looked after or previously application and will withdraw any earlier applications.
looked after. If two or more applications are completed on the same
The majority of applicants will not have to provide day, the Authority reserves the right to decide which
documentary evidence of your address. Please include application to accept and which to disqualify.
your council tax reference number in your application. HOW WILL YOUR APPLICATION BE
We will then be able to cross reference your details with
other internal council databases. DEALT WITH?
If we are unable to verify your address, for example, if Your child will be considered for the schools requested.
you are not registered for council tax, you will need If more applications are received than the number of
to provide evidence of your child’s home address - for places available, places will be allocated according to
example: the criteria (rules) listed on page 9.
Recent Council Tax Bill When considering applications, admission authorities
are under a legal duty to follow the arrangements
Utility bill less than 3 months old described in the published information. Because of
this, we can only consider information relevant to the
Driving licence/insurance documents
published criteria. These are listed in priority order.
Benefit letter ie housing benefit You will receive an email during the evening of 23 April
Tax credit documentation 2021 advising you of the outcome. You will be asked to
accept or decline an offer made within 10 days. If you
If you are not liable for Council Tax or Utility bills you do not reply by the date given, the place may be
will need to provide official evidence that you are withdrawn and offered to another child
a resident at the address (for example child benefit
letter, tax credit documentation, child’s medical card) If it is not possible to offer your child a place, you will
receive a information advising you of this from the
You can attach the proofs to your online application Enfield Schools Admission Service. This will give you
once it has been submitted. If you are unable to do details about any nurseries with vacancies and invite
this, you can scan the proofs or take a photograph and you to consider whether you would like to apply for
email them to esas@enfield.gov.uk. Please make sure one of these vacancies. This is likely to be only a limited
the documents sent are clearly marked ‘Nursery 2021 number of schools.
Admissions’.
When you submit an Enfield application, you are asked
to confirm you have read and understood this booklet.
You are also confirming the information you have given
is accurate and complete and that you understand that
if there is false information, the authority has the right to
withhold or withdraw the offer of a place.
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How applications are
decided
HOW APPLICATIONS ARE DECIDED LATE APPLICATIONS
We will always try to meet your request by offering a It is important to apply during the application period
place to your child at the nursery class you named as as late applications will be considered only after places
your highest preference. However, many nursery classes have been allocated to the children whose parents
are likely to be oversubscribed. In these cases, places will applied before the closing date. Nursery class places are
be given to children who meet the criteria in the order in demand and it is unusual to have vacancies once all
shown. Please note nursery places are only part time. ‘on time’ applications have been processed.
The process of allocating places will begin after 15 After the 15 February 2021 you will still be able to
February 2021, once the completed applications have make a late online nursery application through www.
been submitted. eadmissions.org.uk. Supporting documentation to
confirm your child’s address and date of birth have to
The Admissions Service will prioritise the applications
be sent to the Admissions Service, it cannot be scanned
received for each school in accordance with the
and attached to the online application after the closing
published admissions arrangements. This briefly
date.
includes:
The Authority reserves the right to accept late
Considering the medical applications that have
applications, where it considers there are exceptional
been made.
reasons for the application not being received on time
Verifying that children are siblings, living at the same until 28 February 2021. After this date all applications
address and that the older child is expected to still be will be late.
at the school nominated in September 2021.
NURSERY CLASSES IN ANOTHER
Measuring the distance from the home to the school. LOCAL AUTHORITY (LA)
Once all the applications have been considered under
Children living in Enfield can apply to go to nursery
the relevant criterion, a proposed admission list is
classes in another Local Authority (LA). Parents should
drawn up for each of the schools. We will then begin
contact the relevant LA for information about the
to co-ordinate the offer of places. Your child will be
arrangements for admissions to nursery classes in their
offered a place at whichever nursery class is the highest
area.
preference for which they have qualified under the
admissions criteria. Lower preferences are withdrawn at Children who live outside Enfield may apply to a nursery
this stage. class within this borough by completing the online
application. It is important that parents also apply for
nursery classes in their own local authority.
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Admissions criteria for
schools
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA FOR NURSERY accuracy of each ADDRESS-BASE PREMIUM® is such that
CLASSES AT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, each point will fall within the addressed building. In
the case of a multi-occupancy buildings such as flats
ALMA, BRETTENHAM, BOWES - BOWES where there may only be one address point, priority will
ROAD, BRIMSDOWN, CHESTERFIELD, be given to the applicants whose door number is the
CHURCHFIELD, DELTA, EASTFIELD, lowest numerically/or alphabetically.
FLEECEFIELD, GALLIARD, GRANGE PARK, When it is not possible to admit all applicants to a
HAZELBURY, KEYS MEADOW, LAVENDER, particular school within any criterion, priority for the
RAYNHAM, WILBURY & WORCESTERS places available will be measured as the crow flies.
The following criteria is used to decide which children The Local Authority defines siblings as a brother or
should be offered places when there are more children sister living at the same address on the date when the
wanting to go to the school than there are places applicant would be admitted. The term “sibling” means
available. If there are fewer applications for a school a full, step, half, adopted or fostered brother or sister,
than there are places available everyone is offered a but not cousins.
place. The criteria is in order of priority.
Unfortunately, there have been some cases where
a) Children in public care (looked after children) and parents have been tempted to supply false or
children who were adopted (or subject to residence inappropriate information to try and get a place at a
orders or special guardianship orders) immediately particular school, for example, by giving the address
following having been looked after; of a relative instead of the home address. Information
supplied by parents is checked. If it is found that false
b) Children for whom a particular school is appropriate
information has been provided and a place has been
on exceptional medical grounds. Such applications
obtained because of this, the place is likely to be
will be considered under this criterion only if they are
withdrawn. A place can also be withdrawn once a child
supported by an attached written statement from
has started.
a doctor. This must demonstrate that there is a very
specific connection between the child’s medical
need and the school requested;
c) Children with a brother or sister who will be
Read the admissions
attending the school or linked junior school at the
time of proposed admission. The children concerned
criteria (set of rules)
must be living at the same address;
d) Children whose parent is a member of staff who has
for the school you are
been employed at the school concerned for two or
more years at the time of application and/or children interested in
of a member of staff who has been recruited to fill
a vacancy for which there is a demonstrable skill
shortage;
e) Children genuinely resident within the school’s
designated priority zone;
f) Children living nearest to the school measured as the
crow flies, that is, in a straight line from the child’s
home to the main entrance of the school. (Travel
by private car or public transport is not taken into
account).
All distances will be calculated by our admissions IT
system using ADDRESS-BASE PREMIUM®. This provides
a national grid co-ordinate and a unique reference for
each postal address in Great Britain. The grid reference
is provided to a resolution of 0.1 metres (10 cm). The
8 Applying for a Nursery School in EnfieldYour child’s address
ADDRESS If your child has been allocated a place and you move
The child’s address used in the application must be the before your child’s admission, the application for a place
child’s place of ordinary residence, that is, the address may be reconsidered. This may result in the offer of a
where there is a settled intention by those with parental place being withdrawn if, for example, you move further
responsibility to live for the foreseeable future. You must away from the school.
not use a business address, childminders’ or relatives’
address or any other address other than the child’s place Please Note:
of ordinary residence. You must provide proof to support Correspondence from the authority will be addresses
your address and the information will be checked. to the parents at the address of the child. If parents are
separated or divorced, the authority will assume that
The Council do not accept short term accommodation any application for admission to a school is the result
addresses which appear to have been obtained to of agreement between both parents. A parent making
achieve proximity and therefore priority for admission an application is therefore requested to consult with
to a school. In these cases, the Council may require and obtain the agreement of the other parent before
supplementary evidence to support the child’s ordinary submitting the application for a school place.
residence at that address.
If a parent or adult with parental responsibility is found LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN AND
to have knowingly given false information to improve PREVIOUSLY LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN
their chances of obtaining a place at a particular school, Children in public care (children looked after) and those
any offer made on the basis of false information will be who ceased to be children looked after because they
withdrawn. If a parent is found to have knowingly given were adopted or because they became subject to a
false information to obtain a school place the actions residence order, child arrangements order or a special
will be investigated with a view to civil or criminal guardianship order, receive priority for admission to a
proceedings being taken against them under the Fraud school. If you are making an application for a child who
Act 2006 or any other relevant enactment. would come under this criterion, it is important that
you attach information from the relevant social Services
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Department to confirm the legal status of the child.
We can only accept changes of address once they have Important, please see the Key Words section at the end
taken place. Notice for planned future arrangements of this booklet for clarification of which children can be
will not accepted. Notice of an actual change of address considered under this criterion.
should always be provided to the Enfield Schools
Admission Team with the appropriate evidence. For a MEDICAL
change of address to be taken into account for your In relation to nursery classes, a small number of children
admission applications, it must have occurred before 1st are offered places under this criterion. Medical priority
March 2021. is usually given to children who have an exceptional
illness or disability, which means that one school is more
Parents must also notify us of changes of address
appropriate than another.
that occur after this date and provide the relevant
documentation to confirm the new address. The If you think that your child should be considered under
information should be emailed to esas@enfield.gov.uk. the medical criterion when making your application you
must:
If a place is offered on the basis of false information,
Indicate which nursery class you are asking for your
the place will be withdrawn.
child to be considered for on medical grounds.
SHARED CUSTODY Explain how the nursery class concerned can meet
When parents live separately, the application must be your child’s needs better than any other nursery
based on the address at which the child usually lives provision.
and as given on the child benefit documentation. When
parents live separately but the child lives equally with both
Ensure that a suitable professional, for example a
consultant, supports your request. This information
parents at different addresses, the child’s home address
must be provided with your application. Your request
will be taken to be the address of the main parent/carer
for community schools will be considered by a panel
eligible to receive Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit. If
of senior local authority staff. Further advice may be
there are reasons why your child is not living with the
sought at the discretion of the Assistant Director of
main parent/carer, you and the other parent/carer must
Children’s Services. For all other schools the decision
declare this individually by letter and submit this with your
will be taken by the relevant governing body.
application form for consideration by a senior officer in the
Admissions Service. If this address is accepted, it will be Further information is available on the website at
used for applications to all schools. www.enfield.gov.uk/admissions
Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 9Notification of decisions
PLEASE NOTE: If it is not possible to offer a place at the nursery of
It is not usually possible to give a child priority on medical your preference you may contact the Enfield Schools
grounds after the allocations have been completed if Admission Service to see which nursery classes have
medical information was not submitted at the time of vacancies so that you can consider applying for any
application. of these.
Lots of children may have some medical or special needs If your child is offered a nursery class place it is on
when they start school but the majority will not need to the understanding that they will attend for either five
be given any additional priority of admission. It is still very morning or five afternoon sessions each week. If you
important though that you tell the school of any medical or
accept a place at an Enfield nursery class your child
special needs your child may have before he or she starts
school. For example, you should let the school know if your
will not be able to take up another part time place in
child has a nut allergy, is diabetic or has received support a voluntary, private or independent nursery/playgroup
from the speech and language service. unless you meet the cost of this placement in full.
MORNING/AFTERNOON SESSIONS
NOTIFICATION OF DECISIONS
Individual schools are responsible for deciding whether
If your child can be offered a nursery place and you the place allocated is a morning or afternoon session.
applied online you will receive an email during the
Nursery class places are not available for less than five
evening of 23 April 2021 advising you of the outcome.
half day sessions each week. School nursery classes are
A letter will be sent to all parents/carers completing
only open during the school term.
a paper application on 23 April 2021 and you should
receive this by 28 April 2021. Parents/carers will be
asked to accept or decline the offer of a place within
10 days in order that unwanted nursery places can be
reallocated. Children usually stay in a nursery class for
the full year. Sometimes, though, a child leaves and it
is possible to allocate that place to another child on
the school’s waiting list. Please see page 14 for further
information.
Applications are not
dealt with on a first
come first serve basis
10 Applying for a Nursery School in EnfieldWhat happened last year
Nursery classes at community schools – 2020 allocations
Number Looked Furthest
Total Staff Priority No of
School of places After/ Siblings Distance Distance
Applications Criterion Zone Refusals
available Medical (Miles)
Grange
83 60 0 24 1 n/a 35 1.211 12
Park
Highfield 125 60 0 28 1 n/a 31 0.481 34
Raglan
141 90 1 49 2 n/a 38 0.519 36
Infant
It was possible to meet all the demand for places from on time applicants at all the other schools for which the local authority
co-ordinates admissions.
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WAITING LISTS Children eligible for nursery education from September
2021 will usually start primary school in September
Children who are not offered a place at a nursery 2022. The application procedure for admission to a
class will be placed on a waiting list for their preferred reception class of a school will be from 1 October 2021
nursery. Waiting lists are prioritised in accordance with – 15 January 2022.
the admissions criteria.
A booklet providing information about this process
Any places that are declined will be offered to other will be available for you to view or download from our
children on the waiting list. website www.enfield.gov.uk/admissions from 1 October
2021. The arrangements may be different to those
APPEALS currently in place.
There is no right of appeal for a nursery place.
ADMISSION TO PRIMARY SCHOOL If your application is
SEPTEMBER 2022
You will need to apply for a place in the reception class late, you might not get
a place even if you have
of a primary/infant school regardless of whether your
child is offered a place at a nursery class.
There is no automatic right of transfer from the
nursery class to reception class in the same school.
other children at the
school
12 Applying for a Nursery School in EnfieldSpecial educational needs
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH Eligibility for a statutory assessment will be assessed
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND by Enfield Council’s Special Education Needs (SEN)
Service, in conjunction with professional colleagues.
DISABILITIES If eligible, the SEN Service will undertake the statutory
Enfield Council is committed to ensuring that all assessment process. On completion of this process, the
children with special educational needs and disabilities child may be issued with an Education, Health and Care
(SEND) are provided with the opportunity to learn, play Plan (EHCP). This assessment may not always lead to
and develop alongside their peers within their local additional resources. It may indicate ways in which the
community of mainstream schools so they may have school, college or setting can meet the needs of the
similar opportunities and life chances. child or young person without the need for any special
educational provision being resourced.
Enfield’s Local Offer provides information about services
and support for families in Enfield with children/young An EHCP will describe all of a child’s special educational
people aged 0 – 25 years with special educational needs needs and the additional resources the child requires
and/or a disability. For more information, please visit over and above the school’s own resources. Unless a
www.enfield.gov.uk/SEND child has a Proposed or Final EHCP, parents or carers
with children who have SEND are required to apply for a
All mainstream schools maintained by Enfield Council
place in a nursery class at a community school in Enfield
have the necessary resources allocated to them
through the coordinated admissions process on the
specifically to support children with SEND. All schools/
application form provided by the Admissions Service in
settings have a special educational needs coordinator
Enfield.
(SENCO) who is responsible for supporting and
monitoring children with SEND. Advice and support can An EHCP will describe all of a child’s special educational
be obtained by the school from a range of professionals needs and the additional resources the child requires
including educational psychologists, therapists or over and above the school’s own resources. Unless a
specialist teachers, when required. child has a Proposed or Final EHCP, parents or carers
with children who have SEND are required to apply for
Every school is required to publish their own SEN
a school place through the coordinated admissions
Information Report on their website, which must:
process on the common application form provided by
make clear to parents how they meet the needs of the local authority where the child is living.
children with SEN and disabilities
provide more detailed information about how they
identify, assess and make provision for children and
young people with SEN and disabilities. This may
include additional specialist teaching and support
for children and young people with SEN and/or
disabilities and how they change the curriculum to
support your child’s learning needs
Enfield provides a range
Details of how each school supports children with of specialist facilities
SEND can be provided by the school or viewed on their
website. and support services
for children who have
There are a small number of children with SEND
who may require additional support above what a
mainstream school can offer. In these cases a statutory
assessment of their special educational needs may
need to be undertaken in order to determine whether
special educational
additional resources are required and what these
resources should be.
needs
Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 13General information
TAKING FAMILY HOLIDAYS DURING TERM TIME of Enfield will treat all its residents on an equal and fair
basis.
Family holidays should not be taken during term time.
Guidance from the DfE (Department for Education), states YOUR INFORMATION AND DATA
that amendments to the Education (Pupil Registration) PROTECTION
(England) Regulations 2006, which came into force on the
The Admissions Service is the coordinator body for the
1st September 2013, has removed references to family
application process for schools and academies and is often
holiday, extended leave and Headteacher’s discretional
the initial contact point for enquiries about school places. We
10 days threshold. Headteachers can only authorise
need to collect and share information in order to deliver our
a “leave of absence” in “exceptional circumstances”. If a
services.
Headteacher grants a leave of absence request, it will be for
the Headteacher to determine the length of time that the This information includes: name of child, date of birth,
child can be away from school. address, parent/carers full name and address, contact
details, Council Tax number, current or previous education
SPECIAL NOTICE TO PARENTS provision, supporting documentation, educational
Parents should be mindful that taking a child of statutory background for in year applications, information specific to
school-age on holiday without the school’s permissions, the admission criteria (eg sibling), country of origin if a new
or staying longer than agreed, will result in the school arrival to the country.
marking your child’s absence as unauthorised and that
We collect this information through an application that is
you will be breaking the law. This may result in the
either submitted on line or a hard paper copy. Additional
Education Welfare Service involvement, the issue of a
information can be requested by letter, email, telephone or
Penalty Notice fine, a criminal record if the case is proven
face to face.
in the magistrates Court and even loss of school place.
As well as using your information to determine a school
RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE application, we may also use your information for other
There is no provision in community schools for the legitimate purposes and, where necessary, share this
particular needs of any religious group. Parents who, with other Council departments and external bodies.
because of their religious convictions, wish to withdraw
their child from assembly or from Religious Education, Reasons for sharing information with the internal and
need to discuss this with their Headteacher. The religious external bodies will be: processing school applications
preferences of parents as they may affect the education including sharing information with other local authorities
of their child, will not be taken into account when and schools, other teams within the Local Authority to
considering applications for non-denominational schools. verify the information provided so that the admission
process can be accurately administered, to fulfil the
STATEMENT OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Council’s safeguarding duty, Central government bodies
The London Borough of Enfield believes in equality of in relation to mandatory data returns, admission
opportunity for all its citizens regardless of class, age, appeal panels, the Schools Adjudicator and the Local
colour, creed, religion, gender and sexual orientation. Government Ombudsman. Information may also be
Multi-cultural education is just one of the many aspects in its shared with any organisation legitimately investigating
implementation and accordingly the London Borough allegations of fraud or criminal offences.
SCHOOL YEAR GROUPS
*Key Stage 1 for the National Curriculum also includes those pupils in Reception classes who have reached
compulsory school age. The new description does not cover nursery provision
AGE OF THE MAJORITY OF PUPILS AT
KEY STAGE: DESCRIPTION (YEAR):
THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR:
* Reception 5
1 Year 1 6
1 Year 2 7
2 Year 3 8
2 Year 4 9
2 Year 5 10
2 Year 6 11
14 Applying for a Nursery School in EnfieldAre you looking after
someone else’s child?
If you are caring for a child under the age of 16 (or 18 if WHAT THE LAW SAYS:
disabled) for 28 days or more, and you are not a close
relative, this is called a ‘private fostering’ arrangement. By law, all private fostering arrangements have to be
A close relative is defined as either a grandparent, registered with the local authority where the private
sibling, aunt or uncle (whether blood relative or by foster carer lives.
marriage) or a stepparent. If you intend to look after someone else’s child for
Some examples of private fostering: more than 28 days you must inform Enfield Children
and Families Social Care at least 6 weeks before the
Children sent from abroad to live with other families, child comes to live with you.
or extended family members, in the UK.
Where an emergency arrangement has been made
Children whose parents have paid someone to care you must inform Enfield Children and Families Social
for them whilst they are away working or studying. Care within 48 hours of the child’s arrival.
Unaccompanied minors who are living with friends or It is an offence not to inform your local authority
strangers. about a private fostering arrangement unless there is
Teenagers living with the family of a boyfriend or a reasonable explanation.
girlfriend. Private fostering is based on parental consent for the
Children who are attending boarding schools and duration of the arrangements, and birth parents retain
who live with a host family during the holidays. parental responsibility all of the time. Birth parents
should inform Enfield Children and Families Social Care
Children brought to the UK for adoption. of their intention to have someone else look after their
Children and young people who have to live child.
away from their own family as a result of parental Private foster carers become responsible for the
separation, divorce or arguments at home. day-to-day care of the child they are looking after.
All private fostering arrangements have to be registered They are responsible for carrying out any duties agreed
with the local authority because local authorities have with the parents and must allow a social worker to
a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of all visit the child being looked after at the carer’s home.
children in their borough, and to ensure that those in Birth parents should provide the carer with details of
private fostering arrangements are safe and secure. their child’s school and health, information about their
history, language, religion, interests, dietary needs,
hobbies, likes and dislikes etc.
It is a good idea for parents to have a written agreement
with the carer so that everyone is clear about how the
child should be cared for. This should include consent
to medical treatment, educational issues and financial
arrangements. It is important that birth parents keep in
regular contact with their children and with the carers. If
they do not, the child may be considered to have been
abandoned.
Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 15Are you looking after
someone else’s child? continued
WHAT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF WHO DO I TELL IF I AM INVOLVED IN,
ENFIELD CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OR AWARE OF, A PRIVATE FOSTERING
SOCIAL CARE? ARRANGEMENT?
In order to fulfil their duty to safeguard and promote the If you know of a private fostering arrangement then you
welfare of all children in their borough, Enfield Children must contact Enfield Children and Families Social Care.
and Families Social Care will: They will be pleased to hear from you. It is not their
intention to disrupt the arrangements you have made,
Act on information given by parents, carers and they just need to know about them and check that the
anyone else about private fostering arrangements child is safe and being properly cared for.
and visit to assess the suitability of the arrangement.
You can call or write using the details below:
This includes making checks on the carer and their
home. Enfield Children and Families Social Care Assessment
Team
Speak to the child alone and speak to the carer. Designated Person: Duty Manager
Charles Babbage House
Make regular visits in line with the law to ensure 1 Orton Grove
the child remains safe and is well cared for. This is Melling Drive
within 1 week of being told about a private fostering Enfield EN1 4TU
arrangement and not more than every 6 weeks after
Tel: 020 8379 2507
that for the first year.
Email: ChildreninNeedService@enfield.gov.uk
Offer advice and support to the birth parents or carers Or: CPRQADMIN@enfield.gov.uk
to try to keep the child at home.
Remember – private fostering is everyone’s
If the child is deemed to be at risk of suffering harm or responsibility whether you are a professional or a
has suffered harm, the child may be removed from the member of the public.
carer by Enfield Children and Families Social Care.
All private fostering
arrangements have to
be registered with the
local authority where the
private foster carer lives
16 Applying for a Nursery School in EnfieldUseful addresses and
contacts
EVERY PARENT AND CHILD CORAM CHILDREN’S LEGAL CENTRE
Every Parent & Child (formerly Enfield Parents & Coram Children’s Legal Centre provides free legal
Children) is a registered charity working for the benefit information, advice and representation to children,
of children, young people and families in the London young people, their families, carers and professionals,
Borough of Enfield and surrounding areas. We offer as well as international consultancy on child law and
services to children, young people and their families children’s rights.
to support with advising on accessing educational
Coram Children’s Legal Centre
provision for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities,
Coram Community Campus
applying for school places, young people’s mental
48 Mecklengburgh Square
health and wellbeing and skills and confidence building.
London WC1N 2QA
Their address is:
Tel: 020 7713 0089
Community House Email: info@coramala.org.uk
311 Fore Street
London CHILD LAW ADVICE
N9 0PZ
Tel: (020) 8373 6243 Family or Child Law -
www.epandc.org.uk 0300 330 5480
email: enquiries@epandc.org.uk Education Law -
0300 330 5485
OFSTED www.childlawadvice.org.uk
Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education,
Children’s Services and Skills. They inspect and regulate
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION (DFE)
services that care for children and young people, and The Department for Education is responsible for
services providing education and skills for learners of all children’s services and education.
ages. Tel: 0370 000 2288
www.education.gov.uk
Ofsted reports are published on the Ofsted website:
www.ofsted.gov.uk
NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF OTHER
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
London Borough of Barnet
Tel: (020) 8359 7651
Website: www.barnet.gov.uk/school-admissions
email: school.admissions@barnet.gov.uk
London Borough of Haringey
Tel: (020) 8489 1000
Website: www.haringey.gov.uk/schooladmissions
email: schooladmissions@haringey.gov.uk
Hertfordshire County Council
Tel: 03001234043
Website: www.hertsdirect.org/admissions
email: admissions.central@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 17Schools in Enfield List of primary schools with nursery classes
Appendix 1
NO. OF PLACES
AVAILABLE
SCHOOL NAME, ADDRESS AND STATUS AND ADDITIONAL (SUBJECT TO
HEADTEACHER
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE RANGE INFORMATION CHANGE WHERE
SCHOOLS OFFER 30
HOUR PROVISION)
ALMA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Alma Road, Enfield, EN3 4UQ Academy
(020) 8804 3302 Helen Thomas – 60
www.almaprimaryschool.org.uk 2- 11
email: office@alma-primary.org.uk
ARK JOHN KEATS ACADEMY
Bell Lane, Enfield, EN3 5PA Academy
Ms Amy Baird You need to apply
(020) 8443 3113 - option 1 for Primary 50
Primary Headteacher directly to the school
http://arkjohnkeats.org/ 3 - 18
email: info@arkjohnkeatsacademy.org
BOWES PRIMARY SCHOOL
Bowes Road, London, N11 2HL Academy Paul Barraclough
(020) 8368 2552 Executive Head – 60
www.bowesprimaryschool.org 3 - 11 Teacher
email: office@bowesprimaryelt.org
BRETTENHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL
Brettenham Road, London, N18 2ET Academy
School has a priority
(020) 8345 6055 Mr Stewart Humphreys 60
zone
www.brettenhamprimaryschool.co.uk 3 - 11
email: office@brettenham.enfield.sch.uk
BRIMSDOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL
Green Street, Enfield, EN3 7NA Academy
Dani Lang
(020) 8804 6797 – 50
Headteacher
www.brimsdown.enfield.sch.uk 3 - 11
email: office@brimsdown.enfield.sch.uk
BUSH HILL PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL
Main Avenue, Enfield, EN1 1DS Community
(020) 8366 0521 Mrs Anna Theodosiou – 50
www.bushhillpark.enfield.sch.uk 3 - 11
email: office@bushhillpark.enfield.sch.uk
CARTERHATCH INFANT SCHOOL
Carterhatch Lane, Enfield, EN1 4JY Community Adrienne Barrell and
(020) 8804 6886 Sarah Clements – 76
www.carterhatchinfants.com 3-7 Co-Headteachers
email: office@carterhatch-inf.enfield.sch.uk
CHASE SIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Trinity Street, Enfield, EN2 6NS Community
School has a priority
(020) 8363 1120 Miss Melanie Scull 60
zone
www.chaseside.enfield.sch.uk 3 - 11
email: office@chaseside.enfield.sch.uk
CHESTERFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL
Chesterfield Road, Enfield, EN3 6BG Academy
(01992) 760678 Zoe Hussain – 60
www.chesterfieldprimaryschool.co.uk 3 - 11
email: office@chesterfieldprimaryelt.org
18 Applying for a Nursery School in EnfieldSchools in Enfield List of primary schools with nursery classes
Appendix 1
NO. OF PLACES
AVAILABLE
SCHOOL NAME, ADDRESS AND STATUS AND ADDITIONAL (SUBJECT TO
HEADTEACHER
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE RANGE INFORMATION CHANGE WHERE
SCHOOLS OFFER 30
HOUR PROVISION)
CHURCHFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL
Latymer Road, London, N9 9PL
Academy
(020) 8807 2458
Nicki Jaeggi – 60
www.churchfield.school
3 - 11
email: churchfield.office@churchfield.
enfield.sch.uk
DE BOHUN PRIMARY SCHOOL
Green Road, London, N14 4AD Community
(020) 8441 7728 Mr Dominic Smart – 60
www.debohun.enfield.sch.uk 2 - 11
email: l.younger@debohun.enfield.sch.uk
DELTA PRIMARY SCHOOL
206A Nightingale Road, Edmonton, N9
Academy
8PT
Androulla Georgiou – 30
(020) 83511784
3 - 11
www.deltaprimaryelt.org
email: office@deltaprimaryelt.org
EASTFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL
Eastfield Road, Enfield, EN3 5UX Academy
(020) 8804 5013 Mr B Statham – 48
www.eastfieldprimary.com 3 - 11
email: office@eastfiled.enfield.sch.uk
ELDON PRIMARY SCHOOL
Eldon Road, London, N9 8LG
(020) 8807 4763 Option 1-Jns Option Community
Jane Flynn
2-Infants – 120
www.eldonprimary.co.uk 2-11
email: office@eldon-inf.enfield.sch.uk
FLEECEFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL
Brettenham Road, London N18 2ES Academy
(020) 8807 7899 School has a priority
Antoinette Goldwater 60
www.fleecefield.enfield.sch.uk zone
3 - 11
email: office@eldonprimary.enfield.sch.uk
FORTY HILL CE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Forty Hill, Enfield, EN2 9EY Voluntary Aided
You need to apply
(020) 8363 0760 Mr Josh Newham 24 (am only)
directly to this school
www.fortyhill.com 3 - 11
email: office@fortyhill.enfield.sch.uk
GALLIARD PRIMARY SCHOOL
Galliard Road, London, N9 7PE Academy
(020) 8804 1818 Mrs Christine Dodd – 90
www.galliardprimaryschool.co.uk 2 - 11
email: office@galliard.enfield.sch.uk
GARFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL
Upper Park Road, N11 1BH Community
(020) 8368 4500 Ms Karen Khwaja – 26
www.garfield.enfield.sch.uk 3 - 11
email: office@garfield.enfield.sch.uk
GRANGE PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL
Worlds End Lane, London, N21 1PP Academy
(020) 8360 1001 Tijen Hassan 45
www.grangeparkprimaryelt.org 3 – 11
email: office@grangeparkprimaryelt.org
Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 19Schools in Enfield List of primary schools with nursery classes
Appendix 1
NO. OF PLACES
AVAILABLE
SCHOOL NAME, ADDRESS AND STATUS AND ADDITIONAL (SUBJECT TO
HEADTEACHER
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE RANGE INFORMATION CHANGE WHERE
SCHOOLS OFFER 30
HOUR PROVISION)
HAZELBURY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Haselbury Road, London, N9 9TT Academy
(020) 8807 3140 Laura Pearce – 120
www.hazelbury-primary-school.co.uk 2- 11
email: office@hazelburyprimaryelt.org
HAZELWOOD INFANT SCHOOL
Hazelwood Lane, London, N13 5HE Community
(020) 8886 3216 Mrs Tracy Kilkenny - 90
www.hazelwoodschools.org.uk 3 -7
email: office@hazelwood.enfield.sch.uk
HIGHFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL
Highfield Road, London, N21 3HE Community
(020) 8360 2149 Mr David Wilson – 60
www.highfieldprimary.co.uk 3 - 11
email: office@highfield-pri.enfield.sch.uk
HONILANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL
Lovell Road, Enfield, EN1 4RE Community
(01992) 701012 Mrs Nuala McNeely - 60
www.honilands.co.uk 2 - 11
email: office@honilands.enfield.sch.uk
HOUNDSFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL
Ripon Road, London, N9 7RE Academy
(020) 8805 3406 Mrs Catherine Lane – 60
www.houndsfield.school 2 - 11
email: office@houndsfield.enfield.sch.uk
KEYS MEADOW PRIMARY SCHOOL
84 Tysoe Avenue, Enfield, EN3 6FB Academy
(020) 8350 8200 Mrs Mandy Lawrence – 60
www.keysmeadowprimaryschool.co.uk 3 - 11
email: office@keysmeadow.enfield.sch.uk
KINGFISHER HALL ACADEMY
40 The Ride, Enfield, EN3 7GB Academy
You need to apply
(020) 8344 9890 Mr Matthew Clifford 60
directly to this school
email: kingfisher@chat-edu.org.uk 3- 11
www.kingfisherhallacademy.org.uk
LATYMER ALL SAINTS CE SCHOOL
41 Hydethorpe Avenue, London, N9 9RS Voluntary Aided
You need to apply
(020) 8807 2679 Mrs Katy Brennan 90
directly to this school
www.latymerallsaints.enfield.sch.uk 2 - 11
email: office@latymerallsaints.enfield.sch.uk
LAVENDER PRIMARY SCHOOL
Lavender Road, Enfield, EN2 0SX Academy
School has a priority
(020) 8363 1058 Jodie Corbett 60
zone
www.lavenderprimary.org 2 - 11
email: office@lavender.enfield.sch.uk
OASIS ACADEMY HADLEY
143 South Street, Ponders End, Enfield,
Academy
EN3 4PX Zoe Thompson You need to apply
60
(020) 8804 6946 Principal directly to this school
2 - 18
www.oasisacademyhadley.org
email: admissions@oasishadley.org
20 Applying for a Nursery School in EnfieldSchools in Enfield List of primary schools with nursery classes
Appendix 1
NO. OF PLACES
AVAILABLE
SCHOOL NAME, ADDRESS AND STATUS AND ADDITIONAL (SUBJECT TO
HEADTEACHER
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE RANGE INFORMATION CHANGE WHERE
SCHOOLS OFFER 30
HOUR PROVISION)
PRINCE OF WALES PRIMARY SCHOOL
Salisbury Road, Enfield, EN3 6HG Community
(01992) 762840 Mr Jan Bless – 60
www.princeofwales.enfield.sch.uk 3 - 11
email: office@princeofwales.enfield.sch.uk
RAGLAN INFANT SCHOOL
Wellington Road, Enfield, EN1 2NS Community
(020) 8360 5121 Mr Martin Kelsey - 90
www.raglanschools.org 3-7
email: office@raglanschools.org
RAYNHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL
Raynham Avenue, London, N18 2JQ Academy
School has a priority
(020) 8807 4726 Mrs Anna Trott 60
zone
www.raynhamprimaryschool.co.uk 2 - 11
email: office@raynham.enfield.sch.uk
ROBIN HALL NURSERY
Cuckoo Hall Lane, London, N9 8DR Robin Hall is the
(020) 8804 4126 combined nursery of
http://www.cuckoohallacademy.org.uk Academy Cuckoo Hall Academy
160 Part-time and
email: cuckoo@chat-edu.org.uk Ms Nicky Ross and Woodpecker Hall
Full-time places
3-4 Academy.
You need to apply
directly to this school
ST. ANDREW’S CE PRIMARY SCHOOL
116 Churchbury Lane, Enfield, EN1 3UL
Voluntary Aided
(020) 8363 5003 You need to apply
Miss Cath Mann 60
www.st-andrewsenf.co.uk directly to this school
3 - 11
email: admin@st-andrews-enfield.enfield.
sch.uk
ST. JOHN & ST. JAMES CE PRIMARY
SCHOOL
Voluntary Aided
Grove Street, London, N18 2TL You need to apply
Mrs Patricia Cuncarr 30
(020) 8807 2578 directly to this school
3 - 11
www.stjohnandjames.enfield.sch.uk
email: office@stjohnandjames.enfield.sch.uk
ST. JOHN’S CE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Theobalds Park Road, Enfield, EN2 9BD Voluntary Aided
You need to apply
(020) 8363 4709 Mrs Susan Notley 13
directly to this school
www.stjohnsprimarysch.org.uk 3 - 11
email: office@stjohnsprimarysch.org.uk
ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY
SCHOOL
Voluntary Aided
Durants Road, Enfield, EN3 7DE You need to apply
Miss M Creed 60
(020) 8804 2396 directly to this school
3 - 11
www.stmarysenfield.co.uk
email: office@stmarys.enfield.sch.uk
ST. MICHAEL’S CE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Brigadier Hill, Enfield, EN2 0NB Voluntary Aided
You need to apply
(020) 8363 2724 Miss Jan Matthews 30
directly to this school
www.st-michaels.enfield.sch.uk 3 - 11
email: admin@st-michaels.enfield.sch.uk
Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 21Schools in Enfield List of primary schools with nursery classes
Appendix 1
NO. OF PLACES
AVAILABLE
SCHOOL NAME, ADDRESS AND STATUS AND ADDITIONAL (SUBJECT TO
HEADTEACHER
TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE RANGE INFORMATION CHANGE WHERE
SCHOOLS OFFER 30
HOUR PROVISION)
SOUTHBURY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Swansea Road, Enfield, EN3 4JG Community
(020) 8804 1710 David Bryant – 60
www.southbury.enfield.sch.uk 3 - 11
email: office@southbury.enfield.sch.uk
STARKS FIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL
167 Church Street, London, N9 9SJ Community
Ms M Davies Oliveck
(020) 8887 6060 – 16
www.starksfield.enfield.sch.uk 3 - 11
email: office2@starksfield.enfield.sch.uk
SUFFOLKS PRIMARY SCHOOL
Brick Lane, Enfield, EN1 3PU Community
(020) 8804 1534 Andrea Cassius – 30
www.suffolks.enfield.sch.uk 3 - 11
email: office@suffolks.enfield.sch.uk
TOTTENHALL INFANT SCHOOL
Tottenhall Road, London, N13 6HX Community
(020) 8829 1100 Mrs Sian Mainwaring – 60
www.tottenhall.enfield.sch.uk 3-7
email: office@tottenhall.enfield.sch.uk
WEST GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL
218a Chase Road, London, N14 4LR Community
(020) 8351 9200 Miss Angela Campbell – 60
www.westgrove.enfield.sch.uk 3 - 11
email: office@westgrove.enfield.sch.uk
WILBURY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Wilbury Way, London, N18 1DE Academy
(020) 8807 5335 Mrs L Wise – 90
www.wilburyprimaryschool.org.uk 2 - 11
email: office@wilbury.enfield.sch.uk
WOLFSON HILLEL PRIMARY SCHOOL
154 Chase Road, London, N14 4LG
Academy
(020) 8882 6487 You need to apply
Alex Kingston 60
www.wolfsonhillel.enfield.sch.uk directly to this school
3 - 11
email: schooloffice@wolfsonhillel.enfield.
sch.uk
WORCESTERS PRIMARY SCHOOL
Goat Lane, Enfield, EN1 4UF Academy
(020) 8363 7860 Mrs F Ward – 50
www.worcesters.enfield.sch.uk 3 - 11
email: office@worcesters.enfield.sch.uk
22 Applying for a Nursery School in EnfieldKeywords
Appendix 2
Academies – Publicly funded independent schools. Confirmation that the child is currently ‘looked after’
Admissions are the responsibility of the Governing Body. or was previously looked after in accordance with
the definition provided in the first paragraph of this
Admissions Authority – The admissions authority of a
section.
school determines the admissions policy of the school.
The admissions authority for community primary If the child was previously ‘looked after’, then the
schools in Enfield is the London Borough of Enfield and letter must also confirm the date at which the child
the admissions authority of a voluntary aided school or ceased to be ‘looked after’ and the date of the
academy is the Governing Body of the individual school. adoption order, residence order, child arrangement
order or a special guardianship order which led to the
Community School – This type of school is funded
cessation of ‘looked after status’.
entirely by the Local Authority. The admissions to the
school are controlled by the Local Authority. If the Any court orders must be accompanied with a
school is oversubscribed the Local Authority’s published letter from Social Services as described above to be
criteria for admission will be used. considered for this admissions criterion. Please note
the letter and court orders will be forwarded to your
Criteria – The rules used to decide a child’s priority for
preferred schools and/or the council in whose area the
admission to a particular school.
school is located.
Curriculum – The total programme of planned work
Mixed Ability Teaching Groups – Children of a wide
and activities of a school to meet its pupils’ needs.
range of ability taught together as a class: the work of
Free School – Free schools are non profit-making, such a group is largely based on individual and
all ability, statefunded schools, either in primary or group assignments.
secondary, set up by a wide range of proposers in
Priority Zones – Priority zones are normally areas in
response to local demand.
which families who ask for admission live some distance
Key Stage – A period of study relating to a particular away from the school concerned, but who cannot
age group. Key Stage 1 covers school years reception reasonably be offered an alternative community primary
and years 1-2, and Key Stage 2 covers school years 3-6. school. These zones may vary from year to year.
Looked after children - Children in public care (looked Sibling – The Local Authority defines siblings as a
after children or previously looked after children) and brother or sister living at the same address on the date
those who ceased to be children looked after because when the applicant would be admitted. Sibling priority
they were adopted, or because they became subject to will only be given where the older sibling will still be
a residence order, child arrangements order or a special attending the school in the September that the younger
guardianship order, receive priority for admission to child joins. The term ‘sibling’ means a full, step, half,
school. adopted or fostered brother or sister, but not cousins.
A child looked after is a child in the care of a local Proof of the relationship may be requested.
authority or provided with accommodation by Voluntary Aided School – This is a school which
that authority in accordance with Section 22 of the although mainly funded by the Local Authority has
Children’s Act 1989. An adopted child is defined by admissions decided by the Governing Body. The
section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 or Governors will apply the published admissions criteria.
section 12 of the Adoption Act 1996. A residence order
At Voluntary Aided schools the Governing Body
is defined by section 8 of the Children’s Act 1989. A
will employ the School’s staff and have primary
child arrangement order is defined by section 8 of the
responsibility for admission arrangements. The
Children Act 1989 as amended by section 14 of the
School’s land and buildings will normally be owned
Children and Families Act 2014. A special guardianship
by a charitable foundation. The Governing Body will
order is defined by section 14A of the Children Act 1989.
contribute towards the capital costs of running the
If the conditions above apply to your child, you must school.
give details in the application and provide and provide
a letter from the relevant Local Authority Social Services.
This letter must state the following:
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