The School Governors are the Admissions Authority for the School.   

 

Admissions Number  30

 

Children may be admitted to the school at the beginning of the September term following their fourth birthday. From September 2008, for children below the statutory school age of five years, the entitlement will be for different compared to previous years. Please see the letter below as to our new admission arrangements.

For admission purposes the ‘term’ dates are:

Autumn Term 1^st September – 31^st December

Spring Term 1^st January – 31^st March                                  

Summer Term 1^st April – 31^st August

N.B.Oxfordshire County Council introduced a new six-term year in all its school which started in September 2004. This does not change the legal definition of a term which continues to be based on the conventional three-term pattern.

Applications for admission must be received by the school by November 2008.

Admissions criteria:

In the event of there being greater demand for admission than there are places available then children with a Statement of Special Need naming this school will be given the highest priority. The next priority will be given to “looked-after” children in public care. The third priority will be disabled children who do not have Statements of Special Educational Needs, who need to be admitted to an accessible school. Once places have been offered to these children, the following criteria will be applied in the order set out below:

1.     A child with a normal home address in the benefice of Deddington with Barford, Clifton and Hempton who has a brother or sister still a member of Deddington C of E Primary School at the time when. the child is admitted to the school roll.

2.     A child with a normal home address in the benefice of Deddington with Barford, Clifton and Hempton.

3.     A child living outside this benefice, who has a brother or sister still a member of Deddington C of E Primary School at the time when the child is admitted to the school roll.

4.     A child whose parent or guardian is a member and regular worshipper at a Christian Church and where the application is supported in writing by the minister of that church on the School’s Supplementary Information Form B.

5.     Other children.

Tie-break

 

In the case of there being more applications under any of the above criteria than there are available places, preference will be given to:

1. A child with challenging behaviour

    

2. A child with Special Educational Needs, but without Statement

    

3. A child with registered disabilities.

    

4. A child whose normal home address is closest to the school using the nearest designated public route, as measured by the LEA ’s Geographical Information System ( GIS ).

    

Equality

 

The Governors will treat all applications equally, irrespective of need or ability.

Applications and admissions in 2005/6

 

For entry to the Reception Year (F1) in 2005/6 the school received 48 applications.   30 offers were made. The criteria applicable to the applications were as follows:

1.               14               

2.               13

3.               1

4.               0

5.               20     

(These included 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd choices)

Definitions

i.                 By “parent” we mean either or both natural parents being married or having parental responsibility; any person who, although not the natural parent, has care of the child. If you are in any doubt, please contact the school for advice.

ii.               By “normal home address” we mean the child’s home address at the time when application   is    made for a school place. We regard a child’s home address to be where that child spends the majority of the school week (Monday to Friday including nights). We may ask to see official documentation if there are reasons why a child does not live at his or her parent’s address. For example, if the child is resident with a grandparent, you need to tell us on the application form. Childcare arrangements are not sufficient reason for giving another address. If you do not declare any arrangements like this or use a relative’s address for your application, we may consider that you have made a false declaration and withdraw the offer of a place. The school reserves the right to check the validity of any address given.

iii.             A map showing the boundaries of the benefice of Deddington with Barford, Clifton and Hempton may be inspected at the school.

iv.             By “brother or sister” we mean a brother or sister of the whole or half blood, or any other child (including an adopted child) who permanently resides at the same address and for whom the parent has parental responsibility. In the case of an application for the admission of twins, and where parents seek admission for both, the school would not offer a place to only one child.

v.               If the ‘tie-break’ criteria a, b, or c are applicable, this will need to be supported by reference to an appropriate Social Worker or other relevant professional.

NOTES

 

The Dates and Process of Application contained in this policy conform to Oxfordshire County Council’s co-ordinated scheme and apply to all school within the County.

Parental Choice of School

It is essential that parents applying for a place in the school as their first choice should complete and return both the school’s supplementary information form and the Common Application Form CAF (Primary) issued by Oxfordshire County Council.   Deddington Primary School should be given as first choice. Details of schools and the CAF (Primary) form are contained in the Council’s admissions’ booklet, which will be sent to you directly by the LEA during August 2005.  (OCC Admissions telephone number is 01865 8151175).

Families moving to the area

Parents who expect to move into the parish but have not done so at the date for receipt of applications should provide evidence of the expected move before the application can be considered.  The Governors need to know that you will be resident in the parish on September 1^st 2006 . Typical evidence is a letter from your solicitor confirming that you have a legally binding agreement to buy or rent a property, e.g. the exchange of contracts with date for completion.

Deferred Entry

Parents allocated a place for their child may choose to defer admission to the Reception Class until the start of the term in which the child’s fifth birthday falls.

Late Applications.

Applications for admission received after the final date for receipt will be considered after offers have been made and may be added to the waiting list.

Waiting List

The school maintains a waiting list, the “continued interest list”, for those children whose applications have not yet been considered and for those who are not offered a place. The order of priority on the waiting list is the same as the list of criteria given above. No account is taken of length of time on the waiting list. The school may from time to time seek confirmation that parents wish a child’s name to be kept on the waiting list.

Older children

 

Application for the admission of a child other than at Reception (F1) age, known as “in-year admissions”, will be considered in accordance with the above criteria only when a vacancy in the appropriate age-range occurs.

Appeals

There are established arrangements for appeals against non-admission. Details are available from the school.  It should be noted that, in the event of an unsuccessful appeal against non-admission to the school, the Governors do not consider any further application in the same school year (September 1^st – August 31^st)

For further information,. please contact:  Deddington C of E Primary School,  Earls Lane ,

Deddington, OX15 0TJ . Tel: 01869 338430, or email: office.3452@deddington.oxon.sch.uk

This Admissions Policy is governed by the following statutes:

·                 Education Acts 1996, 1997, 2002

·                 School Standards and Framework Act 1998

·                 Race relations Act 1976 as amended by Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000

·                 Human Rights Act 1998

·                 Disability Discrimination Act as amended by Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001

·                 Sex Discrimination Act [Revised December 2004]