Admissions Criteria for Community Primary Schools
PLEASE NOTE : The Admission criteria for nursery schools are the same as that for community primary schools .
IMPORTANT : Please note that admission to a nursery class does not guarantee admission to the main school on the nursery site .
Places in the normal ( main ) round are allocated according to the Pan London Co- ordinated Admissions Scheme for admission to reception / junior school . In-Year places are allocated according to the In-year coordinated scheme .
If there are fewer applicants than there are places available at the school everyone who applies will be offered a place .
Children who have an Education , Health and Care Plan which names the school will be allocated a place at the school .
If there are more applicants than there are places available after the admission of children with an Education , Health & Care Plan naming the school , the following criteria will be applied to determine who will be offered a place :
1 . Children who are looked after or were previously looked after Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption , a child arrangements order , or special guardianship order . Including children who appear ( to the admission authority ) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted . ( See below for definitions of children who are looked after or were previously looked after ).
2 . Siblings Children with a brother or sister who will be attending the main school ( not the nursery class ) at the time of admission . Children with a brother or sister who will be attending the main school ( not the nursery class ) on the same site ( this refers only to Berrymede Infant and Junior schools ) at the time of admission ( see below for definition of sibling ).
3 . Distance from home to school Other Children , with priority given to those living closest to the school . ( See below for definition of distance ).
Definition of looked after and previously looked after children A “ looked after child ” is a child who is ( a ) in the care of a local authority , or ( b ) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions ( see the definition in Section 22 ( 1 ) of the Children Act 1989 ) at the time of making an application to a school . Previously looked after children are children who were looked after , but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after . A child arrangements order is defined in s8 of the Children Act 1989 as amended by s12 of the Children and Families Act 2014 . Child arrangements orders replace residence orders and any residence order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be a child arrangements order . A special guardianship order is defined by s14A of the Children Act 1989 as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child ’ s special guardian ( or special guardians ).
A child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accomodated by public authority , a religious or any other provider of care whose sole purpose is to benefit society .
Notes
Tie break In the event that the distances are equal the Local Authority will draw lots to determine which applicant should be offered the place .
Twins , triplets or other children from multiple births The Local Authority does not give priority under its admission criteria for twins , triplets or other children from multiple births , however , the Local Authority will admit twins and children from multiple births when one of the siblings is the thirtieth child admitted .
Children of newly appointed staff After the published offer date , where there is a demonstrable skills shortage for a vacant post ( independent evidence is required ), the admission authority will place the children of a new appointee for the post in question , at the top of the waiting list for places at the school .
Definitions
Definition of Sibing The words brother and sister refer to all blood , half , foster , step and adoptive brothers and sisters ( not cousins ) who live at the same home and in the same family unit as the child on a permanent basis or for the majority of time in any calendar year . A sibling relationship does not apply when the older child ( ren ) will leave before the younger one starts .
Definition of distance The distance from home to school as measured by straight-line , from a point in the property to a point in the school determined by the grid references for the centre of the school ’ s postcode .
The measuring system is an integral part of the admission software produced by Synergy . It uses Ordnance Survey maps and the LLPG ( Local Land Property Gazetteer ) and is accurate to 2 metres .
It does not mean that we will be able to allocate a place at the school nearest to your address .
If two or more children have equal priority under the criteria , the criterion of distance will then be applied .
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