ARK Priory Primary Academy
Acton Lane , London W3 8NR 020 3110 0717 info @ arkprioryprimary . org www . arkpriory . org
Nursery : Yes l Breakfast club : Yes l Afterschool club : Yes
DfE No : 307 / 2001 Type of school : Academy Headteacher : Daniela Grasso Age range : 3-11 Planned admission number at 4 years : 60
Admissions criteria
The below criteria has been summarised , for the full admissions policy and arrangements please visit the school website : www . arkpriory . org
Where the number of applications is greater than the planned admission number , applications will be considered against the criteria set out below .
After the allocation of children with an EHC plan , the admission criteria will be applied in the following order of priority :
1 . Looked After Children and Children who have been previously looked after . 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 ( pursuant to the Admissions Code ).
2 . Children of staff at the school where there is a demonstrable skill shortage – Children of members of staff will have priority in the oversubscription criteria if the staff member is filling a post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage . Ark Schools is required to approve the Principal ’ s designation of such posts and confirm the assessment that a member of staff appointed meets the requirements of the shortage . Priority will be limited to one place for each form of entry in any year .
3 . Children who at the time of the admission have a sibling who attends the academy . For this purpose “ sibling ” means a whole , half or step-brother or -sister or an adopted child resident at the same address .
4 . Children of staff in the school – Where there is no demonstrable skill shortage , priority may be given where the academy is oversubscribed to a child of a person who will have been employed in the academy for two or more years at the time the application for admission is made . Priority will be limited to one place for each form of entry in any year .
5 . Children at the Ark Priory nursery who are eligible for the Early Years Pupil Premium , the Pupil Premium or Service Premium .
6 . Distance measurement – A child ’ s home will be the address at which the child normally resides and which has been notified to the academy and other relevant agencies as being the child ’ s normal place of residence .
Ealing Council measures distance on behalf of Ark Schools , the method they adopt for measurement and also selection between equal applicants and those living in flats will apply .
Tie breaker If Ark Schools is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria , including those who live in blocks of flats with the same building entrance , places will be offered via a random draw which will be supervised by someone independent of the academy .
Multiple births or brothers and sisters in the same year group Where there is only one place available in the academy , both will be considered together as one application .
How places were offered in 2021
Admissions criteria
Criteria 1 to 4 Criteria 6
Offers made on national offer day
All applicants offered
Distance of last child to be offered : 0.269 of a mile
Waiting lists
Subject to any provisions regarding waiting lists in the LA ’ s co-ordinated admission scheme , the academy will operate a waiting list . Where in any year the academy receives more applications for places than there are places available , a waiting list will operate until the end of the summer term . Thereafter , parents / carers will be written to asking if they wish for their child to remain on the waiting list . This will be maintained by the academy and it will be open to any parent / carer to ask for his or her child ’ s name to be placed on the waiting list following an unsuccessful application .
A child ’ s position on the waiting list will be determined solely in accordance with the oversubscription criteria set out above . When places become vacant they will be allocated to children on the waiting list in accordance with the oversubscription criteria .
Nursery admissions
Applications for nursery are made directly to the school . Please visit the school website for information on nursery admissions : www . arkpriory . org
For detailed information about the school please visit the school website : www . arkpriory . org
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