Oakington Manor Primary School. Admission Arrangements

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1 Oakington Manor Primary School Admission Arrangements

2 ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS 2016 GENERAL BACKGROUND Oakington Manor School is a large three-form entry primary school with a 72 (part time) place nursery, situated in the Monks Park area of Wembley. The school also has an additionally resourced provision (ARP) which meets the needs of 35 children with a statement of educational need for Speech and Language disorder or ASD wherein speech and communication has been identified as a primary need. AIMS AND ETHOS Our aim at Oakington Manor School is to ensure that all children are numerate and literate and educated to a high level, which enables them to succeed in a technological world. We believe that through the systems of assessment and support, which have been developed, we ensure that every child reaches their full potential regardless of racial origin, creed, gender, physical ability or cultural background. We aim to ensure that we communicate effectively to all our children and that we value them. We believe that only by doing so, will we help our children become adults who respect and value other human beings around them. We also aim to continually seek ways and means of developing close and positive working relationships with our parents and the communities around us. CRITERIA FOR ADMISSIONS The number of intended admissions for the year commencing 1 st September, 2016, will be 90 in each Year group. Where applications for admission exceed the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied, in the order set out below, to decide which children to admit: 1. Children in public care (sometimes referred to as Looked After Children) or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order 2. Where the child has a sibling* currently attending the school and will continue to do so on the date of admission 3. Proximity of the child s home to the school, with those living nearer being accorded the higher priority. (Please see Tie Breaker for details of how distance will be measured) Pupils will be admitted without reference to ability or aptitude. Our admissions policy endeavours to fulfil the above. We believe that siblings are entitled to be educated in the same environment in order that a productive partnership is built up with parents. We believe that continuity of education is important for children in the early years in 2

3 order that they feel safe, secure and make steady progress. We believe we have a valuable and integral role to play in serving the local community and we believe that maintaining a stable staff, both teaching and non-teaching is vital in order that children achieve highly. There is no automatic transfer from nursery to reception. Parents applying for a place in reception must complete a Common Application Form. If you live in Brent this will be available from Brent Council, if you live outside of Brent you will need to contact your council offices for a form. ADMISSION OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE The number of intended admissions for the year commencing 1 st September, 2016, will be 36 part time in the morning and 36 part time in the afternoon in Nursery and 90 places in Reception. Where applications for admission exceed the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied, in the order set out below, to decide which children to admit: 1. Children in public care (sometimes referred to as Looked After Children) / previously looked after children 2. Where the child has a sibling* currently attending the school and will continue to do so on the date of admission. 3. Reception applicants eligible for the early years pupil premium, the pupil premium or the service premium 4. Proximity of the child s home to the school, with those living nearer being accorded the higher priority. (Please see Tie Breaker for details of how distance will be measured) Parents must complete the common admission form as attendance or admission to the Nursery does not lead to automatic transfer into Reception or a guaranteed place in the school. Parents can request that their child attends part-time until the child reaches compulsory school age. Parents can request that the date their child is admitted to the school is deferred until later in the school year or until the child reaches compulsory school age in that school year. The parent would not however be able to defer entry beyond the beginning of the term after the child s fifth birthday, nor beyond the academic year for which the original application was accepted. Our admissions policy endeavours to fulfil the above with fairness and equity for all children and families. Pupils will be admitted without reference to ability or aptitude. APPLICATION PROCEDURE If you wish to make an application for Oakington Manor you will need to contact the school directly. The school can be contacted on or via admin@oakmanor.brent.sch.uk All applications will be considered in line with our published admissions arrangements as follows: Applicants will be informed of the outcome within 20 days of receipt of the application Successful applicants will be admitted within two weeks of the place being offered 3

4 Unsuccessful applicants will be placed on the waiting list On receipt of an in-year application school will notify the local authority, in which the child resides, of both the application and its outcome within 20 days of receiving the application CO-ORDINATED ADMISSIONS PROCEDURE In line with Brent published scheme parents seeking a place in a Reception class must apply to their local councils admissions service, who co-ordinate applications for Primary Schools. Parents must complete a common Application Form (CAF) and return to their local council by the closing date which is 15 th January For admissions from Y1 to 6, parents will need to apply directly to the school. TIE BREAKER When there is more than one applicant that meets the criterion stated above, priority will be given to the applicant who lives closer to the school. Where applicants live in the same block of flats, internal walkways will be treated as public rights of way when calculating the distance travelled. This will be measured using the Department of Education s postcodes distance measuring system available on SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS Applications for children with statement of special needs are made through the Special Educational Needs team at the council. The placement of children with such a statement is made after a process of consultation between parents, school and the local authority. Children with a statement of Special Educational Needs receive a priority over others for the admission to the school if Oakington Manor is named on their statement. APPEALS PROCEDURE In keeping with the DCSF Code of Practice parents* have the right of appeal against a decision not to admit a child. Parents wishing to exercise their right of appeal against a refusal of admission should put the appeal in writing within 20 school days and mark it for the attention of the Chair of Governors. All appeals will be considered by an Independent Appeal Panel as follows: Timetabled admissions Within Forty school days of the appeal being lodged or before the end of the summer term, whichever is sooner. Appeals for late applications The school will try to include the late applications with those being heard for the same admission round. However, if this is not feasible, appeals for late applications will be heard within thirty school days of the appeal being lodged. In-year admissions (i.e.those made outside the timetabled admissions process) 4

5 Within 30 days school days of the appeal being lodged. Parents are entitled to attend the appeal panel meeting to give grounds for their appeal personally and / or to be represented. Appealing for a place does not guarantee entry to the school. WAITING LISTS Unsuccessful applicants, including Nursery places, will be placed on waiting lists which will be maintained throughout the school year. The waiting list will be maintained in order of how the application meets the admission criteria and not by the length of time on list. This means that the child s position on the list may go up or down depending on the child s circumstances and those of other applicants on the list. Applications for all Year groups (year1 to 6) should be made directly to the school office. SPLIT RESIDENCE Where a child lives with parents with shared responsibility, each for part of the week, the address where the child lives is determined using a joint declaration from the parents stating the pattern of residence. If a child s residence is split equally between both parents, then parents will be asked to determine which is the residential address for the purpose of admission to school. If the residence is not split equally between both parents then the address used will be the address where the child spends the majority of the school week. TWINS, TRIPLET AND OTHER CHILDREN OF MULTIPLE BIRTHS In the event that the school has one place to offer and the next child on the waiting list is one of twins, triplets or other children of multiple births, the Governing Body will randomly select the child to offer the place to. Parents will then be informed that they may prefer the other, or another, child to have the place instead of the child randomly selected. GLOSSARY *Sibling Sibling refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent / carer s partner where the child for whom the school place is sought is living in the same family unit at the same address as that sibling. *Distance Distance will be measured by the shortest walking route from the front door of the child s home address (including flats) to the main entrance to the school, with those living closer to the school receiving the higher priority. *Parents / Family Members A parent is any person who has parental responsibility for or is the legal guardian of the child. 5