Shortwood Infant School
Admissions Policy
We admit children to the school up to our published admission number. The following admissions criteria will be used to allocate places when a LA Community/Voluntary Controlled School is oversubscribed (in priority order).
1) Looked After Children
2) Exceptional Circumstances
3) Siblings
4) Nearest school*
5) Any other applicant
*Many Foundation/Voluntary Aided schools prioritise places for local children in their admission arrangements. Where this is the case these schools are considered to be the pupils nearest school.
First Priority: Looked-after children
Children who are registered as being in the care of a local authority (for example, fostered or living in a children’s home).
Second Priority: Exceptional Arrangements
Occasionally there will be a very small number of children for whom exceptional arrangements will apply. These exceptional arrangements may override other admissions priorities and the LA may apply them when they first offer places. The LA may also ask schools to admit over the Published Admission Number at other times under this category.
Third Priority: Brothers and sisters (siblings)
After ‘Exceptional Arrangements’, places are then offered to siblings. A sibling is a child who will have an older brother or sister still at the school concerned or a junior school on an adjoining or shared site at the time of the younger sibling’s admission. (So, a younger sibling will be given priority for admission only if the older sibling will still be at the school in September 2007.)
Fourth Priority: Children for whom the school is the nearest to their home
The nearest school is defined as the school closest to their home address admitting pupils of the appropriate age range, as measured along roads and made up footpaths using the Admissions and Transport Teams’s Geographical Information System. The measurement for these purposes does not take into account the mode of transport used. The distance is measured from the address point of the pupils house as set by Ordnance Survey to the nearest gate available to use. Parents should note that if they apply for free transport, different criteria apply and the distance from home to school may be measured using a different route.
Fifth Priority: Any other applicant
We admit children to the school up to our published admission number. The following admissions criteria will be used to allocate places when a LA Community/Voluntary Controlled School is oversubscribed (in priority order).
1) Looked After Children
2) Exceptional Circumstances
3) Siblings
4) Nearest school*
5) Any other applicant
*Many Foundation/Voluntary Aided schools prioritise places for local children in their admission arrangements. Where this is the case these schools are considered to be the pupils nearest school.
First Priority: Looked-
Children who are registered as being in the care of a local authority (for example, fostered or living in a children’s home).
Second Priority: Exceptional Arrangements
Occasionally there will be a very small number of children for whom exceptional arrangements will apply. These exceptional arrangements may override other admissions priorities and the LA may apply them when they first offer places. The LA may also ask schools to admit over the Published Admission Number at other times under this category.
Third Priority: Brothers and sisters (siblings)
After ‘Exceptional Arrangements’, places are then offered to siblings. A sibling is a child who will have an older brother or sister still at the school concerned or a junior school on an adjoining or shared site at the time of the younger sibling’s admission. (So, a younger sibling will be given priority for admission only if the older sibling will still be at the school in September 2007.)
Fourth Priority: Children for whom the school is the nearest to their home
The nearest school is defined as the school closest to their home address admitting pupils of the appropriate age range, as measured along roads and made up footpaths using the Admissions and Transport Teams’s Geographical Information System. The measurement for these purposes does not take into account the mode of transport used. The distance is measured from the address point of the pupils house as set by Ordnance Survey to the nearest gate available to use. Parents should note that if they apply for free transport, different criteria apply and the distance from home to school may be measured using a different route.
Fifth Priority: Any other applicant
Surrey will change to an equal preference system for all its Community and Voluntary Controlled schools for the September 2007 admissions round.
Please note that Surrey LEA does not operate a system whereby designated schools feed into the next stage of education at Junior and Secondary levels.
Children are admitted to school in the academic year in which they are five. Compulsory school age for all children is five but we offer a part time place at the age of four.
Please note that Surrey LEA does not operate a system whereby designated schools feed into the next stage of education at Junior and Secondary levels.
Children are admitted to school in the academic year in which they are five. Compulsory school age for all children is five but we offer a part time place at the age of four.
Children born between 1st September and 31st March will start school full time at the beginning of the Autumn Term.
Children born between 1st April and 31st August will start school part time in the Autumn Term (staggered entry) and become full time at the beginning of the Spring Term.
Children born between 1st April and 31st August will start school part time in the Autumn Term (staggered entry) and become full time at the beginning of the Spring Term.
The booklet "Information for Parents" explains the admissions policy in greater detail. These booklets are free to parents.
If any parent is interested in applying for a place for their child please telephone to arrange a convenient time to view the school.
Governing Body
The Governors of the school are vital to its growth and development. They ensure that all areas of the curriculum are correctly administered and oversee areas of Special Needs and Inclusion, Child Protection, Health and Safety, Citizenship, Equality, Buildings and Finance.
The Governors meet once a term, all parents can attend Part I of the Governor’s meetings. Governors also meet in their sub-