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| Application
procedures |
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In order to apply
for a place in
the Reception
year and Year
3 at the school,
parents must complete
a Common County
Application Form
from Surrey naming
the school. In
addition a St
Nicholas School
supplementary
form, which can
be obtained from
the school office,
must be completed
and returned to
the school. The
completed St Nicholas
form for both
groups should
be returned to
the school no
later than the
closing date,
which is the same
as for Surrey
County schools
(usually in mid-October).
The County form
for the Reception
year must be returned
to the school
of your first
preference, or
alternatively
applications can
be made on-line
to the County.
(For arrangements
for Year 3, see
below).
A notice showing
the closing date
for entry the
following September
will be displayed
at the school
entrance each
year. After the
closing date,
governors will
consider all the
applications and
all parents will
be advised of
the results in
line with Local
Authority procedures.
Applications received
after the closing
date will not
be taken into
account until
those received
by the closing
date have been
considered. There
is no automatic
transfer from
any nursery or
infant school
or from any playgroup.
Receipt by the
school of a completed
application form
cannot be taken
as an offer of
a place, and no
registration can
be accepted for
children under
three years of
age.
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| Entry
into reception classes |
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The date of entry
will normally
be for the beginning
of the school
year (1st September
to 31st August)
in which the child
has his/her fifth
birthday. 60 places
will be offered.
Children whose
birthday falls
between 1st April
and 31st August
will attend school
in the mornings
only for the autumn
term of their
Reception year.
The governors and
staff at St Nicholas
feel that it is
generally in the
best interests
of all children
to start school
together at the
same time, but
also recognise
that some children
may have particular
needs which make
this either inadvisable
or not possible.
Once a place has
been offered,
if parents wish
their child's
entry to be deferred
the governors
will consider
a request in writing
for the deferment
of the place until
the beginning
of the spring
term, when all
children in the
Reception year
are in full-time
education or,
in really exceptional
cases, the beginning
of the summer
term. Places cannot
be held over into
a new academic
year.
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| Entry
into Year 3 |
| Children
already at St Nicholas
School will move into
Year 3 without further
application. Thirty-six
additional places
will be offered. For
children currently
at other schools,
a St Nicholas supplementary
form should be completed
and returned to St
Nicholas School by
the October closing
date. The County Common
Application Forms
should be returned
to their current infant
school by the closing
date, or alternatively
applications can be
made on-line to the
County. |
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| Class
size |
| As required
by law we will admit
no more than 30 children
to each Reception,
Year 1 and Year 2
class. The size of
all classes in Years
3 and above will not
exceed 32. |
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| Waiting
lists |
| A waiting
list will be held
for each year group
throughout each year,
and children will
be admitted from the
list in accordance
with the published
admissions criteria
applicable at the
time of entry, without
regard to the date
of entry on to the
waiting list. |
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| Children
with disabilities
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| The school
is committed to the
principle of equal
opportunities. Applications
in respect of pupils
with disabilities
will be considered
using the admissions
criteria which apply
to all pupils. A higher
priority may apply
for those with documented
severe medical or
social needs (see
Admissions
Criteria). |
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| Appeals
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| In the
event of a place not
being offered, parents
may appeal to an independent
appeal panel by putting
their grounds for
appeal in writing
to the Clerk to the
Governors, care of
the School Office.
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