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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 Application Form from their home
local authority naming the school. In addition,
parents who are
applying under criteria 3 or 5 must complete a St Nicholas School
Supplementary Form, so that governors may
consider their
application fully. This is obtainable from the school office,
on Surrey LA’s website or the school’s
website. 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. The Common Application Form will need to be returned
to the local authority as directed
or, alternatively,
applications can
be made on-line. (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 into YR 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.
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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. Sixty places will be offered. All
children who are offered a place will attend full time after
a phased entry programme, although children whose birthday falls
between 1st April and 31st August may opt to 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 (see earlier comment)
should be completed
for Admissions criteria
3 and 5 (see
Admissions Criteria) 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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| In-Year
admissions |
| Applications for
In-Year admissions are made in
the same way as those made during
the normal admissions round.
If a place is available and there
is no waiting list, then the
local authority will communicate
the governors’ offer of
a place to the family. If more
applications are received than
there are places available then
applications will be ranked by
the governing body in accordance
with the oversubscription criteria.
If a place cannot be offered
at this time then you may ask
us for the reasons and parents
will be informed of right
of
appeal. Parents will be offered
the opportunity of being placed
on
a waiting list. This waiting
list will be maintained by the
governing body in order of the
oversubscription criteria and
not in the order in which the
applications are received. When
a place becomes available the
governing body will decide who
is at the top of the list so
that the LEA can inform the parent
that the school is making an
offer. |
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Last updated: October 2010 |
