Emmanuel CE Primary School

Nursery Admissions Policy

Emmanuel Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided Church of England School with an age range of 4 to 11 years. Emmanuel School also operates a nursery for children who will turn 4 in the school year. We admit 26 pupils to Nursery Class each September. Governors hope that all children will attend the acts of collective worship and will take part in the religious education curriculum offered by the school, in line with our published policies.

• Governors therefore expect parents to give their full support to the ethos of the school.
• If the School has received more applications than it has places to offer, the Governors will allocate places strictly in accordance with the following approved and published criteria.
• The criteria will be applied in order of precedence starting with the criterion number 1. Applications must be submitted under EITHER route A OR route B.
• After the admission of any looked after children and those with an Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP), two thirds will be admitted under route A and one third under route B. Responsibility for admissions rests with the School Governors.
• Children without an Educational Health Care Plan will be treated the same as any other child; those with an Educational Health Care Plan naming the school on that Plan have automatic entry.

In-Year Admissions

Applications for in-year admissions are made directly to the school at the address above, where Route A and B waiting lists are maintained using the admissions criteria set out below. All applicants will be required to complete and return the In Year Admissions Form, along with any supporting documentation. Applicants for Route A must also complete and return the Main School Supplementary Form. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application in writing within 15 school days following receipt of the application.

Pandemic Response Period 2

In the event that during the period specified for attendance at worship the church has been closed for public worship and has not provided alternative premises for that worship, the requirements of these admissions arrangements in relation to attendance will only apply to the period when the church or alternative premises have been fully available for public worship.

The Admissions Criteria are as follows:

• “Looked after children” (i.e., children in the care of a Local Authority in England and Wales) or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order will be considered under this criterion as specified in paragraph 1.7 of the School Admissions Code. See full definition below. Children with an Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP) naming the school on that Plan have automatic entry to the School under paragraph 1.6 of the School Admissions Code in accordance with the terms of the Code.
• Children whose Parent(s)i is a permanently contracted employee of Emmanuel Church of England Primary School where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admissions to the school is made or where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post at the school for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

Waiting List

Unsuccessful applicants will be offered the opportunity to be placed on a waiting list. This waiting list will be compiled on 12 May after all initial offers have been accepted and maintained in order of the criteria set out in this Admissions Policy (not in the order that applications are received or added to the list). Changes to circumstances such as new Homevi address or change in application route will be considered when Emmanuel School has been notified in writing. If a place becomes available, the criteria above are reapplied to all those on the waiting list and a subsequent reordering of the waiting list may take place. An offer will be made to the applicant at the top of the waiting list, subject to verification of current application details (Homevi address and Supplementary Form for Route A and Homevi address for Route B).