Marian Vian Primary School

Marian Vian Primary School is part of the Compass Academy Trust. The Trust adheres to the admission arrangements set out by Bromley Local Authority who are the 'Admissions Authority'. They manage the admissions process for all applications to Marian Vian Primary School in accordance with the DfE Schools' Admission Code.

Applications, therefore, cannot be made directly to the school. Bromley's admissions team process all applications for families who are Bromley residents.

Admission of Children Outside Their Normal Age Group
Parents of Summer born; gifted and talented children, or those who have experienced problems or missed part of a year, for example due to ill health, can seek places outside their normal age group. There is not an automatic right to choose this option as decisions will be made on the basis of the circumstances of each case and in the best interests of the child concerned. Process for this request is outlined in “ London Borough of Bromley Admission of Summer born children outside of their normal age group”.

Compass Academy Trust Admissions Policy

Compass Academy is a multi-academy trust comprising four academies situated within the London Borough of Bromley. The Academies are:

• Unicorn Primary School
• Marian Vian Primary School
• Oak Lodge Primary School
• Wickham Common Primary School

Policy

• All applications shall be received and offers made individually by the LA in common with other Bromley Primary Schools.
• The Standard Number for admissions to Unicorn Primary School and Wickham Common Primary School is 60 and the standard number for admissions to Oak Lodge Primary School and Marian Vian Primary School is 90 .The published admission number is inclusive of students with a statement of Special Educational Needs or Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC) in accordance with the relevant statutory requirements.
• In line with legislation, all children will be permitted to start in reception in the September following their fourth birthday. Parents can request that the date their child is admitted to school is deferred until later in the school year or until the child reaches compulsory school age in that school year. Where entry is deferred, admission authorities must hold the place for that child and not offer it to another child.
  Once a place has been offered 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. Children born between 1 April and 31 August 2017 and offered a place for admission in the academic year will be expected to start school by the start of the summer term. In exceptional circumstances parents can also request that their child attends part-time until the child reaches compulsory school age but this must be in discussion with the Headteacher and in the best interest of the child.
  Parents may seek a place for their child outside of their normal age group, for example, if the child has experienced problems such as ill health. The Trust will consider applications outside of the child's normal age group on an individual basis taking into account any information about the child’s academic, social and emotional development; where relevant, their medical history and the views of a medical professional; whether they have previously been educated out of their normal age group; and whether they may naturally have fallen into a lower age group if it were not for being born prematurely. Parents wishing to apply for a place outside of the normal age group should contact the Headteacher in writing in the first instance.
• Parents of summer born children (i.e. born between 1 April to 31 August) may request that their child is admitted the following year outside of his or her normal age range into Reception Year instead of Year 1, however there is no automatic right to this. Any place already achieved for the child in Reception Year in the usual way cannot be deferred (i.e. held for that child) for the duration of that school year, and if deferral is agreed parents will need to re-apply for admission the following year.
  The school/academy will make a decision, having taken into account the circumstances of each case, together with the opinion of the Headteacher. Where the request is agreed by the academy, the application will be considered with all other applications in the usual way, applying the oversubscription criteria as necessary.
• All applications shall be made using the LA standard application process on line. The link to this can be found on the relevant LA website.

Admission Criteria

Where applications are oversubscribed places will be offered in line with the admission criteria outlined below:

• Looked After Children (Children in Public Care) (see note 1)
• In exceptional circumstances there is discretion to admit children on the grounds of their or their family’s acute medical or social need for that particular school and who would not otherwise qualify for admission. The application must be supported by a letter from a hospital consultant, the special support service, social worker or similar professional, setting out the reasons why the school is the only one to meet the child’s needs, before an admission decision is made. The admission decision will be considered in consultation with teaching and medical professionals. Medical professionals provide advice on applications made under medical conditions and teaching professionals advise on applications made for social or special reasons. Supporting evidence must be provided before the closing date for applications.
• Siblings – children who have a brother or sister attending at the beginning of their first term (see note 2). If the number of siblings results in a school been oversubscribed, then places will be allocated using the proximity criteria described in (v) below.
• Children of staff at schools Each school within Compass Academy Trust may give priority regarding oversubscription criteria to children of staff at the relevant school in either or both of the following circumstances:
  • Where the member of staff has been employed at a school for two or more years at the time at which the application of admission to the school is made and/or
  • b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. In these cases, the member of staff must have been contracted for a total of more than 15 hours per week on average for the two years prior to the application. If the number of children of staff at schools results in a school been oversubscribed, then places will be allocated using the proximity criteria described in (v) below.
• Proximity, as measured in a straight line from the front door of the home to the front door of the school

Note 1:

• A looked after child is a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions. These children must still be “looked after” when the child starts school unless (b) applies.
• Or a child who was previously looked after by an English or Welsh Local Authority, and immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. This includes children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 (see section 12 adoption orders) and children who were adopted under the Adoption and Children’s Act 2002.