Field End Infant School

Admissions

If you are joining our school from the Ukraine, you might find this brochure helpful. Appendix A explains the school admissions process in more detail.

Community Schools Admissions Arrangements 

As set out in the School Admissions Code, Admission authorities must set (‘determine’) admission arrangements annually. Where changes are proposed to admission arrangements, the admission authority must first publicly consult on those arrangements. Consultation must be for a minimum of 6 weeks and must take place between 1st October and 31st January of the school year before those arrangements are to apply. 

Hillingdon Council is the admissions authority for all Hillingdon Community schools.

You can access the determined and proposed admission arrangements for Hillingdon community schools for below.

Nursery Admissions

Field End nursery has places for 90 children, some of which can be used for children with 30-hour provision if eligible. To see if you are eligible for 30 hours funding log onto https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

The Governing Body is responsible for taking decisions about admissions to the Nursery class. Places for the Nursery classes are allocated directly by the school and are granted on the same basis used by the Borough for school places. Parents are asked to sign a form acknowledging that admittance to the Nursery does not guarantee a fulltime place.

Families are provided with a copy of the school brochure and home school agreement form. An evening meeting takes place before entry to the Nursery (usually held in July and December). The Nursery staff will arrange a home visit prior to the child entering Nursery. As with the main school children are admitted on a staggered intake basis and parents are encouraged to form good communication links with the school.

Once we have completed the allocations for September, we will consider allocating available places, based on age and the likelihood of being allocated a school place. Every year we will consider the need for admitting children in January and April where we have available spaces. We start the admission process in the second half of the Spring term every year.

Practice

• Parents register for a place in the Nursery (In person or over the phone)
• The waiting list for the Nursery is kept in age order.
• All siblings and Special Needs are marked for priority.
• After offering siblings places first, further vacancies are offered according to distance from School to the child’s home.
• Parents’ preference as to a morning, afternoon or full time place is sought. Parents seeking a morning place are asked to put their request in writing, giving reasons for this preference. If we are oversubscribed in the morning session, these requests are then considered and offered according to need. Where difficulties arise, the Headteacher makes the final decision. 30 hour eligibility code must be given to the admission team before your child starts full time nursery.
• We offer parents the place in the second half of the Spring term for the initial allocation. Included in this offer letter is an Under 5 Form and information about a parents meeting which is held at the end of the Summer term.
• The Under 5 Form needs to be signed and returned to Field End with the form accepting the place and requesting a morning or afternoon session.

Reception Admissions

The London Borough of Hillingdon’s LA is the admission authority to whom application forms are submitted. Applications for Reception, are managed by the Local Authority. You can contact them by calling 01895 556644 or register via their website. If you would like to see the school, a member of staff will be happy to show you around. Tours take place in the morning and can be arranged by contacting the school on 0208 866 6163.

The school's published admission level is 120 children. This is made up of four classes of 30 pupils. New families joining Reception are provided with a copy of the School Brochure, home/school agreement form, milk request form, attendance information form, pupil information form and permission forms. A meeting takes place before entry to the Reception Classes in the July prior to the children starting in September. Parents are given an appointment for a twenty minutes consultation meeting with the class teacher prior to the child entering the Infant School.

Once the child has been admitted, parents are asked to keep in close contact with the class teacher to ensure that their child’s transition to a new school is a smooth one.

In-Year Admissions

Parents of children who are already placed in another local school are asked to discuss a possible move to Field End Infant School with their existing Headteacher. In-year admissions, are managed by the Local Authority. Applications will have to be made through The London Borough of Hillingdon. You can contact them by calling 01895 556644 or register via their website. If you would like to see the school, a member of staff will be happy to show you around. Tours take place in the morning and can be arranged by contacting the school on 0208 866 6163.

If a transfer to Field End Infant School takes place, then our admissions officer will require parents to complete the Schools Information Management System forms, provide proof of residence and the school will need sight of the original birth certificate. Records from the previous school will also be requested.