The Governing Body is responsible for the admission of pupils to Moreland Primary School. In accordance with the Government’s policy to limit class sizes, a maximum of 30 pupils will be admitted to the Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes.
The School does not have any designated units or facilities for pupils with specific special needs and there are no additional facilities for pupils with physical disabilities. The School and playground are fully accessible with a lift to access each floor. As far as possible, the School will ensure that pupils with disabilities have access to the same opportunities as other pupils
All applications must be submitted by the stipulated deadline on the Islington Common Admissions Form which is available from Cambridge Education Admissions , 222 Upper Street N1 1XR. Forms are also in the Primary booklet sent out to all parents by Cambridge Education.
Parents/ carers must provide the School with proof of date of birth and residential address in the form of a Council Tax bill or Child Benefit information once a place has been offered. If either is not provided, governors reserve the right to withdraw their offer of a place.
Deferred entry: -Parents may defer entry to school until statutory school age i.e. the first day of term following the child’s fifth birthday. Application is made in the usual way & then a deferment may be requested. The place will then be held until the first day of the Spring or Summer term & not offered to another child. Entry will not be deferred beyond statutory school age or beyond the year of application. Parents of children with birthdays in the summer term should note that if you wish to defer, you will need to apply for a Year 1 place for the following September but if the school is oversubscribed then you are unlikely to obtain a place.
Application for admissions to all year groups will be considered in accordance with the order of priority in the Admissions Criteria (see below).
Admissions Criteria
When there are more applications than there are places available the governors will admit pupils in order of priority according to the following criteria
In the event of there being insufficient vacancies to admit all applicants in any of the categories listed above,
priority will be given to children whose parents/legal guardians’ residential address is the shortest distance from the school’s main entrance in Moreland Street, when measured in a straight line.
Admission Appeals for unsuccessful applicants to the Reception Class and Years 1 - 6
Unsucessful applicants have the right to appeal to an independent panel. Parents wishing to appeal should obtain a form from the School. This should be completed and returned to the School, marked for the attention of Clerk to the Admission Appeal Panel, within 14 days of receipt of the letter confirming that the application has been unsuccessful.
If an appeal is unsuccessful no further appeal may be made within the same school year unless there have been significant and material changes in the applicant’s circumstances.
Applications for In-Year admissions are made in the same way as those made during the normal admissions round. If a place is available & 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 then there are places available then applications will be ranked by the governing body in accordance with the oversubscription criteria with the following modifications: children without an offer of a school place are given priority immediately after other ‘looked after- children. If a place cannot be offered at this time then you may ask us for the reasons and you will be informed of your right to appeal. You will be offered the opportunity of being placed on a waiting list. This waiting list will be maintained by the governing body in the order of the oversubscribed criteria and not in the order in which the applications are received. Names are removed from the list at the end of each academic year. When a place becomes available the governing body will decide who is at the top of the list so that the Local Authority can inform the parent that the school is making an offer.
Admissions of children below compulsory school age
The arrangements above do not apply to those children being admitted for nursery provision including nursery provision delivered in a co-located children’s centre. Parents of children who are admitted for nursery provision must apply for a place at the school if you want your child to transfer to the reception class. Attendance at the nursery or co-located children’s centre does not guarantee admission to the school. Parents can request that the date their child is admitted to the school be deferred until later in the school year or until later in the school year or until the child reaches compulsory school age in that school year. Parents can request that their child attends part-time until the child reaches compulsory school age.
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