Legislation
This policy complies with the following legislation and statutory codes: The School Standards and Frameworks Act 1998; the School Admissions Code and the School Admissions Appeals Code.
Capacity
The capacity of the school is the number of pupil places it contains. The number is agreed with the Local Authority and calculated using Welsh Government Guidance –‘Measuring the capacity of schools in Wales’. The present capacity is 210.
School Roll
The number of children actually attending the school is 214.
Allocation of places
Applying through the Common Application Form means that the Council knows the order of parents’ preferences. Places will be allocated by the Council according to this order of preference. Only one school place will be allocated to each child.
Admission outside the normal round
All applications for admission at any time other than the normal entry into Reception should be made on the school’s application form, available from the school website: www.bishopchildsprm.co.uk/admissions
This form should be sent directly to the school. Places will be offered subject to space being available in the relevant class.
Oversubscription Criteria
Where the number of applications received up to and including the closing date for applications is less than, or equal to, the admission number, all the children will be offered a place in the Reception class.
Where the number of applications exceeds the admission number, places will be allocated in accordance with the following oversubscription criteria:
Distance Criteria/Tie Break
Where it is necessary to distinguish between children who fulfil equal criteria, the proximity of the child’s home, as measured by the safest available walking route from the front door of the home to the main school gate will be applied, with those living nearer being accorded the higher priority. In the event of necessity, the method used to calculate the distance will be Google Maps.
Waiting Lists
Children not offered a place will be placed on a waiting list. The order of priority on the waiting list is the same as the list of criteria for over-subscription. No account is taken of the length of time on a waiting list. The waiting list will be maintained until 30 September each year. After this date, parents should make another application for their child to attend the school.
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