Tredegarville C.I.W Primary

Admissions Policy and Guidance

Tredegarville Church in Wales Primary School is a voluntary aided school and accordingly admission to our school is decided by the school Governing Body. Our school is a Church in Wales school where we try and live out the Christian values that underpin all aspects of school life.

The admission number for our school is 30. In addition, there are 48 part-time places in our nursery.

Children are admitted to our school in the Autumn Term in the year they are five. Children are entitled to a part-time nursery place from the start of the term following their third birthday and children are admitted on this basis where there is capacity.

Receiving a nursery place in our school does not guarantee a place in the main school as there is a second, and separate admissions process for this, as in all schools.

Parents whose application to the Reception class has been unsuccessful have the right to appeal. To make an appeal parents must complete an appeal form and send it to the Chair of Governors within 15 days of receiving notification of an unsuccessful application. The appeal will be considered by an independent panel administered by the Llandaff Diocesan Board of Education. There is no appeal process for nursery applications as this is non-statutory education.

Following allocation of places, children who have been unsuccessful will be placed on our waiting list.

For the rest of the year if places become available they are allocated on the basis of the published over-subscription criteria (see below). Waiting lists do not give priority to children based on the date the application was made. For example, if a child makes an application outside the normal admissions round, and has a higher priority using the criteria, they must be ranked above those with lower priority already on the list.

Religious Education and Collective Worship

Religious Education and worship take place within the school in accordance with the teaching and practice of the Church in Wales. As a Church in Wales primary school Christian values underpin the whole curriculum and we encourage everyone to be involved in Religious Education and Collective Worship. However, parents have the right to withdraw their children from RE and Collective Worship as defined in the Education Act 1944 and subsequent legislation. Parents who have concerns should discuss these with the Headteacher.

Admissions Criteria

• Children residing in Cardiff who attend an Anglican Church as substantiated by a reference from a vicar/priest.
• Children residing in Cardiff who attend a church of another Christian denomination, as substantiated by a reference from a vicar/priest.
• Children who already have a brother or sister at the school and whose brother/sister will be a registered pupil when the new pupil is admitted (this includes full, half or step brothers/sisters, adopted or fostered who are living in the same house).

Children who live closest to the school, measured as the safest walking route, as advised by Cardiff Council. In the case of children living in flats, the route assessment is determined from the front entrance to each flat.

Definitions

• The child’s ordinary place of residence will be defined as the property at which the person or persons with parental responsibility for the child reside at the closing date for receiving application.
• Where parental responsibility is held by more than one person, and where they reside at separate properties, the child’s ordinary place of residence will be defined as the property at which the child resides for the greater part of the week, including weekends.

Within each admission’s category priority is given to children of multiple births who meet the admissions criteria.