Ardleigh St Marys Primary School

Admissions Policy

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Children are admitted into the Foundation Stage in September and January. Children who will be five in the term they start school attend full time straight away.

If children are five after the Easter Holiday, they will attend on a part-time basis from January until the term in which they are five.

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There is no guarantee of a place for children living in the priority admissions area.

In the event of oversubscription places will be allocated using the following criteria in the order given

Children Looked After;
children living in the priority admission area with a sibling attending the school;
other children living in the priority admission area;
children living outside the priority admissions area with a sibling attending the school;
remaining applications.

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, priority will be determined by straight line distance from home to school, those living closest being given the highest priority.

Online admissions

Parents and carers who live in Essex can now apply for their child's school place online using the Essex Online Admissions Service: www.essex.gov.uk/admissions

The closing date for primary applications is 30th November 2009

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