Prospectus and Admissions

Admissions

Joining Our School

We are an inclusive school that welcomes children from all backgrounds and abilities.

 

The governing body of St. Peter’s Church of England (Aided) Junior School applies the regulations on admissions fairly and equally to all those who wish to attend this school.

 

Catchment Area:
That area of Wisbech enclosed by but not including Clarkson Avenue in the south; Lynn Road even numbers 100 and above to the Norfolk border in the west and north; and by the Norfolk border to and including Chapnall Road and roads leading off; Stow Road numbers 1 – 80; and the roads north of Staithe Road but
not including Staithe Road. By agreement, the school also serves the north side of East Walsoken. Priority will be given to children who live in the designated catchment area.

 

The Governors will therefore consider applications for any remaining places from parents who live outside the catchment area but who wish their children to be educated in a Church of England school.


School Prospectus View Our Admissions Policy

  • Joining at the start of Years 3 to 6

    Parents wishing to apply for a place for their child in one of our Year 3 classes or in a class in Years Three to Six, please visit the Cambridgeshire Local Authority’s School Admissions website.


    This includes a new school catchment search facility so that you can find out if you are living in our school’s catchment area (although you do not need to be in catchment to apply).


    You can also apply for a place online.


  • Joining the School During the School Year

    Years Three to Six


    If you wish to join the school at a time other than the start of the school year, please visit this section of the Cambridgeshire Local Authority website.


    If you wish to apply for a place at our school on religious grounds then click here to download the appropriate guidance.


How Places Are Offered

For admission into Year 3 each September, the LA, on behalf of the Governing Body, will offer places to a set number of children. This is the Published Admission Number (PAN) for that year group. For this school it is 60

In the event that more applications than the PAN are received, the oversubscription criteria will be applied to determine priority for places. Both preferences are treated equally, regardless of whether they are first or second preference

Over-subscription Criteria

Children who have a Statement of Special Educational Need (SEN) / Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) that names the school will be admitted.


NB. Those children with a statement of SEN / EHCP that does not name the school will be referred to the Statutory Assessment Team (SAT) to determine an appropriate place.


  1. Children in Care, also known as Looked After Children (LAC), and children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so by reason of adoption, a residence order (now known as a child arrangement order) or special guardianship order.
  2. Children living in the catchment area1 with a sibling at the school at the time of admission; for definitions of measurement please see the glossary of terms in the County Admissions booklet.
  3. Children living in the catchment area;
  4. Children living outside the catchment area who have a sibling at the school at the time of admission.
  5. Children living outside the catchment area, but nearest the school according to the shortest straight line distance.
  6. Children who attend public worship at a Christian Church 2 with members of their family at least monthly for a period of 12 months prior to the application deadline date. In this policy 'Christian church' means a church which is Designated as such, nationally by the archbishops of Canterbury and York, or locally by the diocesan bishop, or which is a member of Churches Together in England, or affiliated to the Evangelical Alliance, Partner Church of Affinity”


  1. In the event that during the period specified for attendance at worship the church [or, in relation to those of other faiths, the relevant place of worship] has been closed for public worship and has not provided alternative premises for that worship, the requirements of these [admissions] arrangements in relation to attendance will only apply to the period when the church [or in relation to other faiths, the relevant place of worship] or alternative premises have been available for public worship



Important note: All parents applying under criteria 2 and 3 must complete a supplementary information form and, submit it directly to the school. The forms can be downloaded from here or obtained from the school office.


In criteria 4 and 5, priority in a tie-break will be given to children living nearest the school according to the shortest straight line distance. The distance is measured using a straight line from the centre point of the home to the centre point of the school as determined by the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG).

For Years 1 to 6, the PAN is 30. If a place becomes available it will be offered to the child at the top of the reserve list for the year group or, if no reserve list exists, the place will be offered to the first child for whom an application is received.

Reserve Lists

When an application is refused, the child’s details are automatically placed on a reserve list for the year group, ranked according to the oversubscription criteria.

As part of the co-ordinated scheme for primary admissions, the LA Admissions Team holds the initial reserve list on behalf of the governing body until the end of the first week of the autumn term in the initial year of intake.

If A Place Opens Up

Parents will be contacted immediately if a place becomes available for their child, but should be aware that their child’s place on a reserve list may change if an application is subsequently received that meets a higher criterion than their own.

The governing body then manages the reserve list until the end of the autumn term.

Mid-Phase Applications

Where mid-phase applications are received, children’s details will be automatically placed on a reserve list for the year group, ranked according to the oversubscription criteria.

Reserve lists will be held for a period of one term following the term for which the place was refused.

Appeals

The parent of any child who is refused a place at a VA or F Primary School has a right of appeal to an independent Appeals Panel. The panel consists of three people who are independent of the school’s Governing Body and the Local Education Authority.

The panel will consider the circumstances of the case put before them and the Governing Body and parents must abide by the decision it makes.

Appeals for VA or F Primary School are currently arranged by the LA Admissions Team on behalf of the Governing Body. Further information and appeal forms are available from the Admissions Team.

Infant Class Size Review
Please note that where a child is refused a place in an infant class because of the requirement to limit class size to 30 children, parents have the right to have their decision reviewed. This process is very similar to an appeal, but the circumstances in which the panel can find in the parents favour are limited by law. For further information, please contact the school office or the LA Admissions Team.

Definitions
For the purpose of admission to the school, the Governing Body has adopted the LA’s definitions of parent, sibling and home address. Details of these can be found at the back of the LA’s admission booklet for parents.

Applications made under the religious criteria

All parents wishing to apply under the school’s religious criteria must also provide a letter from their parish priest, minister or religious leader confirming the family is known and involved in the life of the church or worshipping community.

This must be returned to the school by the LA application deadline or, for mid-phase applications, at the same time as the school’s application form is submitted.

This letter will define which admission group the child fits into (please see list above).




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