Determined Admission Arrangements for 2010-11

Below are the final determined admissions arrangements for 2010-2011. These were published on 15th April 2009.

Parents have the right to object to these arrangements. You should write to the School’s Adjudicator detailing your objection by 27th May 2009. Guidelines on objections can be found at the Schools Adjudicator website:

http://www.schoolsadjudicator.gov.uk/object1.cfm

The address to write to is:

The Secretary
Office of the Schools Adjudicator
Mowden Hall
Staindrop Road
Darlington
DL3 9BG



COOKHAM DEAN CHURCH OF ENGLAND
AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL

ADMISSIONS POLICY
2010 – 2011

THE ADMISSION AUTHORITY

The admission authority for a Voluntary Aided school such as Cookham Dean is the Governing Body. Parents can express a preference for a school and give reasons for that preference. A common application form for admissions can be obtained from the Local Authority (The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead).

This policy complies with all statutory requirements and relevant legislation, including the School Admissions Code, infant class size and equal opportunities.

APPLICATIONS FOR FIRST TIME ADMISSION

This admissions policy relates to children born between 1st May 2005 and 31st August 2006. Due to the adoption of a rising 5 policy within the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead starting in September 2010 this policy covers children born in 2 academic years.

Date of Birth Term of Entry
1st May - 31st August 2005 Term 1 Sept 2010 Joining Year 1
1st September – 31st December 2005 Term 1 Sept 2010 Joining Reception
1st January – 31st August 2006 Term 3 Jan 2011 Joining Reception

Parents of reception aged children (i.e. children starting school prior to statutory school age) may defer entry into the school until later in the same academic year but at the latest the term after the term in which they turned 5. Parents who wish to defer their start to the following academic year would not be considered under this admission policy and would have to reapply as an In Year application. Children are admitted without reference to ability or aptitude.

Applications for early admission may be considered when, to admit a child early, would be in the best interest of the child as recommended by an appropriate professional body (ie social worker, doctor etc).


APPLICATION DATE

Dates and processes of application will be in accordance with the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead’s Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme. The details of which will be as published in the LA’s composite booklet on admissions.

The Governors will not reconsider an application for a child who has already been considered for a place in that academic year, unless there has been a material change in circumstances, for example a change of address giving a higher priority under the admission criteria for the school.

Late applications will be dealt with in line with the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead’s Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme.

In Year Applications (admissions outside the normal entry point) –will be considered by the Admissions Committee and, where the relevant year group is below the Published Admission Number, the child will be offered a place in the relevant year group.

Note: Please see Glossary at the end of the document for definitions of words in Italics.

ADMISSION NUMBER

The school will admit 20 pupils a year into Reception/Year 1.

The school admits a total of 22 pupils a year into Year 3, which includes any pupils in the infant department who reach Year 3 status at the start of the school year. The number of vacancies to be filled will depend on the number of children transferring to Year 3. Pupils already in the infant department, whose numbers could exceed the infant admission number of 20 in certain circumstances e.g as a result of successful appeals against non-admission, will automatically transfer into Year 3 before remaining vacancies, if any, are filled.


ADMISSION CRITERIA

All children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs naming Cookham Dean CE Aided Primary School will be admitted regardless of whether places are available or not.
In the event of there being a greater demand for admissions than there are places available then places will be offered in the following order.

1) Looked after children (ie those in the care of the Local Authority.
2) Children whose home address is in the area of the ecclesiastical parish of St John the Baptist, Cookham Dean. (A map of the parish showing boundaries is available from the school office).
3) Children having a sibling attending the school at the time of admission.
4) Children whose parents choose the school on denominational grounds. The category is further sub-divided into:
4a) First Priority:
Children who are living outside the parish but with one or both parents being regular worshippers at St John the Baptist church, Cookham Dean. **
4b) Second Priority:
Children who are living outside the parish but with one or both parents being regular worshippers at another Church of England church. **
4c) Third priority:
Children who are living outside the parish but with one or both parents being regular worshippers at another Christian church. **
4d) Fourth Priority:
Children who are living outside the parish but with one or both parents being regular attendees at another place of worship. **
** Regular worshipper means attending services at least twice a month for the two years preceding the closing date for all applications under the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead’s Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme.
NOTE: All applications for admission on denominational grounds will require a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) to be completed. This form can be obtained from the school office and must be returned to Cookham Dean C.E. Aided Primary School no later than Friday 8th January 2010.
5) Children with a strong claim on medical or social grounds for admission e.g. serious social problems in the family or any chronic medical condition affecting the pupil that only Cookham Dean CE Aided Primary School can deal with. An application under this category is subject to verification and requires supporting evidence from appropriate professional bodies (for example a letter from a registered health professional such as a doctor or a social worker). Such an application should be accompanied by a letter setting out the particular reasons why the school is the most suitable one and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. These documents should be supplied to Cookham Dean C.E. Aided Primary School no later than Friday 8th January 2010.
6) Children whose parents have any other reasons for their choice.

Please note: If the school does not have places for all the children in a particular rule, then tiebreakers will be applied to prioritise places. For category 2 places will be prioritised as follows:

1. Children who have older sibling(s) at the school, when the applicant would enter the school.
If there are still not enough places for all the children in category 2 once the sibling tiebreak has been applied, applications will be prioritised using the second tiebreak.

2. Proximity to the school measured in a straight line from the address point of the pupil's home address, as set by ordnance survey, to the address point of the school's address. This will be completed by the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead.

This second tiebreaker will also be used to prioritise applications if there are insufficient places for all
children in categories 3, 4a,4b,4c,4d, 5 or 6.

Proof of residency (e.g. Council Tax bill, utility bill etc) will be required upon the request of the Admissions Committee.


MULTIPLE BIRTHS

If children of a multiple birth fall either side of our admission number of 20 in order of priority, then all multiple birth children will be offered a place subject to Infant Class Size Prejudice legislation. Should Infant Class Size Prejudice legislation come into force by offering more than one child a place in a multiple birth then parents will be given the choice over which child(ren) should be admitted.


FAIR ACCESS PROTOCOL

The Governors of Cookham Dean C.E. Aided Primary School subscribe to the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead’s Fair Access Protocol. The school will admit a child when directed to do so by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, even if the published admission number for that year group has already been met.




HUMAN RIGHTS/EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

No child will be disadvantaged under any of the above categories due to race, family circumstances, colour, gender, creed, special needs or behaviour.

There will be no priority given to a child because of other links with the school e.g. child of a previous pupil, past siblings, a child of a current or past employee of the school.

PREVIOUS ADMISSIONS

In the academic year 2008/9 the following children were admitted into Cookham Dean CE Aided Primary School in Year 1/Reception under the following categories:

Parish: 12 Siblings: 8

Through the coordinated admissions scheme there were 96 applications. 4 of these not offered places appealed against the decision. 3 of these appeals were successful so that 23 children were admitted during the year. A further 3 children requested to be placed on the waiting list.


WAITING LIST

The school will operate a waiting list for those children not offered a place in accordance with the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenheads Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme. Parent/s may elect to place their child on the waiting list but must ask to have their child’s name recorded. The order of priority on the waiting list is the same as the Admission Criteria stated above. No account can be taken of the length of time a child is on the waiting list. The school will periodically seek confirmation that parents wish a child to remain on the waiting list.

RIGHT TO APPEAL

There are established arrangements for appeals if a place is refused. Details are available from the school. It should be noted that, in the event of an unsuccessful appeal against non-admission to the school, the Governors will not consider any further application for that child in the same academic year (1st September 2010 – 31st August 2011) unless there has been a material change in circumstances such as a change of address giving a higher priority under the admission criteria for the school.


FURTHER INFORMATION

If you require further information please contact:

Mrs C. McCaffrey School Administrator or
Mrs P. Thompson (Headteacher)

Cookham Dean CE Aided Primary School,
Bigfrith Lane,
Cookham Dean,
Berkshire,
SL6 9PH

Telephone: 01628 482734


GLOSSARY

Parent(s) A parent is any person who has parental responsibility for or is the legal Guardian of the child.

Late applications Those received after the LA published date for receipt of applications but before any offer of places are made

In Year Application Relates to people moving into the catchment area or simply wishing to transfer from another school with an application made outside of the stated time frame.

Looked After Children Children in the care of a local authority.

Infant Infant means any child reaching their 5th, 6th or 7th birthday during an academic year.

Infant Class Size Prejudice - Legislation states that no more than 30 children are taught in an infant class.

Home Address Place where the child resides for the majority of the time i.e. during the school week. This will be the address at the time of the final closing date for admissions. In the case of rental properties a 12 month lease is required.

Sibling - Sibling refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent/carer’s partner where the child for whom the school place is sought is living in the same family unit at the same address as that sibling.
THE PARISH OF COOKHAM DEAN

ALLEYNS LANE
BEDWINS LANE
BIGFRITH LANE
BRADCUTTS LANE (side nearest to Cookham Dean only)
CHOKE LANE
CHURCH ROAD
COOKHAM DEAN BOTTOM
COOKHAM DEAN COMMON
DEAN LANE
GIBRALTAR LANE
GRUBWOOD LANE
HARDINGS GREEN
HILLS LANE
HOCKETT LANE
INWOOD CLOSE
JOBS LANE
KINGS LANE
LONG LANE (top only)
POPES LANE
PUDSEYS CLOSE
QUARRYWOOD ROAD (top four houses)
SCHOOL LANE
SPRING LANE
STARTINS LANE
STERLINGS FIELD
STONEHOUSE LANE
STUBBLES LANE
WARNERS HILL
WESSONS HILL
WINTER HILL (as far as The Coppices)
WINTER HILL ROAD (as far as Butlers Gate)

Application to attend Cookham Dean C.E. Aided Primary School

Supplementary Information Form (SIF)


Please Note: This form is only required where a parent is seeking admission for a child on the ground that he/she is a regular worshipper (Criteria 4 of the school’s admission arrangements). Regular worshipper means attending services at least twice a month for the two years preceding the closing date for all applications under the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead’s Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme. Where more than one place of worship has been attended in the two years, a SIF should be provided for each place of worship.

After completion by the priest or minister, it should be returned to Cookham Dean C.E. Aided Primary School by Friday 8th January 2010


Name of child:


Date of Birth:


Address:


Telephone Number:


Name of parent/guardian:


Place of Worship attended:


How frequently has the parent or guardian been attending weekday meetings or Sunday services at the church over the past 2 years (e.g. weekly, monthly, quarterly)?












Date Received


-----------------------------Signed ………………………………..


Position* ………………………………..


Date ………………………………..


* For example, Vicar, Rector, Minister, Church Leader, Elder etc.