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Howard Junior School
Context
Headteacher
Mr Ben Paull
Multi-school
Age range
7-11
Status
Academy Converter
Type
Junior
DfE Number
2255
Contact details
Address
Howard Junior School
65 Parkway
Gaywood
King's Lynn
PE30 4QJ
Telephone
01553-774511
Fax
01553-767258
Map
Areas
LA Area
West & Breckland
Diocese
Not Applicable
Councillor division
Gaywood South
District
King's Lynn & West Norfolk
Councillor
Robert Colwell (Liberal Democrats)
Ofsted
Ofsted outcome
Last inspection
 
Pupil numbers
Number on Roll (January 2025)
172
Planned admission numbers (2024/25)
 
Planned admission numbers (2025/26)
 
SEND Provision
Mixed year groups
None
School visits
  • Open days
  • Individual visits
  • Group visits
Transition support
  • Transition week
Facilities
  • Forest school / bushcraft
Therapeutic Offer
  • Speech and Language therapy
  • Lego/Block therapy
Curriculum Offer
Feeder schools
Number on Roll (NOR) detail
NOR January 2025
Yr 340
Yr 449
Yr 539
Yr 644
Total172
Admissions policy

School admission policy : 2024/25 (Agreed)

If there are more applications of places than there are places available, we will give preference to children living nearest to the school, according to the following rules in this order of priority: 

1. Children with a statement of special education needs or an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) naming Howard Junior School. 

 2. Children in public care who are due to start school. 

 3. Children who are due to start school, living in the area served by the school, who have a brother or sister attending the school at the time of their admission. 

4. Children who are due to start school, living in the area served by the school, with no brother or sister at that school. 

 5. Children who are due to start school, living outside the area served by the school, who have a brother or sister attending the school at the time of their admission.

6. Children who are due to start school, living outside the area served by the school, who have no brother or sister at the school.

If all children within any of the above rules cannot be offered a place, the highest priority will be given to children living nearest to the school within that rule. To determine who lives nearest, distance will be measured on a straight line basis, using Ordnance Survey data. The address will be measured from the post office address point on the property. If, following the application of admission rules and distance, two applicants cannot be separated for a final place at a school the authority will use random allocation to determine the priority for the remaining place.

Show School admission policy : 2025/26 (Agreed)

School admission policy : 2025/26 (Agreed)

All children whose education, health and care (EHC) plans name the school will be admitted before any other places are allocated. If the school is not oversubscribed, all applicants will be offered a place.

In the event that the school receives more applications than the number of places it has available, places will be given to those children who meet any of the criteria set out below, in order until all places are filled.

1. Highest priority will be given to looked after children and all previously looked after children who apply for a place at the school.

2. Priority will next be given to children of staff at the school, in either of the following circumstances: a) The member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, or b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage

3. Priority will next be given to children who attend named feeder schools for each academy (King’s Lynn Academy, Howard Junior School, Admirals Academy and Eastgate Academy only)

4. Priority will next be given to children with siblings at the school. Siblings include step siblings, foster siblings, adopted siblings and other children living permanently at the same address. Priority will not be given to children with siblings who are former pupils of the school.

5. Other children living inside the catchment area.

6. Other children living outside the catchment area.

Show School admission policy : 2024/25 (Agreed)