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Beacon Federation (Shared Headteacher / Executive Headteacher)
Harvey Lane
Dickleburgh
Diss
Norfolk
IP21 4NL
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| NOR May 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Yr R | 25 |
| Yr 1 | 28 |
| Yr 2 | 25 |
| Yr 3 | 25 |
| Yr 4 | 27 |
| Yr 5 | 30 |
| Yr 6 | 28 |
| Total | 188 |
School admission policy : 2024/25 (Agreed)
Where the Academy is oversubscribed (there are more applicants than places available) places will be allocated in accordance with the following criteria and in the following order of priority. A child who has an Education Health and Care Plan naming the school or academy is required to be admitted.
Looked after children (children in care), previously looked after children (previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after) and children adopted from abroad
Siblings of children already at the school living in the catchment area
Residence within the catchment area of the school
Siblings of children already at the school living out of catchment
Children living out of the catchment area who have a faith and / or whose parents are committed Church members and wish them to receive an education in a school with a Church of England foundation Within this criterion the following hierarchy will be applied: a) Anglican b) other Christian denomination c) other organised religions
Children of staff where: a) a member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made and/or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post where there is a demonstrable skill shortage
Children who are due to transfer and live outside the area served by the school who attend a school within St Benet’s MAT at the opening date of the admissions round.
Resident out of the catchment area of the school
In the event of the having to use a tie-breaker to distinguish between two or more applications of equal strength, the child living the shortest distance from home to school in a straight line as the crow flies route should have priority