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Field Lane
Fakenham
Norfolk
NR21 9QT
| NOR January 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Yr 7 | 123 |
| Yr 8 | 133 |
| Yr 9 | 137 |
| Yr 10 | 129 |
| Yr 11 | 136 |
| Yr 12 | 63 |
| Yr 13 | 45 |
| Yr 13+ | 1 |
| Total | 767 |
School admission policy : 2023/24 (Agreed)
THIS SCHOOL WAS NOT OVER-SUBSCRIBED FOR SEPTEMBER 2022
When the school is oversubscribed, after the admission of pupils with an Education, Health and Care plan or a Statement of Special Educational Needs naming the school, priority for admission will be given to those children who meet the criteria set out below, in priority order: 2 Approved by Sapientia Education Trust on 31 January 2021
1. First priority is given to candidates who are looked after or are previously looked after in accordance with paragraph 1.7 of the Schools Admission Code (September 2021).
2. Children who are due to transfer and live in the catchment area, as defined by the Local Authority.
3. Children who are due to transfer and have an older brother or sister attending the school at the time of admission. For the purposes of this criterion, siblings are defined as a brother or sister sharing at least one parent and who is normally resident at the same address. This includes adopted children and those living in the same home under a recognised fostering arrangement.
4. Children who are due to transfer and live outside of the catchment area and attend a feeder school at the opening of the admission round.
5. All other children, with the highest priority given the children living nearest the school.
Student distance will be measured on a straight line by the Local Authority Schools Admissions
Office.
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 educational establishment within that rule. To determine student distance to the educational establishment, this will be measured on a straight line crow fly basis, using ordinance survey data.
School admission policy : 2024/25 (Agreed)
THIS SCHOOL WAS NOT OVER-SUBSCRIBED FOR SEPTEMBER 2023School admission policy : 2025/26 (Proposed)
When
the school is oversubscribed, after the admission of pupils with an Education,
Health and Care plan or a Statement of Special Educational Needs naming the
school, priority for admission will be given to those children who meet the
criteria set out below, in priority order:
3. Children who are due to transfer and have an older brother or sister attending the school at the time of admission. For the purposes of this criterion, siblings are defined as a brother or sister sharing at least one parent and who is normally resident at the same address. This includes adopted children and those living in the same home under a recognised fostering arrangement.
(i) been
employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the
application for admission to the school is made, or
(ii) have been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is
a demonstrable skill shortage.
If you would like to comment on the above proposed admissions policy please email admissions@norfolk.gov.uk, letting us know which school's policy you want to comment on, and any comments on it that you would like to share with us.