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Abbey Road
Old Buckenham
Attleborough
Norfolk
NR17 1RL
| NOR January 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Yr 7 | 84 |
| Yr 8 | 107 |
| Yr 9 | 109 |
| Yr 10 | 83 |
| Yr 11 | 109 |
| Total | 492 |
School admission policy : 2023/24 (Agreed)
THIS SCHOOL WAS 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:
1. Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order.
2. Priority will next be given to siblings of pupils who will already be on the roll of the school at the time of the admission. For the purposes of this criterion, siblings are defined as a brother or sister sharing at least one parent/carer 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.
3. Priority will be given to those students who apply who are living in the catchment area .
Tie-break If a tie-break is necessary to determine which child is admitted, places will be allocated by random allocation. Random allocation will not be applied to multiple birth siblings (twins and triplets etc.) from the same family tied for the final place. We will admit them all, as permitted by the infant class size rules and exceed our Published Admission Number
School admission policy : 2024/25 (Agreed)
THIS SCHOOL WAS NOT OVER-SUBSCRIBED FOR SEPTEMBER 2023
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:
1. Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order.
2. Priority will next be given to siblings of pupils who will already be on the roll of the school at the time of the admission. For the purposes of this criterion, siblings are defined as a brother or sister sharing at least one parent/carer 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.
3. Priority will be given to those students who apply who are living in the catchment area .
Tie-break If a tie-break is necessary to determine which child is admitted, places will be allocated by random allocation. Random allocation will not be applied to multiple birth siblings (twins and triplets etc.) from the same family tied for the final place. We will admit them all, as permitted by the infant class size rules and exceed our Published Admission Number
School admission policy : 2025/26 (Proposed)
Oversubscription criteria
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. Priority will next be given to siblings of pupils who will already be
on the roll of the school at the time of the admission. For the purposes of
this criterion, siblings are defined as a brother or sister sharing at least
one parent/carer 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.