Norfolk Schoolfinder
Information about the school
Hillary Road
Thetford
IP24 3DP
| NOR January 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Yr 3 | 45 |
| Yr 4 | 29 |
| Yr 5 | 40 |
| Yr 6 | 50 |
| Total | 164 |
School admission policy : 2025/26 (Agreed)
All children whose education,
health and care (EHC) plan name Diamond Academy will be admitted before any
other places are allocated.
If Diamond Academy is not
oversubscribed, all applicants will be offered a place.
In the event that Diamond Academy 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 Diamond Academy.
2. Priority will next be given to children with siblings at
Diamond Academy. 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 Diamond
Academy.
3. Priority will next be given to children of staff at
Diamond Academy, in either of the following circumstances:
The member of staff has been employed at Diamond Academy for
two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the
school is made, or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for
which there is a demonstrable skill shortage
4. Priority
will next be given to children living nearest Diamond Academy, by a straight
line distance