Parents who wish to put their child’s name down to start school can do so by making an appointment with either the Head or the Deputy Head. Admission to the Reception Class takes place in the September before the child’s fifth birthday in that school year. Admission forms will be sent out in the October prior to admission in the following September.

A meeting for all parents of children starting school in September will be held in the Summer Term. This will offer parents the opportunity to meet the Reception teachers and obtain details concerning school organisation and uniform. A literacy/numeracy workshop for new parents is also held each year.

Our Admissions Policy is thirty children in each school year. We welcome children from all faiths.

The criteria below will be considered only when school / class is over subscribed in the following priority order should any appeal to Governors for the admission of a child be necessary:-

• the child who is in public care
• the child whose parents regularly attends St Aidan’s Parish Church (once a month)
• the child has a brother or sister who is in school already
• the child’s parents attend other Churches
• the child who is resident in St Aidan’s Parish.

In the event of any over-subscription in the number of applications made under any of the categories above then the Admissions Committee will offer places to the child who lives closest to school (measured from the family home via the shortest route along the public highway).

The application will need to be in school sometime during December 2010 (date to be confirmed) for entry into Reception the following year. Any entries made after the above month will be seen as a ‘late entry’. Decisions as to whether your child has been offered a place will be made by the end of March.

Before entering Reception in the Autumn Term we encourage parents to bring their children for visits into the Reception classroom from Easter onwards. This allows children to become accustomed to the school environment and to the routines of the Reception class. It also gives children the opportuntity to meet the staff and their fellow classmates.

We welcome parents and children to look round our school before making an informed decision about which school is best for them.

Follow the link below to download a copy of our admission policy for 2010 / 2011

Admissions Policy 2010 / 2011