What changes are there to the admissions arrangements?
We are lowering the number of Foundation places available. The governing body has proposed that four Foundation Places will be offered each year. Where there are more than 4 applications for Foundation places, the rest of the criteria will be applied to determine the 4; any surplus will be included in Open Place applications. If there are fewer than 4 applications for Foundation places, the remainder will be allocated to Open places.
Current Foundation (Church) Places: 6
Target Foundation (Church) places: 4
We have also added a new Admissions Criteria,
‘5, which states that children who are attending Holy Trinity Nursery on the school site with a registered place at the time of application, and who continue to attend the nursery until the end of the academic year before transferring to Reception.
n.b. There is no automatic entry to the Reception from Holy Trinity Nursery. Parents/carers must apply separately for a Reception place following the standard application process, using their home local authority’s Common Application Form (CAF).
This moves the criterion ‘proximity to Holy Trinity School’ to number 6.
How will current pupils be impacted by this change?
Current year groups remain the same, with a maximum of 30 pupils per class.
I have a younger child who I want to join the school, will they be impacted?
The plans do not change the admissions process. Siblings remain the same priority in our admissions process. The sibling priority within the oversubscription criteria will remain in place. However, as with any application, a preference for a school can never be guaranteed, especially if the school receives more applications than the PAN.
