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Starting School

For entry in September 2012

Children, Young People and Learning Services

Apply online at:

www.sutton.gov.uk/admissions

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Index

Application flow chart for Sutton residents 4

Online admissions 5

The Pan-London Co-ordinated Admissions System 6

Understanding the process 6

When should my child start school? 6

Which schools should I apply for? 7

September 2010 and 2011 allocations 8

Completing the Common Application Form 9

Supplementary forms 13

Late applications and changes of preference 14

Change of address 15

How places are allocated 16

Notification of outcome 17

Waiting lists 18

Children with Statements of Special Educational Needs 19

Children with Special Educational Needs who do not have a Statement 20

Parent Partnership Service 20

Appeals 21

What about meals and milk? 21

Who pays for travel to school? 22

The role of the Borough School Attendance Service 23

After school care and holiday play schemes 23

Applications for Junior School 23

Primary schools in Sutton 24

Location map of schools 28

Admission Criteria for Community schools 30

Admission Criteria for Academies 31

Admission Criteria for Voluntary - Aided and Foundation Schools 32

Infant and Primary schools outside the London Borough of Sutton 36

Independent schools 38

Questions and answers 38

A list of educational terms 42



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Starting School

Application flow chart for Sutton residents

Decide which schools you wish to apply for.

(Please see page 7 for advice)1

2Complete the Common Application Form and return it to the London Borough

of Sutton by Sunday 15 January 2012 along with supporting evidence of

address. (Please see pages 9 to 12 for advice)

You can apply online at www.sutton.gov.uk/admissions

(Please see page 5 for further details)

3 Complete supplementary forms for every school that requires one and

return them directly to the school by the published closing date.

(Please see page 13 for details of Sutton schools that require a

supplementary form)

Supplementary forms for Sutton schools are available by contacting each

school direct or online at www.sutton.gov.uk/admissions

4 A letter advising you of the outcome of your application will be issued on

18 April 2012 by first class post. If you apply online you will also receive

an online outcome to your application on the evening of 18 April 2012.

(Please see pages 17 and 18 for more information on notification

of the outcome and waiting lists)



To apply online go to: www.sutton.gov.uk/admissions

The online application will be available from 1 September 2011. It has the following benefits:

It is simple and convenient

There are clear, simple prompts to guide you through making your application

You can submit your application at any time until midnight on 15 January 2012

You will receive email confirmation once your form has been submitted

Once submitted, you can change your application at any time, until midnight on

15 January 2012

You will be able to print a copy of your completed form for your own records

You will be able to attach scanned/electronic documents to support your application

There is no need to complete a paper form

It is faster, safe and secure

You will be sent an email advising you of the result of your application

You will be able to check your online application for the result on the evening of 18 April

2012

You will be able to accept or decline an offer of a school place online

If you do not have access to the Internet at home, you can make an online application for your

child free of charge at any of the Sutton Libraries. Please contact your local library for

information about Internet access. However, you must have an e-mail address in order to apply

online.

The closing date for primary applications is 15 January 2012 whether you apply online or fill in

the paper Common Application Form. If you apply online you will still be required to send

address evidence to the Admissions Team but this can be submitted electronically with your

application. Please see page 12 for details of the evidence that is required.

If you apply online, please remember to record your user name and password which you will

need to make your application, to check and amend details and to view your result online.

If you have any questions about the online admissions process you can contact Sutton’s Call

Centre on 020 8770 6080.

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Online admissions



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The School Admissions (Co-ordination of Admission Arrangements) (England) Regulations

2008 require every Local Authority in England to co-ordinate admissions to maintained schools

in their area, to ensure that as far as is reasonably practicable, multiple offers are eliminated

and fewer parents receive no offer of a school place.

Within the Greater London area, many parents apply to schools in more than one borough, and

as such, in order to coordinate effectively, the London Borough of Sutton will participate in the

Pan-London Co-ordinated Admissions System to share Reception applications and outcomes

across London and Surrey.

Where a parent is applying for a school outside the Pan-London area we will share details of

applications and outcomes manually with that authority to ensure that as far as is reasonably

practicable we eliminate all multiple offers.

The Pan-London Co-ordinated

Admissions System

Understanding the process

The application process is described in this brochure. There will be a drop-in session for

parents to ask questions of Sutton School Admissions Team staff on 22 September 2011 from

10am to 4pm in the Europa Gallery at Sutton Library.

If you are unsure about what is included in this brochure or have further questions, please

telephone Sutton’s Call Centre on 020 8770 6080 and staff will be happy to answer your

questions and give advice based on your specific circumstances.

Sutton parents who have particular difficulties in understanding the admissions procedures may

also contact Sutton’s Parent Partnership Service for help in making informed and realistic

preferences. Please see page 20 for more information and how to contact them.

When should my child start school?

The law states that your child must start school at the beginning of the term after he/she

reaches 5 years of age. In Sutton, all children are admitted earlier than this. Children born

between 1 September 2007 and 31 August 2008 will start primary school in September 2012,

with some schools staggering entry up to the October half term.

In some cases it may be possible to defer your child’s entry until later in the school year or for

your child to start part time, but only if your child is under statutory school age. Once you have

been offered a place you will need to discuss the possibility with the school if you wish to

explore this.



The law gives you the right to state a ‘preference’ for the school that you want your child to

attend. It is worded in this way rather than ‘choice’ because there may be reasons why your

preference cannot be met, for example if there are more applicants than places. When this

happens, it is the school’s admission criteria that determine which children will be offered a

place. As most schools are oversubscribed it is important that you consider as many schools

as possible when deciding which schools to apply for. You should start by gathering as much

information about each school as possible. Information is available from a number of sources:

• The descriptions within this brochure

• Each school will have its own prospectus

• School websites

• Visiting each school (contact the school office to make an appointment)

• Ofsted reports (available from the school or online at www.ofsted.gov.uk)

We recommend that all families make up their own minds. You should not base your decision

solely on previous exam results of a school or what other people say about a school.

When considering which schools to apply for, it is very important that you consider each

school's admission criteria. These describe how places at each school are awarded, and who

gets priority when a school is oversubscribed. As the majority of primary schools are

oversubscribed, these criteria will help you assess the likely success of an application. A

summary of the admission criteria for each Sutton school is set out on pages 30-35. More

information on how places are allocated is included on page 16.

You are limited to the number of preferences that you can make on your Common Application

Form, and as such you are recommended to name those schools for which you are most likely

to be successful according to the admission criteria. These are likely to be schools which, had

you been applying in the previous year, would have been able to offer a place under the

school's distance criteria. Whilst you may choose to name any such schools at the bottom of

your preference list, this will at least ensure that your child is considered for these schools if

none of your higher preference schools can be offered. In this way you will increase your

child’s chances of receiving an offer at a local school, and will decrease the likelihood of

receiving no offer of a school place and subsequently having to consider less preferred schools

that might be further away. Where it applies, the distance each Sutton school offered places to

under their distance criterion in the previous two years is shown in the table on the following

page.

However these distances are provided as a guide only. There is no guarantee that for

September 2012 admission a school will offer to the same distance as in the previous

year, as each year it is subject to the number of applications and where the applicants

live. The Local Authority cannot be held responsible if a child would have been eligible

for a place but the parent did not apply based on the previous year's distance, nor if a

parent is unsuccessful because a school is not able to allocate out to the same distance

as in the previous year.

The distances for Sutton schools are measured in a straight line on a GIS system maintained

by the Admissions team. If you are unsure of your home to school distance, you may log a call

with Sutton’s Call Centre on 020 8770 6080 for an approximate measurement.

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Which schools should I apply for?



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September 2010 & 2011 allocations

The table below sets out the number of on time applications for each Sutton school and,

where applicable, the furthest distance each school offered to for the September 2010 and

September 2011 intakes based on the initial allocation of places.

Community Schools

Applications

received

2011

Applications

received

2010

Furthest

Distance Km

2011

Furthest

Distance Km

2010

Abbey Primary 102 76 2.314 2.328

Amy Johnson Primary 83 43 0.434 All

Avenue Primary 418 327 0.865 0.809

Bandon Hill Primary 430 348 **0.362 0.417

Barrow Hedges Primary 509 345 *0.883 0.914

Beddington Infants’ 336 276 0.714 0.931

Beddington Park Primary 98 77 *All 0.919

Brookfield Primary 126 70 **0.646 1.817

Cheam Common Infants’ 275 209 0.664 0.714

Cheam Fields Primary 211 167 1.780 3.598

Cheam Park Farm Infants’ 312 273 1.210 1.290

Culvers House Primary 77 103 All 0.958

Devonshire Primary 234 180 *2.063 0.776

Dorchester Primary 174 139 *All 1.648

Foresters Primary 74 56 All All

Green Wrythe Primary 96 79 4.865 0.696

Hackbridge Primary 126 91 All All

High View Primary 219 185 0.861 0.774

Manor Park Primary 261 164 0.498 0.703

Muschamp Primary 123 130 *All 0.736

Nonsuch Primary 221 180 0.645 0.606

Robin Hood Infants’ 340 291 0.495 0.780

Rushy Meadow Primary 155 134 0.914 3.664

Tweeddale Primary 133 124 1.268 0.874

Victor Seymour Infants’ 290 203 0.898 1.446

Westbourne Primary*** 386 323 0.483 0.484

Foundation Schools

Stanley Park Infants’ 411 340 0.994 1.139

Voluntary Aided Schools (Roman Catholic)

St Cecilia’s R C Primary 152 138 N/A N/A

St Elphege’s R C Infants’ 106 101 N/A N/A

St Mary’s Catholic Nursery and Infants’ 177 161 N/A N/A

Voluntary Aided Schools (Church of England)

All Saint’s Benhilton C of E Primary 161 155 N/A N/A

All Saint’s Carshalton C of E Primary 159 152 N/A N/A

St Dunstan’s Cheam C of E Primary 161 152 N/A N/A

* Barrow Hedges, Beddington Park, Devonshire, Dorchester and Muschamp Primary Schoolsallocated an additional 30 places in 2011 at the initial allocation.

** Avenue, Bandon Hill and Brookfield Primary Schools allocated an additional 30 places afterthe 2011 initial allocation

*** Westbourne Primary is now an Academy school



This brochure gives details for children applying for places in mainstream school. If your childhas a Statement of Special Educational Needs, please go to page 19.

We recommend you apply online at www.sutton.gov.uk/admissions. Please see page 5for details. Only use the paper form if you are unable to apply online.

Each local authority has its own Common Application Form. You must complete the form forthe local authority in which you live, regardless of which schools you are applying for. If you area Sutton resident applying for schools outside the London Borough of Sutton, these must benamed on the Sutton Common Application Form. If you have not received a CommonApplication Form with this brochure, you may obtain one by ringing 020 8770 6080.

It is important that the Common Application Form is fully and accurately completed, whether itis an electronic or paper form. If there are mistakes or inaccuracies on the form it may affectyour application.

Child’s address

The address on the form must be your child's permanent place of residence. It should not be abusiness, relative or carer/childminder’s address. Nor is it permitted for you to use atemporarily rented address to secure a school place for your child. The address will normallybe the parents’ address. If the parents do not live together, it should be the parent with whomthe child spends the majority of the time. This will normally be the address of the parent whoreceives Child Benefit in respect of the child. An application can only be made from a singleaddress, and only a single application can be made for each child. You are required to provideevidence of your child’s address, which must be a copy of your most recent council tax bill (ifyou have a copy). If you do not have your current council tax bill you should indicate whetheror not you are the person responsible for paying the council tax for the address given and wewill check records for confirmation. If you are a council tenant, you should provide a copy ofyour council tenancy agreement.

If there is a formal equal share custody arrangement between the parents, the address that willbe used will be the address of the parent who is claiming Child Benefit for the child.

If you move address after completing the Common Application Form, you must write to inform

us and provide evidence of your new address (Please see page 15). The address to be used in

the allocation process may vary depending on the school applied for and the date you moved.

Any offer of a place based on where your child lives is conditional on your child being resident

at this address at the closing date for applications or the date specified by the school, if

different, unless a subsequent move has been accepted for allocation purposes.

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Completing the Common Application Form



The Local Authority will investigate any applications:

• Where there are any doubts about the information provided

• Where information has been received from a member of the public to suggest a

fraudulent application has been made

• Where records show a change of address within the previous 12 months

The Local Authority reserves the right to seek evidence from parents, Council records, nursery

schools or any other source deemed appropriate. The Local Authority may also make a home

visit and refer cases to the borough's Investigation Officers where it is deemed appropriate.

Any application which uses false information will be withdrawn and may be subject to legal

proceedings. If an application is found to be fraudulent after places are offered, any offer of a

place will normally be withdrawn and a new application will have to be made.

Parent/Carer’s Details

The person applying on behalf of the child should be the person with Parental Responsibility

for the child. However there may be occasions where this is not the case, and this should be

indicated on the form.

Parental Responsibility is defined by the Children Act 1989 and amended by the Adoption

and Children Act 2002. Parental Responsibility is automatically acquired at birth by the natural

mother and natural father, if he was married to the mother at the time of the birth or if they

were married subsequently. For children born since 1 January 2003, the child's natural father

will also have Parental Responsibility if he jointly registered as the child's natural father

following the child's birth. Other people can obtain Parental Responsibility by seeking a

Parental Responsibility legal agreement, obtained with the consent of all persons with Parental

Responsibility or by a court order, or when a child is placed with them for legal adoption. Step-

parents, grandparents and other close relatives do not have automatic Parental Responsibility,

and can only acquire it through a legal agreement or court order. If you are a distant relative or

not related at all to the child it is likely that you are a Private Foster Parent. In law this means

you must tell your local Council you are caring for the child and also you must tell the child’s

parents (or the person with Parental Responsibility) about the application for a school place

and obtain their permission. You can find more information on Parental Responsibility at

www.direct.gov.uk/parents under Parents’ and Childrens rights.

If you are unsure about your status, you should submit your application with a covering letter to

explain your situation.

Children in Public Care

By law, children who are Looked After by a Local Authority receive top priority for a school

place. As such, if the child you are applying for is in Public Care or is Looked After, it is

important that you include this on the application form under ‘Children in Public Care’ and

provide supporting evidence from their social worker.

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Your Preferences

On Sutton's Common Application Form you can name up to six preferences for state funded

schools. You must not name any independent (private) schools. As explained on page 7, you

should use your preferences wisely, and consider each school's admission criteria carefully.

You must name the schools in the order that you prefer them, with your most preferred school

named first. Schools will not know where you have named them on your application form and

as such, you will not disadvantage an application for a lower preference school by naming

another more preferred school higher.

You should note that you do not gain any priority for a school if you only name one or two

preferences, nor if you name the same school more than once. Whilst the Local Authority has

a responsibility to make a place available for your child, it does not necessarily have to be at

one of your named preferences, nor at your nearest school.

Siblings

For most schools in Sutton that give priority for siblings, sibling is defined as brother or sister,

half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the

parent/carer’s partner, and in every case, who is living as part of the same family unit at the

same address, Monday to Friday. However the definition might be different for some schools,

especially those outside Sutton. If your child will have a sibling at one of your preferred

schools in September 2012, it is important that you include the sibling’s details on the

application form to ensure that, if applicable, sibling priority is given. You should not name any

child who is not a sibling, nor any child who attends a different school to the school named as

a preference.

Reason for Preference

There is space on the application form for you to give a reason for naming one school as a

preference and this will be shared with the relevant school(s). Whilst a school will have regard

to the information you put here, this alone would not normally give priority for a place. If you

wish to apply under a school’s exceptional medical or social criteria, you must also provide

additional information and professional evidence to support your case. Supporting evidence

should be provided from a professional, such as a social worker, health visitor, housing officer,

the police, probation officer, doctor and/or hospital consultant. Refugee and Asylum seeking

children may be included under this criterion depending on individual circumstance and

subject to support from relevant council officers as listed.

Providing professional evidence does not guarantee that your child will receive priority at a

particular school. The decision will be made by the admission authority for the school, which

will consider whether the circumstances warrant a child being placed at one particular school

above any other, and whether they should give the child priority over other applicants who

may, for example, have siblings at the school or who may live closer.

Parents are responsible for providing the evidence to support an application for a medical or

social placement. Any application that does not have supporting evidence will not be given

any priority and the Local Authority is not responsible for ensuring parents provide it.

Please note that it is not possible for routine child-minding arrangements to be taken into

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Returning your Common Application Form

If you apply online, please do not send the Common Application Form.

Common Application Forms for the London Borough of Sutton can be:

• Completed and submitted online at www.sutton.gov.uk/admissions

• Posted to School Admissions, Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way, Sutton SM1 1EA

If you wish to hand your form in to someone in person, you must take your form to Civic

Offices in Sutton.

You must not make more than one application. However, where duplicate or multiple

applications are received for the same child, we shall only consider the most recent application

submitted before the closing date.

Supporting Evidence

You must include evidence of your child’s date of birth and evidence of your child's address.

Evidence of address, should be a copy of your current council tax bill (if you have a copy). If

you do not have your current council tax bill you should indicate whether or not you are the

person responsible for paying the council tax for the address given and we will check council

records for confirmation. If you are a council tenant you should provide a copy of your council

tenancy agreement. If you apply online, you will still be required to send this evidence to the

Admissions Team, but it may be scanned and submitted electronically as part of your online

application.

If you wish social/medical reasons to be considered you must provide evidence at the time of

your application.

Closing date

The Common Application Form must be completed and returned to your home Local Authority

by Sunday 15 January 2012.

Application forms received after the closing date will be considered after those that are

received on time, unless exceptional circumstances apply. Please see page 14 for more

information.

Acknowledgement of applications

Online applicants will receive a confirmation their application has been submitted, including an

application reference number which is used throughout the application process.

Paper based applications will not be acknowledged unless accompanied by a stamped

addressed envelope. If you include an SAE, it may take two weeks from receipt of your

application to send this.

Due to the numbers of applications being processed, it will not be possible for the

School Admissions Team to respond to telephone enquiries to check receipt of forms.

We therefore recommend you apply online where possible.



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Supplementary forms

Each of the following Voluntary-Aided Schools has a supplementary form, which you should

complete and return directly to the school by the date given:

Supplementary forms provide the school with additional information that helps them apply their

admission criteria.

Supplementary forms are available directly from the school or are available to download at

www.sutton.gov.uk/admissions.

If you complete a supplementary form for any of the above schools, you must also

name it as one of your preferences on your application form. Completing a

supplementary form alone is not a valid application, and you will not be considered for

a place at the school unless it has also been named as a preference on the application

form.

If you are applying for any school outside of Sutton, you should contact either the school or the

Local Authority in which it is situated to see if a supplementary form is necessary. Details of

neighbouring Local Authorities and schools for which Sutton parents often apply for are shown

on pages 36 & 37.

School To be completed for Closing date

All Saints' Benhilton C of E Primary Foundation place 15 January 2012

All Saints' Carshalton C of E Primary All applicants 15 January 2012

St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School All applicants 31 December 2011

St Dunstan's Cheam C of E Primary School All applicants 15 January 2012

The Federation of St Elphege's Catholic Infants' School All applicants 5 December 2011

St Mary's Catholic Nursery and Infants' School All applicants 15 January 2012



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Late applications and

changes of preference

Late applications and changes of preference up to 17 February 2012

If you submit an application or change your existing preferences, or order of preferences, after

15 January 2012 but before 17 February 2012, without good reason for doing so, the whole

application will be treated as late, and this may jeopardise the possibility of your child being

offered a place at one of your preferred schools.

If you submit an application or change your existing preferences, or order of preferences, after

15 January 2012 but have good reason for doing so, such as a change of address or

circumstance, your application can be treated as on time providing we receive the application

or details of the change by 17 February 2012. However, in order to consider whether cases are

late for good reason, we must have received written details and evidence of your case by 17

February 2012.

If you are unsure whether your circumstances would be regarded as a ‘good reason’, you can

telephone Sutton’s Call Centre on 020 8770 6080 for further advice.

Late applications and changes of preference received between 17 February 2012 and

18 April 2012

Any application received between 17 February 2012 and 18 April 2012 will be treated as late,

regardless of the reason. It will not be possible to make any changes to existing preferences

or order of preferences between 17 February 2012 and 18 April 2012. If you wish to be

considered for other schools after the allocation of places, you will need to request that your

child’s name be placed on the waiting list after 18 April 2012. See page 18 for more details.

How late applications will be considered up to 18 April 2012

Any application treated as late, for whatever reason, will only be considered after all on time

applications have been processed. This is likely to mean that for the majority of late applicants,

there will be no vacancies remaining, because most schools will be oversubscribed with on

time applicants. However, there may be some schools that do have vacancies after considering

on time applicants, and we will coordinate offers to these schools, for late applications, based

on the admission criteria for each school. If a school has no vacancies then the child’s name

will be placed on the waiting list for the schools they have applied for, according to their

admission criteria. Please see page 18 for more details.

How late applications will be considered after 18 April 2012

After 18 April 2012 late applications for Sutton schools will be treated the same as on time

applications and any places will be allocated according to each school’s waiting list. Please

see page 18 for more details on waiting lists.



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If you move at any time after submitting an application to us you must advise us immediately

and provide proof of your new address, so that we can update our records and ensure

correspondence is sent to the correct address. Proof of your new address should be a copy of

your council tenancy agreement or a copy of a solicitor’s letter confirming the sale/purchase

(this must be after completion has taken place). Exchange of contracts or a future completion

date will not be accepted.

The address to be used in the allocation of school places may vary depending on the school

applied for and the date you moved, and as such failure to tell us about a new address may

result in an incorrect allocation of school places. If you fail to tell us about a house move, we

may withdraw your application or any offer of a school place that has been made.

Moving out of Sutton

• If you move before 17 February 2012 and are no longer a Sutton resident, we will

need to forward a copy of your Common Application Form to your new Local Authority

so they can take responsibility for your application. If they accept your application your

new Local Authority may ask you to complete a new application form, and you may be

able to change the preferences that you have named.

• If you move after 17 February 2012, responsibility for your application will remain with

the London Borough of Sutton until the offer day of 18 April 2012, and your previous

address will be used in the allocation of school places. After 18 April 2012 your

application will become the responsibility of your new Local Authority.

Moving into Sutton

• If you move into Sutton before 17 February 2012, you must inform your original Home

Local Authority in writing with proof of your new address. It would be helpful if, at the

same time, you notify Sutton School Admissions team of your move to Sutton. Once

your original Home Local Authority has confirmed that they are satisfied that you have

moved, we will liaise with them to take responsibility for your application and you will be

asked to complete a Sutton application form. We must have received all evidence by

17 February 2012 in order for your new address to be considered in the allocation of

school places.

• If you move into Sutton after 17 February 2012, responsibility for your application will

remain with your original Home Local Authority until the offer day of 18 April 2012 and

your previous address will be used in the allocation of school places. After 18 April 2012

your application will become the responsibility of the London Borough of Sutton.

Please note that some boroughs may use a different date by which to accept a change

of address.

Change of address



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How places are allocated

The admissions process operates without regard to where you have named a school on your

Common Application Form. Schools consider applications according to their admission criteria,

and do not know the level of preference of their school on your Common Application Form.

This means that applications for lower preference schools are not disadvantaged if your higher

preference school(s) cannot be offered.

This allows you to apply for a preferred school as a higher preference, knowing that if your

child is unsuccessful they will not get overlooked for other schools that you have named as a

lower preference.

Where a school is oversubscribed (and history shows that each Sutton school does have more

applications than places), its published admission criteria will be used to decide the rank order

by which applicants will be offered places. The admission criteria for each Sutton school is set

out on pages 30-35.

If, by this ranking process, your child is only eligible for one school within your list of

preferences, this will be the offer made.

If your child is ranked highly enough to receive an offer for two or more of your preferences, we

will hold the higher of these preferences as the potential offer. Any lower preferences will be

withdrawn.

If you have applied to schools in more than one Local Authority participating in the Pan-London

Co-ordinated Admission System, these Local Authorities exchange details giving the outcome

of each application to see if more than one Local Authority can offer a place. Again, the highest

potential offer will be retained and lower ones withdrawn.

If you have also applied to a school outside the Pan-London area, or if a parent outside of the

Pan-London area has applied to a Sutton school, we will seek to co-ordinate the applications

with these other Local Authorities, so that where possible, each child will only receive one offer

of a school place.

This process continues until a 'steady state' is reached between Local Authorities and each

child has no more than one offer, which is the highest possible offer based on the order that

preferences have been named on the Common Application Form. This will then be the offer

sent to the parent on Offer Day, 18 April 2012.

If your child is not eligible for any of your preferred schools by this process, you will be sent a

letter on 18 April 2012 setting out what to do next.

If any Sutton school has vacancies remaining after the co-ordination process for on time and

late applicants, these places will be offered to Sutton children who are without an offer of a

place based on their proximity to the school. If by this process a child is eligible for an offer at

more than one school, the school to be offered will be the one that is nearest. In this process,

applicants who applied on time will be considered before applicants who applied late, but

children will only be considered for schools that they can travel to within 45 minutes on a

reasonable public transport journey.

Where a parent applies for more than one child for the same year group and it is not possible

to offer a place to all of them, the names of the children who were unsuccessful will be added

to the waiting list in accordance with the published admission criteria, in the same way as for

other children. See page 18 for more information on waiting lists.



Notification of outcome

If you can be offered a school place, you will be sent a letter by first class post from your Home

Local Authority, confirming the name of the school that is being offered. If you are a Sutton

resident or live in another London Local Authority your letter will be sent to you on 18 April

2012. If you applied online you will also receive an online outcome to your application on the

evening of 18 April 2012. You will be given until 2 May 2012 to formally accept or reject the

offer. If you do not accept the offer within this time, the offer may be withdrawn. If you applied

online you will also be able to accept or reject the offer online, but you are advised to wait for a

copy of your outcome letter before doing so.

If it is not possible to offer you a place at any of your preferred schools, your Home Local

Authority will write to you and tell you. However if there are vacancies at other schools, your

Home Local Authority may offer a place to you at one of those schools even if the school was

not named as one of your preferences. This is because your Home Local Authority has a duty

to offer vacant places to children in its area who remain without an offer of a school place.

All notification letters will include information about making an appeal. For further information

on appeals, please see page 21.

If you are offered a school place, even if it is at a school that you did not name as a

preference, we would recommend that you accept the offer made, as this will ensure your child

has a school place for September. Accepting an offer does not prejudice your waiting list

postions or appeals for any higher preference schools. If you reject an offer, and you have no

alternative place, you will be responsible for finding another school for your child. You might

then need to consider less preferred schools that are further away, to prevent your child being

left without a school for September.

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Waiting lists

If you are offered a place at a school which is not your first preference, your child’s name willautomatically be placed on the waiting list for higher preference schools for which your child iseligible. It will not be possible to change the order of preference for the original schoolsnamed on your application form after the allocation unless there are exceptionalcircumstances, such as a house move. As such, if you receive an offer of a school place, it willnot be possible to go on the waiting list of a lower preference school or add new preferencesunless you have been able to demonstrate exceptional circumstances. If you are not offered aplace at any of your preferred schools, your child’s name will automatically be placed on thewaiting list for each of the schools for which you have applied and for which your child is eligible.

If you wish your child’s name to go on the waiting list for a school that you did not orginallyapply for, you should notify your Home Local Authority. Each time you ask to be considered foranother school you will be expected to confirm the order of preference for each additionalschool so that children do not remain on waiting lists unnecessarily. However you will only beable to change your original preference order if there are exceptional circumstances. In thisway, if an offer can be made from the waiting list all lower preference schools will be discarded.

Waiting lists for Sutton schools will be ranked according to each school’s admission criteria.No priority can be given to children according to the date their application was received or theirname was added to the list. In Sutton, waiting lists will be maintained by the admissionauthority for each school and waiting list positions will be available from the admission authorityfor the school from 28 May 2012. The admission authority for Community Schools is the LocalAuthority and the admission authority for Acadamies, Foundation and Voluntary-Aided Schoolsis the Governing Body of each school.

If you have moved since making your original application, and if your child is ranked on theschool’s waiting list according to distance, your new address will usually be used to determineyour child’s waiting list position. However, some school’s arrangements may differ and if youare unclear on which address is being used, you should clarify this with the admission authorityfor the school.

As some families decline their offer of a school place, vacancies are created. These vacancieswill be filled from each school's waiting list, and offer letters will be issued by the child's HomeLocal Authority. Each time an offer is made any preferences that are named lower on theparent's preference list will be withdrawn, unless that school has already been offered. At thisstage it is possible for children to receive more than one offer. The Admissions team will workto resolve multiple offers, so that places can be freed up for other pupils as quickly as possible.

You should note that your child’s position on a waiting list may go down as well as up. This isbecause other children might be added to a school’s waiting list who have greater priority for aplace against the school’s admission criteria. This can happen when new families move intothe area or when other families, who had previously not named a school as a preference, askto go on the waiting list for a school after the initial allocation date.

Waiting lists for Sutton schools will remain open until the end of the Autumn term. If after thattime you wish your child’s name to remain on a waiting list, you should write to the AdmissionTeam by 31 December 2012.



Children with Statements of

Special Educational Needs

Starting school arrangements are different for children with Statements of Special Educational

Needs. Please note that the Common Application Form should not be used in these cases.

Parents of children with Statements of Special Educational Needs have the right to express a

preference for the primary school that they wish their child to attend. Sutton Local Authority

must then consult with the school's governing body before it can be named within the

statement. Where the preference is for a school outside the borough, Sutton must consult with

both the school and the maintaining Local Authority.

Sutton Local Authority will comply with parental preference, provided:

• the school is suitable for the child's age, ability or aptitude or their special educational

needs

• the placement of the child at the school would not be incompatible with the provision of

efficient education for the children with whom he/she would be educated

• the placement would be an efficient use of local education authority resources

Pupils with statements, which indicate that mainstream school is appropriate, will be

considered for primary school places before other pupils.

Where statements remain appropriate, they will be amended to indicate the named primary

school. This process will normally be completed by the middle of February before starting

school.

If you live outside Sutton and your child has a statement of special educational needs, please

contact the SEN team within the borough in which you live. Sutton's SEN team can be

contacted on 020 8770 6593.

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Parent Partnership Service

In Sutton the Parent Partnership Service can provide impartial advice to parents and carers

who may have difficulty understanding the admissions procedure, enabling them to make

informed and realistic preferences for primary education for their children. This service is

particularly aimed at parents who require help in completing forms or those parents who have

English as a second language.

In addition, the Sutton Parent Partnership Service supports parents and carers of children with

Special Educational Needs living in Sutton. They offer impartial advice and support and can

discuss options for children starting school. They offer support to parents and carers whose

children have Statements of Special Educational Needs or those who are currently on School

Action or School Action Plus.

The Parent Partnership Service can be contacted as follows:

Telephone: 020 8640 4541

Email: [email protected]

Address: c/o Wandle Valley School

Welbeck Road, Carshalton, SM5 1LW

If your child has Special Educational Needs, but is not statemented, you should follow the

procedure described in this booklet. If your child is not yet at school or not yet going to an early

education setting, you can talk to your doctor or health visitor who will be able to give you

advice about the next steps to take.

If you think your child may have a special educational need that has not been identified by the

school or early education setting, you should talk to your child’s class teacher, to the SENCO

(this is the person in the school or pre-school who has a particular responsibility for

co-ordinating help for children with Special Educational Needs) or to the Headteacher straight

away. Alternatively, you can contact Sutton’s Parent Partnership Service, who provide support

to parents and carers of children with Special Educational Needs living in Sutton. The Parent

Partnership Service can be contacted on 020 8640 4541 or at [email protected].

Working together with your child’s teachers will often help to sort out worries and problems.

The closer you work with your child's teachers, the more successful any help for your child can

be.

Children with Special Educational

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You have the right of appeal under Section 94 of the 1998 Act against any admission decision.

You should note that the government has imposed a limit on infant class sizes such that fromSeptember 2001 no 5, 6 or 7 year old should be in a class of more than 30 for an ordinaryteaching session with a single teacher.

In order to comply with statutory limits on Infant Class Sizes, Paragraph 12 of schedule 24 tothe 1998 Act limits the circumstances in which an independent appeal panel can uphold an appeal.

The only circumstances that can be considered are:

a) that the child would have been offered a place if the admission arrangements had been properly implemented;

b) that the child would have been offered a place if the arrangements had not been contrary to mandatory provisions in the School Admission Code and the SSFA1998;

c) that the decision was not one which a reasonable admission authority would make in the circumstances of the case.

The panel cannot intervene merely if it disagrees that the extra steps would be necessary tokeep infant class sizes under 30. The panel also cannot take into account the differingcircumstances of individual children other than in their relevance to points a), b) and c).

You will be given further details on making an appeal in the letter that will be sent to you on18 April 2012 should you not be offered your first preference school.

Appeals

School meals and milk

A meal is provided at most Sutton schools at lunchtime. The school will notify you of the price.Alternatively your child may take a packed lunch to eat at school. Milk is available for childrenof primary school age on payment of a termly fee (non-returnable).

Parents are currently entitled to free school meals and milk for each child of primary schoolage, if they are in receipt of:

• Income Support (IS) • Income Based Job Seekers Allowance (IBJSA) • Income-related employment and support allowance• Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 • Child Tax Credit, but who are not entitled to Working Tax Credit, and whose

annual income (as assessed by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) does not exceed £16,190 as of 6 April 2011. Where a parent is entitled to Working Tax Credit during the four-week period immediately after their employment ceases, or after they start to work less than 16 hours per week, their children are entitled tofree school milk and meals during those weeks.

• Guarantee element of State Pension Credit

Advice on how to apply for Free School Meals will be available from each school at thebeginning of the Autumn term.

Please note that St Cecilia’s RC Primary School does not provide school meals and all childrenwill be expected to bring a packed lunch.

If your child is offered a place at an out borough school you should ask the maintaining LocalAuthority for details on who administers their Free School Meals.



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Children under the age of 16 can travel for free if they travel by bus and/or tram within the

Transport for London area. As such, the majority of Sutton children will not require additional

travel assistance to travel to school. For more information on Transport for London’s travel

concessions, please see their website www.tfl.gov.uk.

However, there will be some Sutton children who have to travel on alternative forms of

transport, or by bus outside the Transport for London area. In order to be considered for help

towards the cost of travelling to primary school under Sutton’s School Travel policy, the

timetabled journey must be more than 45 minutes, when travelling on a bus and/or tram route

on which the Transport for London free travel concession for 0–16 year-olds applies throughout

the entirety of the journey.

Where that is the case, the circumstances that will be considered for assistance with the cost

of travelling to primary school are as follows:

u Sutton children who are entitled to free school meals, or those whose families arein receipt of their maximum level of Working Tax Credit, will qualify for assistance

with travel to their nearest suitable qualifying school, where the walking distance

between their home and the primary school is more than two miles (measured by

the shortest walking distance).

u If the school a Sutton child is due to attend is their nearest suitable qualifying primary school and the shortest walking distance between their home and the

school is more than two miles, for a child aged under 8 years.

u Other Sutton children may qualify for travel assistance if they are to attend a primary school that is preferred on the grounds of their religion or belief, whether

or not the school is the nearest qualifying school, if the shortest walking distance

between their home and the school is more than three miles.

The shortest walking distance between the home and the school is measured as the shortest

reasonable walking route, and one that is recognised as a safe walking area, with footpath and

lighting.

Where a parent places their child in a school on the grounds of their religion or belief, but it is

not the nearest school that would be able to meet their preference, assistance would only be

considered for the cost of public transport to the nearer school, providing that school is more

than two miles from the home address, for a child aged under 8 years.

Parents must provide supporting evidence regarding their genuine adherence to their religion

or belief. A religion can be any religion, but must have a clear structure and belief system. A

belief must be more than an opinion or idea, and must attain a certain level of cogency,

seriousness, cohesion and importance; be worthy of respect in a democratic society; and not

be incompatible with human dignity or the fundamental rights of the child.

For a copy of the full School Travel policy, please go to www.sutton.gov.uk or telephone

020 8770 6080.

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The Borough School Attendance Service is an integral part of the services provided by the

Local Authority and assists the borough’s implementation of its statutory requirements.

Borough School Attendance Officers liaise with the schools to identify and assist children with

school attendance related problems.

The role of this service is to ensure that all school-aged children are in receipt of education.

For school attendance related matters please telephone (020) 8770 6605.

The role of the

Borough School Attendance Service

After school care and holiday play schemes

The Sutton Play Service provides a range of services for children and their families.These

include all year round after school and holiday play schemes for primary age children. The

Play Service manages three play centres and three after school clubs. Some schools operate

their own clubs, which may cover breakfast, after school and holiday times.

Further information can be obtained from the Play Service on (020) 8404 1990.

Sustainable travel

All Councils have a duty to encourage and facilitate pupils to travel to school in a way that is

environmentally sustainable. Sutton works with all schools in the borough to help do this,

including through regular updating of schools’ own School Travel Plans which encourage pupils

to walk, cycle or take public transport to get to school wherever possible. For more information

about Sutton's 'School Sustainable Modes of Travel Strategy' and School Travel Plans visit

www.smartertravelsutton.org/schools.

If you are successful in gaining a place at an Infants school, you will need to make a separate

application to apply for a place at a Junior or Primary school for the start of Year 3. You will

receive information about this when your child starts Year 2.

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Primary schools in Sutton

The admission number for each school for the academic year 2012/2013 indicates the number

that the school will admit in September 2012 as part of the normal intake for the school.

denotes an Infants’ school without a nursery attached.§

COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOLS Admission Number

for 2012/2013

Abbey Primary DfE Number: 319 2012

Glastonbury Road, Morden SM4 6NZ Tel: (020) 8770 6770 60

Amy Johnson Primary DfE Number: 319 2046

Mollison Drive, Roundshaw, Wallington SM6 9JN Tel: (020) 8669 3978 30

Avenue Primary DfE Number: 319 2003

Avenue Road, Belmont, Sutton SM2 6JE Tel: (020) 8642 5138 90

Bandon Hill Primary DfE Number: 319 2000

Sandy Lane South, Wallington SM6 9QU Tel: (020) 8647 5377 60

Barrow Hedges Primary DfE Number: 319 2001

Harbury Road, Carshalton SM5 4LA Tel: (020) 8643 442890

Beddington Park Primary DfE Number: 319 2022

Derry Road, Beddington Lane,

Beddington, Croydon CR0 4UA Tel: (020) 8688 139060

Brookfield Primary DfE Number: 319 2027

Ridge Road, North Cheam SM3 9LY Tel: (020) 8644 8616 30*

Cheam Fields Primary DfE Number: 319 2009

Stoughton Avenue, Cheam SM3 8PQ Tel: (020) 8644 9055 60

Culvers House Primary DfE Number: 319 2048

Orchard Avenue, Mitcham CR4 4JH Tel: (020) 8255 6199 60

Devonshire Primary DfE Number: 319 2023

Devonshire Avenue, Sutton SM2 5JL Tel: (020) 8643 1174 90

Dorchester Primary DfE Number: 319 2038

Dorchester Road, Worcester Park KT4 8PG Tel: (020) 8330 1144 90

Foresters Primary DfE Number: 319 2043

Redford Avenue, Wallington SM6 9DP Tel: (020) 8669 6910 30

Green Wrythe Primary DfE Number: 319 2014

Green Wrythe Lane, Carshalton SM5 1JP Tel: (020) 8648 4989 30



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COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOLS Admission Number

for 2012/2013

Hackbridge Primary DfE Number: 319 2016

Hackbridge Road, Wallington SM6 7AX Tel: (020) 8647 7974 90

High View Primary DfE Number: 319 2019

The Chase, Wallington SM6 8JT Tel: (020) 8688 3563 60

Manor Park Primary DfE Number: 319 2026

Greyhound Road, Sutton SM1 4AW Tel: (020) 8642 0144 60

Muschamp Primary DfE Number: 319 2049

Muschamp Road, Carshalton SM5 2SE Tel: (020) 8669 2514

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(plus 8 in the SEN base)

Nonsuch Primary DfE Number: 319 2042

Chadacre Road, Stoneleigh, Epsom KT17 2HQ Tel: (020) 8393 9209 30

Rushy Meadow Primary DfE Number: 319 2047

Rushy Meadow Lane, Fellowes Road,

Carshalton SM5 2SG Tel: (020) 8669 7588 60

Tweeddale Primary DfE Number: 319 2002

Tweeddale Road, Carshalton SM5 1SW Tel: (020) 8644 5665 60

COMMUNITY INFANTS’ SCHOOLS Admission Number

for 2012/2013

Beddington Infants’ DfE Number: 319 2040

(there is no automatic transfer to Holy Trinity Junior)

Croydon Road, Wallington SM6 7LF Tel: (020) 8647 7813

90

Cheam Common Infants’ DfE Number: 319 2007

(at the end of Year 2 all children are eligible to transfer to Cheam Common Junior)

Balmoral Road, Worcester Park KT4 8SS Tel: (020) 8337 4152

90*

Cheam Park Farm Infants’ DfE Number: 319 2011

(at the end of Year 2 all children are eligible to transfer to Cheam Park Farm Junior)

Molesey Drive, North Cheam SM3 9UU Tel: (020) 8644 7415105

Federation of Thomas Wall Nursery and Robin Hood Infants’

DfE Number: 319 2037

(at the end of Year 2 all children are eligible to transfer to Robin Hood Junior)

Robin Hood Lane, Sutton SM1 2SF Tel: (020) 8643 3688

90

Victor Seymour Infants’ DfE Number: 319 2034

(at the end of Year 2 all children are eligible to transfer to Camden Junior)

Denmark Road, Carshalton SM5 2JE Tel: (020) 8647 980090



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COMMUNITY JUNIOR SCHOOLS(For information only)

Admission Number

for 2012/2013

Camden Junior (please see entry for Victor Seymour Infants’)


Camden Road, Carshalton SM5 2NS Tel: (020) 8647 7324

90

Cheam Common Junior (please see entry for Cheam Common Infants’)

Kingsmead Avenue, DfE Number: 319 2006

Worcester Park KT4 8UT Tel: (020) 8337 1844

90*

Robin Hood Junior (please see entry for Robin Hood Infants’)


Thorncroft Road, Sutton SM1 1RL Tel: (020) 8642 4292

90

CHURCH OF ENGLAND VOLUNTARY

AIDED SCHOOLSAdmission Number

for 2012/2013

All Saints’ Benhilton C of E Primary DfE Number: 319 3301

All Saints’ Road, Sutton SM1 3DA Tel: (020) 8644 6492 35*

All Saints’ Carshalton C of E Primary DfE Number: 319 5200

Rotherfield Road, Carshalton SM5 3DW Tel: (020) 8401 0075 35*

Holy Trinity C of E Junior DfE Number: 319 3303(children leaving Beddington Infants’ may apply for a place and will be considered

under the admission arrangements at that time)

Bute Road, Wallington SM6 8BZ Tel: (020) 8647 7496 90

St Dunstan’s Cheam C of E Primary DfE Number: 319 3304

Anne Boleyn’s Walk, Cheam SM3 8DF Tel: (020) 8642 5463 60

ROMAN CATHOLIC VOLUNTARY

AIDED SCHOOLS Admission Number

for 2011/2012

St Cecilia’s R C Primary DfE Number: 319 3500

London Road, North Cheam SM3 9DL Tel: (020) 8337 4566 60

The Federation of St Elphege’s Catholic Infants’

(at the end of Year 2 all children are eligible to transfer to St Elphege's Junior

Mollison Drive, Roundshaw, DfE Number: 319 3504

Wallington SM6 9HY Tel: (020) 8669 6306

60*

The Federation of St Elphege’s Catholic Junior

(please see entry for St Elphege's Infants')

Mollison Drive, Roundshaw, DfE Number: 319 3503

Wallington SM6 9HY Tel: (020) 8669 4130

60*

St Mary’s Catholic Nursery and Infants’ DfE Number: 319 3502

(there is no automatic transfer to St Mary's Junior)

West Street, Carshalton SM5 2PT Tel: (020) 8647 571160



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ROMAN CATHOLIC VOLUNTARY

AIDED SCHOOLS Admission Number

for 2012/2013

St Mary’s R C Junior DfE Number: 319 3501(children leaving St Mary's Infants' may apply for a place and will be considered

under the admission arrangements at that time)

Shorts Road, Carshalton SM5 2PB Tel: (020) 8647 4342

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FOUNDATION SCHOOLSAdmission Number

for 2012/2013

Stanley Park Infants’ DfE Number: 319 5202

(At the end of Year 2 all children are eligible to transfer to Stanley Park Junior)

Stanley Park Road, Carshalton SM5 3JL Tel: (020) 8647 932290

Stanley Park Junior DfE Number: 319 5201

(please see entry for Stanley Park Infants')

Stanley Park Road, Carshalton SM5 3JL Tel: (020) 8647 749790

ACADEMIESAdmission Number

for 2012/2013

Cheam Park Farm Junior DfE Number: 319 2010(please see entry for Cheam Park Farm Infants')

Kingston Avenue, North Cheam SM3 9UE Tel: (020) 8644 8969105

Westbourne Primary DfE Number: 319 2045

Anton Crescent, Collingwood Road,

Sutton SM1 2NT Tel: (020) 8644 8453

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* PRIMARY SCHOOL EXPANSION PROGRAMME

The London Borough of Sutton is consulting to increase the admission number for the

following schools with effect from September 2012:

All Saints' Benhilton C of E Primary School (increase from 35 to 60 places)

Cheam Common Infants and Junior Schools (increase from 90 to 120 places)

Brookfield Primary School (increase from 30 to 60 places)

Federation of St Elphege's Infants' and Junior Schools (increase from 60 to 90 places)

All Saints' Carshalton C of E Primary School (increase from 35 to 60 places)

The admission number published in this booklet may therefore be subject to change. The

outcome will be decided during the Autumn term 2011 at which time an update will be placed

on Sutton's website at www.sutton.gov.uk/admissions.

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Admission Criteria for Community schools

Where a Community school receives more applications than there are places available, offers

of places for Reception will be made in the following priority order:

1 Looked After Children (see page 10 for more details).

2 Where there are professionally supported medical reasons or exceptional social reasons

why a child should attend a particular school (see page 11 for more details).

3 Where applicants have an older sibling in the school or attached junior school,

at the time of admission. Siblings in Year 6 at the time of application will not qualify

(see page 11 for more details).

For the purpose of this sibling criteria the following schools are attached:

Beddington Infants’ and Holy Trinity Junior schools

Cheam Common Infants’ and Cheam Common Junior schools

Cheam Park Farm Infants’ and Cheam Park Farm Junior schools

Robin Hood Infants’ and Robin Hood Junior schools

Victor Seymour Infants’ and Camden Junior schools

4 Remaining places are offered on the basis of proximity to the school, measured in a

straight line from the child’s home address to the main entrance of the school building,

with those living closer to the school receiving the higher priority. The address to be

used in the initial allocation of places will be the address on 15 January 2012, unless a

subsequent move has been accepted for allocation purposes.

Where two or more applicants share a priority for a place, and there is only one place

remaining, the child to be allocated will be selected randomly by the computer.

Please note that a place in the nursery class of a particular school does not give priority for a

place in the reception class of that school. This is to ensure that parents who have decided not

to send their children to nursery will not be disadvantaged when applying for a school place.

As there is likely to be more parents applying to start school, the distance each school is able

to offer out to may reduce when compared to nursery applications.


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Admission Criteria for Acadamies

For Academies the governing body of the school is responsible for admissions. Each school

has its own admission arrangements which are summarised below. You can get a copy of each

school’s full arrangements by contacting the school or by visiting Sutton’s website at

www.sutton.gov.uk/admissions.

Currently the only Sutton Primary School with Academy status is Westbourne Primary School.

This may change and any information regarding a Sutton school changing their status will be

updated on Sutton's website at www.sutton.gov.uk/admissions.

Westbourne Primary School

There are 60 places available. No supplementary form is necessary. Where there are more

than 60 applicants, the following criteria apply:

1 Looked After Children (see page 10 for more details).

2 Where there are professionally supported medical reasons or exceptional social reasons

why a child should attend a particular school (see page 11 for more details).

3 Where applicants have an older sibling in the school or attached junior school,

at the time of admission. Siblings in Year 6 at the time of application will not qualify


4 Remaining places are offered on the basis of proximity to the school, measured in a

straight line from the child’s home address to the main entrance of the school building,

with those living closer to the school receiving the higher priority.

The address to be used in the initial allocation of places will be the address on 15 January

2012, unless a subsequent move has been accepted for allocation purposes. Where two or

more applicants share a priority for a place, and there is only one place remaining, the child to

be allocated will be selected randomly by the computer.



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Admission Criteria for

Voluntary-Aided and Foundation schools

For Voluntary-Aided and Foundation Schools the governing body of the school is responsible

for admissions. Each school has its own admission arrangements which are summarised

below. You can get a copy of each school’s full arrangements by contacting the school or by

visiting Sutton’s website at www.sutton.gov.uk/admissions. Please see page 13 for

confirmation of the dates that supplementary forms should be returned to each school.

All Saints’ Benhilton C of E Primary School

There are 35 places available, which are split into Foundation and Open places.

The 28 Foundation places are for those whose families are faithful and regular worshippers in

an Anglican or other recognised Christian Church. Regular, faithful worshippers will normally

be taken to mean attendance for a minimum of two years at the time of application, at least

fortnightly and show a demonstrated commitment to the life of the church. A supplementary

form, which is available from the school, is necessary if applying for one of these

places. If there are more than 28 applicants who meet the christian commitment the

following criteria will apply to all those children:

1. Looked After Children (see page 10 for more details).

2. Those with a sibling at the school at the time of admission (see page 11 for more

details).

3. Those who are faithful worshippers at All Saints’ Benhilton Church.

4. Those who have demonstrated an Anglican Church commitment.

5. Those who have demonstrated a Christian Church commitment .

Where there are insufficient places for the number of applicants, priority will be given to

those living closer to the school measured in a straight line from the home address to

the front door of the school. Where two or more applicants live equal distance from the

school, the Governors will draw lots to determine priority.

Unsuccessful applicants for foundation places will automatically be considered for any

open places remaining unfilled at the end of the allocation process.

The 7 Open Places are for those who do not qualify for a Foundation Place.

No supplementary form is necessary if applying for one of these places.

If there are more than 7 applicants, the following criteria apply:


2. Those with a sibling at the school at the time of admission who was admitted under an

Open place (see page 11 for more details).

3. Straight line distance from home address to the front door of the school with those living

closer to the school receiving higher priority.

Where two or more applicants live equal distance from the school, Governors will draw

lots to determine priority.

Governors may also allocate a Foundation or Open place to a child on compassionate

grounds including a child with exceptional medical or social needs, which indicates a

specific requirement for the school. Any place offered under this category would reduce

the number of places available under either Foundation or Open places.www.sutton.gov.uk/admissions


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All Saints’ Carshalton C of E Primary School

There are 35 places available. All applicants should also complete a supplementary form,

which is available from the school. If there are more than 35 applicants, the following

criteria apply:


2. Those with an older sibling at the school at the time of admission, whose parent(s) are

regular and faithful worshippers at their church (see page 11 for more details).

3. Those who provide professional evidence to support exceptional social or medical

needs for their child to attend this school (see page 11 for more details).

4. Those whose parent(s) are regular and faithful worshippers at All Saints’ Church,

Carshalton.

5. Those whose parent(s) are regular and faithful worshippers at an Anglican or

recognised Free Church for whom it is the nearest Anglican Church school.

6. Those who have an older sibling at the school at the time of admission (see page 11 for

more details).

7. Those whose parent(s) worship at a Christian Church but do not fall into the above

categories.

8. Straight-line distance from home address to the front entrance of the school, with those

living closer to the school receiving higher priority.

Under criteria 2, 4 and 5 regular and faithful worship is considered to be at least one

parent’s regular attendance (at least fortnightly) of at least 2 years at a main church

service, at the time of application.

Stanley Park Infants’ School

There are 90 places available. No supplementary form is necessary. Where there are more

than 90 applicants, the following criteria apply:


2. Professionally supported exceptional medical, educational or social reasons (see page

11 for more details).

3. A sibling in Stanley Park Infants’ or Junior School at the time of admission (see page 11

for more details).

4. Straight-line distance from the home address to the entrance of the school, with those

living closer to the school receiving higher priority.

The address to be used in the initial allocation of places will be the address on 15 January

2012, unless a subsequent move has been accepted for allocation purposes. Where two or

more applicants live equal distance from the school, Governor will draw lots to determine

priority.



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St Cecilia’s Catholic Primary SchoolThere are 60 places available. All applicants should also complete a supplementary form, which

is available from the school. If there are more than 60 applicants, the following criteria apply:

1. Looked After Catholic Children or Looked After Children in the care of Catholic families


2. Baptised Catholic children or children enrolled in the catechumenate who have a priest's

reference stating that the family attend Mass on a weekly basis and who have a sibling in St

Cecilia's at the time of admission.

3. Baptised Catholic children or children enrolled in the catechumenate who are resident in the

parish of St Cecilia’s, St Matthias’ or St Christopher’s, subject to a priest’s reference stating

that they attend Mass on a weekly basis.

4. Baptised Catholic children or children enrolled in the catechumenate who are resident in other

parishes who have a priest's reference stating that the family attend Mass on a weekly basis.

5. Baptised Catholic children or children enrolled in the catechumenate, not so far accounted for.

Priority will be given to those children where the family attend Mass at least once a month then

to those who attend less often.

6. Other Looked After Children.

7. Children who are members of Eastern Christian Churches including Orthodox Churches.

Evidence of Baptism or reception from the authorities of that Church will be required.

8. Children of other Christian denominations whose applications are supported by a

minister of their religion.

9. Children of other faiths whose applications are supported by their religious leader.

10. Any other applicants.

Where the school is oversubscribed, the following priority will be applied to the above groups:

1. Professionally supported medical, social or pastoral need (see page 11 for more details).

2. Those who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission (see page 11 for more

details).

3. Those living nearest to the school, measured from the school’s front gate.

St Dunstan’s Cheam C of E Primary SchoolThere are 60 places available. All applicants should also complete a supplementary form which

is available from the school. If there are more than 60 applicants, the following criteria apply:


2. Children with exceptional and professionally supported medical or social needs


3. Children of families who have been regular and faithful worshippers at a main Sunday Service

for at least one year at St Dunstan’s, St Alban’s or St Oswald’s Churches in Cheam and who

attend the school’s nursery.

4. Those with a sibling at the school at the time of admission and who attend the school’s

nursery (see page 11 for more details).

5. Those living nearest the school measured in a straight line to the school entrance in

Anne Boleyn’s Walk, and who attend the school’s nursery.

6. Children of families who have been regular and faithful worshippers at a main Sunday Service

for at least one year at St Dunstan’s, St Alban’s or St Oswald’s Churches in Cheam, and who

live in the Parish of Cheam or within half a mile of the Parish boundary.

7. Those with a sibling at the school at the time of admission (see page 11 for more details).

8. Those living nearest the school, measured in a straight line to the school entrance in Anne

Boleyn’s Walk.



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The Federation of St Elphege’s Catholic Infants’ School


which is available from the school. If there are more than 60 applicants, the following

criteria apply:

1. Looked After Catholic Children or Looked After Children in the care of Catholic Families


2. Baptised Catholic children with a sibling attending the school at the time of admission.

3. Other Baptised Catholic Children.

4. Other Looked After Children.

5. Other Children with a sibling attending the school at the time of admission.

6. Children of other faiths.

7. Other applicants.

Where the school is oversubscribed the following priority will be applied to the above groups:

1. Evidence of an exceptional social, medical or pastoral need (see page 11 for more details).

2. Distance from home to the front gate of the school, with those living closest to the

school receiving the higher priority.

St Mary’s Catholic Nursery and Infants’ Schools


which is available from the school. If there are more than 60 applicants, the following criteria

apply:

1. Looked After Catholic Children or Looked After Children in the care of Catholic families


2. Baptised Catholic children with a sibling attending the infants or junior school at the time of

admission.

3. Baptised Catholic children who have a medical, social or pastoral need for the school.

4. Baptised Catholic children from practising Catholic families who live within the parishes of

Holy Cross, Carshalton; Our Lady of the Rosary, Sutton; St Margaret of Scotland,

Carshalton Beeches; and Holy Family, Sutton Green. When this criteria is oversubscribed,

remaining places will be allocated as follows: Holy Cross 35%, Our Lady of the Rosary

27%, St Margaret’s 14% and Holy Family 24%. When the number of places within a parish

is oversubscribed, priority will be given to children according to frequency of mass

attendance. Where there are insufficient applicants within a parish, remaining places will

be split between the other parishes on an equal basis in the order of parish size, starting

with the largest.

5. Baptised children from practising Catholic families living outside of the above parishes with

priority being given according to frequency of mass attendance.

6. Baptised Catholic children whose parents may not be practising at the time of application.

7. Other Looked After children.

8. Other children who have sibling attending the infants’ or junior school at the time of

admission.

9. Children who are members of other Christian denominations.

10. Children of other faiths who provide a statement of faith membership.

11. Other children who have a medical, social or pastoral need for the school.

12. Children of no faith.



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Infant and Primary schools outside the

London Borough of SuttonDetails of some of the Infant and Primary schools in neighbouring Local Authorities that Sutton

parents commonly apply for are listed below. If you are a Sutton resident and you wish to apply

for a school outside Sutton you must name the school as one of your six preferences on your

Common Application Form. You should also contact the school or Local Authority directly to find

out if any supplementary forms are necessary.

London Borough of CroydonDepartment for Children, Young People and Learners,

Taberner House, Park Lane, Croydon, Surrey CR9 1TP

Telephone Number: (020) 8726 6400 Website: www.croydon.gov.uk

Christ Church C of E Primary School DfE Number: 306 3301

Montpelier Road, Purley, CR8 2QE Telephone Number: 020 8660 7500

Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School DfE Number: 306 3404

Russell Hill Road, Purley, CR8 2XP Telephone Number: 020 8660 0115

Parish Church C of E Nursery and Infant’s School DfE Number: 306 3007

Warrington Road, Croydon, Surrey CR0 4BH Telephone Number: 020 8688 5844

Purley Oaks Primary School DfE Number: 306 2033

Bynes Road, South Croydon, CR2 0PR Telephone Number: 020 8668 4868

Regina Coeli RC Primary School DfE Number: 306 3408

173 Pampisford Road, South Croydon, CR2 6DF Telephone Number: 020 8688 4582

Smitham Primary School DfE Number: 306 2067

Portnalls Road, Coulsdon, Surrey CR5 3DE Telephone Number: 020 8660 4399

Waddon Infants’ School DfE Number: 306 2056

Purley Way, Croydon, Surrey CR0 4RG Telephone Number: 020 8688 9983

Woodcote Primary School DfE Number: 306 3418

Dunsfold Rise, Coulsdon, Surrey CR5 2ED Telephone Number: 020 8660 9972

Royal Borough of Kingston upon ThamesSchool Admissions, Learning and Children's Services,

Guildhall 2, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 1EU

Telephone Number: (020) 8547 4610 Website: www.kingston.gov.uk

Green Lane Primary and Nursery School DfE Number: 314 2008

Green Lane, Worcester Park, Surrey KT4 8AS Telephone Number: 020 8337 6976

Malden Manor Primary and Nursery School DfE Number: 314 2034

Sheephouse Way, New Malden, Surrey KT3 5PF Telephone Number: 020 8337 9620

Malden Parochial C of E Primary School DfE Number: 314 3303

The Manor Drive, Worcester Park, Surrey KT4 7LW Telephone Number: 020 8337 4804



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London Borough of MertonChildren, Schools and Families Department, Merton Civic Centre,

London Road, Morden, Surrey SM4 5DX

Telephone Number: (020) 8274 4906 Website: www.merton.gov.uk

Abbotsbury Primary School DfE Number: 315 2077

Abbotsbury Road, Morden, Surrey SM4 5JS Telephone Number: 020 8640 1010

Aragon Primary School DfE Number: 315 2094

Aragon Road, Morden, Surrey SM4 4QU Telephone Number: 020 8337 0505

Cranmer Primary School DfE Number: 315 2082

Cranmer Road, Mitcham, Surrey CR4 4XU Telephone Number: 020 8648 2621

Hatfeild Primary School DfE Number: 315 2059

Lower Morden Lane, Morden, Surrey SM4 4SJ Telephone Number: 020 8337 1332

Malmesbury Primary School DfE Number: 315 2092

Malmesbury Road, Morden, Surrey SM4 6HG Telephone Number: 020 8648 3561

Morden Primary School DfE Number: 315 2068

London Road, Morden, Surrey SM4 5PX Telephone Number: 020 8648 4168

SS Peter & Paul RC Primary School DfE Number: 315 3500

Cricket Green, Mitcham, Surrey CR4 4LA Telephone Number: 020 8648 1459

St John Fisher RC Primary School DfE Number: 315 3505

Grand Drive, London, SW20 9NA Telephone Number: 020 8540 2637

St Teresa's RC Primary School DfE Number: 315 3502

Montacute Road, Morden, Surrey SM4 6RL Telephone Number: 020 8648 1846

Surrey County CouncilAdmissions and Transport Team, South West Area Office,

Grosvenor House, London Square, Cross Lanes, Guildford GU1 1FA

Telephone Number: 0300 200 1004 Website: www.surreycc.gov.uk

Cuddington Croft Primary School DfE Number: 936 2355

West Drive, Cheam, Sutton, Surrey SM2 7NA Telephone Number: 020 8642 4325

Meadow Primary School DfE Number: 936 3943

Sparrow Farm Road, Stoneleigh, Surrey KT17 2LW Telephone Number: 020 8393 4839

St Anne's Catholic Primary School DfE Number: 936 3469

Court Road, Banstead, Surrey SM7 2PH Telephone Number: 01737 350012

Woodmansterne Primary School DfE Number: 936 2013

Carshalton Road, Woodmansterne, Banstead Telephone Number: 01737 353120

Surrey SM7 3HU



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A list of independent/private schools in Sutton is available by calling 020 8770 6080.

Information about independent schools in other areas can be obtained from:

Independent Schools Council

St Vincent House

30 Orange Street

London WC2H 7HH

Tel: (020) 7766 7070

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.isc.co.uk

To apply, contact the school direct for further details and an application form. Independent

schools must not be named on your Common Application Form. The Local Authority cannot act

as your agent in contacting a private school. It has no role at all in admissions to private

school, or in relation to any other aspect of education at a private school.

Independent schools

n I don't live in the London Borough of Sutton. Can I apply for Sutton schools?

Yes. You need to obtain a copy of your home Local Authority’s Common Application Form. Any

Sutton schools you wish to apply for should be listed within your preferences. Your Home Local

Authority will arrange for your details to be passed to Sutton so that your application(s) can be

considered. You will need to ensure that you also complete any supplementary forms required

by the schools.

n Will my application be acknowledged?

Online applicants will receive a confirmation their application has been submitted, including an

application reference number which is used throughout the application process and will act as

the acknowledgement.

Paper based applications will not be acknowledged unless accompanied by a stamped

addressed envelope. If an SAE is included, it may take two weeks from receipt of your

application to send this.

Due to the numbers of applications being processed, it will not be possible for the School

Admissions Team to respond to telephone enquiries to check receipt of forms.

n Will my application be treated differently if I apply online?

No, applications submitted online will be treated in exactly the same way as paper applications.

However, there are benefits to applying online, and you can see these on page 5.

n Will I get offered a school of my CHOICE?

The law gives you the right to state a 'preference' for the school that you want your child to

attend. It is worded in this way rather than 'choice' because there may be reasons why your

preference cannot be met, for example if there are more applicants than places. If you are not

offered one of your preferences, you can ask to go on waiting lists, make appeals, and make

further applications after 18 April 2012.

Questions and answers



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n Do I automatically get offered a place at my nearest school?

No. Different schools offer to different distances. This means that some people will live outside

the created 'catchment' for their nearest school, and their most realistic options will be further

away. Parents are advised to apply to schools other than just the one nearest to them.

n Are my preferences confidential?

Yes. They are confidential and will not be shared with schools before admissions decisions are

made. However, we will share details of any out borough preferences with the maintaining

Local Authority for a school. If you appeal for a school, they may be entitled to see your

application form at that stage.

n Do we have the right to have a place at a Sutton school (we live in Sutton and payour council tax to Sutton)?

A Local Authority has a responsibility to provide school places for children in its area. However

the 1996 Education Act does not specify that schools have to be located in that area.

n Why should we apply for an out-borough school?

You don't have to. You can apply for any school that you want your child to attend. However,

there may be schools in neighbouring boroughs that are nearer than a Sutton school, or may

be a more realistic option than your nearer Sutton schools. If you apply for schools in Sutton as

well as in neighbouring boroughs it gives your child a better chance to gain a place at a school

that is more acceptable to you.

n Can we stop giving places in Sutton to out-borough children?

No. There was a legal ruling (known as the Greenwich Judgement), which effectively states

that an authority is unable to give priority for school places to children living in its own borough.

n My neighbour got a place at the school last year, will I?

Not necessarily. The distance that each school allocates out to varies each year according to

volume and spread of applications.

n Will a child who lives further away from the school be given a place ahead of me?

A child may be offered a place on a higher criterion giving him or her priority. For Community

schools this will generally be for Looked After Children (in care of the Local Authority), medical

or exceptional social reasons or because there is an older brother or sister at the school. The

remaining places are then often allocated on distance. Please see the admission criteria for

each Sutton school, on pages 30-34.

n What should I do if I feel my child must go to a school because of 'special reasons'?

Special reasons need to be professionally supported, and the admission authority will then

make an informed decision if the school you want is the only one which your child can go to for

the reasons given. However, you should have made these reasons known at the time of

application. If you did, and feel they weren't fairly considered, you should go through the

appeals process described in the letter sent on 18 April 2012.



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n Are places reserved for children moving into the area?

No. It is unlawful to reserve places for children moving in. Additionally, we would be unable to

predict the number needed and it would be unfair to those parents who are already living in the

area.

n How many places are reserved for successful appeals?

None. An independent appeal panel is empowered to direct the admission authority to make an

additional place available for a successful appellant.

n What if I only want a Faith school?

There are six Faith Schools in Sutton. If you are unsuccessful, you have a right of appeal

against their decision not to offer you a place. However, we will always recommend naming

other schools on your preference form. No Sutton school is informed of other applications you

are making. However, if you do only wish to apply for a Faith School, you may wish to consider

also naming Faith Schools in other boroughs in case your application for your preferred school

is unsuccessful.

n I know someone who has applied using a false address. What should I do?

You should contact the Local Authority either in writing or by phone to tell them. They will then

investigate the allegation. If a school place is found to have been awarded to a child using an

incorrect address, that place will normally be withdrawn.

n When will I know the outcome of my application?

If you live in a Local Authority in London, which includes Sutton, outcome letters will be sent

out by first class post on 18 April 2012 from your Home Local Authority. If you have applied

online, you can access the outcome online on the evening of 18 April 2012, and you will also

be sent an e-mail giving you the result. Some Local Authorities outside of London, including

Surrey, have a later offer date. If you live outside of London you should check with your Home

Local Authority to establish when they will be sending out their letters.

n What happens if my child does not get offered a school place?

You will have the option to go on waiting lists, make appeals and make late applications for

other schools. The Local Authority will also monitor the availability of places at local schools. If

a vacancy becomes available and if you are a Sutton resident, we may offer it to you, even if it

is not one of your preferences. It is not possible to put a time limit on when this will be. It

depends when children withdraw from one school to accept a place at a higher preference

school.

n What if I am offered a place that I do not want?

You have the right to reject any place offered. However, if you reject an offer it will then

become your responsibility to secure a place at an alternative school. Our advice would be to

accept an offer you receive until such time as you get a preferred alternative. At that time you

can then reject the earlier offer. Accepting an offer does not prejudice your waiting list position

or appeals for any higher preference schools.



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n Will my child be on the waiting list and how do these work?

If you are offered a place which is not your first preference, or if no offer is sent on 18 April 2012,

you will be automatically placed on the waiting list for higher preference schools for which your

child is eligible. If you are not offered a place and you also you wish your child’s name to go on

the waiting list for a school that you did not originally apply for, you should contact your Home

Local Authority. If however you do receive an offer of a place you will not be able to change your

order of preferences or add new preferences without exceptional circumstances, such as a

house move.

In Sutton, waiting lists will be maintained by the admission authority for each school and waiting

list positions will be available from the admission authority for the school from 28 May 2012.

Waiting lists for Sutton Schools will remain open until the end of the Autumn term. If, after that

time, you wish your child’s name to remain on a waiting list, you should advise the Admissions

team.

n If I accept a place at a school that was not one of my preferences, will it affect my waiting list positions for other schools or any appeal I make?

No. Accepting an alternative place does not prejudice your child’s position on a waiting list for a

higher preference school or any appeals you might make. However any preference that is ranked

lower on your application form will be withdrawn as part of the coordinated process.

n If I do not get a school offer that I wish to accept, can I educate my child at

home?

You may choose to do this, however, we would not recommend you do so. If you wish to, you will

need to make a written notification to the Local Authority. You must provide a curriculum suitable

for a student of primary school age, and the Local Authority has a duty to ensure that the

education you provide is appropriate. The Local Authority will ask for full details of your

arrangements and Local Authority Inspectors will make monitoring visits while you are educating

your child at home.

n Can I move my child to another school after September 2012?

You can apply to transfer school at any time. However, we would ask that you think carefully

about the effects on the child's study and social life.You should also discuss this with the

headteacher of the school where your child is attending. Further advice can be given by the

Admissions team on 020 8770 6080.

n What if I have any other questions?

You can contact the Local Authority on 020 8770 6080. Depending on the type of enquiry, you

may contact individual schools directly. You can also email us at [email protected], or

write to Sutton School Admissions, Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way, Sutton SM1 1EA. You may

also find the information on Sutton’s website helpful at www.sutton.gov.uk/admissions.



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A list of educational terms

Academies

Publicly funded independent schools providing

free education. They have freedom from local

authority and national government control and

in the way that they deliver the curriculum

Admission Criteria

These are the criteria set by the Admission

Authority for the school and are used to

decide which applicants can be offered a

place.

Community Schools

These are schools controlled by the Local

Authority. The Local Authority sets the

admission arrangements, and is responsible

for the decisions made.

Comprehensive Schools

These are schools that are non-selective and

cater for children of all academic abilities.

DfE

Department for Education.

Foundation and Voluntary Aided Schools

These are schools outside the control of the

Local Authority. The governing body at each

school sets its own admission arrangements,

and is also responsible for the decisions

made.

Independent Schools

These are schools which provides full time

education for 5 or more pupils of compulsory

school age, which is not maintained by a

Local Authority. These are fee-paying

schools.

Home Local Authority

The Local Authority where the child is

resident.

Looked After Children

Those children being cared for by a Local

Authority.

Maintaining Local Authority

The Local Authority where the school is

situated.

OFSTED

The Office for Standards in Education.

The organisation set up by the government to

oversee regular inspections of schools and to

report on other matters to do with the quality

of education.

Oversubscribed

A school is oversubscribed when the number

of applications for places is greater than the

number of places available.

Parent/Guardian

Is the term used in this booklet to refer to

anyone who has parental responsibility in

accordance with the Children Act, 1989, and

who has care of the child.

Preference

This is a school which is named by the parent

on their application form, which they would

like their child to attend. It is not always

possible to meet parental preference.

Published Admissions Number (PAN)

This is the number of children that a school

will initially admit into the school.

State Funded Schools

This is the general term for all schools which

are not private and do not charge fees

because local and central government fund

them. Community, voluntary aided, foundation

schools and Academies are all state funded

schools.



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Sutton School Admissions Guide