Admissions

In the case of St Andrew’s Benn Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, the admission authority is the Governing Body.

Therefore, the Governing Body is responsible for setting and publishing the admission arrangements including the criteria for dealing with over subscription.

Our standard number for admissions in school is currently 45 per year group. Our admissions policy outlines procedures in the event of over subscription.

Nursery Admissions

Children are admitted the term after they turn 3, and attend for 3 hours either every morning (8.30am - 11.30am) or afternoon (12.30pm-3.30pm). We do home visits before children start so we can discuss your child and make the move to nursery as easy as possible for them. Application forms for Nursery are available from the school office or there is one published below.

If you would like to find out if you are eligible for 30 hours of free childcare, please follow this link https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

Reception Admissions

Children may start school at St Andrew's Benn C. of E. Primary School at the age of four, providing they will become five before the end of the school year ie 31st August.

Applications for Reception Year entry for the academic year starting on the 1 st September need to be formally registered with the Local Authority on the common application form by the dates set by the Local Authority, published on their website.

Applications from families moving into the area will be considered as having been received on time if they are submitted to the Local Authority and accompanied by proof of address by the dates set by the Local Authority.

Late applications, i.e. those received after the deadline for the normal admissions round will not be considered until after all of those which were received on time have been processed. Applications received after the offer date will be placed on the relevant reserve list and, where possible, places offered in criteria order.

A decision on the admission of new entrants will be made during the Spring term before the child’s admission, and the Local Authority will post written notification of the offer of a school place to parents by the dates set by the Local Authority.

Parents have to accept the place offered by the dates set by the Local Authority. Parents will be asked to reply to the Local Authority. If they do not respond by this date it will be assumed that the place offered has been declined.

Once an offer of a school place has been made, it may only be lawfully withdrawn in very limited circumstances, which include an offer of a place based upon a fraudulent or misleading application. Where an offer of place is withdrawn, an application may be made afresh, and a right of appeal taken up if an offer of place is refused.

In Year Applications

Parents should apply via Warwickshire Local Authority, which coordinates admissions through the course of the year. Application details will be forwarded to the governing body for consideration. If the number of children already admitted to the appropriate year group is lower than the published admission number, a place will be offered. If there are more applications than places available in the year group concerned, the governing body will apply the admission criteria to all the applications and offer up to the admission number in criteria order.

Prospective Parents / Familes

All prospective pupils are invited into school for an induction programme during the summer term. New prospective families are welcome to visit school by arrangement with the Headteacher.

For any parents wanting to apply for a school place, please follow this link: http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/admissions