Admissions Policy

This school policy takes into account the Norfolk County Policy on admissions. We anticipate working to a pre-set admission limit based on working floor space in the school and calculated annually by the Local Authority, at present this is 12. The Governors of Langham School reserve the right to use their power of discretion to review this number when applicable. Langham School’s catchment area covers the villages of Langham, Field Dalling, Morston, Saxlingham and Cockthorpe.

Starting School

By law, children must start statutory education full-time at the beginning of the term following their fifth birthday. All parents of children born between 1st September 2007 and 31st August 2008 must be offered a full time place from September 2012. Parents are entitled to defer their admission or request that their child attend on a part-time basis, however, the child must start school on a full time basis during the academic year 2011/12 and no later than the beginning of the term after their fifth birthday. In accordance with the Local Authority admission guidelines parents must complete a ‘Common Application Form’ stating three school preferences this is then sent to Norfolk County Council by 31 December. Parents are informed of their selected school by the end of April (2012) In the event of the first preference not being available the second then third will be offered. This decision lies with the Local Authority. In the case of oversubscription the authority will give preference to children living nearest to the school according to the following rules in order of priority:

Children with a statement of special educational needs naming that school
Children in public care who are due to start school.
Children who are due to start school, living in the area served by the school who have a brother or sister attending the school at the time of their admission.
Children who are due to start school, living in the area served by the school who have a brother or sister attending the adjoining middle/junior school.
Children who are due to start school, living in the area served by the school with no brother or sister at that school or the adjoining middle/junior school.
Children who are due to start school, living outside the area served by the school who have a brother or sister attending the school at the time of their admission.
Children who are due to start school, living outside the area served by the school who have a brother or sister attending the adjoining middle/junior school.
Children who are due to start school, living outside the area served by the school who have no brother or sister at that school or the adjoining middle/junior school.

In the event of oversubscription in any of these criteria then those living closest to the school will be given priority.

Children Starting at Other Times

Parents wishing to transfer their child to Langham must, in the first instance, contact the Local Authority.

Transport

Rising five children who live in Field Dalling and Saxlingham are entitled to free transport as long as;

they live more than two miles from the school
that they are eligible to attend Langham Village School.

Please refer to Home-School Transport General Policy Norfolk County Council. If no transport is available parents must make their own arrangements to get children to school.

Pre-School Liaison

We believe in close liaison with pre-school settings and have close links with those at Briston, Sharrington, Blakeney and Hempstead. All ‘new intake’ children have the opportunity to spend three afternoons in school in the Summer term to make the transition as smooth as possible. During one of these visits the prospective Reception teacher will give the parents an introductory talk about the school and would be ready to answer any questions that may arise. Parents will be issued with a copy of

A Handbook for Parents
Admission Form
Uniform order form
School meal menu
An Early Years Introduction
‘My book all about me’ for new pupils to complete
Early Years Foundation Stage Information leaflet
Safeguarding/Child Protection Policy

A Nursery assistant is employed, full-time, to work alongside the Early Years teacher in an extended classroom designed for different work activities. We wish to provide support and resources to make initial school experiences as rich, varied and fulfilling as possible to create a productive passage through the Foundation Stage to Key Stage 1.

Associated documents: A Parents’ guide to Primary Infant and First Schools in Norfolk School Years 2012-13