Canon Burrows Church of England Primary SchoolAdmissions Arrangements
Admissions Arrangements
You and your child will be invited to spend some time in the Foundation Stage the term before your child is due to start school. A member of the school staff may also visit you at home and answer any questions you have about the school.
The Early Years staff will work with you to identify your child's needs and how we can best help them settle into school life and routines.
The intake in the Reception each year is 60 children. If there are not enough places available for the number of applications in Reception the school's admissions criteria will be applied.
Applying for places Applications for places in Reception
In the normal admissions round must be made on the local authority’s application form.
www.tameside.gov.uk/schools/admissions
Details of all the applications made will be forwarded to the school by the local authority. Parents seeking a place under criteria 3 or 6 of our addmission criteria (see below) must obtain a supplementary information form from the school and arrange for it to be completed by the Church Leader and returned to the school by the closing date for applications. Applications made under criteria 2 must be supported by written evidence from a GP, medical consultant or social worker, which must be returned to the school by the closing date for applications.
Applying for places Applications for places in Nursery
Applications for places in the Nursery unit must be made directly to the school. Parents seeking a place under criteria 3 or 6 of our admission criteria (see below) must obtain a supplementary information form from the school and arrange for it to be completed by the church leader and returned to the school by the closing date for applications. Applications made under criteria 2 must be supported by written evidence from a GP, medical consultant or social worker, which must be returned to the school by the closing date for applications.
Admission criteria
The school has an admissions policy for Nursey and Reception.
If you require a hard copy of our admission policies, please contact the school office or alternatively, you will find the policy below.
The school will, as a matter of policy, adopt the same closing date for applications as LA community schools.
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01 November 2024 |
The online admissions system opens for primary school places – Reception. |
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15 January 2025 |
Closing date for applications |
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30 January 2025 |
The online admissions system opens for ‘late’ primary school applications |
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02 February 2025 |
Last date for any changes to the address in your application. |
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16 April 2024 |
National offer day |
Late applications will be dealt with after applications that are received on time have been dealt with. If school is undersubscribed on allocations and late applications exceed the number of places available then the admissions criteria will be applied until all the places have been allocated. If school is oversubscribed then late applicants will be offered the right to appeal along with those that have not been allocated places.
Class sizes and appeals
In normal circumstances an appeals panel cannot allow a place for a child if this means that the Reception class will have more than 60 full time pupils.
Parents should note that a panel can only uphold an appeal if the decision was not one which a reasonable admissions authority would make in the circumstances of the case or if the child would have been offered a place if the admission arrangements had been properly implemented.
Secondary Education
Children transfer to Secondary School in the September following their 11th birthday. Secondary pupils are also taught the National Curriculum. Parents/Carers are free to apply for a place at any High School of their choice. Please find more information regarding Secondary Admissions via: https://admission.tameside.gov.uk/CitizenPortal_LIVE/en
In-Year Admissions
For information on in-year admissions, please follow the link below.
https://admission.tameside.gov.uk/CitizenPortal_LIVE/en