Nursery Admissions Policy 2010-2011

The application procedure for the nursery will be as follows:

LA designated Nursery Class for 104 part time (52 full time equivalent)

Applications will be made on the published Cumbria County Council application form.

The admissions timetable and process will match that published by Cumbria County Council.

Over subscription criteria and the order in which they will be applied in order to allocate places is as follows:

• Children born between 01.09.06-31.12.07 are eligible to apply for January 2010 entry to St Mary’s Nursery.
• Children born between 01.01.07-31.03.07 are eligible to apply for April 2010 entry to St Mary’s Nursery.
• Children born between 01.04.07-31.08.07 are eligible to apply for September 2010 entry to St Mary’s Nursery.
• Children born between 01.09.07-31.12.07 are eligible to apply for January 2011 entry to St Mary’s Nursery.
• Children born between 01.01.08-31.03.08 are eligible to apply for April 2011 entry to St Mary’s Nursery.

1. Children looked after, i.e. in public care giving priority, if necessary to the youngest children.
2. Children living within the catchment area of St Mary’s.
3. Children who do not live in the catchment area of an infant/primary school with a nursery class.
4. Children living outside the catchment area of St Mary’s.

If at any time it is not possible to offer a place to all of the children in any of the above categories, applications
will be prioritised on the following basis:

• Priority is given to those requesting 5 sessions, then 4, then 3, then 2, then 1 per week.
• Children who have brothers or sisters in St Marys or Windermere Junior School at the time of admission giving priority to those with the youngest siblings.
• Children from families who would be eligible for free school meals giving priority to those living nearest measured in a straight line on the map.
• Children with a parent on an electoral roll of a C of E Church.
• Others living nearest measured in a straight line on a map.

Notes

The closing date for applications is published by Cumbria County Council on the application form.

Applications should be submitted to the Headteacher of the nursery along with proof of date of birth and address.

Brothers and sisters are those living at the same address.

Children from families who would be eligible for free school meals are defined as those families in receipt of Income Support or Income Based Job Seekers Allowance.

Parents must provide proof with the completed form that they are on an electoral roll of a Cof E Church and have been for a period of two years prior to the closing date for the submission of the preference forms.

The catchment area is the same for both the nursery and the school.

Parents can request a split placement e.g 3 /5 sessions. Priority is given to children applying for 5 sessions.

A child looked after, i.e. in public care, is defined as a child looked after by a local authority within the meaning of
Section 22 of the Children’s Act 1989.
 

Admissions information: For the past 5 years the school was able to admit all pupils
whose parents applied.