The Road to Learning 2008

William Ford Church of England Junior School

Admission criteria and procedure

The standard admission number is 84 pupils which means 3 classes of 28 children in each year group. It is the policy of the governors to admit the children of all parents who choose for their children to be educated at the school.

If the school receives more applications than there are places available, the governors will take account of the following criteria in priority order.

Admission criteria

Children who regularly go to a church which is a member of the Dagenham Churches Fellowship. (You can see a list of these churches in the school office - please contact the school for this information)
Children who regularly go to another place of worship
Children who have a brother or sister at the school at the time of the application
Children who go to Village Infant School at the time of the application
Children who live closest to the school. This is measured in kilometres by the nearest available walking route using recognised footpaths, by-ways and public highways which our Highways Department are responsible for numbering and maintaining

Important notes

Within each criterion (category) the school gives priority to children in care of a local authority
We will use distance will be used as a tie-break if there are 2 or more children in the same category with a claim for a school place. The Admissions and Attendance Team will measure distances using Infotech's measuring system Scana
The closing date for application forms is Friday 25 April 2008

Appeals

You may appeal against a decision not to admit your child to the school. You must appeal using an appeal form within 4 weeks of being told the governors' decision not to admit your child. You should address your appeal to the chair of governors, care of the schools address.