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Starting School – First and Primary SchoolWhich schools can I include on my application form?You can include any Community or Voluntary Aided First or Primary school in Newcastle.How many schools should I include on my preference form?You can include up to four preferences of school on your form. Indicating only one or twopreferences, or listing the same school more than once, does not increase your chance of aplace in those schools.In what order should I put my preferences?You should put your preferences in rank order. You should put the school you would mostprefer first on your list. If your child is eligible for a place at more than one school, we will offera place at the school ranked highest on your application form.Important Information – how applications are processed for Newcastle Community andVoluntary Aided schools.Who makes the decision on my application?The Local Authority (the Admissions Authority) will make the decision on applications for placesin community schools. If any of your preferences are for a Voluntary Aided (Church) school wewill send your application to that school. They will let us know if they can offer you a place.How do admission authorities make their decisions on who should be offered a place ina school?If there are fewer applicants than there are available places in a school then all applicants willbe offered a place in the school.If there are more applicants the admission authority (either the Local Authority or the governingbody if it is a Voluntary Aided (Church) school) has admission criteria (often calledoversubscription criteria) that they use to decide which children should be offered a place.The admission criteria for Newcastle Community Schools are listed on page 42 of thishandbook. The table on page 44 shows how places were allocated for September 2008.Voluntary Aided schools and other Admission Authorities do not have the same admissioncriteria as Newcastle Community Schools. Further information on the admissions criteria forVoluntary Aided schools in Newcastle are in Section 7 of this handbook.38
Starting School – First and Primary SchoolPlease contact other Local Authorities for their admission criteria and request an applicationform for a Reception class place outside Newcastle:School admissions contact numbersGateshead 0191 4332775North Tyneside 0191 2005020Northumberland 01670 534162South Tyneside 0191 4247746Where should I return my application for a Reception place in a Newcastle school?1. On-line at www.newcastle.gov.uk/education/admissions2. By email, using the application form on the enclosed CD-Rom and on the web site andsending it as an attachment to admissions.education@newcastle.gov.uk3. Using the form enclosed with the Information for Parents 2009 pack, returning it in the replypaid envelope to the Admission and Transfer Team, Children’s Services, Room 308, CivicCentre, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8PU.ReceiptsYou will be issued with a receipt for your completed application form. Please keep the receiptfor future reference which you may have to provide to show that your application was received.When is the closing date for applications for reception places?The closing date for applications is 24 October 2008.What happens if I send my application in after this date?If you return your form after 24 October 2008 your application will be considered as late. Thismay reduce your chance of gaining a place in the school you want, because late applicationsare processed after those received on time.Late applications – exceptional reasonsIf your application is late for an exceptional reason, for example if you have just moved into thearea, it may be accepted but please let us know the reason it is late. Otherwise lateapplications will be considered for any remaining places after the allocation period has endedon 13 February 2009.39
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