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Contacts
The Vicarage
The Green
Welling
Kent
DA16 2PG
tim.hatwell@brchurch.org.uk
Vicarage (Rev Tim Hatwell) 020 8298 0065
Church Office Postal Address
Bishop Ridley Church
The Green
Welling
Kent
DA16 2PG
Church Office Phone 020 8303 9998
(e-mail info@brchurch.org.uk)
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Bishop Ridley CE Primary School
Contact Details
Head Teacher: Mr S P Hall
Bishop Ridley School will diligently promote effective learning and discipline through the support of the school, the family, the Church and the wider community to achieve academic excellence as well as personal, social and spiritual fulfilment within a Christian foundation
We hold regular open mornings for prospective parents and children. Please contact the school for further information. We look forward to welcoming you to Bishop Ridley CE Primary School and showing you around. |
Information
- School DfES number: 303/3510
- Status: Voluntary Aided School
- Ages: 4+ to 11, plus nursery
- Admission Number: 60
Admissions Policy 2008/2009
Responsibility for admission of children to the school rests with the Governing Body, who has set the admission arrangements following consultation with the LEA.
Pupil numbers
Our maximum number of registered pupils is 420, plus 52 nursery places. The school provides an education for children between the ages of 3+ and 11, from Nursery to Year 6.
The published admission number for the primary school is 60 and up to 60 children will be offered places for admission to reception classes in any one academic year.
How to apply
Applications will be made on the Bexley Common Application Form (BCAF). This will be available from the school or the Bexley Council Offices at Hill View, Hill View Drive, Welling DA16 3RY. The BCAF will ask for general information such as home address and if there is a sibling already at the school.
Parents will also be asked to complete a supplementary form which will enable them to give information about church attendance, etc.
Both forms, together with any documentary evidence (e.g. proof of address), should be returned to the school. Any form returned after this date will be considered as a late application and will be dealt with after those received on time.
All forms received will be dealt with on the basis of the over-subscription criteria below. They will not be dealt with on a 'first come first served' basis.
Over-subscription Criteria
If the school is over-subscribed, the following criteria will be applied in this order of priority :
- Children with a formal statement of special educational needs which indicates that the school would be particularly suitable in meeting their special needs. A copy of the child's statement naming the school is required to support the application.
- Children in public care (Looked after Children).
- Children with a brother or sister in the main primary school at the time of admission; this includes natural siblings, step-siblings and those living in the same household as siblings.
- Children resident in the parish of Bishop Ridley (check with school).
- Children whose parents are regular practising members of Bishop Ridley Church and whose regular attendance can be confirmed by the clergy of that church in a letter of declaration. 'Regular attendance' is defined as at least once a month over a period of the twelve months prior to the date of application. 'Membership' is defined as having been a member of the church for at least six months. 'Practising' is defined as being a member of the church's planned giving scheme. Where an applicant has recently moved, then evidence must be provided of regular attendance at the previous church. It is the responsibility of the parents/guardians to obtain the reference and submit it at the time of application.
- Children whose parents are regular practising members of another Anglican church, whose regular attendance can be confirmed by a clerical reference as in point 5. Children whose parents worship at any other Christian place of worship, who accept and support the ethos of a Church of England school and whose regular attendance is confirmed by the priest/minister/religious leader of that place of worship by written reference. Children of other faiths whose parents accept and support the ethos of a Church of England school. Children whose parents accept and support the ethos of a Church of England school.
- Other children who do not fall into any of the above criteria.
Where a choice has to be made within any of the above categories, then the following criteria will be used to determine priority within each category:
- Children, or one or both parents, with a medical condition or disability, which would cause significant hardship if the child could not attend this school. This would need to be supported by a consultant doctor's letter or certificate, or by evidence of a registered disability.
- Reference will be made to the distance the child lives from the school gates measured by the most direct, practicable and lit walking route. Children living nearer to the school will be given priority over those living further away.
Casual admissions
Casual admissions of children moving into the area or transferring from another school will be considered by the Governing Body having regard to the admissions criteria stated above and according to whether places are available in the appropriate year group.
Infant class size
The need to comply with the legal requirement that no infant class may have more than 30 pupils means that it is unlikely that more than 60 pupils will be admitted in any one year.
Register of Interest
A Register of Interest will be kept with the details of the applicants who are refused admission, due to over-subscription. This will be kept in the sequence of the criteria described above. As places become available they will be offered to applicants on the register. Names will be kept on the register until the end of the academic year for which the application for admission was made.
Right of Appeal
In the event of an application being unsuccessful, parents have the right to appeal against the Governing Body's decision not to offer a place. Appeals should be made in writing to the Clerk of the Appeals Committee, c/o Clerk to the Governing Body, at the school address. Details of the appeals procedure will be set out in the letter of refusal. Refusal letters will be sent out at the same time as those offering places to parents. An independent appeals panel will consider each case on its merits.
Details for the arrangements for admissions and appeals will be reviewed and published every year.