Open Day for year R and Pre-School places for September 2024
We are really looking forward to welcoming any prospective parents to our school.
Ms Whichcord, Head teacher, and members of our Senior Leadership Team are also very happy to meet any parents individually if they are unable the Open Day.
The office can be contacted by telephone: 01843 227575 or by email: office@cliftonvilleprimary.co.uk
Applying for a school place for our Reception classes September 2024
We admit 120 pupils into each year group. You can apply for up to 3 schools, putting them in order of preference. It's in your best interests to list 3 schools. Naming only one school does not guarantee your child a place at that school or give your child priority for a place over another child, neither does naming a school more than once.
Confirmation of place in Reception September 2024
When you receive confirmation that your child has a place at CPS for September 2024 you need to post or scan your evidence in and email it to office@cliftonvilleprimary.co.uk
Summer born admissions- further guidance
Most children start school in the September following their 4th birthday, they do not reach Compulsory School Age (CSA) until the term after their 5th birthday. For children who are under CSA, once a place has been accepted, parents/guardians can decide for their child to start a pattern of part time attendance or a delayed start until later in the school year. The Admissions Code makes clear that this is a parent/guardian’s decision. The below table demonstrates when a child can delay entry until, based on their date of birth:
DOB | May start school full or part-time from | Must start school full-time no later than |
1st Sept 2018 – 31st Dec 2018 | September 2023 | January 2024 |
1st Jan 2019 – 31st Mar 2019 | September 2023 | April 2024 (Usually following the Easter Holidays) |
1st Apr 2019 – 31st Aug 2019 (also known as a Summer Born child) | September 2023 | September 2024 (starting from Year 1) |
While all children have the option to delay at least some of their first year of school, summer born children are different as they don’t reach CSA until the beginning of Year 1. This means that their parents/guardians can consider the following options:
Upon receipt of a request for a summer born child to be educated outside of their normal age group, the following steps will be taken:
Admission Appeals
Admission authorities must set a timetable for organising and hearing appeals that:
Appeals timetables must be published by admission authorities on their website by 28 February each year.
Here are the deadlines for hearing different types of appeals:
Type of appeal | Deadline for hearing appeal |
Applications made in the normal admissions round | Within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals |
Late applications | Within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged |
Applications to sixth forms where the offer of a place was conditional upon exam results | Within 30 school days of confirmation of those results |
Applications to sixth forms where the offer of a place was not conditional upon exam results | Within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals |
Applications for in-year admissions | Within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged |
Any appeals submitted after the appropriate deadline must still be heard, in accordance with whatever timescale is set out in the timetable published by the admission authority.
This information is set out in paragraphs 2.1-2.4 of the school admission appeals code, linked to above.
Admission authorities must appoint a clerk to the appeal panel "who is independent of the school and the education functions of the LA".
The admission authority, or the clerk acting on the authority’s behalf, must appoint an independent appeal panel consisting of:
Panel members may not be:
A person cannot sit on a panel unless they've attended the training required by the admission authority arranging the appeal.
Applying for a school place for our Pre-School classes 2024-2025
If you have a child who is 3 years old before 31st August 2024, you will be entitled to receive free 15 hours per week at our Pre-School. We are also offering up to 30 hours childcare if eligible.
If you would like your child to attend our Pre-School please leave your details with our school office staff. They will be able to let you know of any availability and the waiting list process.
What happens when we can't offer a place due to being oversubscribed?
Appeals
Cliftonville Primary School is an academy with the Coastal Academies Trust. Academies are their own admissions authority (rather than the Local Authority having this duty). Academies must meet all of the mandatory provisions of the School Admissions Code. As an academy, we are committed to a fair and transparent admissions policy. This includes appeals, which are carried out on our behalf by the Local Authority. You will need to contact the Local Authority if you wish to make an appeal.
Click on this link below that will direct you to the correct section on Kent's website.
https://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places/appeal-a-school-offer#tab-1
Waiting lists
If you wish for your child’s name to be added to the waiting list, please contact the school office. Places are allocated according to our admissions criteria which means that your child’s ranking on the waiting list may change. Please note that at the end of the three seasonal terms (Autumn/Spring/Summer) all applicants will be removed from the waiting list. At the start of the following seasonal term, should you still want a place, you will have to re-apply to this school in order for your child to be placed on the waiting list. Due to the volume of children on the waiting list the school will not issue reminders to parents to re-apply.
If you are having trouble finding a school in the area with spaces, please contact Kent County Council on 0300 333 6472 and ask to speak to the In Year Admissions Team.