DIOCESE OF HEXHAM AND NEWCASTLE
[School Name] PRIMARY SCHOOL
IN YEAR APPEAL
GOVERNORS’ STATEMENT OF CASE
The appeal is for [name of child]
Date of Birth [date of birth]
of [home address]
to attend [name of primary school] Primary School.
1.
INTRODUCTION
The governing body of a Voluntary Aided school, being the admissions authority for the school,
must comply with the preference of school expressed by a parent, unless to do so would adversely
affect the education of other pupils, lead to an inefficient use of the school’s resources, or be in
breach of Infant Class Size Legislation.
2.
BACKGROUND
On behalf of the governing body of [name of school] Primary School, I confirm that pupils are
admitted to the school in accordance with the school’s published Admissions Policy (please see
Appendix 1 attached).
The governors met to apply the policy with respect to this child on [date of meeting].
(include governing body minutes as appendix or take copy to appeal)
[If relevant] Parents were asked in writing to provide evidence of church membership or faith.
[If relevant] Proofs of baptism are checked for all Catholic children and children of other Christian
denominations.
3.
3.1
ORGANISATION OF THE SCHOOL
Accommodation
The school has [number of classrooms] classrooms and the physical capacity to accommodate
[number of pupils] pupils. Not all classrooms are of the same size and the smallest, when measured
in accordance with Department for Education and Employment guidance, can accommodate only
pupils.
Classrooms range from [metres] square metres to [metres] square metres. The Year [insert class
year] classroom measures [metres] square metres
(add any other information relevant to the case e.g. details about outdoor access, pupil to toilet
ratio)
3.2
The number of pupils which the school can accommodate
The school has an official Indicated Admission Number of [number indicated] For 201 /1 . The
governing body, following consultation with the Local Authority and other Admissions Authorities
within the relevant area, has set a Planned Admission Number of [PAN] This number has been set as
high as possible, in order to facilitate parental preference, but taking into account the legislation
relating to Infant Class Sizes and without overcrowding classrooms. The governing body has
resolved to refuse to admit any applicants in excess of this Planned Admission Numbers in any year
group. Table below sets out the size of each year group for [school year e.g. 2012/13]
Number of pupils on roll
Year group
Number of children
201_/1_
(current academic year)
Reception
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Statemented
children
Total on roll
3.3 Class Organisation
The class organisation for the class for 201_ /1 is set out in Table 2 below
(Insert table showing class organization and numbers of children. Include a commentary here on
the class organisation and rationale behind it).
Year [insert class year] is taught by [number of full time teachers] full time teacher and has [number
of teaching assistants] teaching assistant(s).
Within this class there are
[number of pupils] pupils with SEN
[number of pupils] pupils with statements
[number of pupils] pupils with medical needs
[number of pupils] pupils with EAL
[number of pupils] pupils with wheelchairs
3.4
Staffing
The school has a Headteacher and [number of full time teachers] full-time teachers. (part-time?).
Additionally there are [number of support staff] support staff.
(include here:
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4.
how PPA is covered in the school
details of support staff and where and how they are deployed eg for SEN support, specific
medical, EAL
how the Pupil Premium is used
information of whether or not the budget would support the appointment of additional
staff)
AVAILABILITY OF ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS
If [name of child] is not admitted to this school, there are a number of alternative schools. The
Local Authority will be able to provide details of such schools.
5.
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE SCHOOL
(This section gives schools the option of describing and explaining certain characteristics of building
or facilities which would make further admissions inadvisable, e.g. stairs, outside classrooms).
The school has in total [number of pupils] pupils with SEN.
Of these, there are
[number of pupils] pupils with statements
[number of pupils] pupils with statements in progress
[number of pupils] pupils at Early Years Action +
[number of pupils] pupils at Early Years Action
[number of pupils] pupils at School Action +
[number of pupils] pupils at School Action.
6.
COMMENTS ON PARENT’S CASE
(schools should comment specifically on the parent’s case but could include:
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7.
Challenging issues currently facing the school
Lack of proof of baptism provided etc)
SUMMARY
Governors appreciate that in-year transfers occur and do all they can to accommodate pupils,
however, in this instance it feels that it would be detrimental to efficient education or the efficient
use of resources to admit
to the school. The panel is asked to dismiss this appeal.
Signed: _________________________________ Chair of Governors
Date: ____________