Admissions

Which children can attend South Wootton Infant School?

As a LA maintained infant school, admission is determined by the Local Authority.

If there are more applications for places than there are places available, we will give preference to children living nearest to the school, according to the following rules in this order of priority:

Children who are due to start school and:

1. have a statement of special educational needs naming that school
2. are in public care or have been adopted
3. live in the area served by the school and who have a sibling attending the school at the time of their admission
4. live in the area served by the school who have a brother or sister attending the feeder junior school
5. have a disability and live in the area served by the school (Appropriate professional evidence will be required to confirm the disability)
6. live in the area served by the school
7. live outside the area served by the school who have a brother or sister with a statement of special educational needs attending the school at the time of their admission
8. live outside the area served by the school who have a brother or sister attending the school at the time of their admission
9. live outside the area served by the school who have a brother or sister attending the feeder junior school
10. have a disability and live outside the area served by the school (Appropriate professional evidence will be required to confirm the disability)
11. live outside the area served by the school

If all children within any of the above rules cannot be offered a place, the highest priority will be given to children living nearest to the school within that rule. To determine who lives nearest, distance will be measured on a straight line 'crow fly' basis, using Ordnance Survey data. The address will be measured from the post office address point on the property.

In the unlikely event that distance does not separate the final two or more pupils seeking the last remaining place, a random allocation will be used to determine who is offered the final place.

What arrangements are made for my child before starting at SWIS?

Staff at SWIS consider it a priority that children make a smooth transition to school. The Reception staff visit all the pre-school settings to meet the children in familiar surroundings before they are invited to visit the school. Parents are invited to an information evening and are also offered home visits, enabling good home/school relationships to be developed from the beginning.

Where do pupils go to at age 7?

Although parents have a right to express a preference, the majority of our pupils move onto South Wootton Junior School. The two schools work closely together to ensure that this transition is smooth and the children ready for their new challenge.