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Online admissions

The quickest, easiest and safest way to apply for your primary school place. Last year over 90 per cent of primary applications were made online.

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Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

● Medway Council Student Services Admissions Team

The Admissions Team based at Gun Wharf in Chatham, co-ordinates all primary admissions for entry into Year R and transfer to Year 3 in a junior school.

Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TR Phone: 01634 331110 Email: admissions@medway.gov.uk

● Medway Council Student Services Operations Team

This Operations Team deals with free school meals, transport to school (except for those attending special schools) and casual admissions.

Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TR Phone: 01634 331155 Email: schoolstransportandfreemeals@medway.gov.uk casualadmissions@medway.gov.uk

● Medway Council Initial Contact

Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm.

Calls to Initial Contact may be recorded or monitored for security and staff development purposes.

Phone: 01634 333333 Text relay: 18004 01634 333333

● Kent County Council

Kent County Council Admissions and Transport Room 2.20, Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1XQ Phone: 03000 412121 Email: primaryadmissions@kent.gov.uk apply online

Section one Introduction and general information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Key dates for primary admissions 2017 entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Section two Starting school in Medway - admission to Reception year . . .6

Section three Transfer from infant to junior school in Medway -

admission to Year 3 in junior schools only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Section four The school application process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Section five The online admissions system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Section six The school offer (allocation) process and next steps . . . . . . . .14

Section seven Free School Meals and Home to School Transport . . . . . . . .16

Section eight Other useful information and

common oversubscription criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Section nine Individual school’s oversubscription criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Section ten The schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Disclaimer The information given in this booklet relates to the academic year, September 2017 to August 2018.

Details are correct at the time of going to print.

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Welcome Dear parent/carer, The start of your child’s full time school life is an exciting time for both you and them. It can also be a time full of questions and concerns about choosing the right school, deciding where they will be happiest and where is best to help them achieve their potential.

The information in this booklet and on the Medway Council website: www.medway.gov.uk is provided to assist you in making the most informed decisions about the schools to name on your application for your child.

Medway primary, infant and juniors schools strive to provide high quality teaching and learning for all children and help every pupil reach their full potential. Whilst we all want young people to achieve academically, we equally want young people to build on their talents, skills and interests to ensure that they have the best school careers possible.

I would actively encourage you to contact the schools you are interested in, visit and look around, ask your questions and feel positive about the decisions you are making with regard to your preferences. Medway schools are happy to try and accommodate requests for visits and to help you throughout this admissions process.

The Student Services Admissions Team is also here to support you throughout the whole process.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your child the best for the start of their full time school career.

Ian Sutherland Interim Director of Children’s and Adult Services

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Section one Introduction and general information Choosing the right school for your child to start their education can be a difficult and anxious time for parents and children. Medway Council’s Student Services Admissions Team is here to help you understand the process and make the right decisions for your child.

It is very important that you read carefully, and understand, the information in this booklet regarding how the admissions process works and how school places are allocated before you submit your school application.

Throughout this booklet we have provided useful information to help you make the most informed decisions possible. We encourage you to use this information, do your own research on schools and visit the schools you are interested in if you can.

It is also important to help your child feel happy and comfortable about starting their education, so you may want to involve them in the process.

If you have any questions, please contact: Student Services Admissions Team Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road Chatham, ME4 4TR Phone: 01634 331110 Fax: 01634 331614 Email: admissions@medway.gov.uk

Medway Council works within the requirements of the School Admissions Code published by the Department for Education. Details of the School Admissions Code can be found at www.education.gov.uk

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Can I visit the schools I’m interested in?

Schools may not have scheduled open sessions but may be happy to consider requests for a tour. It is up to individual schools whether they will permit this or not. We suggest you contact the individual schools direct to discuss this matter. If any schools have advised Medway Council of planned open sessions, the details will be listed with the school details in section 10 of this booklet.

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What happens if my child has as Statement for Special Educational Needs (SSEN) or Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)?

If your child is statemented, they do not need to go through this admission process.You will be discussing your school preferences with the Special Educational Needs Team to determine which school is right for your child.

Please do not complete the application for this admissions process as the allocated school will be named in your child’s statement.

For more information please contact the SEN Team on 01634 337170 or 337175.

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Application period opens (online applications open at 9am)

Monday, 19 September 2016

Closing date for applications (online and RCAFs/JCAFs) – National closing date

Friday, 16 January 2017

Offer emails and letters sent to parents – National offer day (emails sent after 4pm to those who registered online)

Tuesday, 18 April 2017

Places must be accepted/refused and requests to go on a waiting list and appeals must be submitted

By Wednesday, 17 May 2017

Medway Council re-allocates any places that have become available to those who have asked to go on the waiting lists for each school

From Wednesday, 24 May to Sunday, 31 December 2017

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What are the different age ranges of schools?

In Medway we have: • Infant schools - for children aged 4-7 years old.

The point of entry is Year R (Reception).

Do schools offer before and after school facilities?

Many Medway schools already provide breakfast and/or after school clubs and it is envisaged that more will be setting these up in the future.

• Primary schools - for children aged 4-11 years old. The point of entry is Year R (Reception).

• Junior schools - for children aged 7-11 years old.

The point of entry is Year 3.

To find out more information on these services, please contact the relevant school directly or the Medway Family Information Service on 01634 335566.

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What is school status?

All schools have a particular status and this is basically, the type of school it is.You will hear about Academies, Community Schools, Foundation Schools,Voluntary Aided Schools and Voluntary Controlled Schools. The status of each school will be shown alongside the school details later in this booklet. Please speak to the school to find out more about what they can offer your child.

Section two Starting school in Medway - admission to Reception year Reception year (Year R) is the first compulsory year in education and is the year in which your child reaches compulsory school age.

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When is my child due to start school in Year R?

Children born between 1 September 2012 and 31 August 2013 are due to start school in September 2017. Legally a child reaches compulsory school age and must be in school by the term following their fifth birthday.

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You must complete and submit your online or paper application to Medway Council in order for your child to be considered for a place at the school.

You can name any primary or infant school you wish your child to be considered for. Medway invites parents to name up to six schools on the Medway application. You do not have to name six, but it is important to understand that naming only one school does not give you a stronger claim to a place.

Your child will not be considered for a place if an application is not received by Medway Council to be processed.

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I have already put my child’s name down at a school, is that enough?

What schools can I apply for and how many can I name?

You can name six infant and primary schools.

Details of the Medway infant and primary schools are provided in section 10 of this booklet.

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If you live in Medway, you can also apply for schools outside of Medway, and these must be named on your Medway application.

No. A large number of parents may have already visited schools and asked for their child to be added to a list held by the school. This does not mean that an application has been made, it is only an expression of interest.

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My child attends the nursery/pre-school attached to the school. Does this mean I will definitely get a place at the school?

No. Attendance at a nursery or pre-school which is attached to an infant or primary school does not guarantee your child a place at the school and it does not give your child a higher priority for a place.

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You must complete an application and it will be considered against the school’s published oversubscription criteria.

do this your child may then have to start in Year 1 and may miss Year R.

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Will my child start part-time or full-time?

Individual schools organise their own starting arrangements and you will need to speak to the school your child is offered to confirm what these arrangements are.

You have the right to ask for your child to start fulltime on the first day of school if you wish to, even if the school suggests a part-time start initially. It will be up to you to make your individual arrangements with the school.

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Can I defer my child’s starting date?

Children must, legally, be in school the term following their fifth birthday as they have then reached compulsory school age.

You may wish to defer your child’s start at school, particularly if they are younger, but they must start school the term after they turn five. After you have applied and been offered a school place, if you then choose to defer entry into Year R you will need to make your individual arrangements with the school offered and the place will be held open for your child.

If your child is born between 1 April and 31 August then you may choose to defer your child’s start at school until September 2018. However, it is important to understand that should you choose to

If you opt to do this, the place offered will not be held open for your child and you will have to re-apply nearer the time you want your child to start school.

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Can I delay my child’s starting date in Year R by one year?

Medway Council, academies and other own admission authority schools will consider individual applications to delay entry to Year R until 2018 on a case by case basis. If you wish to apply to do this, please submit a written request at the same time as your reception application.

You may also wish to provide professional evidence from a GP consultant, teaching professional etc, stating why this is in the best interest of your child. It is important to note that if your request is upheld, you will have to re-apply for a Year R place for 2018 as a place cannot be offered and held open for a year.

A panel of educational professionals will consider your request. However, Medway Council cannot guarantee it will be approved.

If you would like to discuss these options before you submit your application, please contact the Student Services Admissions Team.

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Section three

Transfer from infant to junior school in Medway admission to Year 3 in junior schools only

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When is my child due to start school in Year 3?

Children born between 1 September 2009 and 31 August 2010 are due to transfer in Year 3 in September 2017.

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What schools can I apply for and how many can I name?

You can name junior schools only. Details of the Medway junior schools are provided in section 10 of this booklet.

If you live in Medway, you can also apply for junior schools outside of Medway, and these must be named on your Medway application.You can name any junior school you wish your child to be considered for. Medway invites parents to name up to six schools on the Medway application.You do not have to name six, but it is important to understand that naming only one school does not give you a stronger claim to a place.

Please note that if you name a primary school on your junior application it will be deleted as only junior school preferences can be considered.

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If my child is in a primary school, do I need to apply to transfer to Year 3?

If your child is in an infant school they will finish at the end of Year 2 and must transfer to Year 3 in another school.

No. If your child is in an ‘all-through’ primary school (where they will remain until the end of Year 6), you do not need to apply for transfer to Year 3.

This admission process is for children seeking places in Year 3 in junior schools only.

The majority of these children will currently be attending infant schools, but if your child is in Year 2 in a primary school and you wish them to transfer to a junior school, then you can apply through this process.

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My child is in an infant school, but I want them to go to a primary school. Can I apply through this process?

No. This process is for admission to Year 3 in junior schools only. If you wish to apply for a place in primary school you must complete a casual admission application.

We advise that you should still apply for a place at a junior school to ensure that your child has a school place for September 2017. This does not stop you from also applying as a casual admission for primary schools if you wish, but you must complete the separate casual admission application.

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What does ‘pairing’ mean?

The majority of Medway infant schools are paired with a junior school. This means that children in the infant school have a higher priority for a place in the paired junior school than children not in the infant school.

You can still name any junior school you wish to (even if it is not paired with your child’s infant school), but your child will be considered under a lower oversubscription criterion than children in the paired infant school.

The following table shows which infant and junior schools are paired.

It is important to understand that you will have to apply for a place in Year 2 for immediate start, as places in primary schools cannot be offered and held open until September.

If you wish to apply for a Year 3 place in a primary school for September 2017, you will not be able to do so until the end of June 2017.

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Infant school: Balfour Infant School The Bligh Federation - Infants Cuxton Infant Academy Delce Infant School Featherby Infant School Gordon Children’s Academy - Infants Greenvale Infant and Nursery School Hempstead Infant School

paired with: Balfour Junior School The Bligh Federation - Juniors Cuxton Junior Academy Delce Academy Featherby Junior School Gordon Children’s Academy - Juniors Phoenix Junior Academy Hempstead Junior School

Infant school: Horsted School - Infant Luton Infant and Nursery School Park Wood Schools Federation - Infants St John’s CE Infant School St Margaret’s Infant School St Nicholas CE VC Infant School St Peter’s Infant School

paired with: Horsted School - Junior Luton Junior School Park Wood Schools Federation - Junior Balfour Junior School St Margaret’s CE VC Junior School Not paired Delce Academy

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When can I apply for school places?

Medway Council’s applications for admission to Year R and transfer to Year 3 in junior schools are open from 9am Monday, 19 September 2016 until 4pm on Monday, 16 January 2017.

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Who should make the application for the school place?

Medway Council can only accept applications from the parents or carers of the child. Where the application is for a looked after child, the application will be confirmed with the person/organisation with parental responsibility.

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What is the definition of a parent/carer?

Parents/Carers are:

• all natural parents, whether they are married or not • any person who has parental responsibility for a child or young person • any person who has care of a child or young person ie the child lives with and is looked after by that person.

This does not include family members or childminders used in the provision of your personal childcare arrangements.

example Swale) then you must submit your school application to Kent County Council.

Who has parental responsibility A mother automatically has parental responsibility. A father usually has parental responsibility if he is/was married to the mother, is named on the child’s birth certificate, has a formal Parental Responsibility agreement with the mother or a court order.

If you live in any other local authority area and you pay council tax to them, then you submit your application to that authority.

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Who do I apply to?

You must submit your school application to the home local authority. This is the authority where the child lives.

If your child lives in Medway, and you pay your council tax to Medway, then you submit your school application to Medway Council.

If your child lives in Kent (you pay your council tax to one of the 12 district councils of Kent, for

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How do I apply for schools?

You can apply for your child online at www.medway.gov.uk/onlineadmissions If you wish to apply using a paper form, these are only available from Medway Council directly.

For admission to Year R - you will need to obtain a RCAF (Reception Common Application Form).

For transfer to Year 3 in junior schools - you will need to obtain a JCAF (Junior Common Application Form).

Please note: • Paper forms will not be acknowledged over the phone or in writing.

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• If you return a paper form by post, Medway Council cannot take responsibility if it is not delivered and received by Student Services.

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What is a supplementary information form (SIF)?

This is an additional form required by some schools. The information requested on these forms is in addition to your application and is required by the school to help apply their oversubscription criteria. Schools that require SIFs are detailed in section 10. They must be returned to the school by the closing date for applications, 16 January 2017.

Please note that completing a SIF does not mean that you have applied for the school.

You must complete and submit the application for your home local authority as this is the only application that can be processed.

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I live in Medway, what schools can I apply for?

Details of the Medway infant, primary and junior schools are provided in section 10.

You can also apply for schools outside of Medway, and these must be named on your Medway application.

Medway invites parents to name up to six schools on the Medway application form.You don’t have to name six, but it is important to understand that naming only one school does not give you a stronger claim to a place.

Please only name each school once. If you name a school more than once it will only be considered as one preference.

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I live in Medway, but want to apply for school outside Medway. What do I do?

You must submit your school application to Medway Council.You can name schools outside of Medway and we will liaise with the relevant local authority to see if a place can be offered.

child’s needs and how the named school can meet these needs.

Please note that not all schools use child’s health, medical needs or disability in their oversubscription criteria.

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I live outside of Medway, how do I apply?

If you live in another authority you must submit your school application through that authority.You can still name schools in Medway, but the application must go through your home local authority. If you require information on their schools, please contact the relevant local authority to ask for a copy of the primary admissions booklet or visit their website.

My child has a Statement of Special Educational Needs or Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), can I apply?

No. If your child is statemented you will have already had discussions with the SEN Team regarding the schools you wish your child to be considered for. Your child will not go through the main admissions process.

Please do not complete the school admissions application.

If you have any questions regarding the SEN admissions process, please contact the SEN team on 01634 337170 or 337175.

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My child has a medical or health condition or disability. What should I do?

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I have a medical or health condition or disability. What should I do?

At the time of application please provide details of the diagnosis and supporting evidence from a medical or other practitioner who can demonstrate a link between your needs and a particular named school. Please note that not all schools use parents’/carers’ health, medical needs or disability in their oversubscription criteria.

Why is the order that I name schools important?

Medway operates an equal preference scheme, this means that the prioritisation of school place offers is not based on which preference you name a school.

Your application will be considered and ranked against the schools oversubscription criteria. When allocating places, Students Services will look to offer your child a place at the highest named school where a place can be offered. It is important to list the schools in your preferred order. The schools that you name will not be told by Student Services which preference you name them. The order of your preferences is between you and Student Services only for the purposes of allocating places.

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What are the oversubscription criteria?

This is a set of criteria that details the order of priority in which places will be offered. Each school has it’s own criteria, details of these can be found in sections 8 and 9.

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I need to apply for more than one child, or children of multiple birth for example twins, what do I need to do?

You will need to complete a separate application for each child.

If you are applying online, please ensure that you start a fresh application for each child and do not overwrite one child’s application with the other child’s details. If you do this, the first application will become invalid. You also need to ensure that you tick the appropriate box on the application to indicate that your children are of a multiple birth.

Please see the oversubscription criteria section, later in this booklet, for more details on how places are allocated for children of multiple birth.

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Why is my address important?

The address you give on your school application is very important and will be used to calculate the home to school distance for the schools you have named. This will have an effect on your child’s application when it is considered against the school’s oversubscription criteria.

It is important that the address you provide is your child’s main place of residence. This means that they must live at this address permanently or, in the case of separated families; it must be the address of the parent where your child spends the majority of the school nights. Please be aware that only one address can be used on the application. We can send duplicate correspondence to another address as long as all parties are in agreement.

If you are unsure of the address to be used in your circumstances, please contact the Student Services Admissions Team who will be happy to assist you.

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I have childcare arrangements in place for my child. Are these taken into account?

No. Your personal childcare arrangements cannot be taken into account in the admissions process even if they are a factor in the schools you name as a preference on your application. Places are offered against oversubscription criteria, which do not include childcare arrangements or attendance at nursery/pre-school.

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Can I use the address of my childcare provider on the application?

You must provide the address details of where your child permanently lives or, in the case of separated families, the address of the parent where your child spends (sleeps at) the majority of the school nights.

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How do you define the majority of the school nights?

For the purposes of the admissions process, school nights are defined as Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. This is because children will be going to school on the following morning.

To determine how many school nights your child spends with each parent, please use this definition.

For example, if your child sleeps Sunday, Monday, Tuesday at your address and Wednesday, Thursday at their other parent’s address, the admission process would determine that your address is where your child spends the majority of the school nights. This is because they will be going to school from your address on three school days and from their other parent’s address on two school days.

If you are unsure of the address to be used in your circumstances, please contact the Student Services Admissions Team who will be happy to help you.

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My child comes from a separated family.

What happens if you receive an application from me and one from my child’s other parent?

If Medway Council receive two applications for your child (one from each parent), we will contact both parties to seek written agreement on the following: 1 The child’s main address to be used for the application.

2 The schools to be considered on the application.

3 The preference order of the schools to be considered.

Whilst awaiting written agreement from both parties, the applications will be removed from the process and held pending.

Once written agreement is received from both parties, your child’s application will be included in the process with the agreed details.

If written agreement from both parties is not received your child’s application will continue to be held pending until the matter is resolved. In these situations parents may wish to seek their own independent legal advice on how to resolve the situation.

It is important to understand that, if both parties cannot reach agreement and the situation remains unresolved, your child may not be offered a school place on 18 April 2017 or until the matter is settled. This means that your child could be disadvantaged because agreement on the application has not been reached.

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I am moving shortly, what address do I use?

If Medway Council or a Medway school requests you to provide proof of the address where your child is living for the admission process, a copy of one of the following will be acceptable:

You must use the address you are living at on the closing date for school applications, 16 January 2017.

If you are moving after you have submitted your application, you will need to provide the Student Services Admissions Team with proof of your move.

This proof can be in the form of a copy of your exchange of contracts or tenancy agreement.

Any request for a change of address can be accepted up until Monday, 30 January 2017 if accompanied by sufficient evidence. After this date, changes of address are for correspondence only.

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What happens if I give false information?

If you provide false information on your school application, such as an address, and a place is granted on the basis of this information that would not have otherwise been offered we can, and will, withdraw the offer of a school place.

If you believe that someone has provided false information on their school application, we ask that you contact the Student Services Manager at Medway Council. All such contacts will be treated in confidence and we will not disclose any of your personal information.

If any part of an application is thought to be false, we will investigate and the emphasis will be on parents to provide satisfactory evidence proving the point being queried.

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What do Medway Council or Medway schools accept as proof of address, if required, for the admissions process?

• A Child Benefit letter • A Child Tax Credits award letter • A copy of your child’s medical card showing the address they are registered from with their GP and the date that registration started from • A copy of your most recent council tax bill.

Copies of any letters or bills provided must be dated during the application period (19 September 2016 to 16 January 2017). Please note, bank statements, driving licenses, utility bills etc are not acceptable evidence. Any evidence dated outside the application period may not be accepted as you will be requested to prove your child’s address at the time of application.

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What happens if I miss the closing date for applications?

The closing date for applications is 16 January 2017. Late applications cannot be made online.

All late applicants must complete a paper application form (RCAF for Year R/primary and infant applications or JCAF for junior applications) and return it direct to the Student Services Admissions Team.

As far as reasonably practicable, late applications that are received, will be accepted provided they are received by Medway Council by 4pm Monday, 30 January 2017. These applications must be accompanied by a written explanation of the reasons for late submission. Only exceptional circumstances can be considered by the Student Services Management Team. Exceptional

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circumstances may include serious illness, bereavement, late move to the area etc.

The decision on whether a reason for late application is acceptable is at the discretion of the Student Services Management Team.

If it is decided that the reason for late submission does not constitute good reason, the application will be held until after allocation on 18 April 2017 and will be considered at re-allocation.

If you move into Medway between 16 January 2017 and the date when you submit your application, proof of the Medway address and the date of the move must be provided. This can be a copy of a signed tenancy agreement, exchange of contracts or completion documents.

Any application received after 30 January 2017 will not be considered for places on 18 April 2017, but will be included in the re-allocation of places on 24 May 2017 and after consultation with the relevant admission authority for the named schools. The child’s name will automatically be placed on the waiting list for any schools named that are unable to offer a place.

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Can I change my preferences after the closing date?

Changes to preference are not allowed after the closing date for applications, 16 January 2017 other than in exceptional circumstances. If you feel that your circumstance fall into this category, please submit your request in writing to Student Services for consideration. Please note, any request for changes made after 30 January 2017 will not be considered.

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Section five The online admissions system Medway Council would like to encourage all parents/carers of children resident in Medway to submit their school application online.

Applying online offers you a quick, easy and secure option for submitting your application.

You can apply online at www.medway.gov.uk/onlineadmissions

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When can I apply online?

Medway Council’s applications for admission to Year R and transfer to Year 3 in junior schools are open from 9am on Monday, 19 September 2016 until 4pm on Monday, 16 January 2017.

We cannot accept any online applications made outside of these times.

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What are the benefits of applying online?

You can submit your application at a time that suits you, anytime, day or night, during the periods shown above.

The online system provides a secure, fast and easy method of sending us your application and provides you with a full confirmation that it has been received.

If you provide us with an email address. Paper application forms will not be acknowledged over the phone or in writing.

After 4pm on the offer day, 18 April 2017, Medway Council will send details, by email, of the school that has been offered to parents who successfully

submitted an online application and provided an email address.

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What do I need to do to apply online?

Firstly, you will need to register with the website.You will be asked to create a username and password for yourself. We suggest that you make these easy to remember and keep a note of these (space is provided on the inside front cover of this booklet), as you will need these in the future to access your application.

You will then need to enter your details and your child’s details, add your school preferences and reasons, then submit your application for processing during the dates shown above.

If you provide an email address in your information, you will receive an email confirmation of the application you have submitted. This will be a full copy of the information you have provided.

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Can I change my application or my information after I have submitted it?

Yes. You can make any changes to your application up until the closing date for applications (16 January 2017).

If you make changes and do not re-submit the application for processing, your changes will not be included when the application is processed.

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Can I submit an online application and a paper application?

No. We can only process one application for each pupil. If you have applied online, do not complete a paper application as well and vice versa.

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Do I need to complete a supplementary information form (SIF) for any Medway primary, infant or junior schools?

Yes. The schools requiring SIF are listed in section 10 of this booklet. The forms are available direct from the schools and must be returned to the schools by the closing date for applications (16 January 2017).

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How do I apply for a Medway school if I live in Kent?

You will need to apply directly to Kent County Council. Details for Kent County Council can be found at the front of this booklet.

You will need your username and password to re-enter your application and make any changes.

It is vitally important that you remember to resubmit your application after you have made your changes as we can only process the last submitted application after the closing date.

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Section six The school offer (allocation) process and next steps Q

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When will I find out my child’s school offer?

School places in England are offered on 18 April 2017. This is a national date. This is the same for both Reception places and transfer to Year 3 in junior schools places.

The closing date for applications (16 January 2017) and the offer date for school places (18 April 2017) are national dates set by central government.

• If you apply online - details of your child’s school offer will be emailed to you after 4pm on the above date.

• If you apply on paper - details of child’s school offer will be sent via a letter posted on the above date.

The correspondence you receive will include details of what to do next.

We cannot give offer details out over the phone.

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Who will I receive my offer from?

You will receive your school offer from your home local authority. This means, if you live in Medway (ie pay you council tax to Medway Council), you will receive your offer from Medway Council.

If you live in Kent (you pay council tax to one of the 12 district councils of Kent, for example Swale) then you will receive your offer from Kent County Council.

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Why does it take so long from applying to receiving the school offer?

There are many procedures that need to be undertaken to process applications including exchanging data with other councils and schools, working with schools to prioritise applicants, etc before school offers can be made.

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How does Medway Council work out what priority my child has for a place at the schools I have named?

All school places are allocated in accordance with the individual school’s published oversubscription criteria. This is a set of criteria that details the order of priority in which places will be offered. Full details of each school’s criteria can be found in section 9.

The Student Services Admissions Team work in partnership with each school to ensure that all applicants are prioritised (ranked) correctly against the published oversubscription criteria.

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How does Medway Council work out which school is to be offered to my child?

Medway operates an equal preference scheme, this means that the prioritisation of school place offers is not based on which preference you name a school. Your application will be considered and

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ranked against the school’s oversubscription criteria. When allocating places, Medway Council’s Student Services look to offer your child a place at the highest named school (preference) where a place can be offered. It is important to list the schools in your preferred order.

The schools that you name will not be told which preference you named them at the time of application. The order of your preference is between you and Medway Council only for the purposes of allocation places.

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What happens if more than one of the school’s I name can offer my child a place?

You will only receive the offer of one school place on 18 April 2017 and Medway Council will look to offer your child a place at the highest named school where a place can be offered.

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What about children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP)?

Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or EHCP do not go through this admission process and any places being offered to a Statemented child at a school will be allocated before all other places.

The school’s published admission number (PAN) will be adjusted to take account of any Statemented

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children offered and the Student Services Admissions Team will offer up to the remaining number of places available at the school.

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If we are not able to offer a place at one of your preferences, we will look to allocate a place at the nearest appropriate school to your home address that has a place available.

Am I guaranteed to get one of the schools named on my application?

Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that we can offer a place at one of your named schools. It will depend on how oversubscribed the schools named are and where your child is prioritised against the schools’ oversubscription criteria.

We strongly advise you to name more than one school on your application to give you the most opportunity to receive the offer of a place at a school you are satisfied with. Medway residents can name up to six preferences.

For Year R admissions for September 2016, 96 per cent of children received the offer of a place at a school named on their application form on 18 April 2016. Of these 87 per cent received the offer of a place at their first preference school.

For Year 3 transfer to junior school for September 2016, 98 per cent of children received the offer of a place at a school named on their application on 18 April 2016. 95 per cent received the offer of a place at their first preference school.

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What happens if you can’t offer my child a place at a school named on my application?

The council have a duty to ensure that a school place is offered on 18 April 2017 to every child who has applied for a school place by the closing date.

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If I am not happy with the school place offered, what can I do?

Full details of the next steps you can take following the school offer made on 18 April 2017 will be included with your offer. You have a number of options including requesting to be placed on a waiting list, to be considered at re-allocation and lodging a school admission appeal. Brief details of some of these options are listed below:

Waiting lists / Re-allocation: Details of how to request for your child to be placed on a waiting list will be made available with your child’s offer on 18 April 2017.

You can request to go on the waiting lists of any school you originally named on your application and/or any other Medway school.

Your child will only be added to a waiting list if you have submitted a formal request.

The only exception to this is where an appeal has been lodged. Children who have appealed will also be added to the relevant schools’ waiting list.

Please note that, under the transfer to junior school processes, you can only request to go on the waiting list for a Medway junior school and not a Medway primary school.

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The Student Services Admissions Team will then collate all waiting list requests and look to re-allocate (offer) any vacant places that may become available in schools to children who have requested to be placed on the waiting list.

A child’s position on a school’s waiting list will be decided in accordance with the school’s published oversubscription criteria. Places are not held on a first come first served basis.

It is important to understand that a child’s place on the waiting list may change (up or down) dependent on the eligibility of other children who have requested to be on the waiting list.

Waiting list requests must be submitted by Wednesday, 17 May 2017.

Vacant places will be re-allocated from Wednesday, 24 May 2017 until Sunday, 31 December 2017.

NB: If you are offered a school place at one of the schools you have named on your waiting list request, any other school offer will be automatically withdrawn to be reallocated to another child. You will not have a claim on the original place offered if you change your mind and will need to request to be added to that school’s waiting list for consideration at future re-allocation.

Appeals:

You have the right of appeal to any of the schools you have named on your application form that have not been able to offer your child a place.

You cannot lodge an appeal for a school you have not named on your application.

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Full details of how to appeal and an appeal form will be included with your school offer letter on 18 April 2017.

You can submit more than one appeal at the same time. But, who you submit your appeal request to will depend on the school being appealed for and details of where you need to send your form will be included with your offer on 18 April 2017.

An Independent Appeal Panel will hear admission appeals. They are independent of the school and Medway Council and their decision is binding on the school and Medway Council.

Appeal requests must be lodged by Wednesday, 17 May 2017.

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Can I go on the waiting list and lodge an appeal for the same school?

Yes. You can submit a waiting list request and lodge an appeal for the same school. The two processes are independent of each other and, being on the waiting list will not affect your appeal and vice versa.

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How do I accept or refuse the school place offered?

You will receive details of how to accept/refuse the place offered on Wednesday, 18 May 2017.

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If I refuse the place offered, do I have a better chance being offered a place from the waiting list or being successful at appeal?

No. Vacant places are only offered from waiting lists in accordance with the school’s oversubscription criteria, not dependent on whether or not you are holding the offer of a school place. In a similar way appeal decisions are based on the cases heard by the Independent Appeal Panel and not on whether you are holding a school place or not. We recommend that you accept your offer of a place in the first instance to ensure you have a place secured.

Section seven Free School Meals and Home to School Transport Free School Meals

The following information on Free School Meals and Home to School Transport is correct at the time of going to print.

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Please note, there may be changes to Medway Council’s policies as a result of changes to central government legislation. This may mean that changes may be made before your child is due to start school in September 2017.

Your child may qualify to receive free school meals if you receive certain qualifying benefits.

Please check the Medway Council website www.medway.gov.uk for the most up to date information nearer the time of your child starting school.

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Will my child be entitled to Free School Meals?

At the time of printing this booklet, these are: • Income Support; • Jobseeker’s Allowance (income based); • Employment and Support Allowance (Income related); • The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit; • Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;

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• Universal Credit; • Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190); • Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit.

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Is your child in Reception, Year 1 or 2?

If yes, they could be entitled to extra funding for their school. If you qualify, you should apply.

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How do I apply for Free School Meals?

You can apply online at www.medway.gov.uk and search free school meals.

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Home to School Transport

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How do I know if my child is eligible for free home to school transport?

If you feel your child is eligible for free home to school transport, you need to complete an application; the Student Services Operations Team will assess it and send you confirmation of the decision.

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What is the current transport policy?

The basic qualifying criteria to be eligible for free home to school transport is the following:

• if your child is up to eight years old, you must live more than two miles from the primary school your child will be attending and it must be deemed as the ‘nearest qualifying school’ to your home address • if your child is eight years old and above, you must live more than three miles from the primary school your child will be attending and it must be deemed as the ‘nearest qualifying school’ to your home address.

Full details of the current policy can be found on the Medway Council website by searching ‘getting to school’ and following the appropriate link.

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If my child attends: a private/ independent school. Can I still apply for home to school transport?

No. Medway Council do not provide home to school transport for children attending private/ independent schools.

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If my child attends a non-Medway school can I still apply for school transport?

Please contact the Student Services Operations Team to discuss your child’s individual circumstances, as it is unlikely that they will be eligible, unless it is the nearest school to the home address.

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What if I don’t agree with the decision?

If you feel that the decision that your child is not eligible for free home to school transport is incorrect or that your child’s circumstances warrant an exception to be made, you can submit an application form enclosing a letter explaining the reason why you wish your child’s case to be looked at further.The Student Services Management Team will then reconsider your application.

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If my child does not qualify for free home to school transport, are there any other schemes available in Medway?

Medway Youth Pass entitles all young people who live in Medway to pay half the adult fare at all times when travelling on any local bus service. Full details of the terms and conditions and how to apply can be found on the Medway Council website by searching Medway Youth Pass and following the appropriate link.

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How do I find out what bus routes and companies cover the journey to my child’s chosen school?

Arriva Bus Company operates the majority of bus routes in Medway. You can contact them for advice on 01634 283600 or visit their website www.arrivabus.co.uk to find out the service numbers, times, boarding points etc.

Tenders for bus services are often renewed, so at the time of printing this booklet, the following bus companies also operate in certain parts of Medway.

To find out if they operate near you, please contact them on the numbers below:

• Nu Venture Bus Company 01622 882288 • Farleigh Coaches 01634 201065 • Red Route 01474 353896 • ASD Coaches 01634 726412 • Chalkwell Coaches 01795 423982

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Section eight Other useful information and

common oversubscription criteria

Other useful information • Choosing to educate at home You may choose to educate your child at home.

If you elect to do this, the council has a duty to ensure that your child is receiving suitable and effective full time education.

If you wish to consider educating your child at home, please contact the Inclusion Team on 01634 332572 for more information.

You will be asked to provide full details on the arrangements you are making.

• School Term dates Full details of the Medway Council defined term dates for the academic year September 2017 to July 2018 can be found at www.medway.gov.uk Please be aware that some schools may operate different term dates to the Medway Council defined ones and you will need to speak to individual schools about their arrangements.

• Sustainable School Travel Strategy Medway Council is keen to ensure that their own plans support school travel plans (STP), so that the schools can develop a long-term commitment to implementation, monitoring and development.

Working with schools, Medway Council has developed a number of initiatives.

Further information can be found at www.medway.gov.uk/gettingtoschool

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Common oversubscription criteria

The opposite table provides some definitions for the most common oversubscription criteria used by schools.The definitions quoted are those of Medway Council and may be different for an individual school.

Please ensure you read each individual school’s oversubscription criteria in Section 9 to ascertain exactly what their oversubscription criteria are and what these mean for your child. *Please note that at the time of going to print, the Student Services Admissions Team are researching the use of new distancing software. Please check the website, www.medway.gov.uk/admissions and look at Co-ordinated Admission Scheme for Primary Admissions – September 2017 for the most up to date information on how distances are calculated.

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Criteria Children in public care/looked after children and previously looked after children

Definition

Looked after children are children who are (i) in the care of a local authority, or (ii) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (as defined in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making the application for a school.

Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, Section 46) or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order (under the terms of the Children Act 1989, Section 8 and Section 14A).

Please note that the council will ask for evidence of ‘looked after’ or ‘previously looked after’ status and a copy of the adoption/residence/ special guardianship order to validate this criterion.

Current family/ sibling association

Sibling means children who live permanently as brother/sister in the same house and includes natural siblings, adopted siblings, foster siblings and step siblings. Extended family, for example cousins, living in the same house do not qualify as siblings. The sibling must be attending the named school at the time of application and at the time the younger child would start (September 2017).

Child’s health reasons

Medical evidence from a GP or consultant must be provided to the Student Services Admissions Team.

This evidence must demonstrate a specific link between the child’s medical conditions and needs and how the named school can meet these needs.

Nearness of children’s

All distances and routes calculated are for the purposes of prioritising the application for admissions only and there is no expectation that a child should use this to walk to school.

Distances and routes calculated will represent the shortest route to school from the child’s home address using roads and paths that are known to the graphical information software (GIS) utilised by Student Services Admissions Team.

The start point: • The centre point of the nearest road or footpath known to the GIS system to the seed point of the child’s home (as defined by Ordnance Survey).

• This may not always be the postal address road, in circumstances where an alternative road or footpath is actually nearer to the seed point of the property.

The end point: • This will be either a pre-defined point within the school site or the centre point of the road adjacent the school site.

• The same end point is used for all distance calculations to the school concerned.

Routes/footpaths: • The distance calculated is the shortest available route known to the Medway GIS (using the centre point of the streets and other available routes.

• Not all footpaths, cut-troughs, shortcuts and new roads are know to the GIS system. Where a route is not known to the GIS system an alternative route will be used.

• Where a child’s home is situated on a new road the distance calculation will begin from the nearest available known road plotted in the GIS. New property developments may be subject to this. apply online

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Section nine Individual school’s oversubscription criteria The oversubscription criteria listed on pages 21 and 22 relate to the following schools. This table lists Medway community and voluntary controlled schools.

School name

School type

In addition, recently converted academies are also listed because they were community schools at the time the oversubscription criteria were determined.

School name

School type

Balfour Infant School

C

Luton Infant and Nursery School

C

Balfour Junior School

C

Luton Junior School

C

Barnsole Primary School

C

Maundene School

C

The Bligh Federation - Infants

C

Mierscourt Primary School

C

The Bligh Federation - Juniors

C

New Road Primary School

C

Burnt Oak Primary School

C

Oaklands School

C

Byron Primary School

A

Park Wood Schools Federation - Infants

C

Cedar Primary School

A

Park Wood Schools Federation - Juniors

C

Deanwood Primary School and Children’s Centre

A

The Pilgrim School

A

Delce Infant School

C

Riverside Primary School and Children’s Centre

C

Fairview Community Primary School

C

St Helen’s C of C Primary School (SIF required)

VC VC

Featherby Infant and Nursery School

C

Featherby Junior School

C

St Margaret’s at Troy Town CE Primary School and Children’s Centre

Greenvale Infant and Nursery School

C

St Margaret’s Infant School

Halling School

C

St Nicholas CEVC Infant School

Hempstead Infant School

C

St Peter’s Infant School

C

Hempstead Junior School

C

Swingate Primary School

C

C

Temple Mill Primary School

A

Thames View Primary School

C

Hilltop Primary School

C VC

Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and Marlborough Centre

A

Twydall Primary School

A

Horsted School - Infants

C

Wainscott Primary School

C

Horsted School - Juniors

C

Walderslade Primary School

A

C = Community A = Academy VC = Voluntary Controlled

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Oversubscription criteria of Medway community and voluntary controlled schools

Before the application of oversubscription criteria, children with a statement of special educational need or Education, Health and Care Plan which names the school will be admitted. As a result of this, the published admissions number will be reduced accordingly.

If the number of preferences for a Community or Voluntary Controlled primary, infant or junior school is more than the number of spaces available, places will be allocated in the following priority order: 1 Children in public care/looked after children and previously looked after children – (see note 1) 2 Attendance at a paired infant school – (see note 2) 3 Sibling (a brother or sister attending the named schools at the time of application and who will still be attending in September 2017) – (see note 3) 4 Denominational preference (for Voluntary Controlled church schools only) – A supplementary information form is also required (see note 4) 5 Medical, health and special access reasons – (see note 5) 6 Children of teaching staff – (see note 6) 7 Nearness of children’s home and (for Halling Primary School only) ease of access to the school – (see note 7)

Please note for children of multiple birth – In the event of a school being oversubscribed where the parent/carer for the final qualifying place(s) available is the parent/carer of twins, triplets or other multiple birth, the Council will give multiple birth applications a higher priority for place than other applications with the exception of children in public care. Parents/carers/carers must tick the appropriate box on the application to indicate the children are of multiple birth.

Tiebreaker – In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.

Definitions and notes

1 Looked after children are children who are (i) in the care of a local authority, or (ii) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (as defined in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making the application for a school.

Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, Section 46) or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order (under the terms of the Children Act 1989, Section 8 and Section 14A).

Please note that the Council may ask for a copy of the adoption/residence order and proof of the Looked after child status to validate this criterion.

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2 This criterion applies to applications for Year 3 in junior schools only. Where admission links (pairing) have been established between the infant and junior school concerned, children attending the infant school are given a higher priority for admission to the junior school.

3 We give priority to children who have a sibling at the named school. Sibling means children who live as brother/sister in the same house and includes natural siblings, adopted siblings, foster siblings and step siblings. Extended family, for example cousins, living in the same house do not qualify as siblings.

The sibling link also applies across ‘paired’ schools.

This means if parents/carers are applying for Year R in the infant school and have an older sibling in the ‘paired’ junior school the sibling link will be considered and also if the parent is applying for Year 3 in the junior school and has a younger sibling in the ‘paired’ infant school the sibling link will apply.

Please note that if the older sibling is in Year 6 at the time of application, the link cannot be considered, as they will not be in the school when the younger child would start in September.

4 When a parent/carer applies for a place at a Medway Voluntary Controlled Church of England School on the grounds of denomination, such application must be supported by evidence that either the child or at least one parent/carer is a regular worshipper (the level of attendance should be at least once a month) at a church affiliated to, or represented at Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance and has been for at least 12 months prior to the application being made.

Parents/carers must ensure that they have also completed the supplementary information form

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(SIF) for Medway Voluntary Controlled church schools. A copy of the SIF is attached in appendix 1.

The SIF is available from and returnable to any Medway Voluntary Controlled church school (as listed below) and is also available on the council’s website www.medway.gov.uk/admissions

The SIF does not constitute an application for the school and parents/carers must complete their home local authority application as well (either online or paper).The SIF on its own will not be processed unless there is also a valid application for the school.

The SIF must be returned to the relevant school by the closing date for applications.

Medway Voluntary Controlled church schools • St Helen’s CE Primary School • St Margaret’s at Troy Town CE VC Primary School • St Nicholas CE Infant School • The Pilgrim CE Primary School 5 Medical, health and special access reasons will be applied in accordance with the school’s legal obligations, in particular those under the Equality Act 2010, as follows: • For children whose mental or physical impairment means that they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular school, or • For children whose parent/carers mental or physical impairment means that they have a demonstrable and significant need for their child to attend a particular school.

Such claims must be clearly identified on the application and need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner who can demonstrate a

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specific connection between the needs of the child or parent/carer and the particular school.

All evidence must be sent to the Student Service Team by the closing date for applications.

6 A child can be considered under this criterion where a member of teaching staff has been employed at the school requested for two or more years at the time the application is made.

7 All distances and routes calculated are for the purposes of prioritising the application for admissions only and there is no expectation that a child should use this to walk to school. See page 19.

Halling Primary School only – This school will use the ease of access part of this criterion, which means: • Places are first offered to children living in Upper Halling (as defined in the hatched area on a map which is available at the school), which includes Ladds Farm, and Clements farm areas.

• Secondly places are offered to those children living in Halling (as defined in the checkered area on a map which is available at the school) including Formby Cottages to the north and Ladds Lane area to the south.

• Any remaining places at Halling Primary School will be offered on nearness of children’s homes to the school.

All Faiths Children’s Academy Following receipt of parental/carer preferences, places will be offered to those children with Statements of Special Educational Needs or Education, Health and Care Plans where All Faiths Children’s Academy is named. Then, if the number of

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requests received via the co-ordinated scheme is more than the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following priority order: 1 Children in public care – as defined in the Medway co-ordinated admission scheme.

2 Current family association (a brother or sister in the school at the time of application and still attending in September 2017).

3 Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must be provided which demonstrates a specific health reason, which requires a child to attend All Faiths Children’s Academy.

4 Multiple birth children, as defined in the Medway co-ordinated admission scheme.

5 Nearness.

Where criteria involves measuring distance to a child’s home, the local authority’s procedures for ascertaining the shortest available safe route between home and the school will be used. In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.

All Saints CE Primary School If there are more applications to All Saints CE Primary School than there are places the following oversubscription criteria will be applied by the governors.

1 Children in local authority care or previously in local authority care (as defined by the Medway coordinated admission scheme) – a child under the age of 18 years for whom the local authority provides accommodation by agreement with their

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parents/carers (Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) or who is the subject of a care order under Part IV of the Act. This applies equally to children who immediately after being looked after by the local authority became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order. (As defined by Section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 or Section 8 or 14A of the Children Act 1989).

2 Sibling – Sibling means children who have a brother, sister or step or half siblings including fostered and adopted siblings living at the same home address attending All Saints CE Primary School at the time of admission. The School reserves the right to ask for proof of relationship.

Extended family, for example cousins, living in the same house do not qualify as siblings.

3 Children of teaching staff – the member of teaching staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time the application is made. Or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

4 Denominational preference – When a parent/carer applies for a place at All Saints CE Primary School on the grounds of denomination, such application must be supported by evidence that either the child or at least one parent/carer is a regular worshipper (the level of attendance should be at least once a month) at a church affiliated to, or represented at Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance and has been for at least 12 months prior to the application being made. A supplementary information form is also needed which must be completed and returned to All Saints CE Primary School by the closing date for applications.

5 Medical, health and special access reasons – Medical, health and special access reasons will be applied in accordance with the school’s legal obligations, in particular those under the Equality

Act 2010, as follows: For children whose mental or physical impairment means that they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular school, or for children whose parent/carers mental or physical impairment means that they have a demonstrable and significant need for their child to attend a particular school. Such claims must be clearly identified on the application and need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner who can demonstrate a specific connection between the needs of the child or parent/carer and the particular school. All evidence must be sent to the Student Service Team at Medway by the closing date for applications.

6 Nearness of children’s home – We use the distance between the child's permanent home address and the school, measured by the shortest route to school from the child's home address using roads and paths that are known to the graphical information software (GIS) utilised by the local authority. Distances are measured from a point defined as within the child’s home to a point defined as within the school as specified by Ordnance Survey. The same address point on the school site is used for everybody. The school uses the measurements provided by the local authority (LA) and further information on how distances are calculated is available in the Admissions Booklet provided by the LA. In the case of distances from flats, the school will use the process defined below in Tiebreaker.

Please note for children of multiple birth – In the event of the school being oversubscribed, where the parent/carer for the final qualifying place(s) available is the parent/carer of twins, triplets or other multiple birth, the governors will give multiple birth applications a higher priority for place

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than other applications with the exception of children in public care. Parents/carers/carers must tick the appropriate box on the application to indicate the children are of multiple birth.

Tiebreaker – In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.

Once all places have been allocated a waiting list will be maintained, ranking children in order of oversubscription criteria, not date of application. If a place(s) become(s) available they will be offered to the highest ranked child(ren) on the list.

Allhallows Primary Academy If more applications are received than places available, then the following LA over-subscription criteria will apply: • Children with SEN Statements who have named the school • Children in public care • Current family association • Child’s health reasons • Nearness of children’s homes and ease of access to schools.

In the event of a tie of the above criteria then the distance from home to school will be used as a tiebreaker based on the shortest walking distance route.

In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.

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Brompton Westbrook Primary School

Chattenden Primary School

(Peninsula Gateway Academy Trust)

Following receipt of parental/carer preferences, places will be offered to those children with statements of special educational needs where Brompton Westbrook Primary School is named.

Then, if the number of requests received via the co-ordinated scheme is more than the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following priority order: 1 Children in public care – as defined in the Medway co-ordinated admission scheme, including previously looked children, who are now adopted 2 Children with a current family association (a brother or sister (including adopted, foster and step siblings) in the school at the time of application and still attending in September 2017).

3 Children with health reasons. Medical evidence must be provided which demonstrates a specific health reason, which requires a child to attend Brompton-Westbrook Primary School.

4 Multiple birth children, as defined in the Medway co-ordinated admission scheme.

5 Children of a member of staff who has been employed at the school for two years or more.

6 Nearness of child’s home to school measured using Medway Council’s criteria.

Where criteria involves measuring distance to a child’s home, the local authority’s procedures for ascertaining the shortest available safe route between home and the school will be used.

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Tiebreaker – In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.

Following receipt of parental preferences, places will be offered to those children with statements of special educational needs where Chattenden Primary School (Peninsula Gateway Academy Trust) is named.

Then, if the number of requests received via the co-ordinated scheme is more than the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following priority order: 1 Children in public care/looked after children and previously looked after children.

2 Sibling (a brother or sister attending the school at the time of application and who will still be attending in September 2016).

3 Medical, health and special access reasons.

4 Children of teaching staff.

5 Nearness of children’s home and ease of access to the school.

Where criteria involves measuring distance to a child’s home, the LA’s procedures for ascertaining the shortest available safe route between home and the school will be used.

In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.

Cliffe Woods Primary School Following receipt of parental preferences, places will be offered to those children with statements of special educational needs where Cliffe Woods

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Primary School is named. Then, if the number of requests received via the co-ordinated scheme is more than the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following priority order: 1 Children in public care – as defined in the Medway co-ordinated admission scheme.

2 Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must be provided which demonstrates a specific health reason which requires a child to attend Cliffe Woods Primary School.

3 Current family association (a brother or sister in the school at the time of application and still attending in September 2017) – as defined in the Medway co-ordinated admission scheme.

4 Multiple birth children where Cliffe Woods Primary School is the nearest school to the child’s home.

5 Nearness of child’s home to school measured using Medway Council’s criteria.

Where criteria involves measuring distance to a child’s home, the LA’s procedures for ascertaining the shortest available safe route between home and the school will be used.

In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.

Cuxton Infant and Cuxton Junior Academy

Before the application of oversubscription criteria, children with a statement of special educational need or Education, Health and Care Plan which names the school will be admitted. As a result of this, the published admissions number will be reduced accordingly.

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If the number of preferences for either school is more than the number of spaces available, places will be allocated in the following priority order: 1 Children in public care/looked after children and previously looked after children - (see note 1) 2 Attendance at the paired infant school – Cuxton Infant School (see note 2) 3 Sibling (a brother or sister attending Cuxton Infant School or Cuxton Junior School at the time of application and who will still be attending in September 2017) – (see note 3) 4 Medical, health and special access reasons – (see note 4) 5 Children of teaching staff – (see note 5) 6 Nearness of children’s home.

Please note for children of multiple birth In the event of the school being oversubscribed where the parent/carer for the final qualifying place(s) available is the parent/carer of twins, triplets or other multiple births, the School will give multiple birth applications a higher priority for place than other applications with the exception of children in public care. Parents/carers/carers must tick the appropriate box on the application to indicate the children are of multiple births.

Tiebreaker – In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.

Definitions and notes 1 Looked after children are children who are (i) in the care of a local authority, or (ii) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (as

defined in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making the application for a school.

Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, Section 46), or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order (under the terms of the Children Act 1989, Section 8 and Section 14A).

Please note that the Council may ask for a copy of the adoption/residence order and proof of the Looked after child status to validate this criterion.

2 This criterion applies to applications for Year 3 in Cuxton Junior School. Where admission links (pairing) have been established between the infant and junior school concerned, children attending Cuxton Infant School are given a higher priority for admission to Cuxton Junior School.

3 We give priority to children who have a sibling at the named school. Sibling means children who live as brother/sister in the same house and includes natural siblings, adopted siblings, foster siblings and step siblings. Extended family, for example cousins, living in the same house do not qualify as siblings.

The sibling link also applies across 'paired' schools.

This means if parents/carers are applying for Year R in the Cuxton Infant school and have an older sibling in Cuxton Junior School, the sibling link will be considered. Also, if the parent is applying for Year 3 in Cuxton Junior School and has a younger sibling in Cuxton Infant School the sibling link will apply.

Please note that if the older sibling is in Year 6 at the time of application, the link cannot be considered, as they will not be in the school when the younger child would start in September.

4 Medical, health and special access reasons will be applied in accordance with the school’s legal obligations, in particular those under the Equality Act 2010, as follows:

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For children whose mental or physical impairment means that they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular school, or For children whose parent/carers mental or physical impairment means that they have a demonstrable and significant need for their child to attend a particular school.

Such claims must be clearly identified on the application and need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner who can demonstrate a specific connection between the needs of the child or parent/carer and the particular school. All evidence must be sent to the Student Service Team by the closing date for applications who will seek advice from the school concerning admissibility.

5 A child can be considered under this criterion where a member of teaching staff has been employed at the school requested for two or more years at the time the application is made.

6 The distance calculated is the shortest available walking route between the child’s home and school using roads and footpaths known to the mapping layer used by the Student Services Admissions Team within the Geographical Information Software (GIS).

The start point - The centre point of the nearest road or footpath known to the GIS to the seed point of the child’s home. (The seed point is a grid reference for the property taken from Ordnance Survey mapping data). This may not always be the postal address road, in rare Surrounding Children with Excellence circumstances where an alternative road or footpath is actually nearer to the seed point of the property this will be used.

The end point – A pre-defined centre point of the road adjacent the school site or a pre-defined centre point within the school site.The same end point is used for

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all distance calculations to the school concerned.

The distance – The distance calculated is the shortest available walking route known to the Medway GIS using the centre point of streets and other available walking routes.

The Medway GIS may not know all footpaths that are in existence and certain new roads may not be known. Where a footpath or new road is not known to the GIS an alternative route will be used. Where a child’s home is situated on a new road the distance calculation will begin from the nearest available known road plotted in the GIS. New developments may be subject to this. In certain cases it may not be possible to calculate a distance where the entire route is deemed as a walking route. In these circumstances the distance calculated is used purely to prioritise an application for admission. There is no expectation that the walk should be taken.

Delce Academy If the number of requests received via the coordinated scheme is more than the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following priority order: • Children in public care – as defined in the Medway co ordinated admission scheme (looked after children and previously looked after children).

• Children attending Delce Infant School or St Peter’s Infant School N.B. this criteria applies to admissions to Year 3 only.

• Children who at the time of application have a brother or sister (including children living as siblings in the same family unit) on the roll of the school at the time of the sibling’s admission.

• Child’s health reasons, supported by medical

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evidence, which requires the child to attend this school.

• Children who at the time of application have a parent who is a member of staff at the school (where the member of staff has been employed for three years or more at the time at which the application for admission is made and/or where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage).

• Nearness of child’s home to school measured using Medway Council’s criteria.

Tiebreaker – In the event of a tie within any criterion above, e.g. if two or more children have the same priority in any criterion, places will be allocated to those living closest to the school measured by the shortest available walking route.

Elaine Primary Academy Following receipt of parental preferences, places will be offered to those children with statements of special educational needs where Elaine Primary Academy is named. Then, if the number of requests received via the co-ordinated scheme is more than the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following priority order: 1 Children in public care (as defined in the Medway co-ordinated admission scheme).

2 Current family association (a brother or sister in the academy at the time of application and still attending in September 2017.

3 Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must be provided which demonstrates a specific health reason which requires a child to attend Elaine Primary Academy.

4 Multiple birth children where Elaine Primary Academy is the nearest school to the child’s home.

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5 Nearness of children’s home measured using Medway Council’s criteria.

Where criteria involves measuring distance to a child’s home, the LA’s procedures for ascertaining the shortest available safe route between home and the academy will be used.

In the event of a tie within any criterion, before the last criterion, places will be allocated to those living the closest distance to the academy as mentioned above.

Gordon Children’s Academy Following receipt of parental/carer preferences, places will be offered to those children with statements of special educational needs where The Gordon Children’s Academy is named. Then, if the number of requests received via the co-ordinated scheme is more than the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following priority order: 1 Children in public care (as defined in the Medway co-ordinated admission scheme).

2 Attendance at a paired infant school (Gordon Children’s Academy Infants – for Year 3 admission only) 3 Current family association (a brother or sister in the school at the time of application and still attending in September 2017).

4 Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must be provided that demonstrates a specific health reason, which requires a child to attend Gordon Children’s Academy.

5 Multiple birth children, as defined in the Medway co-ordinated admission scheme.

6 Nearness of child’s home to school measured using Medway Council’s criteria.

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Where criteria involves measuring distance to a child’s home, the local authority’s procedures for ascertaining the shortest available safe route between home and the school will be used.

In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.

High Halstow Primary School Following receipt of parental preferences, places will be offered to those children with statements of special educational needs where High Halstow Primary School is named. Then, if the number of requests received via the co-ordinated scheme is more than the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following priority order: 1 Children in public care (as defined in the Medway co-ordinated admission scheme).

2 Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must be provided that demonstrates a specific health reason which requires a child to attend High Halstow Primary School.

3 Current family association (a brother or sister in the school at the time of application and still attending in September 2017).

4 Multiple birth children where High Halstow Primary School is the nearest school to the child’s home.

5 Nearness of children’s home measured using Medway Council’s criteria.

Where criteria involves measuring distance to a child’s home, the LA’s procedures for ascertaining the shortest available safe route between home and the school will be used.

In the event of a tie within any criterion, before the last criterion, places will be allocated to those living the closest distance to the school as mentioned above.

Kingfisher Primary School Following receipt of parental/carer preferences, places will be offered to those children with statements of special educational needs where Kingfisher Primary School is named. Then, if the number of requests received via the coordinated scheme is more than the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following priority order: 1 Children in public care (as defined in the Medway coordinated admission scheme).

2 Current family association (brother or sister in the school at the time of application and still attending in September 2017).

3 Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must be provided that demonstrates a specific health reason, which requires a child to attend Kingfisher Primary School.

4 Multiple birth children, as defined in the Medway coordinated admission scheme.

5 Nearness of child’s home to school measured using Medway Council’s criteria.

Where criteria involves measuring distance to a child’s home, the local authority’s procedures for ascertaining the shortest available safe route between home and the school will be used.

In the event of a tie within any criterion before the last, places will be allocated to those living the closest distance to the school as mentioned above.

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Lordswood School Where the number of applications received via the Medway co-ordinated scheme exceeds 60, the school PAN, places will be allocated in the following priority order: • Children in public care (as defined in the Medway Council Co-ordinated admissions scheme); • Current family association (a brother or sister in the school at the time of application and still attending in September 2017); • Child’s health reasons - medical evidence must be provided that demonstrates a specific health reason which requires a child to attend the preferred school; • Nearness of children’s homes and ease of access to schools. (In the event of a tie within any criterion, before the last criterion, places will be allocated to those living closest to the school measured by the shortest available walking route.) Evidence of residence may be required.

The Medway Catholic Primary Schools The eight Medway Catholic Primary Schools are: • English Martyrs’ RC Primary School • St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School • St Benedict’s Catholic School • St Mary’s Catholic Primary School • St Michael’s RC Primary School • St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School • St Thomas More Catholic Primary School • St William of Perth Catholic Primary School

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All applicants need to complete the Medway Catholic Schools Supplementary Information Form (SIF) in addition to the local authority application form. The supplementary form can be obtained from the school and must be returned to the school by the closing date for applications.

Where the number of applications exceeds the number of places, the Governors will offer places using the following criteria in the order stated: 1 Looked After Catholic Children. Evidence of Baptism will be required. Catholics include members of the Ordinariate and the Latin and Oriental Rite Churches that are in union with the Bishop of Rome. See note i.

2 Baptised Catholic Children. Evidence of Baptism will be required. Catholics include members of the Ordinariate and the Latin and Oriental Rite Churches that are in union with the Bishop of Rome.

3 Children enrolled in the Catechumenate, preparing to become Catholics. Evidence will be required.

4 Other Looked After Children (See Note i).

5 Children baptised or dedicated into other Christian denominations, Churches affiliated to or represented at Churches Together in England.

Evidence will be required.

6 Children who are members of other faiths, whose parents wish them to receive a Christian education. This should be supported by a letter and evidence of their faith will be required.

7 Any other children.

• The following order of priorities will be applied to English Martyrs’ RC School, St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, St Michael’s RC Primary School and St Thomas More Catholic Primary School when applications within any of the above categories exceed the

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places available and it is necessary to decide between applications. i A brother or sister on the school roll at the time of admission. Sibling means children who live as brother/sister in the same house and includes natural siblings, adopted siblings, foster siblings and step siblings. Extended family, for example cousins, living in the same house do not qualify as siblings.

Please note that if the older sibling is in Year 6 at the time of application, the link cannot be considered as they will not be in the school when the younger child would start in September ii The child of a member of staff employed at the school for a minimum of 20 hours a week and where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application. iii Distance from home to school. The distance calculated is the shortest available walking route between the child’s home and school using roads and footpaths known to the mapping layer used by the Student Services Admissions Team within the Geographical Information Software (GIS).

• The following order of priorities will be applied to St Benedict’s Catholic School, St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, St William of Perth Catholic Primary School when applications within any of the above categories exceed the places available and it is necessary to decide between applications. i A brother or sister on the school roll at the time of admission. Sibling means children who live as brother/sister in the same house and includes natural siblings, adopted siblings, foster siblings and step siblings. Extended family, for example cousins, living in the same house do not qualify as siblings.

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considered, as they will not be in the school when the younger child would start in September ii Social, pastoral and medical needs that make the school particularly suitable for the child in question. Strong and relevant evidence must be provided by an appropriate professional authority (eg qualified medical practitioner, education welfare officer, social worker or priest). iii The child of a member of staff employed at the school for a minimum of 20 hours a week and where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application. iv Distance from home to school. The distance calculated is the shortest available walking route between the child’s home and school using roads and footpaths known to the mapping layer used by the Student Services Admissions Team within the Geographical Information Software (GIS).

The start point -The centre point of the nearest road or footpath known to the GIS to the seed point of the child’s home (The seed point is a grid reference for the property taken from Ordnance Survey mapping data). This may not always be the postal address road, in rare circumstances where an alternative road or footpath is actually nearer to the seed point of the property this will be used.

The end point - A pre-defined centre point of the road adjacent the school site or a pre-defined centre point within the school site.The same end point is used for all distance calculations to the school concerned.

The distance - The distance calculated is the shortest available walking route known to the Medway GIS using the centre point of streets and other available walking routes. The Medway GIS may not know all footpaths that are in existence and certain new roads may not be known. Where a footpath or new road is not known to the GIS an alternative route

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will be used. Where a child’s home is situated on a new road the distance calculation will begin from the nearest available known road plotted in the GIS. New developments may be subject to this.

In certain cases it may not be possible to calculate a distance where the entire route is deemed as a walking route. In these circumstances the distance calculated is used purely to prioritise an application for admission. There is no expectation that the walk should be taken.

Tiebreaker – In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.

Notes i Looked after children are children who are (i) in the care of a local authority, or (ii) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (as defined in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making the application for a school.

Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, Section 46) or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order (under the terms of the Children Act 1989, Section 8 and Section 14A).

Please note that the school may ask for a copy of the adoption/residence order to validate this criterion. ii Pupils with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan.

The admissions of pupils with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or with an EHC Plan are dealt with by a completely separate procedure.

The procedure is integral to the making and

maintaining of statements and EHC plans by the pupil’s home local authority. Details of this separate procedure are set out in the SEND code of practice. Pupils with a statement or EHC plan naming the school will be admitted without reference to the above criteria.

Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy

Where the number of applications exceeds the PAN, the Governors will offer places using the following oversubscription criteria in the order stated: • Children in public care (as defined in the Medway co-ordinated admission scheme).

• Siblings (natural, step or foster siblings) at the school.

• Child’s health reasons (medical evidence must be provided).

• Nearness to the school.

New Horizons Children’s Academy Following receipt of parental preferences, places will be offered to those children with statements of special educational needs where New Horizons Children’s Academy is named. Then, if the number of requests received via the co-ordinated scheme is more than the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following priority order: 1 Children in public care – as defined in the Medway co-ordinated admission scheme.

2 Current family association (a brother or sister in the school at the time of application and still attending in September 2017).

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provided that demonstrates a specific health reason which requires a child to attend New Horizons Children’s Academy.

4 Multiple birth children as defined in the Medway co-ordinated admission scheme.

5 Nearness of child’s home to school measured using Medway Council’s GIS System.

Where criteria involves measuring distance to a child’s home, the LA’s procedures for ascertaining the shortest available safe route between home and the school will be used.

Oasis Academy Skinner Street In the event of there being a greater demand for admission than there are places available, then children with a Statement of Special Needs naming Oasis Academy Skinner Street will always be admitted. Once places have been offered to these children, the following criteria will be applied in the order set out below: I Looked after children (see note 2) and children who were looked after, but have ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to residence order or special guardianship order.

II Siblings; where there are siblings in attendance at the preferred Academy and who will still be on roll in the year of entry (see note 4). Sibling refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, stepbrother or sister or the child of the parent/carer’s partner where the child for whom the place is sought is living in the same family unit at the same address as that sibling.

III Children (or parent) with exceptional medical or social needs (see note 3) that make it essential that they attend Oasis Academy Skinner Street rather than any other. These needs must be fully supported by written evidence from the appropriate

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professional person involved with the family.

IV Geography: children living closest to the Academy (see note 5) as measured by the shortest available walking route from the home address to the Academy. The home address is where the child spends the majority of the time and is living with the person who has parental responsibility and is the main carer as defined in section 576 of the Education Act 1996 (documentary evidence may be requested). If a child regularly lives at more than one address, the Academy will have to reach a conclusion about which should be counted as the main address, when allocating places. This will normally be the address where the Child Benefit is paid and where the child is registered with a doctor.

In the event of over-subscription in any of the criteria above, proximity of the child’s home to the Academy, as measured by the shortest safe walking route, with those living nearer being accorded the higher priority, will be used to determine which children should be offered places. If the distance is identical then a random allocation in the presence of an independent person will take place. The local authority GIS (geographical information system) will be used to determine distance.

Notes 1) Parent is defined in law (The Education Act 1996) as either: • any person who has ‘parental responsibility’ (defined in the Children Act 1989) for the child or young person; or • any person who has care of the child or young person.

If you are in any doubt, please contact the Academy for advice.

2) By a “looked-after child” we mean one in the care

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of a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of its social services function. Adoption orders come under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, Section 46. A ‘residence order’ is one settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is to live (Children Act 1989, Section 8). A ‘special guardianship order’ is one appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian/s (Children Act 1989, Section 14A).

Applications under this criterion must be accompanied by evidence to show that the child is looked after or was previously looked after (e.g. a copy of the adoption, residence or special guardianship order).

3) When applying under criterion III (exceptional medical or social needs), you must include supporting evidence from an independent professional person who is aware of the situation and supports your reasons for preferring Oasis Academy Skinner Street. This supporting evidence must clearly demonstrate why the Academy is the most suitable and must illustrate the difficulties that would be caused if your child had to attend another Academy or school. The person supplying the evidence should be a doctor, heath visitor, social worker, etc. who is aware of your child’s or your own case. The Academy reserves the right to ask for further evidence or clarification where necessary and may seek the advice of appropriate educational professionals where necessary.

4) By sibling we mean a brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent/carer’s partner where the child for whom the Academy place is sought is living in the same family unit at the same address as that sibling.

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5) By normal home address, we mean your child’s home address. This is your child’s permanent address at the time you make your application for a place. It is where you and your child live. We regard a child’s home address to be where he or she spends the majority of the Academy week (Monday to Friday, including nights). We may ask to see official documentation, such as a child benefit book or medical card if there are reasons why a child does not live at his or her parents’ address. For example, if he or she is resident with a grandparent, you need to tell us this on the application form. If you do not declare any arrangements like this or use a relative’s address for your application, we may consider that you have made a false declaration and withdraw the offer of a place. Childcare arrangements are not sufficient reason for listing another address however childcare provision in location may be taken into consideration. The Academy reserves the right to check the validity of any address given, by asking for evidence such as inclusion on the Electoral Roll, or a recent utilities bill confirming your name and address. If you are not sure whether or not you live in the ward of Gillingham, you can ask the Academy to check this for you and you will receive a written response. If you are moving into the catchment area, we will ask for evidence of your move, before considering any application for a place. We need to know that you will be resident in the catchment area on 1st September 2017. If you move later we will still need evidence before considering an application.

Typical evidence is a letter from your solicitor confirming that you have a legally binding agreement to buy the house or a formal lease agreement.

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Phoenix Junior Academy (part of the Fort Pitt Thomas Aveling Trust)

Where the number of applications received via the Medway co-ordinated scheme exceeds, the school PAN, places will be allocated in the following priority order: Children in public care (as defined in the Medway Council Co-ordinated admissions scheme).

• Attendance at Greenvale Infants School (paired Infants) for entry into Y3.

• Current family association (a brother or sister in the school at the time of application and still attending in September 2017).

• Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must be provided that demonstrates a specific health reason which requires a child to attend the preferred school.

• Nearness of children’s home and ease of access to school (In the event of a tie within any criterion, before the last criterion, places will be allocated to those living closest to the school measured by the shortest available walking route.) Evidence of residence may be required.

Saxon Way Primary School Following receipt of parental/carer preferences, places will be offered to those children with statements of special educational needs where Saxon Way Primary School is named. Then, if the number of requests received via the coordinated scheme is more than the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following priority order: 1 Children in public care (as defined in the Medway coordinated admission scheme).

2 Current family association (brother or sister in the school at the time of application and still attending in September 2017).

3 Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must be provided that demonstrates a specific health reason, which requires a child to attend Saxon Way Primary School.

4 Multiple birth children, as defined in the Medway coordinated admission scheme.

5 Nearness of child’s home to school measured using Medway Council’s criteria.

Where criteria involves measuring distance to a child’s home, the local authority’s procedures for ascertaining the shortest available safe route between home and the school will be used.

In the event of a tie within any criterion before the last, places will be allocated to those living the closest distance to the school as mentioned above.

St James Church of England Primary Academy

If the number of preferences received via the coordinated scheme is more than 30, places will be offered in the following priority order: 1 St James’ will give the highest priority to looked after children, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the School Admissions Code.

2 Regular Church attendance, where the child or at least one parent/carer is a regular worshipper (the level of attendance should be at least once a month) at a church affiliated to, or represented at Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance and has been for at least 12 months prior to the application being made.

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places available each year will be allocated without reference to any faith-based admission criteria.

3 Current family association – brother or sister at school at the time of admission. The definition of this includes stepbrothers and sisters and children living as a family unit.

4 Child’s health reasons – medical evidence must be provided which demonstrates a specific health reason that requires a child to attend the preferred school.

5 Nearness of children’s homes to the school.

Distance will be measured in a straight line from the front door of the child’s home address (including flats) to the main entrance of the school, with those living closer to the school receiving the higher priority. If a child has more than one permanent home address, the nearest will be used for admission purposes.

Note: If in categories 2-5 above, a tie-break is necessary to determine which child is admitted, the child living closest to the school will be given priority for admission. Distance is measured from the child’s home to the front gates of the school in a straight line.

Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in categories 2-5 above to decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between a child’s home and the Academy is equidistant in any two or more cases.

St John’s CEVC Infant School Before the application of oversubscription criteria, children with a statement of special educational need or Education, Health and Care Plan which names the school will be admitted. As a result of this, the published admissions number will be reduced accordingly. A Statement of Special Educational Need is a statement made by the local authority

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under Section 324 of the Education Act 1996 specifying the special educational provision required for that child. An Education, Health and Care plan is a plan made by the local authority under Section 37 of the Children and Families Act 2014 specifying the special education provision required for that child If there are more applications to St John’s CE Infants School than there are places the following oversubscription criteria will be applied by the governors.

1 Looked after children or previously in local authority care (as defined by the Medway coordinated admission scheme) - a child under the age of 18 years for whom the local authority provides accommodation by agreement with their parents/carers (Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) or who is the subject of a care order under Part IV of the Act. This applies equally to children who immediately after being looked after by the local authority became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order. (As defined by Section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 or Section 8 or 14A of the Children Act 1989).

2 Sibling (a brother or sister attending the St John’s Infants at the time of application and who will still be attending in September 2017). Sibling means children who live as brother/sister in the same house and includes natural siblings, adopted siblings, foster siblings and step siblings. Extended family, for example cousins, living in the same house do not qualify as siblings. The sibling link also applies across ‘paired’ schools. This means if parents/carers are applying for Year R in the St John’s Infant School and have an older sibling in the ‘paired’ junior school (Balfour Junior), the sibling link will be considered and also if the parent is applying for Year 3 in the junior school and has a

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younger sibling in the ‘paired’ infant school the sibling link will apply. The School reserves the right to ask for proof of relationship.

Please note that if the older sibling is in Year 6 at the time of application, the link cannot be considered, as they will not be in the school when the younger child would start in September.

3 Children of teaching staff – the member of teaching staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time the application is made. Or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

4 Denominational preference – When a parent/carer applies for a place at St John’s CE Infant School on the grounds of denomination, such application must be supported by evidence that either the child or at least one parent/carer is a regular worshipper (the level of attendance should be at least once a month) at a church affiliated to, or represented at “Churches Together in England” or the “Evangelical Alliance” and has been for at least 12 months prior to the application being made. A supplementary information form is also needed that must be completed and returned to St John’s CE Infants School by the closing date for applications.

5 Medical, health and special access reasons – Medical, health and special access reasons will be applied in accordance with the school’s legal obligations, in particular those under the Equality Act 2010, as follows: For children whose mental or physical impairment means that they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular school, or For children whose parent/carers mental or physical impairment means that they have a demonstrable and significant need for their child to attend a particular school. Such claims must be clearly identified on the application and need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other

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practitioner who can demonstrate a specific connection between the needs of the child or parent/carer and the particular school. All evidence must be sent to the Student Service Team at Medway by the closing date for applications.

6 Nearness of children’s home - We use the distance between the child's permanent home address and the school, measured by the shortest route to school from the child's home address using roads and paths that are known to the graphical information software (GIS) utilised by the local authority. Distances are measured from a point defined as within the child’s home to a point defined as within the school as specified by Ordnance Survey. The same address point on the school site is used for everybody. The school uses the measurements provided by the local authority (LA). In the case of distances from flats, the school will use the process defined below in tiebreaker.

Please note for children of multiple birth – In the event of the school being oversubscribed, where the parent/carer for the final qualifying place(s) available is the parent/carer of twins, triplets or other multiple birth, the governors will give multiple birth applications a higher priority for place than other applications with the exception of children in public care. Parents/carers/carers must tick the appropriate box on the application to indicate the children are of multiple birth.

Tiebreaker – In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.

Once all places have been allocated a waiting list will be maintained, ranking children in order of oversubscription criteria, not date of application.

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If a place(s) become(s) available they will be offered to the highest ranked child(ren) on the list.

St Margaret’s CE Junior School Before the application of oversubscription criteria, children with a statement of special educational need or Education, Health and Care Plan which names the school will be admitted. As a result of this, the published admissions number will be reduced accordingly. A Statement of Special Educational Need is a statement made by the local authority under Section 324 of the Education Act 1996 specifying the special educational provision required for that child.

An Education, Health and Care plan is a plan made by the local authority under Section 37 of the Children and Families Act 2014 specifying the special education provision required for that child If there are more applications to St Margaret’s CE Junior School than there are places the following oversubscription criteria will be applied by the governors.

1 Looked after children – Children in local authority care or previously in local authority care (as defined by the Medway coordinated admission scheme) - a child under the age of 18 years for whom the local authority provides accommodation by agreement with their parents/carers (Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) or who is the subject of a care order under Part IV of the Act. This applies equally to children who immediately after being looked after by the local authority became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order. (As defined by Section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 or Section 8 or 14A of the Children Act 1989).

2 Pairing - Children attending in Year 2 of our paired infant school (St Margaret’s Infant School) at the

time of the application. The school will give multiple birth applications a higher priority for place than other applications in the event of the school being oversubscribed.

3 Sibling – (a brother or sister attending St Margaret’s C of E Junior School at the time of the application and who will still be attending in September 2017). Sibling means children who have a brother, sister or step or half siblings including fostered and adopted siblings living at the same home address attending St Margaret’s CE Junior School at the time of admission. The School reserves the right to ask for proof of relationship.

Extended family, for example cousins, living in the same house do not qualify as siblings. Please note that if the older sibling is in Year 6 at the time of application, the link cannot be considered, as they will not be in the school when the younger child would start in September 4 Children of teaching staff – the member of teaching staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time the application is made. Or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

5 Denominational preference – When a parent/carer applies for a place at St Margaret’s CE Junior School on the grounds of denomination, such application must be supported by evidence that either the child or at least one parent/carer is a regular worshipper (the level of attendance should be at least once a month) at a church affiliated to, or represented at Churches Together in England or the “Evangelical Alliance” and has been for at least 12 months prior to the application being made.

A supplementary information form is also needed which must be completed and returned to St Margaret’s CE Junior School by the closing date for applications.

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Medical, health and special access reasons will be applied in accordance with the school’s legal obligations, in particular those under the Equality Act 2010, as follows: For children whose mental or physical impairment means that they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular school, or for children whose parent/carers mental or physical impairment means that they have a demonstrable and significant need for their child to attend a particular school. Such claims must be clearly identified on the application and need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner who can demonstrate a specific connection between the needs of the child or parent/carer and the particular school. All evidence must be sent to the Student Service Team at Medway by the closing date for applications.

Nearness of children’s home – We use the distance between the child's permanent home address and the school, measured by the shortest route to school from the child's home address using roads and paths that are known to the graphical information software (GIS) utilised by the local authority. Distances are measured from a point defined as within the child’s home to a point defined as within the school as specified by Ordnance Survey. The same address point on the school site is used for everybody. The school uses the measurements provided by the local authority (LA) and further information on how distances are calculated is available in the Admissions Booklet provided by the LA. In the case of distances from flats, the school will use the process defined below in tiebreaker.

Tiebreaker – In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names

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will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.

Once all places have been allocated a waiting list will be maintained, ranking children in order of oversubscription criteria, not date of application. If a place(s) become(s) available they will be offered to the highest ranked child(ren) on the list.

St Mary’s Island CE Primary School A supplementary information form (SIF) is required for this school in addition to the Medway school application. You must collect this, complete it and return it to the school by the closing date for applications.

If the number of preferences received via the coordinated scheme is more than the number of places available, children in public care( as defined by government regulations) will have priority in both categories1) and 2) below.

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1 If there are more applicants for the one-third church places than places available, preference will be given to children who are on the electoral rolls of St Mark’s Gillingham (which includes the ecumenical Church of St Mary’s Island), and of St Luke’s Gillingham, our Foundation churches, and then any other Anglican churches. Any remaining places will be offered to children from those families who, in the opinion of the governing body of the school, demonstrate the highest level of Christian commitment as evidenced by the Church Leaders.

In the event of a tie, the criterion of nearness to the school will apply. If the church places are undersubscribed, any spare places will be offered as below.

2 The remaining two – thirds of places will be allocated in the following order of priority:

a - Siblings of children in school at the time of entry. (A sibling is defined as any child living permanently within the same family.) b - Other island residents. c - Those not resident on the Island.

In the event of a tie within (b) or (c) above, preference will be given to those who live nearest to the school. For Island residents, this will be measured as the crow flies. For non-island residents, distance will be measured by road.

Tiebreaker – In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.

Stoke Community School Following receipt of parental preferences, places will be offered to those children with statements of special educational needs where Stoke Community School is named. Then, if the number of requests received via the co-ordinated scheme is more than the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following priority order: • Children in public care (as defined in the Medway co-ordinated admission scheme) • Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must be provided which demonstrates a specific health reason which requires a child to attend Stoke Community School.

• Current family association (a brother or sister in the school at the time of application and still attending in September 2017).

• Multiple birth children where Stoke Community School is the nearest school to the child’s home.

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• Nearness of children’s home measured using Medway Council’s criteria.

• Where criteria involves measuring distance to a child’s home, the LA’s procedures for ascertaining the shortest available safe route between home and the school will be used.

In the event of a tie within any criterion, before the last criterion, places will be allocated to those living the closest distance to the school as mentioned above.

Warren Wood Primary Academy Where the number of applications received via the Medway co-ordinated scheme exceeds 55, the school PAN, places will be allocated in the following priority order: • Children in public care – as defined in the Medway Council co-ordinated admissions scheme; • Current family association (a brother or sister in the school at the time of application and still attending in September 2017), • Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must be provided which demonstrates a specific health reason which requires a child to attend the preferred school, • Nearness of children’s homes and ease of access to schools (In the event of a tie within any criterion, before the last criterion, places will be allocated to those living closest to the school measured by the shortest available walking route.) Evidence of residence may be required.

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Wayfield Primary School

The Academy of Woodlands

Following receipt of parental/carer preferences, places will be offered to those children with statements of special educational needs where Wayfield Primary School is named. Then, if the number of requests received via the coordinated scheme is more than the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following priority order: 1 Children in public care - as defined in the Medway co-ordinated admission scheme.

2 Current family association (a brother or sister in the school at the time of application and still attending in September 2017).

3 Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must be provided which demonstrates a specific health reason, which requires a child to attend Wayfield Primary School 4 Multiple birth children, as defined in the Medway co-ordinated admission scheme.

5 Nearness of child’s home to school measured using Medway Council’s criteria.

Where criteria involves measuring distance to a child’s home, the local authority’s procedures for ascertaining the shortest available safe route between home and the school will be used.

In the event of a tie within any criterion before the last, places will be allocated to those living the closest distance to the school as mentioned above.

In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.

Where the number of applications received via the Medway co-ordinated scheme exceeds 90, the school PAN, places will be allocated in the following priority order:

for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.

• Children in public care - as defined in the Medway Council co-ordinated admissions scheme; • Current family association (a brother or sister in the school at the time of application and still attending in September 2017), • Child’s health reasons - medical evidence must be provided which demonstrates a specific health reason which requires a child to attend the preferred school, • Nearness of children’s homes and ease of access to schools (In the event of a tie within any criterion, before the last criterion, places will be allocated to those living closest to the school measured by the shortest available walking route.) Evidence of residence may be required.

In cases of over subscription, parents can ask for the children’s names to be placed on a waiting list held

by The Academy of Woodlands. The children will be ranked according to the school’s over subscription criteria and the local authority co-ordinated scheme and not according to the date when the child’s name was added to the list.

Should there be an oversubscription an admissions committee comprising of school governors with the headteacher in attendance will meet to review each case independently.

Tiebreaker – In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility

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Section ten The schools How to use the school pages

School contact details

Confirmed dates and times

Supplementary information form required yes or no Department for Education unique school number

The areas of Medway are colour coded Chatham Gillingham

Published admission number for 2017

Hoo Peninsula Lordswood Rainham Rochester Strood

Area of Medway

Number of preferences received by the school in 2016

School type community (C); voluntary controlled (VC); foundation (F); voluntary aided (VA): academy (A)

Last criteria applied for offers in 2016*

Number of places offered on 18 April 2016 (offer day)

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Last distance criteria applied for offers in 2016*

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* If these sections are blank it means the school was under subscribed on 18 April 2016 and LA allocations (where preferences cannot be met) were made.

Medway infant and primary schools

These schools can be named for applications for reception year (Year R) Unless stated otherwise, please visit the schools’ website or contact them directly for details about their open days, tours and an appointment.

School name

DFE

PAN

Area

Primary/ junior/ infant

Type

Age range

Number of prefs 2016

Places allocated 2016

Last criteria applied

Last distance metres (if applicable)

SIF

All Faiths Children’s Academy Gun Lane, Strood, Rochester ME2 4UF

01634 717115

Headteacher: Mrs Susan High

887 2600

office@allfaiths.medway.sch.uk 30

Strood

P

A

www.allfaiths.medway.sch.uk 4-11

130

29

Distance

535m

All Saints Church of England Primary School Magpie Hall Road, Chatham ME4 5JY

01634 338922

Headteacher: Mr Simeon Corfield

887 3093

office@allsaints.medway.sch.uk 45

Chatham

P

A

www.allsaints.medway.sch.uk 4-11

160

45

Distance

586m

Yes

Allhallows Primary Academy Avery Way, Allhallows, Rochester ME3 9HR Interim Head of School: Mrs Angela George

01634 270428 887 2005

office@allhallowsacademy.co.uk 30

Hoo

P

A

www.allhallows.medway.sch.uk 4-11

24

12

n/a

n/a

Balfour Infant School Pattens Lane, Rochester ME1 2QT Headteacher: Ms D Atkinson

01634 338280 887 2215

office@balfourinf.medway.sch.uk 90

Rochester

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C

www.balfourinf.medway.sch.uk 4-7

228

90

Distance

998m

Barnsole Primary School Barnsole Road, Gillingham ME7 2JG Headteacher: Mr S M McKeown

01634 333400 887 2396

office@barnsoleprimary.medway.sch.uk 90

Gillingham

P

C

4-11

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90

Distance

1519m

The Bligh Federation - Infants Bligh Way, Strood, Rochester ME2 2XJ Executive Headteacher: Miss T Gobell

01634 336220 887 2537

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office@blighfed.medway.sch.uk 90

Strood

I

C

www.blighfederationandchildrenscentre.co.uk 4-7

www.medway.gov.uk/onlineadmissions

158

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Distance

1129m

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School name

DFE

PAN

Area

Primary/ junior/ infant

Type

Age range

Number of prefs 2016

Places allocated 2016

Last criteria applied

Last distance metres (if applicable)

Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Kings Bastion, Brompton, Gillingham ME7 5DQ

01634 844152

bromptonoffice@thewestbrooktrust.org

Headteacher: Sue Mason 887 2646 60 Gillingham Open days: Tuesday, 22 November 2016 and Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 10am

P

A

www.bromptonwestbrook.medway.sch.uk

4-11

187

60

Distance

1238m

Burnt Oak Primary School and Children’s Centre Richmond Road, Gillingham ME7 1LS Headteacher: Mrs Heidi Barton

01634 334344 887 3760

office@burntoak.medway.sch.uk 60

Gillingham

P

C

www.burntoak.medway.sch.uk 4-11

170

60

Distance

888m

Byron Primary School Byron Road, Gillingham ME7 5XX Headteacher: Mr Jon Carthy

01634 852981 887 2016

office@byron.medway.sch.uk 75

Gillingham

P

A

www.byron.medway.sch.uk 4-11

162

75

Distance

1106m

Cedar Primary School Cedar Road, Strood, Rochester ME2 2JP Acting Headteacher: Mrs Kirstie Jones

01634 338260 887 2469

office@cedarprimary.medway.sch.uk 90

Strood

P

A

www.cedarprimary.medway.sch.uk

4-11

105

83

n/a

n/a

Chattenden Primary School (Peninsula Gateway Academy Trust) Chattenden Lane, Chattenden, Rochester ME3 8LF Principal: Mr R Boyjodnauth

01634 250861

887 2209

30

office@chattenden.medway.sch.uk Hoo

P

A

4-11

www.chattenden.medway.sch.uk 120

30

Distance

1489m

Cliffe Woods Primary School View Road, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8UJ 01634 220822 Interim Head: Mr T Muggridge

887 2588

admin@cliffewoods.medway.sch.uk 45

Hoo

P

A

4-11

www.cliffewoods.org.uk 148

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Distance

812m

Open days: Wednesday, 9, Thursday 17, Tuesday, 22 November and Friday, 2 December, please phone to make an appointment Cuxton Infant Academy Bush Road, Cuxton, Rochester ME2 1EY Headteacher: Miss Sandra Jones

01634 337720 887 2208

office@cuxtoninf.medway.sch.uk 60

Strood

I

A

www.cuxtonschools.co.uk 4-7

70

Open days: Tuesday, 11 October, Friday, 21 October and Monday, 21 November, 9.15am

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n/a

n/a

SIF

School name

DFE

PAN

Area

Primary/ junior/ infant

Type

Age range

Number of prefs 2016

Places allocated 2016

Last criteria applied

Last distance metres (if applicable)

SIF

Deanwood Primary School & Children’s Centre Long Catlis Road, Parkwood, Gillingham ME8 9TX Headteacher: Mr David Bignell

01634 231901

887 2684

office@deanwood.medway.sch.uk

30

Rainham

P

A

4-11

www.deanwood.medway.sch.uk 100

30

Distance

3589m

Delce Academy The Tideway, Rochester ME1 2NJ

01634 845242

Executive Principal: Karen White

887 2413

office@delceacademy.co.uk 30

Rochester

P

A

www.delceacademy.co.uk 4-7

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Distance

1615m

Delce Infant School Fleet Road, Rochester ME1 2QA

01634 844127

Headteacher: Mrs Jane Shields

887 2216

office@delceinf.medway.sch.uk 90

Rochester

I

C

www.delceinfants.co.uk 4-7

203

90

Elaine Primary Academy Elaine Avenue, Strood, Rochester ME2 2YN Headteacher: Mrs Debbie Baker

01634 294817 887 2000

office@elaineacademy.co.uk 60

Strood

P

A

www.elaine.medway.sch.uk 4-11

72

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n/a

n/a

English Martyrs RC Primary School Frindsbury Road, Strood, Rochester ME2 4JA Headteacher: Mrs Clare Redmond

01634 718964 887 3729

office@englishmartyrs.medway.sch.uk 30

Strood

P

VA

4-11

www.englishmartyrs.medway.sch.uk 73

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faith criteria

n/a

Yes

Open days: Tuesday, 18 October, 2pm and Thursday, 24 November 2015, 10am Fairview Community Primary School Drewery Drive, Wigmore, Gillingham ME8 0NU 01634 338710 Headteacher: Mrs Debbie Willis

887 3759

office@fairviewprimary.medway.sch.uk 90

Wig/Hemp

P

C

4-11

www.fairviewprimary.co.uk 219

90

Distance

5976m

Open day: Wednesday, 16 November, tours at 9.15, 11am and 2pm Featherby Infant and Nursery School Allington Road, Gillingham ME8 6PD

01634 231072

Executive Headteacher: Miss Rosemary Wiles

887 2401

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office@featherby-inf.medway.sch.uk 90

Twydall

I

C

4-7

www.medway.gov.uk/onlineadmissions

www.featherby-inf.medway.sch.uk 169

88

Distance

4401m

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School name

DFE

PAN

Area

Primary/ junior/ infant

Type

Age range

Number of prefs 2016

Places allocated 2016

Last criteria applied

Last distance metres (if applicable)

SIF

Gordon Children’s Academy - Infants Gordon Road, Strood ME2 3HQ Headteacher: Mrs Jennifer McGuigan

01634 719971 887 2010

office@gordonfed.medway.sch.uk 60

Strood

I

A

www.gordonfed.medway.sch.uk 4-7

110

60

n/a

n/a

Greenvale Infant and Nursery School Symons Avenue, Chatham ME4 5UP Headteacher: Mrs Amanda Allnutt

01634 409521 887 2198

office@greenvale.medway.sch.uk 60

Chatham

I

C

www.greenvale.medway.sch.uk 4-7

102

59

Distance

669m

Halling Primary School Howlsmere Close, Halling, Rochester ME2 1ER 01634 240258 Headteacher: Mrs W Donnelly

887 2211

office@halling.medway.sch.uk 40

Strood

P

C

www.halling.medway@dbprimary.com 4-11

78

40

Access

1420m

Open days: Friday, 7 October and Friday, 9 December, 2016 Hempstead Infant School Hempstead Road, Hempstead, Gillingham ME7 3QG Headteacher: Mrs Kate Dadd

01634 365969

887 2638

90

office@hempsteadinf.medway.sch.uk

Wig/Hemp

I

C

4-7

www.hempsteadinfantschool.co.uk

167

79

n/a

n/a

Open days: Thursday, 3, Tuesday, 15, Wednesday, 30 November, Friday, 9 December 2016 and Monday, 9 January 2017, 9.30am, please phone to book.

High Halstow Primary School Harrison Drive, High Halstow, Rochester ME3 8TF Head of School: Mrs G Stangroom

01634 251098

887 2421

30

office@hhpschool.co.uk

Hoo

P

A

4-11

www.highhalstowprimaryschool.org.uk 67

30

Distance

3709m

Hilltop Primary School Hilltop Road, Frindsbury, Rochester ME2 4QN 01634 710312 Headteacher: Mr Gavin Evans

887 2499

office@hilltop.medway.sch.uk 60

Strood

P

C

www.hilltop.medway.sch.uk 4-11

202

60

Distance

991m

Open days: Tuesday, 18 October, 10am and Thursday, 20 October 2016, 1.30pm Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and Marlborough Centre Pottery Road, Hoo, Rochester ME3 9BS Interim Executive Headteacher: Frank Eagles

01634 338040 887 2213

office@hoo-st-werburgh.medway.sch.uk 60

Hoo

P

A

4-11

www.hoo-st-werburgh.medway.sch.uk 94

60

Open days: Thursday, 13 October, 9.30 to 11.30am, Friday, 14 October, 1.30 to 2.30pm. Individual tours available on request.

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n/a

School name

DFE

PAN

Area

Primary/ junior/ infant

Type

Age range

Number of prefs 2016

Places allocated 2016

Last criteria applied

Last distance metres (if applicable)

SIF

Horsted School - Infant Barberry Avenue, Chatham ME5 9TF

01634 335400

Executive Headteacher: Mr S Geary

887 2439

office@horsted-inf.medway.sch.uk 60

Chatham

I

C

www.horstedschool.co.uk

4-7

142

60

Distance

3617m

Distance

7561m

The Hundred of Hoo Academy Main Road, Hoo, Rochester ME3 9HH

01634 251443

Headteacher: Mr G Vyse

887 4000

office@hohschool.co.uk 30

Hoo

P

www.hundredofhooacademy.co.uk A

4-11

80

30

Kingfisher Primary School & Children’s Centre Kingfisher Drive, Princes Park, Chatham ME5 7NX Headteacher: Amardeep Penesar

01634 661540

887 2003

30

office@kingfisher.medway.sch.uk www.kingfisher.medway.sch.uk

Walderslade

P

A

4-11

65

30

Distance

3397m

Lordswood School Lordswood Lane, Lordswood, Chatham ME5 8NN Headteacher: Mrs J Lusinski

0300 065 8250

887 2007

60

office@lordswoodschool.medway.sch.uk

Lordswood

P

A

4-11

www.lordswoodschool.co.uk

82

34

n/a

n/a

Open days: Tuesday, 20 and Thursday, 22 September 2016, 2pm, evening session tbc.

Luton Infant & Nursery School Alexandra Road, Chatham ME4 5AP

01634 843019

Headteacher: Mrs S Lythgoe

887 2201

office@lutoninf.medway.sch.uk 90

Chatham

I

C

www.lutoninf.medway.sch.uk 4-7

81

82

n/a

n/a

Maundene School Swallow Rise, Walderslade, Chatham ME5 7QB Headteacher: Ms D Indresano

01634 864721 887 2580

60

office@maundene.medway.sch.uk Walderslade

P

C

4-11

www.maundene.medway.sch.uk 143

60

n/a

n/a

Open days: Tuesday, 8, Thursday, 10, Tuesday, 22, Thursday, 24 November, 2pm. Please contact the school to book a place.

Mierscourt Primary School Silverspot Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8JR Headteacher: Mrs Lisa Lewis

01634 388943 887 2623

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60

Rainham

office@mierscourt.medway.sch.uk P

C

4-11

www.medway.gov.uk/onlineadmissions

222

www.mierscourt.co.uk 60

Distance

1733m

41

School name

DFE

PAN

Area

Primary/ junior/ infant

Type

Age range

Number of prefs 2016

Places allocated 2016

Last criteria applied

Last distance metres (if applicable)

SIF

Napier Community Primary & Nursery Academy Napier Road, Gillingham ME7 4HG Headteacher: Mr Colin Apps

01634 574920 887 2012

office@napier.medway.sch.uk 90

Gillingham

P

A

www.napierprimary.org.uk 4-11

191

76

n/a

n/a

New Horizons Children’s Academy Park Crescent, Chatham ME4 6NT Headteacher: Mrs Jody Murphy

01634 336565 887 2008

office@newhorizons.medway.sch.uk 90

Chatham

P

A

4-11

www.newhorizons-ca.org.uk 120

74

n/a

n/a

New Road Primary School Bryant Street, Chatham ME4 5QN Headteacher: Mrs Nicola Forrest

01634 843084 887 2202

office@newroad.medway.sch.uk 45

Chatham

P

C

www.newroad.medway.dbprimary.com 4-11

121

45

Distance

709m

Open days: Tuesday 8, Thursday 10, Tuesday 15 and Thursday 17 November, 10 to 11am Oaklands School Weedswood Road, Walderslade, Chatham ME5 0QS Headteacher: Mr Barry Symons

01634 333820

887 2433

60

office@oaklands.medway.sch.uk

Walderslade

P

C

4-11

www.oaklands.medway.sch.uk 73

39

n/a

n/a

Oasis Academy Skinner Street Skinner Street, Gillingham ME7 1LG Principal: Mr Dan Morrow

01634 850213 887 2006

office@oasisskinnertreet.org 60

Gillingham

P

A

www.oasisacademyskinnerstreet.org 4-11

88

51

n/a

n/a

Park Wood Schools Federation - Infants Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 9LP Headteacher: Mr A Moir

01634 234625 / 234699

887 2494

90

office@parkwoodinfants.medway.sch.uk

Rainham

I

C

4-7

217

90

www.pwsf.org.uk Distance

3290m

The Pilgrim School Warwick Crescent, Borstal, Rochester ME1 3LF 01634 335959 Headteacher: Mrs J Taylor

42

887 3758

office@pilgrim.medway.sch.uk 30

Rochester

apply online

P

A

www.thepilgrimschool.co.uk 4-11

135

www.medway.gov.uk/onlineadmissions

30

Distance

771m

Yes

School name

DFE

PAN

Area

Primary/ junior/ infant

Type

Age range

Number of prefs 2016

Places allocated 2016

Last criteria applied

Last distance metres (if applicable)

SIF

Riverside Primary School & Children’s Centre St Edmund’s Way, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8ET Headteacher: Miss Kim Williams

01634 338700

887 3757

30

office@riverside.medway.sch.uk Rainham

P

C

www.riverside.medway.sch.uk

4-11

78

30

Distance

839m

Saxon Way Primary School Church Path, Ingram Road, Gillingham ME7 1SJ Head of School: Mrs Angela Sandow

01634 852320 887 2004

60

Gillingham

office@saxon-way.medway.sch.uk

www.saxonway-gst.org

P

57

A

4-11

106

n/a

n/a

St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 9NP Headteacher: Mrs L Prestidge

01634 371892

887 3752

30

office@staugustine.medway.sch.uk Rainham

P

VA

www.staccp.org.uk

4-11

70

30

n/a

n/a

Yes

Open day: Tuesday, 8 November, 1.30pm.

St Benedict’s Catholic School Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham ME5 8PU Headteacher: Mrs B Salamonczyk

01634 669700 887 3753

30

office@st-benedicts.medway.sch.uk Lordswood

P

VA

4-11

www.st-benedicts.medway.sch.uk

102

30

faith criteria

n/a

Yes

2791m

Yes

Tours of the school available on Thursdays, 10am on request.

St Helen’s CEP School Church Street, Cliffe, Rochester ME3 7PU

01634 220246

Headteacher: Mrs Stephanie Jarvis

887 3096

office@sthelens.medway.sch.uk 30

Hoo

P

VC

www.sthelenscofeprimary.co.uk 4-11

38

30

Distance

St James Church of England Primary Academy High Street, Isle of Grain, Rochester ME3 0BS Head of School: Mrs Ruth Sivarajah

01634 844135 887 2002

30

Hoo

office@stjames.medway.sch.uk P

A

4-11

18

www.stjamesisleofgrain.org.uk 18

n/a

n/a

Yes

n/a

Yes

Open days: Thursday, 13, 9.30 to 10.30am and Friday, 14 October, 2 to 3pm.

St John’s CE Infant School 4 New Street, Chatham ME4 6RH Headteacher: Mrs J Collman

01634 844135 887 3095 apply online

office@stjohns.medway.sch.uk 30

Chatham

I

A

www.stjohns.medway.sch.uk 4-7

www.medway.gov.uk/onlineadmissions

55

30

n/a

43

School name

DFE

PAN

Area

Primary/ junior/ infant

Type

Age range

Number of prefs 2016

Places allocated 2016

Last criteria applied

Last distance metres (if applicable)

SIF

395m

Yes

St Margaret’s at Troy Town Church of England (VC) Primary School and Children’s Centre King Street, Rochester ME1 1YF Headteacher: Mr Matthew Newman

01634 843843 887 3293

office@smatt.medway.sch.uk 30

Rochester

P

www.stmargaretsattroytown.co.uk

VC

4-11

121

30

Distance

St Margaret’s Infant School Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 9AE Headteacher: Mrs P Fewtrell

01634 231327 887 2479

90

office@stmargaretsinf.medway.sch.uk Rainham

I

C

4-7

www.stmargaretsinf.medway.sch.uk

243

90

Distance

802m

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Greenfield Road, Gillingham ME7 1YH Headteacher: TBC

01634 855783 887 3755

office@stmarysrcp.medway.sch.uk 60

Gillingham

P

VA

www.stmarysrcp.medway.sch.uk

4-11

145

60

faith criteria

n/a

Yes

St Mary’s Island C of E Primary School Island Way West, St Mary’s Island, Chatham ME4 3ST Headteacher: Mrs C Easton

01634 891050 office@st-marys-island.medway.sch.uk

887 3756

60

Chatham

P

VA

4-11

www.st-marys-island.medway.sch.uk

127

60

Distance

3810m

Yes

n/a

Yes

1364m

Yes

St Michael’s RC Primary School Hills Terrace, Chatham ME4 6PX Headteacher: Katharine Sexton

01634 832578 887 3712

office@st-michaels.medway.sch.uk 60

Chatham

P

VA

4-11

www.st-michaels.medway.sch.uk 114

60

faith criteria

St Nicholas CEVC Infant School London Road, Strood, Rochester ME2 3HU Headteacher: Mrs G Johnson

01634 717120 887 3102

office@st-nicholas.medway.sch.uk 40

Strood

I

VC

www.st-nicholas.infants.co.uk 4-7

117

40

Distance

St Peter’s Infant School Holcombe Road, Rochester ME1 2HU Headteacher: Mrs Denise Curzon

44

01634 843590 887 2665

office@stpetersinfants.co.uk 40

Rochester

apply online

P

C

www.stpetersinfants.co.uk 4-7

125

www.medway.gov.uk/onlineadmissions

40

Distance

1721m

School name

DFE

PAN

Area

Primary/ junior/ infant

Type

Age range

Number of prefs 2016

Places allocated 2016

Last criteria applied

Last distance metres (if applicable)

SIF

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Bleakwood Road, Walderslade, Chatham ME5 0NF Headteacher: Mrs V Ebdon

01634 864701

887 3736

60

office@st-thomasmore.medway.sch.uk

Walderslade

P

VA

4-11

159

www.st-thomasmore.sch.uk 60

faith criteria

n/a

Yes

St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Romany Road, Rainham ME8 6JH

01634 234677

Headteacher: Mrs A Myatt

887 3732

office@st-thomascanterbury.medway.sch.uk 30

Twydall

P

VA

4-11

www.st-thomascanterbury.medway.sch.uk 159

60

n/a

n/a

Yes

n/a

Yes

St William of Perth Catholic Primary School Canon Close, Rochester ME1 3EN

01634 404267

Headteacher: Mrs Anne Keywood

887 3746

office@stwilliamperth.medway.sch.uk 30

Rochester

P

VA

www.stwilliamofperth.org.uk

4-11

89

30

faith criteria

Stoke Community School Allhallows Road, Lower Stoke, Rochester ME3 9SL Headteacher: Miss E Rees

887 2194

01634 270268 20

Hoo

office@stokeprimary.co.uk P

A

4-11

www.stoke.medway.sch.uk 26

20

n/a

n/a

Open days: Tuesday, 19, Wednesday, 20 October 2016, 10 to 11am and 1.15 to 2.15pm.

Swingate Primary School Sultan Road, Lordswood, Chatham ME5 8TJ Headteacher: Miss Kristine Boon

01634 863778 887 2549

office@swingate.medway.sch.uk 90

Lordswood

P

C

www.swingate.medway.sch.uk 4-11

199

90

Distance

1498m

Temple Mill Primary School and Children Centre Cliffe Road, Strood, Rochester ME2 3NL

01634 338200

Headteacher: Mr M McCusker

887 2015

office@templemill.medway.sch.uk 30

Strood

P

A

4-11

www.templemillprimary.co.uk 80

30

Distance

1517m

Thames View Primary School Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7DX Headteacher: Mrs Karen Norman

01634 335480/335490 887 2592

apply online

60

office@thamesviewprimary.medway.sch.uk Twydall

P

C

4-11

www.medway.gov.uk/onlineadmissions

165

www.thamesviewprimary.medway.sch.uk 59

Distance

1899m

45

School name

DFE

PAN

Area

Primary/ junior/ infant

Type

Age range

Number of prefs 2016

Places allocated 2016

Last criteria applied

Last distance metres (if applicable)

Twydall Primary School - part of the RME Trust Twydall Lane, Gillingham ME8 6JS

01634 231761

Headteacher: Mrs Ann Pratt

887 2014

office@twydallprimary.medway.sch.uk 75

Twydall

P

A

www.twydallprimary.medway.sch.uk

4-11

101

41

n/a

n/a

Wainscott Primary School Wainscott Road, Wainscott, Rochester ME2 4JY Headteacher: Hugh Greenwood

01634 335220 887 2210

60

office@wainscott.medway.sch.uk Strood

P

C

4-11

www.wainscott.medway.sch.uk 185

60

Distance

1566m

Walderslade Primary School Dargets Road, Walderslade, Chatham ME5 8BJ Headteacher: Mr Paul Dadson

01634 337766 887 2203

30

office@walderslade-pri.medway.sch.uk Walderslade

P

A

4 - 11

www.walderslade-pri.medway.sch.uk

187

30

Distance

691m

Open day: Thursday, 3 November, please phone to book a space.

Warren Wood Primary Academy Arethusa Road, Rochester ME1 2UR Headteacher: Mrs Marilyn Nadesan

01634 401401 887 2011

office@warrenwood.medway.sch.uk 55

Rochester

P

A

4-11

www.greenacreacademytrust.co.uk/warrenwood 52

49

n/a

n/a

Open days: Thursday, 6 October, Thursday, 8, Saturday, 26 November, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 and Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 9.30 to 11am.

Wayfield Primary School Wayfield Road, Chatham ME5 0HH Head of School: Mrs E Agyeman

0300 065 8230 887 2668

office@wayfield.medway.sch.uk 30

Chatham

P

A

www.wayfield.medway.sch.uk 4-11

67

30

Distance

5079m

The Academy of Woodlands Woodlands Road, Gillingham ME7 2DU Headteacher: Mr N Fiddaman

46

0300 065 8200 887 2412

school.office@aow.uk.com www.theacademyofwoodlands.co.uk 60

Gillingham

apply online

P

A

4-11

179

www.medway.gov.uk/onlineadmissions

87

n/a

n/a

SIF

Medway junior schools

These schools can be named for transfer from infant to junior school (Year 3) Unless stated otherwise, please visit the school’s websites or contact them directly for details about their open days, tours and an appointment.

School name

DFE

PAN

Area

Primary/ junior/ infant

Type

Age range

Number of prefs 2016

Places allocated 2016

Last criteria applied

Last distance metres (if applicable)

SIF

Balfour Junior School Balfour Road, Chatham ME4 6QX Headteacher: Mrs Kim Parnell

01634 843833 887 2214

office@balfour-jun.medway.sch.uk 120

Rochester

J

C

7-11

www.balfour-jun.medway.sch.uk 168

120

n/a

n/a

The Bligh Federation - Juniors Bligh Way, Strood, Rochester ME2 2XJ Executive Headteacher: Miss T Gobell

01634 336220 887 2492

office@blighfed.medway.sch.uk 60

Strood

J

C

www.blighfederationandchildrenscentre.co.uk 7-11

81

60

Distance

348m

Cuxton Junior Academy Bush Road, Cuxton, Rochester ME2 1EZ Headteacher: Miss Sandra Jones

01634 337720 887 2013

office@cuxtoninf.medway.sch.uk 60

Strood

J

A

www.cuxtonschools.co.uk 7-11

63

48

n/a

n/a

Open days: Tuesday, 11, Friday, 21 October and Monday, 21 November, 9.15am Delce Academy The Tideway, Rochester ME1 2NJ Executive Principal: Karen White

01634 845242 887 2413

office@delceacademy.co.uk 130

Rochester

J

A

7-11

www.delceacademy.co.uk 149

130

Distance

3183m

Featherby Junior School Chilham Road, Gillingham ME8 6BT Acting Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Steer

01634 231984 887 2400

admin@featherby-jun.medway.sch.uk 90

Twydall

J

C

7-11

www.featherby-jun.medway.sch.uk 95

90

n/a

n/a

Gordon Children’s Academy - Juniors Gordon Road, Strood, Rochester ME2 3HQ Headteacher: Mrs Jennifer McGuigan

01634 719971 887 2009

apply online

office@gordonfed.medway.sch.uk 100

Strood

J

A

7-11

www.medway.gov.uk/onlineadmissions

www.gordonfed.medway.sch.uk 99

89

n/a

n/a

47

School name

DFE

PAN

Area

Primary/ junior/ infant

Type

Age range

Number of prefs 2016

Places allocated 2016

Last criteria applied

Last distance metres (if applicable)

SIF

Hempstead Junior School Birch Grove, Hempstead, Gillingham ME7 3HJ Headteacher: TBC

01634 371823 887 2403

90

office@hempsteadjnr.medway.sch.uk Wig/Hemp

J

C

7-11

www.hempsteadjnr.medway.sch.uk

113

91

Distance

468m

Horsted School - Junior Barberry Avenue, Chatham ME5 9TF Executive Headteacher: Mr S Geary

01634 335400 887 2506

office@horstedjnr.medway.sch.uk 60

Chatham

J

C

www.horstedschool.co.uk 7-11

100

60

Pairing

n/a

Luton Junior School Luton Road, Chatham ME4 5AW Headteacher: Davinder Tandu

01634 844149 887 2199

office@lutonjnr.medway.sch.uk 90

Chatham

J

C

www.lutonjuniorschool.co.uk 7-11

103

90

Distance

1397m

Park Wood Schools Federation - Juniors Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 9LP 01634 234699 / 234625 Headteacher: Mr A Moir

887 2493

90

office@parkwood-jun.medway.sch.uk

Rainham

J

C

7-11

www.pwsf.org.uk

111

90

Distance

665m

Phoenix Junior Academy (part of the Fort Pitt Thomas Aveling Trust) Glencoe Road, Chatham ME4 5QD Headteacher: Mr Peter Sears

01634 829009 887 2001

office@phoenixjuniors.co.uk 60

Chatham

J

A

www.phoenixjuniors.co.uk 7-11

111

60

Pairing

n/a

Open day: Thursday, 22 September, 9.30-11am and 2-3pm.

St Margaret’s Church of England Junior School Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 9AE Headteacher: Mrs A Pattenden

48

01634 230998 887 3195

90

office@stmargarets.org.uk Rainham

apply online

J

A

7-11

www.stmargarets.org.uk 119

www.medway.gov.uk/onlineadmissions

90

Distance

619m

Yes

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If yes, then you must apply for schools through the Medway application process.

Is my child the correct age to apply for schools?

For admission to Reception Year, children must be born between 1 September 2012 and 31 August 2013

For transfer from infant to junior school (Year 3 in junior schools only, children must be born between 1 September 2009 and 31 August 2010 Have I read the Admission to primary school booklet?

Have I contacted Student Services Admissions Team to ask any questions about any part of the process I don’t understand?

Have I decided which schools and how many I want to apply for?

Have I contacted the schools I am interested in to ask any questions about the school and/or arrange a visit?

Have I completed the Medway Council school application (online or paper) and submitted it by the closing date (16 January 2017)?

Do any of the schools I have applied for require me to complete a Supplementary Information Form?

If yes, then you must collect the form from the relevant school, complete it and return it directly to the school by the closing date (16 January 2017). This is in addition to the Medway application.

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