Application Forms Admission application forms are available, on request, and need to be returned by the date advised by the school. The forms will then be considered by the Admissions Sub-committee of the Governing Body. Once all applications have been considered, firm offers of places for entry, in the following September, will be sent to parents/ carers. Unsuccessful Applicants All unsuccessful applicants will be put on a waiting list. If additional places become available, they will be allocated to those on the waiting list on the basis of the oversubscription criteria, and not on the date the application was added to the list. The waiting list will remain in operation until 31st August 2016 or until the place is no longer required. Appeals Procedure All unsuccessful applicants have the of appeal to an independent Admissions Appeal Panel, administered by the Llandaff Diocesan Board of Education, according to the Welsh Assembly Government’s Code of Practice on School Admissions Appeals. To exercise that right, the appeal must be made in writing to the Clerk of the Governors at the school within 15 days of receiving the letter of refusal. There is no Appeals Procedure for Nursery places. Definitions Regular involvement in an Anglican/ Christian community The determination of regular involvement in an Anglican community/ other Christian community is made by reference to the application form and supporting letter from parish clergy, ministers, pastors etc. Place of Residence Residence is deemed to be the child’s usual place of residence a residential – property at which the parent/s or carers reside at the closing date for receiving applications for admission to the school. Where parental responsibility is held by more than one person, and those persons reside in separate properties, the child’s usual place of residence will be deemed to be that property at which the child resides for the greater part of the week, including weekends. Proximity Priority within each of the above will be based on the proximity of the home to the school. Proximity is measured by calculating the shortest distance from the home to the school, using the home and school post codes and making reference to Google TM Maps UK Sibling For the sibling criteria to be applicable, one of the following conditions must exist: a brother and/ or sister (including half brothers/ sisters) is to be •
Application Forms Admission application forms are available, on request, and need to be returned by the date advised by the school. The forms will then be considered by the Admissions Sub-committee of the Governing Body. Once all applications have been considered, firm offers of places for entry, in the following September, will be sent to parents/ carers. Unsuccessful Applicants All unsuccessful applicants will be put on a waiting list. If additional places become available, they will be allocated to those on the waiting list on the basis of the oversubscription criteria, and not on the date the application was added to the list. The waiting list will remain in operation until 31st August 2016 or until the place is no longer required. Appeals Procedure All unsuccessful applicants have the of appeal to an independent Admissions Appeal Panel, administered by the Llandaff Diocesan Board of Education, according to the Welsh Assembly Government’s Code of Practice on School Admissions Appeals. To exercise that right, the appeal must be made in writing to the Clerk of the Governors at the school within 15 days of receiving the letter of refusal. There is no Appeals Procedure for Nursery places. Definitions Regular involvement in an Anglican/ Christian community The determination of regular involvement in an Anglican community/ other Christian community is made by reference to the application form and supporting letter from parish clergy, ministers, pastors etc. Place of Residence Residence is deemed to be the child’s usual place of residence – a residential property at which the parent/s or carers reside at the closing date for receiving applications for admission to the school. Where parental responsibility is held by more than one person, and those persons reside in separate properties, the child’s usual place of residence will be deemed to be that property at which the child resides for the greater part of the week, including weekends. Proximity Priority within each of the above will be based on the proximity of the home to the school. Proximity is measured by calculating the shortest distance from the home to the school, using the home and school post codes and making reference to Google TM Maps UK Sibling For the sibling criteria to be applicable, one of the following conditions must exist: • a brother and/ or sister (including half brothers/ sisters) is to be
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