Green Ridge Primary Academy will admit 60 pupils into Reception in its first year of opening and for subsequent years thereafter. Green Ridge Primary Academy will also offer in-year admission places where places are available. Applying for a place: To apply for a place at Green Ridge Primary Academy, you must select the school as one of your preferences via Buckinghamshire County Council’s online admissions portal. Guidance on how to apply on line can be found at All applications must be portal by 3pm on the made via Buckinghamshire County Council’s admissions 16th January 2017. Please note: in the unlikely event that we have not entered into a funding agreement with the Secretary of State opening the school by this date, they will be conditional offers and will be confirmed once we have a signed funding agreement. Oversubscription criteria When the academy is oversubscribed, after the admission of pupils with an Education Health and Care Plan naming the school, applications for Green Ridge Primary Academy will then be considered in line with the following, ranked oversubscription criteria. Looked After Children or previously looked after children (as defined in Annex A) Children with a sibling attending the school (as defined in Annex A): Children who have a sibling in attendance at the academy and who will still be attending the academy at the applicants date of entry to the academy Children of school staff recruited to fill a skill shortage post this will be subject to – confirmation by a REAch2 non-executive Regional Ambassador that, on the evidence available, the post does indeed relate to a skills shortage in the area Children living within catchment: Children living within the agreed catchment area, as shown in Annex B. Other Children: In the event of oversubscription within the criteria above, priority will be determined by straight line distance from home to school, those living closest being given the highest priority. Distance is measured from the front door of the home to the front gates of child’s
Green Ridge Primary Academy will admit 60 pupils into Reception in its first year of opening and for subsequent years thereafter. Green Ridge Primary Academy will also offer in-year admission places where places are available. Applying for a place: To apply for a place at Green Ridge Primary Academy, you must select the school as one of your preferences via Buckinghamshire County Council’s online admissions portal. Guidance on how to apply on line can be found at All applications must be made via Buckinghamshire County Council’s admissions portal by 3pm on the 16th January 2017. Please note: in the unlikely event that we have not entered into a funding agreement with the Secretary of State opening the school by this date, they will be conditional offers and will be confirmed once we have a signed funding agreement. Oversubscription criteria When the academy is oversubscribed, after the admission of pupils with an Education Health and Care Plan naming the school, applications for Green Ridge Primary Academy will then be considered in line with the following, ranked oversubscription criteria. Looked After Children or previously looked after children (as defined in Annex A) Children with a sibling attending the school (as defined in Annex A): Children who have a sibling in attendance at the academy and who will still be attending the academy at the applicants date of entry to the academy Children of school staff recruited to fill a skill shortage post – this will be subject to confirmation by a REAch2 non-executive Regional Ambassador that, on the evidence available, the post does indeed relate to a skills shortage in the area Children living within catchment: Children living within the agreed catchment area, as shown in Annex B. Other Children: In the event of oversubscription within the criteria above, priority will be determined by straight line distance from home to school, those living closest being given the highest priority. Distance is measured from the front door of the child’s home to the front gates of
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