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Gateshead Local Authority

Margaret WhellansGroup Director, Learning and Children and Director Children’s Services

Apply online at:www.gateshead.gov.uk/schooladmissions

Including General Information for parents

Admission toPrimary School (2015)

Apply online foryour child’sschool place

www.gateshead.gov.uk/schooladmissions

Tel: 0191 433 2757 / 2775 / 2756

Applying online for admission to Primary/ Infant/ JuniorSchool is quick & easy...

n Simple instructions help guide you through theform

n The system stops you making errors

n You receive email confirmation of which school your child has been offered

n No risk of your application getting lost in the post

n You receive email confirmation when we receive your form

n Internet access is available at your local library andGateshead Civic Centre

Before you apply - check your child is the right age

Apply online at: www.gateshead.gov.uk/schooladmissions

Gateshead Council Information for Parents (Published September 2012)

ContentsPage

Foreword and when to start school 1

Introduction and school organisation in Gateshead 2

Linked catchment areas 3

Explanation of the terms used in this booklet 4

Timeline for primary, infant and junior school admissions 5

How we offer school places - Equal Preference System 6

Community & Voluntary Controlled primary schools and 7academy admission policy 2015/16

Voluntary Aided schools admission policies 2015/16 9

Frequently Asked Questions 32

Important Points to Note 35

Section 1 Primary, infant and junior schools co-ordinated admission 36arrangements and general admissions information 2015

Section 2 Community, Academy and Voluntary Aided primary, infant and junior 41school admissions September 2015

Section 3 Admission statistics 44

Section 4 Appealing against the refusal of a place 50

Section 5 Casual admissions and in year transfers 51

Section 6 Special educational needs (SEN) 53

Section 7 Special needs pupils – policy for home to school transport 55for children with additional needs

Section 8 School transport 57

Section 9 General information 59

Section 10 Charging for school activities 61

School contact details 63

The information in this booklet relates to the academic year 2015 to 2016, which begins in September2015.

The contents of this booklet are correct at the time of printing but there may be changes before the startof or during the academic year. These changes could be the result of changes in the law or in our policy.

Gateshead Council Information for Parents

When to start schoolParents are required to send their child toschool no later than the beginning of the schoolyear (i.e. September) in which they become five.This means that all children can spend the samelength of time in primary schools, irrespective oftheir date of birth.

Admission age ranges for admission inSeptember 2015:

• Primary/infant school - reception class -children born between 1 September 2010 to31 August 2011

• Junior school - year 3 class - children bornbetween 1 September 2007 to 31 August2008

You only need to apply for a place in year 3 ifyour child attends one of the following infantschools: Oakfield Infant, Ryton Infant or Birtley St Joseph’s Catholic Infant School.


Apply online at: www.gateshead.gov.uk/schooladmissions 1

Different format

If you require a copy of thisbooklet in large print, Braille,

audio tape or another language,please contact:

0191 433 2775, 433 2757 or 433 2756

Alternatively you can fax us on: 0191 490 1168

or email:[email protected]

ForewordThis booklet gives information about schools inGateshead and some of our policies. Werecognise that your child’s education is one ofthe most important aspects of their life. Itaffects their formative years, their future andeven their relationship with you. We know howimportant it is that you receive as muchinformation as possible about our schooladmission process. This booklet aims to provideyou with the information you need to know inorder to obtain a place for your child in a school.

You can access more information about a schoolby visiting the council’s website at:www.gateshead.gov.uk. The council’s wesitealso has other links which may be of interest toyou. You can access school performance tablesvia the internet at:www.education.gov.uk/performancetables and school ofsted reports are available at:www.ofsted.gov.uk

I would encourage you to apply usingGateshead Council’s online school admissionssystem where you can access all the informationwithin this booklet and other useful links abouteducation in Gateshead. You can apply onlineat: www.gateshead.gov.uk/schooladmissions

I hope you will find this booklet and our websitehelpful in making the important decisionsabout your child’s future education.

Margaret WhellansGroup Director, Learning and Childrenand Director Children’s ServicesGateshead CouncilLearning and ChildrenCivic CentreRegent StreetGatesheadNE8 1HH



IntroductionWhen reading the information in thisbooklet, please note that:

• All Gateshead primary and secondaryschools accept boys and girls.

• There are no boarding places in any ofour primary or secondary schools.

• The academic year operates from 1 September 2015 to 31 August 2016;therefore the first year of entry to schoolbegins in September each year.

If you have any queries regarding theadmission process, please contact the School Admissions Team on: 0191 433 2775 or 433 2756.

School transfersIf you require a transfer for your child fromone school to another, please contact theEducation Support Service at The DrydenCentre on: 0191 433 8589 or 433 8587.

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School organisation in GatesheadGateshead has a two-tier school system, withchildren progressing from primary and juniorschools to secondary school. There are threeinfant schools in Gateshead and each has a linkedjunior school.

Below is a breakdown of the organisation ofGateshead schools proposed for September 2015:

We have 1 nursery school for children aged 3 to 43 infant schools for children aged 4 to 7 3 junior schools for children aged 7 to 1161 primary schools for children aged 4 to 11

Consisting of:47 community schools16 Roman Catholic schools1 Roman Catholic Academy2 Church of England schools2 Primary academies

There are:9 secondary schools

Consisting of:4 community schools5 academies (2 of which are Roman Catholic academies)

Special educationThere are six special schools in Gateshead forchildren whose special educational needs cannotbe met in a mainstream school. A list of theseschools and all others in Gateshead can be foundat the back of this booklet.



Community primary and junior schools and academies – linked catchment areas forSeptember 2015

Community Secondary Schoolor Academy

Heworth GrangeComprehensive School

Joseph Swan Academy

Kingsmeadow CommunityComprehensive School

Lord Lawson of BeamishAcademy

Thomas Hepburn CommunityAcademy

Thorp Academy

Whickham School andSports College (AcademyTrust)

The catchment areas of the following community primary and juniorschools and academies in Gateshead form the combined catchmentarea for the Gateshead community secondary school or academyidentified.

We recommend you find out what school catchment area you live inprior to completing your application form by contacting the SchoolAdmissions Team on: 0191 433 2775 or 433 2756.

School catchment maps are available to view on the council’s websiteat: www.gateshead.gov.uk.

Please note that linked community primary and junior schools andacademies are not ‘feeder’ schools. We do not operate any school‘feeder’ arrangements to our community secondary schools oracademies. There is no guarantee of a place at a community secondaryschool or secondary academy as a result of attending one of its linkedcommunity primary or junior schools or primary academies.

Bill Quay, Lingey House, Roman Road, The Drive Community, Wardley,White Mere Community

Glynwood Community, Harlow Green Community, Kelvin GroveCommunity, Kells Lane, Oakfield Junior

Brighton Avenue, Caedmon Community, Dunston Hill Community,Lobley Hill, Riverside Primary Academy

Barley Mow, Birtley East Community, Kibblesworth Academy,Portobello, Ravensworth Terrace

Bede Community, Brandling, Carr Hill Community, ColegateCommunity, Falla Park Community, Fell Dyke Community, LarkspurCommunity, South Street Community, Windy Nook

Blaydon West, Chopwell, Crookhill Community, Emmaville, Greenside,Highfield Community, High Spen, Parkhead Community, Rowlands GillCommunity, Ryton Community Junior, Winlaton West LaneCommunity

Clover Hill Community, Fellside Community, Front Street Community,Swalwell, Washingwell Community, Whickham Parochial Church ofEngland

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Academy – a school where the governing bodyset the criteria and is responsible for the schooladmissions.

Acceptance form – the form to be completedand returned by parents by 30 April 2015 to letus know if they wish to accept the school placetheir child has been offered.

Admission authority – the admission authorityis responsible for pupil places and setting theadmissions criteria. The local authority (council)is the admissions authority for community andvoluntary controlled schools. The schoolsgoverning body is the admission authority forvoluntary aided schools.

Admission criteria – the conditions ofadmissions agreed by the Local Authority (in thecase of community and voluntary controlledschools) or by the governing body (in the caseof voluntary aided schools and academies).

Adoption order – an order made under Section46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.

Appeal – any parent whose child is refused aplace at one of their preferred schools has theright to appeal to an independent appeal panel.

Community school – a school where thecouncil is responsible for the admissions andsetting the criteria.

DfE – The Department for Education (centralgovernment for education).

Home local authority – A child’s home localauthority is the authority in which they live, i.e.the authority to which council tax is paid.

Looked after children – Children who are inthe care of a local authority and as defined bySection 22 of the Children Act 1989 (see alsopreviously looked after children).

Oversubscribed – where there are morerequests for admission to a year group in aschool, than there are places available.

Parent/guardian/carer – a person who canexercise legal parental responsibility as definedunder the 1989 Children’s Act.

Planned admission number (PAN) – themaximum number of pupils to be admitted intoa particular year group at a school.

Preference – the legal right of parents to statethe school they would prefer their child to attend.

Previously looked after children – Previouslylooked after children who were looked after, butceased to be so because they were adopted orbecame subject to a residence order or specialguardianship order.

Residence order – an order settling thearrangements to be made as to the person withwhom the child is to live under Section 8 of theChildren Act 1989

Sibling link – an older brother/sister or stepbrother/sister that shares the sameparent/guardian and lives at the same addressas the child applying and will be attending thepreferred school at the time of admission, oradopted brothers and sisters living at the sameaddress and to children who are fostered andhave other children from the host familyattending the school in question.

Single offer of a school place – The one offerfor a place at a school which is made to a parenton 16 April 2015.

Special guardianship order – an orderappointing one or more individuals to be achild's special guardian or guardians asdescribed under Section 14A of the Children Act1989.

Voluntary aided school (VA) – a school wherethe governing body set the criteria and isresponsible for the school admissions.

Voluntary controlled school – a school wherethe council set the criteria and is responsible foradmissions.

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Explanations of the terms used in this booklet



Timeline for admission to primary, infant and junior schools September 2015

Reception and JuniorAdmissions Process

12 September 2014Information available on council’s website, online and

paper applications available

15 January 2015Closing date for returning application forms

16 April 2015Offer letters sent to parents

30 April 2015Parents must accept places

8 May 2015Any vacancies arising will be offered

from the waiting list

June/July 2015Appeals heard

Important

The closing date for returningapplications is 15 January 2015. Anypaper application form received by theSchool Admissions Team after this datewill be classed as late.

Parents that apply online will have untilmidnight on 15 January 2015 to submittheir application.

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Apply online at: www.gateshead.gov.uk/schooladmissions6

All community, voluntary aided schools andacademies in Gateshead operate an equalpreference system when offering places.

This means that all applications received will beconsidered equally against the school’sadmission criteria with no regard to thepreference ranking the school was given on theapplication form. Therefore, the priority yourchild is placed in under the school’s admissioncriteria is the most important factor whendeciding whether a place is available at a schoolwhen applications are considered.

However, the council must look at thepreference ranking a school has been given onthe application form when we determine thesingle offer of a school place for each child.

If your child is eligible for an offer at more thanone school, your child will be offered a place atyour highest ranked preference and any lowerranked offer will be disregarded.

Sometimes there are not enough places at oneschool to offer every parent that applies for aplace, this is what is meant when a school is“oversubscribed”. We cannot guarantee thatyou will gain a place for your child at any ofyour preferred schools as this will depend onthe admission criteria for the school and how itapplies to your application and the number ofapplications that are received for each school. If you live in Gateshead and we cannot offeryour child a place at any of your preferredschools, then we will offer your child a place atyour community catchment school or academyif it still has places available. If there are no

places available at this school, we will then offerthe next nearest community school or academyin Gateshead with places available, measured asthe crow flies from the main entrance of theschool to your home address.

The equal preference system does not meanthat you stand a better chance of gaining aplace at a school simply by naming it as apreference nor does it mean that all of yourpreferred schools ranked on your applicationform will stand an equal chance of success.Voluntary aided schools, community schoolsand academies have different admission criteriathat must be applied to each application todetermine the priority for admission and decideif they can offer your child a place at the school.

No Application Received

If you live in Gateshead and you do not submitan application form, a place will still be offeredto your child on 16 April 2015 at yourcommunity catchment school or academy, or ifplaces are not available at this school after allother applications have been considered, yourchild will be offered a place at the next nearestcommunity school or academy in Gatesheadwith places available, measured as the crow fliesfrom the main entrance of the school to yourhome address.

How we offer places at Gateshead primary, infant and junior schools -Equal Preference System



We allocate places at our Community PrimaryInfant and Junior Schools using our policybelow and co-ordinate admissions to ourschools using our co-ordinated admissionscheme.

The policy is as follows:

• Your child will start school at the beginning ofthe academic year in which they will reachthe age of five. (An academic year lasts from1 September in one year to 31 August in thefollowing year). However In many schools thefirst year will include an induction period, (aperiod for your child to get used to schoollife). This period may last from Septemberuntil no later than the end of the October halfterm holiday. Parents who wish to defer theirchild’s entry beyond this period must makethis request in writing at the time ofapplication for admission to school. Deferredentry must not extend beyond the beginningof the term after the child’s 5th birthday, orbeyond the academic year for which theapplication was accepted. Deferred entry willbe considered by us the local authority (LA) inconsultation with the Head Teacher andgovernors of the school.

• We will accept pupils up to the school’sagreed Planned Admission Number for theyear group unless we feel there are lawfulgrounds not to do so.

Oversubscription Criteria

We will consider applications from parents whohave named the school as any rankedpreference on their application form this iscalled the Equal preference system. If there aremore applications for the number of placesavailable at the school we will than allocateplaces by using the following order of priority:

1. Children in Public Care (and as deemed underSection 22 of the Children Act 1989) including achild who was previously “looked after” butimmediately after being “looked after” becamesubject to an adoption, residence, or specialguardianship order (see definition*).

2. Children who live in the school’s catchmentarea and who will have a brother or sister atthe school, or at the feeder junior schoolduring the coming academic year. (seedefinition*)

3. Other children who live in the school’scatchment area.

4 Other children who will have a brother orsister at the school or at the feeder juniorschool during the coming academic year.

5. Other children who have exceptional medicalor social grounds see point 1 below

6. All other children.

(*see definitions of our criteria in priority 1, 2and 4 above in our parent’s information bookletand at www.gateshead.gov.uk)

Point 1 - We can consider exceptionalindividual applications, particularly in casesinvolving medical or social needs. If you wish toapply on medical or social grounds you mustprovide written evidence from relevantregistered health professionals i.e. a doctor orsocial worker. The evidence must demonstratewhy the chosen school is more appropriate andwhat difficulties would be caused if they were totravel to and attend alternative schools. We willnot consider such applications if the relevantprofessional evidence is not provided. Theevidence will be assessed by the LA AdmissionPanel. No assumption should be made thatsubmission of the relevant evidence will, initself, be sufficient to allocate a place.

Gateshead Council Community and Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolsincluding Kibblesworth Academy and Riverside Primary AcademyAdmission Policy 2015/16

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Whickham Parochial Church of EnglandControlled Primary School

This school has the same oversubscription criteria aspriorities 1 to 6 above except that criteria 3 and 4above are reversed. Priority 1, 2, 5 and 6 remain inthe same order however for this particular schooltheir oversubscription criteria places priority 4children above those children in priority 3.

Address

For the purposes of deciding whether a childlives in the catchment area of a school we willuse the parent or legal guardian's address or theaddress of a relevant adult who has parentalresponsibility, as defined under the 1989Childrens Act, for the child.

Tie breaker

If, within any of the above criteria, there are moreapplicants than places available priority will begiven to those children based on the distance theylive from the school, measured ‘as the crow flies’ i.e.in a straight line from the centre of the homeresidence to the school’s main entrance. Childrenliving nearest to the school will have priority. Wemeasure the distance using a geographicalinformation system (GIS).

Waiting list

If places become available we will consider allrelevant applications based on a waiting list. Thewaiting list will be maintained by the councilfrom the start of the academic year and be keptfor the rest of the academic year. All applicantson the waiting list are placed according to theadmission criteria and priorities set out above.However children who are the subject of adirection to admit by the LA or who have beenreferred for admission and have been allocated aplace through the Fair Access Protocol will takeprecedence over any child on the waiting list.

Important Dates

The closing date for the return of applications isThursday 15 January 2015. From Friday 12

September 2014 you can apply for a place in areception or Junior class for admission inSeptember 2015 by applying on-line atwww.gateshead.gov.uk you must submit yourapplication by no later than Thursday 15January 2015. Alternatively parents requiring apaper application form must ensure that theyrequest it in sufficient time to complete andreturn it by no later than Thursday 15 January2015 to The School Admissions Team, DrydenCentre, Evistones Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5UR.

If you live outside of Gateshead and want toapply to a Gateshead school you must obtain anapplication form from your own Council andreturn it to them by their closing date or applythrough their on-line application system.However you must still consider the informationin Gateshead Council’s “Admission to Primaryschool” booklet so that you know what theadmission arrangements are to Gatesheadschools. This information is available atwww.gateshead.gov.uk . Your own Council willsend us notification of your application and theywill let you know the final allocation of a schoolplace for your child.

Offer Date

The offer day is Thursday 16 April 2015 a letterwill be sent to parents who are Gatesheadresidents by 2nd class post informing them ofthe school they have been offered for their child.Gateshead residents who apply on-line areinformed by email on Thursday 16th April 2015.

General Information and definitions

For information on our admission arrangementsand definitions of the terms used in this policyplease refer to our “Admission to Primary school”booklet for 2015 available atwww.gateshead.gov.uk

The co-ordinated admission scheme andCatchment areas referred to in this policy can beviewed on the website above.



This Admissions policy has been formallyadopted by the Governing Bodies of the aboveCatholic Primary schools in Gateshead. In eachschool the Governing Body is the AdmissionsAuthority and is responsible for determiningthe school’s admissions policy.

The Planned Admission Number (PAN) foreach school is given in the above table.

The Admissions Policy Criteria will be appliedon an Equal Preference basis.

How and When to apply

Applications must be made on the LocalAuthority Common Application Form. Parentsapplying to a Voluntary Aided Catholic schoolshould also complete the supplementaryinformation form. All forms must be returned bythe closing date set by the Local Authority –Thursday 15th January 2015.

Late Applications

Any applications received after the closing datewill be accepted but considered only after thosereceived by the closing date.


Children who have a statement of SpecialEducational Need which names our school willbe admitted to the school.

For the schools listed above that have a nurseryunit, please note that admission to the nurseryunit is no guarantee of entry into the main school.

Where there are insufficient places available tomeet all parental preferences, priority will begiven to applications in the following order:

(First priority in each category will be given tochildren who will have older siblings attending theschool in September 2015).

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Voluntary Aided SchoolAdmission Policies 2015/2016

The following voluntary aided schools operate the same oversubscription criteria, please note thatthe below policy applies to all schools listed in the table below:

School PAN Parish(es) Served

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 15 Sacred Heart, Byermoor

St. Alban’s Catholic Primary School 30 St. Alban’s, Pelaw & St Patrick’s, Felling

St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School 45 St Augustine’s, Felling

St. Joseph’s RC Primary School, Blaydon 30 St. Anne’s, Winlaton & St. Joseph’s, Blaydon

St. Joseph’s RC VA Primary School, Highfield 17 St. Joseph’s, Highfield &Our Lady of Lourdes, Chopwell

St. Mary’s RC Primary School 30 St. Mary’s, Whickham & Immaculate Heart, Lobley Hill

St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas RCVA Primary School 30 St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas, Stella

St. Philip Neri RC Primary School 16 St. Philip Neri, Dunston &The Immaculate Heart, Lobley Hill

St Wilfrid’s RC Primary School 17 St Wilfrid’s




1. Looked after Catholic Children in the care of aLocal Authority or children that were lookedafter by the local authority and immediatelyafter that became subject to an adoption,residence or special guardianship order (seedefinitions).

2. Catholic Children whose home address iswithin the parish(es) served by the school.

3. Catholic Children whose home address isoutside of the parish(es) served by the school.

4. Looked after children in the care of a LocalAuthority or children that were looked afterby the local authority and immediately afterthat became subject to an adoption,residence or special guardianship order (seedefinitions).

5. Children, who are baptised or dedicatedmembers of other Christian Churches asrecognised by Churches Together in England(see note 4).

6. Children of other Faith traditions.

7. Other children.

If applicants are seeking admission undercriteria 5 & 6 above, they will be asked for aletter of support to confirm their churchmembership from their minister or Faith leader,or suitable equivalent.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

1. Definition of Catholic Children who have been baptised asCatholics or have been formally received intothe Catholic Church. All applicants seekingadmission under criteria 1, 2 or 3 will beasked to provide evidence that the child hasbeen baptised as a Catholic or has beenreceived into the Catholic Church. Abaptismal certificate or a letter from theirpriest confirming their baptism or receptioninto the Catholic Church will suffice.

2. Definition of children in the care of a localauthorityA looked after child is a child who is in thecare of a Local Authority in accordance withSection 22 of the Children’s Act 1989 at thetime application for admission to the schoolis made and whom the Local Authority canconfirm, will still be looked after at the dateof admission.

An adoption order is an order made underSection 46 of the Adoption and Children Act2002.

A residence order is an order outlining thearrangements as to the person with whomthe child will live under section 8 of theChildren Act 1989.

A special guardianship order is an orderappointing one or more individuals to be achilds special guardian or guardians’ (Section14A Children Act 1989).

3. Definition of SiblingSibling refers to brother or sister, half brotheror sister, adopted brother or sister, step brotheror sister, or the child of the parent/carer’spartner where the child for whom the schoolplace is sought is living in the same familyunit at the same address as that sibling.

4. Churches Together in England (Seewww.churches-together.netfor further details on membership)

Tie-breaker

Where there are places available for some, butnot all applicants within a particular criterion,distance from home address to the schoolentrance will be the deciding factor, Distancewill be measured by a straight line from thecentre of the home residence (including flats) tothe main entrance of the school, [using theLocal Authority’s computerised measuringsystem], with those living closer to the schoolreceiving the higher priority.

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Right of Appeal

Where a parent has been notified that a place isnot available for a child, every effort will bemade to help the parent to find a place in asuitable alternative school. Parents who arerefused a place have a statutory right of appeal.Further details of the appeals process areavailable by writing to the Chair of Governors atthe school address.

Home Address

It is the parental address which will be used inapplying the admission criteria. This meansthat, when stating your choice of school, youshould give the parental/guardian address atthe time of application. The address ofchildminders or other family members who mayshare in the care of your child should not bequoted as the home address.

A Parish Boundary map is available forinspection at the Diocese, St. Cuthbert’s House,West Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE15 7PY.

Waiting Lists

If your child has been refused admission, awaiting list is available where priority will begiven according to the above criteria. Thewaiting list will be maintained for the fullacademic year.

Application Information

It is very helpful to have an early indication ofthe number of children to be admitted to theReception class in the following September.However, it must be stressed that formal writtenapplications for admission must be made on theform provided by the Local Authority andreturned to them by the stated date. Places willthen be allocated by strict application of theabove criteria, with no reference to the date ofapplication. Parents will be notified as towhether or not their child has been allocated aplace on 16 April 2015.

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This Admissions policy has been formallyadopted by the Governing Body of CorpusChristi Catholic School Gateshead. TheGoverning Body is the Admissions Authorityand is responsible for determining theschool’s admission arrangements.

The Published Admission Number (PAN) forthe school is 29.

Corpus Christi School serves the parishes ofCorpus Christi and Holy Rosary GatesheadThe Admissions Policy Criteria will be appliedon an Equal Preference basis.


Applications must be made on the GatesheadCouncil’s common application form (CAF). Allforms must be returned by the closing date setby Gateshead Council.

Late Applications


Children with a Statement of SpecialEducational Needs

Children who have a Statement of SpecialEducational Need which names our school willbe admitted to the school.


If the school is oversubscribed, priority foradmission will be given to those children whomeet the criteria set out below, in order:(First priority in each category will be given tochildren who have older sibling attending theschool in 2015.)

1. Looked after Catholic children in the care of alocal authority or children that were lookedafter by the local authority and immediately

after that became subject to an adoption,residence or special guardianship order (seedefinitions).

2. Catholic children whose home address iswithin the parishes of Corpus Christi and HolyRosary.

3. Catholic children whose home address isoutside of the parishes of Corpus Christi andHoly Rosary.

4. Looked after children in the care of a localauthority or children that were looked afterby the local authority and immediately afterthat became subject to an adoption,residence or special guardianship order (seedefinitions).

5. Children who are baptised or dedicatedmembers of other Christian Churches asrecognised by Churches Together in England(see note 4.)


7. Other children.


ADDITIONAL NOTES

1. Definition of Catholic Children who have been baptised asCatholics or have been formally received intothe Catholic Church.

All applicants seeking admission under criteria1, 2 or 3 must provide evidence that the childhas been baptised as a Catholic or has beenreceived into the Catholic Church. Abaptismal certificate or a letter from theirpriest confirming their baptism or receptioninto the Catholic Church will suffice.

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Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

Admission policy 2015/2016




2. Definition of a Looked After ChildA looked after child is a child who is (a) inthe care of a Local Authority or (b) being provided with accommodation by a localauthority in the exercise of their socialservices functions (see the definition insection 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989):

An adoption order is an order under section46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.

A residence order is an order outlining thearrangements as to the person with whomthe child will live under section 8 of theChildren Act 1989.

A special guardianship order is an orderappointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian or guardians.

3. Definition of SiblingSibling refers to brother or sister and includeshalf sibling, adopted sibling, foster sibling,step sibling or the child of the parent/carer’spartner where the child for whom the schoolplace is sought is living in the same familyunit at the same address as that sibling.

4. Churches Together in England See www.churches-together.net for furtherdetails on membership. If applicants are seekingadmission under criteria 5, they must provide abaptismal certificate or a letter confirming theirchurch membership from their minister or faithleader, or suitable equivalent.

5. Children of Other FaithsIf applicants are seeking admission undercriteria 6, they must provide a letter of supportto confirm their faith membership from theirminister or faith leader, or suitable equivalent.

6. Tie-breakerWhere there are places available for some,but not all applicants within a particularcriterion, distance from home address to theschool entrance will be the deciding factor.Distance will be measured as the crow flies ina straight line from the centre of the homeresidence to the main entrance of the school,[using the Local Authority’s computerisedmeasuring system], with those living closerto the school receiving the higher priority.

Right of Appeal

Where a parent has been notified that a place isnot available for a child, every effort will bemade to help the parent to find a place in asuitable alternative school. Parents who arerefused a place have a statutory right of appeal.Further details of the appeals process areavailable by writing to the chair of governors atthe school address.

Home Address

It is the primary parental address which will beused in applying the admission criteria. Thismeans that, when stating your choice of school,you should give the parental/guardian addressat the time of application. The address ofchildminders or other family members who mayshare in the care of your child should not bequoted as the home address.

Waiting Lists

If your child has been refused admission, youcan request that your child’s name be placed onthe school’s waiting list. If places becomeavailable, we will consider all relevantapplications based on the waiting list which willbe maintained until 31 December 2015.

Catchment Area

The catchment area for the school is the parishboundaries of Corpus Christi and Holy Rosary.


Places will be allocated by strict application ofthe above criteria, with no reference to the dateof application (but please see earlier, “LateApplications”). Parents will be notified as towhether or not their child has been allocated aplace on 16 April 2015.

Please note: This policy should be read inconjunction with Gateshead Council’s SchoolAdmission Guide for Parents which can befound at www.gateshead.gov.uk or bytelephoning 0191 433 2757/2775/2756.

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The governing body of St Agnes CatholicPrimary School is the Admissions Authorityfor this school. The Admissions PolicyCriteria will be applied on an EqualPreference basis. The governing bodyintends to admit up to 30 pupils to theReception year group in September 2015.This number will apply to the Reception Yearand to every other year in the school.


Applications must be made on the LocalAuthority Common Application Form. Parentsapplying to a Voluntary Aided Catholic schoolshould also complete the supplementaryinformation form if required. All forms must bereturned by the closing date set by the LocalAuthority.

Late Applications




Where there are insufficient places availableto meet all parental preferences, priority willbe given to applications in the followingorder:

(First priority in each category will be given tochildren who will have older siblings attending theschool in September 2015)

1. Looked after Catholic children in care of alocal authority or children that were lookedafter by the local authority and immediately

after that became subject to an adoption,residence or special guardianship order (seedefinitions).


3. Catholic Children whose home address isoutside of the parish(es) served by theschool.

4. Looked after children in the care of a localauthority or children that were looked afterby a local authority and immediately afterthat became subject to an adoption,residence or special guardianship order (seedefinitions).

5. Non catholic children who have an oldersibling in school in September 2015


7. Children, who are members of other Faithtraditions.

8. Other children.

If applicants are seeking admission undercriteria 6 & 7 above, they will be asked for aletter to confirm their church membership fromtheir minister or Faith leader, or suitableequivalent.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

1. Definition of Catholic Children who have been baptised asCatholics or have been formally received intothe Catholic Church. All applicants seeking

St Agnes RC Primary School



admission under criteria 1,2 or 3 will beasked to provide evidence that the child hasbeen baptised as a Catholic or has beenreceived into the Catholic Church. Abaptismal certificate or a letter from theirpriest confirming their baptism or receptioninto the Catholic Church will suffice.

2. Definition of Children in the care of aLocal AuthorityA looked after child is a child in the care of aLocal Authority in accordance with Section22 of the Children’s Act 1989 at the timeapplication for admission to the school ismade and whom the Local Authority hasconfirmed will still be looked after at thedate of admission.

An adoption order made under section 46of the Adoption and children Act 2002.

A residence order is an order outlining thearrangements as to the person with whomthe child will live under section 8 of thechildren act 1989.

A special guardianship order is an orderappointing one or more individuals to be achild’s special guardian or guardians’(Section 14A Children Act 1989)

3. Definition of SiblingSibling refers to brother or sister, half brotheror sister, adopted brother or sister, stepbrother or sister, or the child of the parent/carer’s partner where the child for whom theschool place is sought is living in the samefamily unit at the same address as that sibling.

4. Churches Together in England See www.churches-together.net for furtherdetails on membership

Tie-breaker

Where there are places available for some, butnot all applicants within a particular criterion,distance from home address to the schoolentrance will be the deciding factor. Distancewill be measured as the crow flies in a straightline from the centre of the home residence to

the main entrance of the school, [using theLocal Authority’s computerised measuringsystem], with those living closer to the schoolreceiving the higher priority.

Right of Appeal

Where a parent has been notified that a place isnot available for a child, every effort will bemade to help the parent to find a place in asuitable alternative school. Parents who arerefused a place have a statutory right of appeal.Details of the appeals process are available fromthe Local Authority.

Home Address


Waiting Lists

If your child has been refused admission, youcan request that your child’s name be placed onthe school’s waiting list. If places becomeavailable, we will consider all relevantapplications based on the waiting list which willbe maintained for the full academic year.


It is very helpful to have an early indication ofthe number of children to be admitted to theReception class in the following September.However, it must be stressed that formal writtenapplications for admission must be made on theform provided by the Local Authority andreturned to them by the stated date. Places willthen be allocated by strict application of theabove criteria, with no reference to the date ofapplication. Parents will be notified as towhether or not their child has been allocated aplace on 16 April 2015.The Governing Body ofSt Aidan's Church of England Primary School is






The Governing Body of St Aidan's Church ofEngland Primary School is the AdmissionsAuthority for the school and they intend toadmit up to 30 pupils to the Reception yeargroup in September 2015. This arrangementfollows consultation between the GoverningBody, the LA, all other schools in the areaand all other Admission Authorities in thearea.

In the event of the number of applicationsexceeding the number of places availablepriority will be given to applications in theorder of priority indicated below.

Over-Subscription Criteria

1. Looked After Children (in the care of a LocalAuthority) and adopted children who havepreviously been in the care of the LocalAuthority. This includes children who leavecare under a special guardianship orresidence order.

2. Children with at least one parent whoworships in a Church of Englandcongregation in the Parish of Bensham andTeams who will have a brother or sister at theschool at the time of admission (see note 1below)

3. Other Children with a brother or sister at theschool at the time of admission

4. Children with at least one parent whoworships in a Church of Englandcongregation in the Parish of Bensham andTeams (see note 1 below)

5. Children with at least one parent whoworships in another faith community in theParish of Bensham and Teams (see note 1below)

6. Children who have exceptional medical orsocial needs (see note 2 below)

7. Children of parents living within the Parish ofBensham and Teams.

8. Other children

Tie Breaker

Where there are places available for some butnot all applicants within a particular priority,distance from the home to school will be thedeciding factor, with preference given to thoseapplicants who live nearest the school whenmeasured in a straight line (i.e. as the crow flies)from the centre of the home residence to theschool’s main entrance. Gateshead LocalAuthority support the school in the use of therecomputerised measuring system if necessary.

Waiting List

A waiting list will be maintained if the school isoversubscribed. If places subsequently becomeavailable after the closing date places will beallocated from those applicants on the waitinglist. The waiting list will be maintainedaccording to the admission criteria above up tothe end of the Autumn Term in the relevantacademic year.

Notes

1. If applicants are seeking admission undercriteria 2, 4 and 5 above they will be asked toprovide evidence that they worship. To qualifyunder this priority parents must haveworshipped at least once in every calendarmonth since 1st September 2013 to 30 Sept2014. A letter from the incumbent or ministermust be provided to substantiate this.2. If applicants are seeking admission undercriterion 6 above they will be asked to provide

St. Aidan’s Church of England Primary School


appropriate evidence from a relevantprofessional, e.g. a letter from a doctor or socialworker. It should set out the particular reasonswhy our school is the most suitable school andthe difficulties that would be caused if yourchild had to attend another school. We will notconsider such applications if the relevantprofessional evidence is not provided. We willalso seek an independent opinion of theevidence provided from the Gateshead LAadmission officer.

Other Information

We reserve the right to seek proof of addresswhere relevant.


A map showing the parish boundaries can beinspected in the school office and on the schoolwebsite – www.staidansprimary.co.ukNursery admissions are entirely separate andparents are asked to note that attendance at theschool's Nursery does not guarantee a place inthe Reception Class.

Parents who are refused a place have a statutoryright of appeal. Further details of the appealsprocess are available from the school. Anappeals timetable is available on the schoolwebsite www.staidansprimary.co.uk.

The Admissions Policy Criteria will be applied onan Equal Preference basis. This means that theAdmission Policy Criteria will be applied to everychild who makes an application to attend ourschool.

If relevant where an application was originallyconsidered on the basis of false informationprovided by the parent (e.g. fraudulentinformation about address or churchattendance) then the Governing Body reservesthe right to place the child in a much lowercategory based on the established facts. Wherea parent fails to provide evidence requested by

the Governing Body then the application will beconsidered and placed in the relevant criteriabased only on the information provided. Anoffer of a place provided on the basis offraudulent evidence may be subsequentlywithdrawn if found to have denied a place to achild who was more eligible for the place underthe admission criteria.

Parents will be notified as to whether or nottheir child has been allocated a place by 16 April2015.

Definitions

• ‘Looked After Child’ is a child who is in thecare of the local authority in accordance withSection 22 of the Children Act 1989 at thetime the application for admission to schoolis made and whom the local authority hasconfirmed will still be ‘looked after’ at thedate of admission.

• An ‘adoption order’ is an order made undersection 46 of the Adoption and Children Act2002.

• A ‘residence order’ is an order outlining thearrangements as to the person with whomthe child will live under section 8 of theChildren Act 1989.

• A ‘special guardianship order’ is an orderappointing one or more individuals to be achild’s special guardian or guardians.

• If applicants are seeking admission under thecriterion of worshipping regularly at a ParishChurch or other Christian church, they will beasked to provide evidence that they worshipregularly, eg a letter from the incumbent.(Regularly and frequently is defined asattendance at least once per month over thelast twelve months. It is sufficient for oneparent/carer to attend).






• If applicants are seeking admission under thecriterion of special medical needs or otherspecial circumstances, they will be asked toprovide appropriate evidence, eg a letterfrom a doctor or specialist. The evidencemust clearly demonstrate why the school isthe only school that can meet the child’sneeds. It should explain the difficulties thatwould arise if the child has to attend analternative school. This evidence must besubmitted with the application on or beforethe closing date. The governors must besatisfied that there is a specified medicalreason which makes attendance at this schoolessential.

• Multiple Births – Where there are moreapplications than places, children frommultiple births will be given priority withineach criterion. If a further tie beak isnecessary, distance between home andschool will be used to prioritise applications.



This admissions policy has been formallyadopted by the governing body of St Anne’sCatholic Primary School, Gateshead. Thegoverning body is the Admissions Authorityand is responsible for determining theschool’s admissions arrangements.


St Anne’s Catholic Primary School serves theparish of St Anne, Gateshead.




Late Applications





If the school is oversubscribed, priority foradmission will be given to those children whomeet the criteria set out below, in order:

(First priority in categories 2 and 3 will be given tochildren who will have older siblings attending theschool in September 2015).

1. Looked after children or children who werepreviously looked after but immediatelyafter being looked after became subject toan adoption, residence or specialguardianship order.



4. Children who will have an older siblingattending the school in September 2015.


6. Children of other faith traditions.

7. Other children.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

1. Definition of CatholicChildren who have been baptised asCatholics or have been formally receivedinto the Catholic Church.

All applicants seeking admission undercriteria 2 or 3 must provide evidence thatthe child has been baptised as a Catholic orhas been received into the Catholic Church.A baptismal certificate or a letter from theirpriest confirming their baptism or reception into the Catholic Church will suffice.

2. Definition of a Looked After ChildA looked after child is a child who is (a) inthe care of a Local Authority or (b) being provided with accommodation by a localauthority in the exercise of their socialservices functions (see the definition insection 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989):

St Anne’s Catholic Primary School






A residence order is an order outlining thearrangements as to the person with whom the child will live under section 8 of theChildren Act 1989.


3. Definition of SiblingSibling refers to brother or sister andincludes half sibling, adopted sibling, fostersibling, step sibling or the child of theparent/carer’s partner where the child forwhom the school place is sought is living inthe same family unit at the same address asthat sibling.

4. Churches Together in England See www.churches-together.net for furtherdetails on membership. If applicants are seeking admission under criteria 5, theymust provide a baptismal certificate or aletter confirming their church membershipfrom their minister or faith leader, or suitable equivalent.

5. Children of Other FaithsIf applicants are seeking admission undercriteria 6, they must provide a letter ofsupport to confirm their faith membershipfrom their minister or faith leader, orsuitable equivalent.

6. Tie-breakerWhere there are places available for some,but not all applicants within a particularcriterion, distance from home address to theschool entrance will be the deciding factor.Distance will be measured as the crow fliesin a straight line from the centre of thehome residence to the main entrance of theschool, [using the Local Authority’scomputerised measuring system], withthose living closer to the school receivingthe higher priority.

Right of Appeal


Home Address


Waiting Lists


Catchment Area

The catchment area for the school is the parishboundaries of St Anne’s Catholic Church



Please note: This policy should be read inconjunction with Gateshead Council’s SchoolAdmission Guide for Parents which can befound at www.gateshead.gov.uk or bytelephoning 0191 433 2757/2775/2756.



This Admissions policy has been formallyadopted by the Governing Body of StJoseph’s Catholic Infant School, Birtley. TheGoverning Body is the Admissions Authorityand is responsible for determining theschool’s admissions policy.

The Planned Admission Number (PAN) for StJoseph’s Infant School, Birtley is 30. The Admissions Policy Criteria will be appliedon an Equal Preference basis.


Applications must be made on the LocalAuthority Common Application Form. Parentsapplying to a Voluntary Aided Catholic schoolshould also complete part B of the applicationform, if required. All forms must be returned bythe closing date set by the Local Authority.

Late Applications




Where there are insufficient places available tomeet all parental preferences, priority will begiven to applications in the following order:

(First priority in each category will be given tochildren who will have older siblings attendingBirtley St Joseph’s Infant or Junior school inSeptember 2015)

1. Looked after Catholic children in the care ofa local authority or children that were lookedafter by the local authority and immediatelyafter that became subject to an adoption,

residence or special guardianship order (seedefinitions).

2. Catholic Children whose home address iswithin the parish served by St Joseph’s Infantschool.

3. Catholic Children whose home address isoutside of the parish served by the StJoseph’s Infant School.

4. Looked after children in the care of a localauthority or children that were looked afterby a local authority and immediately afterthat became subject to an adoption,residence or special guardianship order (seedefinitions).


6. Children, who are members of other Faithtraditions.

7. Other children.


ADDITIONAL NOTES

1. Definition of Catholic Children who have been baptised asCatholics or have been formally received intothe Catholic Church. All applicants seekingadmission under criteria 1, 2 or 3 will beasked to provide evidence that the child hasbeen baptised as a Catholic or has beenreceived into the Catholic Church. Abaptismal certificate or a letter from theirpriest confirming their baptism or receptioninto the Catholic Church will suffice.

St Joseph’s Catholic Infant School, Birtley





2. Definition of Children in the care of aLocal Authority

A looked after child is a child who is in thecare of a local authority in accordance withsection 22 of the Children Act 1989 at thetime the application for admission to schoolis made and whom the local authority hasconfirmed will still be looked after at thedate of admission.

An adoption order is an order made undersection 46 of the Adoption and Children Act2002.

A residence order is an order outlining thearrangements as to the person with whomthe child will live under the section 8 of theChildren Act 1989.

A special guardianship order is an orderappointing one or more individuals to be achild’s special guardian or guardians’(Section 14A of the Children Act 1989).

3. Definition of SiblingSibling refers to brother or sister, half brotheror sister, adopted brother or sister, stepbrother or sister, or the child of theparent/carer’s partner where the child forwhom the school place is sought is living inthe same family unit at the same address asthat sibling.

4. Churches Together in EnglandSee www.churches-together.net for detailson membership

Tie-breaker

Where there are places available for some, butnot all applicants within a particular criterion,distance from home address to the schoolentrance will be the deciding factor. Distancewill be measured as the crow flies in a straightline from the centre of the home residence tothe main entrance of the school, [using theLocal Authority’s computerised measuringsystem], with those living closer to the schoolreceiving the higher priority.

Right of Appeal

Where a parent has been notified that a place isnot available for a child, every effort will bemade to help the parent to find a place in asuitable alternative school. Parents who arerefused a place have a statutory right of appeal.Further details of the appeals process areavailable by writing to the Chair of Governors atthe school address.

Home Address


Waiting Lists

If your child has been refused admission, awaiting list is available where priority will begiven according to the oversubscription criteria.The waiting list will be open until the last day ofthe Autumn term.


It is very helpful to have an early indication ofthe number of children to be admitted to theReception class in the following September.However, it must be stressed that formal writtenapplications for admission must be made on theform provided by the Local Authority andreturned to them by the stated date. Places willthen be allocated by strict application of theabove criteria, with no reference to the date ofapplication. Parents will be notified as towhether or not their child has been allocated aplace on 16 April 2015.



St Joseph’s Catholic Junior School, Birtley


The governing body of St Joseph’s CatholicJunior School is the Admissions Authority forthis school and is responsible for determiningthe school’s admissions policy. This Admissionspolicy has been adopted by the Governing Bodyof St. Joseph’s Catholic Junior School, Birtley,Gateshead.

Details of parish boundaries are available fromDiocese of Hexham & Newcastle EducationService, St Cuthbert’s House, West Road,Newcastle upon Tyne NE15 7PY, tel 0191 243 3313.

The Admissions Policy Criteria will be appliedon an Equal Preference basis. The governingbody intends to admit up to 30 pupils (PAN) toYear 3 in September 2015.


Children who have a Statement of SpecialEducational Need which names our school will beadmitted to the school.

Where there are insufficient places available tomeet all parental preferences, priority will be givento applications in the following order:

(First priority in each category will be given to childrenwho will have older siblings attending the school inSeptember 2015)

1. Looked after children in the care of a localauthority or children that were looked after bya local authority and immediately after thatbecame subject to an adoption, residence orspecial guardianship order (see definitions).

2. Children who have completed their educationat St.Joseph’s Catholic Infant School, Birtley

3. Catholic children whose home address is withinthe parish boundaries of St Joseph’s Parish.

4. Catholic children whose home address isoutside of the parish boundaries of St Joseph’sParish.



7. Other children.

If applicants are seeking admission under criteria 5& 6 above, they will be asked for a letter of supportto confirm their church membership from theirminister or Faith leader, or suitable equivalent.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

1. Definition of Catholic Children who have been baptised as Catholicsor have been formally received into theCatholic Church. All applicants seekingadmission under criteria 1, 2 or 3 will be askedto provide evidence that the child has beenbaptised as a Catholic or has been receivedinto the Catholic Church. A baptismalcertificate or a letter from their priestconfirming their baptism or reception into theCatholic Church will suffice.

2. Definition of Children in the care of a LocalAuthorityA child, who is looked after by a LocalAuthority in accordance with Section 22 of theChildren’s Act 1989(b) at the time applicationfor admission to the school is made and whothe Local Authority can confirm, will still belooked after at time of admission to the school.

3. Definition of SiblingSibling refers to brother or sister, half brotheror sister, adopted brother or sister, step brotheror sister, or the child of the parent/carer’spartner where the child for whom the schoolplace is sought is living in the same family unitat the same address as that sibling.




4. Churches Together in England See www.churches-together.net for detailson membership

The Governing Body is the Admissions Authorityand is responsible for determining the school’sadmissions policy.

Details of parish boundaries are available fromDiocese of Hexham & Newcastle EducationService, St Cuthbert’s House, West Road,Newcastle upon Tyne NE15 7PY, tel 0191 243 3313.

The Planned Admission Number (PAN) for theschool is given above.


Applications must be made on the LocalAuthority Common Application Form. Parentsapplying to a Voluntary Aided Catholic schoolshould also complete the supplementaryinformation form, if required. All forms must bereturned by the closing date set by the LocalAuthority.

Late Applications


Where there are places available for some, butnot all applicants within a particular criterion,distance from home address to school will bethe deciding factor, with preference being givento those whose home address is nearest to theschool, measured as the crow flies from home tothe schools Main Entrance.

Parents who are refused a place have a statutoryright of appeal.

Tie-breaker

Where there are places available for some, butnot all applicants within a particular criterion,distance from home address to the schoolentrance will be the deciding factor. Distance

will be measured as the crow flies in a straightline from the centre of the home residence tothe main entrance of the school, [using theLocal Authority’s computerised measuringsystem], with those living closer to the schoolreceiving the higher priority.

Right of Appeal

Where a parent has been notified that a place isnot available for a child, every effort will bemade to help the parent find a place in asuitable alternative school. Parents who arerefused a place have a statutory right of appeal.Further details of the appeals process areavailable by contacting the local authority.

Home Address


Waiting Lists

If your child has been refused admission, youcan request that your child’s name be placed onthe schools waiting list. If places becomeavailable we will consider all relevantapplications based on the waiting list which willbe maintained for the full academic year. Allapplicants on the waiting list are placedaccording to the admission criteria set outabove.


Formal written applications for admission mustbe made on the form provided by the LocalAuthority and returned to them by the stateddate. Places will then be allocated by strictapplication of the above criteria. Parents will benotified as to whether or not their child hasbeen allocated a place on 16 April 2015.




St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Gateshead


This admissions policy has been formallyadopted by the governing body of StJoseph’s RC VA Primary School, Gateshead.The governing body is the AdmissionsAuthority and is responsible for determiningthe school’s admissions arrangements.The Published Admission Number (PAN) forthe school is 30.

St Joseph’s RC VA Primary School serves theparish of St Joseph’s RC Church, Gateshead.The Admissions Policy Criteria will be appliedon an Equal Preference basis.



Late Applications







1. Looked after children or children who werepreviously looked after but immediately

after being looked after became subject toan adoption, residence or specialguardianship order.

2. Catholic Children whose home address iswithin the parish of St Joseph’s RC Church,Gateshead.

3. Catholic Children whose home address isoutside of the parish of St Joseph’s RCChurch, Gateshead.


5. Children who are baptised or dedicatedmembers of other Christian Churches asrecognised by Churches Together in England(see note 4).


7. Other children.

ADDITIONAL NOTES


All applicants seeking admission undercriteria 2 or 3 must provide evidence that thechild has been baptised as a Catholic or hasbeen received into the Catholic Church. A baptismal certificate or a letter from theirpriest confirming their baptism or receptioninto the Catholic Church will suffice.

2. Definition of a Looked After ChildA looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority or (b) being provided with accommodation bya local authority in the exercise of their socialservices functions (see the definition insection 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989):





A special guardianship order is an orderappointing one or more individuals to be achild’s special guardian or guardians.


4. Churches Together in England See www.churches-together.net for furtherdetails on membership. If applicants are seeking admission under criteria 5, theymust provide a baptismal certificate or aletter confirming their church membershipfrom their minister or faith leader, or suitableequivalent.

5. Children of Other FaithsIf applicants are seeking admission undercriteria 6, they must provide a letter ofsupport to confirm their faith membershipfrom their minister or faith leader, or suitableequivalent.


Right of Appeal


Home Address


Waiting Lists


Catchment Area

The catchment area for the school is the parishboundaries of St Joseph’s RC Church, Gateshead.



Please note: This policy should be read inconjunction with Gateshead Council’s SchoolAdmission Guide for Parents which can be foundat www.gateshead.gov.uk or by telephoning0191 433 2757/2775/2756.




This admissions policy has been formallyadopted by the governing body of StOswald’s RC Primary School, Gateshead. Thegoverning body is the Admissions Authorityand is responsible for determining theschool’s admissions arrangements.


St Oswald’s RC Primary School, Gatesheadserves the parish(es) of St Oswald’s RC Church,Gateshead.




Late Applications







1. Looked after children or children who werepreviously looked after but immediately afterbeing looked after became subject to anadoption, residence or special guardianshiporder.






7. Other children.

ADDITIONAL NOTES


All applicants seeking admission undercriteria 2 or 3 must provide evidence that thechild has been baptised as a Catholic or hasbeen received into the Catholic Church. A baptismal certificate or a letter from theirpriest confirming their baptism or receptioninto the Catholic Church will suffice.

2. Definition of a Looked After ChildA looked after child is a child who is (a) in thecare of a Local Authority or (b) being provided with accommodation by a localauthority in the exercise of their socialservices functions (see the definition insection 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989):

St Oswald’s RC Primary School, Gateshead








4. Churches Together in England See www.churches-together.net for furtherdetails on membership. If applicants are seeking admission under criteria 5, theymust provide a baptismal certificate or aletter confirming their church membershipfrom their minister or faith leader, or suitable equivalent.

5. Children of Other FaithsIf applicants are seeking admission undercriteria 6, they must provide a letter ofsupport to confirm their faith membershipfrom their minister or faith leader, or suitableequivalent.


Right of Appeal


Home Address


Waiting Lists


Catchment Area

The catchment area for the school is the parishboundaries of St Oswald’s RC Church, Gateshead.



Please note: This policy should be read inconjunction with Gateshead Council’s SchoolAdmission Guide for Parents which can be foundat www.gateshead.gov.uk or by telephoning0191 433 2757/2775/2756.



This admissions policy has been formallyadopted by the governing body of St Peter’s RCPrimary School Low Fell, Gateshead. Thegoverning body is the Admissions Authorityand is responsible for determining the school’sadmissions arrangements.

The Published Admission Number (PAN) for theschool is 30.

St Peter’s RC Primary School serves the parishof St Peter’s Low Fell, Gateshead.



Applications must be made on the GatesheadCouncil’s common application form (CAF). Allforms must be returned by the closing date set byGateshead Council.

Late Applications



Children who have a Statement of SpecialEducational Needwhich names our school willbe admitted to the school.


If the school is oversubscribed, priority foradmission will be given to those children whomeet the criteria set out below, in order:(First priority in each category will be given tochildren who will have older siblings attending theschool in September 2015).

1. Looked after Catholic children or Catholicchildren who were previously looked after but

immediately after being looked after becamesubject to an adoption, residence or specialguardianship order.

2. Catholic Children whose home address iswithin the parish served by the school.

3. Catholic Children whose home address isoutside of the parish served by the school.

4. Looked after children in the care of a localauthority or children that were looked after bya local authority and immediately after thatbecame subject to an adoption, residence orspecial guardianship order.



7. Other children

ADDITIONAL NOTES

1. Definition of Catholic Children who have been baptised as Catholicsor have been formally received into theCatholic Church.

All applicants seeking admission under criteria2 or 3 must provide evidence that the child hasbeen baptised as a Catholic or has beenreceived into the Catholic Church. A baptismal certificate or a letter from theirpriest confirming their baptism or receptioninto the Catholic Church will suffice.

2. Definition of a Looked After ChildA looked after child is a child who is (a) in thecare of a Local Authority or (b) being provided with accommodation by a localauthority in the exercise of their social servicesfunctions (see the definition in section 22 (1) ofthe Children Act 1989):

St Peter’s RC Primary School Admission Policy








3. Definition of SiblingSibling refers to brother or sister and includeshalf sibling, adopted sibling, foster sibling, step sibling or the child of the parent/carer’spartner where the child for whom the school place is sought is living in the samefamily unit at the same address as that sibling.

4. Churches Together in England See www.churches-together.net for furtherdetails on membership. If applicants are seeking admission under criteria 5, they mustprovide a baptismal certificate or a letter confirming their church membership fromtheir minister or faith leader, or suitableequivalent.

5. Children of Other FaithsIf applicants are seeking admission undercriteria 6, they must provide a letter of supportto confirm their faith membership from theirminister or faith leader, or suitable equivalent.

6. Tie-breakerWhere there are places available for some, butnot all applicants within a particular criterion,distance from home address to the schoolentrance will be the deciding factor. Distancewill be measured as the crow flies in a straightline from the centre of the home residence tothe main entrance of the school, [using theLocal Authority’s computerised measuringsystem], with those living closer to the schoolreceiving the higher priority.

Right of Appeal

Where a parent has been notified that a place isnot available for a child, every effort will be madeto help the parent to find a place in a suitablealternative school. Parents who are refused aplace have a statutory right of appeal. Furtherdetails of the appeals process are available bywriting to the chair of governors at the schooladdress.

Home Address

It is the primary parental address which will beused in applying the admission criteria. Thismeans that, when stating your choice of school,you should give the parental/guardian address atthe time of application. The address ofchildminders or other family members who mayshare in the care of your child should not bequoted as the home address.

Waiting Lists

If your child has been refused admission, you canrequest that your child’s name be placed on theschool’s waiting list. If places become available, wewill consider all relevant applications based on thewaiting list which will be maintained until 31December 2015.

Catchment Area

The catchment area for the school is the parishboundaries of St Peter’s Low Fell, Gateshead.


Places will be allocated by strict application of theabove criteria, with no reference to the date ofapplication (but please see earlier, “LateApplications”). Parents will be notified as towhether or not their child has been allocated aplace on 16 April 2015.

Where a child fulfils the admission criteria of morethan one school listed on the Local Authority’sParental Preference Form, the governing body ofSt Peter’s School recognises the Local Authority’sresponsibility to apply the process contained



within the “School Admission Code of Practice”.Therefore, the Local Authority, acting on behalf ofthe school’s governing body, will allocate a placeat the “Offering School” listed highest on theParental Preference Sheet.

Please note: This policy should be read inconjunction with Gateshead Council’s SchoolAdmission Guide for Parents which can be foundat www.gateshead.gov.uk or by telephoning 0191433 2757/2775/2756.

False Information

1. Where the Governing Body has made an offerof a place at the School on the basis offraudulent or intentionally misleadingapplication from a parent, which haseffectively denied a place to a child with astronger claim to a place at the School, theoffer of a place will be withdrawn.

2. Where a child starts attending the School onthe basis of fraudulent and intentionallymisleading information the place may bewithdrawn by the Governing Body, dependingon the length of time the child has been at theSchool.

3. Where a place or an offer has been withdrawn,the application will be re-considered by theGoverning Body and a right of independentappeal offered if the place is refused.



Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I access more informationabout a particular school?

Information relating to a particular school canbe accessed on the individual schools website.

Annual school performance tables and Ofstedschool inspection reports are available atwww.ofsted.gov.uk andwww.dfes.gov.uk/performancetables.

I do not live in Gateshead but want mychild to go to a Gateshead school. How do I apply?

You must obtain an application form from yourhome LA and return it to them by 15 January2015. Your home LA will forward a copy of yourapplication form to us. If you are not offered aGateshead School for which you have expresseda preference your home LA must ensure yourchild is allocated a school place in your area.

My preferred school is very popular. Howcan I assess the likelihood of there being aplace for my child?

You will be able to identify from the informationin the schools admission policy, how high upthe admission criteria your child will be. You canthen look at the statistical information for theschool in section 3 of this booklet. Thisinformation will give you an idea of the trend ofapplications, offers and appeals received for thelast 2 academic years. However, this must betreated with some caution as these figures canchange significantly from year to year.

Why should I apply to more than oneschool?

If you only list one school on your applicationform you cannot be certain that your child willbe offered a place there. If you do not let usknow about any other schools on yourapplication form that you might have consideredas a second or third preference then you may

run the risk of leaving it too late to obtain aplace at these schools if your application for afirst preference school is unsuccessful. Westrongly recommend you use all threepreferences, doing so does not reduce yourchance of gaining a place at your firstpreference school. Please remember that wecannot guarantee your child a place at theirlocal community catchment school or forchildren with siblings already attending theschool they apply to.

There are two schools that I want to applyto and I would be happy with either ofthem. How will equal preference affect myapplication?

You must rank the schools on your applicationform and decide which one you would most likeas your first preference and which one as yoursecond or third preference. When yourapplication is considered, the ranking you gavethe school on your application form will notinitially matter when the schools admissioncriteria is applied to your application. Thepriority your child is placed in under the schoolsadmission criteria is the most important factorwhen deciding whether a place is available at aschool when applications are considered.

The Local Authority must look at the ranking aschool has been given on the application formwhen we determine the single offer of a schoolplace for each child. If we become aware, duringthe co-ordination process that a child is eligiblefor an offer at more than one school ranked onthe application form then we must determinethe single offer of a place to each child residentin Gateshead. We decide this by offering a placeat the school for which the child is eligible for anoffer that was ranked highest on the applicationform, therefore the ranking you give each schoolon your application form is considered by the LAand is important if your child becomes eligiblefor more than one offer.

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If none of the schools ranked on your applicationform can offer your child a place, we will try tooffer your child a place at your communitycatchment school, or if this is not available, thenext nearest school to your home address, withplaces available, measured as the crow flies.

I share custody of my child with my ex-partner, what address should I use onthe application form?

You should contact The School Admissions Teamon 0191 433 2756 or 433 2757 beforecompleting your application form and you willbe given individual advice on this issue. It isexpected that where there is shared parentalresponsibility for a child, that parents will agreewhich parent has the main responsibility beforecompleting their application form. Documentryevidence will be requested. If you are unable toprovide evidence of shared responsibility theLocal Authority will use the address of theparent/carer who receives the child benefit.

My child has Special Educational Needs.Should I still complete an applicationform?

Yes, you should still complete an applicationform even if your child has a Statement ofSpecial Needs or an Education, Health and CarePlan (Single Plan). A recommendation will bemade to the SEN panel about which school yourchild will attend. This recommendation may befor the same school as stated on the applicationform. If so, we will offer your child a place atthat school. If however, the review indicates adifferent mainstream school to that expressedon your application form and you are unhappywith the school named, you will need to speakto the special educational needs team regardingthis and you will also have the right to appeal against this decision.

What happens if I miss the closing date of15 January 2015 and submit a lateapplication?

The majority of parents that apply late arerefused a place and you will severely reduceyour chances of gaining a place at your chosenschools. You must give a reason as to why yourapplication was submitted late. For applicationsreceived after 15 January 2015 but on or before13 February 2015 we may be able to consideryour application for exceptional reasons. Forexample, you may have just moved into thearea. In such circumstances proof of ownershipor tenancy of your address will be required. Each late application will be decided on its ownmerits. You need to be aware that if we agree toconsider a late application as on-time forexceptional reasons this does not in itself meanthat we can offer your child a place. It simplymeans that your application will be consideredin accordance with the admission criteria alongwith all other applications that were received ontime.

Late applications received after 13 February2015 will not be processed until after 16 April2015 however an offer will be made for yourcommunity catchment school or academy inGateshead or if this is not available at the nextnearest community school or academy inGateshead with places available measured asthe crow flies from the main entrance of theschool to your home address.

What happens if I change my preferencesafter the closing date of 15 January 2015?

Change of preferences will only be considered ifyou can demonstrate that there are exceptionalcircumstances relating to the reasons for thechange. You need to think carefully about theinitial preferences you rank on your applicationform as the majority of change of preferencerequests for oversubscribed schools are notconsidered to be exceptional and are classed aslate applications.

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If we cannot consider your change of preferencewe will still proceed with the preferences yougave on your original application form fordetermining the offer of places on 16 April 2015.Any change of preference request received after13 February 2015 will not be processed untilafter 16 April 2015.

What happens if I move house after theclosing date of 15 January 2015?

Please refer to page 42 of this booklet forinformation on how your application will beconsidered if you move house after the closingdate.

What happens if I do not complete anapplication form?

If you are a Gateshead resident a place will stillbe allocated to your child on 16 April 2015 atyour community catchment school or academy,or if a place is not available at this school afterall other applicants have been considered yourchild will be offered a place at the next nearestcommunity school or academy in Gatesheadwith places available measured as the crow fliesfrom the main entrance of the school to yourhome address.

What happens if my child is not offered aplace at any of my preferred schools?

We will write to you on 16 April 2015 informingyou what to do if you are refused a place. If wecannot offer you any of your preferred schoolsand you live in Gateshead, your child will beoffered a place at your community catchmentschool if places are still available. If there are noplaces available at this school, we will then offerthe next nearest community school or academyin Gateshead with places available measured “asthe crow flies” from the main entrance of theschool to your home address.

Any parent that is refused a place has the rightto appeal to an independent appeal panel andmay also request that their child’s name isplaced on the schools waiting list. If placesbecome available after the allocation date of 16April 2015 then eligible pupils will be allocatedplaces from the waiting list on 8 May 2015.Waiting lists are maintained according to theschools admission criteria with no regard to theranking the school was given on the applicationform. Please note that a child’s position on awaiting list may change on a weekly basis dueto additions or deletions of children on the list.

In general fewer than half of appeals aredecided in the parents favour for years 3,4,5 and6. In respect of infant class sizes, reception andyears 1 and 2 very few appeals are successfuldue to the legislation relating to statutory classsize limitations in key stage 1. Furtherinformation regarding statutory class sizelegislation is available on page 39 of thisbooklet.

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• Read the information in this booklet verycarefully before completing your applicationform.

• You should not assume that you live in aparticular schools catchment area as somestreets are split; therefore it’s always best tocheck. You can check your catchment schoolby contacting the school admission team on0191 433 2757/2756 or log ontowww.gateshead.gov.uk

• There is no automatic guarantee that yourchild will be offered a place at yourcatchment school.

• Sometimes living near to a school or having asibling already at the school you apply to isnot enough to guarantee admission.

• It is possible that your child will not beoffered a place at any of your preferredschools especially if you apply for verypopular schools and don’t have a highpriority under the oversubscription criteria.

• Academies and Voluntary Aided Schools havedifferent admission policies to communityschools in Gateshead. You must thinkcarefully about the admission criteria for eachschool you apply to in order to asses whichschool you have the best chance of beingoffered a place for your child.

• Look at the statistics for previous years inSection 3 of this booklet. This will show youwhich schools were oversubscribed and thenumber of appeals that were heard. Howeveryou must be aware that these figures canchange significantly from year to year.

• We strongly recommend you use all threepreferences on your application form – doingso does not reduce your chance of gaining aplace at your first preference school.

• There is no need to repeat the name of aschool more than once on your application,as this does not increase your chance ofbeing offered a place.

• If your child is eligible for an offer at morethan one school, your highest rankedpreference will be offered and any lowerranked offers will be disregarded.

• Your child’s attendance at a school nurserydoes not guarantee your child a place in thereception class of this school. Yourapplication form will be considered againstthe schools admissions criteria with noregard to the nursery your child attends.

• Your child will not automatically be given aplace at your catchment school, it is essentialthat you apply.

• You must obtain a receipt for your applicationform. If you apply online you areautomatically emailed a receipt.

• You must inform us immediately if youchange address after the submission of yourapplication form.

• Remember it is your responsibility to ensureyour application is returned by the closingdate.

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Important points to note before you apply



Primary school admissions in Gateshead are co-ordinated with our neighbouring LocalAuthorities. We will check the applications wereceive in Gateshead against those submitted toour neighbouring authorities to ensure only oneapplication form for each child has beensubmitted.

Our neighbouring authorities and their contactdetails are:

• Durham 03000 265 894• Newcastle 0191 277 4133• Northumberland 01670 623 561• South Tyneside 0191 424 7767• Sunderland 0191 520 5553

All schools you apply to must be ranked on yourapplication form, these may be for anycommunity school, voluntary aided school oracademy in Gateshead or for schools in ourneighbouring authorities. Preferences forvoluntary aided schools in Gateshead or forschools in our neighbouring local authoritieswill be forwarded by us to the relevant school orlocal authority so they can consider yourapplication.

If you live in Gateshead and rank a schooloutside Gateshead as one or more of yourpreferences on your application form, it isimportant that you read the admission policyfor the school, in order to understand theadmission criteria and how it will apply to yourapplication.

We co-ordinate the single offer of a place for allchildren resident in Gateshead and can onlyoffer one school place for each child. Forexample, if your child is eligible to be offered aplace at more than one school ranked on yourapplication form we will ensure only one offer ismade for the highest ranked school for whichyour child is eligible. Parents must think

carefully about the schools they apply to andhow they rank them on their application form.

The co-ordination procedures may mean that aminority of parents receive the offer of a place ata school they did not choose. This is partly dueto the oversubscription of places at someschools chosen by parents, demand for whichcan vary significantly from year to year.

Children living in Gateshead – how to apply

You can apply online from Friday 12 September2014 at:www.gateshead.gov.uk/schooladmissionsApplying online is quick and easy and you willreceive an email on 16 April 2015 informing youwhich school your child has been offered.

If you are unable to apply online you canrequest a paper application form from theSchool Admissions Team on 0191 433 2757 or433 2756. However, if you complete the paperapplication form, the letter informing you ofwhich school your child has been offered will beposted second class to your home address on 16April 2015. Therefore it may be several daysafter this date before you receive your letter; thisis why we recommend you apply online, as youreceive email notification of which school placeyour child has been offered.

Online and paper applications must besubmitted by 15 January 2015. You must ensureyou obtain a receipt when returning yourapplication form. If you apply online you areautomatically emailed a receipt. If you do notsubmit your form by the closing date of 15January 2015 you will jeopardise your chancesof gaining a place at the school you want.

Section 1

Primary, infant and junior schools co-ordinated admission arrangements and general admissions information – September 2015



Children living outside Gateshead– how to apply

You must obtain an application form from yourown council and return it to them by theirclosing date. They will forward a copy of yourapplication to us. If you are not offered aGateshead school for which you have expresseda preference, your home local authority mustensure your child is offered a place in your area.However, if you are applying to a Gatesheadschool it is important that you read theinformation contained in this booklet includingthe school’s admission policy in order to fullyunderstand the admission criteria for the schoolyou apply to.

Late applications and late change ofpreferences

If you return your form after 15 January 2015you will severely reduce your chances of gaininga place at your chosen schools. In exceptionalcircumstances we may be able to consider lateapplications if they are received by 13 February2015. This might happen if you have justmoved into the area. In such circumstancesproof of ownership or tenancy will be required.Each late application will be decided on its ownmerits. You need to be aware that if we agree toconsider a late application for exceptionalreasons this does not in itself mean that we canoffer your child a place. It simply means thatyour application will be considered inaccordance with the admission criteria alongwith all other applications that were received ontime.

Change of preferences received after 15 January2015 must be submitted in writing and will beconsidered as late applications unlessexceptional circumstances apply.

Late applications and late change ofpreferences received after 13 February 2015will not be processed until after 16 April2015, however an offer will be made for yourcommunity catchment school or academy inGateshead or, if this is not available, at the next

nearest community school or academy inGateshead with places available measured asthe crow flies from the main entrance of theschool to your home address.

Allegations from late applicants stating thattheir application form has been lost in thepost, or lost by the school or the council, willnot be considered without proof of receiptfrom the applicant.

The majority of late applications are refused aplace at their chosen school. We do not keepplaces back for late applicants who live in thecatchment area of the school or who have anolder brother or sister attending the preferredschool.

Waiting lists

We will maintain waiting lists for alloversubscribed schools in Gateshead from 8 May 2015. If you are refused a place at aGateshead school you can request that yourchild’s name be placed on the school’s waitinglist. To do this you must complete and returnthe waiting list request form, which you willreceive with your refusal letter. The allocation ofplaces from the waiting list will start on 8 May2015 and places will be offered on a weeklybasis thereafter, providing vacancies arise.Waiting lists are maintained according to theadmission criteria of the school withoutreference to the preference ranking given onthe application form or the length of time achild has been on the list.

A child’s position on a waiting list may changeon a regular basis due to additions or deletionsof children on the list.

Children who are the subject of a ‘direction’ by alocal authority to admit or who are allocated toa school in accordance with a fair accessprotocol must take precedence over any childalready on the waiting list.

Appeals

If you are refused a school place you have theright to appeal against the decision to an



independent panel. For schools in Gateshead,parents must contact the School AdmissionTeam following receipt of their refusal letter andrequest an appeal form. Appeals are generallyheard in June/July 2015.

Please note that in general fewer than half ofappeals are decided in the parents’ favour foryears 3,4,5 and 6. In respect of infant classes,reception, year 1 and year 2, very few appealsare successful due to the legislation relating tostatutory class size limitations in these earlyyears classes. Further information regardingstatutory class size legislation is available onpage 39 of this booklet.

Deferred entry to primary school

The council considers that it is in the bestinterest of your child to enter formal educationwith their chronological year group. However, ifyou have a child who will start school prior totheir fifth birthday you can request to defer yourchild’s entry to school until later in the schoolyear - or until the term in which the childreaches compulsory school age. Requests forsuch deferred entry should be made at the timeof the normal application round for your child’sage group.

You may also request that your child attendsschool on a part time basis until they reach fiveyears old, however such requests will only beconsidered if exceptional circumstances apply.

Keeping children back a year

This is only considered in the most exceptionalof circumstances. You cannot apply for adifferent year of entry to which your childshould normally be admitted withoutindependent evidence from a relevantregistered professional i.e. a doctor or educationpsychologist providing clear reasons why thechild will be unable to cope with the demandsof the education process for the wholeacademic year. Such applications will beassessed by relevant officers within the council.

The offer of a place in one academic year cannot beheld back so that the child can be admitted intothe same school in a subsequent academic year.

Looked after children and previouslylooked after children

Looked after children are children who are inthe care of a local authority, as defined undersection 22 of the Children Act 1989. Previouslylooked after children are children who werelooked after, but ceased to be so because theywere adopted (or became subject to a residenceorder or special guardianship order). Lookedafter children and previously looked afterchildren have top priority in our communityschool admission policy for September 2015.

Special educational needs

If your child has special educational needs youshould still complete an application form andapply for a place at the same time as all otherapplicants.

Children with a statement of special educationalneed or an Education, Health and care Plan(Single Plan) which names a particular schoolare required to be admitted to that namedschool. However, if the school named in thestatement or Single Plan is different to yourchosen first preference school ranked on yourapplication form then you will need to speak tothe special educational needs team regardingthis. You will also have the right to appeal againstthis decision.

If your child has special educational needs butnot a statement, your application for a schoolplace will be considered on the basis of theschool’s published admission criteria. Allschools in Gateshead can provide for pupils withspecial educational needs.

Reserving places

We cannot reserve places in our primary, infantor junior schools in the expectation of furtherapplications from families moving into the area.



Exceptions to the duty to offer acommunity primary school place

If there are more places available at a schoolthan there are applicants, the admissionsauthority must accept all the applicationsexcept in the circumstances described below.

Twice excluded pupils

Unless a child has been permanently excludedon two or more occasions, applications forplaces must be considered on the same basis asall other applications and in line with the schooladmissions code. In the case of twice excludedchildren, the admission authority (the council inthe case of community and voluntary controlledschools and the governing body in the case ofvoluntary aided and foundation schools) is notunder a duty to comply with the preference ofparents. However this does not affect a child’sright to education.

Class size restrictions in Key Stage 1 (infant years)

Key stage 1 refers to reception, year 1 and year 2in infant and primary schools. All schools mustfollow class size legislation in Key Stage 1 (ages4 to 7). Schools are not allowed to have morethan 30 children to one qualified teacher in anyKey Stage 1 class, including reception.

You should be aware that once the limit of 30children to one teacher is reached and your childis refused admission then there are only veryrestricted reasons for appeal. You do have theright of appeal but an appeal panel can onlyuphold your appeal if they are satisfied that either:

• The decision to refuse admission was not onewhich a reasonable admission authoritywould make in the circumstances of the case;

• The child would have been offered a place ifthe admission arrangements had beenproperly implemented.

• The child would have been offered a place ifthe arrangements had not been contrary tomandatory provisions in the SchoolAdmissions Code and the SSFA 1998

The appeal panel members must considerwhether or not the council has satisfied themthat their decision to refuse admission wasreasonable in accordance with admissionlegislation and that the admission procedureswere properly implemented. If this is shown tobe the case, the panel are obliged to dismiss theappeal.

Your child may be refused a place at a school onthe grounds that the admission would causeclass size prejudice. Class size prejudice meansthat a school would not be able to keep the 30pupils to one teacher class size limit unless extrameasures were taken, such as the need toprovide an extra teacher or classroom or even areorganisation of classes. Factors relevant to theadmission authority’s decision could be:

• Where the introduction of an extra pupilwould lead to the introduction of mixed agedteaching in a school previously operating insingle year groups

• Whether the admission of the child wouldlead to a breach of the limit further up thesystem – some schools decide to have a smallreception class with larger year 1 and year 2classes (e.g. admission number of 45 with tworeception classes of 22 and 23 and threemixed year 1 and year 2 classes of 30).Admitting extra pupils to the reception classwould not breach the limit in that year butcould do so in future years.

Exception to Key Stage 1 class size legislation

Exception to class size legislation is only possiblein very limited circumstances. Additional childrenmay be admitted under limited circumstances.The excepted children are:

a) children admitted outside the normaladmissions round with statements of specialeducational needs specifying a school;

b) looked after children and previously lookedafter children admitted outside the normaladmissions round;

c) children admitted, after initial allocation ofplaces, because of a procedural error made



by the admission authority or local authorityin the original application process;

d) children admitted after an independentappeals panel upholds an appeal;

e) children who move into the area outside thenormal admissions round for whom there isno other available school within reasonabledistance;

f ) children of UK service personnel admittedoutside the normal admissions round;

g) children whose twin or sibling from amultiple birth is admitted otherwise than asan excepted pupil;

h) children with special educational needs whoare normally taught in a special educationalneeds unit attached to the school, or registeredat a special school, who attend some infantclasses within the mainstream school.

Other admission authorities

Additional information about Church of EnglandSchools in the Diocese of Newcastle can beobtained from:

Diocesan Education BoardChurch House, St John’s Terrace, Percy Main,North Shields NE29 6HS. Tel: 0191 270 4100

Durham Diocesan Board of EducationCarter House, Pelaw Leazes Lane, Durham DH1 1TB.Tel: 0191 374 6017



Section 2

Community, academy and voluntary aided primary, infant and juniorschool admissions September 2015

Community, academy and voluntary aidedschool admission policiesGateshead Council is responsible for determiningthe admission policy and admission arrangementsfor community schools in Gateshead. Gateshead’scommunity school admission policy is set out onpage 7 of this booklet. This is also the policy used forKibblesworth Academy and Riverside Primary Academy.

The governing body of voluntary aided schoolsin Gateshead is responsible for determining theadmission policy and admission arrangementsto their school. The admission policies for allvoluntary aided schools in Gateshead are set outon pages 9 to 31 of this booklet.

How places are offered at Gateshead schoolsPlaces are offered at all Gateshead schools usingan equal preference system. If there are notenough places available in a school to meet allparental requests, priority will be given accordingto the schools admission criteria set out withintheir admission policy. Please refer to page 6 ofthis booklet for further information on the equalpreference system.

If you would like to know which schoolcatchment area you live in please contact theSchool Admissions Team on: 0191 433 2775before you submit your application. Copies ofall school catchment maps are available to viewonline at: www.gateshead.gov.uk

If you would like to know if your address falls withinthe parish boundary for a particular voluntary aided(church) school, please contact the school direct.

Address and fraudulent address claimsWhen deciding whether a child lives within acatchment area for a Gateshead school only theaddress of the parent/legal guardian will betaken into account. Addresses of childminders,relatives or friends who may help look after yourchild must not be used on the application form.We reserve the right to seek proof of address

and to withdraw an offer of a place in the eventof an inaccurate address being provided on theapplication form. Unfortunately places arewithdrawn every year because some parentsuse a false address on their application form.This includes cases where parents take out ashort term lease, temporarily move in withrelatives or buy a property solely to use its addresson the application form without any intention oftaking up permanent residence there. We do allwe can to make sure this does not happen and infairness to all parents Gateshead Council willinvestigate all allegations of fraudulent practicebrought to their attention and this may lead to aplace being withdrawn.

Children must be resident in the country beforewe consider an application form for a schoolplace, however there are exceptions for childrenof UK service personnel and other CrownServants, if the request for admission isaccompanied by an official government letterdeclaring a relocation date and intended address.

Temporary addressWe cannot accept your residence at a temporaryaddress, unless exceptional circumstances apply,for example you are moving into the area or havebeen housed in emergency accommodation bythe council. If you are currently living at atemporary address you must contact The SchoolAdmissions Team on 0191 433 2757 for adviceprior to completing your application form.

Shared responsibility for a child

Parents of children who reside at two differentaddresses due to parental responsibility, areadvised to seek advice about the completion oftheir application form before its submission fromthe School Admissions Team on: 0191 433 2757.It is expected that where there is shared parentalresponsibility for a child, that parents will agreewho is the parent with the main responsibilitybefore completing the application form.



Documentary evidence will be requested. If you areunable to provide evidence of shared responsibility,the Local Authority will use the address of theparent/carer who receives the child benefit.

Change of address after the closing date(moving into a particular school’scatchment area the school you applied to)

It is your responsibility to notify us immediatelyof any change of address after submitting yourapplication form. We cannot reserve places forfamilies expecting to move into a particularschool’s catchment area. If you have notexchanged contracts or have not signed atenancy agreement to support your newaddress we will be unable to use this address forthe purpose of allocating places on 16 April2015. If you can provide us with the aboveevidence by 13 February 2015, we will be ableuse your new address for the purpose ofallocating places on 16 April 2015.

However, please note that if you move into aparticular schools catchment area after thesubmission of your application form and do notprovide us with proof of your new address by13 February 2015, your new address will not betaken into consideration when allocating places.

Change of address after the closing date(moving outof a particular schools catchmentarea or further away from the school youapplied to)

It is your responsibility to notify us immediatelyof any change of address or change incircumstance after submitting your applicationform that may affect how your application isconsidered. For example, If you move out of thecatchment area for the school you applied toafter the submission of your application form,this may affect the category in which your childwas considered. If it is determined that yourchild would not have been eligible for a place atthe school offered based on your new address,your child’s school place could be withdrawn. If necessary, we will withdraw places for changeof addresses that take place up to and including16th April 2015. However we will still continue

to investigate any change of addressesfollowing this date up until 31 August 2015 andwill withdraw places if a school place has beenobtained at any stage using a temporaryaddress, relatives address or if we feel a propertyhas been purchased or leased solely to use itsaddress to obtain a place at a particular school,without any intention of ever taking uppermanent residence there.

You can find out what school catchment areayou live in by contacting the School AdmissionsTeam on telephone 0191 433 2775.Alternatively School catchment maps areavailable to view on the Council’s website at:www.gateshead.gov.uk.

Gateshead Council will investigate all allegationsof fraudulent practice brought to their attentionand this may lead to a place being withdrawn.

You must notify us immediately if you change youraddress after the submission of your applicationform up to and including 31 August 2015.

Sibling links

We consider the sibling link to apply when anolder brother/sister or step brother/sister whoshares the same parent/guardian and lives atthe same address as the child applying and willbe attending the preferred school or linkedjunior school at the time of admission. This alsoapplies to adopted brothers and sisters living atthe same address and to children who arefostered and have other children from the hostfamily attending the school in question.

Special circumstances – social/medical reasons

We can consider exceptional individualapplications particularly in cases involving socialor medical needs. If you wish to apply on socialor medical grounds your application must besupported in writing by relevant registeredhealth professionals i.e. a doctor or socialworker. Please send your application andsupporting information to The SchoolAdmissions Team, Dryden Centre, EvistonesRoad, Gateshead NE9 5UR by 15 January 2015. The evidence must demonstrate why the child’sneeds require placement at the particular school



chosen and what difficulties would be caused ifthe child had to travel to and attend analternative school. We will not consider suchapplications if the relevant professionalevidence is not provided.

Usually common childhood ailments such asasthma, giving a child’s nervousness at startingschool or difficulties with childmindingarrangements would not be sufficient to allocate aplace. Appropriate examples may involveapplications for children for whom there areexceptional medical factors directly related to theschool placement. However, no assumptionshould be made that the submission of therelevant evidence will, in itself guarantee the offerof a place at your chosen school.

Additional information - voluntaryaided schools

Governing bodies of Roman Catholic and Churchof England voluntary aided schools determine theeligibility of applicants to their schools using theirown admission policies. The governors of eachschool are required under the co-ordinatedadmission arrangements to use Gateshead’sapplication form to collect the names of applicantsapplying to their school for admission inSeptember 2015. You are advised to read section 1of this booklet which explains the main points ofthe co-ordinated scheme, admission process andallocation process for Gateshead schools.

When the school governors consider yourapplication form, they will not know whatpreference you ranked their school on yourapplication form and they will apply theiradmission criteria equally to all applicationsreceived on time, irrespective of whether it wasa first, second or third preference. This does notmean that you stand a better chance of gaininga place at a particular school simply by namingit as a preference nor does it mean that all threeof your preferred schools on your applicationform will stand an equal chance of success.

It is important that you read the admission policyfor any school you apply for as voluntary aidedpolicies differ from one to another, and are differentfrom the community school admission policy.

Some voluntary aided schools use section B of thecouncil’s application form as their supplementaryinformation form, therefore it is particularlyimportant that you complete this section of theapplication form in full. Gateshead Council willcontinue to co-ordinate admissions to voluntaryaided schools up to and including the start ofterm September 2015. If you are refused a placeat a voluntary aided school you may ask to beplaced on the school’s waiting list. To do this youmust complete and return the waiting list requestform which you will receive with your refusalletter. In addition, you will also have the right toappeal to an independent panel.

Verification of information provided on theapplication form

If a voluntary aided school receives moreapplications than the number of places available,then the governors of the school may ask you,after the closing date for applications, to providefurther documentation to consider your applicationin accordance with their admission criteria. Thiscould occur for any voluntary aided school youhave applied for and if you have ranked morethan one voluntary aided school as a preferencethen you may receive more than one request forinformation. You must provide all the evidencerequested by the school, by the date theyindicate. If you do not your application may beplaced in a much lower priority for admission thanit may actually be and this may reduce yourchances of receiving an offer of a place at theschool you applied for.

Further information

Additional information about Roman CatholicSchools in the Diocese of Hexham andNewcastle can be obtained from:

Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham andNewcastle, St. Vincent’s Diocesan Offices, St Cuthbert’s House, West Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 7PY.

Tel: 0191 228 0111



Section 3 Admission Statistics

In this section you will find statistics for the academic years 2013 and2014.

The information includes:

� the schools planned admission number (PAN)

� the number of applications received

� the number of places offered

� the number of offers made within each category according tothe school’s admission policy

� the number of appeals heard for oversubscribed schools and thenumber of appeals that were successful.

The information also highlights which schools were oversubscribedfor the 2014 intake.



Barley M

ow

2014

3029

813

280

1211

00

50

02013

3026

44

300

1014

20

40

0

Bede

2014

3018

42

201

29

30

50

02013

3019

74

300

414

80

40

0

Bill Q

uay

2014

3029

1816

300

114

70

80

02013

3038

1812

300

211

110

64

0

Birtley Ea

st2014

3023

99

281

518

20

20

02013

3038

42

302

1612

00

05

0

Blaydon W

est

2014

3019

712

300

420

20

40

02013

3014

26

180

410

20

20

0

Brandling

2014

2712

102

150

37

20

30

02013

2713

33

260

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Statement

Applications for Voluntary Aided Schools September 2014 and 2013 - Adm

ission Criteria Breakdown



Appealing against admission decisions

If your child has been refused a place at anyschool for which you have expressed a preference,you have the right to appeal against this decision.Information about the appeals procedure forvoluntary aided schools is available directlyfrom the school in question. In accordance withDepartment for Education guidance, the appealprocedure does not apply to nursery admissions.

Appeals for community schools

The letter informing you that a place cannot beoffered to your child will advise you how toappeal, if you wish to do so. If you decide toappeal, you should contact the SchoolAdmissions Team following receipt of yourrefusal letter to request an appeal form. Oncecompleted, you should send your appeal formto Development Law and Democratic Services,Legal and Corporate Services, Gateshead Council,Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead NE8 1HH.

Please note that the council is required wherepossible to arrange and conduct all admissionappeal hearings for September 2015 before theend of the current academic year (i.e. by July2015). Accordingly, the council requests that allparents wishing to make an appeal return theircompleted forms on or before 15 May 2015. Ifparents submit appeal forms after this date itmay result in appeal hearing dates having to berearranged at short notice with inconvenience toother parents and panel members.

Before deciding whether to appeal, you shouldthink about the admission policy for admittingpupils, your reasons for wanting your child toattend the school and how strong a case youhave. You may also want to consider visiting theschool where you have been offered a place oralternative schools that still have places available.Please contact the School Admissions Team on:0191 433 2775 if you would like information onthe availability of places at other schools youmay consider.

If you decide to appeal, your appeal will beheard by a panel that is independent of theschool and Gateshead Council.

You may want to attend an appeal for morethan one school at which you have been refuseda place. The outcome of one appeal does notprevent you from attending another.

You will be informed of the date and place of theappeal hearing. You should be given at least 10days notice. Ten days before the hearing, you willbe sent copies of the statement of case that willbe put before the appeal panel in support of thecouncil’s decision not to offer your child a place.

You are advised to attend the appeal hearing,where you will be given the opportunity to putyour case forward and ask questions. You cantake a friend if you wish. If you are unable toattend, the case made by you in writing will beconsidered in your absence. In making your case,you will probably want to refer back to your originalreasons for choosing the school. If you want thepanel to take any additional information intoaccount, you should, if possible, submit anysupporting documents with your appeal form orprovide these to the clerk in good time for themembers of the panel and council to be able toconsider them properly. There will be arepresentative from the council and the schoolat the hearing to explain to the panel why it wasnot possible to offer your child a place.

At the end of the hearing, the clerk should beable to give you an idea of how soon you canexpect to receive the panel’s written decision.The panel’s decision is final.

You can only appeal once for admission of yourchild to a particular school for any givenacademic year. The council will only determinea second application for any given academicyear where it accepts there has been a significantand material change in your circumstancesrelevant to the question of admission.

Section 4 Appealing Against the Refusal of a Place



Applying for an in-year transfer to aprimary school

Parents with children of statutory school agewho move into Gateshead and require a school,or who are resident and wish to change school,should apply for a school place using the onlineapplication form or contact the EducationSupport Service for an in-year application formon: 0191 433 8587/8589. Parents will need tocomplete the application form and submit anyadditional supplementary papers/evidence thatmay be required before their application can beconsidered.

Should either the local authority, current orreceiving school feel that a child’s needs couldbe best met by not moving school, anintervention meeting will be arranged to try toresolve any issues and ensure that the bestadvice is given before a move of school is made.

School places cannot be allocated on the basisof intended future changes of address unlesshouse moves have been confirmed through theexchange of contracts or the signing of formallease agreement (Crown/Forces personnel areexempt).

Year groups in some schools may be full andtherefore may not have places available whenyou move house or decide to transfer your childfrom one school to another. Unfortunately,Gateshead Council and schools that are theirown admission authorities cannot hold placesback for parents who decide in the future tomove into the catchment area or parish of theirpreferred school.

We apply the same admission policy for casualadmissions as for the normal admission round.Admission to Gateshead schools is therefore

dependent on the availability of places in theappropriate year group at the time ofapplication and will have due regard forstatutory class size legislation.

Documentary evidence in the form of asolicitor’s letter to confirm exchange ofcontracts or a rental agreement may berequired. Gateshead local authority reserves theright to seek further documentary evidence tosupport a claim to residence.

Application forms

Parents must apply to Gateshead Councilregardless of the school they are applying for.The application form allows parents to apply forany school (excluding independent schools),and to give reasons for their preferences.

The application will ask the parent for thefollowing information:

• express up to three preferences in rank order;• details of siblings who currently attend the

preferred school;• details of the child for whom the application

is being made;• if the child has a Statement of Special

Educational Needs;• any reasons for their preferences;• name the child’s current school; and• details about the person completing the

application (name, address, relationship tothe child, contact details).

If additional information is required by thegoverning body of a foundation or voluntaryaided school or academy in order to apply itsoversubscription criteria, parents will need tocomplete a supplementary form which isavailable directly from the school.

Section 5 Casual Admissions and In-Year Transfers



Children with a Statement of SpecialEducation Needs

Children with a current Statement of SpecialEducational Needs will be referred to their localSpecial Educational Needs (SEN) Team. The SENTeam will work with the parents of the child tosecure a place at a school where the specificneeds of the child can be met.

Refusal of a school place

If we refuse you a place at your preferred schoolwe will let you know where there are placesavailable at alternative schools and we will alsooffer you the right of appeal. For CommunitySchools, appeal forms are available from theEducation Support Service on: 0191 433 8587 or433 8589. A completed appeal form should bereturned to Legal and Corporate Services,Democratic Services, Civic Centre, Gateshead,NE8 1HH who will acknowledge receipt. Yourappeal will be heard within 30 school daysfollowing the date of receipt. Vacant placessometimes arise before the date of the appealhearing. Where this happens, the school willallocate vacant places to the pupils on thewaiting list using the admission criteria. Appealforms in respect of applications to VoluntaryAided Primary Schools are available directlyfrom the respective school.

Where year groups in schools are oversubscribed,then each school will maintain a waiting list forthe relevant year group and any future

vacancies may be allocated using the schoolwaiting list. To have your child’s name placed onthe waiting list you must write to the HeadTeacher of your chosen school directly and askfor your child to be placed on the waiting list forthe appropriate year group. School staff willinform you directly if a place becomes availableto which your child is entitled. If after yourinitial enquiries to the school you are offered aplace by school staff and you have not alreadydone so then you must complete a transfer formeven though you have been told a place isavailable.

Parents are required to notify the EducationSupport Service if they do not propose to accepta school place offered who will inform schoolsdirectly.

Fair Access Protocol

Fair Access Protocols exist to ensure that accessto education is secured for children who haveno school place and where a placement in amainstream school or alternative provision isappropriate and ensures that all schools admittheir fair share of students. Our approachreflects a commitment by all schools to work inpartnership with each other and the localauthority in the interests of securing the bestoutcomes for children and young people.Further information on the council’s Fair AccessProtocols are available from the Educationsupport Team on telephone 0191 433 8591.

4 Apply online at: www.gateshead.gov.uk/schooladmissions


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We recognise that some children need specialeducational help that cannot be provided inprimary and secondary schools. For this reasonwe currently maintain six special schools, andother schools are designated as additionallyresourced mainstream schools (ARMS). If youwould like more details of the facilities at theseschools please phone Special Educational Needsand Disabilities Service on 0191 433 3626. Allenquiries are dealt with in complete privacy andconfidence.

From September 2014, the new Children andFamilies Bill will come into force. When this isintroduced, School Action and School ActionPlus will no longer exist and Statements ofSpecial Educational Need will be replaced by anEducation, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).Schools must meet a child’s special educationalneeds from their own resources and if they arenot able to do that, they can apply to the Localfor an EHCP.

Gateshead has been piloting this new systemsince October 2011. From September 2013 wehave been offering the option of an EHCPinstead of a statement whenever we receive arequest for statutory assessment (request for astatement).

The advantages of the EHCP are that:

• The process for an EHCP is shorter and takes20 weeks instead of the current 26 weeks ittakes to issue a statement.

• The process is carried out in a more ‘familyfriendly’ way than the current system.

• Children and young people with involvementfrom more that one service will have acombined plan and meetings will becombined wherever possible.

A graduated approach

Children can have different kinds or levels ofSEN and learn in different ways so a step-by-stepor graduated approach is taken by the school tohelp with your child’s difficulties. Your child mayneed help for a short time or for the whole timethey are at school depending on theirdifficulties.

The school must tell you that they are givingyour child extra help because of their difficultiesand keep you informed of their progress.

Step 1

Your child will be given extra help by staff atschool; for example, they may work in a smallgroup or be given work that is different from theother children in their class.

Step 2

If your child does not make progress at Step 1,the school will seek advice from outsideprofessionals, for example, a specialist teacher oreducational psychologist.

Step 3

If your child is still not making enough progressat Step 2 and the school cannot provide thehelp that your child needs, the Local Authoritymay decide to carry out a formal statutoryassessment.

Initial Assessment

When a request for Statutory Assessment hasbeen received a letter will be sent to you andother relevant parties letting them know that anassessment may take place.

A decision about whether to assess your child’sneeds will be made within 3 weeks.

Section 6 Special Educational Needs (SEN)



Assessment

If the assessment is agreed, the SEN team willrequest information and reports from you, yourchild’s school, any outside professional who hasbeen involved with your child, the healthauthority and social services.

A request will also be sent to your child’s schoolat this stage to ask them to organise an ActionPlanning Meeting to take place later in theprocess.

A version of the EHCP will then be drafted andconsidered by the SEN panel to decide whetherit will be agreed. The EHCP will include asummary of your child’s special educationalneeds and the support we think is required tomeet these needs.

You will receive a copy of this draft EHCP, as willthose people who provided reports. If you haveany immediate concerns about the content ofthis draft you can contact the SEN team todiscuss further.

Planning

You will be given the opportunity to discuss thedraft EHCP at your child’s Action PlanningMeeting, as well as contribute to the writing ofyour child’s Outcomes for their next academicyear. At this stage you will also be able todiscuss which school you would like your childto attend. This could be your child’s currentschool, an additionally resourced mainstreamschool or in exceptional circumstances, a specialschool.

The notes from this meeting will be sent to theSEN team who will update the EHCP and consult(ask for a placement) with the appropriateeducational setting. You will be contacted withthe results of the discussions and given theopportunity to meet with an SEN Officer if youdisagree with the EHCP before it is finalised.

We try to work with parents to come to anagreement about the EHCP but there are timeswhen parents do not agree with our decisionnot to assess the child or with the contents of anEHCP. If this happens, you have the right toappeal to the special educational needs tribunal.

Finding a school for your child

Sometimes we cannot offer your child a place ata suitable school in Gateshead. When thishappens, we do all we can to find a suitableplace in a school maintained by anotherauthority or an independent organisation. Wewill make arrangements for you and your childto visit the school before you make a finaldecision.

Parent partnership service

Parent Partnership Service is run by Barnardo’son behalf of Gateshead Council. It offers a freesupport and information service forparents/carers of children with specialeducational needs. You can contact the ParentPartnership Service on: 0191 478 4667.

Absence from school for medical reasons

If your child is ill or has had an accident, theymay be at home or in hospital for some time.There is a teaching unit at the Queen ElizabethHospital, which aims to provide some continuityof education during a hospital stay. If your childis at home, home tuition may be suitable.



Introduction

This policy statement supports the Council’svision for children and young people as set outin Towards 2010: ‘’Children and young peoplewho develop to their full potential and have thelife skills and opportunities to play an active partin society’’. This includes promoting easy accessto the council’s services.

The policy statement is in addition to the LA’sgeneral policy for transport to school. It applies to:

• children normally resident in Gateshead• all children of statutory school age and to

pre-school children

A separate policy exists for post 16 studentsattending colleges or school sixth forms.

Policy statement

It is the duty of parents/carers to ensure thattheir child attends school, to be responsible fortheir safety on the journey between home andschool and to meet any travel costs. It is theresponsibility of every parent/carer to help theirchild to develop the skills and confidence forindependent and safe travel to and from school.Most school pupils do not require any help fromthe local authority (LA).

The LA provides help with home to schooltransport in cases where we consider it necessaryto help a child or young person to attend school.

Some school pupils will be entitled to helpsimply because they live more than the“statutory walking distance” from their nearestsuitable school – in these cases the LA’s generalpolicy for transport to school applies.

In a small number of cases, school pupils needhelp because they have additional needs. Thesemay include school pupils:

• with special educational needs (with orwithout an Education, Health and Care Plan(EHCP)

• with a physical disability (temporary orpermanent)

• with a medical/psychological condition(temporary or permanent)

• with other special needs, including familycircumstances

In assessing whether a school pupil needs LAhelp with home to school transport, the LAtakes account of the following factors:

• the statutory walking distance from home toschool

• the nature of the route• the age of the child• whether the child is capable of independent

travel• the child’s special educational needs (if any)• the child’s physical disabilities (if any)• the child’s medical condition• the family circumstances• any other factors the LA considers relevant

The assessment will be carried out following thereceipt of a request from the parent/carer,which can be made at any time during theschool year. The parent/carer will apply for helpusing a form supplied by the LA. The LA willconsider such additional information about thechild as it considers necessary to make anassessment, including the advice of:

• the child’s school• LA educational psychologist or other

specialist staff• the child’s GP, consultant or other health staff• any social worker involved with the child or

family• any other agency providing support for the

child or family• the local transport authority• any other person/agency suggested by the

parent/carer

Section 7 Special Needs PupilsPolicy for home to school transport for children with additional needs



Where the LA does not already have suchinformation, it is the responsibility of the parentto obtain such advice and submit it to the LAwith their application.

The LA will normally process applications within10 working days, subject to the necessaryinformation and advice from other agenciesbeing available. We will inform applicants if weare unable to meet this target.

If the LA agrees to provide help, the LA mayreview the provision at any time, but changes tothe provision will normally take effect at thestart of a new school year (1 September). Therewill always be a review of provision when a child:

• moves from primary to secondary education• completes secondary education• changes school• moves house• has a change in their physical/medical or

other condition.

It is the duty of the parent to inform the LA ofany change in the child’s or the family’scircumstances. The provision may also bereviewed/removed if the parent or child refusesto co-operate with reasonable requests from theLA or transport provider.

If the LA does not agree to provide help, theparent/carer will be informed by letter andadvised that they may appeal against thatdecision, provided they do so in writing within15 working days.

The parent/carer should submit in writing thereasons for the appeal and their case in full toSpecial Educational Needs and DisabilitiesService, Gateshead Civic Centre marked for theattention of the Service Director - Children’sCommissioner, together with any other supportinginformation. There is no entitlement to a hearingin person. The Director will normally considerappeals within 10 working days of receipt andwill give her/his decision in writing. If anapplication/appeal is unsuccessful, a parent mayonly apply for a further assessment after twelvemonths has elapsed or if there is a significantchange in circumstances in the meantime.

If the LA agrees to provide help with home toschool transport, this shall be free of charge andby whatever means the LA considersappropriate, including:

• taxi, bus or ambulance service contracted bythe LA

• a permit to travel on public transport• escort provided by the LA• meeting the costs of a parent/carer who

makes their own transport or escortarrangements.

Other provisions

Transport for a child with special educationalneeds will not normally be recorded in theirstatement but will be considered separately inaccordance with this policy.

Where a child is temporarily attending provisionother than their usual school, their need forassistance will be assessed in the same way asdescribed above.

Where a child is temporarily residing at adifferent address (including respite care), theirprovision will only be maintained if this can beachieved at no additional cost.

Where the parent/carer has chosen to send theirchild to a school other than the nearest suitableschool, the LA will only provide help withtransport if the cost of the provision is nogreater than that required to attend the nearestsuitable school.

We do not pay travelling expenses for pupilsattending schools that we do not maintain. Wemay provide help with transport or travelexpenses outside of our normal scheme inspecial cases.

If we give a child a free travel permit and theyneed a replacement permit, we will charge you£5.70.

Further information can be found on theGateshead Council website at:www.gateshead.gov.uk



This policy explains how Gateshead Council willmake decisions on applications made forassistance with travel to its general home toschool transport scheme during 2015-16.Separate policies exist for home to schooltransport for pupils with special educationalneeds and for post-16 home to school/collegetransport for pupils with additional needs. Thesepolicies are available on request from thecouncil’s SEN Team on 0191 433 3626.

The general home to school transport policysupports our Sustainable Modes of TravelStrategy in promoting sustainable travel to andfrom school and removing barriers to education.

Legal Context

The legal responsibility for ensuring a child’sattendance at school rests with parents. Thisincludes accompanying the child on the schooljourney where necessary.

Under Section 508B of the Education andInspections Act 2006, Gateshead Council has a dutyto make suitable travel arrangements free of chargefor eligible children as we consider necessary tofacilitate their attendance at school.

Parents have a right to express a preference forthe school they wish their child to attend andthe relevant admission authority is required tooffer a place in accordance with that preferenceif a place is available. Local authorities are notrequired to provide free travel if the parentmakes a choice to send their child to a schoolthat is not the nearest suitable school.

Eligibility for assistance

Assistance for general home to school transport isonly provided in certain circumstances as set outbelow.

Following a consultation exercise carried outfrom October to December 2013, the Councildecided that from 2015-16, pupils would onlybe entitled to free home to school transport on

the grounds of religion or belief where the pupilreceives free school meals or the householdreceives the maximum amount of working taxcredit.

Primary School Pupils

We provide free travel for:

• Any primary school pupil who lives morethan two miles from the nearest suitableschool (based on the shortest availableroute). This travel will be by whatever meanswe consider most suitable.

We will not normally provide any help if youchoose to send your child to a school that isoutside your catchment area or a school which isnot the nearest suitable school.

Secondary School Pupils

We provide free travel for:

• Any pupil in years 7 to 11 age group at asecondary school who livesmore than threemiles from the nearest suitable school (basedupon the shortest available route). This travelwill be by whatever means we consider mostsuitable.

We will not normally provide any help if youchoose to send your child to a school outsideyour catchment area or a school which is nottheir nearest suitable school.

• Any pupil who is in receipt of free schoolmeals or whose household qualifies for themaximum level of working tax credit on the2nd March 2015 and where:

• They live more than 2 miles but not morethan 6 miles from one of their three nearestqualifying schools; or

• Where they live more than two miles, butnot more than fifteen miles from theirnearest suitable school preferred ongrounds of religion or belief.

Section 8 Gateshead Council General Home to School Transport Policy 2015-16



Please note qualification for free travel in futuresubsequent years is dependent on continuedeligibility for free school meals or maximumworking tax credit.

Other Provisions

We may provide help with transport or travelexpenses outside of our normal scheme inspecial or exceptional cases.

Notes

If we give a child a free travel permit and they needa replacement permit, we will charge you £5.70.

Contact Details

Please contact Gateshead Council’s BenefitSection on 0191 433 4848 for furtherinformation..

Sustainable Travel to School

Gateshead Council has developed a SustainableModes of Travel Strategy which aims to improveaccessibility to schools, promote sustainabletravel and increase the numbers of pupilswalking, cycling or using public transport ontheir journeys to and from school. The fullstrategy document and a parents’ summary maybe accessed on the council’s website.

Gateshead Council has also developed a newwebsite www.TravelMatters.org.uk whichcontains teaching resources to promotesustainable travel in the classroom and alsogeneral information and a Pupils’ Centre withgames and stimulating activities for primary-agechildren.

If you require any information on sustainablemodes of travel to school for your child’s schooljourney please contact Gateshead CouncilTraffic Planners on: 0191 433 3161 or 433 3109

NEXUS

NEXUS also provides the following help withschool/college travel:

If your child is under 16:

UNDER 16 POP CARD• With an under 16 POP card, children aged 5

to 15 on the 31 August before the start of thecurrent academic year can travel at theconcessionary child fare on public transport inTyne & Wear.

• Children aged 5 – 15 years old must have anunder 16 POP card to take advantage ofconcessionary fares. If you are not inpossession of this card you will have to paythe operators commercial child fare.

If your child is 16 – 19:

16-18 METROSAVER CARD

• 16 - 18 year olds purchase an all zone passvalid on the Metro, Shields Ferry and NorthernRail trains between Newcastle andSunderland. They are available for either oneor four weeks.

• This pass can be bought at a Nexus Travelshop subject to student identification andproof of age.

STUDENT IDENTITY CARD –NetworkOne Student Ticket

• If you are under 19 or a full time student youcan apply to Network Ticketing for a Studentsand Young People Ticket. Choose from 1, 2and all zones and 1 week, 4 weeks or termlypasses.

• Operators offer discounts on their ownservices to young people and/or students infull time further education - please see theoperators website for further information.



Section 9 General Information

Providing school milk

We provide free school milk for:

• Primary age children who need it for healthreasons (decided by a clinical medical officerfrom the District Health Authority); and

• Children in nursery units (thanks to the ECSchool Milk Subsidy Scheme and theDepartment of Health’s Welfare Food Scheme)

School Catering

School meals are available for all children,however you can apply for Means Tested FreeSchool Meals if you are receiving one of thefollowing:-

• Income Support/Guarantee Pension Credit

• Income Based Job Seekers Allowance (JSA-IB)

• Employment and Support Allowance (IR)

• Child Tax Credit (but NOT Working TaxCredit) and your income for Tax creditpurposes must be less than £16,190.00(details are shown on your Tax Credit awardnotice)

• Support under Part IV of the Immigration &Asylum Act 1999

You can obtain an application form for FreeSchool Meals from The Gateshead CouncilWebsite, by contacting Gateshead Council on0191 4334646 or by calling in person at TheBenefits reception on the ground floor of thecivic centre or your local housing office.

From September 2014 all children in reception,year 1 and year 2 in state funded schools will beeligible for free school meals. This new schemeis called Universal Infant Free School Meals(UIFSM). You do not have to apply to be eligiblefor this scheme; however, it is still important toregister for free school meals as this mightprovide extra funding for your child’s school.

If you would like more information about freeschool meals please ring Gateshead Council on433 3729 or 433 4848.

School lunches in Gateshead’s Primary Schoolsare provided by Gateshead School Catering, theCouncil’s award winning in-house serviceprovider. A two-course, nutritionally balancedschool lunch in a primary school costs £2.00.The price is reviewed each year in April.

Our fully trained catering staff encouragechildren to eat healthily in school and makegood choices. Our menus are fully compliantwith the National Nutritional Standards forschool lunches. Many of the foods we use havebeen reduced in fat, sugar and salt and many ofthe ingredients we use are sourced locally.

Most of our menu is home made and meals arefreshly cooked every day. New menus areintroduced in September and we supply copiesfor pupils to take home. A non-meat meal isavailable every day.

The menus can also be seen on the council’swebsite along with other information aboutGateshead school catering.

Please ask your Head Teacher if your child needsa special diet for medical or ethnic reasons. Formedical diets, the unit catering manager willrequire a letter from your child’s doctor, consultantor dietician to provide for your child’s specific needs.

If you require further information about schoolcatering or would like to discuss any aspect ofthe service, please ring Gateshead Council’sschool catering manager on: 0191 433 5513, orcontact the unit catering manager at the school.Alternatively, there is a free phone helpline:0800 169 2780 or our website:www.gateshead.gov.uk

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School clothing

Most schools operate a school uniform codehowever schools must not act as sole suppliersof school uniform. Details of the uniform areusually contained in the school’s prospectus thatcan be obtained from the school. We do nothave any general arrangements for providinghelp with buying school uniform or PE kit andGateshead Council does not provide a uniformgrant. However, some schools provide theirown help and support for parents in particularfor those children who are eligible for freeschool meals or are entitled to the maximumlevel of working tax credit. Parents wishing toask about such assistance should contact theHead Teacher at the school.

School crossing patrols

We do not have to provide a school crossingpatrol service, but we see it as an importantcontribution to the safety of children in Gateshead.

However, from time to time, for reasons beyondour control, a school crossing patrol may not beavailable to help your children. As children mayhave difficulty crossing roads on their own,please remember that your child’s safety is yourresponsibility at all times.

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Section 10 Charging for School Activities

Under the Education Act 1996 the council andeach school’s governing body must draw up andreview policies for charging arrangements. The1996 Act aims to:

• Maintain your child’s right to free education;

• Make sure that activities offered completelyor mainly during normal teaching time areavailable to all pupils, whether or not theirparents can or want to help meet the costs;

• Emphasise that there is no legal requirementto charge for any form of education or relatedactivity, but to give local authorities andgoverning bodies the power to charge foroptional activities they provide completely ormainly out of school hours;

• Confirm the right of local authorities andgoverning bodies to ask for voluntarycontributions for the benefit of the school, orto support any activity organised in, oroutside, school hours.

We have agreed on the policies set out belowand have informed school governing bodies ofthe local authority policy to assist schools todraw up their own charging policy. The policiesdetermined by individual governing bodies maydiffer from the generic council policy but thereis a statutory duty on all governing bodies inaccordance with the 1996 Education Act and allpolicies must adhere to legal requirements.Please contact the school’s head teacher fordetails of the school’s policies.

Education during school hours

Education must be free of charge if it takes placecompletely or mainly during school hours. If thenumber of places available for a particularactivity is limited, the school must decide whichpupils should be given the chance to take part.This should not have anything to do withparents wanting or being able to contribute tothe cost.

Schools must not charge for materials, books,instruments or other equipment, but they caninvite parents to provide or pay for materials forpractical lessons. Schools should only make acharge if parents have said in advance that theywant to keep the finished product.

If an organisation other than the local authorityor the school’s governing body arranges anactivity during school hours and parents ask theschool to allow their child time off to join in theactivity, the other organisation may charge theparents. The governing body and head teachermust consider whether allowing the child timeoff is justified. They must also remember that apupil must not normally be off school for morethan two weeks in any one academic year.

Education outside school hours

Schools must not charge for activities theyprovide completely or mainly outside schoolhours if they have arranged these activities tomeet the requirements of:

• Public exams;

• The National Curriculum; or

• Statutory duties relating to religiouseducation.

In these cases the school can charge parentsonly for the cost of board and lodgings onresidential visits,

For other activities schools can charge for‘optional extras'.

Board and lodging

Your child’s school should pay the first £56 ayear for your child’s board and lodging on GCSEfield trips, which are an essential part of thecourse.

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Gateshead Music Service, music tuition,ensembles and musical instruments

Gateshead Music Service is part of GatesheadSouth Tyneside Music Education Hub which hasa range of partners across the region offeringaccess to music for all ages in a variety of stylesand genres.

Gateshead Music Service employs over twentyspecialist and experienced teachers who workwith children of all ages. Much music tuitiontakes place during the school day and isavailable to all Gateshead schools. Schoolsnormally determine the cost per lesson, this willnormally include the loan of a suitableinstrument.

In addition there is specialist tuition at theSaturday Academy which meets at St George’sClubhouse, corner of Durham Road and InskipTerrace, Gateshead between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.during term times. The fees for tuition will bedetermined at the start of the new academicyear. In addition there is the opportunity tostudy specialist instruments at the DrydenCentre. This can include the French horn, viola,double bass, woodwind or piano.

The Music Service manages a wide range ofensembles for pupils who have reached theappropriate level of ability. This ranges frombeginner string and wind bands to theGateshead Youth Orchestra and Wind Band andParaphernalia, the prize winning swing band.

Membership of the Gateshead Music Schoolgives access to all Music Service ensembles. Thefee for membership is £50 per term, (£130 p.a.)For further details please see the Friends ofGateshead Youth Orchestra Website www.g-y-o.org.uk

Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme (AIPS)allows pupils to obtain instruments with asubstantial discount. VAT is not charged and aneducational discount applies.

For further details please contact:Barbara Murray DipIAM, Music ServiceAdministrator on 0191 433 8685 or [email protected]

Manager of Gateshead Music Service and HubLeader: Henry Edwards.

Public exams

We actively encourage pupils to enter for publicexams. You will not have to pay fees for GCSEs,GCE 'A' and AS levels and other relevant publicexams such as RSA, City and Guilds and GNVQs.

Your child’s school will pay the fees if your childis entered for these exams on the head teacher’sadvice. However, if your child has been enteredfor an exam and does not take it without a goodreason, we will ask you to repay the exam fee.

School admissions

Schools must not accept or turn away pupilsbased on whether parents are willing or able tomake financial contributions to school activities.

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LIST OF COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOR SEPTEMBER 2015

DfE

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2226

2039

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2197

2163

2182

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2221

2233

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2235

2216

2228

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Barley M

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Mrs N Watson

Bede Co

mmunity Prim

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Mr N

Anderson

Bensham Grove Nursery

Mrs D He

nry

Bill Q

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rimary

Mrs T H

ilton

Birtley Ea

st Community Prim

ary

Miss A Diggle

Blaydon W

est P

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Brandling Primary

Mrs K Carr

Brighton Avenue P

rimary

Mrs J A

llan

Caedmon Co

mmunity Prim

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Mr C Wisb

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Carr Hill C

ommunity Prim

ary

Mr C Kidd

Chopwe

ll Prim

ary

Mrs B Fellowe

s-Prynne

Clover Hill Co

mmunity Prim

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Mrs L E

aston

Coleg

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ommunity Prim

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Mr M

Younger

Crookhill Co

mmunity Prim

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Miss K McCormack

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Pembroke A

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, DH3

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Tel: 0

191 4

10 27

58

Old fold Road, Gateshead NE10 0

DJTel: 0

191 4

33 41

35

Sidney G

rove, Gateshead NE8 2X

DTel: 0

191 4

33 40

90

David

son Road, Bill Quay, NE

10 0U

NTel: 0

191 4

69 30

13

Highfield, Birtley

, DH3

1QQ

Tel: 0

191 4

10 25

51

Blaydon, Tyne an

d Wear N

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PYTel: 0

191 4

14 32

86

Mulberry

Street, Gateshead NE10 0

JBTel: 0

191 4

33 40

79

Brighton Road, Gateshead NE8 1X

STel: 0

191 4

21 80

80

Whitehall R

oad, Gateshead NE8 4L

HTel: 0

191 4

33 40

95

Carr Hill R

oad, Gateshead NE9 5N

BTel: 0

191 4

77 12

03

Derw

ent Stre

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HSTel: 0

1207 56

1 322

Glenhusrt D

rive, Whickham NE16 5

SJTel: 0

191 4

33 40

56

Coleg

ate W

est, Felling NE10 9

AHTel: 0

191 4

20 66

26

Hexham

Old Road, Crookhill NE40 3

ESTel: 0

191 4

33 40

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3-11

4-11

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Yes

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2167

2198

2232

2231

2184

2225

2181

2238

2186

2168

2234

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Mr W

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Emmaville P

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Miss A Arm

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Falla Pa

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Ms D

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Mrs K Ho

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Front Stre

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Mrs H Gladsto

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Glynwo

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Mrs D Ryan

Greenside P

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Miss D Fo

ster

Harlo

w Green Co

mmunity Prim

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Mrs A Stephenson

Highfield Co

mmunity Prim

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Mr S Th

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Mr A

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Kells La

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Kelvin Grove C

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Mr A

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191 4

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, Gateshead NE11 0

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191 4

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wgreen.org

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k

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[email protected]

k

www.highspenprimary.o

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k

www.kellslan

eschool.org

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eprim

[email protected]

k

www.kelvingroveprimaryschool.org

[email protected]

k

www.kib

bleswo

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y.org.uk

admin@kib

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rang

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3-11

3-11

3-11

3-11

3-11

3-11

3-11

3-11

3-11

3-11

3-11

4-11

3-11

3-11

Nurs

ery

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No Yes

Yes

PAN

2015

60 45 30 45 30 60 45 30 60 17 29 60 60 30

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ated

Num

ber

on R

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pt 2

014

405

264

218

266

210

378

248

155

359

109

154

414

309

148

LIST OF COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOR SEPTEMBER 2015 con

tinued

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DfE

Num

ber

2051

2205

2222

2049

2055

2236

2162

2056

2220

2229

2239

2193

2188

2036

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Head

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her

Larkspur Co

mmunity Prim

ary

Mrs M Liddle

Lingey H

ouse Prim

ary

Mrs C J

ones

Lobley Hill Prim

ary

Mrs S M

cElru

e

Oakfield Junior

Mrs J Jacques

Oakfield Infant

Mrs J Jacques

Parkhead Co

mmunity Prim

ary

Mrs P Bailey

Porto

bello Prim

ary

Mrs J Lees

Ravenswo

rth Terra

ce Prim

ary

Mr B

John

son

Riverside Prim

ary A

cademy

Mrs J G

oodfellow

Roman Road Primary

Mrs C M

cKeown

Rowlan

ds Gill Co

mmunity Prim

ary

Miss H Martin

Ryton Community Ju

nior

Mrs J P

orter

Ryton Community Infant

Mrs J P

orter

South Street Co

mmunity Prim

ary

Mrs J M

cGrow

Addr

ess a

nd P

hone

Num

ber

Beacon Lo

ugh East, Gateshead NE9 6S

STel: 0

191 4

87 56

28

Millford, Leam La

ne Es

tate, Felling

NE10 8D

N – Tel: 0

191 4

33 40

61

Rothbury Gardens, Gateshead NE11 0

ATTel: 0

191 4

33 40

80

Chow

dene Bank, Gateshead NE

9 6JH

Tel: 0

191 4

33 40

86

Chow

dene Bank, Gateshead NE

9 6JH

Tel: 0

191 4

87 03

54

Park La

ne, W

inlaton NE21 6

LTTel: 0

191 4

33 56

18

Tamerton Drive

, Birtley

DH3

2LY

Tel: 0

191 4

10 45

71

Birtley La

ne, Birtley

DH3

2PP

Tel: 0

191 4

10 21

66

Colliery R

oad, Dunsto

n NE

11 9D

XTel: 0

191 4

601918

Leam

Lane Es

tate, Gateshead NE10 8

SATel: 0

191 4

33 40

06

Dominies

Close, Rowlan

ds Gill NE39 2

PPTel: 0

1207 54

9 359

Ryton NE

40 3A

FTel: 0

191 4

13 35

73

Ryton NE

40 3A

FTel: 0

191 4

13 27

76

Cram

er Street, Gateshead NE8 4B

BTel: 0

191 4

77 39

93

Web

site

and

Emai

l Add

ress

www.larkspurprim

ary.o

rglarkspurco

[email protected]

k

www.Lin

geyHousePrimary.o

rglingeyhouseprimary@

gateshead.gov.u

k

www.lobleyhillprim

aryschool.net

lobleyhillprim

[email protected]

k

www.oakfieldjunior.org

oakfieldjuniorsc

[email protected]

k

www.oakfieldinfants.co.uk

oakfieldinfantsc

[email protected]

k

www.parkheadcommunityprimary.o

[email protected]

k

www.porto

belloprimary.o

rgporto

[email protected]

k

www.ravenswo

rthterra

ce.co

mravenswo

rthterra

ceprimaryschool.gov.uk

info@riversid

eprim

aryacademy.o

rg.uk

www.romanroadprimary.o

[email protected]

k

rowlan

dsgillprim

[email protected]

k

No website a

s present

rytoncom

[email protected]

k

rytoncom

[email protected]

krytoninfantsc

hool.org

southstre

[email protected]

k

Age

rang

e

3-11

3-11

3-11

7-11 4-7

3-11

4-11

4-11

3-11

3-11

3-11

7-11 3-7

3-11

Nurs

ery

Yes

Yes

Yes

No No Yes

No No Yes

Yes

Yes

No Yes

Yes

PAN

2015

29 60 60 60 60 58 30 60*

60*

30 60 60 60 44

Estim

ated

Num

ber

on R

oll i

n Se

pt 2

014

162

353

388

240

180

294

210

210

212

151

309

158

138

261


tinued

65



DfE

Num

ber

2172

2213

2224

2194

3001

2214

2227

2177

Scho

ol /

Head

Teac

her

Swalw

ell Prim

ary

Mrs J Lancastle-Sm

ith

The D

rive C

ommunity Prim

ary

Ms H

Gofton

Wardley Prim

ary

Mr M

Malik

Washingwe

ll Com

munity Prim

ary

Mrs A Ha

ll

Whickham Pa

rochial C of E Primary

Mr P

Arm

strong

White Mere C

ommunity Prim

ary

Mrs G Ho

we

Windy Nook P

rimary

Mrs A Bathan

Winlaton West Lane C

ommunity

Primary - Mrs A Exley

Addr

ess a

nd P

hone

Num

ber

South V

iew Terra

ce, Swa

lwell NE16 3

HZ

Tel: 4

33 40

00

The D

rive, Felling, Gateshead NE10 0

PYTel: 0

191 4

21 03

90

Keir Ha

rdie Avenue, W

ardley NE10 8

TXTel: 0

191 4

69 30

12

Broom La

ne, W

hickham NE16 4

RBTel: 0

191 4

88 44

00

Broadw

ay, W

hickham NE16 5

QWTel: 0

191 4

88 78

67

Sherburn Way, Gateshead NE10 8

BATel: 0

191 4

33 40

04

Albion Street, Gateshead NE10 9

BDTel: 0

191 4

69 49

54

West Lane, Winlaton NE21 6

PHTel: 0

191 4

14 25

57

Web

site

and

Emai

l Add

ress

www.sw

alwellprimary.g

ov.uk

swalw

[email protected]

k

www.thedriveprim

ary.co.u

kthedriveprim

ary@

gateshead.gov.u

k

www.wa

rdley

primary.o

rgwa

rdley

[email protected]

k

washingw

[email protected]

k

[email protected]

k

www.whitemereprim

ary.o

rgadmin@whitemereprim

ary.o

rg

www.windynookprimary.o

[email protected]

k

school@winlatonwe

stlane.o

rg.uk

Age

rang

e

3-11

3-11

3-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

3-11

4-11

Nurs

ery

Yes

Yes

Yes

No No No Yes

No

PAN

2015

30 29 45 30 30 30 45 60

Estim

ated

Num

ber

on R

oll i

n Se

pt 2

014

169

186

259

166

211

163

303

350


tinued

* In

dica

tes

a p

rop

osal

to in

crea

se th

e Pl

anne

d A

dmis

sion

Num

ber

from

30

to 6

0 fr

om S

epte

mb

er 2

015

(Rec

eptio

n C

lass

onl

y). I

t is

pro

pos

ed to

reta

in th

e cu

rren

tPl

anne

d A

dmis

sion

Num

ber

of 3

0 fr

om S

epte

mb

er 2

015

in y

ears

1 to

6 u

ntil

thes

e ye

ar g

roup

s fe

ed o

ut o

f the

sch

ool i

n su

beq

uent

yea

rs -

sub

ject

to c

onsu

ltat

ion.

66



Estim

ated

DfE

Scho

ol/H

ead

Teac

her

Addr

ess a

nd P

hone

Num

ber

Web

site

and

Em

ail A

ddre

ssAg

eSi

xth

PAN

Num

ber

Num

ber

Rang

eFo

rm20

15on

Rol

l in

Sept

201

4

LIST OF COMMUNITY SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR SEPTEM

BER 2015

4036

4043

4041

4027

4042

4031

4029

Hewo

rth Grange

Comprehensive S

chool

Mr C Rich

ardson

Joseph Sw

an Academy

Miss H E Scott

Kingsm

eadow Co

mmunity

Comprehensive S

chool

Mr D

Pettitt

Lord La

wson of Beamish

Academy

Princip

al – Mr M

Lovatt

Thom

as Hepburn

Community Academy

Mrs L C

raig

Thorp Academ

yMr S William

son

Whickham Sc

hool & Sp

orts College

(Academy Trust)

Mr S Haig

h

High La

nes, He

worth

NE10 0

PTTel: 0

191 4

21 22

44

Saltw

ell Road South, Gateshead NE9 6L

ETel: 0

191 4

42 20

00

Market Lane, Du

nston NE

11 9N

XTel: 0

191 4

60 60

04

Birtley La

ne, Birtley

DH3

2LP

Tel: 0

191 4

33 40

26

Swards Road, Fe

lling NE10 9

UZTel: 0

191 4

20 45

55

Main

Road, Ryton, N

E40 3

AHTel: 0

191 4

13 21

13

Burnthouse La

ne, W

hickham NE16 5

AR

Tel: 0

191 4

96 00

26

www.hewo

rthgrange.org.uk

enquiries@hewo

rthgrange.org.uk

www.josephsw

an.org.uk

enquiries@josephsw

an.org.uk

www.kin

gsmeadow.org.uk

enquiries@kin

gsmeadow.org.uk

www.lordlaw

son.org.uk

lordlaw

son@

lordlaw

son.org.uk

www.thom

ashepburn.org.uk

enquiries@thom

ashepburn.org.uk

www.charles

thorpcs.co.u

kenquiries@charles

thorpcs.co.u

k

www.whickhamschool.org

[email protected]

11-18

11-18

11-16

11-18

11-16

11-18

11-18

Yes

Yes

No Yes

No Yes

Yes

210

210

180

254

150

240

266

967

884

570

1293

578

992

1247

Estim

ated

DfE

Scho

ol/H

ead

Teac

her

Addr

ess a

nd P

hone

Num

ber

Web

site

and

Em

ail A

ddre

ssAg

eSi

xth

PAN

Num

ber

Num

ber

Rang

eFo

rm20

15on

Rol

l in

Sept

201

4

6900

Emmanuel Colleg

eMr W

inch

Consett R

oad, Lo

bley Hill, NE11 0

ANTel: 0

191 4

60 20

99www.em

manuelctc.o

rg.uk

enquiries@em

manuel.org.uk

11-18

Yes

216

1250

COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE SEPTEM

BER 2015

67



DfE

Num

ber

3313

3329

3326

2237

3335

3322

3336

3325

3324

3331

3317

3327

3328

3333

Scho

ol /

Head

Teac

her

Corpus Ch

risti Catholic Primary

Mrs C Ingle

Sacre

d He

art R

C VA Primary

Mr P

Naughton

St Agnes Ca

tholic Primary

Mr G

Laidler

St Aidan’s C o

f E Prim

ary

Mrs L S

teele

St Alban’s Catholic Primary

Mrs E B

ridon

St Ann

e’s Ca

tholic Primary

Miss K Le

onard

St Augustin

e’s Ca

tholic Primary

Miss C Du

ffy

St Jo

seph’s Catholic Infant, Birtley

Mrs V Gibson

St Jo

seph’s Catholic Junior, Birtley

Mrs C M

cDermott

St Jo

seph’s Catholic Primary,

Blaydon - Mr A

Ram

anandi

St Jo

seph’s RC VA

Prim

ary,

Gateshead -M

r J Hattam

St Jo

seph’s RC VA

Prim

ary, Highfield

Mrs J B

ircham

St Mary &

St Th

omas Aquinas

Catholic Primary - Miss E White

St Mary’s RC P

rimary

Mrs M McM

illan

Addr

ess a

nd P

hone

Num

ber

Dunsmuir G

rove, Gateshead NE8 4Q

LTel: 0

191 4

77 21

75

Byermoor, B

urnopfield NE

16 6N

UTel: 0

1207 27

0 396

Rosedale Road, Ryton NE40 4

UNTel: 0

191 4

13 21

84

Derw

entw

ater Road, Gateshead NE8 1Q

YTel: 0

191 4

77 26

90

Rothbury Avenue, Pelaw

NE10 0

QYTel: 0

191 4

69 32

51

Off Pick

ering Green, Harlow Green,

Gateshead NE

9 7HX

- Tel: 0

191 4

33 40

53

Coleg

ate, Leam

Lane Es

tate, Gateshead

NE10 8P

P - Tel: 0

191 4

69 29

49

Mitchell S

treet, Birtley

DH3

1LU

Tel: 0

191 4

10 23

24

School Street, Birtley

DH3

2PN

Tel: 0

191 4

10 22

31

Croftdale

Road, Blay

don NE

21 4B

GTel: 0

191 4

14 31

08

Prince Co

nsort R

oad, Gateshead NE8 1L

RTel: 0

191 4

90 15

17

Whinfield W

ay, H

ighfield, Row

lands Gill

NE39 2J

E - Tel: 01

207 5

45 97

2

Stella L

ane, Blaydon NE

21 4N

ETel: 0

191 4

14 31

16

Duckpool La

ne, W

hickham NE16 4

HBTel: 0

191 4

20 58

28

Web

site

and

Emai

l Add

ress

www.corpuschristig

ateshead.org.uk

[email protected]

k

www.sacre

dheartg

ateshead.org

sacre

dheartp

rimary@

gateshead.gov.u

k

www.sta

gnesgateshead.org

junegrady@

gateshead.gov.u

k

www.sta

idansprim

ary.co.u

ksta

idansprim

ary@

gateshead.gov.u

k

www.sta

lbansgateshead.org

[email protected]

k

www.sta

nnesprimary.o

rgsta

[email protected]

k

New website u

nder co

nstru

ction

info@sta

ugustin

esprimary.o

rg

www.stjosephsinfantschool.org

birtleystjosephscatholicinfantsc

[email protected]

k

www.birtleystjosephsjuniors.o

rgstjosephscatholicjuniorsc

[email protected]

k

www.stjosephscatholicp

rimary.com

blaydonstjo

[email protected]

k

www.stjosephsrcv

aprim

ary.o

rgstjosephsrcp

[email protected]

k

www.stjosephshighfield.org.uk

[email protected]

k

www.stm

aryandthom

asaquinas.co.u

kstm

aryandstthomascatholicp

[email protected]

k

www.whickhamstm

arys.org.uk

stmarysrcp

[email protected]

k

Age

rang

e

3-11

4-11

4-11

3-11

3-11

4-11

3-11 4-7

7-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

3-11

4-11

Nurs

ery

Yes

No No Yes

Yes

No Yes

No No No No No Yes

No

PAN

2015

29 15 30 30 30 30 45 30 30 30 29 17 30 30

Estim

ated

Num

ber

on R

oll i

n Se

pt 2

014

199

116

208

200

210

155

308

83 80 210

199

130

209

212

LIST OF VOLUNTARY AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOR SEPTEMBER 2015

68



DfE

Num

ber

3318

3319

3330

3339

Scho

ol /

Head

Teac

her

St Osw

ald’s RC VA

Prim

ary

Mrs C W

allace

St Pe

ter’s RC V

A Primary

Mrs L S

tokoe

St Philip Neri RC P

rimary

Mrs V Do

uglas

s

St Wilfrid

’s RC VA

Prim

ary

Mrs E W

right

Addr

ess a

nd P

hone

Num

ber

Wrekenton, Gateshead NE9 7L

HTel: 0

191 4

87 86

41

Dryden Road, Gateshead NE9 5T

UTel: 0

191 4

87 82

33

Elliso

n Road, Gateshead NE8 2Q

UTel: 0

191 4

60 43

78

Old Fold Road, Gateshead NE10 0

DJTel: 0

191 4

77 19

09

Web

site

and

Emai

l Add

ress

www.sto

swald

srcprimary.o

rgsto

swald

srcprimary@

gateshead.gov.u

k

www.stp

etersrc

primary.o

rgstp

etersrc

[email protected]

k

www.stp

hilipnerip

rimary.o

rgstp

hilipnerircprim

[email protected]

k

www.stw

ilfrid

srcprimary.o

rgstw

ilfrid

[email protected]

k

Age

rang

e

3-11

4-11

4-11

3-11

Nurs

ery

Yes

No No Yes

PAN

2015

30 30 16 17

Estim

ated

Num

ber

on R

oll i

n Se

pt 2

014

201

210

138

89

LIST OF VOLUNTARY AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOR SEPTEMBER 2015 con

tinued

LIST OF VOLUNTARY AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS SEPTEMBER 2015

Estim

ated

DfE

Scho

ol/H

ead

Teac

her

Addr

ess a

nd P

hone

Num

ber

Web

site

and

Em

ail A

ddre

ssAg

eSi

xth

PAN

Num

ber

Num

ber

Rang

eFo

rm20

15on

Rol

l in

Sept

201

4

4605

4606

Cardinal Hu

me C

atholic Sc

hool

Mr N

Hurn

St Th

omas More C

atholic Sc

hool

Mr J Pa

rkinson

Old Du

rham

Road, Gateshead NE9 6R

ZTel: 0

191 4

87 76

38

Croftdale

Road, Blay

don NE

21 4B

QTel: 0

191 4

99 01

11

www.cardinalh

ume.c

ominfo@cardinalh

ume.c

om

www.stthomasmore.o

rg.uk

[email protected]

rg.uk

11-18

11-18

225

235

1041

1200

Yes

Yes

69



DfE

Num

ber

7009

7010

7006

7007

7008

7002

Scho

ol /

Head

Teac

her

Dryden Sc

hool (SLD/PMLD)

Executive

Head - M

rs R Ha

rrison

Head of Sc

hool - Mrs D Winter

Eslington Prim

ary S

chool (SEBD

)Mrs M Rich

ard (Acting)

Furro

wfield Sc

hool (SEBD)

Mr S Th

ursby

Gibside S

chool (LD)

Jane Bryant

Hill T

op Sc

hool (M

LD/ASD)

Executive

Head - M

rs R Ha

rrison

Head of Sc

hool - Ms S

Cooper

The C

edars A

cademy (PD

/ASD)

Mr M

Flow

ers

Addr

ess a

nd P

hone

Num

ber

Shotley

Gardens, Low

Fell, Gateshead NE9 5U

RTel: 0

191 4

20 38

11 / 0191 42

0 3812

Hazel Road, Gateshead NE8 2E

PTel: 0

191 4

33 41

31

Whitehill D

rive, Felling, Gateshead NE10 9

RZTel: 0

191 4

95 47

00

Burnthouse La

ne, W

hickham NE16 5

ATTel: 0

191 4

41 01

23

Wealcroft, Leam

Lane Es

tate, Gateshead NE10 8

LTTel: 0

191 4

69 24

62

Ivy L

ane, Low Fe

ll, Gateshead NE9 6Q

DTel: 0

191 4

87 45

95

Web

site

and

Emai

l Add

ress

www.drydenschool.co

.uk

[email protected]

k

www.eslingtonprimaryschool.co.u

[email protected]

k

www.furro

wfieldschool.org.uk

www.gibsideschool.org

[email protected]

k

www.hilltopschool.org

[email protected]

k

www.cedarstrust.uk

[email protected]

k

Age

Rang

e

11 – 19

4 – 11

11 – 16

3 – 11

11 – 19

5 – 16

LIST OF SPECIALIST SCHOOLS FOR SEPTEMBER 2015

SEBD

Soci

al, E

mot

iona

l and

Beh

avio

ural

Diff

icul

ties

MLD

Mod

erat

e Le

arni

ng D

iffic

ultie

s

PDPh

ysic

al D

iffic

ultie

s

LDLe

arni

ng D

iffic

ultie

s

SLD

Seve

re L

earn

ing

Diff

icul

ties

PMLD

Prof

ound

and

Mul

tiple

Lea

rnin

g D

iffic

ultie

s

ASD

Aut

istic

Sp

ectr

um D

isor

der

KEY Schools Catering for Children with

70

EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICE

Cen

tre

Nam

eA

dd

ress

an

d P

ho

ne

Nu

mb

erSt

aff

Co

nta

cts

Dryden

Evistones Road, Low Fell, Gateshead NE9 5UR

Centre

Tel: 0191 433 8644

Jeanne Pratt – Behaviour and Attendance Advisor

Tel: 0191 433 8012

Frances Hands – Manager Safeguarding - Education

Tel: 0191 433 8716

Jane Robinson – Senior Education Welfare/CME Officer

Tel: 0191 433 8570

Sharon Napier – Senior Education Welfare Officer

EDUCATIONGATESHEAD, ADVISORY AND INSPECTION SERVICE

Cen

tre

Nam

eA

dd

ress

an

d P

ho

ne

Nu

mb

erSe

nio

r In

spec

tors

Dryden

Evistones Road, Low Fell, Gateshead NE9 5UR Tel: 0191 433 8500

Steve Horne - Service Director, Learning & Schools

Centre

Tim Nelson – Senior Primary Inspector

Pauline Piddington – Senior Secondary Inspector

Ann Muxw

orthy - SEN

and Inclusion Inspector/Secondary Inspector

Sue Waugh - Primary and Early Years Inspector

Melanie Maitland - Primary Inspector

Jane Sutton - Primary Inspector

LIST OF SPECIALIST CENTRES SEPTEMBER 2015

DfE

Nu

mb

erSp

ecia

list

Cen

tre

Ad

dre

ss a

nd

Ph

on

e N

um

ber

1102

Behaviour Support Service at the Millway Centre

Millway, Gateshead NE9 5PQ

Tel: 0191 420 0606





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