Admissions

Admission Arrangements 2023-2024

Our Admission Arrangements for 2023-24 can be found below.

Windlesham Village Infant School - Admission Arrangements 2023 - 2024

Windlesham Village Infant School has a Published Admission Number (PAN) of 30 for Reception.

Background

Children enter the Reception Class aged between four and five. Admission is without reference to ability or aptitude and is on the basis of equal opportunities.

Please note that on April 1st 2018 Windlesham Village Infant School converted to Academy Status as part of The Alliance Multi-Academy Trust (TAMAT) and is an 'own admission authority' school. However, we have remained part of the central admissions system operated by Surrey County Council.

School Places For September 2023

If your child was born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019, you will need to apply for a school place in Reception for September 2023. You can apply for a place from 31 October 2022. The closing date for on-time applications is 15 January 2023. Applications are made online via the Surrey County Council website: https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools/admissions/primary-junior-and-infant/apply

School tours

We offer small group tours of our school during the school day so that you can see us all at work. Each tour takes between 45 minutes to an hour. More information can be found here: School tours

In-year applications

An in-year application is any application for a school place which falls out of the admissions cycle for our Yr R intake in September each year. We have a Published Admissions Number of 30 for each year group from Yr R from 2021. For our current Yr 2, we have an operational Published Admissions Number, which limits the number of children in the year group to 51.

From 5^th September 2022 to 31 August 2023, please follow this process:

Applications for places

Parents who wish to apply for an in-year place for their child should refer to the Surrey County Council In-Year Admissions Page.

Parents/carers will need to complete form CMA which is available using this link below.

CMA Form

CMA Guidance Notes

We ask that parents/carers also contact the school office directly to alert the school to the in-year application.

We use a supplementary form which applies only to children of staff at Windlesham Village Infant School and is available to download here.

Applications will be processed within 10 working days or receipt and the school will make every effort to process the application sooner.

Where there is no space available,

Admissions Criteria

Where the school is over-subscribed for any year group, applications for entry in 2022/23 will be ranked in the following order:

Looked after and previously looked after children
Exceptional social/medical need
children of staff who

have been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission is made
OR who have been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage

Siblings
Any other children

Waiting lists

Where there are more applicants than places available, waiting lists will operate for each year group according to the oversubscription criteria for the school without regard to the date the application was received or when a child’s name was added to the waiting list.

Surrey County Council Admissions Department manages the School's waiting list.

Right of appeal.

Appeals lodged will be heard within 30 school days. Appellants will be sent notification of their appeal hearing at least 10 clear school days in advance of the hearing. Appellants will be sent a copy of the school's case 7 clear working days in advance of the hearing. Appellants must ensure that any further evidence not included with their initial appeal, is received by 5pm on the day preceding three clear working days prior to the appeal hearing date. Any additional evidence or information received after this date might not be considered at the appeal hearing.

This information will be updated by 31 August each year for the following school year, so for admission in 2023/24, this information must be published by 31 August 2023.

Useful information about getting Ready for School can be found on the Surrey website via this link.

For detailed information please visit the Surrey County Council Admissions website or email schooladmissions@surreycc.gov.uk.