Admission Arrangements

Dudley Admissions Policy 2020-21

All preferences, regardless of ranking, will be assessed against the following criteria to allocate the available places to those community and voluntary controlled primary schools that are oversubscribed ie receive more applications than can be accommodated.

1. a) First priority will be given to relevant “looked after children”
2. b) Second priority shall be given to children with a “serious and ongoing medical condition” where the preferred school is the most appropriate to meet the condition. (please see the admissions booklet for more information)
3. c) Third priority for admission shall be given to children who have a brother/sister, half brother/sister (where the children share one common parent), or step-brother/step-sister, living at the same address and who will still be attending the preferred school in the academic year 2020-21.
4. d) Any places that remain available once the above applicants have been admitted will be filled according to those children who live closest to the school, determined by a straight line measurement from the home address to the main entrance of the school.

All applications are processed by your home LA and the decision is made by the Admissions Service regarding places. Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Staffordshire, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Worcestershire (LAs) have agreed to co-ordinate applications for their schools.  You are encouraged to apply online. The Admissions Service informs parents by letter / email of the school to which their child has been allocated a place.

School Admissions and Entry in 2020-21

The school admission number is 60 pupils per year.

Applications made during the year (ie In-Year Admissions). Applications received for places in year groups other than at the normal age of entry to primary school will be treated as in-year admissions and are co-ordinated by the LA Admissions Service.

Hales Valley Trust Admissions Policy

Please refer to Dudley MBC Directorate of Children’s Services Admissions information for further details via https://www.dudley.gov.uk/admissions