Admission Policy 2011/2012

There is no guarantee of a place for children living in the priority admissions area

Early Years Admission

Autumn, Spring & Summer born children (1st September to 31st August) will be admitted full time into a Reception class in the Autumn Term of the academic year of their fifth birthday.

Parents of children who are admitted for nursery provision must apply for a place at the school if they want their child to transfer to the reception class.

Attendance at the nursery does not guarantee admission to the school.

Parents can request that the date their child is admitted to the school is deferred until later in the school year or until the child reaches compulsory school age in that school year.

Parents can request that their child attends part-time until the child reaches compulsory school age.

Children who are offered a place at the school before they are of compulsory school age can defer their child?s entry until later in the school year.

Where entry is deferred, the school will hold the place for that child and will not offer it to another child. The parent will not however be able to defer entry beyond the beginning of the term after the child?s fifth birthday, nor beyond the academic year for which the original application was accepted


Admission Policy

In the event of over-subscription, places will be allocated using the following criteria in the order given:-
• Looked after children
• Children with a sibling (as defined by the LA in the “Primary Education Booklet”) attending the infant or partner junior school at the time of application and admission;
• Children living within the priority admissions area ( a map of the area is available for inspection by parents in school);
• Children living outside the priority admissions area but within Waltham Abbey (defined as residence in the priority admissions area of one of the Waltham Abbey schools);
• Remaining applications.


IIn the event of over-subscription within any of the above criteria, priority will be determined by straight line distance from home to school, those living closest being given the highest priority (the home to school distance is calculated by the LA using the system described in the “Primary Education in Essex” booklet).

Exceptional medical circumstances for the pupil, (supported by medical evidence) may override the above.

Children who have been given a Statement of Special Educational Needs and who name Waltham Holy Cross Infant School on the statement, are required to be admitted regardless of their place in the priority order.

A waiting list will be kept by Essex County Council until the end of the first week of the autumn term and there after by the school until the end of the first term.

Unsuccessful applicants have a legal right of appeal against the decision to refuse a place. Details of the independent appeal process will be sent to all unsuccessful applicants.