Admissions Policy
All children must start school by the beginning of the term after their fifth
birthday. At Marsh Baldon C of E Primary School, children are offered full
time places from the September after their fourth birthday. Parents choose
whether their child starts full time, part time or if they wish to defer entry
until the beginning of the term in which their child is five.
The admissions number for Marsh Baldon C of E Primary School is 12.
Preference forms for children starting in September 2018 should be returned
to the county Admissions Team by January 2018. If the school is over
subscribed places will be allocated in accordance with the OCC admissions
criteria.
Admissions Criteria:
1. Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs.
2. Looked after children
3. Disabled children who need to be admitted to a school on the grounds
of physical accessibility
4. Children living in the school’s catchment area which is the parish of Marsh Baldon, Toot Baldon, Little Baldon and Nuneham Courtenay who already have siblings in school.
5. Children living in the school’s catchment area which is the parish of Marsh Baldon, Toot Baldon, Little Baldon and Nuneham Courtenay.
6. Non-catchment siblings.
7. Children who live closest to the school.
A waiting list will be maintained by the Admissions Team, ranking children according to the above criteria.
Children with special educational needs will be treated as fairly as all other applicants. The school will take all reasonable steps to improve the school’s environment for pupils with disabilities.
Parents are welcome to make appointments to visit the school by contacting Mrs Christa Menmuir (our school administrator) on 01865 343249 or via email: office.3188@marsh-baldon.oxon.sch.uk. The head or a member of the staff will be available to answer any questions.
KEY ADMISSION DATES FOR PRIMARY ADMISSION IN 2017
These dates cover the following phases:
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September 2016 |
“Starting School” available for viewing online |
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15 September 2016 |
Online and paper applications accepted from this date. “Starting School” information available on request from schools and the LA; Applications accepted from this date
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15 January 2017 |
National closing date for on-time applications for primary school
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6 February 2017 |
Last date for confirmation of change of address and for late applications with extenuating circumstances to be considered as on-time
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13 February 2017 |
LA to send application data to other LAs for schools in that LA’s area
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6 March 2017 |
LA to send application data to other admission authorities in Oxfordshire by this date
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24 March 2017 |
Last date for return of data to LA from own admission authorities in Oxfordshire
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18 April 2017 |
Offer letters sent by second class post and emails sent to those who applied online. This date has been chosen because it is the next working day to the normal National Offer Date of 16 April.
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5 May 2017 |
Accept place, apply for continued interest list, as appropriate; also last date for late applications and changes of preference to be considered in the second round of the allocation process (first run of the continued interest lists)
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15 May 2017 |
Start to consider late applications, changes of preference and continuing interest requests
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12 June 2017 |
Offer letters sent after first run of continued interest list
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30 June 2017 |
Last date on which to accept a place and/or apply for the continued interest list, on offers made on 13 June
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September 2017 |
Start of academic year for above phases
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30 June 2017 |
Date on which the continued interest list will be discontinued by the LA for all schools that are not part of the in year scheme. These schools will have to maintain continued interest lists at least up until the end of December 2017 |
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29 June 2018 |
Date on which the continued interest list will be discontinued for all schools that are part of the in year scheme (unless otherwise stated in a school’s admission arrangements)
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