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1. Alma
2. Ark John Keats
3. Bowes
4. Brettenham
5. Brimsdown
6. Bush Hill Park
7. Carterhatch
8. Chase Side
9. Chesterfield
10. Churchfield
11. De Bohun
12. Eastfield
13. Eldon
14. Fleecefield
15. Forty Hill
16. Freezywater St. George’s
17. Galliard
18. Garfield
19. Grange Park
20. Hazelbury
21. Hazelwood
22. Highfield
23. Honilands
24. Houndsfield
25. Keys Meadow
26. Kingfisher Hall
27. Latymer All Saints
28. Lavender
29. Oasis Academy Hadley
30. One Degree
31. Prince of Wales
32. Raglan
33. Raynham
34. St. George’s
35. St. John & St James
36. St. John’s
37. St. Mary’s
38. St. Michael’s
39. Southbury
40. Starks Field
41. Suffolks
42. Tottenhall
43. West Grove
44. Wilbury
45. Wolfson Hillel
46. Woodpecker
47. Worcester
Primary Schools in Enfield
with a Nursery Class
KEY
1
Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield
Letter to parents and carers 2
Applying for a nursery class place 3
Academies and Voluntary Aided Schools -
Admission Arrangements 4
Applying online 5
Completing the application 6
How applications are decided 7
Admissions criteria for schools 8
Your child’s address 9
Notification of decisions 10
What happened last year 11
Waiting lists 12
Special educational needs 13
General information 14
Private fostering 15-16
Useful addresses and contacts 17
n Appendix 1 – Schools In Enfield 18-22
n Appendix 2 – Keywords 23
n Appendix 3 – Term dates 24
n Appendix 4 – Priority zones 25
Contents
The information in this leaflet relates to the Academic Year 2024/2025 and was correct at 1 September 2023.
The Authority reserves the right to amend the information contained in this booklet to take account of any
important changes that may occur after this date. Further information may be obtained from the Enfield Schools
Admission Service.
PLEASE NOTE:
Please remember that staff in the Enfield Schools Admission Service are dealing with the placement of many
children at the same time. We will respond to you as quickly as we can.
Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield2
THIS BOOKLET
This booklet is for parents with a child born between
1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021 (inclusive).
It explains how you apply for a part time place in a
nursery class attached to a primary school in Enfield. If
it is possible to offer your child a part time place at a
nursery, they will start in September 2023.
Some schools may offer up to 30 hours free entitlement.
You will need to contact schools directly for further
information.
Children who attend a nursery class attached to a
school are not guaranteed a place in the reception
classes of the same school. All parents have to
re-apply for admission for the following year. This is to
ensure that parents who do not to send their children
to nursery will not be disadvantaged when applying
for a school place.
Letter
Enfield Schools Admission Service
Civic Centre, Silver Street
Enfield, Middlesex EN1 3XA
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.enfield.gov.uk/admissions
Autumn 2023
Dear Parents and Carers,
Admission to Nursery Classes, 2024
This booklet gives parents and carers information about
how to apply for a school nursery place in Enfield.
Please check the websites of the schools you are
interested in applying for to find out the arrangements
for parents to visit before making your application.
As well as nursery classes attached to schools in Enfield,
there are a number of other preschools, day nurseries
and playgroups in the area. Informed Families – Enfield’s
Family Information Service has details of the provision
available and you will find further information about this
Service in this booklet.
We hope you will find this booklet helpful.
Yours faithfully,
Tony Theodoulou
Executive Director People
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APPLYING FOR A PLACE IN A NURSERY
CLASS AT A SCHOOL
If you have a child born between 1 September 2020
and 31 August 2021 you can apply for a nursery class
for September 2024. This will be the September before
their 4th birthday. Children who are offered a place,
either mornings or afternoons, usually attend the
nursery class for a year before starting in a reception
class at a primary school. The place will be part time.
WHAT KIND OF SCHOOLS ARE THERE?
There are three different types of primary schools that
may have nursery classes.
n Community schools. The admission arrangements
are the responsibility of the Local Authority.
n Voluntary Aided schools. The Governors are the
admission authority for these schools.
n Academies and Free schools. The Governors are the
admission authority for these schools.
Applying for a nursery
class place (part time)
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The following schools have nursery classes and you
apply online at www.eadmissions.org.uk:
Alma
Bowes
Brettenham
Brimsdown
Bush Hill Park
Cartherhatch
Chase Side
Chesterfield
Churchfield
De Bohun
Eastfield
Eldon
Fleecefield
Galliard
Garfield
Grange Park
Hazelbury
Hazelwood
Highfield
Honilands
Houndsfield
Keys Meadow
Lavender
Prince of Wales
Raglan
Raynham
Southbury
Suffolks
Tottenhall
West Grove
Wilbury
Worcesters
Further details are given on the next page and there
is also a step by step guide on the website to help
parents.
All applications are treated in accordance with the
published admissions arrangements. Applications are
not dealt with on a first come first serve basis.
Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield4
The following schools are responsible for admission
to their own nursery classes. If you want to apply for a
place in the nursery at any of these schools, you must
approach the schools directly for further information.
Ark John Keats Academy (Academy)
Freezywater St George’s CE Primary School
Forty Hill CE Primary School (Voluntary Aided)
Kingfisher Hall Academy (Academy)
Latymer All Saints CE Primary School (Voluntary Aided)
Oasis Academy Hadley (Academy)
One Degree Academy
St George’s Catholic Primary School
St. John & St. James CE Primary School (Voluntary Aided)
St. John’s CE Primary School (Voluntary Aided)
St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School (Voluntary Aided)
St. Michael’s CE Primary School (Voluntary Aided)
Wolfson Hillel Primary School (Academy)
Woodpecker Hall (Academy)
Details of their admission criteria and admission
arrangements are available from the schools
directly and will also be available on their
websites.
Parents should check the closing date for
applications with the school(s) directly.
Academies and Voluntary Aided
Schools – Admission Arrangements
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Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield
From 1 October 2023 until 15 February 2024 you will
be able to apply online for the nursery classes on
page 3. Online applications process is managed by
the London Grid for Learning. You can access this at
www.eadmissions.org.uk
Applying online:
nIs quick and easy to do
n You will get an email confirmation that your
application has been received
n The system helps you check for errors
n The system has a series of security procedures
which will prevent anyone seeing information they
are not entitled to
n You are able to submit the documents to confirm
your child’s date of birth and address to your
online application. If you are unable to do this hard
copies can be sent to the Admission Service at the
Civic Centre
n Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week until
the closing date
n You will be able to find out the outcome of your
application during the evening of 24 April 2024.
n You can accept or decline the offer online.
You must have an email address to make an online
application. To help you, links are provided from the
eAdmissions website to enable you to register for a
free email address.
The closing date for applications is 15 February 2024.
Applying online
USER NAME:
PASSWORD:
You may wish to make a note of your user name and password here:
If you don’t have access to the internet at home,
you can always visit your local library and get
access there. The first hour is free but demand can
be heavy so to avoid disappointment we strongly
recommend that you book a session in advance.
For further details telephone 020 8379 1000.
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WHAT DOCUMENTS DO I NEED TO
SUBMIT WITH MY APPLICATION?
You have to provide documentation to confirm
your child’s date of birth. This can be scanned or
photographed and attached to your online application.
You can also include medical letters to confirm any
medical condition your child may have or information
to confirm that your child is looked after or previously
looked after.
The majority of applicants will not have to provide
documentary evidence of your address. Please include
your council tax reference number in your application.
We will then be able to cross reference your details with
other internal council databases.
If we are unable to verify your address, for example, if
you are not registered for council tax, you will need
to provide evidence of your child’s home address - for
example:
n Recent Council Tax Bill
n Utility bill less than 3 months old
n Driving licence/insurance documents
n Benefit letter ie housing benefit
n Tax credit documentation
n If you are not liable for Council Tax or Utility bills you
will need to provide official evidence that you are
a resident at the address (for example child benefit
letter, tax credit documentation, child’s medical card)
You can attach the proofs to your online application
once it has been submitted. If you are unable to do
this, you can scan the proofs or take a photograph and
email them to [email protected]. Please make sure
the documents sent are clearly marked ‘Nursery 2024
Admissions’.
When you submit an Enfield application, you are asked
to confirm you have read and understood this booklet.
You are also confirming the information you have given
is accurate and complete and that you understand that
if there is false information, the authority has the right to
withhold or withdraw the offer of a place.
WHAT IF I MAKE MORE THAN ONE
COUNCIL APPLICATION FOR SCHOOLS IN
ENFIELD?
Parents should complete only one Council application.
You may nominate up to two schools as preferences.
If you submit more than one application, the Authority
will take the application with the latest date as the valid
application and will withdraw any earlier applications.
If two or more applications are completed on the same
day, the Authority reserves the right to decide which
application to accept and which to disqualify.
HOW WILL YOUR APPLICATION BE DEALT
WITH?
Your child will be considered for the schools requested.
If more applications are received than the number of
places available, places will be allocated according to
the criteria (rules) listed on page 8.
When considering applications, admission authorities
are under a legal duty to follow the arrangements
described in the published information. Because of
this, we can only consider information relevant to the
published criteria. These are listed in priority order.
You will receive an email during the evening of 24 April
2024 advising you of the outcome. You will be asked to
accept or decline an offer made within 10 days. If you
do not reply by the date given, the place may be
withdrawn and offered to another child
If it is not possible to offer your child a place, you will
receive a information advising you of this from the
Enfield Schools Admission Service. This will give you
details about any nurseries with vacancies and invite
you to consider whether you would like to apply for
one of these vacancies. This is likely to be only a limited
number of schools.
Completing the application
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Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield
HOW APPLICATIONS ARE DECIDED
We will always try to meet your request by offering a
place to your child at the nursery class you named as
your highest preference. However, many nursery classes
are likely to be oversubscribed. In these cases, places will
be given to children who meet the criteria in the order
shown. Please note nursery places are only part time.
The process of allocating places will begin after 15
February 2024, once the completed applications have
been submitted.
The Admissions Service will prioritise the applications
received for each school in accordance with the
published admissions arrangements. This briefly
includes:
n Considering the medical applications that have
been made.
n Verifying that children are siblings, living at the same
address and that the older child is expected to still be
at the school nominated in September 2024.
n Measuring the distance from the home to the school.
Once all the applications have been considered under
the relevant criterion, a proposed admission list is
drawn up for each of the schools. We will then begin
to co-ordinate the offer of places. Your child will be
offered a place at whichever nursery class is the highest
preference for which they have qualified under the
admissions criteria. Lower preferences are withdrawn at
this stage.
LATE APPLICATIONS
It is important to apply during the application period
as late applications will be considered only after places
have been allocated to the children whose parents
applied before the closing date. Nursery class places are
in demand and it is unusual to have vacancies once all
‘on time’ applications have been processed.
After the 15 February 2024 you will still be able to
make a late online nursery application through
www.eadmissions.org.uk. Supporting documentation
to confirm your child’s address and date of birth have to
be sent to the Admissions Service, it cannot be scanned
and attached to the online application after the closing
date.
The Authority reserves the right to accept late
applications, where it considers there are exceptional
reasons for the application not being received on time
until 29 February 2024. After this date all applications
will be late.
NURSERY CLASSES IN ANOTHER
LOCAL AUTHORITY (LA)
Children living in Enfield can apply to go to nursery
classes in another Local Authority (LA). Parents should
contact the relevant LA for information about the
arrangements for admissions to nursery classes in their
area.
Children who live outside Enfield may apply to a nursery
class within this borough by completing the online
application. It is important that parents also apply for
nursery classes in their own local authority.
How applications are
decided
Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield8
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA FOR NURSERY
CLASSES AT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS,
ALMA, BRETTENHAM, BOWES,
BRIMSDOWN, CHESTERFIELD,
CHURCHFIELD, EASTFIELD, FLEECEFIELD,
GALLIARD, GRANGE PARK, HAZELBURY,
KEYS MEADOW, LAVENDER, RAYNHAM,
WILBURY & WORCESTERS
The following criteria is used to decide which children
should be offered places when there are more children
wanting to go to the school than there are places
available. If there are fewer applications for a school
than there are places available everyone is offered a
place. The criteria is in order of priority.
a) A looked after child or a child who was previously
looked after but immediately after being looked after
became subject to an adoption, child arrangement
or special guardianship order including those who
appear (to the admission authority) to have been
in state care outside of England and ceased to be
in state care as a result of being adopted. A looked
after child is a child who in (a) in the care of a local
authority. or (b) being provided with accommodation
by a local authority in the exercise of their social
services function (see the definition in Section 21 (1)
of the Children Act 1989).
b) Children for whom a particular school is appropriate
on exceptional medical grounds. Such applications
will be considered under this criterion only if they are
supported by an attached written statement from
a doctor. This must demonstrate that there is a very
specific connection between the child’s medical need
and the school requested;
c) Children with a brother or sister who will be
attending the school or linked junior school at the
time of proposed admission. The children concerned
must be living at the same address;
d) Children whose parent is a member of staff who has
been employed at the school concerned for two or
more years at the time of application and/or children
of a member of staff who has been recruited to fill
a vacancy for which there is a demonstrable skill
shortage;
e) Children genuinely resident within the school’s
designated priority zone;
f) Children living nearest to the school measured as the
crow flies, that is, in a straight line from the child’s
home to the main entrance of the school. (Travel
by private car or public transport is not taken into
account).
All distances will be calculated by our admissions IT
system using ADDRESS-BASE PREMIUM®. This provides
a national grid co-ordinate and a unique reference for
each postal address in Great Britain. The grid reference
is provided to a resolution of 0.1 metres (10 cm). The
accuracy of each ADDRESS-BASE PREMIUM® is such
that each point will fall within the addressed building.
In the case of a multi-occupancy buildings such as flats
where there may only be one address point, priority will
be given to the applicants whose door number is the
lowest numerically/or alphabetically.
When it is not possible to admit all applicants to a
particular school within any criterion, priority for the
places available will be measured as the crow flies.
The Local Authority defines siblings as a brother or
sister living at the same address on the date when the
applicant would be admitted. The term “sibling” means
a full, step, half, adopted or fostered brother or sister,
but not cousins.
Unfortunately, there have been some cases where
parents have been tempted to supply false or
inappropriate information to try and get a place at a
particular school, for example, by giving the address
of a relative instead of the home address. Information
supplied by parents is checked. If it is found that false
information has been provided and a place has been
obtained because of this, the place is likely to be
withdrawn. A place can also be withdrawn once a child
has started.
Admissions criteria for
schools
Read the admissions
criteria (set of rules)
for the school you are
interested in
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ADDRESS
The child’s address used in the application must be the
child’s place of ordinary residence, that is, the address
where there is a settled intention by those with parental
responsibility to live for the foreseeable future. You must
not use a business address, childminders’ or relatives’
address or any other address other than the child’s
place of ordinary residence. You must provide proof
to support your address and the information will be
checked.
The Council do not accept short term accommodation
addresses which appear to have been obtained to
achieve proximity and therefore priority for admission
to a school. In these cases, the Council may require
supplementary evidence to support the child’s ordinary
residence at that address.
If a parent or adult with parental responsibility is found
to have knowingly given false information to improve
their chances of obtaining a place at a particular school,
any offer made on the basis of false information will be
withdrawn. If a parent is found to have knowingly given
false information to obtain a school place the actions
will be investigated with a view to civil or criminal
proceedings being taken against them under the Fraud
Act 2006 or any other relevant enactment.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
We can only accept changes of address once they have
taken place. Notice for planned future arrangements
will not accepted. Notice of an actual change of address
should always be provided to the Enfield Schools
Admission Team with the appropriate evidence. For a
change of address to be taken into account for your
admission applications, it must have occurred before 1st
March 2024.
Parents must also notify us of changes of address
that occur after this date and provide the relevant
documentation to confirm the new address. The
information should be emailed to [email protected].
If a place is offered on the basis of false information,
the place will be withdrawn.
SHARED CUSTODY
When parents live separately, the application must be
based on the address at which the child usually lives
and as given on the child benefit documentation. When
parents live separately but the child lives equally with
both parents at different addresses, the child’s home
address will be taken to be the address of the main
parent/carer eligible to receive Child Benefit and Child
Tax Credit. If there are reasons why your child is not
living with the main parent/carer, you and the other
parent/carer must declare this individually by letter and
submit this with your application form for consideration
by a senior officer in the Admissions Service. If this
address is accepted, it will be used for applications to all
schools.
If your child has been allocated a place and you move
before your child’s admission, the application for a place
may be reconsidered. This may result in the offer of a
place being withdrawn if, for example, you move further
away from the school.
PLEASE NOTE:
Correspondence from the authority will be addresses
to the parents at the address of the child. If parents are
separated or divorced, the authority will assume that
any application for admission to a school is the result
of agreement between both parents. A parent making
an application is therefore requested to consult with
and obtain the agreement of the other parent before
submitting the application for a school place.
LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN AND
PREVIOUSLY LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN
Looked after children who have been adopted or
become subject to child arrangements or a special
guardianship order immediately after having been
looked after. And internationally adopted previously
looked after children who were accommodated by a
public authority, a religious organisation or any other
provider of care whose sole purpose is to benefit
society. A looked after child is a child who is in the care
of an English local authority in accordance with section
22 (a) of the Children Act 1989.
If you are making an application for a child who would
come under this criterion, it is important that you
attach information from the relevant social Services
Department to confirm the legal status of the child.
Important, please see the Key Words section at the end
of this booklet for clarification of which children can be
considered under this criterion.
Your child’s address
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Medical
MEDICAL
In relation to nursery classes, a small number of children
are offered places under this criterion. Medical priority
is usually given to children who have an exceptional
illness or disability, which means that one school is
more appropriate than another.
If you think that your child should be considered under
the medical criterion when making your application you
must:
n Indicate which nursery class you are asking for your
child to be considered for on medical grounds.
n Explain how the nursery class concerned can meet
your child’s needs better than any other nursery
provision.
nEnsure that a suitable professional, for example a
consultant, supports your request. This information
must be provided with your application. Your request
for community schools will be considered by a panel
of senior local authority staff. Further advice may be
sought at the discretion of the Assistant Director of
Children’s Services. For all other schools the decision
will be taken by the relevant governing body.
Further information is available on the website at
www.enfield.gov.uk/admissions
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NOTIFICATION OF DECISIONS
If your child can be offered a nursery place and you
applied online you will receive an email during the
evening of 24 April 2024 advising you of the outcome.
A letter will be sent to all parents/carers completing
a paper application on 24 April 2024 and you should
receive this by 30 April 2024. Parents/carers will be
asked to accept or decline the offer of a place within
10 days in order that unwanted nursery places can be
Notification of decisions
reallocated. Children usually stay in a nursery class for
the full year. Sometimes, though, a child leaves and it
is possible to allocate that place to another child on
the school’s waiting list. Please see page 14 for further
information.
If it is not possible to offer a place at the nursery of
your preference you may contact the Enfield Schools
Admission Service to see which nursery classes have
vacancies so that you can consider applying for any
of these.
If your child is offered a nursery class place it is on
the understanding that they will attend for either five
morning or five afternoon sessions each week. If you
accept a place at an Enfield nursery class your child
will not be able to take up another part time place in
a voluntary, private or independent nursery/playgroup
unless you meet the cost of this placement in full.
MORNING/AFTERNOON SESSIONS
Individual schools are responsible for deciding whether
the place allocated is a morning or afternoon session
Nursery class places are not available for less than five
half day sessions each week. School nursery classes are
only open during the school term.
PLEASE NOTE:
It is not usually possible to give a child priority on
medical grounds after the allocations have been
completed if medical information was not submitted
at the time of application.
Lots of children may have some medical or special
needs when they start school but the majority will not
need to be given any additional priority of admission.
It is still very important though that you tell the school
of any medical or special needs your child may have
before he or she starts school. For example, you
should let the school know if your child has a nut
allergy, is diabetic or has received support from the
speech and language service.
Applications are not
dealt with on a first
come first serve basis
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What happened last year
Nursery classes at community schools – 2023 allocations
n It has been possible to meet all the demand for places from on time applicants at all the other schools which the local authority
co-ordinates admissions for.
School
Total
Applications
Number
of places
available
Looked
After/
Medical
Siblings
Staff
Criterion
Priority
Zone
Distance
Furthest
Distance
(Miles)
No of
Refusals
Alma 98 60 0 23 0 N/A 37 2.043 11
Bowes 81 40 0 20 3 N/A 17 0.478 16
Grange
Park
106 45 0 32 0 N/A 13 0.305 41
Hazelwood 122 60 2 32 1 N/A 25 0.301 36
Higheld 104 60 2 15 0 N/A 43 1.042 17
Lavender 88 45 1 15 0 1 28 0.505 24
Raglan
Infant
161 90 1 48 2 N/A 39 0.492 35
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WAITING LISTS
Children who are not offered a place at a nursery
class will be placed on a waiting list for their preferred
nursery. Waiting lists are prioritised in accordance with
the admissions criteria.
Any places that are declined will be offered to other
children on the waiting list.
APPEALS
There is no right of appeal for a nursery place.
ADMISSION TO PRIMARY SCHOOL
SEPTEMBER 2025
You will need to apply for a place in the reception class
of a primary/infant school regardless of whether your
child is offered a place at a nursery class.
There is no automatic right of transfer from the
nursery class to reception class in the same school.
Children eligible for nursery education from September
2024 will usually start primary school in September
2025. The application procedure for admission to a
reception class of a school will be from 1 October 2024
– 15 January 2025.
A booklet providing information about this process
will be available for you to view or download from our
website www.enfield.gov.uk/admissions from 1
October 2024. The arrangements may be different to
those currently in place.
Waiting lists
If your application is
late, you might not get
a place even if you have
other children at the
school
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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND
DISABILITIES
Enfield Council is committed to ensuring that all
children with special educational needs and disabilities
(SEND) are provided with the opportunity to learn, play
and develop alongside their peers within their local
community of mainstream schools so they may have
similar opportunities and life chances.
Enfield’s Local Offer provides information about services
and support for families in Enfield with children/young
people aged 0 – 25 years with special educational needs
and/or a disability. For more information, please visit
www.enfield.gov.uk/SEND
All mainstream schools maintained by Enfield Council
have the necessary resources allocated to them
specifically to support children with SEND. All schools/
settings have a special educational needs coordinator
(SENCO) who is responsible for supporting and
monitoring children with SEND. Advice and support can
be obtained by the school from a range of professionals
including educational psychologists, therapists or
specialist teachers, when required.
Every school is required to publish their own SEN
Information Report on their website, which must:
n make clear to parents how they meet the needs of
children with SEN and disabilities
n provide more detailed information about how they
identify, assess and make provision for children and
young people with SEN and disabilities. This may
include additional specialist teaching and support
for children and young people with SEN and/or
disabilities and how they change the curriculum to
support your child’s learning needs
Details of how each school supports children with
SEND can be provided by the school or viewed on their
website.
There are a small number of children with SEND
who may require additional support above what a
mainstream school can offer. In these cases a statutory
assessment of their special educational needs may
need to be undertaken in order to determine whether
additional resources are required and what these
resources should be.
Eligibility for a statutory assessment will be assessed
by Enfield Council’s Special Education Needs (SEN)
Service, in conjunction with professional colleagues.
If eligible, the SEN Service will undertake the statutory
assessment process. On completion of this process, the
child may be issued with an Education, Health and Care
Plan (EHCP). This assessment may not always lead to
additional resources. It may indicate ways in which the
school, college or setting can meet the needs of the
child or young person without the need for any special
educational provision being resourced.
An EHCP will describe all of a child’s special educational
needs and the additional resources the child requires
over and above the school’s own resources. Unless a
child has a Proposed or Final EHCP, parents or carers
with children who have SEND are required to apply for a
place in a nursery class at a community school in Enfield
through the coordinated admissions process on the
application form provided by the Admissions Service in
Enfield.
An EHCP will describe all of a child’s special educational
needs and the additional resources the child requires
over and above the school’s own resources. Unless a
child has a Proposed or Final EHCP, parents or carers
with children who have SEND are required to apply for
a school place through the coordinated admissions
process on the common application form provided by
the local authority where the child is living.
Enfield provides a range
of specialist facilities
and support services
for children who have
special educational
needs
Special educational needs
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General information
TAKING FAMILY HOLIDAYS DURING TERM TIME
Family holidays should not be taken during term time.
Guidance from the DfE (Department for Education), states
that amendments to the Education (Pupil Registration)
(England) Regulations 2006, which came into force on the
1st September 2013, has removed references to family
holiday, extended leave and Headteacher’s discretional
10 days threshold. Headteachers can only authorise a
“leave of absence” in “exceptional circumstances”. If a
Headteacher grants a leave of absence request, it will be
for the Headteacher to determine the length of time that
the child can be away from school.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO PARENTS
Parents should be mindful that taking a child of statutory
school-age on holiday without the school’s permissions,
or staying longer than agreed, will result in the school
marking your child’s absence as unauthorised and that
you will be breaking the law. This may result in the
Education Welfare Service involvement, the issue of a
Penalty Notice fine, a criminal record if the case is proven
in the magistrates Court and even loss of school place.
RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE
There is no provision in community schools for the
particular needs of any religious group. Parents who,
because of their religious convictions, wish to withdraw
their child from assembly or from Religious Education,
need to discuss this with their Headteacher. The religious
preferences of parents as they may affect the education
of their child, will not be taken into account when
considering applications for non-denominational schools.
STATEMENT OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
The London Borough of Enfield believes in equality of
opportunity for all its citizens regardless of class, age,
colour, creed, religion, gender and sexual orientation.
Multi-cultural education is just one of the many aspects
in its implementation and accordingly the London
Borough of Enfield will treat all its residents on an equal
and fair basis.
YOUR INFORMATION AND DATA
PROTECTION
The Admissions Service is the coordinator body for the
application process for schools and academies and is
often the initial contact point for enquiries about school
places. We need to collect and share information in
order to deliver our services.
This information includes: name of child, date of birth,
address, parent/carers full name and address, contact
details, Council Tax number, current or previous
education provision, supporting documentation,
educational background for in year applications,
information specific to the admission criteria (eg sibling),
country of origin if a new arrival to the country.
We collect this information through an application
that is either submitted on line or a hard paper copy.
Additional information can be requested by letter, email,
telephone or face to face.
As well as using your information to determine a school
application, we may also use your information for other
legitimate purposes and, where necessary, share this
with other Council departments and external bodies.
Reasons for sharing information with the internal and
external bodies will be: processing school applications
including sharing information with other local authorities
and schools, other teams within the Local Authority to
verify the information provided so that the admission
process can be accurately administered, to fulfil the
Council’s safeguarding duty, Central government bodies
in relation to mandatory data returns, admission
appeal panels, the Schools Adjudicator and the Local
Government Ombudsman. Information may also be
shared with any organisation legitimately investigating
allegations of fraud or criminal offences.
SCHOOL YEAR GROUPS
*Key Stage 1 for the National Curriculum also includes those pupils in Reception classes who have reached
compulsory school age. The new description does not cover nursery provision
KEY STAGE: DESCRIPTION YEAR:
AGE OF THE MAJORITY OF PUPILS AT
THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR:
* Reception 5
1 Year 1 6
1 Year 2 7
2 Year 3 8
2 Year 4 9
2 Year 5 10
2 Year 6 11
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If you are caring for a child under the age of 16 (or 18 if
disabled) for 28 days or more, and you are not a close
relative, this is called a ‘private fostering’ arrangement.
A close relative is defined as either a grandparent,
sibling, aunt or uncle (whether blood relative or by
marriage) or a stepparent.
Some examples of private fostering:
n Children sent from abroad to live with other families,
or extended family members, in the UK.
n Children whose parents have paid someone to care
for them whilst they are away working or studying.
n Unaccompanied minors who are living with friends or
strangers.
n Teenagers living with the family of a boyfriend or
girlfriend.
n Children who are attending boarding schools and
who live with a host family during the holidays.
n Children brought to the UK for adoption.
n Children and young people who have to live
away from their own family as a result of parental
separation, divorce or arguments at home.
All private fostering arrangements have to be registered
with the local authority because local authorities have
a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of all
children in their borough, and to ensure that those in
private fostering arrangements are safe and secure.
WHAT THE LAW SAYS:
n By law, all private fostering arrangements have to be
registered with the local authority where the private
foster carer lives.
n If you intend to look after someone else’s child for
more than 28 days you must inform Enfield Children
and Families Social Care at least 6 weeks before the
child comes to live with you.
n Where an emergency arrangement has been made
you must inform Enfield Children and Families Social
Care within 48 hours of the child’s arrival.
n It is an offence not to inform your local authority
about a private fostering arrangement unless there is
a reasonable explanation.
Private fostering is based on parental consent for the
duration of the arrangements, and birth parents retain
parental responsibility all of the time. Birth parents
should inform Enfield Children and Families Social Care
of their intention to have someone else look after their
child.
Private foster carers become responsible for the
day-to-day care of the child they are looking after.
They are responsible for carrying out any duties agreed
with the parents and must allow a social worker to
visit the child being looked after at the carer’s home.
Birth parents should provide the carer with details of
their child’s school and health, information about their
history, language, religion, interests, dietary needs,
hobbies, likes and dislikes etc.
It is a good idea for parents to have a written agreement
with the carer so that everyone is clear about how the
child should be cared for. This should include consent
to medical treatment, educational issues and financial
arrangements. It is important that birth parents keep in
regular contact with their children and with the carers. If
they do not, the child may be considered to have been
abandoned.
Are you looking after
someone else’s child?
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WHAT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF
ENFIELD CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
SOCIAL CARE?
In order to fulfil their duty to safeguard and promote the
welfare of all children in their borough, Enfield Children
and Families Social Care will:
n Act on information given by parents, carers and
anyone else about private fostering arrangements
and visit to assess the suitability of the arrangement.
This includes making checks on the carer and their
home.
n Speak to the child alone and speak to the carer.
n Make regular visits in line with the law to ensure
the child remains safe and is well cared for. This is
within 1 week of being told about a private fostering
arrangement and not more than every 6 weeks after
that for the first year.
n Offer advice and support to the birth parents or carers
to try to keep the child at home.
If the child is deemed to be at risk of suffering harm or
has suffered harm, the child may be removed from the
carer by Enfield Children and Families Social Care.
WHO DO I TELL IF I AM INVOLVED IN,
OR AWARE OF, A PRIVATE FOSTERING
ARRANGEMENT?
If you know of a private fostering arrangement then you
must contact Enfield Children and Families Social Care.
They will be pleased to hear from you. It is not their
intention to disrupt the arrangements you have made,
they just need to know about them and check that the
child is safe and being properly cared for.
You can call or write using the details below:
Enfield Children and Families Social Care Assessment
Team
Designated Person: Duty Manager
Charles Babbage House
1 Orton Grove
Melling Drive
Enfield EN1 4TU
Tel: 020 8379 2507
Email: [email protected]
Remember – private fostering is everyone’s
responsibility whether you are a professional or a
member of the public.
Are you looking after
someone else’s child? continued
All private fostering
arrangements have to
be registered with the
local authority where the
private foster carer lives
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EVERY PARENT AND CHILD
Every Parent & Child (formerly Enfield Parents &
Children) is a registered charity working for the benefit
of children, young people and families in the London
Borough of Enfield and surrounding areas. We offer
services to children, young people and their families
to support with advising on accessing educational
provision for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities,
applying for school places, young people’s mental
health and wellbeing and skills and confidence building.
Their address is:
Community House
311 Fore Street
London
N9 0PZ
Tel: (020) 8373 6243
www.epandc.org.uk
email: [email protected]
OFSTED
Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education,
Children’s Services and Skills. They inspect and regulate
services that care for children and young people, and
services providing education and skills for learners of all
ages.
Ofsted reports are published on the Ofsted website:
www.ofsted.gov.uk
CORAM CHILDREN’S LEGAL CENTRE
Coram Children’s Legal Centre provides free legal
information, advice and representation to children,
young people, their families, carers and professionals,
as well as international consultancy on child law and
children’s rights.
Coram Children’s Legal Centre
Coram Community Campus
48 Mecklengburgh Square
London WC1N 2QA
Tel: 020 7713 0089
Email: [email protected]
CHILD LAW ADVICE
Family or Child Law -
0300 330 5480
Education Law -
0300 330 5485
www.childlawadvice.org.uk
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION DFE
The Department for Education is responsible for
children’s services and education.
Tel: 0370 000 2288
www.education.gov.uk
Useful addresses and
contacts
NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF OTHER
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
London Borough of Barnet
Tel: (020) 8359 7651
Website: www.barnet.gov.uk/school-admissions
email: [email protected]
London Borough of Haringey
Tel: (020) 8489 1000
Website: www.haringey.gov.uk/schooladmissions
email: [email protected]
Hertfordshire County Council
Tel: 03001234043
Website: www.hertsdirect.org/admissions
email: [email protected]
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Schools in Enfield List of primary schools with nursery classes
Appendix 1
SCHOOL NAME, ADDRESS AND
TELEPHONE NUMBER
STATUS AND
AGE RANGE
HEADTEACHER
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
NO. OF PLACES
AVAILABLE
SUBJECT TO
CHANGE WHERE
SCHOOLS OFFER 30
HOUR PROVISION
ALMA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Alma Road, Enfield, EN3 4UQ
(020) 8804 3302
www.almaprimary.co.uk
email: [email protected]
Academy
2- 11
Helen Thomas – 60
ARK JOHN KEATS ACADEMY
Bell Lane, Enfield, EN3 5PA
(020) 8443 3113 - option 1 for Primary
www.arkjohnkeats.org
email: [email protected]
Academy
3 - 18
Ms Penzer
You need to apply
directly to the school
52
BOWES PRIMARY SCHOOL
Bowes Road, London, N11 2HL
(020) 8368 2552
www.bowesprimaryschool.org
email: [email protected]
Academy
3 - 11
Effie Demetriou - 40
BRETTENHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL
Brettenham Road, London, N18 2ET
(020) 8345 6055
www.brettenhamprimaryschool.co.uk
email: [email protected]
Academy
3 - 11
Mr Stewart Humphreys
School has a priority
zone
60
BRIMSDOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL
Green Street, Enfield, EN3 7NA
(020) 8804 6797
www.brimsdown.enfield.sch.uk
email: [email protected]
Academy
3 - 11
Matthew Clifford
Headteacher
– 60
BUSH HILL PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL
Main Avenue, Enfield, EN1 1DS
(020) 8366 0521
www.bushhillpark.enfield.sch.uk
email: [email protected]
Community
3 - 11
Anna Theodosiou – 90
CARTERHATCH INFANT SCHOOL
Carterhatch Lane, Enfield, EN1 4JY
(020) 8804 6886
www.carterhatchinfants.com
email: [email protected].
sch.uk
Community
3 - 7
Adrienne Barrell and
Sarah Clements
Co-Headteachers
– 76
CHASE SIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Trinity Street, Enfield, EN2 6NS
(020) 8363 1120
www.chaseside.enfield.sch.uk
email: [email protected]
Community
3 - 11
Melanie Scull
School has a priority
zone
45
CHESTERFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL
Chesterfield Road, Enfield, EN3 6BG
(01992) 760678
www.chesterfieldschool.co.uk
email: [email protected]
Academy
3 - 11
Zoe Hussain – 60
CHURCHFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL
Latymer Road, London, N9 9PL
(020) 8807 2458
www.churchfield.school
email: [email protected]
Academy
3 - 11
Natalie Lorkins – 50
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Schools in Enfield List of primary schools with nursery classes
Appendix 1
SCHOOL NAME, ADDRESS AND
TELEPHONE NUMBER
STATUS AND
AGE RANGE
HEADTEACHER
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
NO. OF PLACES
AVAILABLE
SUBJECT TO
CHANGE WHERE
SCHOOLS OFFER 30
HOUR PROVISION
DE BOHUN PRIMARY SCHOOL
Green Road, London, N14 4AD
(020) 8441 7728
www.debohun.enfield.sch.uk
email: [email protected]
Community
2 - 11
Mr Dominic Smart – 60
EASTFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL
Eastfield Road, Enfield, EN3 5UX
(020) 8804 5013
www.eastfieldprimary.org
email: [email protected]
Academy
3 - 11
Miss G Hall -
Head of School
Mr B Statham -
Executive Headteacher
– 50
ELDON PRIMARY SCHOOL
Eldon Road, London, N9 8LG
(020) 8807 4763
www.eldonprimary.co.uk
email: [email protected]
Community
2-11
Mr Dominic Smart
– 60
FLEECEFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL
Brettenham Road, London N18 2ES
(020) 8807 7899
www.fleecefield.enfield.sch.uk
email: [email protected]
Academy
3 - 11
Antoinette Goldwater
School has a priority
zone
30
FREEZYWATER ST. GEORGE’S CE VA
PRIMARY SCHOOL
Hertford Road, Enfield, EN3 6NR
(01992) 764737
www.freezywaterstgeorges.org.uk
email: [email protected]
Voluntary Aided
4 – 11
Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Sheehan
Head of School -
Mrs Amin
You need to apply
directly to this school
16
FORTY HILL CE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Forty Hill, Enfield, EN2 9EY
(020) 8363 0760
www.fortyhill.com
email: [email protected]
Voluntary Aided
3 - 11
Ms Jonquil Izard
You need to apply
directly to this school
24 (am only)
GALLIARD PRIMARY SCHOOL
Galliard Road, London, N9 7PE
(020) 8804 1818
www.galliardprimaryschool.co.uk
email: [email protected]
Academy
2 - 11
Caroline Clifford
– 90
GARFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL
Upper Park Road, N11 1BH
(020) 8368 4500
www.garfield.enfield.sch.uk
email: [email protected]
Community
3 - 11
Mr David Joyce – 26
GRANGE PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL
Worlds End Lane, London, N21 1PP
(020) 8360 1001
www.grangeparkprimaryelt.org
email: [email protected]
Academy
3 – 11
Tijen Hassan 40
HAZELBURY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Haselbury Road, London, N9 9TT
(020) 8807 3140
www.hazelbury-primary-school.co.uk
email: [email protected]
Academy
2- 11
Laura Pearce – 90
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Appendix 1
SCHOOL NAME, ADDRESS AND
TELEPHONE NUMBER
STATUS AND
AGE RANGE
HEADTEACHER
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
NO. OF PLACES
AVAILABLE
SUBJECT TO
CHANGE WHERE
SCHOOLS OFFER 30
HOUR PROVISION
HAZELWOOD INFANT SCHOOL
Hazelwood Lane, London, N13 5HE
(020) 8886 3216
www.hazelwoodschools.org.uk
email: [email protected]
Community
3 -7
Josh Newman - 60
HIGHFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL
Highfield Road, London, N21 3HE
(020) 8360 2149
www.highfieldprimary.co.uk
email: [email protected]
Community
3 - 11
Mr David Wilson – 60
HONILANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL
Lovell Road, Enfield, EN1 4RE
(01992) 701012
www.honilands.co.uk
email: [email protected]
Community
3 - 11
James Irvine - 50
HOUNDSFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL
Ripon Road, London, N9 7RE
(020) 8805 3406
www.houndsfieldprimary.co.uk
email: [email protected]
Academy
2 - 11
Mr Robert Jenkin – 60
KEYS MEADOW PRIMARY SCHOOL
84 Tysoe Avenue, Enfield, EN3 6FB
(020) 8350 8200
www.keysmeadowprimaryschool.co.uk
email: [email protected]
Academy
3 - 11
Mrs Mandy Lawrence – 60
KINGFISHER HALL ACADEMY
40 The Ride, Enfield, EN3 7GB
(020) 8344 9890
www.kingfisherhallacademy.org.uk
email: [email protected]
Academy
3- 11
Miss G Vincent
You need to apply
directly to this school
60
LATYMER ALL SAINTS CE PRIMARY
SCHOOL
41 Hydethorpe Avenue, London, N9 9RS
(020) 8807 2679
www.latymerallsaints.enfield.sch.uk
email: [email protected]
Voluntary Aided
3 - 11
Katy Brennan
You need to apply
directly to this school
50
LAVENDER PRIMARY SCHOOL
Lavender Road, Enfield, EN2 0SX
(020) 8363 1058
www.lavenderprimary.org
email: [email protected]
Academy
2 - 11
Jodie Corbett
School has a priority
zone
60
OASIS ACADEMY HADLEY
143 South Street, Ponders End, Enfield,
EN3 4PX
(020) 8804 6946
www.oasisacademyhadley.org
email: [email protected]
Academy
2 - 18
Zoe Thompson You need to apply
directly to this school
12
ONE DEGREE ACADEMY
1 Chace Village Road, Enfield, EN2 8GH
(020) 3150 1144
www.onedegreeacademy.org
email: [email protected]
Academy
2 - 11
Jo Addleton,
Principal
Expected nursery
opening:
Summer 2023
You need to apply
directly to this school
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Appendix 1
SCHOOL NAME, ADDRESS AND
TELEPHONE NUMBER
STATUS AND
AGE RANGE
HEADTEACHER
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
NO. OF PLACES
AVAILABLE
SUBJECT TO
CHANGE WHERE
SCHOOLS OFFER 30
HOUR PROVISION
PRINCE OF WALES PRIMARY SCHOOL
Salisbury Road, Enfield, EN3 6HG
(01992) 762840
www.princeofwales.enfield.sch.uk
email: [email protected]
Community
3 - 11
Mr Jan Bless – 60
RAGLAN INFANT SCHOOL
Wellington Road, Enfield, EN1 2NS
(020) 8360 5121
www.raglanschools.org
email: [email protected]
Community
3 - 7
Mr Martin Kelsey - 90
RAYNHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL
Raynham Avenue, London, N18 2JQ
(020) 8807 4726
www.raynhamprimaryschool.co.uk
email: [email protected]
Academy
2 - 11
Anna Trott
School has a priority
zone
90
ST. GEORGE’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY
SCHOOL
Gordon Road, Enfield, EN2 0QA
(020) 8363 3729
www.st-georges.enfield.sch.uk
email: [email protected]
Voluntary Aided
4 – 11
Mr P O’Rourke
You need to apply
directly to this school
16
ST. JOHN & ST. JAMES CE PRIMARY
SCHOOL
Grove Street, London, N18 2TL
(020) 8807 2578
www.stjohnandjames.enfield.sch.uk
email: [email protected]
Voluntary Aided
3 - 11
Mrs P Cuncarr
You need to apply
directly to this school
30
ST. JOHN’S CE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Theobalds Park Road, Enfield, EN2 9BD
(020) 8363 4709
www.stjohnsprimarysch.org.uk
email: [email protected]
Voluntary Aided
3 - 11
Mrs Susan Notley
You need to apply
directly to this school
17
ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY
SCHOOL
Durants Road, Enfield, EN3 7DE
(020) 8804 2396
www.stmarysenfield.co.uk
email: [email protected]
Voluntary Aided
3 - 11
Miss M Creed
You need to apply
directly to this school
52
ST. MICHAEL’S CE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Brigadier Hill, Enfield, EN2 0NB
(020) 8363 2724
www.st-michaels.enfield.sch.uk
email: [email protected].
sch.uk
Voluntary Aided
3 - 11
Mrs Jade-Simone
Bacon
You need to apply
directly to this school
30
SOUTHBURY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Swansea Road, Enfield, EN3 4JG
(020) 8804 1710
www.southbury.enfield.sch.uk
email: [email protected]
Community
3 - 11
Mrs Rebecca Panteli – 60
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Appendix 1
SCHOOL NAME, ADDRESS AND
TELEPHONE NUMBER
STATUS AND
AGE RANGE
HEADTEACHER
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
NO. OF PLACES
AVAILABLE
SUBJECT TO
CHANGE WHERE
SCHOOLS OFFER 30
HOUR PROVISION
SUFFOLKS PRIMARY SCHOOL
Brick Lane, Enfield, EN1 3PU
(020) 8804 1534
www.suffolks.enfield.sch.uk
email: [email protected]
Community
3 - 11
Andrea Cassius – 50
TOTTENHALL INFANT SCHOOL
Tottenhall Road, London, N13 6HX
(020) 8829 1100
www.tottenhall.enfield.sch.uk
email: [email protected]
Community
3 - 7
Mrs Sian Mainwaring – 60
WEST GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL
218a Chase Road, London, N14 4LR
(020) 8351 9200
www.westgrove.enfield.sch.uk
email: [email protected]
Community
3 - 11
Mrs Sophie Yaseen – 50
WILBURY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Wilbury Way, London, N18 1DE
(020) 8807 5335
www.wilburyprimaryschool.org.uk
email: [email protected]
Academy
2 - 11
Mrs Lisa Wise – 76
WOLFSON HILLEL PRIMARY SCHOOL
154 Chase Road, London, N14 4LG
(020) 8882 6487
www.wolfsonhillel.enfield.sch.uk
email: [email protected]
Academy
3 - 11
Alex Kingston
You need to apply
directly to this school
60
WOODPECKER HALL PRIMARY ACADEMY
Cuckoo Hall Lane, London N9 8DR
(020) 8804 4126
www.woodpeckerhallacademy.org.uk
email: [email protected]
Academy
4 - 11
Ms Nicky Ross
You need to apply
directly to this school
120
WORCESTERS PRIMARY SCHOOL
Goat Lane, Enfield, EN1 4UF
(020) 8363 7860
www.worcestersprimary.co.uk
email: [email protected]
Academy
3 - 11
Mrs F Ward – 62
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Academies – Publicly funded independent schools.
Admissions are the responsibility of the Governing Body.
Admissions Authority – The admissions authority of a
school determines the admissions policy of the school.
The admissions authority for community primary
schools in Enfield is the London Borough of Enfield and
the admissions authority of a voluntary aided school or
academy is the Governing Body of the individual school.
Community School – This type of school is funded
entirely by the Local Authority. The admissions to the
school are controlled by the Local Authority. If the
school is oversubscribed the Local Authority’s published
criteria for admission will be used.
Criteria – The rules used to decide a child’s priority for
admission to a particular school.
Curriculum – The total programme of planned work
and activities of a school to meet its pupils’ needs.
Free School – Free schools are non profit-making,
all ability, statefunded schools, either in primary or
secondary, set up by a wide range of proposers in
response to local demand.
Key Stage – A period of study relating to a particular
age group. Key Stage 1 covers school years reception
and years 1-2, and Key Stage 2 covers school years 3-6.
Looked After Children and previously Looked
After Children
A child looked after is a child in the care of a local
authority or provided with accommodation by
that authority in accordance with Section 22 of the
Children’s Act 1989.
An adopted child is defined by section 46 of the
Adoption and Children Act 2002 or section 12 of the
Adoption Act 1996.
A residence order is defined by section 8 of the
Children’s Act 1989.
A child arrangement order is defined by section 8 of
the Children Act 1989 as amended by section 14 of the
Children and Families Act 2014.
A special guardianship order is defined by section 14A
of the Children Act 1989.
Internationally adopted previously looked after children
who were accommodated by a public authority, a
religious organisation or any other provider of care
whose sole purpose is to benefit society.
If the conditions above apply to your child, you must
give details in the application and provide a letter from
the relevant Local Authority Social Services. This letter
must state the following:
n Confirmation that the child is currently ‘looked after’
or was previously looked after in accordance with
the definition provided in the first paragraph of this
section.
n If the child was previously ‘looked after’, then the
letter must also confirm the date at which the child
ceased to be ‘looked after’ and the date of the
adoption order, residence order, child arrangement
order or a special guardianship order which led to the
cessation of ‘looked after status’.
Any court orders must be accompanied with a
letter from Social Services as described above to be
considered for this admissions criterion. Please note
the letter and court orders will be forwarded to your
preferred schools and/or the council in whose area the
school is located.
Mixed Ability Teaching Groups – Children of a wide
range of ability taught together as a class: the work of
such a group is largely based on individual and
group assignments.
Priority Zones – Priority zones are normally areas in
which families who ask for admission live some distance
away from the school concerned, but who cannot
reasonably be offered an alternative community primary
school. These zones may vary from year to year.
Sibling – The Local Authority defines siblings as a
brother or sister living at the same address on the date
when the applicant would be admitted. Sibling priority
will only be given where the older sibling will still be
attending the school in the September that the younger
child joins. The term ‘sibling’ means a full, step, half,
adopted or fostered brother or sister, but not cousins.
Proof of the relationship may be requested.
Voluntary Aided School – This is a school which
although mainly funded by the Local Authority has
admissions decided by the Governing Body. The
Governors will apply the published admissions criteria.
At Voluntary Aided schools the Governing Body
will employ the School’s staff and have primary
responsibility for admission arrangements. The
School’s land and buildings will normally be owned
by a charitable foundation. The Governing Body will
contribute towards the capital costs of running the
school.
Keywords
Appendix 2
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Term dates
Appendix 3
You will have to apply
for a reception place for
admission in September
2025
ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024
AUTUMN TERM 2023
Friday 1 September - Wednesday
20 December
Half Term - Monday 23 -
Friday 27 October
SPRING TERM 2024
Monday 8 January -
Thursday 28 March
Half Term - Monday 12 -
Friday 16 February
SUMMER TERM 2024
Monday 15 April - Wednesday 24 July
Half Term - Monday 27 May - Friday
31 May
ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025
AUTUMN TERM 2024
Monday 2 September - Friday 20
December 2024
Haf Term - Monday 28 October -
1 November 2024
SPRING TERM 2025
Monday 6 January - Friday 4 April
2025
Half Term - Monday 17 - Friday 21
February 2025
SUMMER TERM 2025
Monday 22 April - Tuesday 22 July
2025
Half Term - Monday 26 - Friday 30
May 2025
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Priority zones
Appendix 4
BRETTENHAM
PRIMARY SCHOOL
CHASE SIDE PRIMARY
SCHOOL
FLEECEFIELD
PRIMARY SCHOOL
LAVENDER PRIMARY
SCHOOL
RAYNHAM PRIMARY
SCHOOL
Becket Road
Cameron Close
Cavendish Close
Cavendish Road
Cheshire House
Craig Park Road
Daniel Close
Dodsley Place
Ellanby Crescent
Hereford House
Jeremy’s Green
Leicester House
Montagu Crescent
Montagu Gardens
Montagu Road
(numbers 1-237 odd,
2-226 even)
Rays Avenue
Rays Road
Second Avenue, N18
Shropshire House
Swaythling Close
Aragon Close
East Lodge Lane
Enders Close
Farorna Walk
Hadley Road
Harefield Close
High Oaks
Hunters Way
Lavender Hill (numbers
200 up)
Mount View
Oak Avenue
Ridge Crest
Roundhedge Way
Spring Court Road
The Ridgeway (odd
numbers from 191 up,
even numbers from
82 up)
William Covell Close
Brook Crescent
Brookfield Road
Brookside Road
Felixstowe Road
Fraser Road
Grilse Close
Parr Close
Ash Ride
Beech Avenue
Beggars Hollow
Burnt Farm Ride
Cattlegate Road
Clay Hill Nos. 180 up &
Nos. 181 up
Cypress Avenue
Flash Lane
Golf Ride
Rosewood Drive
Rossendale Close
Strayfield Road
Theobalds Park Road
Tingeys Top Lane
Whitewebbs Road
Wroxham Gardens
Albany Road, N18
Culpepper Close
Dysons Road
Genista Road
Kimberley Road
Ladysmith Road, N18
Leopold Road
Willoughby Lane Nos
179 -209
WHAT IS A PRIORITY ZONE?
Some primary schools have priority zones. The children living within these zones have priority of admission to
a particular school. Priority zones are normally areas in which families who ask for admission live some distance
away from the school concerned, but who cannot reasonably be offered an alternative community primary
school.
These zones may vary from year to year.
The priority zones relating to admissions during the 2024/2025 academic year are as follows:
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Notes
Enfield Schools Admission Service
Civic Centre
Silver Street
Enfield EN1 3XA
www.enfield.gov.uk/admissions
email: [email protected]
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