Admissions
If you are considering sending your child to the school, visits to the school are warmly encouraged. Please contact the school to make an appointment. This page should give you more information about how admission works and where you can go for further information and the actual process of applying.
Oversubcription Criteria for Community and Voluntary Controlled schools
Children who have an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) that names the school will be admitted. NB. Those children with an EHCP that does not name the school will be referred to the Statutory Assessment Team (SAT) to determine an appropriate place.
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Children in Care (CIC) and Children who were previously in care (CIC) but ceased to be so by reason of adoption, a residence order ( now known as a child arrangement order) or special guardianship order and Children who appear to be in state care outside England and ceases to be in care as a result of being adopted.
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Children living in the catchment area with a sibling at the school (or partner infant/junior school) at the time of admission;
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Children living in the catchment area;
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Children living outside the catchment area who have a sibling at the school (or partner infant/junior school ) at the time of admission;
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Children of members of staff, providing they have been employed for a minimum of two years and/or recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage.
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Children who live outside the catchment area, but nearest the school as measured by a straight line.
Specific circumstances
Children with an Education, Health and Care Plan
If your child has an Education, Health and Care Plan, you should not make your application directly to the Admissions Team. You will receive information from your child’s SEN Casework Officer regarding the specific application process for your child. If you have any queries, please contact the Statutory Assessment Team (S.A.T) who will be able to advise you further.
Most of the children attending The Robert Arkenstall Primary School are from the villages of Haddenham and Aldreth, although some children come from the surrounding villages.
Pupil Admission Number
Our pupil admission number (PAN) is 40 children in any one year group. In discussion with LA Admissions we will agree to admit over PAN if our class structure has space in an appropriate age class. If a particular year group is full, parents have the right to appeal to the LA if they wish the school to provide a place for their child.
Class structure
The intake to the school is such that, in common with all other local schools, we have mixed age classes. Where numbers allow, we ensure that year groups are not divided between more than two classes. Age in descending order is the principle criteria by which cohorts are divided into classes, whilst ensuring a reasonable gender balance in each class and taking account of social and emotional needs.
Class sizes.
KS1 classes: 30 pupils
KS2 classes: It is accepted LA practice that KS2 same aged class may admit up to 34 pupils and KS2 mixed age classes up to 32 pupils.
Under certain circumstances we are obliged in consultation with LA to admit pupils irrespective of class numbers.
For further information on admission to school please click here to visit the Cambridgeshire County Council website page: Apply for a school place.