Monksdown Primary School

Pupils will be admitted without reference to ability or aptitude. The school is to serve principally those resident in the Norris Green locality.Monksdown Primary School adheres to Liverpool Education Authority admissions policy. Our pupil admission number (PAN) is 90 pupils per year. Pupils may join our school mid year if places are available. If you are new to Liverpool you must apply via Liverpool City Council. If you are already in a Liverpool School please call in and collect an application form. On admission there will be a thorough induction for pupils and parents.

Admissions Policy

At Monksdown Primary School we follow the local authority admissions procedure. Foundation classes admissions can be submitted to the Liverpool City Council Primary Admissions This site can also be used for secondary school applications for year 6 children. In Liverpool most children start full-time infant education in the September following their 4th birthday. Parents can defer admission until later in the academic year, but not until the start of the next academic year. A child must attend full-time education in school from the beginning of term following her / his fifth birthday. If the school is under-subscribed all applicants will be admitted.

The Government’s infant class size legislation limits the number of pupils in infant classes (Reception Class, Year 1 and Year 2) to 30 pupils per class. The governors of Monksdown Primary School have to follow this legislation when allocating places in the school.

Following consultation with the Local Authority children with a Statement of Special Educational Need which names Monksdown Primary School will be admitted, assuming the school can meet the needs of the child. A request for a place does not guarantee admission if the school is over-subscribed. Where requests for places exceed the admission number, children will be allocated places in the following priority order:

• Priority 1: Children in the care of the Local Authority (looked after children).
• Priority 2: Children or families with exceptional medical / social needs.Applicants wishing to be considered under this criterion should submit documentary evidence to the school by the closing date for receipt of the Preference Form. The governors will review the evidence and if necessary take advice from educational professionals, the Local Authority’s medical officer, social workers etc. If your circumstances change after the closing date or you require further advice or assistance please contact the school.
• Priority 3: Children who will have a brother or sister in the school when they are due to start school.
• Priority 4: All other applicants whose parents have expressed a preference for the school. If there are more applicants for places than there are places available in Priorities 1 to 4 distances from the child’s permanent home address to the school will be used to decide which children are admitted. The distance will be measured over the shortest suitable walking route between home and school using the City Council’s computerised measuring system. Those children living nearest to the school will be given preference. If the school is oversubscribed parents will be required to provide proof of address e.g. council tax bill, utility bill, tenancy agreement, exchange of contracts if the property has recently been purchased. If two or more children live the same distance from the school and there is only one place available, random allocation will be used to decide which child is admitted. Parents and carers should be aware that applications to Reception classes in previous years has exceeded the number of available places. A place in our nursery is no guarantee of a place in the Reception class

In Year Applications Admissions Policy

In-year admissions for Reception is managed by Liverpool City Council Primary Admissions but school is responsible for in-year transfers for pupils from Year 1-6.

The school welcomes all .parents who wish to tour the school or make enquiries about places, however waiting lists operate for some year groups. As a two/three form entry school we have 60 children per year group in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 and 90 per year group in Reception, Years 1 and 2. Demand for all year groups is competitive.

For further information please phone or call in to the school office, we are happy to help. Please e-mail the school on monksdown-ao@monksdown.liverpool.sch.uk if you have any queries. Once children have been offered a place at Monksdown the families will be invited to complete admissions paperwork and discuss their child’s needs at the school. The governors agree to follow the admission arrangements determined by Liverpool Local Authority. The school will admit children up to the school’s admission number in the reception to 6 year groups.

Parents who move into the area and apply for a primary school are not guaranteed a place if the year group is oversubscribed. If the school receives more applications for places than the school has places available in the year group, places will be allocated as for above admissions priority order.

Number of Applications and Appeals

• You can only apply once in an academic year for a place in the school. If your application is unsuccessful and there has been a material change to your circumstances, you may request the governors to reconsider your application.
• If you are refused admission for your child to the school you may appeal once in an academic year. If the governors have agreed to reconsider your application and the school refuses your child because the year group is full, you have the right to appeal against this decision.
• If your application and appeal have been unsuccessful, you can apply again and if necessary appeal for a place, in the next academic year.