Admissions Policy for 2008/9
The school will admit 30 children to the reception class each year. The governors have decided that 25 places will be foundation places and five open places or the same ratio following admission of children in public care. The following criteria will be used by the governors, in order of priority, if a year group is over-subscribed.

1 Children in public care.

Foundation Places:
1 Children whose parents attend * at either the Church of St. John at Hackney or St. James’ Clapton 2 Children who have a brother or sister at the school at the time they would attend.
3 Children whose parents wish them to attend a school because of its particular Christian tradition and live locally**

Open Places:
1 Children whose parents belong to another world faith community*** and wish to attend the school because of its religious tradition and who are in sympathy with this tradition.

General principles:
The governors reserve the right to give overriding priority to any child on the grounds of medical or social need. Supporting evidence from a doctor or social worker must be provided at time of application setting out the particular reasons why this school is the most suitable and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another.

In all categories priority will be given to children who have a brother or sister at the school at the time they would attend. When deciding between applicants who appear to have equal entitlement to admission under the criteria, the governors will offer the place to the applicant who lives nearest to the main entrance to the school in Isabella Road measured by a straight line. Late applicants will be added to the waiting list, if the year group they are applying for is over subscribed. In the event of a place becoming available, all eligible applicants currently on the waiting list are considered in the light of the school’s admissions criteria and a place offered accordingly.