Pupils are legally required to attend school for 190 days each academic year from the term following their fifth birthday.

At Clayton Village Primary children will be admitted in the September of the academic year in which they become five. All children are admitted full time unless there are special reasons not to.

Where a child has recognised SEN needs identified before they are due to be admitted, the school may delay admission or admit part time only until an assessment of his or her needs has been made. They will still however have the right to be admitted the term after their fifth birthday.

Applying for a school place

Details of the co-ordinated admission scheme are included in the “Guide for Parents” admission booklets which are published each year. Education Bradford will ensure that copies of the booklet and the application form, known as the CAF (Common Application Form) will be available from all Primary and Nursery Schools within the Bradford district.

All Bradford Metropolitan District Council residents must apply on the CAF to any primary school maintained by BMDC. This includes all voluntary-aided and foundation schools.

Parents may express up to a maximum of three preferences for primary schools on the form and give reasons for each preference.

Parents can apply for any combination of schools, ie. Community, voluntary aided, voluntary controlled or foundation.

Parents must return the CAF to the first preference school, ie. If your first choice is Clayton Village Primary school then the CAF must be returned to this school.

An allocation cannot be made without a completed CAF.

The closing date for applications for the next academic year is 21st January 2005.

Right of Appeal

Parents have the right to appeal if they have been refused entry into Reception during the allocation process or to any other year group.