Reception Admissions

One of the biggest challenges to face the school and community in the last month has been the issue of intake into our Reception class this September, with several local families being denied a place at the school due to oversubscription. Understandably, this situation was very upsetting for all those affected. Intervention from Elizabeth Truss MP and District Councillor Ellen Jolly, helped enable a rapid response from Admissions at Norfolk County Council, and the school and Governing Body were able to work closely with Richard Snowden, Head of Admissions to bring a positive resolution. Though the school felt strongly that, as a community school, these children should be offered places, one of the Governing Body's main roles is to ensure that the school manages it's finances responsibly (over a period of several years), so this was tricky situation. The decision was made to create an extra reception class for this September and though this presents a few short term logistical challenges and some long term risks, we were really pleased with this outcome for the families involved and the community as a whole. Now we have established a good line of communication with County, we plan to keep a close eye on forecasts and future demands on the school.