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Stafford Junior School 2024-2025 for Year 3 September 2024

Thank you for your interest in  Stafford Junior School who are members of the Cavendish Education Trust (CET).

We understand that choosing the right school for your child is of paramount importance.  Stafford Junior School  is included in East Sussex County Council’s schools admissions booklet for 2024-2025 and parents are able to apply for a Year 3 place for their child to start here in September 2024. 

Year 3 – for children born between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017.

All main round applications to  Stafford Junior School   must be made via the Local Authority – East Sussex County Council (ESCC). Their on-line application form can be accessed by clicking this link alternatively; a paper form can be requested from the Local Authority instead. For further information about the admissions process, there is a Local Authority Admissions Booklet accessible by clicking this link.  You can apply online from 12 September 2023.

Please note that pupils in attendance at Roselands Infants’ School do not automatically gain a place in Year 3 at Stafford Junior School and parents/carers will need to apply via ESCC as above.

The deadline for applications with the Local Authority is 15 January 2024. The decision date is 17 APRIL 2024 = Allocation Day / National Offer Day.

For further information about the admissions process, there is a Local Authority Admissions Booklet accessible by clicking this link. If you have any questions about the documentation to be considered when applying for a place please email it directly to admissions@roselands-stafford.org or send it to: The Chair of Governors, Admissions, Roselands & Stafford Federation, Woodgate Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 8PD.

Should you need any help with completing your child’s application please contact the Admissions Officer, by calling  01323 733434  who will be happy to answer any questions you may have or email admissions@roselands-stafford.org

Verification

In the event of over-subscription the school may seek verification of address when it is unclear whether the applicant meets the over-subscription criteria. Proof of residence e.g. council tax bill and proof of identity may be required.  The Governing Body reserves the right to seek verification from other official resources.

False or misleading information that materially affects the decision to award a place will result in the withdrawal of that place.  If the place has been awarded, accepted, or taken up, that play may still be withdrawn.

Waiting Lists

Stafford Junior School is responsible for operating a waiting list for each year group where there are more applicants than places available. The waiting list is ordered, using our published ‘Oversubscription criteria’.  Details of the ‘Oversubscription criteria’ can be found in Cavendish education Trust Admissions Policy: Cavendish Education Trust Admissions Policy & Arrangements 2024-2025 

If you have received a letter from  Stafford Junior School  denying your child a place because of lack of spaces, you can apply to go onto the waiting list by contacting us directly either by phone, letter or email   

admissions@roselands-stafford.org    

You will need to complete a Waiting List Application Form.  If a place becomes available and you are top of the waiting list you will be sent a letter from Stafford Junior School inviting your child to take up the place. Please note our waiting lists are automatically cleared after Christmas and Easter and the Summer term. You will need to contact the school in order to stay on the list.

Should you wish your child to be placed on our waiting list please contact the Admissions Officer for a Waiting List Application Form, by calling 01323 733434 

Appeals

If you have been refused a place at  Stafford Junior School   you have the right to have your case considered by an independent appeal panel. The best way to submit an appeal is online: https://apps.eastsussex.gov.uk/educationandlearning/schools/findingaschool/appeals/form/

The above link also provides useful information about the appeal process.

If you would prefer to submit your appeal in paper format, please send a written request for an appeal form and guidance notes to East Sussex School Appeals Service, West E, East Sussex County Council, County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent, Lewes BN7 1SW Tel: 01273 482290.

The appeal deadline for children starting in Year 3 in September 2024 is mid May 2024.

When do appeal hearings take place?

Appeals to be heard by June/July 2024.

For In-year appeals

Deadline for receipt of appeals: Parents have within 25 school days of the date of a letter confirming the decision to refuse an application. Appeal Hearings to take place: in-year appeals must be heard within 30 school days of receipt.

Notification of the date, time and venue for the appeal hearing.

ESCC will send you notification confirming when your appeal will be heard by an independent appeal panel. ESCC will give you at least 10 school days written notice of the date of the hearing, unless you’ve agreed to a shorter notice period.  The information should also confirm the deadline for parents to submit additional information.

Deadline for additional evidence to be submitted.

You should send ESCC all your evidence supporting your case when you make your appeal. However, you can send any extra evidence to ESCC up to 7 working days before the date of the hearing (not including the day of despatch or the day of their hearing).  You can send additional evidence after this deadline or bring extra items with you on the day of your hearing but the appeal panel may decide not to accept this late evidence.

Submitting extra evidence late can sometimes lead to your hearing being adjourned, or even postponed to another day.
ESCC will normally send you a decision letter which sets out the reasons for the panel’s decision within five school days of your hearing; it can take longer at busy times.

Additional information

Additional information for Primary School Admission: Link
Prospectus: Link

East Sussex County Council website admissions
East Sussex County Council website appeals

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