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Admission Arrangements
The Admission Policy for the school is that of Surrey County Council LEA.
Priority criteria for admission is as follows:
1. Looked After Children
2. Exceptional arrangements
3. Children attending Crawley Ridge Infant School
4. Siblings not admitted under 3. above
5. Any other applicant
If there is oversubscription in any of the above criteria priority will be given on the basis
of nearness to school measured in a straight line from the address point of the pupil’s
house, as set by ordnance survey to the nearest gate for pupils to use. This is calculated
using the Admission and Transport team’s Geographical Information System.
NB: Waiting Lists:
For all Community Schools waiting lists will be held for the period of one
academic year (September – July), except in subsequent years in the event of more than one
request for places to the school and the appropriate year group in full. The waiting lists will be
prioritised using the admissions criteria as appropriate to the school(s) concerned.
All Surrey schools operate an Equal Preference System. Parents will be given the opportunity
to state 3 ranked school preferences.
School Lunches
We aim to ensure school meals are nutritionally balanced and very good value for money.
The
dinners are served in a cafeteria system and this enables there to be both choice and variety in
the menu. They are considered very good value and provide a balanced and healthy meal.
Cheques should be made payable to Surrey County Council. Parents also have the facility to
pay on-line at
A week’s notice in writing is needed for
cancellation of a school meal.
Provision is made for children to have packed lunches. Sweets and chocolate should not be
brought to school. Please ensure your children are provided with a healthy, balanced packed
lunch.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Start of the Day
We are happy for parents to drop off their children from 8.40 in the morning when the school
gates open. Children are able to come into school from that time and prepare themselves for
the school day which starts at 8.50am. All children should be in their classroom by then, ready
for registration.
Illness at School
Should a child become ill at school we attempt to contact the parents immediately. We do have
a welfare teaching assistant who is well aware of individual problems and personalities. She is
also a qualified First Aider. However, we have no room with facilities in which we can care for a
sick child and parents will be telephoned immediately and requested to collect their child.
