Medway primary admissions 2015

Reception Year - for children born between 1 September 2010 and 31 August 2011

Year 3 junior school - for children born between 1 September 2007 and 31 August 2008

Admission toprimary school

Apply online: www.medway.gov.uk/onlineadmissions

September 2015 entry

A guide for parents

Important dates:

Applications open

Monday, 15 September,

2014

Closing date for

school applications

Thursday, 15 January, 20

15

Offer of school place

Thursday, 16 April, 2015

apply onlineit ticks all the boxes

Online Admissionsis the quickest, easiest and safest way to apply for yourprimary school place.

If you give us your email addresswhen applying you will:

� receive confirmation yourapplication has been received;

� receive details of the schooloffered on the offer day, without having to wait for youroffer letter.

www.medway.gov.uk/onlineadmissionsMake a note of your log in details- you will need this informationevery time you visit the website.

apply online www.medway.gov.uk/onlineadmissions3

Contents� Medway Council Student ServicesAdmissions Team

The Admissions Team based at Gun Wharf in Chatham, co-ordinates all primary admissions for entry into Year Rand transfer to Year 3 in a junior school.Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham,Kent ME4 4TRPhone: 01634 331110Email: [email protected]

� Medway Council Student ServicesOperations Team

This Operations Team deals with free school meals,transport to school (except for those attending specialschools) and casual admissions.Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham,Kent ME4 4TRPhone: 01634 331155Email: [email protected]

[email protected]

� Medway Council Initial ContactMonday to Friday 8am to 8pm, Saturday 9am to 1pm.Calls to Initial Contact may be recorded or monitored forsecurity and staff development purposes.Phone: 01634 333333Text relay: 18004-01634 333333

� Kent County CouncilKent County Council Admissions and TransportRoom 2.24, Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone,Kent ME14 1XQPhone: 03000 412121Email: [email protected]

ContactsWelcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Section one Introduction and general information . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Key dates for primary admissions 2015 entry . . . . . . . . . . .5

Section two Starting school in Medway -

admission to Reception year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Section three Transfer from infant to junior school in Medway -

admission to Year 3 in junior schools only . . . . . . . . .8

Section four The school application process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Section five The online admissions system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Section six The school offer (allocation) process and next steps . . .15

Section seven Free School Meals and Home to School Transport . .18

Section eight Other useful information and

common oversubscription criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Section nine Individual school’s oversubscription criteria . . . . . . .23

Section ten The schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Disclaimer The information given in this booklet relates to the academic year, September 2015 to August2016. Details are correct at the time of going to print.


WelcomeDear parent/carer,

Preparing for your child to start full time education is a very exciting time filledwith opportunities. Making the right decision about which schools you wouldlike your child to attend is an important, but concerning time forparents/carers. This booklet is designed to give you the information you needto understand the admissions process and start to identify the schools you maywish to consider for your child.

I would encourage you to contact and visit the schools you wish to consider tohelp you make informed decisions about what they can offer your child andwhether you feel they are the right environment for your child. Headteachersand staff will be happy to discuss things with you, show you round and answeryour questions and concerns.

All Medway primary, infant and junior schools are committed to giving yourchild the best possible start to his or her school life. They are keen to work withyou and your child to ensure that he or she is achieving their full potential.

I encourage you to read this booklet carefully, ask any questions you mayhave and visit the schools you are interested in. This will help to put you inthe best position to express your preferences with confidence when applyingfor schools.

The Student Services Admissions Team is available to offer you additional helpand support, should you require it during the admissions process.

I wish you and your family every success and a happyschool career.

Cllr Mike O’BrienPortfolio Holder for Children’s Services (Lead Member)

Dear parent/carer,

The start of your child’s full-time school life is an exciting time for both you andthem. It can also be a time full of questions and concerns about choosing theright school, deciding where they will be happiest and where is best to helpthem achieve their potential.

The information in this booklet is provided to assist you in making the mostinformed decisions about the schools to name on your application for your child.

I would actively encourage you to contact the schools you are interested in, visitand look around, ask your questions and feel positive about the decisions youare making with regard to your preferences. Medway schools are happy to tryand accommodate requests for visits and to help you throughout thisadmissions process.

Medway primary, infant and juniors schools strive to provide high qualityteaching and learning for all children and help every pupil reach their fullpotential. Whilst we all want young people to achieve academically, we equallywant young people to build on their talents, skills and interests to ensure thatthey have the best school careers possible.

After reading this booklet, please feel free to contact the Student ServicesAdmissions Team who will try to answer any questions you may have. TheStudent Services Admissions Team are here to support you throughout theentire process and will be happy to talk with you.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and yourchild the best for the start of their full time school career.

Barbara PeacockDirector of Children’s and Adult Services


Key dates for primary admissions 2015 entry

Action Date

Booklets and paper application forms by Friday, 12 September, 2014delivered to schools, nurseries, etc

Application period opens (online applications open at 9am) Monday, 15 September, 2014

Closing date for applications Thursday, 15 January, 2015(online and RCAFs/JCAFs) – National closing date

Offer emails and letters sent to parents – National offer day Thursday, 16 April, 2015(emails sent after 4pm to those who registered online)

Places must be accepted/refused and requests to go By Monday, 18 May, 2015on a waiting list and appeals must be submitted

The LA re-allocates any places that have become available to w/c Monday, 1 June, 2015 untilthose who have asked to go on the waiting lists for each school Friday, 30 October, 2015

Section one Introduction and general information

Choosing the right school for your child to starttheir education can be a difficult and anxious timefor parents and children. Medway Council’sStudent Services Admissions Team is here to helpyou understand the process and make the rightdecisions for your child.

It is very important that you read carefully, andunderstand, the information in this bookletregarding how the admissions process works andhow school places are allocated before you submityour school application.

Throughout this booklet we have provided usefulinformation to help you make the most informeddecisions possible. We encourage you to use thisinformation, do your own research on schools andvisit the schools you are interested in if you can. It is also important to help your child feel happyand comfortable about starting their education, so you may want to involve them in the process.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Student Services Admissions TeamMedway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock RoadChatham, ME4 4TRPhone: 01634 331110Fax: 01634 331614Email: [email protected]

Medway Council works within the guidelines setout in the School Admissions Code published bythe Department for Education. Details of theSchool Admissions Code can be found atwww.education.gov.uk

� Can I visit the schools I’m interested in?

Schools will be happy for you to contact them todiscuss whether you can visit the school at anytime. School’s may not have scheduled opensessions but may be happy to consider requestsfor a tour. It is up to individual schools whetherthey will permit this or not.

� What happens if my child has as Statement forSpecial Educational Needs (SSEN) or Education,Health and Care Plan (EHCP)?

If your child is statemented, they do not need togo through this admission process. You will bediscussing your school preferences with theSpecial Educational Needs Team to determinewhich school is right for your child.

Please do not complete the application for thisadmissions process as the allocated school willbe named in your child’s statement.

For more information, please contact the SENTeam on 01634 331123.


Term Meaning

Oversubscription criteria Any application for a school is ranked (prioritised) against the school’soversubscription criteria. This is a set of criteria that details the order ofpriority in which places will be offered. Each school has it’s own criteria andthe details of these can be found later in this booklet.

Equal preference scheme This means that the prioritisation of school place offers is not based on whichpreference you name a school. Your application will be considered and rankedagainst the school’s oversubscription criteria. The schools that you name willnot be told by Student Services which preference you named them. The orderof your preferences is between you and Student Services only for thepurposes of the admissions process. When allocating places, Student Serviceswill look to offer your child a place at the highest named school where a placecan be offered. It is important to list the schools in your preferred order.

Home local authority This is the local authority where the child lives and is the local authority towhich applications must be made for school places. The easiest way todetermine which local authority you live in is to find out where your CouncilTax is paid to. For example: If you pay Council Tax to Medway Council – youmust apply for schools through Medway Council. If you pay your Council Tax toone of the 12 district councils of Kent (e.g Tonbridge and Malling or Swale) –you must apply for schools through Kent County Council. You can name schoolsin any local authority, but you must apply through your home local authority.

School status All schools have a particular status and this is, basically, the type of school it is.You will hear about Academies, Community Schools, Foundation Schools,Voluntary Aided Schools and Voluntary Controlled Schools. The status of eachschool will be shown alongside the school details later in this booklet. Pleasespeak to the school to find out more about what they can offer your child.

Supplementary Some schools require you to complete an additional ‘Supplementary information form Information Form’ or ‘SIF’. The information requested on these forms is in

addition to your application and is required by the school to help apply theiroversubscription criteria.Please note that completing a SIF does not mean you have applied for theschool. You must complete and submit the application for your home LocalAuthority as this is the only application that can be processed.

� What are the different age ranges of schools?

In Medway we have:

• Infant schools – for children aged 4-7 years old.The point of entry is Year R (Reception).

• Primary schools - for children aged 4-11 yearsold. The point of entry is Year R (Reception).

• Junior Schools - for children aged 7-11 yearsold. The point of entry is Year 3.

� Do schools offer before and after schoolfacilities?

Many Medway schools already provide breakfastand/or after school clubs and it is envisaged thatmore will be setting these up in the future.

To find out more information on these services,please contact the relevant school directly or the Medway Family Information Service on01634 335566.

What does it mean? The following information will help you tounderstand the meaning of some of the differentterms you will read or hear about throughout theadmissions process.

There may be other terms we have not listed here.If you are unsure of the meaning of anything inthis booklet, please contact the Student ServicesAdmissions Team who will be happy to help you.


Section two Starting school in Medway - admission to Reception year

Reception year (Year R) is the first compulsory yearin education and is the year in which your childreaches compulsory school age.

� When is my child due to start school in Year R?

Children born between 1 September 2010 and 31 August 2011 are due to start school inSeptember 2015. Legally a child reachescompulsory school age and must be in school bythe term following their fifth birthday.

� What schools can I apply for and how many canI name?

You can name infant and primary schools. Detailsof the Medway infant and primary schools areprovided later in this booklet.

If you live in Medway, you can also apply forschools outside of Medway, and these must benamed on your Medway application.

You can name any school you wish your child to beconsidered for. Medway invites parents to nameup to six schools on the Medway application. Youdo not have to name six, but it is important tounderstand that naming only one school does notgive you a stronger claim to a place.

Please only name each school once. If you namea school more than once it will only beconsidered as one preference.

� What application form do I need to complete forYear R?

For admission into infant and primary school inYear R you can either apply onlinewww.medway.gov.uk/onlineadmissions or youcan complete the yellow paper ReceptionCommon Application Form (RCAF), which isavailable from Medway infant and primary schoolsor from the Student Services Admissions Team.

� I have already put my child’s name down at aschool, is that enough?

No. A large number of parents may have alreadyvisited schools and asked for their child to beadded to a list held by the school. This does notmean that an application has been made, it isonly an expression of interest.

You must complete and submit the councilapplication in order for your child to beconsidered for a place at the school.

Your child will not be considered for a place if anapplication is not received by Medway Council tobe processed.

� My child attends the nursery/pre-schoolattached to the school. Does this mean I willdefinitely get a place at the school?

No. Attendance at a nursery or pre-schoolwhich is attached to a infant or primary school

does not guarantee your child a place at theschool and it does not give your child a higherpriority for a place.

You still need to complete the application and itwill be considered against the school’s publishedoversubscription criteria.

� Will my child start part-time or full-time?

Individual schools organise their own startingarrangements and you will need to speak to theschool your child is offered to confirm whatthese arrangements are.


If your child is in an infant school they will finish atthe end of Year 2 and must transfer to Year 3 inanother school.

� When is my child due to start school in Year 3?

Children born between 1 September 2007 and 31August 2008 are due to transfer in Year 3 inSeptember 2015.

� What schools can I apply for and how many canI name?

You can name junior schools only. Details of theMedway junior schools are provided later in this booklet.

Section three Transfer from infant to junior school in Medway - admission to Year 3 in junior schools only

Your have the right to ask for your child to startfull-time on the first day of school if you wish to,even if the school suggests a part-time startinitially. It will be up to you to make yourindividual arrangements with the school.

� Can I defer my child’s starting date?

Children must, legally, be in school the termfollowing their fifth birthday as they have thenreached compulsory school age.

You may wish to defer your child’s start atschool, particularly if they are younger, but theymust start school the term after they turn five.After you have applied and been offered a

school place, if you then choose to defer entryinto Year R you will need to make yourindividual arrangements with the school offeredand the place will be held open for your child.

If your child is born between 1 April and 31August then you may choose to defer yourchild’s start at school until September 2016.However, it is important to understand thatshould you choose to do this your child may thenhave to start in Year 1 and may miss Year R.

If you opt to do this, the place offered will notbe held open for your child and you will have tore-apply nearer the time you want your child tostart school.

Medway Council, academies and other ownadmission authority schools will consider individualapplications to defer entry to Year R until 2016 ona case by case basis. If you wish to apply to do this,a written request must be submitted along withevidence stating why this is in the best interest ofyour child. It is important to note that you willhave to re-apply for a Year R place for 2016 as aplace cannot be offered and held open for a year.

Whilst Medway will consider such requests, itcannot be guaranteed that they will be approved.

If you would like to discuss these options beforeyou submit your application, please contact theStudent Services Admissions Team.

If you live in Medway, you can also apply forjunior schools outside of Medway, and thesemust be named on your Medway application.

You can name any junior school you wish yourchild to be considered for. Medway invitesparents to name up to six schools on theMedway application. You do not have to namesix, but it is important to understand thatnaming only one school does not give you astronger claim to a place.

Please note that if you name a primary school onyour junior application it will be deleted as onlyjunior school preferences can be considered.


� If my child is in a primary school, do I need toapply to transfer to Year 3?

No. If your child is in an ‘all-through’ primaryschool (where they will remain until the end ofYear 6), you do not need to apply for transfer toYear 3.

This admission process is for children seekingplaces in Year 3 in junior schools only.


Medway infant schools or from the StudentServices Admissions Team.

� What does ‘pairing’ mean?

The majority of Medway infant schools arepaired with a junior school. This means thatchildren in the infant school have a higherpriority for a place in the paired junior schoolthan children not in the infant school.

You can still name any junior school you wish to(even if it is not paired with your child’s infantschool), but your child will be considered under alower oversubscription criterion than children inthe paired infant school.

The following table shows which infant andjunior schools are paired.

Important to note*

New Horizons Children’s Academy will be offering30 external places in Year 3 for September 2015 toassist in accommodating current bulge classes inthe Chatham area.

The Hundred of Hoo Academy - primary phase willbe offering 30 reception places for 2015. At thetime of going to print, this provision is still subjectto Secretary of State approval. Please contact theacademy directly for updated information.

The majority of these children will currently beattending infant schools, but if your child is inYear 2 in a primary school and you wish them totransfer to a junior school, then you can applythrough this process.

� My child is in an infant school, but I want themto go to a primary school. Can I apply throughthis process?

No. This process is for admission to Year 3 injunior schools only. If you wish to apply for aplace in primary school you must complete acasual admission application form (which isavailable from all Medway schools).

It is important to understand that you will haveto apply for a place in Year 2 for immediatestart, as places in primary schools cannot beoffered and held open until September.

If you wish to apply for a Year 3 place in aprimary school for September 2015, you will notbe able to do so until the end of June 2015.

We advise that you should still apply for a placeat a junior school to ensure that your child has aschool place for September 2014. This does notstop you from also applying as a casualadmission for primary schools if you wish, butyou must complete the separate casual admissionapplication form.

� What application form do I need to complete forYear 3?

For admission into junior school in Year 3 youcan either apply onlinewww.medway.gov.uk/onlineadmissions or youcan complete the green paper Junior CommonApplication Form (JCAF), which is available from

Infant school: paired with:Balfour Infant School Balfour Junior SchoolBligh Infant School Bligh Junior SchoolCuxton Community Infant School Cuxton Community Junior SchoolDelce Infant School Delce AcademyFeatherby Infant School Featherby Junior SchoolThe Gordon School - Infant The Gordon School - JuniorGreenvale Infant School Phoenix Junior AcademyHempstead Infant School Hempstead Junior SchoolHorsted School - Infant Horsted School - JuniorLuton Infant School Luton Junior SchoolParkwood Infant School Parkwood Junior SchoolSt Margaret’s Infant School St Margaret’s CE VC Junior SchoolSt Nicholas CE VC Infant School Not pairedSt John’s CE VC Infant School Balfour Junior SchoolSt Peters Infant School Delce Academy


� When can I apply for school places?

Medway Council’s applications for admission toYear R and transfer to Year 3 in junior schoolsare open from 9am Monday, 15 September 2014until 4pm on Thursday, 15 January 2015.

� Who do I apply to?

You must submit your school application to the local authority where your child lives (home local authority).

If your child lives in Medway, and you pay yourcouncil tax to Medway, then you submit yourschool application to Medway Council.

If your child lives in Kent (ie pay you council taxto one of the 12 district councils of Kent, forexample Swale) then you must submit yourschool application to Kent County Council.

If you live in any other local authority area andyou pay council tax to them, then you submityour application to that authority.

� How do I apply for schools?

You can apply for your child online atwww.medway.gov.uk/onlineadmissionsOrFor admission to Year R - You can complete ayellow RCAF (Reception Common Application

Form) and return it to the Student ServicesAdmissions Team (address details can be found insection 1) or any Medway infant or primary school.

For transfer to Year 3 in junior schools – You cancomplete a green JCAF (Junior CommonApplication Form) and return it to the StudentServices Admissions Team (address details can befound in section 1) or your child’s infant school.

Please note that you can only use one of thesemethods. We cannot accept more than oneapplication per child. If you apply online, pleasedo not complete a paper form and vice versa.

� Are there any benefits to applying online?

When applying online, you will receive an emailconfirmation that your application has beenreceived. Applications made on paper forms willnot be acknowledged over the phone or inwriting. Please also see section 5.

Parents who apply online for schools, andprovide us with an email address, will be sent anemail after 4pm on 16 April 2015 advising themof the school place offered, as well as being senta formal offer letter which provides informationon what to do next.

� I live in Medway, what schools can I apply for?

Details of the Medway infant, primary and juniorschools are provided later in this booklet.

You can also apply for schools outside ofMedway, and these must be named on yourMedway application.

You can name any school you wish your child tobe considered for. Medway invites parents toname up to six schools on the Medwayapplication form. You don’t have to name six,but it is important to understand that namingonly one school does not give you a strongerclaim to a place.


� I live in Medway, but want to apply for schooloutside Medway. What do I do?

You must submit your school application toMedway Council. You can name schools outsideof Medway and we will liaise with the relevantlocal authority to see if a place can be offered.

� I live outside of Medway, how do I apply?

If you live in another authority you must submityour school application through that authority.

Section four The school application process


You can still name schools in Medway, but theapplication must go through your home localauthority. If you require information on theirschools, please contact the relevant localauthority to ask for a copy of the primaryadmissions booklet or visit their website.

� My child has a Statement of Special EducationalNeeds or Education, Health and Care Plan(EHCP), can I apply?

If your child is statemented you will have alreadyhad discussions with the SEN Team regarding theschools you wish your child to be considered for.Your child will not go through the mainadmissions process.

Please do not complete the school admissionsapplication.If you have any questions regarding the SENadmissions process, please contact the SEN teamon 01634 331123.

� Is the order I name schools important?

It is important that you name the schools in yourpreferred order.

Medway operates an equal preference scheme,which means that school places are not offeredbased on which preference you name the school.

Your application will be considered andprioritised against the named school’soversubscription criteria.

Medway Council will not tell the schools whichpreference you named them. For the purposes ofthe admission process the order of yourpreference is between you and Medway Council.

When school places are being offered, MedwayCouncil will look to offer your child a place atthe highest named school where a place can be offered.

� I need to apply for more than one child, orchildren of multiple birth for example twins,what do I need to do?

You will need to complete a separate applicationfor each child.

If you are applying online, please ensure thatyou start a fresh application for each child anddo not overwrite one child’s application with theother child’s details. If you do this, the firstapplication will become invalid.

You also need to ensure that you tick theappropriate box on the application to indicatethat your children are of a multiple birth.

Please see the oversubscription criteria section,later in this booklet, for more details on howplaces are allocated for children of multiple birth.

� Why is my address important?

The address you give on your school applicationis very important and will be used to calculatethe home to school distance for the schools youhave named. This will have an effect on yourchild’s application when it is considered againstthe school’s oversubscription criteria.

It is important that the address you provide isyour child’s main place of residence. This meansthat they must live at this address permanentlyor, in the case of separated families; it must bethe address of the parent where your childspends the majority of the school nights. Pleasebe aware that only one address can be used onthe application. We can send duplicatecorrespondence to another address as long as allparties are in agreement.

If you are unsure of the address to be used inyour circumstances, please contact the StudentServices Admissions Team who will be happy toassist you.

� I have childcare arrangements in place for my child. Are these taken into account?

No. Your personal childcare arrangements cannotbe taken into account in the admissions processeven if they are a factor in the schools you nameas a preference on your application. Places areoffered against oversubscription criteria, whichdo not include childcare arrangements orattendance at nursery/pre-school.


� Can I use the address of my childcare provideron the application?

You must provide the address details of whereyour child permanently lives or, in the case ofseparated families, the address of the parentwhere your child spends (sleeps at) the majorityof the school nights.

� How do you define the majority of the school nights?

For the purposes of the admissions process,school nights are defined as Sunday, Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. This isbecause children will be going to school on thefollowing morning. To determine how manyschool nights your child spends with each parent,please use this definition.

For example, if your child sleeps Sunday,Monday, Tuesday at your address andWednesday, Thursday at their other parent’saddress, the admission process would determinethat your address is where your child spends themajority of the school nights. This is becausethey will be going to school from your addresson three school days and from their otherparent’s address on two school days.

If you are unsure of how this will be defined inyour personal circumstances, please contact theStudent Services Admissions Team for adviceand assistance.

� My child comes from a separated family. Whathappens if you receive an application from meand one from my child’s other parent?

If Medway Council receive two applications foryour child (one from each parent), we will

contact both parties to seek written agreementon the following:1 The child’s main address to be used for theapplication.

2 The schools to be considered on theapplication.

3 The preference order of the schools to beconsidered.

Whilst awaiting written agreement from bothparties, the applications will be removed fromthe process and held pending.

Once written agreement is received from bothparties, your child’s application will be includedin the process with the agreed details.

If written agreement from both parties is notreceived your child’s application will continue tobe held pending until the matter is resolved. Inthese situations parents may wish to seek theirown independent legal advice on how to resolvethe situation.

It is important to understand that, if both partiescannot reach agreement and the situationremains unresolved, your child may not beoffered a school place on 16 April 2015 or untilthe matter is settled. This means that your childcould be disadvantaged because agreement onthe application has not been reached.

� I am moving shortly, what address do I use?

You must use the address you are living at on the closing date for school applications, 15 January 2015.

If you are moving after you have submitted yourapplication, you will need to provide the StudentServices Admissions Team with proof of yourmove. This proof can be in the form of a copy ofyour exchange of contracts or tenancy agreement.

Any request for a change of address can beaccepted up until Friday, 30 January 2015 ifaccompanied by sufficient evidence. After thisdate, changes of address are forcorrespondence only.

� What happens if I give false information?

If you deliberately provide false information onyour school application, such as an address, anda place is granted on the basis of thisinformation that would not have otherwise beenoffered we can, and will, withdraw the offer of aschool place.


If you believe that someone has provided falseinformation on their school application, we askthat you contact The Student Services Managerat Medway Council. All such contacts will betreated in confidence and we will not discloseany of your personal information.

If any part of your application is thought to befalse, we will investigate and the emphasis willbe on parents to provide satisfactory evidenceproving the point being queried.

� What do Medway Council or Medway schoolsaccept as proof of address, if required, for theadmissions process?

If Medway Council or a Medway school requestsyou to provide proof of the address where yourchild is living for the admission process, a copy ofone of the following will be acceptable:

• A Child Benefit letter • A Child Tax Credits award letter • A copy of your child’s medical card showing theaddress they are registered from with their GP

• A copy of your most recent Council Tax bill.

Copies of any letters or bills provided must bedated during the application period (September2014 to 15 January 2015). Please note, bankstatements, driving licenses, utility bills etc are notacceptable evidence. Any evidence dated outsidethe application period may not be accepted asyou will be requested to prove your child’saddress at the time of application.

� What happens if I miss the closing date forapplications?

The closing date for applications is 15 January2015. Late applications cannot be made online.All late applicants must complete a paperapplication form and return it direct to theStudent Services Admissions Team.

As far as reasonably practicable, late applications(for good reason) that are received, will beaccepted provided they are received by MedwayCouncil by 4pm Friday, 30 January 2015. Theseapplications must be accompanied by a writtenexplanation of the reasons for late submission.

Only exceptional circumstances can beconsidered by the Student Services ManagementTeam. This may include serious illness,bereavement, late move to the area etc. If it is decided that the reason for late submissiondoes not constitute good reason, the applicationwill be held until after allocation on 16 April2015 and will be considered at re-allocation.

If you move into Medway between 15 January2015 and the date when you submit yourapplication, proof of the Medway address andthe date of the move must be provided. This canbe a copy of a signed tenancy agreement,exchange of contracts or completion documents.

Any application received after 30 January 2015will not be considered for places on 16 April2015, but will be included in the re-allocation ofplaces on 1 June 2015 and after consultation withthe relevant admission authority for the namedschools. The child’s name will automatically beplaced on the waiting list for any schools namedthat are unable to offer a place.

� Can I change my preferences after the closing date?

Changes to preference are not allowed after theclosing date for applications, 15 January 2015other than in exceptional circumstances. If youfeel that your circumstance fall into thiscategory, please submit your request in writingto Student Services for consideration. Please noteany request for changes made after 30 January2015 will not be considered.


Medway Council would like to encourage allparents/carers of children resident in Medway tosubmit their school application online. Applyingonline offers you a quick, easy and secure optionfor submitting your application.

You can apply online atwww.medway.gov.uk/onlineadmissions

� When can I apply online?

Medway Council’s applications for admission toYear R and transfer to Year 3 in junior schoolsare open from 9am on Monday, 15 September2014 until 4pm on Thursday, 15 January 2015.

We cannot accept any online applications madeoutside of these times.

� What are the benefits of applying online?

You can submit your application at a time thatsuits you, anytime, day or night, during theperiods shown above.

The online system provides a secure, fast andeasy method of sending us your application andprovides you with a full confirmation that it hasbeen received.

After 4pm on the offer day, 16 April 2015,Medway Council will send details, by email, of

Section five The online admissions system

the school that has been offered to parents whosuccessfully submitted an online application andprovided an email address.

� What do I need to do to apply online?

Firstly, you will need to register with the website.You will be asked to create a username andpassword for yourself. We suggest that you makethese easy to remember and keep a note ofthese (space is provided on the inside front coverof this booklet), as you will need these in thefuture to access your application.

You will then need to enter your details and yourchild’s details, add your school preferences andreasons, then submit your application forprocessing during the dates shown above.

If you provide an email address in yourinformation, you will receive an emailconfirmation of the application you havesubmitted. This will be a full copy of theinformation you have provided.

� Can I change my application or my informationafter I have submitted it?

Yes, You can make any changes to yourapplication up until the closing date forapplications (15 January 2015).

You will need your username and password tore-enter your application and make any changes.

It is vitally important that you remember toresubmit your application after you have madeyour changes as we can only process the lastsubmitted application after the closing date.

If you make changes and do not re-submit theapplication for processing, your changes will notbe included when the application is processed.

� Will I still get a letter telling me my child’sschool offer?

Yes, all applicants receive the formal offer letter.Online applicants, who have provided an emailaddress, also receive an email advising them ofthe school place offered.

� Can I submit an online application and a paperapplication?

No, we can only process one application for eachpupil. If you have applied online, do not completea paper application as well and visa versa.


Section six The school offer (allocation) process and next steps

� When will I find out my child’s school offer?

School places are offered on 16 April 2015.

All parents will be sent a formal offer letteradvising them of the school offered and what todo next. These letters will be posted by MedwayCouncil by 1st class post on 16 April 2015 to bereceived in the following few days.

If you apply online, and provide an emailaddress, you will also receive an email after 4pmon 16 April 2015 advising you of your child’sschool offer. You will still receive a formal letterand will need this to take the next steps. Wecannot give offer details out over the phone.

� Who will I receive my offer from?

You will receive your school offer letter fromyour home local authority. This means, if you livein Medway (ie pay you Council Tax to MedwayCouncil), you will receive your letter fromMedway Council.

If you live in Kent (ie pay you Council Tax to oneof the 12 district councils of Kent, for exampleSwale) then you will receive your offer letterfrom Kent County Council.

� Why does it take so long from applying toreceiving the school offer?

There are many procedures that need to beundertaken to process applications includingexchanging data with other councils and schools,working with schools to prioritise applicants, etcbefore school offers can be made.

� How does Medway Council work out whatpriority my child has for a place at the schools I have named?

All school places are allocated in accordance withthe individual school’s published oversubscriptioncriteria. Full details of each school’s criteria can befound later in this booklet.

The Student Services Admissions Team work inpartnership with each school to ensure that all

applicants are prioritised (ranked) correctlyagainst the published oversubscription criteria.

� How does Medway Council work out whichschool is to be offered to my child?

The prioritisation of school place offers are notbased on which preference you name a school.

Your application will be considered andprioritised against the named school’soversubscription criteria.

Medway Council will not tell the schools whichpreference you named them for the purposes ofthe application process. The order of yourpreference is between you and Medway Council.

When school places are being offered,Medway Council will look to offer your child aplace at the highest named school where aplace can be offered.

� What happens if more than one of the school’s I name can offer my child a place?

You will only receive the offer of one school placeon 16 April 2015 and Medway Council will look tooffer your child a place at the highest namedschool where a place can be offered.


� What about children with a Statement of SpecialEducational Needs or an Education Health andCare Plan (EHCP)?

Children with a Statement of Special EducationalNeeds do not go through this admission processand any places being offered to a Statementedchild at a school will be allocated before allother places.

The school’s published admission number (PAN) willbe adjusted to take account of any Statementedchildren offered and the Student ServicesAdmissions Team will offer up to the remainingnumber of places available at the school.

� Am I guaranteed to get one of the schoolsnamed on my application?

Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that we canoffer a place at one of your named schools. Itwill depend on how oversubscribed the schoolsnamed are and where your child is prioritisedagainst the schools’ oversubscription criteria.

We strongly advise you to name more than oneschool on your application to give you the mostopportunity to receive the offer of a place at aschool you are satisfied with. Medway residentscan name up to six preferences.

For Year R admissions for September 2014, 95.5per cent of children received the offer of a placeat a school named on their application form on 16April 2014. Of these 85.5 per cent received theoffer of a place at their first preference school.

For Year 3 transfer to junior school forSeptember 2014, 99.3 per cent of childrenreceived the offer of a place at a school namedon their application on 16 April 2014.

98.7 per cent received the offer of a place attheir first preference school.

� What happens if you can’t offer my child a placeat a school named on my application?

The council have a duty to ensure that a schoolplace is offered on 16 April 2015 to every childwho has applied for a school place by theclosing date.

If we are not able to offer a place at one of yourpreferences, we will look to allocate a place atthe nearest appropriate school to your homeaddress that have a place available.

� If I am not happy with the school place offered,what can I do?

Full details of the next steps you can takefollowing the school offer made on 16 April2015 will be provided along with the offer letter.You have a number of options includingrequesting to be placed on a waiting list, to beconsidered at re-allocation and lodging a schooladmission appeal. Brief details of some of theseoptions are listed below:

� Waiting lists / Re-allocation:You will be sent a waiting list request form alongwith your school offer letter on 16 April 2015.Using this form you can request to be placed onthe waiting list for any of the schools youoriginally named on your application form and/orany other Medway school*

Your child will not automatically be added to awaiting list unless you have submitted a requestform. The only exception to this is where anappeal has been lodged. Children who haveappealed will also be added to the relevantschools’ waiting list.

Please note that, under the transfer to juniorschool processes, you can only request to go onthe waiting list for a Medway junior school andnot a Medway primary school.

The Student Services Admissions Team will thencollate all waiting list requests and look to re-allocate (offer) any vacant places that maybecome available in schools to children whohave requested to be placed on the waiting list.

A child’s position on a school’s waiting list will bedecided in accordance with the school’s


published oversubscription criteria. Places arenot held on a first come first served basis.

It is important to understand that a child’s placeon the waiting list may change (up or down)dependent on the eligibility of other childrenwho have requested to be on the waiting list.

Waiting list requests must be submitted byMonday, 18 May 2015.

Vacant places will be re-allocated after 1 June 2015.

NB: If you are offered a school place at one ofthe schools you have named on your waitinglist request, any other school offer will beautomatically withdrawn to be re-allocated toanother child. You will not have a claim on theoriginal place offered if you change your mindand will need to request to be added to thatschool’s waiting list for consideration at future re-allocation.

� Appeals:

You have the right of appeal to any of theschools you have named on your applicationform that have not been able to offer your childa place.

You cannot lodge an appeal for a school youhave not named on your application form.

Full details of how to appeal and an appeal formwill be included with your school offer letter on16 April 2015.

You can submit more than one appeal at thesame time. But, who you submit your appealrequest to will depend on the school beingappealed for and details of where you need tosend your form will be included with your letteron 16 April 2015.

An Independent Appeal Panel will hearadmission appeals. They are independent of theschool and the Council and their decision isbinding on the school and the Council.

Appeal requests must be lodged by Monday 18May 2015.

� Can I go on the waiting list and lodge an appealfor the same school?

Yes. You can submit a waiting list form andlodge an appeal for the same school. The twoprocesses are independent of each other and,being on the waiting list will not affect yourappeal and vice versa.

� How do I accept or refuse the school placeoffered?

You will receive an ‘Acceptance/Refusal’ formwith your school offer letter on 16 April 2015.You will need to complete this form and return itto the school being offered with your decision.

Acceptance/refusal forms must be returned tothe schools by Monday, 18 May 2015.

� If I refuse the place offered, do I have a betterchance being offered a place from the waitinglist or being successful at appeal?

No. Vacant places are only offered from waitinglists in accordance with the school’soversubscription criteria, not dependent onwhether you are holding the offer of a schoolplace or not. In a similar way, appeal decisionsare based on the cases heard by the IndependentAppeal Panel and not on whether you areholding a school place or not. We recommendthat you accept your offer of a place in the firstinstance to ensure you have a place secured.


Section seven Free School Meals and Home to School Transport

The following information on Free School Mealsand Home to School Transport is correct at thetime of going to print.

Please note, there may be changes to MedwayCouncil’s policies as a result of changes tocentral government legislation. This may meanthat changes may be made before your child isdue to start school in September 2015.

Please check the Medway Council websitewww.medway.gov.uk for the most up to dateinformation nearer the time of your child starting school.

Free School Meals

� Will my child be entitled to Free School Meals?

Your child may qualify to receive free schoolmeals if you receive certain qualifying benefits.

At the time of printing this booklet, these are:• Income Support• Jobseeker’s Allowance (income based)• Employment and Support Allowance (Incomerelated)

• The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit• Support under part VI of the Immigration andAsylum Act 1999

• Child Tax Credit, but not entitled to WorkingTax Credit, and whose annual income (asassessed by Her Majesty’s Revenue andCustoms) does not exceed £16,190.

� How do I apply for Free School Meals?

You will need to complete the free school mealsapplication form.

If applying during the school holidays, you willneed to send the completed form to the freepostaddress on the bottom of the form. If applyingat any other time, as well as this option, you cantake it into your child’s school office.

You can obtain an application form by ringing theStudent Services Operations Team on 01634 331155,

or collecting one from: your child’s school office;Medway Council’s Community Hubs in Chatham,Gillingham and Rochester; Strood and RainhamContact Points and Strood and Rainham libraries.

� Do I need to complete the application form forall Medway schools?

A number of academies in Medway are nowprocessing their own free school meals andtherefore Medway Council are unable to deal withyour entitlement. Please contact the school directto make your application. For a list of schools andacademies please visit www.medway.gov.uk andsearch free school meals.

� Do I need to provide proof of benefit with myapplication?

You do not need to provide proof of benefit atthis time. By signing the form you are allowingthe Student Services Operations Team to verifyyour claim.

If free school meals cannot be verified, the teamwill ask for an up to date, full copy of the proof ofbenefit you are receiving, to assess your claim.

� Do I have to renew my application for freeschool meals and if so, when?

No. You do not have to renew your application ifall your details have remained the same.


The Student Services Operations Team will carryout regular reviews and contact you for furtherproof of benefit, if required.

� Who do I contact if any of mine and/or my child’spersonal details change, or I stop receivingbenefit, once I am receiving free school meals?

Please contact the Student Services OperationsTeam on 01634 331155 to update your details. If you have moved address, you will be asked tocomplete a new application form.

If you do not notify the team, it could result inyou having to repay the cost of any free schoolmeals that your child has received.

Home to School Transport

� How do I know if my child is eligible for freehome to school transport?

If you feel your child is eligible for free home toschool transport, you need to complete anapplication form; the Student ServicesOperations Team will assess it and send writtenconfirmation of the decision.

� Where can I get an application form?

You can get an application from: any Medwayschool; Medway Council’s Community Hubs inChatham, Gillingham and Rochester; Strood andRainham Contact Points and Strood and Rainhamlibraries. Alternatively, you can contact the StudentServices Operations Team on 01634 331155.

� What is the current transport policy, includingthe minimum distances?

At the time of going to print, the basicqualifying criteria to be eligible for free home toschool transport is the following:

• if your child is up to eight years old, you mustlive more than two miles from the primaryschool your child will be attending and it mustbe deemed as the ‘nearest appropriate school’to your home address

• if your child is eight years old and above, youmust live more than three miles from theprimary school your child will be attending andit must be deemed as the ‘nearest appropriateschool’ to your home address.

� How are distances measured for home to schooltransport?

It is important to understand that the calculationof distance for school admissions and the hometo school transport are completely separatecalculations based on different policies and willnot necessarily be the same.

Distance for home to school transport arecalculated using the geographical informationsoftware available to Medway Council. Thedistance is calculated from the home address tothe school address by the shortest availablewalking route. It may take account of footpaths,public rights of way, etc.

The shortest available walking route is one alongwhich a child can walk to school, accompanied asnecessary, with reasonable safety.

� What does ‘nearest appropriate school’ mean?

This means the school geographically nearest toyour home address that is suitable to a child’sage, ability and aptitude.

Only one school can be the nearest appropriateschool from your home address.

If you express a preference for a school which isnot the nearest appropriate school and you areoffered a place, you will not qualify for freetransport, even if the school is more than theminimum distance from your home address.

� Can I get free home to school transport if I amon a low income?

Yes. If you are on a low-income you can qualifyfor free home to school transport if you livemore than two miles, but not more than six milesfrom one of your three nearest appropriateschools. Low-income families are defined asthose with children who are entitled to freeschool meals (see details on page 18), or parentsreceive the maximum level of working tax credit.

When returning the application form you willneed to provide an up to date full copy of your proof of benefit in order for us to assessyour claim.

� Can a child get free home to school transportfrom two addresses if their parents are separatedand they live part time with each parent?

No. Medway Council can only issue one travelpass for one return journey from home to schooleach day. We can only assess a transportapplication from the address that is the child’smain place of residence. If you have any specificquestions regarding these situations, pleasecontact the Student Services Operations Team on01634 331155.

� Will my child receive free home to schooltransport automatically if they have medical needs?

If a child has specific medical needs for transport,you will need to provide medical evidence to be


assessed by the Student Service Operations Team.This evidence must provide sufficient detail toenable an assessment to be carried out.

� Will my child receive free home to schooltransport automatically if they have a Statementof Special Educational Needs or an EducationHealth and Care Plan?

You will need to discuss their transport needswith the SEN team on 01634 331123 and theywill advise what information they need to assessthe case.

� I have chosen a school on faith grounds; can Iget free home to school transport?

If your child attends a school chosen ondenominational grounds, the council will countthis as your nearest appropriate school. Toqualify your child must be a regularly practisingmember of a church of the same denominationas the school concerned. If you apply for travelassistance on denominational grounds you willneed your vicar or priest to sign the appropriatesection of the transport application form. Theminimum distances still apply.

If you are on a low-income, you will be entitled tofree transport if you live between two and 15 milesfrom the school and your child is a regularlypractising member of a church of the same religionas the school, if you send in confirmation inwriting, by the church and proof of your benefit.

� My child will be attending a private/independent school or a non-Medway school.Can I still apply for home to school transport?

Medway Council do not provide home to schooltransport for children attending private/independent schools.

If your child will be attending a non-Medwayschool, please contact the Student ServicesOperations Team to discuss your child’s individualcircumstances. As it is unlikely that they will beeligible for home to school transport, unless it isthe nearest school to the home address.

� What if I don’t agree with the decision?

If you feel that the decision that your child is noteligible for free home to school transport isincorrect or that your child’s circumstances warrantan exception to be made, you can submit anapplication form enclosing a letter explaining thereason why you wish your child’s case to be lookedat further. The Student Services ManagementTeam then reconsider your application.

� If we are refused free transport again, is there aright of appeal?

If the Student Services Management Teamrefuses your application for free home to schooltransport again, you may wish to make a formalappeal to Members of Medway Council againstthis decision. Further details of how to appeal tothe Medway Council School Transport &Curriculum Appeals Committee will be providedif your application is not granted.

� How do I find out what bus routes andcompanies cover the journey to my child’schosen school?

Arriva Bus Company operates the majority of busroutes in Medway. You can contact them foradvice on 01634 283600 or visit their websitewww.arrivabus.co.uk to find out the servicenumbers, times, boarding points etc.

Tenders for bus services are often renewed, so atthe time of printing this booklet, the following

bus companies also operate in certain parts ofMedway. To find out if they operate near you,please contact them on the numbers below:

• Nu Venture Bus Company 01622 882288• Farleigh Coaches 01634 201065• Red Route 01474 353896• ASD Coaches 01634 726412

� If my child does not qualify for free home toschool transport, are there any other schemesavailable in Medway?

Medway Youth Pass (young persons half-pricebus fare scheme) - this entitles all young peoplewho live in Medway to pay half the adult fare atall times when travelling on any local bus service.The journeys must start in Medway and can beto any destination in Medway or Kent, as long


as any changes of bus are in Medway. This passis not valid on buses run by companies whoalready offer a child fare.

You can apply for this scheme and find out thecost by ringing the Student Services OperationsTeam on 01634 333333, or collecting a formfrom: your child’s school office; Medway Council’sCommunity Hubs in Chatham, Gillingham andRochester; Strood and Rainham Contact Pointsand Strood and Rainham libraries.

Section eight Other useful information and common oversubscription criteria

Other useful information

Choosing to educate at home

You may choose to educate your child at home. If you elect to do this, the Council has a duty toensure that your child is receiving suitable andeffective full time education.

If you wish to consider educating your child athome, please contact the Inclusions Team on 01634 332572 for more information.

You will be asked to provide full details on thearrangements you are making.

School Term dates

Full details of the Medway Council defined Term

dates for the academic year September 2015 toJuly 2016 can be found on the Medway websitewww.medway.gov.uk

Please be aware that some schools may operatedifferent term dates to the Medway Councildefined ones and you will need to speak toindividual schools about their arrangements.

The Physical and Sensory Service (PASS)

PASS is part of Medway’s learning support serviceand is actively working with children and youngpeople with physical, hearing and visualimpairment from birth to 19-years-old.

It operates an open and responsive referral systemand aims to provide the earliest possible

intervention to inform and advise on access tolearning opportunities in schools, early yearssettings and the home environment. For moreinformation, please contact PASS on 01634 334157.

Sustainable School Travel Strategy

Medway Council is keen to ensure that their ownplans support school travel plans (STP), so that theschools can develop a long-term commitment toimplementation, monitoring and development.Working with schools, Medway Council hasdeveloped a number of initiatives.

Further information can be found atwww.medway.gov.uk/schoolsandeducation/schoolsandcolleges/gettingtoschool.aspx

� If my child has a free bus pass and misbehaveson the bus, will the pass be taken away?

All transport provided is subject to your childbehaving in an acceptable manner whiletravelling. If however, the transport companyfeel that your child’s behaviour is unacceptable,their ticket can be withdrawn. In such cases,Medway Council will cease to accept liability fortravel arrangements and you will have to makeyour own arrangements from then on.

Vacant Seat Payment Scheme - Children who donot qualify for free home to school transportmay apply for a vacant seat on a hired schoolvehicle, if one operates on the route required, ata cost. It is important to understand that the seaton the transport may be withdrawn at any timeif it is required by a child eligible for free hometo school transport or if the transport iswithdrawn. Further information on this schemecan be obtained from Medway Norse Transporton 01634 793908.


Common oversubscription criteriaThe opposite table provides some definitions forthe most common oversubscription criteria usedby schools. The definitions quoted are those ofMedway Council and may be different for anindividual school.

Please ensure you read each individual school’soversubscription criteria in Section 9 to ascertainexactly what their oversubscription criteria areand what these mean for your child.

*Please note that, at the time of going to print,the Student Services Admissions Team areresearching the use of new distancing software.Please check the website,www.medway.gov.uk/admissions and look atCo-ordinated Admission Scheme for PrimaryAdmissions – September 2015 for the most up todate information on how distances are calculated.

Criteria Definition

Children in public Looked after children are children who are (i) in the care of a local authority, orcare/looked after (ii) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise ofchildren and previously their social services functions (as defined in Section 22(1) of the Children Act looked after children 1989) at the time of making the application for a school.

Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceasedto be so because they were adopted (under the terms of the Adoption andChildren Act 2002, Section 46) or became subject to a residence order or specialguardianship order (under the terms of the Children Act 1989, Section 8 andSection 14A).

Please note that the Council will ask for evidence of ‘looked after’ or‘previously looked after’ status and a copy of the adoption/residence/specialguardianship order to validate this criterion.

Sibling/current family Sibling means children who live permanently as brother/sister in the same houseassociation and includes natural siblings, adopted siblings, foster siblings and step siblings.

Extended family, for example cousins, living in the same house do not qualify as siblings. The sibling must be attending the named school at the time ofapplication and at the time the younger child would start (September 2015).

Child’s health reasons Medical evidence must be provided to the Student Services Admissions Team.This evidence must demonstrate a specific link between the child’s medicalconditions and needs and how the named school can meet these needs.

Nearness of children’s Applicants are prioritised in order of nearness to the school. The distance home/distance* calculated is the shortest available safe walking route known to the

geographical information software used by Student Services Admissions Team.

This geographical information software may not know all footpaths that are inexistence and certain new roads may not be known. Where a footpath or newroad is not known to the software an alternative route will be used. Where achild’s home is situated on a new road the distance calculation will begin fromthe nearest available known road plotted in the software. New developmentsmay be subject to this.

In certain cases it may not be possible to calculate a distance where the entireroute is deemed as a safe walking route. In these circumstances the distancecalculated is used purely to prioritise an application for admission. There is noexpectation that the walk should be taken.

apply online www.medway.gov.uk/onlineadmissions 23

Section nine Individual school’s oversubscription criteria

School name School typeAll Saints C of E Primary School (SIF required) VC

Balfour Infants School C

Balfour Junior School C

Barnsole Primary School C

Bligh Federation - Infants C

Bligh Federation - Juniors C

Brompton Westbrook Primary School C

Burnt Oak Primary School and Children's Centre C

Byron Primary School C

Cedar Primary School C

Cuxton Community Infant School C

Cuxton Community Junior School C

Deanwood Primary School and Children's Centre C

Delce Infant School, Nursery and Children's Centre C

Delce Academy A

Fairview Community Primary School C

Featherby Infant and Nursery School C

Featherby Junior School C

Greenvale Infant and Nursery School C

School name School typeThe Gordon School - Infants A

The Gordon School - Juniors A

Halling Primary School C

Hempstead Infant School C

Hempstead Junior School C

Hilltop Primary School C

Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and Marlborough Centre C

Horsted School - Infants C

Horsted School - Juniors C

Luton Infant and Nursery School C

Luton Junior School C

Maundene School C

Miers Court Primary School C

Napier Community Primary and Nursery School C

New Road Primary School C

Oaklands School C

Park Wood Infant School C

Park Wood Junior School C

The Pilgrim School (SIF required) VC

Riverside Primary School and Children’s Centre C

St Helen's C of E Primary School (SIF required) VC

St John's CE Infants School (SIF required) VC

St Margaret's at Troy Town C of E (VC) Primary School and Children's Centre (SIF required) VC

St Margaret's C of E Junior School (SIF required) VC

School name School typeSt Margaret's Infant School C

St Nicholas' CE Infant School (SIF required) VC

St Peter's Infant School C

Stoke Community School C

Swingate Primary School C

Temple Mill Primary School C

Thames View Primary School C

Twydall Primary School C

Wainscott Primary School C

Walderslade Primary School C

C = Community A = AcademyVC = Voluntary Controlled

The oversubscription criteria listed on pages 24and 25 relate to the following schools.

This table lists Medway community and voluntarycontrolled schools. In addition, recently convertedacademies are also listed because they werecommunity schools at the time theoversubscription criteria was determined.


This section provides you with the details of theoversubscription criteria for each Medway infant,primary and junior school.

For all schools, places will first be offered tochildren with a statement of special educationalneeds, which names the school.

If there are more applications for a school thanplaces available, all other applications for theabove schools will be prioritised using the school’spublished oversubscription criteria.

Oversubscription criteria

Community and voluntary controlled schoolsThe over-subscription criteria for all Communityand Voluntary Controlled primary schools are: 1 Children in public care/looked after children and

previously looked after children – (see note 1)2 Attendance at a paired infant school – (see note 2)3 Sibling (a brother or sister attending the namedschools at the time of application and who will stillbe attending in September 2015) – (see note 3)

4 Denominational preference (for VoluntaryControlled church schools only) – A supplementaryinformation form is also required (see note 4)

5 Child’s health reasons – (see note 5)6 Children of teaching staff – (see note 6)7 Nearness of children’s home and (for HallingPrimary School only) ease of access to the school– (see note 7)

Please note for children of multiple birth –In the event of a school being oversubscribedwhere the parent/carer for the final qualifyingplace(s) available is the parent/carer of twins,triplets or other multiple birth, the Council will

give multiple birth applications a higher priorityfor place than other applications with theexception of children in public care.Parents/carers/carers must tick the appropriatebox on the application to indicate the children areof multiple birth.

Tiebreaker – in the event of a tie within anycriterion 1-5 (i.e. if two or more children have thesame priority in any criterion), places will beallocated to those living closest to the schoolmeasured by the shortest available walking route.

Definitions and notes1 Looked after children are children who are (i) inthe care of a local authority, or (ii) beingprovided with accommodation by a localauthority in the exercise of their social servicesfunctions (as defined in Section 22(1) of theChildren Act 1989) at the time of making theapplication for a school. Previously looked after children are children whowere looked after, but ceased to be so becausethey were adopted (under the terms of theAdoption and Children Act 2002, Section 46) orbecame subject to a residence order or specialguardianship order (under the terms of theChildren Act 1989, Section 8 and Section 14A).

Please note that the Council will ask for evidenceof ‘looked after’ or previously ‘looked after’ statusand a copy of the adoption/residence/specialguardianship order to validate this criterion.

2 This criterion applies to applications for Year 3 injunior schools only where a paired school isnamed in this co-ordinated scheme and theadmission booklet.

3 We give priority to children who have a sibling atthe named school. Sibling means children wholive as brother/sister in the same house andincludes natural siblings, adopted siblings, fostersiblings and step siblings. Extended family, forexample cousins, living in the same house do notqualify as siblings.

The sibling link also applies across ‘paired’schools. This means if parents/carers are applyingfor Year R in the infant school and have an oldersibling in the ‘paired’ junior school the siblinglink will be considered and also if the parent isapplying for Year 3 in the junior school and has ayounger sibling in the ‘paired’ infant school thesibling link will apply.

Please note that if the older sibling is in Year 6 atthe time of application, the link cannot beconsidered, as they will not be in the school whenthe younger child starts in September 2015.

4 When a parent/carer applies for a place at aMedway Voluntary Controlled Church of EnglandSchool on the grounds of denomination, suchapplication must be supported by evidence thateither the child or at least one parent/carer is aregular worshipper (the level of attendanceshould be at least once a month) at a church


affiliated to, or represented at “ChurchesTogether in England” or the “EvangelicalAlliance” and has been for at least 12 monthsprior to the application being made.

Parents/carers must ensure that they have alsocompleted the supplementary information form(SIF) for Medway Voluntary Controlled churchschools.

The SIF is available from and returnable to anyMedway Voluntary Controlled church schools (as listed below) and is also available on theCouncil’s websitewww.medway.gov.uk/admissions

The SIF does not constitute an application forthe school and parents/carers must completethe Council application as well (either online or paper). The SIF on its own will not beprocessed unless there is also a validapplication for the school.The SIF must be returned to the school by theclosing date for applications.

Medway Voluntary Controlled church schoolsAll Saints CE Primary SchoolSt Helen’s CE Primary SchoolSt John’s CE Infant SchoolSt Margaret’s at Troy Town CE VC Primary SchoolSt Margaret’s CE Junior SchoolSt Nicholas CE Infant SchoolThe Pilgrim CE Primary School

5 Medical evidence from a GP or consultant mustbe provided to the Student Services AdmissionsTeam. This evidence must demonstrate a specificlink between the child’s medical condition andneeds and how the named school can meetthese needs.

Only the child’s medical/health reasons can beconsider, not the parents/carers.

6 A child can be considered under this criterionwhere a member of teaching staff has beenemployed at the school requested for two ormore years at the time the application is made.

7 The distance calculated is the shortest availablewalking route between the child’s home andschool using roads and footpaths known to themapping layer used by the Student ServicesAdmissions Team within the GeographicalInformation Software (GIS).

The start point - The centre point of the nearestroad or footpath known to the GIS to the seedpoint of the child’s home (The seed point is a gridreference for the property taken from OrdnanceSurvey mapping data). This may not always be thepostal address road, in rare circumstances where analternative road or footpath is actually nearer tothe seed point of the property this will be used.

The end point - A pre defined centre point of theroad adjacent the school site or a pre definedcentre point within the school site. The same endpoint is used for all distance calculations to theschool concerned.

The distance - The distance calculated is theshortest available walking route known to theMedway GIS using the centre point of streets andother available walking routes. The Medway GISmay not know all footpaths that are in existenceand certain new roads may not be known. Where afootpath or new road is not known to the GIS analternative route will be used. Where a child’shome is situated on a new road the distance

calculation will begin from the nearest availableknown road plotted in the GIS. New developmentsmay be subject to this.

In certain cases it may not be possible to calculate adistance where the entire route is deemed as awalking route. In these circumstances the distancecalculated is used purely to prioritise an applicationfor admission. There is no expectation that thewalk should be taken.

Halling Primary School only – This school will usethe ease of access part of criterion 6, which means:

• places are first offered to children living in UpperHalling (as defined in the hatched area on a mapwhich is available at the school), which includesLadds Farm, and Clements farm areas.

• secondly places are offered to those childrenliving in Halling (as defined in the checkered areaon a map which is available at the school)including Formby Cottages to the north andLadds Lane area to the south.

• Any remaining places at Halling Primary Schoolwill be offered on nearness of children’s homesto the school.


Oversubscription criteria for Medwayvoluntary aided, foundation schools and academies

All Faiths’ Children’s Community School ACADEMY

Following receipt of parental/carer preferences,places will be offered to those children withstatements of special educational needs where AllFaiths’ Children’s Community School is named.Then, if the number of requests received via theco-ordinated scheme is more than the number ofplaces available, places will be allocated in thefollowing priority order:

1 Children in public care - as defined in theMedway co-ordinated admission scheme.

2 Current family association (a brother or sister inthe school at the time of application and stillattending in September 2015).

3 Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must beprovided which demonstrates a specific healthreason, which requires a child to attend AllFaiths’ Children’s Community School.

4 Multiple birth children, as defined in theMedway co-ordinated admission scheme.

5 Nearness of child’s home to school measuredusing Medway Council’s criteria.

Where criteria involves measuring distance to achild’s home, the Local Authority’s procedures forascertaining the shortest available safe routebetween home and the school will be used. In the event of a tie within any criterion before thelast, places will be allocated to those living theclosest distance to the school as mentioned above.

Allhallows Primary Academy ACADEMY

If more applications are received than placesavailable, then the following LA over-subscriptioncriteria will apply:

• Children with SEN Statements who have named the school

• Children in public care• Current family association• Child’s health reasons• Nearness of children’s homes and ease of access to schools.

In the event of a tie of the above criteria then thedistance from home to school will be used as atie-breaker based on the shortest walkingdistance route.

Chattenden Primary School ACADEMY

Following receipt of parental preferences, placeswill be offered to those children with statementsof special educational needs where ChattendenPrimary School (Peninsula Gateway Academy Trust)is named. Then, if the number of requests receivedvia the co-ordinated scheme is more than thenumber of places available, places will be allocatedin the following priority order:

1 Children in public care – as defined in theMedway co-ordinated admission scheme.

2 Current family association (a brother or sister inthe school at the time of application and stillattending in September 2015) – as defined in theMedway co-ordinated admission scheme.

3 Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must beprovided which demonstrates a specific healthreason which requires a child to attendChattenden Primary School (Peninsula GatewayAcademy Trust).

4 Multiple birth children where ChattendenPrimary School (Peninsula Gateway AcademyTrust) is the nearest school to the child’s home.


Where criteria involves measuring distance to achild’s home, the LA’s procedures for ascertainingthe shortest available safe route between homeand the school will be used.In the event of a tie within any criterion before thelast, places will be allocated to those living theclosest distance to the school as mentioned above.


Cliffe Woods Primary School ACADEMY

Following receipt of parental preferences, placeswill be offered to those children with statementsof special educational needs where Cliffe WoodsPrimary School is named. Then, if the number ofrequests received via the co-ordinated scheme ismore than the number of places available, placeswill be allocated in the following priority order:

1 Children in public care - as defined in theMedway co-ordinated admission scheme.

2 Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must beprovided which demonstrates a specific healthreason, which requires a child to attend CliffeWoods Primary School.


4 Multiple birth children where Cliffe WoodsPrimary School is the nearest school to the child’s home.


Where criteria involves measuring distance to achild’s home, the LA’s procedures for ascertainingthe shortest available safe route between homeand the school will be used. In the event of a tie within any criterion before thelast, places will be allocated to those living theclosest distance to the school as mentioned above.

Delce Academy ACADEMY

Please note: this school became an academy on 1April 2014 and, therefore, the oversubscription

criteria were determined whilst it was still acommunity school. As such the details of theoversubscription criteria can be found underCommunity and Voluntary Controlled Schools.

Elaine Primary Academy ACADEMY

Following receipt of parental preferences, placeswill be offered to those children with statementsof special educational needs where Elaine PrimaryAcademy Primary School is named. Then, if thenumber of requests received via the co-ordinatedscheme is more than the number of placesavailable, places will be allocated in the followingpriority order:

1 Children in public care (as defined in the Medwayco-ordinated admission scheme)

2 Current family association (a brother or sister inthe school at the time of application and stillattending in September 2015.

3 Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must beprovided which demonstrates a specific healthreason which requires a child to attend ElainePrimary Academy Primary School.

4 Multiple birth children where Elaine PrimaryAcademy Primary School is the nearest school tothe child’s home.

5 Nearness of children’s home measured usingMedway Council’s criteria.

Where criteria involves measuring distance to achild’s home, the LA’s procedures for ascertainingthe shortest available safe route between homeand the school will be used. In the event of a tie within any criterion, before thelast criterion, places will be allocated to those livingthe closest distance to the school as mentioned above.

English Martyrs’ Roman Catholic School VOLUNTARY AIDED

A supplementary information form (SIF) isrequired for this school in addition to theMedway school application. You must collect this,complete it and return it to the school by theclosing date for applications.Where the number of applications exceeds thenumber of places, the governors will offer placesusing the following criteria in the order stated:

1 Looked after children (as defined in the Medwayco-ordinated admissions scheme).

2 Baptised Catholic children. Evidence of baptismwill be required.

3 Children enrolled in the catechumenate(preparing to become Catholics). Evidence will berequired.

4 Children baptised or dedicated into other Christiandenominations, Churches affiliated to orrepresented at ‘Churches Together in England’ and‘Evangelical Alliance’. Evidence will be required.

5 Children who are members of other faiths, whoseparents wish them to receive a Christianeducation. This should be supported by a letterand evidence of their faith will be required.

6 Any other children.

The following order of priorities will be appliedwhen applications within any of the abovecategories exceed the places available and it isnecessary to decide between applications.i A brother or sister on the school roll at the timeof admission (as defined by Medway Council).Evidence of the relationship may be required.ii Social, pastoral and medical needs which makethe school particularly suitable for the child inquestion. Strong and relevant evidence must be


provided by an appropriate professional authority(eg qualified medical practitioner, educationwelfare officer, social worker or priest).

iii Distance from home to school (as defined byMedway Council).

The Gordon School – Infant and Junior ACADEMY

Please note: these schools became academies on 1March 2014 and, therefore, their oversubscriptioncriteria were determined whilst they were still acommunity school. As such the details of theiroversubscription criteria can be found underCommunity and Voluntary Controlled Schools.

High Halstow Primary School ACADEMY

Following receipt of parental preferences, placeswill be offered to those children with statementsof special educational needs where High HalstowPrimary School is named. Then, if the number ofrequests received via the co-ordinated scheme ismore than the number of places available, placeswill be allocated in the following priority order:

1 Children in public care (as defined in the Medwayco-ordinated admission scheme).

2 Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must beprovided which demonstrates a specific healthreason which requires a child to attend HighHalstow Primary School.


4 Multiple birth children where High HalstowPrimary School is the nearest school to thechild’s home.

5 Nearness of children’s home measured usingMedway Council’s criteria.

Where criteria involves measuring distance to achild’s home, the LA’s procedures for ascertainingthe shortest available safe route between homeand the school will be used. In the event of a tie within any criterion, beforethe last criterion, places will be allocated to thoseliving the closest distance to the school asmentioned above.

The Hundred of Hoo Academy – primary phase ACADEMY

Following receipt of parental preferences, placeswill be offered to those children with statementsof special educational needs where The Hundredof Hoo Academy is named. Then, if the number ofrequests received via the co-ordinated scheme ismore than the number of places available, placeswill be allocated in the following priority order:

1 Children in Public Care (as defined in theMedway co-ordinated admission scheme)

2 Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must beprovided which demonstrates a specific healthreason which requires a child to attend TheHundred of Hoo Academy

3 Current family association (a brother or sister atthe The Hundred of Hoo Academy at the time ofapplication and still attending in September 2015).

4 Multiple birth children where the The Hundredof Hoo Academy is the nearest school to thechild’s home

5 Nearness of children’s home measured usingMedway Council’s criteria

Where criteria involves measuring distance to achild’s home, the LA’s procedures for ascertainingthe shortest available safe route between homeand the school will be used.In the event of a tie within any criterion, beforethe last criterion, places will be allocated to thoseliving the closest distance to the school asmentioned above.

Kingfisher Primary School ACADEMY

Where the number of applications received via theMedway co-ordinated scheme exceeds 30, theschool PAN, places will be allocated in thefollowing priority order:

• Children in public care – as defined in the MedwayCouncil Co-ordinated admissions scheme

• Current family association – (a brother or sister inthe school at the time of the application and stillattending in September 2015)

• Childs health reasons – medical evidence must beprovided which demonstrates a specific healthreason which requires a child to attend thepreferred school

Nearness of children’s homes and ease of access toschools (in the event of a tie within any criterion,before the last criterion, places will be allocated tothose living closest to the school measured by theshortest available walking route.) Evidence ofresidence may be required.


Lordswood School ACADEMY

Where the number of applications received viathe Medway co-ordinated scheme exceeds 60, theschool PAN, places will be allocated in thefollowing priority order:

• Children in public care - as defined in theMedway Council Co-ordinated admissionsscheme;

• Current family association (a brother or sister inthe school at the time of application and stillattending in September 2015);

• Child’s health reasons - medical evidence mustbe provided which demonstrates a specifichealth reason which requires a child to attendthe preferred school;

• Nearness of children’s homes and ease of accessto schools (In the event of a tie within anycriterion, before the last criterion, places will beallocated to those living closest to the schoolmeasured by the shortest available walkingroute.) Evidence of residence may be required.

New Horizons Children’s Academy ACADEMY

Following receipt of parental preferences, placeswill be offered to those children with statementsof special educational needs where New HorizonsChildren’s Academy is named. Then, if the numberof requests received via the co-ordinated scheme ismore than the number of places available, placeswill be allocated in the following priority order:

1 Children in public care – as defined in theMedway co-ordinated admission scheme.

2 Current family association (a brother or sister in

the school at the time of application and stillattending in September 2015).

3 Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must beprovided which demonstrates a specific healthreason which requires a child to attend NewHorizons Primary School.

4 Multiple birth children as defined in the Medwayco-ordinated admission scheme.

5 Nearness of child’s home to school measuredusing Medway Council’s GIS system.

Where criteria involves measuring distance to achild’s home, the LA’s procedures for ascertainingthe shortest available safe route between homeand the school will be used.In the event of a tie within any criterion before thelast, places will be allocated to those living theclosest distance to the school as mentioned above.

Oasis Academy Skinner Street ACADEMY

In the event of there being a greater demand foradmission than there are places available, thenchildren with a Statement of Special Needs namingOasis Academy Skinner Street will always beadmitted. Once places have been offered to thesechildren, the following criteria will be applied in theorder set out below:

1 Looked after children (see note 2), whether livingin the catchment area or not, and children whowere looked after, but have ceased to be sobecause they were adopted or became subject toresidence order or special guardianship order.

2 Siblings; where there are siblings in attendance atthe preferred Academy and who will still be on rollin the year of entry (see note 4). Sibling refers tobrother or sister, half brother or sister, step-brother

or sister or the child of the parent/carer’s partnerwhere the child for whom the place is sought isliving in the same family unit at the same addressas that sibling.

3 Children (or parent) with exceptional medical orsocial needs (see note 3) that make it essentialthat they attend Oasis Academy Skinner Streetrather than any other. These needs must be fullysupported by written evidence from theappropriate professional person involved withthe family.

4 Geography: children living closest to theAcademy (see note 5) as measured by theshortest available walking route from the homeaddress to the Academy. The home address iswhere the child sends the majority of the timeand is living with the person who has parentalresponsibility and is the main ‘carer’ as defined insection 576 of the Education Act 1996(documentary evidence may be requested). If achild regularly lives at more than one address theAcademy will have to reach a conclusion aboutwhich should be counted as the main addresswhen allocating places. This will normally be theaddress where the Child Benefit is paid andwhere the child is registered with a doctor.

In the event of over-subscription in any of thecriteria above proximity of the child’s home to theAcademy, as measured by the shortest safe walkingroute, with those living nearer being accorded thehigher priority, will be used to determine whichchildren should be offered places. If the distance isidentical then a random allocation in the presence ofan independent person will take place. To determinedistances the local authority GIS (geographicalinformation system) will be used.


Phoenix Junior Academy ACADEMY

Where the number of applications received via theMedway co-ordinated scheme exceeds the schoolPAN, places will be allocated in the followingpriority order:

• Children in public care – as defined in theMedway Co-ordinated admissions scheme.

• Attendance at Greenvale Infants School (pairedinfants).

• Current family association (a brother or sister inthe school at the time of application and stillattending in September 2014).

• Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must beprovided which demonstrates a specific healthreason which requires a child to attend thepreferred school.

• Nearness of children’s homes and ease of accessto schools (in the event of a tie within anycriterion, before the last criterion, places will beallocated to those living closest to the schoolmeasured by the shortest available walkingroute.) Evidence of residence may be required.

Saxon Way Primary School ACADEMY

Following receipt of parental/carer preferences,places will be offered to those children withstatements of special educational needs whereSaxon Way Primary School is named. Placesavailable, places will be allocated in the followingpriority order:

1 Children in public care – as defined in theMedway coordinated admission scheme.

2 Current family association (brother or sister in

the school at the time of application and stillattending in September 2015).

3 Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must beprovided which demonstrates a specific healthreason, which requires a child to attend SaxonWay Primary School.

4 Multiple birth children, as defined in theMedway coordinated admission scheme.


Where criteria involves measuring distance to achild’s home, the Local Authority’s procedures forascertaining the shortest available safe routebetween home and the school will be used.In the event of a tie within any criterion before thelast, places will be allocated to those living theclosest distance to the school as mentioned above.

St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

VOLUNTARY AIDED




3 Children enrolled in the catechumenate (preparingto become Catholics). Evidence will be required.

4 Children baptised or dedicated into other Christian

denominations, churches affiliated to orrepresented at ‘Churches Together in England’ and‘Evangelical Alliance’. Evidence will be required.



The following order of priorities will be appliedwhen applications within any of the abovecategories exceed the places available and it isnecessary to decide between applications.i A brother or sister on the school roll at the timeof admission (as defined by Medway Council).Evidence of the relationship may be required.ii Social, pastoral and medical needs which makethe school particularly suitable for the child inquestion. Strong and relevant evidence must beprovided by an appropriate professional authority(e.g. qualified medical practitioner, educationwelfare officer, social worker or priest).


St Benedict’s Catholic Primary School VOLUNTARY AIDED




2 Baptised Catholic children. Evidence of baptismwill be required. Baptism certificates need to beproduced and should be in the school by theclosing date for the application process.


4 Children baptised or dedicated into other Christiandenominations, churches affiliated to orrepresented at ‘Churches Together in England’ and‘Evangelical Alliance’. Evidence will be required.





St James’ Church of England Primary Academy ACADEMY

A supplementary information form (SIF) isrequired for this school in addition to theMedway school application. You must collect this,

complete it and return it to the school by theclosing date for applications.If the number of preferences received via the co-ordinated scheme is more than 30, places will beoffered in the following priority order:

1 St James’ will give the highest priority to lookedafter children, in accordance with the relevantprovisions of the School Admissions Code.

2 Regular church attendance, where the child or atleast one parent/carer is a regular worshipper(the level of attendance should be at least once amonth) at a church affiliated to, or representedat ‘Churches Together in England’ or the‘Evangelical Alliance’ and has been for at least 12months prior to the application being made.NB: If oversubscribed, at least 50 per cent of theplaces available each year will be allocated withoutreference to any faith-based admission criteria.

3 Current family association – brother or sister atschool at the time of admission. The definition ofthis includes stepbrothers and sisters and childrenliving as a family unit.

4 Child’s health reasons – medical evidence must beprovided which demonstrates a specific healthreason that requires a child to attend thepreferred school.

5 Nearness of children’s homes to the school.Distance will be measured in a straight line fromthe front door of the child’s home address(including flats) to the main entrance of theschool, with those living closer to the schoolreceiving the higher priority. If a child has morethan one permanent home address, the nearestwill be used for admission purposes.

Note: If in categories 2-5 above, a tie-break isnecessary to determine which child is admitted, thechild living closest to the school will be given

priority for admission. Distance is measured fromthe child’s home to the front gates of the school ina straight line. Random allocation will be used as a tie-break incategories 2-5 above to decide who has highestpriority for admission if the distance between achild’s home and the academy is equidistant in anytwo or more cases.

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School VOLUNTARY AIDED


1 Looked After Children (as defined in the Medwayco-ordinated admissions scheme).






The following order of priorities will be appliedwhen applications within any of the above


categories exceed the places available and it isnecessary to decide between applications.i A brother or sister on the school roll at the timeof admission (as defined by Medway Council).Evidence of the relationship may be required.ii Social, pastoral and medical needs which makethe school particularly suitable for the child inquestion. Strong and relevant evidence must beprovided by an appropriate professional authority(e.g. qualified medical practitioner, educationwelfare officer, social worker or priest).


St Mary’s Island CE Primary School VOLUNTARY AIDED

A supplementary information form (SIF) isrequired for this school in addition to theMedway school application. You must collect this,complete it and return it to the school by theclosing date for applications.If the number of preferences received via the co-ordinated scheme is more than the number ofplaces available, children in public care (as definedby government regulations) will have priority inboth categories 1 and 2 below. The plannedadmission number (PAN) is 60.

1 If there are more applicants for the one-thirdchurch places than places available, preferencewill be given to children who are on the electoralrolls of St Mark’s Gillingham (which includes theecumenical Church of St Mary’s Island), and of StLuke’s Gillingham, our Foundation churches, andthen any other Anglican churches. Any remainingplaces will be offered to children from thosefamilies who, in the opinion of the governingbody of the school, demonstrate the highest levelof Christian commitment as evidenced by thechurch leaders.In the event of a tie, the criterion of nearness tothe school will apply. If the church places areundersubscribed, any spare places will be offeredas below.

2 The remaining two – thirds of places will beallocated in the following order of priority:a - Siblings of children in school at the time ofentry. (A ‘sibling’ is defined as any child livingpermanently within the same family.)b - Other island residents.c - Those not resident on the island.In the event of a tie within (b) or (c) above,preference will be given to those who livenearest to the school. For island residents, thiswill be measured as the crow flies. For non-islandresidents, distance will be measured by road.

St Michael’s RC Primary School VOLUNTARY AIDED


1 Looked after children.2 Baptised Catholic children. Evidence of baptismwill be required.





The following order of priorities will be appliedwhen applications within any of the abovecategories exceed the places available and it isnecessary to decide between applications.i A brother or sister on the school roll at the timeof admission (as defined by Medway Council).Evidence of the relationship may be required.ii Social, pastoral and medical needs which makethe school particularly suitable for the child inquestion. Strong and relevant evidence must beprovided by an appropriate professional authority(e.g. qualified medical practitioner, attendanceadvisory practitioner, social worker or priest).


St Thomas More Catholic Primary School VOLUNTARY AIDED

A supplementary information form (SIF) isrequired for this school in addition to theMedway school application. You must collect this,complete it and return it to the school by theclosing date for applications.


Where the number of applications exceeds thenumber of places, the governors will offer placesusing the following criteria in the order stated:









St Thomas of Canterbury Roman Catholic Primary School

VOLUNTARY AIDED


1 Looked after children (as defined by the Medwayco-ordinated admissions scheme).






The following order of priorities will be appliedwhen applications within any of the abovecategories exceed the places available and it isnecessary to decide between applications.i A brother or sister on the school roll at the timeof admission (as defined by Medway Council).Evidence of the relationship may be required.ii Social, pastoral and medical needs which makethe school particularly suitable for the child inquestion. Strong and relevant evidence must be

provided by an appropriate professional authority(e.g. qualified medical practitioner, educationwelfare officer, social worker or priest).


St William of Perth Catholic Primary School VOLUNTARY AIDED


1 Looked after children – as defined in Medway co-ordinated admission scheme.


3 Children enrolled in the catechumenate(preparing to become Catholics). Evidence will be required.

4 Children who are baptised members of EasternOrthodox Churches. Evidence of Baptism will be required




The following order of priorities will be appliedwhen applications within any of the above


categories exceed the places available and it isnecessary to decide between applications.i A brother or sister on the school roll at the timeof admission (as defined by Medway Council).Evidence of the relationship may be required.ii Social, pastoral and medical needs which makethe school particularly suitable for the child inquestion. Strong and relevant evidence must beprovided by an appropriate professional authority(e.g. qualified medical practitioner, educationwelfare officer, social worker or priest).


Warren Wood Primary School FOUNDATION


• Children in public care – as defined in theMedway co-ordinated admissions scheme.

• Current family association (a brother or sister inthe school at the time of application and stillattending in September 2015).

• Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must beprovided which demonstrates a specific healthreason which requires a child to attend thepreferred school.

• Nearness of children’s homes and ease of accessto schools (in the event of a tie within anycriterion, before the last criterion, places will beallocated to those living closest to the schoolmeasured by the shortest available walkingroute.) Evidence of residence may be required.

In cases of over subscription, parents can ask forthe children’s names to be placed on a waiting

list held by the Local Authority for a place atWarren Wood Primary School. The children willbe ranked according to the school’s oversubscription criteria and the co-ordinated schemeand not according to the date when the child’sname was added to the list.

Wayfield Primary School ACADEMY

Following receipt of parental/carer preferences,places will be offered to those children withstatements of special educational needs whereWayfield Primary School is named. Then, if thenumber of requests received via the coordinatedscheme is more than the number of placesavailable, places will be allocated in the followingpriority order:

1 Children in public care -as defined in the Medwayco-ordinated admission scheme.


3 Child’s health reasons. Medical evidence must beprovided which demonstrates a specific healthreason, which requires a child to attend WayfieldPrimary School

4 Multiple birth children, as defined in theMedway co-ordinated admission scheme.


Where criteria involves measuring distance to achild’s home, the Local Authority’s procedures forascertaining the shortest available safe routebetween home and the school will be used. In the event of a tie within any criterion before thelast, places will be

The Academy at Woodlands – WoodlandsPrimary School

ACADEMY


• Children in public care - as defined in the MedwayCouncil Co-ordinated admissions scheme;

• Current family association - (a brother or sister inthe school at the time of application and stillattending in September 2015),

• Child’s health reasons - medical evidence must beprovided which demonstrates a specific healthreason which requires a child to attend thepreferred school.

• Nearness of children’s homes and ease of accessto schools (In the event of a tie within anycriterion, before the last criterion, places will beallocated to those living closest to the schoolmeasured by the shortest available walkingroute.) Evidence of residence may be required.


Chatham

Gillingham

Hoo

Lordswood

Rainham

Rochester

Strood

Twydall

Walderslade

Wigmore/Hempstead

Section ten The schools

Schoolcontactdetails

Department forEducation uniqueschool number

Publishedadmission

number for 2015

Area ofMedway

School type community (C);

voluntary controlled (VC);foundation (F);

voluntary aided (VA):academy (A)

Number ofpreferences

received by theschool in 2014

How to use the school pages

The areas of Medwayare colour coded

Number of placesoffered on 16 April 2014(offer day)

Supplementaryinformation

form

Last criteriaapplied for

offers in 2014*

Last distancecriteria applied

for offers in 2014*

* If these sections areblank it means theschool was undersubscribed on 16 April2014 and LA allocations(where preferences can’tbe met) were made.


School name DFE PAN Area Primary/ Type Age Number Places Last Last distance SIF junior/ range of prefs allocated criteria metresinfant 2014 2014 applied (if applicable)

All Faiths’ Children’s Academy

Gun Lane, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4UF Phone: 01634 717115 Email: [email protected] Web: www.allfaiths.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs H Taylor 887 2600 30 Strood P A 4-11 88 30 distance 1126 metres NO

All Saints Church of England Primary School

Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, ME4 5JY Phone: 01634 338922 Email: [email protected] Web: www.allsaints.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs Gill Hill 887 3093 45 Chatham P VC 4-11 144 45 distance 652 metres YES

Allhallows Primary Academy

Avery Way, Allhallows, Rochester, ME3 9HR Phone: 01634 270428 Email: [email protected] Web: www.allhallows.medway.sch.uk

Head of School: Mrs L Stubbing 887 2570 30 Hoo P A 4-11 19 12 distance n/a NO

Balfour Infants School (paired with Balfour Junior School)

Pattens Lane, Rochester, ME1 2QT Phone: 01634 338280 Email: [email protected] Web: www.balfourinf.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs Barbara Padmore 887 2215 90 Rochester I C 4-7 237 90 distance 1090 metres NO

Barnsole Primary School

Barnsole Road, Gillingham, ME7 2JG Phone: 01634 333400 Email: [email protected] Web: www.barnsoleprimary.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs S McKewan 887 2396 90 Gillingham P C 4-11 189 90 distance 2541 metres NO

Bligh Federation - Infants (paired with Bligh Federation - Juniors)

Bligh Way, Strood, Rochester, ME2 2XJ Phone: 01634 336220 Email: [email protected] Web: www.blighfederationandchildrenscentre.co.uk

Headteacher: Miss T Gobell 887 2537 60 Strood I C 4-7 141 60 distance 1398 metres NO

Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Kings Bastion, Brompton,

Gillingham, ME7 5DQ Phone: 01634 844152 Email: [email protected] Web: www.bromptonwestbrook.medway.sch.uk

Acting Head of School: Mrs S Mason 887 2646 60 Gillingham P C 4-11 145 60 distance 1452 metres NO

Medway infant and primary schoolsThese schools can be named for applications for reception year (Year R)



Burnt Oak Primary School

Richmond Road, Gillingham, ME7 1LS Phone: 01634 334344 Email: [email protected] Web: www.burntoak.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs Heidi Barton 887 3760 60 Gillingham P C 4-11 115 57 n/a n/a NO

Byron Primary School

Byron Road, Gillingham, ME7 5XX Phone: 01634 852981 Email: [email protected] Web: www.byron.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mr John Carthy 887 2644 75 Gillingham P C 4-11 181 75 distance 539 metres NO

Cedar Primary School

Cedar Road, Strood, ME2 2JP Phone: 01634 338260 Email: [email protected] Web: www.cedarprimary.medway.sch.uk

Executive Headteacher: Mrs J Keelan 887 2469 90 Strood P C 4-11 80 57 n/a n/a NO

Chattenden Primary School (Peninsula Gateway Academy Trust)

Chattenden Lane, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LF Phone: 01634 250861 Email: [email protected] Web: www.chattenden.medway.sch.uk

Principal Mr T Muggridge 887 2209 30 Hoo P A 4-11 108 30 distance 907 metres NO

Cliffe Woods Primary School

View Road, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8UJ Phone: 01634 220822 Email: [email protected] Web: www.cliffewoods.org.uk

Principal: Mr Tim Watson 887 2588 45 Hoo P A 4-11 107 45 distance 4954 metres NO

Cuxton Community Infant School (paired with Cuxton Community Junior School)

Bush Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1EY Phone: 01634 337720 Email: [email protected] Web: www.cuxtoninfantschool.co.uk

Interim Executive Headteacher: Miss Sandra Jones 887 2208 60 Strood I C 4-7 77 58 distance n/a NO

Deanwood Primary School and Children's Centre

Long Catlis Road, Parkwood, Gillingham, ME8 9TX Phone: 01634 231901 Email: [email protected] Web: www.deanwood.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mr D Bignell 887 2684 30 Rainham P C 4-11 73 30 n/a n/a NO

Delce Infant School, Nursery and Children's Centre (paired with Delce Junior School)

Fleet Road, Rochester, ME1 2QA Phone: 01634 844127 Email: [email protected] Web: www.delceinfants.org.uk

Headteacher: Miss D Atkinson 887 2216 90 Rochester I C 4-7 203 90 distance 1903 metres NO



Elaine Primary Academy

Elaine Avenue, Strood, Rochester, ME2 2YN Phone: 01634 294817 Email: [email protected] Web: ???

Head of School: Mrs L Jobling 887 2000 50 Strood P A 4-11 65 40 n/a n/a NO

English Martyrs’ RC Primary School

Frindsbury Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4JA Phone: 01634 718964 Email: [email protected] Web: www.englishmartyrs.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs C Redmond 887 3729 30 Strood P VA 4-11 70 30 distance 3902 metres YES

Fairview Community Primary School

Drewery Drive, Rainham, ME8 0NU Phone: 01634 338710 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fairview.school-portal.co.uk

Headteacher: Debbie Willis 887 3759 90 Wig/Hemp P C 4-11 180 90 distance 4658 metres NO

Featherby Infant and Nursery School (paired with Featherby Junior School)

Allington Road, Gillingham, ME8 6PD Phone: 01634 231072 Email: [email protected] Web: www.featherby-inf.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs J Thompson 887 2401 90 Twydall I C 4-7 162 90 n/a n/a NO

Greenvale Infant and Nursery School (paired with Phoenix Junior Academy)

Symons Avenue, Chatham, ME4 5UP Phone: 01634 409521 Email: [email protected] Web: www.greenvale.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs Amanda Allnutt 887 2198 60 Chatham I C 4-7 110 60 distance 598 metres NO

The Gordon School - Infants (name subject to change)

Gordon Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3HQ Phone: 01634 719971 Email: [email protected] Web: www.gordoninf.medway.sch.uk

Interim Executive Headteacher: Mrs E Taylor 887 2220 60 Strood I A 4-7 102 36 n/a n/a NO

Halling Primary School

Howlsmere Close, Halling, ME2 1ER Phone: 01634 240258 Email: [email protected]: www.halling.medway.dbprimary.com

Headteacher: Mrs W Donnelly 887 2211 40 Strood P C 4-11 54 40 distance 71188 metres NO

Hempstead Infant School (paired with Hempstead Junior School) Hempstead Road, Hempstead,

Gillingham, ME7 3QG Phone: 01634 240258 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hempsteadinfantschool.co.uk

Headteacher: Mrs K Dadd 887 2638 90 Gillingham I C 4-7 210 90 distance 4471 metres NO



High Halstow Primary School

Harrison Drive, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8TF Phone: 01634 251098 Email: [email protected] Web: www.highhalstowprimaryschool.org.uk

Head of School: Mrs G Stangroom 887 2421 30 Hoo P A 4-11 53 29 distance n/a NO

Hilltop Primary School

Hilltop Road, Frindsbury, Rochester, ME2 4QN Phone: 01634 710312 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hilltop.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mr G Evans 887 2499 60 Strood P C 4-11 214 60 distance 1015 metres NO

Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and Marlborough Centre

Pottery Road, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9BS Phone: 01634 338040 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hoo-st-werburgh.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Jo Trickett 887 2213 60 Hoo P C 4-11 112 60 distance 1418 metres NO

Horsted School - Infants (paired with Horsted School - Juniors)

Barberry Avenue, Chatham, ME4 9TF Phone: 01634 335400 Email: [email protected] Web: www.horstedschool.co.uk

Headteacher: Steve Geary 887 2439 60 Chatham I C 4-7 117 60 distance 4431 metres NO

The Hundred of Hoo Academy – primary phase

Main Road, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 PHH Phone: 01634 251443 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hundredofhooacademy.co.uk

Headteacher: Mr G Vyse TBA 30 Hoo P A 4-11 n/a n/a n/a n/a NO

Kingfisher Primary School and Children’s Centre

Kingfisher Drive, Walderslade, ME5 7NX Phone: 01634 335850 Email: [email protected] Web: www.kingfisher.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mr R Veale 887 2652 30 Walderslade P A 4-11 61 30 distance 1642 metres NO

Lordswood School

Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN Phone: 01634 333670 Email: [email protected] Web: www.lordswoodschool.co.uk

Headteacher: Mrs A B Campbell 887 2448 60 Lordswood P A 4-11 88 60 n/a n/a NO

Luton Infant and Nursery School (paired with Luton Junior School)

Alexandra Road, Chatham, ME4 5AP Phone: 01634 843019 Email: [email protected] Web: www.lutoninf.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs S Lythgoe 887 2201 90 Chatham I C 4-7 88 88 n/a n/a NO



Maundene School

Swallow Rise, Chatham, ME5 7QB Phone: 01634 864721 Email: [email protected] Web: www.maundene.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mr N Jones 887 2580 60 Walderslade P C 4-11 170 60 distance 1162 metres NO

Miers Court Primary School

Silverspot Close, Rainham, ME8 8JR Phone: 01634 388943 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mierscourt.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs L Evans 887 2623 60 Rainham P C 4-11 221 60 distance 1505 metres NO

Napier Community Primary and Nursery School

Napier Road, Gillingham, ME7 4HG Phone: 01634 574920 Email: [email protected] Web: www.napierprimary.org.uk

Headteacher: Mrs Zerina Slade 887 2406 90 Gillingham P C 4-11 161 72 n/a n/a NO

New Horizons Children’s Academy

Park Crescent, Chatham, ME4 6NT Phone: 01634 336565 Email: [email protected] Web: www.newhorizons-ca.org.uk

Headteacher: Susan Daye 887 2008 90 Chatham P A 4-11 22 14 n/a n/a NO

New Road Primary School

Bryant Street, Chatham, ME4 5QN Phone: 01634 843084 Email: [email protected] Web: www.newroad.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Miss E H Caldwell 887 2202 45 Chatham P C 4-11 103 45 distance 1035 metres NO

Oaklands School

Weedswood Road, Walderslade, ME5 0QS Phone: 01634 333820 Email: [email protected] Web: www.oaklands.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Joy Callan 887 2433 60 Walderslade P C 4-11 93 60 n/a n/a NO

Oasis Academy: Skinner Street

Skinner Street, Gillingham, ME7 1LG Phone: 01634 850213 Email: [email protected] Web: www.oasisacademyskinnerstreet.org

Principal: Mrs D Rougvie-Fevrier 887 4000 60 Gillingham P C 4-11 72 35 n/a n/a NO

Park Wood Infant School (paired with Park Wood Junior School) Deanwood Drive, Rainham,

Gillingham, ME8 9LP Phone: 01634 234625 Email: [email protected] Web: www.parkwoodinfants.medway.sch.uk

Interim Executive Headteacher: Mr A Moir 887 2494 90 Rainham I C 4-7 196 90 distance 6340 metres NO



The Pilgrim School

Warwick Crescent, Borstal, Rochester, ME1 3LF Phone: 01634 335959 Email: [email protected] Web: www.thepilgrimschool.co.uk

Headteacher: Mrs J Taylor 887 3758 30 Rochester P VC 4-11 85 30 distance 1018 metres YES

Riverside Primary School & Children’s Centre

St Edmund's Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET Phone: 01634 338700 Email: [email protected] Web: www.riverside.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Miss K Williams 887 3757 25 Rainham P C 4-11 42 30 distance 7677 metres NO

Saxon Way Primary School

Church Path, Ingram Road, Gillingham, ME7 1SJ Phone: 01634 852320 Email: [email protected] Web: TBA

Head of School: Miss J Denton 887 2686 60 Gillingham P A 4-11 73 44 n/a n/a NO

St Augustine Of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9NP Phone: 01634 371892 Email: [email protected] Web: www.saccp.org.uk

Headteacher: Mrs K Sexton 887 3752 30 Rainham P VA 4-11 58 30 n/a n/a YES

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8PU Phone: 01634 669700 Email: [email protected] Web: www.st-benedicts.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs B Salamonczyk 887 3753 30 Lordswood P VA 4-11 91 30 distance 13474 metres YES

St Helen's CEP School

Church Street, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7PU Phone: 01634 220246 Email: [email protected] Web: www.sthelenscofeprimary.co.uk

Headteacher: Mrs V M Barr 887 3096 30 Hoo P VC 4-11 29 21 n/a n/a YES

St James' Church of England Primary Academy

High Street, Isle of grain, Rochester, ME3 0BS Phone: 01634 270341 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stjamesisleofgrain.org.uk

Headteacher: Mrs G Wilson 887 2002 30 Hoo P A 4-11 15 12 n/a n/a NO

St John's CE VC Infants School (paired with Balfour Junior School)

4 New Street, Chatham, ME4 6RH Phone: 01634 333333 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stjohns.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs J Collman 887 3095 30 Chatham I VC 4-7 58 29 n/a n/a YES



St Margaret's at Troy Town Church of England (VC) Primary School and Children’s Centre, King Street, Rochester, ME1 1YF

Phone: 01634 843843 Email: [email protected] Web: www.st-margaretsattroytown.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mr M Newman 887 3293 30 Rochester P VC 4-11 90 30 distance 389 metres YES

St Margaret's Infant School (paired with St Margaret's C of E Junior School)

Orchard Street, Rainham, ME8 9AE Phone: 01634 231327 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stmargaretsinf.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs P Fewtrell 887 2479 90 Rainham I C 4-7 199 90 distance 1295 metres NO

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Greenfield Road, Gillingham, ME7 1YH Phone: 01634 855783 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stmarysrcp.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs Bernadette Long 887 3755 60 Gillingham P VA 4-11 131 60 distance 2638 metres YES

St Mary's Island CEA Primary School, Island Way West, St Mary's Island,

Chatham, ME4 3ST Phone: 01634 891050 Email: [email protected] Web: www.st-marys-island.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs C Easton 887 3756 60 Chatham P VA 4-11 79 48 n/a n/a YES

St Michael's RC Primary School

Hills Terrace, Chatham, ME4 6PX Phone: 01634 832578 Email: [email protected] Web: www.st-michaels.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mr D G McBride 887 3712 60 Chatham P VA 4-11 94 59 distance 5419 metres YES

St Nicholas' CE VC Infant School

London Road, Strood, ME2 3HU Phone: 01634 717120 Email: [email protected] Web: www.st-nicholas.infants.co.uk

Headteacher: Mrs G Johnson 887 3102 40 Strood I VC 4-7 104 40 distance 1246 metres YES

St Peter's Infant School (paired with Delce Junior School)

Holcombe Road, Rochester, ME1 2HU Phone: 01634 843590 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stpeters.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs D Curzon 887 2665 40 Rochester I C 4-7 119 40 n/a n/a NO

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

Bleakwood Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0NF Phone: 01634 864701 Email: [email protected] Web: www.st-thomasmore.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs M S Williams 887 3736 60 Chatham P VA 4-11 140 60 distance 8002 metres YES



St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

Romany Road, Tywdall, Gillingham, ME8 6JH Phone: 01634 234677 Email: [email protected] Web: www.st-thomascanterbury.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs A Myatt 887 3732 30 Twydall P VA 4-11 66 30 distance 11330 metres YES

St William of Perth RC Primary School

Canon Close, Rochester, ME1 3EN Phone: 01634 404267 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stwilliamofperth.co.uk

Headteacher: Mrs A Keywood 887 3746 30 Rochester P VA 4-11 74 30 distance 7781 metres YES

Stoke Community School

Allhallows Road, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9SL Phone: 01634 270268 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stoke.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs A Meggs 887 2194 20 Hoo P C 4-11 19 13 n/a n/a NO

Swingate Primary School

Sultan Road, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8TJ Phone: 01634 863778 Email: [email protected] Web: www.swingate.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Miss K Boon 887 2549 90 Lordswood P C 4-11 179 90 distance 1631 metres NO

Temple Mill Primary School

Cliffe Road, Strood, ME2 3NL Phone: 01634 338200 Email: [email protected] Web: www.templemillprimary.co.uk

Headteacher: Miss Kaye Francis 887 2685 30 Strood P C 4-11 63 29 n/a n/a NO

Thames View Primary School, Bloors Lane, Rainham, ME8 7DX

Phone: 01634 335490/335480 Email: [email protected] Web: www.thamesviewprimary.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs P Milton 887 2592 60 Twydall P C 4-11 149 60 distance 3960 metres NO

Twydall Primary School, Nursery and Children’s Centre

Twydall Lane, Gillingham, ME8 6JS Phone: 01634 231761 Email: [email protected] Web: www.twydallprimary.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs S Fedosiuk 887 2754 75 Gillingham P C 4-11 147 71 distance 2906 metres NO

Wainscott Primary School

Wainscott Road, Wainscott, Rochester ME2 4JY Phone: 01634 332550 Email: [email protected] Web: www.wainscott.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs Elizabeth Edwins 887 2210 60 Strood P C 4-11 149 60 n/a n/a NO



Walderslade Primary School

Dargets Road, Walderslade, ME5 8BJ Phone: 01634 337766 Email: [email protected] Web: www.walderslade-pri.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mr P Dadson 887 2203 30 Walderslade P C 4-11 135 30 distance 652 metres NO

Warren Wood Community Primary School and Language Unit

Arethusa Road, Rochester, ME1 2UR Phone: 01634 401401 Email: [email protected] Web: www.warrenwood.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs M Nadesan 887 2640 55 Rochester P C 4-11 46 38 n/a n/a NO

Wayfield Primary School

Wayfield Road, Chatham, ME5 0HH Phone: 0300 0658230 Email: [email protected] Web: www.wayfield.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs Valerie Rose 887 2668 30 Chatham P A 4-11 59 29 distance 813 metres NO

The Academy of Woodlands - Woodlands Primary School

Woodlands Road, Gillingham, ME7 2DU Phone: 0300 065 8200 Email: [email protected] Web: www.academyofwoodlands.org.uk

Headteacher: Mr N Fiddaman 887 2412 60 Gillingham P A 4-11 166 60 distance 1210 metres NO

Medway junior schoolsThese schools can be named for transfer from infant to junior school (Year 3)

Balfour Junior School (Paired with Balfour Infant School and St John's CE Infant School)

Balfour Road, Chatham, ME4 6QX Phone: 01634 843833 Email: [email protected] Web: www.balfour-jun.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Kim Parnell 887 2214 120 Chatham J C 7-11 152 119 distance 1150 metres NO

Bligh Federation - Juniors (paired with Bligh Federation - Infants)

Bligh Way, Strood, Rochester, ME2 2XJ Phone: 01634 336220 Email: [email protected] Web: www.blighfederationandchildrenscentre.co.uk

Headteacher: Miss T Gobell 887 2492 60 Strood J C 7-11 73 58 distance 1972 metres NO

Cuxton Community Junior School (paired with Cuxton Community Infant School)

Bush Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1EZ Phone: 01634 336220 Email: [email protected] Web: www.cuxtonjnr.medway.dbprimary.com

Interim Executive Headteacher: Miss Sandra Jones 887 2540 60 Strood J C 7-11 66 53 sibling n/a NO



Delce Academy (paired with Delce Infant School, Nursery and Children's Centre and St Peter's Infant School)

The Tideway, Rochester, ME1 2NJ Phone: 01634 845242 Email: [email protected] Web: www.delce-jun.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Ms Karen L White MA(SESI) 887 2413 130 Rochester J A 7-11 95 93 n/a n/a NO

Featherby Junior School (paired with Featherby Infant School and Nursery School)

Chilham Road, Gillingham, ME8 6BT Phone: 01634 231984 Email: [email protected] Web: www.featherby-jun.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mr Barry Symons 887 2400 90 Twydall J C 7-11 91 77 n/a n/a NO

The Gordon School - Juniors

Gordon Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3HQ Phone: 01634 719971 Email: [email protected] Web: www.gordon-jun.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs E Taylor 887 2218 100 Strood J A 7-11 89 74 n/a n/a NO

Hempstead Junior School (paired with Hempstead Infant School)

Birch Grove, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 5HJ Phone: 01634 371823 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hempsteadjnr.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs Sharon D Smith 887 2403 90 Gillingham J C 7-11 108 84 n/a n/a NO

Horsted Junior School (paired with Horsted School - Infants)

Barberry Avenue, Chatham, ME4 9TF Phone: 01634 335400 Email: [email protected] Web: www.horstedschool.co.uk

Headteacher: Steve Geary 887 2506 62 Chatham J C 7-11 79 62 distance 3401 metres NO

New Horizons Children’s Academy

Park Crescent, Chatham, ME4 6NT Phone: 01634 336565 Email: [email protected] Web: www.newhorizons-ca.org.uk

Headteacher: Susan Daye 887 2008 30 Chatham P A 4-11 n/a n/a n/a n/a NO

Luton Junior School (paired with Luton Infant and Nursery School)

Luton Road, Chatham, ME4 5AW Phone: 01634 844149 Email: [email protected] Web: www.lutonjuniorschool.co.uk

Headteacher: Mrs Davinder Jandu 887 2199 90 Chatham J C 7-11 61 61 n/a n/a NO

Parkwood Junior School (paired with Parkwood Infant School)

Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9LP Phone: 01634 234699 Email: [email protected] Web: www.parkwood-jun.medway.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mr A Moir 887 2493 90 Rainham J C 7-11 100 87 n/a n/a NO

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Key Action Completed

Do I live in Medway?

If yes, then you must apply for schools through the Medway application process.

Is my child the correct age to apply for schools?

For admission to Reception Year, children must be born between 1 September 2010 and 31 August 2011

For transfer from infant to junior school (Year 3 in junior schools only, children must be born between 1 September 2007 and 31 August 2008

Have I read the Admission to Primary School Booklet?

Have I contacted Student Services Admissions Team to ask any questions about any part of the process I don’t understand?

Have I decided which schools, and how many, I want to apply for?

Have I contacted the schools I am interested in to ask any questions about the school and/or arrange a visit?

Have I completed the Medway Council school application (online or paper) and submitted it by the closing date (15 January 2015)?

Do any of the school’s I have applied for require me to complete a Supplementary Information Form?

If yes, then you must collect the form from the relevant school, complete it and return it directly to the school. This is in addition to the Medway application that you need to complete.

Parent’s application checklist for booklet



Phoenix Junior Academy (paired with Greenvale Infant School)

Glencoe Road, Chatham, ME4 5QD Phone: 01634 829009 Email: [email protected] Web: www.phoenixjuniors.co.uk

Headteacher: Ms A Smith 887 2001 60 Chatham J A 7-11 74 60 distance 364 metres NO

St Margaret's C of E Junior School (paired with St Margaret's Infant School)

Orchard Street, Rainham, ME8 9AE Phone: 01634 230998 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stmargarets.org.uk

Headteacher: Mr C P Gabbett 887 3195 90 Rainham J VC 7-11 79 79 n/a n/a YES

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