Since recently becoming an academy our local outstanding primary school is proposing to change its admission policy. The proposal is that all siblings get priority above children in the priority catchment area. Currently children in the priority area get a place before siblings outside this area but siblings in the priority area get priority over first borns in the same area.
Many parents move out of the area once all their children have places at the school as houses are much cheaper / more desirable a few miles drive away. I believe the school should serve the local community and children should walk to school and have local friends and if parents move too far they should risk a different school for siblings. A situation could arise when first borns living by the school dont get a place and siblings 10 miles away do.
Any suggestions for feedback on the proposal? Presumably academies can do what they like despite assuring everyone they would not change the policy if they did convert to an academy?? Many thanks.
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schadmissions · 03/03/2013 22:12
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