Admissions
Consultation on Admission Arrangements at Scotch Orchard Primary School
In accordance with the DfE’s School Admissions Code 2021, The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership wishes to hear your views on its proposed admission arrangements for 2025/2026 for Scotch Orchard Primary School.
We are not proposing to make any changes to the arrangements. However, your opinions are important to us and we are keen to receive your comments on the arrangements before they are formally approved.
The consultation will close on 13th December 2024
A full copy of the proposed admission arrangements is available below.
Any comments should be sent to Dr Warrack, Scotch Orchard Primary School, Scotch Orchard, Lichfield or emailed to rwarrack@scotchorchard.staffs.sch.uk
Admission to Reception
Children are admitted to our Reception class (Foundation 2) in the September after their fourth birthday. This is for full time sessions. Our current published admission number for Reception is 30, so we have 30 places available.
Places are allocated by the Pupil Support Services of the Local Authority.
To apply for a place at our school please complete the appropriate online application at this website address:
https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Education/Admissions-primary/Apply/Overview.aspx
This also includes applications to secondary school.
Please click the appropriate PDF link below to view our current Admission Policy
https://scotchorchard.staffs.sch.uk/files/2024/11/SO-Admission-Arrangements-2024-2025.pdf
Admission to Nursery
Children may be admitted to our Nursery (Foundation 1) at the start of the term after their third birthday. This is for part time (8.45 am to 11.45 noon or 12:15 to 3:15pm) or full time (08:45am to 3:15pm) sessions.
We have 26 half day sessions (13 mornings and 13 afternoons) at our Nursery available for booking. All children are entitled to 15-hours funding from the government from the term after they turn 3 (part-time provision – which can be 5 mornings, 5 afternoons and sometimes a combination of these. Some children are entitled to a 30-hour code based on government eligibility criteria. Parents can choose to pay for additional sessions above the 15 hour entitlement if they wish, as long as we have space.
Scotch Orchard’s Nursery provision is run by Miss N Crump – who is an experienced Early Years Practitioner and a qualified teacher. We operate tours of the Nursery throughout the year and when we have spaces, are happy to accept children at times other than the first day of a new academic term. It is possible to obtain a place at our Nursery as soon as your child turns 3, but you will have to pay for this provision until Government funding becomes available, which will be at the start of the school term after your child’s 3rd birthday.
Before School Provision for Nursery aged children
We are delighted that from September 2023, we are now able to accommodate Nursery aged children in our Scotch Orchard Breakfast Club, which runs from 7:30am until 8:45am. Spaces for this provision are limited due to staffing ratios and availability is very competitive. Places must be booked in advance via our Breakfast Club Booking system. Please contact the school office for further information and assistance (office@scotchorchard.staffs.sch.uk).
After School Provision for Nursery aged children
We are excited to announce that from September 2024, after-school care, which is provided by an external provider, will be available for our Nursery aged children on our school site, from the end of school at 3:15pm until 6pm. Please contact Badgers at Humpty Dumpty Day Nurseries & Pre-Schools, Lichfield, for more information and to book places.
Humpty Dumpty Nurseries & Pre-Schools Lichfield
Trent Valley Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 6HB
01543 416002
