Admission and transfer / back
Starting School
Foundation Stage1 (Nursery)
The school has a Nursery (now known as Foundation Stage 1). The Nursery has 26 places in the morning and afternoon.
In order to ensure that your child is considered for admission to the Nursery, you must register his/her name address and date of birth with the Nursery Admissions Department at The Department for Children, Young People and Families, Berneslai Close (tel: Barnsley 773500). This should be done as soon as possible to ensure a place is reserved. Places are awarded by priority of age.
Interested parents are invited to come and look round school after making a prior appointment.
Children due to enter Nursery receive home visits and visits to school prior to entry. This helps to ensure that the transfer between home and school is smooth and reassuring.
Foundation Stage 2 (Reception)
Pupils transferring from Foundation Stage 1 (Nursery) into Foundation Stage 2 (Reception) must have their names registered with the school. This also applies to pupils entering full time education from home or another pre-school establishment.
Information and application forms are contained in the booklet “Admission to schools- Advice to Parents”, this is available from school. Applications can now also be made on line, information about how to do this is contained in the booklet.
Children who have birthdays between September 1st and December 31st will normally start school at the beginning of the Autumn Term. Pupils who have birthdays between January 1st and August 31st will start school at the beginning of the Spring Term in January.
Transfer between schools
Parents wishing to transfer their children from other schools within or outside the local authority, must seek admission by first of all contacting the school of their choice and registering your child’s name. Transfer forms should be obtained from the school and these should be returned to the School Admissions Department at the Department for Children, Young People and Families, Berneslai Close, Barnsley S70 2HS. Please remember it is courtesy to inform the school your child is leaving as soon as possible.
Transfer to Secondary School
Pupils remain in Primary Education until they are 11 years old. At the end of Year 6, pupils transfer to Secondary School. Pupils from the Edmunds Primary School transfer to a number of Secondary Schools. These include, The Academy, Kingstone, Kirk Balk, St Michaels and Holgate. In order to secure places at the Secondary School of your choice, it is very important that you meet the closing dates for registration. Please note that registration of a child’s name is not in itself a guarantee of admission to the school.
Closing dates for Registration for Admission
in the Academic Year 2009/10 are
for Primary Schools: 14th November
for Secondary Schools: 17th October
In the event of the school being oversubscribed, priority of admission will be given first to pupils with older brothers and sisters attending the school. Secondly, to pupils living nearest to the school. Any parent who wishes to appeal against a refusal for admission must go through the appeals procedure as set out in guidance to admissions. Full details of this policy and other relevant information is available in the Local Authority Handbook “ Admission to Schools- Advice to Parents” A list of schools in Barnsley and some information about them is contained in this booklet, but detailed information about any school in Barnsley area should be obtained from the Headteacher of the school concerned.