Silkmore Primary Academy

Admissions

REAch2 Academy Trust (the Trust), as the admission authority for all of its academies as per the admissions code 2021, is consulting on the admission arrangements for all of its schools. It is the responsibility of the Trust to determine the arrangements for all of its schools, ensuring that they are fully compliant with the admissions code 2021 and other statutory legislation, such as the Equalities Act 2010.

On 4 October 2023, the Trust Board approved several variations to the current arrangements, which seek to add clarity to a number of key definitions within the policy. The new policy also includes more information on how parents can access other admissions related information, including in-year admissions, appeals processes, and Fair Access Protocol’s.

The new policies do not propose any change to the school’s existing over-subscription criteria. The new policy seeks to make clear that children within the final category of the over-subscription criteria are ranked by the distance they live from the school. The Trust has therefore re-named this criterion from ‘other children’ to ‘distance’. Children within that criterion will still be ranked in the same way.

 You can find the proposed school policy for 2025/2026 by visiting  Academy Directory - REAch2 Academy Trust

 The consultation will run from 6  December 2023 to 31 January 2024.

We welcome feedback from all stakeholders on the proposed arrangements. Responses to the consultation may be placed by any of the following means:

On-Line Applications

To apply for a place at our school please click on the following link to make your application www.staffordshire.gov.uk/admissions.

For in year admissions please contact the school directly on 01785 333930.

If your child has an EHCP in place please contact Staffordshire county council for support on your application . For more information please click the link. https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Education/Admissions-primary/In-year/Children-with-an-education-health-and-care-plan.aspx

If you are considering applying for your child to attend Silkmore Primary Academy, please contact the School Office to arrange a visit on 01785 333930 or email [email protected].

Current admission numbers for the school are 30 per year group.

Allocations are made by the Local Authority in line with their Admissions Policy.

To read the full policy on Staffordshire Admission Arrangements please click

on the links below:

 

Admissions Policy 2023/24

SIF Children Adopted outside England

Nursery Applications

Children can join our Nursery the term following their second birthday.  

2 and 3 year old funded places and 30 hour funding places are available. 

Places are offered on a date of birth order, if the Nursery is over-subscribed then a waiting list will operate. 

If you would like more information regarding Nursery education then please contact the School Office on 01785 333930 or email [email protected]