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Exceptional Education at the Heart of the Community

Exceptional Education at the Heart of the Community

Reception Admissions

If you are a Parent or Carer and wish to apply for a place in Reception at Oasis Academy Shirley Park for the following September, you will need to complete the Common Application Form online via the Croydon Council Website. All spaces for transfer to Reception are allocated via the Pan London Coordinated Process - this means that, wherever you reside in London, you may list a school in any London borough on just one form (the Common Application Form).

The process of allocating places will begin after the closing date for applications on 15th January 2025.

A child’s attendance at the Nursery guarantees a place in Reception at OASP, but you must apply for a Reception place via Croydon Council e-admissions.

 

Oversubscription Criteria and Tie Break

When the Academy is oversubscribed, after the admission of students with an Education, Health and Care plan naming the Academy, priority for admission will be given to those children who meet the criteria set out below, in priority order:

1. Children in public care (looked after children and previously looked after children)
Looked after children are children who are in the care of a LA or provided with accommodation by that authority, under section 22 of the Children Act 1989, at the date on which the application is made. This includes those children who appear to Oasis Community Learning to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.

2. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order immediately after being looked after.
Any application made within the “looked after” category must be supported by a letter from the relevant LA (Children’s Services) Department. If applying under the “previously looked after children” criterion a copy of the adoption or special guardianship order must also be supplied.

3. Siblings 
Children whose sibling(s) currently attend the Academy (including the Sixth Form) and who will continue to do so on the date of admission. The term “sibling” means a full, half, adopted or fostered brother or sister. Sibling criteria may apply where, at the time of application, a sibling is expected to be on roll (including in the Sixth Form) when the child starts at the Academy. If the sibling unexpectedly leaves the Academy after the offer has been made, the place must not be withdrawn on these grounds. The Academy will request proof of relationship.

4. Children of Member of Staff
Children whose parent is a member of staff who has been employed by the Academy for two or more years at the time at which the admission application is made, and/or has been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

5. Distance
Children who live nearest to the Academy are calculated using the Local Authority’s computerised system. The distance will be measured in a straight line from the child’s home address* to the designated entrance(s) of the school using a computerised measuring system (GIS) and geographical reference points as provided by the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG). Those living closer to the school will receive higher priority. If a child lives in a shared property such as flats, the geographical references will determine the 5 start point within the property boundaries to be used for distance calculation purposes. * The child’s permanent home address is where he or she normally lives and sleeps and goes to school from. Addresses involved in child-minding (professional or relatives) are excluded. Proof of residence and parental responsibility will be requested during the admissions process. If false or misleading information is used to gain entry to the Academy, the offer of a place will be withdrawn. The LA must be notified of any changes of address immediately. Failure to do so could result in the child being denied a place.

We look forward to welcoming you into our family!