Admissions

General Information

Christ Church CE Primary School, Cressage provides primary education for pupils from Cressage, Cross Houses, Cound, Coundmoor, Harley, Harnage and the surrounding area.  See the catchment map here for detailed information.  We have children who attend school who also live out of the catchment area in Eaton Constantine, Leighton, Buildwas, Wroxeter and Much Wenlock.

The school’s current admissions policy is operated by the Shropshire Local Authority (LA), which is the admissions authority for all community and controlled schools in Shropshire. Full details of the policy, together with arrangements for admissions can be found at www.shropshire.gov.uk/schooladmissions.  You can find our School Admissions policy here:Admissions Policy 25-26

Parents are advised to read the Parents Guide to Education in Shropshire, which can be found at https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/school-admissions/parents-guide-to-education/

Any specific requests for information on admissions should be directed to the Admissions Team on Tel: 0345 6789008.  E-mail:schooladmissions@shropshire.gov.uk

Catchment Area

Shropshire Council has a ‘catchment area’ policy. If you would like more details of the catchment area for our Christ Church CE Primary School, please go to this link and you will need to choose ‘Primary School Catchment Areas’ in the ‘operational layer’ choices to see the map with our catchment area on it.

We have a school bus and school taxi which operate around the Local Area.  Do ask the office whether this would be applicable for your address.

Reception Intake

Christ Church CE Primary School has an admissions number of 15 for the Reception intake.

For admissions to Reception Year, application must be made through Shropshire Local Authority no later than 15th January prior to the year in which your child is due to start school. All applications received by this date will be considered and parents will be informed by Shropshire Council on 16th April if they have been allocated a place for their child.

Children can attend primary education from the September following their 4th birthday. The law requires that children attend school from the start of the term following their 5th birthday. Parents can request that the date their child is admitted to the school is deferred until later in the school year, or until the child reaches compulsory school age in that year. They can also request that their child attends part-time until they reach compulsory school age.

Transfers and Mid-term Applications

When thinking of moving your child midterm or part way through the primary school stage we would advise parents discuss this with your child’s current headteacher and that careful consideration should be given to whether such a move will be of benefit to your child and his or her educational progress.

To apply for a place other than the start of Reception, parents should apply directly to the school on a mid-term application form available from the Shropshire Council websitewww.shropshire.gov.uk/schooladmissions or from the school office. If there is a space in the relevant year group a place will be granted. If the application is for a place in an over-subscribed year group then the Headteacher will consider whether additional places can be offered above the published admission number. If a place cannot be offered, parents will receive a formal letter and information on how to appeal against the decision from Shropshire Council Admissions

Transferring to Secondary School in Year 6

Our Y6 pupils usually transfer to our local secondary school William Brookes, which is situated in Much Wenlock. We maintain close links and pupils have lots of opportunities to get to know the staff, the school building and the leisure centre. For example there are several joint schools sporting activities which we attend annually including: swimming; cross country; Dance; Bronze Ambassadors training. Year 6 pupils also take part in two induction days in the summer term before they begin in the September. This helps ensures a smooth transition for our pupils.

For more information, please  go directly to http://www.williambrookes.com/

Joining our Nursery

Children can join our nursery the term after they are 3.  We encourage parents to come and visit, talk to staff and attend a ‘stay and play’ session so that you can see what our EYFS unit is like.  You can find out more about our Nursery admission policy here: Nursery Admissions and Funding Policy Sum 23-25