Admissions
All admissions to the school are handled by Gloucestershire County Council’s School Admissions Team.
Children come to Longlevens Infant School from many different pre-school settings. We work closely with these groups.
Prospective parents are welcome to visit the school and should telephone the school office for an appointment. In Gloucestershire, children may be admitted to the school at the beginning of the school year in which their fifth birthday falls. Open evenings are advertised at our pre-school settings.
Children are admitted to Longlevens Infant School using the Local Authority (L.A) admission criteria. The L.A. is the admissions authority and handles all admissions to local authority schools.
Under the terms of the Education Act (1980), any parent who has been refused a place for their child has the right of appeal. This appeal should be made to the School Admissions Team at Shire Hall, Gloucester (01452 425407).
To help the new Reception children settle at school we design a programme to make school entry as smooth as possible. This programme includes:
- Information afternoon for prospective parents.
- Information evening for new parents.
- Pre-school visits by staff to playgroups.
- New parent home-visits.
- Welcome booklets for both parents and children.
- Story sessions in school during the summer term.
- The children visit the classroom and teacher for a morning in the summer term.
The schools Published Admission Number (PAN) is 120
Flexi Schooling
The school does not currently make provision for flexi schooling.
Part time
EYFS
During EYFS induction & transition close liaison between the Class teacher & parents ensures a smooth transition for the child in to school. Sometimes children take longer to make the transition meaning some children will continue on a part time timetable for longer than the induction period.
This arrangement can be put in place up until the term following their 5th birthday when they are required to attend full time.
Age 5 onwards
Only in exceptional circumstances after the term following their 5th birthday can a part-time timetable be considered & where this is the only way to meet the child’s needs or when there is a serious risk of exclusion. This decision will be made in partnership with both home & school. This will be reported to the LA through the part time timetable spreadsheet.
For in-year admissions please contact the school office.
Here is a link to their admissions page for more information:
Gloucestershire Admissions Website