Directory of schools in Central Bedfordshire - Fairfield Park Lower School – Fairfield

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Oversubscription criteria:

• ‘looked after’ children or children that were previously ‘looked after’, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (see definition below)
• children of staff (see definition below)
• children living in the catchment area with siblings at the school (see definition below)
• children living in the catchment area (see definition below)
• siblings (see definition below)
• any other children (see definition below)

Definition of 'looked after' children

Looked-after children in catchment will be prioritised by which priority area they are in, with those out of catchment being prioritised by straight line distance from their home address to the nearest school site to them.

Definition of 'children who appear to have been in state care'

Allocated children will be prioritised by which priority area they are in, with those out of catchment being prioritised by straight line distance from their home address to the nearest school site to them.

Definition of 'children living in the catchment area with siblings at the school'

Before applications in this criterion are allocated children will be prioritised for either the Dickens Boulevard or the new school site according to which site their sibling attends and will be ranked by their straight line distance from the designated measuring point.

If children are unable to obtain a place at the site at which their sibling attends they will be then ranked by their straight line distance to the other Fairfield Park site. Places will be allocated in accordance with this distance after allocations have been made to those with siblings at that site taking precedence before those with siblings at the other school site.

Definition of 'children living in the catchment area'

Before applications in this criterion are allocated children will be prioritised for either the Dickens Boulevard or the new school site according to which priority area they reside in first and be ranked by their straight line distance from the designated measuring point. 

If children are unable to obtain a place at the site within their priority area they will be then ranked by their straight line distance to the other Fairfield Park site which is not in their priority area. Places will be allocated in accordance with this distance after allocations have been made to those in their priority area taking precedence before those from the other priority area.

Definition of 'siblings'

Siblings will be prioritised for either the Dickens Boulevard or the new school site depending on which site their sibling attends and will be ranked by their straight line distance from the designated measuring point. There will be no guarantee that a sibling can attend the same school site.

Definition of 'children of staff'

Where possible pupils will be allocated a place at the site at which their parent is based.

Definition of 'any other children'

Places will be offered to children at either school site depending on place availability and a site will be randomly selected.

Information for in-year admission during academic year September 2024 to July 2025

Admission number per year group: 90

Oversubscription criteria: As above

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