Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School Admissions Arrangements Policy 2024-25

Mission Statement Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School aims to provide a balanced intellectual, spiritual, social, cultural, emotional, and physical education in harmony with Christian values. We welcome applications from families of diverse backgrounds who respect and support our religious ethos.

Admission Criteria

  • Reception to Year 2: Maximum of 30 pupils.
  • Year 3 to Year 6: Maximum of 32 pupils.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Denominational Grounds: Parents/carers must complete a Supplementary Information Form, signed by their Minister, to support their application.
  • Oversubscription Criteria:
    • Seventh-day Adventist Children:
    • Previously looked-after children.
    • Siblings of children already attending the school.
    • Other Seventh-day Adventist children.
    • Non-Seventh-day Adventist Children:
    • Previously looked-after children.
    • Siblings of children already attending the school.
    • Other non-Seventh-day Adventist children.

Application Procedure

  • Reception and Years 1-6: Apply via the Local Authority's Common Application Form.
  • In-Year Applications: Apply directly to the school.
  • Supplementary Information Form: Required for denominational applications, available from the school office or Local Authority.

Important Dates

  • Reception Class Applications: Closing date is January 15, 2025.
  • Late Applications: Considered after all on-time applications.

Special Educational Needs/EHC Plan Children with a statement of Special Educational Needs/EHC Plan are given priority for admission.

Waiting List Procedure

  • Ranked according to oversubscription criteria.
  • Maintained until the end of the Autumn term in the academic year of admission.

Appeals Procedure Parents/carers can appeal to an Independent Appeals Panel if a place is not offered.

Deferred Entry Parents can request deferred entry until later in the academic year or until the term in which the child reaches compulsory school age.

Contact Information For further details, please contact Mrs Dawati in the School Office at 0121 693 7742.