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School Admissions

Great Hollands Primary School is part of the Maiden Erlegh Trust and the Trust is the Admissions Authority.

Applications for Reception and in-year transfers (through to Year 6)

Parents residing in Bracknell Forest should apply to Bracknell Forest Borough Council. Parents residing in any other local authority should apply through their home local authority who will forward the application to Bracknell Forest.

Further details relating to school admissions can be found below and on the Bracknell Forest website.

https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools/school-admissions

 

Admission arrangements for 2025/26

The admission arrangements for 2025/26 are available to download here

Designated area map download here

 

Admission arrangements for 2024/25

The admission arrangements for 2024/25 are available to download here

Designated area map download here

 

Admission arrangements for 2023/24

The admission arrangements for 2023/24 are available to download here

It has come to our attention that the wording relating to home addresses in the 2023-24 Admission Arrangements does not comply with the mandatory requirements of the School Admissions Code 2021 and does not allow for fairness within the application process when considering home addresses. Therefore, this has been amended to ensure compliance:

FROM: The address where the child lives at the closing date of 15 January 2023 will be used to process the application. For those moving into or within the borough should refer to the Guide to Primary Education for further clarification. All addresses will be checked by Bracknell Forest using the appropriate department. If any discrepancies are found, it remains the applicant’s responsibility to satisfy the Admissions Authority that they live at the address that they state.  If fraud is suspected, then further proof may be requested.  If fraud is established, then any offer of a school place will be withdrawn.

If a parent/carer owns a property within the Borough which they do not occupy and/or rent out and then move into another property within, or nearer to the designated area of the preferred school, the address of the property they own will be the address used for determining their designated area, unless the owned house has been rented out for 12 months prior to the closing date.

If an applicant already owns a property within the borough which is in the process of being sold, Bracknell Forest is able to accept the address of the new property on submission of the appropriate evidence in support e.g. a solicitor’s letter showing exchange of contracts. The address must be a permanent address; temporary addresses are not acceptable. If applicants are in the process of moving house within Bracknell Forest they should contact the local authority for further advice.

TO: The address where the child lives at the closing date of 15 January 2023 will be used to process the application. For those moving into or within the borough should refer to the Guide to Primary Education for further clarification. All addresses will be checked by Bracknell Forest using the appropriate department. If any discrepancies are found, it remains the applicant’s responsibility to satisfy the Admissions Authority that they live at the address that they state.  If fraud is suspected, then further proof may be requested.  If fraud is established and a school place has been obtained as a result of a fraudulent application, then any offer of a school place will be withdrawn, and the application considered afresh.

If a parent/carer owns a property within the Borough which they do not occupy and/or rent out and then move into another property within, or nearer to the designated area of the preferred school, then it is for the applicant to provide sufficient evidence to satisfy the Local Authority that the new address is that of the property in which they reside in, to allow that address to be used to determine any relevant criteria

If an applicant already owns and resides in a property within the borough which is in the process of being sold, Bracknell Forest is able to accept the address of the new property on submission of the appropriate evidence in support e.g. a solicitor’s letter showing exchange of contracts. It is for the applicant to provide sufficient evidence to satisfy the Local Authority that the new address is that of the property where the child resides.

The address used on an application must be a permanent address; temporary addresses can only be considered where evidence is provided of a genuine reason for the move. If applicants are in the process of moving house within Bracknell Forest they should contact the local authority for further advice.

Designated area map download here

Appendix to Admissions Arrangements 2023-24 - Demonstrable Skill Shortage

 

Admission arrangements for 2022/23

The admission arrangements for 2022/23 are available to download here

Designated area map download here

Appendix to Admissions Arrangements 2022-23 - Demonstrable Skill Shortage

 

Admission appeals

Maiden Erlegh Trust has commissioned Bracknell Forest Borough Council to carry out admission appeals on its behalf. The timetable for appeals is as detailed on the Bracknell Forest Borough Council website, along with further information about the Appeals process

Timetable

https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools/school-admissions/school-admission-appeals

Appeals booklet

https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools/school-admissions/school-admission-appeals

Applications for a Nursery place

Please contact the school office for an application form and further details.

Telephone: 01344 424911
Email: GHPSoffice@maidenerleghtrust.org

 

Please contact the School Business Manager at the school if you have any questions regarding admissions.

Telephone: 01344 424911
Email: GHPSoffice@maidenerleghtrust.org