• To provide clear objective criteria for admissions, to comply with Norfolk School Admissions guidelines and to seek to ensure that parents and the school liaise together for the benefit of the children
• To ensure that if there are not enough places at the school in particular year groups, that the school is consistent in dealing with parents who express a preference for Heather Avenue Infant School

• Heather Avenue Infant School has an admission number of 30 per year

Children are admitted to Reception classes to attend full time from September each year.  Children start school at the beginning of the Autumn Term before their fifth birthday.

All applications are processed through Norfolk School Admissions at Norfolk County Council at County Hall, Norwich.  Details of the application process are published by the Admissions Team early in each Autumn term in preparation for children to start school the following September.

If there are more applications than places available, preference will be given to  children living nearest the school according to the following rules in order of priority:

1. Children with a statement of special educational needs naming that school  
2. Children in public care who are due to start school
3. Children who are due to start school, living in the area served by the school who have a brother or sister attending the school at the time of their admission  
4. Children who are due to start school, living in the area served by the school who have a brother or sister attending the adjoining Junior school  
5. Children who are due to start school, living in the area served by the school with no brother or sister at that school or the adjoining Junior school  
6. Children who are due to start school, living outside the area served by the school who have a brother or sister attending the school at the time of their admission  
7. Children who are due to start school, living outside the area served by the school who have a brother or sister attending the adjoining Junior school  
8. Children who are due to start school, living outside the area served by the school who have no brother or sister at that school or the adjoining Junior school

Parents/Carers of children joining Reception are invited to a welcome meeting to meet staff, receive key documents and ask any questions.  All parents are strongly encouraged to attend these meetings as they ensure that a child’s education at Heather Avenue Infant School can get off to a good start.

The school welcomes a number of older children over the course of the year, keeping to a reasonable number of pupils per year group. Parents considering enrolling their children are invited to visit the school at any mutually convenient time.  Appointments may be made by telephone, email or by calling in at school.  Admissions should then be dealt with through Norfolk School Admissions at Norfolk County Council.

Parents are entitled to transfer their children to alternative schools during the year.  They should ensure that this is in the child’s best interest.

Please refer to the Special Education Needs Policy concerning the Special Education Need and Disability (SEND) support on offer to children and how we support families to choose the right setting for their child with SEND.  We aim to identify all children that may attract any additional funding such as Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP), Pupil Premium Grant (PPG), Disability Access Fund (DAF) and SEND inclusion fund and any locally available funding streams with a view to submit a claim/application to support and improve their outcomes.