Admissions

Admissions from August 2018

Parents applying for a place at Mountfields Lodge Primary School (academy) as from August 2018 should note the following Admissions criteria.

From August 2018 the school will once again adopt the LA Admissions Policy as its own with the exception of:

Mountfields Lodge will be capping its Admissions Number at 75 for the Foundation Stage and for all other year groups
Mountfields Lodge will not be overfilling on grounds on in-catchment movement
Mountfields Lodge has retained the LA’s Catchment Map; If parents are unclear in which catchment area the home address falls please contact the Local Authority's Customer Service Centre in the first instance – (0116) 305 6684, who will be able to inform them in which school catchment their address falls. In addition parents will also find in the primary and secondary ‘Your Guide to Education’ booklets district maps that outline in general the schools located within the district you live.
Mountfields Lodge’s criteria for allocating places at the school is as follows (up to an absolute maximum of 75 in any one year group):

School Criteria

1st	Children who are in public care and those children who were previously looked-after children.
2nd	Pupils who live permanently in the catchment area at the time of application and admission.
3rd	Pupils who have an older brother or sister attending Mountfields Lodge Primary School (academy) at the same time and who live in the same house.
4th	Pupils who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested.
5th	Pupils living nearest the school measured in a straight line distance (home to school front gate).

Parents applying for a place at Mountfields Lodge Primary School (academy) as from August 2019 should note the following Admissions criteria.

From August 2019 the school will once again adopt the LA Admissions Policy as its own with the exception of:

Mountfields Lodge will be capping its Admissions Number at 75 for the Foundation Stage and for all other year groups
Mountfields Lodge will not be overfilling on grounds on in-catchment movement
Mountfields Lodge has retained the LA’s Catchment Map; If parents are unclear in which catchment area the home address falls please contact the Local Authority's Customer Service Centre in the first instance – (0116) 305 6684, who will be able to inform them in which school catchment their address falls. In addition parents will also find in the primary and secondary ‘Your Guide to Education’ booklets district maps that outline in general the schools located within the district you live.
Mountfields Lodge’s criteria for allocating places at the school is as follows (up to an absolute maximum of 75 in any one year group):

School Criteria

1st	Children who are in public care and those children who were previously looked-after children.
2nd	Pupils who live permanently in the catchment area at the time of application and admission.
3rd	Pupils who have an older brother or sister attending Mountfields Lodge Primary School (academy) at the same time and who live in the same house.
4th	Pupils who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested.
5th	Pupils living nearest the school measured in a straight line distance (home to school front gate).

Parents applying for a place at Mountfields Lodge Primary School (academy) as from August 2020 should note the following Admissions criteria.

From August 2020 the school will once again adopt the LA Admissions Policy as its own with the exception of:

Mountfields Lodge will be capping its Admissions Number at 75 for the Foundation Stage and for all other year groups
Mountfields Lodge will not be overfilling on grounds on in-catchment movement
Mountfields Lodge has retained the LA’s Catchment Map; If parents are unclear in which catchment area the home address falls please contact the Local Authority's Customer Service Centre in the first instance – (0116) 305 6684, who will be able to inform them in which school catchment their address falls. In addition parents will also find in the primary and secondary ‘Your Guide to Education’ booklets district maps that outline in general the schools located within the district you live.
Mountfields Lodge’s criteria for allocating places at the school is as follows (up to an absolute maximum of 75 in any one year group):

School Criteria

1st	Children who are in public care and those children who were previously looked-after children.
2nd	Pupils who live permanently in the catchment area at the time of application and admission.
3rd	Pupils who have an older brother or sister currently attending Mountfields Lodge Primary School (academy) at the same time and who live in the same house.
4th	Pupils who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested.
5th	Pupils living nearest the school measured in a straight line distance (home to school front gate).