Admissions at Sandfield
About Admissions
Sandfield is a member of the Learning Partners Academy Trust. If you require further information about the admissions process or wish to apply for a place at our school, either as part of the normal intake or during the school year, please contact the Admissions Team at Surrey County Council: Tel: 0300 200 1004, or via email at admissions@surreycc.gov.uk, or visit the Surrey County Council website.
Alternatively, please call the Admissions Officer at Sandfield, Mrs Lindsey Donnithorne on 01483 566586 or email: reception@sandfield.surrey.sch.uk
SANDFIELD ADMISSION POLICY
In Surrey, children must start full-time education no later than the beginning of the term following their fifth birthday with the exception of summer born children who must take up their place at the beginning of the term of their fifth birthday (Summer term). The Governing Body has approved the following admission criteria to be used to allocate places when the school is oversubscribed (in priority order):
FIRST Looked After and Previously Looked After Children (see addendum for 2021/22 and 2022/23 Policy)
SECOND Exceptional Arrangements
THIRD Siblings with a brother or sister still attending the school at the time of admissions.
FOURTH Priority is given to the children of staff where the member of staff has been employed at Sandfield Primary School for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made.
FIFTH Nearest School – the nearest school is defined as the school closest to their home address admitting pupils of the appropriate age range, as measured by a straight line. The nearest school may be either inside or outside the county boundary.
SIXTH Any other applicant.
If there is oversubscription in any of the above criteria priority will be given on the basis of nearness to school measured in a straight line from the address point of the pupil’s house, as set by Ordnance Survey to the nearest school gate for pupils to use. This is calculated using the Admission and Transport team’s Geographical Information system. For full details of our policy, please click here.
IN-YEAR APPLICATIONS
To apply for a place for your child in current school years (Reception to Year 6), please contact Surrey County Council. The waiting lists for each year are also held by them .
APPEALS
If you have been unsuccessful in gaining a place at Sandfield Primary School and you wish to lodge an appeal, please see below for further information on Appeals. Alternatively, please call the Surrey Schools Appeals Service on 0300 200 1004 or 0208 541 9029 to require appeal papers. Surrey Appeals Service administers the appeal process for Sandfield Primary School. For information on the Appeals Timetable and deadlines for lodging an appeal, please click here>>
APPLICATION FROM OVERSEAS
Surrey County Council provides advice for applicants from overseas. Please click here.
RECEPTION CLASS ADMISSIONS
If you are looking for a school place for your child in September for Reception Class, please click here: RECEPTION CLASS ADMISSIONS
IN-YEAR ADMISSIONS
If you have recently moved to the area and need a Primary School place at Sandfield during the school year, please click here IN-YEAR ADMISSIONS
Please see the Guidance section at the bottom of this page.
There is an online form for you to fill in (link on the Parent Information Board for new starters – or go direct to the form here). You will be able to pay for uniform once it is ready to be collected.
Please note that we do not stock white polo shirts, grey school trousers or green skirts or pinafores.
All applications for any Surrey School are made online via the Surrey County Council website.
Tours will be taking place this year along with a video message from staff and most importantly from our children.
To book a place please click here: School Tours 2022
Tours
This year, tours are available for parents. We have also organised a virtual tour for those that can not attend. Welcome to Sandfield!
Prospective Parent Comments
‘We are greatly impressed by the diversity of Sandfield Primary School. Our daughter has been raised overseas and therefore an educational environment that embraces a wide variety of experiences and backgrounds would suit her very well’
‘We visited Sandfield and were very impressed by the standard of teaching’
‘This school looks to be of a great quality and location’
‘When visiting Sandfield we were impressed by the organisation, multi-culturalism and engagement of the children. We also got a good sense of community and are living close by’
Guidance for Admissions
- Application process – Applications for Sandfield are handled by the Admissions Team at Surrey County Council. Please use their contact details at the top of this page to be guided through the process.
- Details of Selection Criteria – These can be found in the Policy Document on this page, but if you have any questions then please contact Mrs Lindsey Donnithorne at the school office.
- Details of Over-Subscribed Criteria – These can be found in the Policy Document on this page.
- School Admission Number (PAN) for reference is: 30
- Admission Arrangements for Disabled Students – information can be found in the Policy Document, but please speak to the Surrey County Council Admissions Team about your personal circumstances for more guidance and help.
- Details on Priority Applications – These can be found in the Policy Document on this page.
- Mid-Year Application Information and Process – Please read the Policy Document on this page and contact the Surrey County Council Admissions Team.