Admissions

On this page you will find full details of our school admissions policy, including our criteria for admissions, how to apply for a place at our school and our oversubscription criteria. You will also find information about how you can find out more about our admissions policy and how to appeal if you are unhappy with the school place you are offered for your child.

Admissions amendment to be applied from September 2021

In June 2021the DfE provided guidance around internationally adopted previously looked after children (IAPLAC), to be adopted and applied from September 2021.  The Board of Trustees adopted this amendment in June 2021 for implementation.  Please find the guidance below, to be read in conjunction with our Admissions policy.

If you would like your child to attend our school, please see full details of our admission arrangements below. 

Reception intake 21/22: 30 (currently taught on the Faringdon Infant School site)

Year 3 intake: 90

Admissions for September 2022 - Reception

Your child will receive an offer of a school place for either Faringdon Infant School or Faringdon Junior School for Reception entry in September 2022. Faringdon Infant School has an admission number of 60 children and Faringdon Junior School has an admission number of 60 children for this cohort.

When the two schools convert to become Primary Schools for September 2022, following the planned build of a new site for Faringdon Infant School, your child will then attend whichever school their offer is for. 

Faringdon Infant School will be called Folly View Primary School

Faringdon Junior School will be called The Elms Primary School

Our September Admissions 2022/2023 number is 60 

Is your child 3 or 4 years old?

If your child is born on or between 1 September 2017 to 31 August 2018, you need to apply for a place at Infant/Primary school.

Places at the school are at a premium. Please apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment by missing the deadline.

Closing date is 15th January 2022. 

You can apply online at: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/admissions. It is quick, easy and secure. If you do not have access to the internet you can collect a hard copy of the admissions form from the school office.

For help and information go to the website or email admissions.schools@oxfordshire.gov.uk or telephone 01865 815175.

Our Nursery provision (Little Saplings) will be for children to start in September 2022 following their third birthday. We are currently not able to offer any two-year-old placements, but the new Folly View Primary School will be taking this age group in September. 

All 3 to 4-year-olds in Oxfordshire are eligible for the universal 570 hours free early education. This equates to 15 hours per week.
Working parents may also be eligible for the extended 570 hours for 3 and 4-year-old children. (Extended or '30 hours') Information, eligibility criteria and links to apply can be found at Childcare Choices.

Unfortunately, we are unable to give the precise opening times at present, but this information will be available soon.

Please complete the application form and return directly to the school office: office@fjs.faringdonlearningtrust.org

We encourage parents / carers to complete the application as soon as convenient as places will be issued on a first come, first served basis.

Our Attendance Policy and Procedures
Introduction                 

Regular and punctual school attendance is important. Pupils need to attend school regularly if they are to take full advantage of the educational opportunities available to them by law. Faringdon Junior School fully recognises its responsibilities to ensure pupils are in school and on time, therefore having access to learning for the maximum number of days and hours.

Our policy applies to all children registered at this school and this policy is made available to all parents/carers of pupils who are registered at our school on our school website. This policy has been written to adhere to the relevant Children Acts, Education Acts, Regulations and Guidance from the Department for Education in addition to guidance from the Local Authority.

Although parents/carers have the legal responsibility for ensuring their child’s good attendance, the Headteacher and Governors at our school work together with other professionals and agencies to ensure that all pupils are encouraged and supported to develop good attendance habits. Please read our policy below.

Whole School & Class Attendance 2021-2022

 Our whole school attendance target for this year is: 96%
 Have we hit our target this term?

	TERM 1	TERM 2	TERM 3	TERM 4	TERM 5	TERM 6
WHOLE SCHOOL	95.29	94.32	94.98	94.66
CLASS 3B	95.50	94.63	95.46	95.60
CLASS 3H	97.78	95.32	92.82	95.65
CLASS 3KB	95.58	95.43	97.44	95.97
CLASS 4NI	91.86	90.87	95.03	94.18
CLASS 4N	95.79	95.24	95.37	95.75
CLASS 4K	96.50	95.61	95.48	94.18
CLASS 5S	97.39	94.88	96.72	94.87
CLASS 5CA	94.80	93.22	91.59	92.78
CLASS 5KS	94.43	90.91	95.33	93.17
CLASS 6H	93.55	95.49	93.80	94.28
CLASS 6M	96.30	92.82	95.32	92.93
CLASS 6MC	94.84	97.09	95.48	96.48

Congratulations to all those classes who have met the whole school target of 96%.
Each class gets 5 tokens. Well done