Academy Admissions
Welcome to the Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred Admissions information page. Our full policy, with details of our admissions criteria, can be downloaded from further down the page. A brief summary of the application procedure follows, for Reception and in-year admissions.
Academy Admissions Contact Details
Jill Atkins is our admissions officer and her contact details are as follows:
| Telephone: 01375 484490 Email: J.Atkins@harrisprimarychaffordhundred.org.uk Address: Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred, Mayflower Road, Essex RM16 6SA |
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Reception Applications
The Academy has an admission number of 90 in Reception for September 2018.
Applications for places in Reception should be made on the Thurrock Council Admission Application Form. These are accessible on the Thurrock Council School Admissions website and should be submitted in accordance with Thurrock Council's published deadlines for applications.
You need to get your application into Thurrock by the closing date of 15 January 2018 and you can apply from 01 November 2017.
The contact details for the Thurrock admissions team are below:
Thurrock Council Admissions, Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, Thurrock, RM17 6SL. Tel: 01375652883 or via the admissions website at www.thurrock.gov.uk/admissions
In-Year Applications
If you are looking for a place in Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred because you have recently moved into the area, or your child is at another primary school and you feel that a change of school would benefit their education and/or general well-being, you are entitled to apply for a school place.
If you wish to make an in-year application you must contact the Admissions Team at Thurrock Council who will advise you of how to apply either in person or online.
The contact details for the Thurrock admissions team are below:
Thurrock Council Admissions, Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, Thurrock, RM17 6SL. Tel: 01375652883 or via the admissions website at www.thurrock.gov.uk/admissions
For Parents/Carers who Wish to Appeal
Parent(s) wishing to appeal against the Academy’s decision on admissions, for any year group, should complete an Appeal Form (see below) stating the reason for the appeal, based on the published Admissions Criteria.
If you wish to appeal you must contact the Admissions Team at Thurrock Council who will send you an appeals form to complete.
Completed forms should be sent to the Clerk to the Appeal Panel at
Thurrock Council Admissions, Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, Thurrock, RM17 6SL. Tel: 01375652883 or via the admissions website at www.thurrock.gov.uk/admissions
The appeals will be heard, in private, by an Independent appeal Panel. The Clerk to the Appeal Panel will make an appointment within a reasonable time, Appeals may be made in English or the Parents’/Carers’ first language.
- Only one appeal per application is allowed.
- Appeals are conducted in person, and you may bring a friend.
The Appeal Hearing
Thurrock Council will arrange for an Independent Appeals Panel to consider the Academy's reasons for refusal and your reasons for wanting to attend the Academy.
The Panel will consist of 3 people (2 will have education experience and one will be an independent person with no education experience).
The Panel will consider the case put forward by you and the Academy. They must consider the admission arrangements for the Academy and the reasons why you want to attend that particular school. The Panel must exercise its discretion by balancing the weight of your argument (for wanting to attend) against the Academy’s reasons for refusal i.e. the prejudice that one more student would cause to the education of the students already offered and the Health and Safety of all the students already attending the Academy, also taking into account the Academy's published admission arrangements.
The decision of the Independent Appeals Panel is binding on the admissions authority and the Parents.
- 9 June 2018 - deadline to appeal
- 27 June 2018 - notice of hearing
- 4 July 2018 - circulation of papers
- 11 and 12 July 2018 - appeal hearing
- 19 July 2018 - decision letter
- All dates are currently provisional and may be subject to alteration.
Click here for a link to the Thurrock Council Admissions Appeal timeline.
Reception Open Days
Come and see our wonderful academy and learn about the Early Years environment into which we would wlecome your child. We are holding Open Days on the follwoign dates when prospective parents and carers are welcome to visit. For more information contact our EYFS Leader Ms Arnell on 01375 484490 or at L.Arnell@harrisprimarychaffordhundred.org.uk
Tuesday 5th December 2017
Friday 12th January 2018
