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.

Admission Arrangements 2022-23

The Governing Body of Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred met to review and consider the responses of the admissions consultation. Following careful consideration, the Governing Body agreed to determine the Admission Arrangements for 2022-23 which can be found below.

Academy Admissions Contact Details

Jill Harrison is our admissions officer and her contact details are as follows:

Telephone: 01375 484490 Email: J.Harrison@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 2021.

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.

If your child was born between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017, you must apply for their reception school place for September 2021.

 Click here for a link to the Thurrock Council timeline for applications for admissions.

No priority is given to applications from pupils enrolled at particular schools.

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

Key Reception Dates

Monday 2nd November 2020- Application period opens

Friday15th January 2021 - Application period closes for on-time applications

Friday 16th April 2021 - Notification of offers are available from 12:30am    

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

 

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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.

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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.

Open Days

Open day for new Reception intake: Wednesday 13th October 2021 at 10:00am

and Wednesday 1st December 2021 at 10:00 am.

 

Click here for a link to the Thurrock Council Admissions Appeal timeline.