Welcome to Emmanuel Church of England

Primary School

Kathryn Fitzsimmons

Headteacher

Emmanuel School

Alpha Building

Nursery Class (3/4 yo): 26 places. Full time option or am only

5 day a week

Reception Class (4/5 yo): 30 placesFull time

5 days a week

Omega Building

Year 1 to Year 6 Classes

Classes

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

1 x Nursery (26 pupils)

1 x Reception (30 pupils)

Key Stage 1 (KS1)

1 x Year 1 (30 pupils)

1 x Year 2 (30 pupils)

Key Stage 2 (KS2)

1 x Year 3 (30 pupils)

1 x Year 4 (30 pupils)

1 x Year 5 (30 pupils)

1 x Year 6 (30 pupils)

Vision, Values & Aimshttps://www.emmanuel.camden.sch.uk/our

-approach-policies/vision-aims-values/

Mission statement

Learning Values

Christian Values

Introduction

InclusiveUnicef Rights

Respecting School

Creative Curriculum

Curriculumhttps://www.emmanuel.camden.sch.uk/curriculum/emmanuels-

curriculum/#

Sports

Nativity

Music

Drama

Spanish

Religious Education

Y6 School Journey Swimming

Trips & Visits

School LunchChildren can have a hot school lunch or packed lunch.

Children in Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 receive a free hot school lunch as part of the government initiative.

Meals are cooked fresh each day on both school sites.

Caterlink provide our hot school lunches.

Menus are updated each terms and can be found on our school website. https://www.emmanuel.camden.sch.uk/parents-carers/school-lunch-menu/

Collective Worship• At Emmanuel we have a daily act of collective worship which is held as a

whole school. Once a week this is held in Emmanuel Church by Fr Jonathan.

• In our school we have, as a thread running through our work, the belief and practice of the Christian church. Christian beliefs about God, Jesus and the Church are explored through stories and discussion in classes.

• During the school year we celebrate Christian festivals and other important events in the school calendar.

• Our Collective Worships are important times when children come together to enjoy stories and songs and to reflect on religious, spiritual, moral and social issues. In our Friday Celebration Worship we celebrate children’s successes by presenting Headteacher Awards and Aspire Awards. They all receive a big clap and are mentioned in our weekly newsletter!

Please note during COVID-19 Collective Worship is in bubbles and there are no visits to church.

School Uniform• Every child MUST wear the correct school uniform every day. If

this is not possible for any reason please let the Headteacherknow.

• Nursery have their own set uniform policy.

• Reception-Y6 have a set uniform policy.

• Children have an Emmanuel P.E Kit.

• Uniform can be purchased from Mapac.

• Please see our school website for the policy and more information.

https://www.emmanuel.camden.sch.uk/parents-carers/school-uniform/

Clubs

Breakfast ClubEvery morning from 8am. Led by one of our Teaching Assistants. Have

breakfast and play games. From Nursery upwards.

Outside Agency Led ClubsSome of our clubs are organised and led by outside agencies eg karate,

French.

School Led Clubs (nominal charge)Some of our staff lead after school clubs. There are a wide variety

including; choir, fun, football, running, cricket, dance.

Fortune Green PlaycentreParents register directly. Collect from school at 3.30pm and walk up to

playcentre with a member of staff.

Please note due to COVID-19 there are no after-school clubs. Fortune Green is open for set days for Emmanuel children.

Nursery Provision

2. Government Offer

For parents who are both working (or one parent family parent working) child may be entitled to Government offer of 30 hours free childcare

-Must earn at least minimum wage

-Neither parent must earn more than £100k (but okay for both parents to go over £100k collectively as long as both individually earn less than £100k)

3. Camden Enhanced Offer

For parents on low income or in receipt of certain benefits, child may be entitled to 30 hours free childcare

1. Universal careAll children are entitled to 15 hours free Nursery care

4. 30 hours but not entitled to Government

or Camden Offer

If not entitled to Government or Camden Offer and want a 30-hour place parents will need to pay for extra 15 hours (£120 per week payable termly in advance )

Website: www.childcarechoices.gov.uk gives good explanation of funding issues for

Parents to consider.

Proposal for Variation to the Admissions Arrangements for September 2021

• At the Full Governing Body meeting on 13 July 2020, the Governors

of Emmanuel C/E Primary School resolved to propose that a

variation be made to the admissions arrangements for admission to

Nursery and Reception in September 2021, in respect of the over-

subscription criteria relating to church attendance.

• The variation requested is that “In the event that during the period

specified for attendance at worship the church has been closed for

public worship and has not provided alternative premises for that

worship, the requirements of these admissions arrangements in

relation to attendance will only apply to the period when the church

or alternative premises have been fully available for public worship.”

• The Admission Policy will be updated to reflect this variation

following approval by the Office of Schools’ Adjudicator as

requested by the Church of England Education Office on behalf of

Emmanuel Church of England Primary School.

Nursery Admissions 2021

• Responsibility for admissions rests with the School Governors.

• The Governors will require evidence of the information given in any application, with evidence of the child’s date of birth and two separate documents proving the address given on the application form.

• Please note that entry to the Nursery does not automatically entitle pupils to entry into the main school and the admissions criteria have also to be satisfied for that year.

Nursery Admission 2021

• Nursery applications are submitted to school, NOT Camden.

•Admission to Nursery DOES NOT subsequently guarantee admission to

Reception class.

Admissions

• Parents are required to read all the admissions criteria carefully and decide which route they will apply under.

• The school cannot advise on this.

• You MUST read the entire policy and footnotes carefully as contains details such as church attendance requirements.

There are 3 admission

routes

Route 1

• Looked After• Previously Looked

After

• EHCP

Route AAfter admission of Route 1,

2/3 of places

Church

Route BAfter admission of Route 1,

1/3 of places

Community

Admission 2021

Route 1“Looked after children” (i.e. children in the care of a Local Authority in England and Wales) or a child who was

previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special

guardianship order.

Route A: 2/3 of remaining placesA1. Children whose Parent(s)i are current Members ii of Emmanuel Church, West Hampstead and

who have a Sibling iii attending the Main School iv and will do so at the time of attendance.

A2. Children whose Parent(s) i are current Members ii of Emmanuel Church, West Hampstead.

A3. Children whose Parent(s) i are current Members ii of another Christian Church v and who have a

Sibling iii already attending the Main School iv and will do so at the time of attendance.

A4. Children of Parent(s)i who currently attend Emmanuel Church, West Hampstead with the

regularity of a Member having moved into their Homevi in the London Borough of Camden (or a

Borough which shares a border with Camden) within the twenty four month period immediately

preceding the date of this application, and for at least the twelve month period immediately preceding

the date of their application have been Members of another Christian Church . The Governors ask that

attendance at a previous Church is confirmed by the priest / minister of that Church also signing a

supplementary form.

A5. Children whose Parent(s)i are current Members ii of another Christian Churchv .

In the event of all the places not being filled from Route A, the remaining number of places will be

added to the Route B Community Criterion.

Admission 2021

Route B: 1/3 of remaining places.

• B1. Children applying under the community criterion, who have a Sibling attending the Main

School and will do so at the time of attendance.

• B2. Children under the community criterion whose home is closest to the school.

Reception 2021 Admission

• All applications should be submitted to Camden Local Authority using their Common Application Process.

• If you are applying for a place under ROUTE A you should complete BOTH the Camden Local Authority application form naming the school and ALSO complete the supplementary information form so that Governors may consider your application fully. Please complete this supplementary form and return it to the school by the deadline.

• Applications under ROUTE B do not need to complete this supplementary information form but must still complete the Local Authority Application Form, naming the school.

Please Note:

If you are applying under the Emmanuel Church membership criterion of Route A this form should be submitted to Fr Jonathan in good time so that applications can be cross-checked against the Church attendance register and then the form will be forwarded by him to the school office.

•DEADLINE: Friday 15th

January 2021

Information on Reception Admissions 2020

• On the day the Admissions Committee sat there were one hundred and ninety-two (192)applications. One application was received under route 1; forty-three (43) applications werereceived under Route A and one hundred and forty-eight (148) applications through Route B.The net capacity for Reception at that time was 30 places. One place was allocated underRoute 1, two-thirds of remaining places were allocated under Route A - nineteen (19) and onethird of remaining places under Route B – ten (10) (see admissions criteria). Late applicationshave been received subsequent to the first round of offers being made.

• The following table clarifies the number of places that were allocated based on eachadmissions criterion.

Route 1 application criteria

1 out of the 30 places

went to Route 1.

29 places left.

29 places were divided into 19 places for Route A and 10 places for Route B.

Criteria No of

places

1 Looked After/ Previously children. 1

Education Health Care Plan. 0

Rank Criteria No of applications

A1 Children whose Parent(s) are current Members of

Emmanuel Church, West Hampstead and who have a

Sibling attending the Main School iv and will do so at

the time of attendance.

7

A2 Children whose Parent(s) are current Members of

Emmanuel Church, West Hampstead.12

A3 Children whose Parent(s) are current Members of

another Christian Church v and who have a Sibling

already attending the Main School and will do so at the

time of attendance.

0

A4 Children of Parent(s) who currently attend Emmanuel

Church, West Hampstead with the regularity of a

Member having moved into their Home in the London

Borough of Camden (or a

Borough which shares a border with Camden) within

the twenty four month period immediately preceding

the date of this application, and for at least the twelve

month period immediately preceding the date of their

application have been Members of another Christian

Church.

4

A5 Children whose Parent(s) are current Members of

another Christian Church.20

Route A application criteria

19 places for Route A took us to the end of

A2.

Route B application criteria

The 10 places for Route B

took us to the

closest 7in B2.

The school website contains information on past years so you can review this at your

leisure.

Rank Criteria No of applications

B1 Children applying under the

community criterion, who have a

Sibling attending the Main School

and will do so at the time of

attendance.

3

B2 Children under the community

criterion whose home is closest to

the school.

145

Waiting ListNursery

• Unsuccessful applicants will be offered the opportunity to be placed on a waiting list. Parents and Carers must return the slip to confirm.

• This waiting list will be maintained in order of the admissions criteria and not in the order that applications are received or added to the list.

• If a place becomes available, the admissions criteria are reapplied to all those on the waiting list and a subsequent reordering of the waiting list may take place.

Reception

• As places are offered by Camden, they will keep a child on the Emmanuel waiting list only if they have secured a lower preference of school. If an applicant is offered and accept a higher preference of school, then they will not be kept on the Emmanuel waiting list.

• At some point during the academic year, we write to all parents on the waiting list and ask them if they wish to remain on it.

• If parents have come off the waiting list, they can ask to go back on it by completing the in-year admission form and they will be ranked accordingly once we receive all the correct paperwork.