We have one intake of pupils per year. All children start in the September of the year in which they are 5 years old.
If the number of applications exceeds the maximum admission limit, after the admission of children where the school is named in the statement of special educational needs (SEN), the following oversubscription criteria will apply:
Order of Priority
Priority Group 1:
Children and young people in public care for whom the school has been expressed as a preference.
Priority Group 2:
Children the authority believes have special social or medical reasons for admission or where it is deemed by the authority that the enhanced special educational needs provision available at that school is the most appropriate provision to meet the child's needs.
Priority Group 3:
Children living within the normal area of the school.
Priority Group 4:
Children living outside the normal area of the school.
Induction Procedure
Once admissions have been finalised parents and children are invited to a series of induction meetings during the preceding Summer term. Children are invited to attend school for mornings and afternoons (staying for lunch one day) towards the end of the Summer Term so that they can learn the layout of the building, meet their classmates and teachers and build their confidence about starting school.
Transfer at 11
Children usually transfer at 11 from Gargrave Primary School to one of the six secondary school in the area. Please refer to the Guide to Schools in the Craven Area, published by North Yorkshire Children and Young People's Services for further details of the options open to your child. This is available from the school office or Craven Education Office.
Pupil Destinations
The number of Y6 children transferring to secondary school in July 2011 will be as follows:
Skipton Girls' High School 0
Ermysted's Grammar School 1
Aireville School, Skipton 3
Upper Wharfedale 2
Settle Middle School 0
Netherside School 0
Private Education 0