Determined Co-ordinated Scheme for Primary School Admissions for 2025/26
Interpretation and Glossary
2. In this scheme -
"the LA" means Wiltshire Council acting in their capacity as a local (education)authority;
"the LA area" means the County of Wiltshire;
The definitions of "primary education", "primary school", "secondary education" and"secondary school" can be found in sections 2 and 5 of the Education Act 1996.
"school" means a community, (C) voluntary controlled, (VC) foundation (F), voluntary aided (VA) or Academy (A) school.
"Academy" means a state funded, non fee paying independent school set up under a Funding Agreement between the Secretary of State and the proprietor of an Academy(most commonly, and hereafter, referred to as an Academy Trust). Academy Funding Agreements require them to comply with the Code and the law relating to admissions, though the Secretary of State has the power to vary this requirement where there is a demonstrable need.
"admission authority" in relation to a community (C) or voluntary controlled (VC)school means the LA and, in relation to an academy, foundation or voluntary aided school means the governing body / academy trust of that school;
"the specified year" means the school year beginning in September 2025.
"admission arrangements" means the determined arrangements which govern the procedures and decision making for the purposes of admitting pupils to a school;
"first round application" means any application for a place in the first year of primary or infant education or the first year of junior education that is received before the deadline of 15 January 2025.
"second or third round application" means any application for a place in the first year of primary or infant education or the first year of junior education that is received after the 15 January 2025.
"In-Year application" means any application for any other year group in the school up to and including Yr 6;
"eligible for a place" means that a child's name has been placed on a school's ranked list within the school's published admission number.
The application round for entry into Reception and Junior YR3 2025 opens on 1 September 2024. The deadline date for applications to be received is midnight on 15 January 2025. The home address given for the child must be the address where the child is resident as of the deadline date.