Admissions

Meadfurlong is a Council Co-educational day school, which caters for children from 7 – 11 years. It opened as a new school in September 1980 and is a purpose built Junior School. It is designed to cater for the children living on the west side of Fishermead – the dividing line being down the centre of Mullion Place and Pencarrow Avenue – the children living on the whole of Oldbrook and those from the western side of Southern Central Milton Keynes. In September 2005 the school changed from an 8 – 12 years Middle School to a 7 – 11 years Junior School.

The intended admission number for Meadfurlong for 2010-2011 is 90 at 7+. Sufficient places for pupils from this area will be reserved at the school primarily for those who would normally transfer from Penwith and Oldbrook First Schools.

Should a parent from out of the area seek a place for this child, application must be made in writing to the Local Education Office who allocate places.

Admissions Criteria

For pupils transferring at 7+

In Milton Keynes the admission policy for children transferring schools at 7+ operates on a reserve area basis. This means that children, whose parents confirm in writing, normally by completing a preference form, that they would like a place at the reserved area school and that it is their first preference, will automatically be allocated a place.

Places are allocated at Local Education Authority schools in line with Milton Keynes Council’s admission criteria shown below: -

1. Pupils living within the area normally served by the school as agreed with the Admissions Authority and set out in the individual school prospectus. Parents may be asked to provide proof of permanent residence in the reserved areas.

2. Pupils with an older brother or sister still in attendance at the time of admission.

3. Children with exceptional medical or social needs whose parents can demonstrate that admission to a particular school is necessary for the medical and social well-being of their child and whose application is supported by written evidence.

4. Children with exceptional educational needs whose parents can demonstrate that entry to a particular school is necessary and whose application is supported by written evidence.

In the event of over-subscription, once places have been allocated under the criteria above the remaining places will be awarded according to the proximity of the child’s home to school as measured by the nearest available route. This is from the front door of the child’s home to the schools nearest entrance gate.