Academy Admissions
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Welcome to our Admissions information page. Please look at our news page for details of our open evenings for prospective Parents, Carers and Students. 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.
Academy Admissions Contact Details
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Contact: Miss Dixon |
View Our Academy!
We are pleased to announce the following open sessions for you to come and take a look at our academy!
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Tuesday 14/1/2025 at 9.30am
Please book a place at one of these sessions by emailing: info@harrisprimarycrystalpalace.org.uk
Reception Applications 2025
The Academy has an admission number of 60 in Reception for September 2024
Applications for places in Reception should be made on London Borough of Bromley’s Common Application Form, this is now managed online. Key information on primary school admissions can be found on the Local Authority’s website and an application can be made online via THIS LINK. Forms should be submitted in accordance with the LA’s published deadlines for applications (normally early to mid-January before the academic year in which the child is eligible for entry).
We will be holding open days in the Spring and Summer terms, please check here for updates on dates and times.
To book on to one of these sessions please email us the date you require, your name, email address and how many people will be attending. A maximum of 40 places will be allocated to each date and these will be offered on a first come basis.
You can view or download the primary in education booklet for more information and advice.
Reception Applications 2025 Intake
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In-Year Applications
For in-year admissions, please contact the local authority for an In-Year Transfer,details can be found here. You may also contact Admissions at the Academy, (contact details above) to request an in-year admission form. Please note that there is no guarantee that a place will be available, but you have the right of appeal if you are refused a place.
Nursery Admissions
At present, all three and four year olds are entitled to up to 15 hours of free childcare a week for up to 38 weeks a year, and this entitlement will continue. From September 2017, the government increased free childcare to 30 hours a week (for up to 38 weeks a year). This is part of the Childcare Act 2016. However, this increase will only be available to families who meet certain criteria. Criteria from September 2020 for three and four year olds. For more information click here to access our nursery admissions page.
Applying for Transfer to Secondary School
Online applications for secondary transfer are available from 1st September 2024. Visit the Bromley Council for more info on finding a secondary school place and making a school application.
Making an Application
Bromley Council process all school applications for Bromley borough residents. You cannot apply directly to schools.
If you live outside the London Borough of Bromley, you must apply to your local council, even if you want to apply for a Bromley school. You can however include Bromley schools on your home local authority application.
Bromley residents should apply online at http://www.eadmissions.org.uk/ from 1st September 2024. The deadline to make your application is 15th January 2025!
Online applications will only be processed when proof of address and parental responsibility have been received by the Admissions Team. Please see application terms and conditions for further information.
If you are unable to make an online application, paper forms are available on request from the Admissions Team.
You can view or download more information and advice here:
https://www.bromley.gov.uk/primary-school-admissions/making-application-primary-school
If your child has an Educational, Health and Care Plan (statement of special educational needs), please do not complete an application form but contact the Special Educational Needs team on 020 8313 4739 for further advice.
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. Completed forms should be sent to the Clerk to the Appeal Panel at:
Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace, Malcolm Road, SE20 8RH
Completed appeal forms, for Reception intake only, must be received by the Academy by the closing date 20th May 2025 at 5.00pm. 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. All appeals will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals.
- 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
The Appeal Hearing
The Academy 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.
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