Admissions

To Reception Class

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Admissions Team have responsibility for admission to reception classes in primary schools. Each September they will issue a new “Starting School” booklet and the primary school Common Application Form for the following academic year.

Parents may also apply on-line at www.rbkc.gov.uk/schools/admissions.

From September 2009, applications will be accepted for children born between 1st September 2005 and 31st August 2006.

Children born between 1st September 2005 and 28th February 2006 will start school in September 2010.
Children born between 1st March 2006 and 31st August 2006 will start school in January 2011.

The important dates are:

22nd January 2010 – closing date for applications to the Royal Borough.

23rd April 2010 – Outcome letters will be sent out to parents.

7th May 2010 – last date for parents to accept or decline the offer of a place.

Fox Open Mornings

9am Tuesday 3rd November 2009
9am Tuesday 23rd February 2010
9am Tuesday 8th June 2010

Fox School has a defined priority area for admissions and has different admissions criteria to other community schools in the Royal Borough. Fox admits 45 pupils each year.

Admission Criteria
Priority will be given to applicants in the following order:

i) siblings living within the defined priority area who will be attending Fox School at the time of admission;
ii) other applicants living within the defined priority area;
iii) siblings not living within the defined priority area who will be attending Fox School at the time of admission;
iv) other applicants not living within the defined priority area.

In categories i) and ii) siblings include half brothers and half-sisters, adopted brothers and sisters, stepbrothers and stepsisters or the children of the parent or carer’s partners provided that these live at the same address.

As an over-riding priority, children will be admitted who are in public care to a local authority or who have a statement of special educational needs which names the school.

The Priority Area:
Cromwell Road; right into Earl’s Court Road; over Kensington High Street; up Holland Walk; over Holland Park Avenue; up Ladbroke Grove; right into Kensington Park Gardens; over Kensington Park Road; into Chepstow Villas; right down Chepstow Place; right into Ossington Street; over Notting Hill Gate; down Kensington Palace Gardens; left into Kensington High Street; down Palace Gate; into Gloucester Road; right into Cromwell Road. Both sides of the road are included.

Admissions to other Year Groups are currently handled by the school and the same criteria are used. To put a child's name on our waiting list you will need to complete an application form.

In 2010 these admissions will be the responsibility of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

Special Needs
The school has implemented the Code of Practice for children with Special Educational Needs and follows the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea's staged approach to the identification, assessment and review of these children.

The school aims to make the curriculum accessible to all children, including those with Special Educational Needs. We have a duty to ensure that the physical environment supports and increases the extent to which all pupils, including disabled pupils are able to participate in the school curriculum and take advantage of all school services.

This is supported by the school’s equal opportunities policy and accessibility policy.