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The Blue Kite Academy School now comprises of 11 Swindon Schools (Infant, Junior and primary) and a new admission policy has been written to incorporate all the schools within the Trust. As a result it is necessary to consult on this policy for 6 weeks between the dates of 1 October and 31 January.
The BKAT admission policy for 2024 2025 has not significantly changed any of the original individual school policies. There is one change of PAN and this is for Colebrook Infant school. It has been agreed with Swindon School Admissions that this will reduce from 50 to 30.
The consultation will run from Wednesday 30 November to Tuesday 31 January 2023.
If you have any comments regarding the Admissions Policy for 2024/25 please email Anna Richardson, Head of Governance, Richardsona@bluekitetrust.org.uk
Changes to the Blue Kite Academy Trust Admission Policy 2027 to 2028
Oversubscription Criteria:
Children of parents who are staff at the school and children that attend the school’s nursery have been added to the oversubscription criteria.
Faith Based Criteria
While faith schools are legally allowed to use faith as an admissions criterion in the UK, doing so can lead to indirectly discriminatory outcomes, often impacting certain racial or socioeconomic groups. Faith-based admissions can disadvantage particular ethnic groups and cause a "sense of injustice".
Christian Malford CE Primary, Seagry CE Primary, Somerfords’ Walter Powell CE Primary, Sutton Benger CE Primary, St Peter’s CE Academy and St Leonards CE Primary Academy have previously included faith criteria as part of their oversubscription criteria, however it was rarely used.
In the 2027 to 2028 Admission Policy, the Blue Kite Academy Trust, the Diocese of Bristol and the church schools named above, have agreed to remove this criteria in order ensure inclusivity.
Changes to Published Admission Numbers (PAN)
After careful consideration and reviewing relevant data the following schools are reducing PAN:
Catherine Wayte Primary School 30 (down from 45)
Ferndale Primary and Nursery School 45 (down from 60)
Oaktree Nursery and Primary School 45 (down from 55)
Ruskin Junior School 75 (down from 90)
The following school will be increasing PAN:
South Marston CE Primary School 20 (up from 15)
As a result of these changes, it is necessary to consult on this policy. The consultation will run from Monday 1 December 2025 to Monday 12 January 2026.
The policy can be found on the school website www.colebrookinfants.co.uk
If you have any comments regarding the Admissions Policy for 2027/28 please email Anna Richardson, Head of Governance, arichardson@bluekitetrust.org
To view the policy, please click here.
You will find the powerpoint from the welcome evening for new parents/carers saved in 'about us' and then 'prospective parents'.