School - admission

The Local Authority is the admissions authority in respect of the 5 secondary schools, 45 community primary and 3 voluntary controlled schools in Anglesey. The relevant governing body is the admissions authority in respect of the one voluntary aided school (St Mary’s School, Holyhead), and the one foundation school (Ysgol Caergeiliog).

The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 and related Regulations establish a legal framework for school admissions. It is the intention of the framework to establish arrangements that :

• Are clear, objective and give every child a fair chance of a satisfactory school place;
• Give full information for an informed choice;
• Ensure local admission procedures which are well co-ordinated and easy to follow with minimum bureaucracy and which give parents the opportunity of having their school preference met;
• Give an effective statutory right of appeal if parents are dissatisfied.

In accordance with Section 84 of the 1998 Act (as amended by Section 40 of the Education & Inspections Act 2006), the Welsh Assembly Government has published a School Admissions Code which gives guidelines to admission authorities in respect of undertaking their admissions functions in respect of admissions from September 2010. The Anglesey Schools Admissions Policy is based on this Code. Copies of the Code are available on request from Schools Management and Effectiveness Division, DCELLS, Welsh Assembly Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ.

The Anglesey primary and secondary schools admissions policy complies with the requirements of the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act and the 1976 Race Relations Act and does not discriminate against applicants on the grounds of sex, race, colour, nationality or national or ethnic origin.

Applications for admission in respect of children with special educational needs but without statements will be considered on the same basis as other applicants.