Welcome to Hamsterley Primary School Website
We want our website to serve two main purposes: to inform those within our school’s community what is happening, as well as to communicate to those outside a little more about who we are, what we stand for and what we are up to! Whatever your reason for looking on the website, I do hope that it conveys something of what makes Hamsterley Primary School such a unique special place.
I do hope that you find the website helpful and informative and that you decide to come and see the School for yourself.
If the information you require is not available, please contact the school and we will do our best to help.
A Message from Ofsted
"Hamsterley Primary is a good school and has some outstanding features...Staff in this small school go to great lengths to provide additional experiences for pupils...The curriculum is outstanding." Ofsted, 2008
If you would like to share your positive views about your child's education and the ethos of our school please use the link below which is the parent view Ofsted site.
http://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk
School Admissions
Admission Policy
County Durham Local Education Authority sets the admissions policy and criteria for Community and Voluntary Controlled schools within Durham and can be found in the Primary School Admissions in County Durham (see below).
Hamsterley Primary is a Local Education Authority maintained school. Admission procedures are designed to facilitate parental choice whilst ensuring that no school becomes oversubscribed at the expense of another in the same locality.
Please see most recent admissions brochure for admission dates. You can apply on line at www.durham.gov.uk/schools click on ‘Admissions’ click on ‘online admissions’ and follow the instructions for completing the form. Press the ‘submit application’ button. You will then receive an e mail confirming receipt. This is recorded but does not indicate that a place is necessarily available. If you want to change anything on your form prior to the closing date you can do so by accessing your form by typing in the website address: www.durham.gov.uk and click on ‘online admissions’, as before, and making the changes. You must them click ‘submit application’. You will get a message to say your application has been re submitted successfully.
Children are admitted in September according to birth date.
Late applications for admission can be agreed by the head teacher providing the admission limit is not exceeded. In special circumstances the limit can be exceeded providing the appropriate procedures are followed.
Appeals Procedure
Any parents who are dissatisfied with any decision taken have a right to apply to an Appeal Committee set up under the Education Act l980.
Primary Brochure 2012/2013
School Choice Advice Service
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