Admissions
Thomson House is a co-educational school open to children of all backgrounds and abilities. We are located in an area where the local schools are over-subscribed. Thomson House gives local families an outstanding education for children centred in their own community.
Admission Criteria
- Looked after children who are or were in public care;
- Children who have an exceptional medical, social or educational need that requires their attendance at Thomson House;
- Children whose parents have been given Founders' status in specific circumstances only;
- Children who have siblings attending the school;
- Children of staff in specific circumstances;
- Children living closest to Thomson House. The distance from home to school is measured as a straight line from a single fixed point in the centre of the home address to the main pedestrian school entrance.
Children with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) will be entitled to a place at Thomson House School where the school is named on the statement.
Below is the pattern admissions for the last 3 years.
- Looked after or previously looked after children
- Exceptional medical or social need
- Children whose parents have Founders’ status
- Siblings at the school at the time of admission
- Children of staff
- Home to school distance (measured in a straight line)
How places have been offered on National Offer Day |
2021 (60) |
2022 (60) |
2023
|
2024 |
Number of applications |
261 |
275 |
277 |
232 |
Places allocated to SEN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Looked after or previously looked after children |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Exceptional family, social or medical need |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Sibling at time of admission |
17 |
22 |
33 |
23 |
Children of staff |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Distance of the last child offered a place under Criterion (V) on 16th April |
1.024km |
|
0.494km |
0.671km |
Furthest distance offered from the waiting list at 21st August |
1.094km |
1.421km |
|
0.700km |
Number of appeals heard (successful) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |