Cherry Orchard Road
Birmingham
B20 2LB
Tel: 0121 554 0862
www.cherryorchard-bham.sch.uk
Type: Community Age Range: 3 – 11
Published Admission Number: 60 Approx. Number on Roll: 483
DfE No: 330 2040 Ward: Handsworth Wood
How to apply for Reception Class
An application must be made online at www.birmingham.gov.uk/schooladmissions or by using the local authority preference form.
Cut off distance: 2014 2013 2012
821 metres 1,100 metres 725 metres
There is no guarantee the same admission pattern and ‘cut off’ distances will apply for each academic year.
How to make an in-year application
Applications made outside the normal admission round (in-year admissions) must be made directly to the school.
Admission criteria (Oversubscription criteria)
1. Looked after or previously looked after children.
2. Siblings (brother or sister who will still be in attendance in September 2016).
3. Denominational claims (in the case of voluntary controlled Church of England primary schools).
4. Distance (children who live nearest the school measured in a straight line).
Children with a statement of special educational needs (SEN)
Any child with a statement of special educational needs (SEN) is required to be admitted to the school that is named in their statement. This gives any such child overall priority for admission to the named school. This is not an oversubscription criterion.
Birmingham School Admissions