Consultation: Admissions Arrangements
Consultation on admission arrangements for Southfield Park Primary School, Long Grove Rd, Epsom KT19 8TF.
On behalf of The Lumen Learning Trust Board of Directors, please find here the proposed arrangements for admission to Southfield Park Primary School in September 2027.
Click here for the New Admissions Arrangements
Click here for the Supplementary Information Form
Why we are consulting
In accordance with the Schools Admissions Code Guidance, the school is required to consult with you if we intend to make a change. The changes being proposed are as follows:
- Removal of ‘Exceptional/social medical need’ as a criterion within the admission arrangements.
Schools are not required to have a priority/criterion for exceptional circumstances within their oversubscription criteria, in accordance with the Schools Admissions Code Guidance. The Directors believe this criterion can be subjectively applied on appeal and for transparency, plan to remove it from the admissions policy oversubscription criterion. Common medical conditions and allergies can usually be supported in all mainstream schools. It is believed for those pupils with special educational needs and other vulnerable pupils, there are alternative routes for them to gain a place at the school.
- Removal of ‘Children living in the defined catchment area of the school’ as a criterion within the admission arrangements.
Schools are not required to have a priority/criterion for a catchment area within their oversubscription criteria, in accordance with the Schools Admissions Code Guidance. As such the Directors plan to remove this criterion. The distance to school from an applicant’s normal place of residence is used when ranking applications within each criterion from shortest distance to longest.
- Reduction of the number of location markers to determine distance from school to a single marker.
Schools are not required to have more than one location marker to determine distance from school, in accordance with the Schools Admissions Code Guidance. If within any criterion there are more children than places available, any remaining places will be offered to children who meet the criterion on the basis of proximity of the child’s home address to the school, with children living nearest receiving the greater priority. The Directors believe that having a single location marker will offer clarity to applicants and provide accuracy when determining proximity. The location marker applied will be the front entrance gate on Long Grove Road.
Next steps
The six-week consultation period will run from Friday 28th November 2025 to Friday 9th January 2026. If you would like to comment on the proposed arrangements, please action either of the following by latest Friday 9th January 2026:
- Complete the consultation online response form via https://forms.gle/p9h1CZ6foHz5n7WFA
- Write to the Chair of the Directors at the following address: Chair of Directors, Lumen Learning Trust, c/o Saxon Primary School, Briar Road, Shepperton TW17 0JB.
If you do not have online access and you wish to request a printed copy of the admissions arrangements and a response form, please contact our school office manager at Southfield Park Primary School (info@southfield-park.surrey.sch.uk).
After the closing date, responses will be collated and presented to Board of Directors. Once determined the final admission arrangements will be placed on our school website at Southfield Park Primary school website.
Yours sincerely
Jo Roberts
Chair of Directors