A-Z of Services

School Admissions

Welcome to the School Admissions pages. Here you will find all the information you require regarding admissions to schools in Wrexham County Borough.

The Council, as the Local Authority (LA) has to publish certain information about its schools and policies, which, together with the prospectus that the school prepares, will help you state your preference. This information is contained within the Parents’ & Carers’ Guide to Education Services in Wrexham document to which you should refer. Printed copies are available at the Authority’s schools, offices and, for reference purposes, at public libraries.

The Authority maintains a number of Welsh medium schools where Welsh all subjects are delivered to pupils through the medium of the Welsh language. In English medium schools Welsh is introduced and taught as a subject, with an increasing emphasis on using Welsh incidentally throughout the school day.

The Authority also operates a support service for late comers to Welsh medium primary education. Children will receive intensive support in either their host school or, if there is demand from a small group, in one of the Welsh medium schools. Support will run on a part time basis (.5 teacher support) for two terms and will be available from the beginning of the Autumn and Spring terms annually. A high percentage of pupils currently attending Welsh medium schools in Wrexham come from predominately English speaking homes.

If you wish to visit a school prior to expressing your preference, you should arrange an appointment with the headteacher. You will then be able to express your preference on the basis of the information contained in these documents and on the basis of any visit(s) you have made to the school(s).

Wrexham Schools Admission Forum

Wrexham Schools Admission Forum Annual Report

This document is available to download in the following format:

Wrexham Schools Admission Forum Annual Report - PDF version 65Kb

School Admissions Timetable

All parents of children seeking school places for September 2012 should be sure that their applications are submitted within the timescales published below. Wrexham LA operates a single entry in September each year; your child should reach the age below to qualify:

Current School	New School	Age by 31/08/2012
Not applicable	Nursery	3
Nursery	Reception Infant / Primary	4
Infant	Junior	7
Primary/Junior	Secondary	11

Admission Timetable 2012/13

Admission Phase	Admissions packs available to parents w/c	Parents consideration period	Completed forms returned by schools. LEA closing date	Allocation period by LEA/admitting authority	Parents informed by:
Secondary	05/09/11	05/09/11 To 31/10/11	31/10/11	01/11/11 To 03/02/12	01/03/12
Infant -Junior	05/09/11	05/09/11 To 31/10/11	31/10/11	01/11/11 To 09/03/12	23/03/12
Reception	05/09/11	05/09/11 To 31/10/11	31/10/11	01/11/11 To 09/03/12	23/03/12
Nursery	04/01/12	04/01/12 To 20/02/12	20/02/12	21/02/12 To 05/04/12	20/04/12

All applications received will be considered collectively and assessed against the Authority's criteria. Applications received before the cut off date will not be given priority when allocating places.

Late applications will be considered using the same published criteria, however, should a school be over-subscribed then any late applications will be considered after those received by the cut off date. This means that parents may have less opportunity to be allocated a place for their child at their preferred school if they send in their form after the closing date.

Contact the Admission Officer for further information: Telephone 01978 298814

School Admissions Timetable

This document is available to download in the following format:

School Admissions Timetable - PDF version 48Kb

Secondary School Open Evenings 2011

Secondary School	Date & Time
Rhosnesni High School	Wednesday 21st September 2011 5.30pm – 7.30pm Mr G Hughes - 01978 340840
Ysgol y Grango	Wednesday 21st September 2011 7pm Mrs Angela Hughes - 01978 833010
Ysgol Clywedog	Wednesday 28th September 2011 6pm – 8pm Mrs Vicky Barlow - 01978 346800
The Maelor School	Tuesday, 4th October 2011 7pm -9pm The school is also holding an Open Day on Wednesday 5th October; 9.30am - 12.15pm and 1.40pm - 3.15pm. Mr S Ellis - Headteacher - 01948 830291
Ysgol Morgan Llwyd	Tuesday 4th October 2011 5.30pm – 7.30pm Mrs Heddus Blackwell - 01978 315050
Darland High School	Thursday 6th October 2011 10.45am - 12.30pm 1.45pm - 3.30pm 6.30pm - 8.30pm Mr P Agnew - 01244 570588
Ysgol Rhiwabon	Thursday 29th September 2011 5pm Mr John Hotchkiss, Assistant Headteacher - 01978 822392
St Joseph’s Catholic and Anglican High School	Tuesday 11th October 2011 6pm - 8pm Mr Richard Woods - Deputy Headteacher - 01978 360310
Ysgol Bryn Alyn	Tuesday 11th October 2011 Tours during the day: 9.30am onwards Activities for visitors: 5pm - 8pm Headteacher's address: 6pm - 6.15pm Mr Brian Whiteley - 01978 720700 Report to main reception for tours. Report to top hall for Headteacher's address. The activities will be displayed in a variety of department areas.

Parents’ & Carers’ Guide to Education Services in Wrexham

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