Admissions

Published Admission Number (PAN)

Each school has a published admission number (PAN) for entry to Reception . The school will admit this number of children if there are sufficient applications. Where there are fewer applications than the published admission number, places will be offered to all applicants. The PAN for Sutterton Fourfields CE Primary School is 30.

Please read our Admissions Policy about how places are allocated if the school is oversubscribed and the process for deferring entry to Reception.

How to apply

You must apply through your home local authority. You can list any school in any local authority on the application. You can apply online at www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/parentportal, by phone, or by requesting a paper form (telephone 01522 782030). Apply using one method only.

You will receive an email if you apply online and enter a valid email address. This email will confirm your preferences and state that your application is being considered.

If you apply by phone and provide a valid email address, you will receive confirmation of your application by email.

Parental preference

On the application form you can list three preferred schools. You are not guaranteed a place at a preferred school.
Consider the schools you list and how places are offered. Schools must outline in their admissions policy how they will offer places. School offers are made in line with the school’s admission policy, which includes their oversubscription criteria. When considering applying for a place at a school, you should read the admissions policy. The school’s can be found on our website.

Oversubscription criteria are also listed later in this policy or at www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/find-school

When considering which schools to list on your application, you may wish to consider:

• How far away you live from each school, including your nearest school. You can search for your nearest school on our school finder at www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/find-nearest-school.
• How you would get your child to school
• The likelihood of being offered a place at the schools you list. The school’s oversubscription criteria will be used if the school is oversubscribed.
• Visiting the schools or finding more information about the school’s ethos from the website.
• You are no more likely to be offered your first preference if you list one, two or three schools on your application.
• Eligibility for school transport If your child is of compulsory school age, they will get free school transport if they: live in Lincolnshire or attend a school within the designated transport area (DTA) for their home address or attend a school nearer to their home address than the DTA school or attend a school we allocate because there were no places in nearer schools and, live more than two miles away (primary school)

Apply for a school – Applying to primary or junior schools - Lincolnshire County Council

Mid-Year and In Year Admissions

Applying to move schools for an in-year place should only be done if:

• you are moving house
• you want to move your child from their current school for any other reason

Apply to move school – Before you apply - Lincolnshire County Council