The following Admissions Policy applies to Elaine Primary School, ME2 2YN.

Children can be admitted to the Nursery Class after their third birthday and will normally spend four terms in the Nursery, until they are eligible for the Main School.

Children enter the main school at the beginning of the academic year in which they are five. The classes are arranged as follows:

Foundation Stage:

Nursery                   3/4 years
Reception               4/5 years

Key Stage 1:

Year 1                      5/6 years
Year 2                      6/7 years

Key Stage 2:

Year 3                     7/8 years

Year 3/4                  7-9 years
Year 4                     8/9 years
Year 5                     9/10 years

Year 5/6                 9-11 years
Year 6                    10/11 years

All places are allocated according to the admission criteria as found in the policy below.