CAMERON HOUSE SCHOOL

Josie Cameron-Ashcroft
Principal

Lucie Moore
Headmistress

Upon completion of the registration form and the fee of £50.00 a child's name will be placed on the waiting list for entry to the school. Confirmation of a child's registration will be sent in writing. If parents have not seen the school prior to registration they are invited to make an appointment before their child attends any form of assessment. All candidates on the entry lists receive equal consideration.

There are normally 18 places available at Reception age each year. Entry to the school at a later age is dependent upon available places. The criteria for an offer of a place is as follows:

• For Reception age children there is an informal group assessment in the Spring Term prior to September entry. Children are invited to attend an afternoon in a group of approximately 12 children with three Cameron House staff members. This assessment enables our Reception staff to meet the children registered for entry in September.
• For older children including 8+ entry children are placed on the waiting list and invited to attend a day at school with the class for which they are entered. The children are asked to do some formal academic work in Mathematics and English in a classroom setting rather than a formal examination. Our aim is to create a normal classroom environment in which the children have the opportunity to experience a normal day at Cameron House. The children will take part in the usual days activities.
• In some cases a confidential report from the current school provides information concerning a child's academic strengths and weaknesses and talents, interests and behaviour at school. This report can be extremely useful in helping us decide whether a child would suit Cameron House.
• The school has a sibling policy by which younger brothers and sisters are given preference where they are found to be a suitable candidate.
• Cameron House will consider children with a range of academic abilities, including gifted children and those with mild learning difficulties. Children who may at a later stage be identified as having a learning difficulty will be placed on the schools' Special Educational Needs Register and given the necessary support agreed between the school and the parents.
• Places are offered to Reception age children by the third week in February with a deadline date for acceptance. Offers to older children will be made within two weeks of the child's visit. Parents offered unconditional places for their children are asked to confirm in writing their intention to accept the place with a deposit of £1,500 by the required date. Otherwise, the offer will be withdrawn and made to those on the waiting list.

If you would like to register your child, please complete the registration form that can be downloaded from the menu on the left, and return it to the school along with the registration fee and you will receive written confirmation that your child has been added to the waiting list.