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Public Notice 21
Primary School admissions in Freshbrook & Grange Park

At its last meeting on 15 March 1991, the Wiltshire County Council Education sub-committee resolved to adopt Countrywide
the following admissions policy to Freshbrook School, Grange Park (Tregoze Primary) and Windmill Hill School,
subject to review in one years time: Property
L Pupils will be admitted as Rising Fives each term
ii. Normally first preferences are given priority over Management
second preference ones
iii. Children with Accepted Medical Reasons, pro- Residential Letting Agents
vided that their parents have expressed a first prefer-
ence for a place at the School (such requests are Are you in need
referred to the Health Authorities who may need to Grange Park of accommodation or
consult the family's GP) School
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iv. Siblings, provided that their parents have ex- have you a property
pressed a first preference for a place at the School to let?
v. Distance: nearness and ease of access to both the
preferred school and alternative school will be con- Contact Paula Grant
sidered
vi. Children living outside the Area, defined by the Tel: 613459
map printed here, will beconsidered foradmissionto
any of these schools only after all those within the
Area have been allocated places. Philip Stone
Arrangements for parents wishing to
register a child as a 'Rising Five.' Painter
Parents living in Fries hbrookand Grange Park should
collect a preference form from either Freshbrook &
School or Windmill Hill School, Grange Park School
or the Area Education Office. Decorator
These forms will normally be available one and
Windmill Hill
half terms before your child is due to start school. For For a high standard
September 1991 entrants please collect a form from of work with
one of the schools after the Easter holiday. references available.
Please complete this form and return it to the Area
Education Office, Sanford House, Swindon by the Telephone now
deadline printed on the form. for a
Any parent who arrives in the area during the term should complete a preference form and send this as soon FREE estimate
as possible to the Area Education Office.
Tel: 870515
Arrangements for Transfer within West Swindon Primary Schools.
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Parents living in Freshbrook and Grange Park who wish to apply to transfer their child from their present school
should contact the Area Education Office for an application form.

100 year difference SHAW VETERINARY
for Grange Park school head
Steve Menham, the head teacher ap- CENTRE
pointed for West Swindon's newest
primary school - Tregoze School -
could not be faced with a greater SHAW VILLAGE CENTRE
contrast as he prepares to move from
one school to another. RAMLEAZE DRIVE, SHAW
After Easter he starts his new job,
preparing to open the school off Hay
Lane in September. (jot Consultations by Appointment
However, for the last eight years Mon to Fri 8.30am - 6.00pm
Steve (pictured right) has been 8.00pm -1 O.00pm
headteacher at Lethbridge School, Sat 9.00am - 1 2.3Opm
in Swindon's Old Town, which this
year has been celebrating its cente-
nary. staff. Luckily the builders are on
Thechallenge ofmovingbetween target and we should be able to get SHAW
such different environments gives into the building at the end of May • LATE NIGHT VILLAGE
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him a sense of excitement. 'We've to prepare it." SURGERIES
been doing lots of historical studies Although the housing market has
on the 100 years since Lethbridge slowed down, Steve does not en-
opened and there have been cel- visage any problems in attracting • 24 HOUR
ebrations involving past and present children to the new school. "Tregoze GRANGE
pupils. It's a sad time to leave be- School is long awaited and long EMERGENCY PARK UNK
cause of all the activity taking place. overdue. It will relieve some of the CENTRE
"I must admit that managing an pressures on theotherschools which TREATMENT S
old building has been difficult; the presently takechildrenfromGrange FESH8RXK WESTLEA
idea of a brand new school with new Park" TT H ILL
staff is very exciting. Between now Over twenty parents contacted
and September I have to order all Steve as a result of the brief mention
the equipment and materials we of his appointment in last month's TEL: 881919
need and, with the Governing body, Link magazine. lie has an office at
have to appoint teachers and support the school where he can be contacted.