Naming Prior's Court in an Education, Health & Care Plan
Prior's Court School is on the DfE approved list of independent special schools that can be named
by parents and local authorities on Statements of Special Educational Needs and Education
Health and Care Plans. Before naming a special school, Local Authorities must consult the School
who will consider whether the young person meets the school's admissions criteria.
Tribunals
The number of SEN and Disability Tribunal cases undertaken by the School is limited. The decision
to accept a tribunal is undertaken by the CEO and Executive who take responsibility for ensuring
that the Trustees are kept informed.
Emergency Admissions
Due to the need our young people have for a planned transition, we do not take emergency
admissions. However, we endeavour to work as responsively as possible with local authorities and
with families to provide a start date as soon as is feasible, taking into account the needs of the
incoming student and their families and balancing this with the needs of the existing students.
Request to Stay on Criteria
In certain circumstances we are occasionally able to support young people staying on for a
limited period beyond their due leave date at 19 or 25.
Each request to stay on beyond the planned leave date at 19 or 25 will be considered
on a case by case basis on a time frame set by Prior's Court.
Consideration must be given to the 'wholly or mainly' under the age of 18 criteria in
order to remain Ofsted compliant within the Children's homes.
The Young Person's next placement must be agreed with a clear transition plan in
place and a new leave date must be set
The Local Authority must have a contingency plan for the young person from the new
date if the next placement falls through.
The Local Authority must have confirmed agreement to fund the placement until this
ADMISSIONS - PRIORS COURT SCHOOL
Version 1 Review Date: 30 Sep 2023