We are delighted by the incredibly high demand for the wide range of sports clubs, teams, and activities we offer at Ashgate Primary. It's wonderful to see so many of our pupils keen to get involved!
We want to give you an insight into the numbers we often face when allocating places:
For many of our most popular clubs or team selection events, we can sometimes receive around 90 requests from pupils wishing to attend.
Unfortunately, due to safety, resource limitations, or team size requirements, some of these activities may only have as few as 6 places available, particularly for sport team events.
This high level of interest inevitably means that we simply cannot offer a place to every pupil who applies. It can be the case that a child is offered more than one opportunity to attend a club or activity if there are spare places or when someone drops out of a club.
We want to assure you that we do everything we can to be fair. We work hard to ensure that places are offered out as evenly as possible across the pupil body to give everyone an opportunity to participate over time. This however, is not always possible or appreciated.
Given the disparity between the number of applicants and the places available, we understand that not everyone will always be happy with the outcome.
Finally, we want to take a moment to thank our dedicated staff. A significant number of activities are organised and run by teachers and support staff who give their time freely before school, at lunch, and after school. Many schools charge for such clubs and events, we however fund what we can on your behalf, with most activities being free of charge.
Their commitment is what allows us to offer such a varied and exciting program, and we are incredibly grateful for their efforts.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support of our school activities.
Sincerely,
Mr Seargent