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Admission to secondary school - summary of admission arrangements for schools which have their own admission criteria

School Admissions - September 2011
schooladmissions@kirklees.gov.uk

We have summarised the admission arrangements for these schools for the 2012-2013 school year. You can get full information by contacting the individual schools.


All Saints Catholic College – Specialist in Humanities
- a comprehensive voluntary aided school for girls and boys aged 11-16 years
All Saints Catholic College was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for children of Catholic families. The College is conducted by its governing body as part of the Catholic Church in accordance with its trust deed and instrument of government, and seeks at all times to be a witness to Jesus Christ.

If the number of preferences received is less than the admission number then all preferences will be met. However, when there aremore applications than places available, priority will always be given to Catholic applicants in accordance with the oversubscription criteria listed below. By applying to this school parents, or carers, are declaring their support for the aims and ethos of the school.

The governing body has responsibility for admissions to this College and intends to admit 200 pupils to Year 7 in the College year, which begins in September 2012.

Over-subscription criteria

At any time where there are more applications for places than the number of places available, places will be offered according to the following order of priority:
  1. Looked after children from Catholic families.
  2. Baptised Catholic children who live in the primary school defined areas of St Patrick's Birkby, Our Lady of Lourdes Bradley, St Joseph's Dalton, St Joseph's Brighouse and St Patrick's Elland and go to the Catholic primary schools serving those areas.
  3. Catholic pupils who have a brother or sister of compulsory school age at All Saints at the time of admission.
  4. Other Baptised Catholic children who live in the above named defined areas.
  5. Other Baptised Catholic children in the Catholic primary schools serving these areas.
  6. Catholic pupils wishing to transfer from other Catholic schools.
  7. Other baptised Catholic children.
  8. Other looked after children.
  9. Other children who have a brother or sister of compulsory school age at All Saints at the time of admission.
  10. Other children who attend a Catholic school named above whose application is supported in writing, by a minister of religion, or an appropriate religious leader.
  11. Children of other Christian denominations or of other faiths whose application is supported in writing, by a minister of religion, or an appropriate religious leader.
  12. Other children who attend a Catholic school named above.
  13. Other applicants
Catechemens are to be given priority next after baptised Catholics in each of the above categories.

Tie-break

Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the categories listed above would still lead to oversubscription, the available places will be offered to those living nearest the school. Straight line distance will be uses as the measure:

Application procedures and timetables

Failure to provide a Secondary Common Application Form (SCAF) would mean that the application is not valid and failure to provide a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) could mean that the applicant is placed in the last criteria.

The Supplementary Information Form should be submitted by 31 October 2011 to the School Administration Manager, All Saints Catholic College, Bradley Bar, Huddersfield HD2 2JT. A standard application form, known as the Secondary Common Application Form (SCAF) must be completed and returned to the home local authority School Admissions by 31 October 2010.
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Parents or carers will be advised of the outcome of their applications on 1 March 2012. Unsuccessful applicants will be given reasons related to the over-subscription criteria listed above and advised of their right of appeal to an independent appeal panel.

Unsuccessful applicants will be given reasons related to the over-subscription criteria listed above and advised of their right of appeal to an independent appeal panel.

Waiting Lists

As well as their right of appeal, unsuccessful candidates can apply to be placed on a waiting list. This waiting list will be follow the order of the over-subscription criteria set out above. Names are normally taken off the list at the end of the school year.

Pupils with a Statement of Special Educational Needs

The admission of pupils with a statement of special educational needs is dealt with by a completely separate procedure. This procedure is set out in the 1996 Education Act. Details of this separate procedure is set out in the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice.

Notes (these notes form part of the over-subscription criteria)

  • Catholic means a member of a church in communion with the See of Rome. This includes the Eastern Catholic Churches. A certificate of baptism in a Catholic Church or a certificate of reception into the full communion of the Catholic Church will normally evidence this. 'Catechemums' are those children who have expressed an explicit desire to be baptized into the Catholic Church and who are currently preparing to receive the same by regular participation in Sunday worship and a recognised programme of preparation. A letter from the Catholic priest preparing the child is required.
  • Looked After Child has the same meaning as in section 22 of the Children Act 1989, and means any child in the care of a local authority or provided with accommodation by them (for example, children with foster parents).
  • Defined area is a geographical area. Please see boundary maps available for inspection in school (boundaries determined by the Diocese of Leeds)
  • Siblings (brothers and sisters) includes children with brothers and sisters (including step brothers or sisters residing at the same address) of statutory school age, living at the same address, in attendance at the same school, or a school on the same site, on the date of admission
  • Twins or triplets where a family of twins or triplets request admission and there is only one school place available, it will be left to the family to decide whether or not they wish to take up the place for one of their children, and appeal for the second or third child in the same year group, or to decline the place.
  • Straight line distance Distance is measured in a straight line from a child's home address to the school. Measurements are calculated using six-figure National Grid Co-ordinates taken from the National Land Property Gazetteer. This grid reference relates to a point that falls inside the permanent building structure corresponding to the address. The boundary of the building structure for the address is derived from Ordnance Survey's MasterMap. For smaller, residential properties the grid reference denotes a point near the centre of the building. For larger properties like schools with, for example, multiple buildings and large grounds, the grid reference relates to a point inside the main addressable building structure. The distance calculated is accurate to within 1 metre.
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Batley Grammar School (Secondary Phase)
- a free school for girls and boys aged 11-18 years (includes sixth form)
The governing body decides admission arrangements.

Entry at age 11

For full details of our admission arrangements please see our admisison policy which is available at: www.batleygrammar.co.uk

The admissions arrangements for the year 2012-2013 will be part of the local authority's admission procedures and parents should apply using the Secondary Common Application Form (SCAF) provided by the authority annd you should also complete Batley Grammar School's own supplementary information form.
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We anticipate that there will be 60 places available in Year 7 in September 2012. This is assuming that 24 Year 6 pupils in the primary phase will transfer into the seondary phase. If less pupils transfer then more places will be available to the external applicants up to a maximum of 84 pupils in Year 7.

Our intake for September 2012 will be representative of the full ability range and will exactly match the profile of the children applying here.

To achieve this all applicants take a non-verbal reasoning assessment to divide them into five bands or "stanines" from band 1 at the top to band 5 at the bottom. We will admit the required number from each band based on the spread of ability of those applying for September 2012.

The fair banding assesment is not a traditional entrance exam which pupils either pass or fail. It is done to ensure we take a fair number of pupils across the whole ability range.

The school will admit children with statements of special education needs where Batley Grammar School is named on the statement.

Criteria for admission

The following criteria for admissions apply in the order set out below:
  1. Children in public care (looked after children)
  2. Children with a very exceptional medical or social need on the recommendation of an independent professional indicating that Batley Grammar School would be the only school to meet that child's needs
  3. Children with an older sibling on the school roll in Year 7 to Year 11 at the date of admission. The term sibling includes a full, step, half, adopted or fostered brother or sister, but not cousins, who will be living permanently with the child at the same address at the date of admission
  4. An independently scrutinised random selction from each of the five bands

Tie-break

If a tie-break is necessary in criterion 3 then random allocation will be applied by allocating each applicant a number which will be randomly sorted by a computer programme. The process will be overseen by an independent scrutineer.

Calendar for admissions

2011  
September The school will publish in its prospectus information about the arrangements for admission, including oversubscription criteria for 2012. This will include details of open evenings and other opportunities for prospective pupils and their parents to visit the school.
24 September Open morning 9.00am - 12.30pm - this event provides an opportunity for parents to visit the school.
1 October Examinations are held.
31 October Secondary Common Application Form (SCAF) to be completed and returned to the local authority to administer. Batley Grammar School supplementary information form to be returned to the school.
26 November School holds a day when all Year 6 applicants can sit the fair banding assessments.
2012  
1 March Year 7 offers are made to parents by the local authority.

If your child is not offered a place

If your child is not offered a place at Batley Grammar School, your child will be placed on a waiting list which the school will administer. Where places become available they will be allocated in accordance with the criteria above. The waiting list will remain open until the end of the summer term in July 2013.

If you are dissatisfied with our admissions procedure, you will also have the right of appeal. The appeal panel will be independent of the school. The panel's decisions will be final and binding on the school. If you are considering an appeal, please contact the admissions secretary a the school for further information and advice.

Contacts

The admissions secretary, Mrs Rosie Gregg, is available on Wednesday afternoons 1.30-3.30pm to help parents with their enquiries about admissions.
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Castle Hall Academy (Specialising in Languages)
- an academy for girls and boys aged 11-16 years specialising in languages

Summary of the admission policy as it will apply to year 2012-2013

If the number of applications exceeds the number of available places, the following criteria will be applied to decide which child to admit:
  • Priority 1: children in public care (looked after children)
  • Priority 2: students having an older brother or sister who will still be on roll at the school at the time of their admission
  • Priority 3: the proximity of a student’s home to the school, is defined using straight-line distance

Notes:

Special Educational Needs

The Governors will admit children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs if it has been decided that Castle Hall is the best placement for the student with regards to her/his special educational needs statement and Castle Hall is named in the statement as the preferred school.

Priority 1

'Looked After Child'has the same meaning as in Section 22 of the Children act 1989, and means any child in the care of a local authority or provided with accommodation by them (e.g. children with foster parents).

Priority 2

Brother and sister means: a child with at least one natural or legally adopted parent being the same person and living at the same address as an existing student. Please note, a child living in the same house as an exisiting student, but without at least one natural or legally adopted parent being the same, would not qualify under the Priority 2 criterion.

Priority 3

Distance is measured in a straight line from a child's home address to the school. Measurements are calculated using six-figure National Grid Co-ordinates taken from the National Land and Property Gazetteer. This grid reference relates to a point that falls inside the permanent building structure corresponding to the address. The boundary of the building structure for the address is derived from Ordnance Survey's MasterMap. For smaller, residential properties the grid reference denotes a point near the centre of the building. For larger properties like schools with, for example, multiple buildings and large grounds, the grid reference relates to a point inside the main addressable building structure. The distance calculated is accurate to within 1 metre.

Tie break

Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the categories listed above would still lead to oversubscription, the available places will be offered to those living nearest the school. Straight line distance will be used as the measure.

Applying for a place at Castle Hall Academy

Applicants must complete the Secondary Common Application Form (SCAF) supplied by their home local authority. The completed SCAF should be returned as instructed by the local authority. The admission process could be delayed if any SCAF is sent directly to Castle Hall.
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The number of pupils to be admitted at age 11 is 174.

The total number of written applications for admission to the normal year for 2011-2012 was 639.
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Heckmondwike Grammar School
a selective academy for girls and boys aged 11 18 years (includes sixth form)

Entry at age 11

The governing body plans to offer up to 150 places at age 11 (five forms of 30 pupils) in September 2012. Places will be offered to pupils who are identified by means of an entrance examination as being in the top 25% of the ability range.

In order to register for the entrance examination parents must make the school one of their three choices on the local authority Secondary Common Application Form (SCAF). Parents who reside outside the boundaries of Kirklees should return the form to their own local authority.
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In addition to completing the SCAF parents are also required to complete the school registration form and return this to the school by 21 September 2011. The entrance examination will be held on the morning of Saturday, 1 October 2011. The examination consists of two components:
  1. a verbal reasoning paper
  2. a non-verbal reasoning paper
  3. a mathematics paper.
The tests are constructed by GL Assessment (formerly NFER-Nelson), an educational research unit with long experience of producing similar material for local education authorities. The reasoning tests are a predictor of future performance and as such does not rely on material that will have been covered in the primary school curriculum. The mathematics test measures attainment and is based on material covered up to Level 5 of the National Curriculum. The results from each paper are standardised and age-weighted. The selection procedure is a two-stage process.

Stage 1

The test scores on the reasoning and mathematics papers are given equal weighting and are used to select pupils who are within the top 25% of the ability range. In practice, over a number of years, around 30% of the applicants who sat the test met this standard. Parents will be informed in writing by the school whether their child has reached the standard required for selection. Parents should note that this does not constitute the offer of a place since more children may have passed the test than there are places available.

Stage 2

If there are more pupils selected than places available, the following admission criteria will be applied in order of priority:
  1. children of selective ability who are in public care at the time of admission
  2. children of selective ability who reside in the catchment area
  3. children of selective ability who already have siblings in the school.
In this context sibling means:
  • Children living at the same address who have one or both natural or adoptive parents in common;
  • Children living at the same address who are related by a parents' marriage;
  • Children living at the same address whose parents are living as partners at this address.
Once criteria 1-3 have been applied, the remaining places will be offered on the basis of overall performance in the entrance examination. The criteria will be used to create a ranked list of selected pupils which will be forwarded to the local authority.

Notification of offer of place

The formal offer of a place will come from the local authority, which will write to parents on 1 March 2012 allocating a single secondary school to their child. Parents should note that if their child qualifies for place at the school named as first preference on the Secondary Common Application Form then this is the only place the Local authority (LA) will offer. There is therefore no guarantee of a place at Heckmondwike Grammar School for children of selected ability if the school is named as the second or third preference on the SCAF.

Waiting list

The school may still have vacancies following the formal offer of places on 1 March. Parents who have not been offered a place by their local authority but whose children passed the entrance examination may place their son/daughter’s name on a waiting list by applying in writing to the school between 1 and 26 March. The governors will use the admission criteria above to rank the waiting list applicants and then forward the list to the local authority so that further places may be offered. The waiting list will continue to operate throughout Year 7.

Late application

Applicants who did not nominate the school on the Secondary Common Application Form may only be considered following the initial offer of waiting list places on 28 March. Parents wishing their child to be considered at this stage should apply in writing to the school. The school will assess the child, apply the admission criteria and place them at the appropriate point on the waiting list. It is unlikely that places will be available at this stage and parents who think they might wish to pursue a place at the school are strongly advised to nominate Heckmondwike Grammar School on the Secondary Common Application Form.

Open evenings

Open evenings will be held on 13 and 14 September 2011 to allow parents and pupils to visit the school and obtain information about the entrance examination.

In year admissions

Applicants for admission in to years 8 to 11 must apply to the Local Authority using the In-Year Common Application Form (ICAF), as well as contacting the school in writing. Vacancies are rare and are normally filled fromthe waiting list for the relevant year group, and places on the waiting list are subject to an entrance test. Waiting lists for each year will end onthe last day of the summer term.

Admissions calendar for September 2012

2011  
13 September Open evening.
14 September Open evening.
21 September Closing date for submitting registration form to the school for entrance examination.
1 October Entrance examination.
14 October Parents informed in writing by the school whether their child has reached the standard required for selection. Parents should note that this does not constitute the offer of a place since they must apply to the Local Authority by 31 October, and more children may have passed the test than there are places available.
31 October Final date for submission of the Secondary Common Application Form (SCAF) to Kirklees LA. (N.B. parents who live outside Kirklees need to check their own LA admission date).
2012  
1 March Formal offer of places by LA.
12 March Closing date for acceptance of place.
19 March Closing date for notification of admission appeal.
26 March Closing date for parents wishing to add their child's name to the eaiting list.
28 March Waiting list places offered by the LA.
7 & 13 June Introduction evenings for new parents and pupils (provisional - dates to be confirmed).
3 July Induction day for new pupils (provisional - date to be confirmed).
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St John Fisher Catholic High School
- a comprehensive voluntary aided School for girls and boys aged 11-18 years (includes sixth form)
The governing body decides admission arrangements.

St John Fisher Catholic High School was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for children of Catholic families living in the Heavy Woollen Deanery of the Leeds Diocese. The school is conducted by its Governing Body as part of the Catholic Church in accordance with its trust deed and instrument of government, and seeks at all times to be a witness to Jesus Christ.

All students who are accepted into our school will be offered and invited to reflect on the Gospel and the fundamental teaching of the Catholic faith, in the light and insights offered by the Second Vatican Council. Conscious that to offer is not to impose; we will seek to respect their religious freedom and difference.

Whenever there are more applications than places available, priority will always be given to Catholic applicants in accordance with the over-subscription criteria listed below. In expressing a preference for St John Fisher Catholic High School parents/guardians are assumed to declare their support for the aims and ethos of the School.

The governing body has responsibility for admissions to this school and intends to admit 198 pupils to Year 7 in the school year, which begins in September 2012.

Over-subscription criteria

At any time where there are more applications for places than the number of places available, places will be offered according to the following order of priority.
  1. Looked after children from Catholic families.
  2. Baptised Catholics who are resident in the Parishes of the Heavy Woollen Deanery, Churwell and Morley attending a Catholic Primary School serving these parishes. The parishes are Holy Spirit, St Aidan's, St Brigids (Churwell), St Francis (Morley), St Joseph's, St Mary's, St Patrick's, St Paul of the Cross, St Paulinus and St Thomas More.
  3. Other Baptised Catholic children resident in the above-named parishes.
  4. Other Baptised Catholic children in the Catholic primary schools serving these parishes, that is, Holy Spirit, St Francis (Morley), St Joseph's, St Mary's, St Patrick's and St Paulinus.
  5. Other Baptised Catholic children.
  6. Other looked after children.
  7. Children of other Christian denominations or of other Faiths whose parents are in sympathy with the aims and ethos of the school and who attend the Catholic schools in the Deanery area and Morley as identified above.
  8. Children of other Christian denominations or of other Faiths whose parents are in sympathy with the aims and ethos of the school and whose application is supported by a minister of religion or an appropriate religious leader.
  9. Children whose parents are in sympathy with the aims and ethos of the school.
  10. Other applicants.
Catechumens are to be given next priority after Baptised Catholics in each of the above categories.

Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the categories listed above would lead to oversubscription the following provisions will be applied.

The attendance of a brother or sister at the school at the time of enrolment will increase the priority of an application within each category.

Tie-break

Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the sub-categories listed above would lead to over-subscription, the places up to the admission number will be offered to those living nearest to the school.

Admission to Sixth Form

The sixth form is available for all existing pupils subject to pupils fulfilling the individual requirements of suitable courses. Further places for students who fulfil individual requirements of suitable courses will be dealt with on an ad hoc basis.

Application procedures and timetable

Applications must be submitted by 31 October 2011 to the Admissions Officer, St John Fisher Catholic High School, Oxford Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4LL on the Supplementary Information Form (SIF). A common application form from the parents' home local authority must also be completed and returned to the home local authority by the same date.
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For those pupils attending the primary schools identified in 4 above, this may be done through these schools. Parents will be advised of the outcome of their application on 1st March 2012. Unsuccessful applicants will be given reasons related to the over-subscription criteria listed above and advised of their right of appeal to an independent appeal panel.

Applicants are requested to note that applications that do not include the supplementary information form will be considered as Category 10 in the over-subscription criteria as it is information provided on this form that enables the correct category to be applied.

Waiting lists

In addition to their right of appeal, unsuccessful candidates will be offered the opportunity to be placed on a waiting list. This waiting list will be maintained in order of the over-subscription criteria set out above and not in the order in which applications are received or added to the list. Names are normally removed from the list at the end of the autumn term in the admissions year.

Pupils with a Statement of Special Educational Needs

The admission of pupils with a statement of special educational needs is dealt with by a completely separate procedure. This procedure is integral to the making and maintaining of statements by the pupil's home local authority. Details of this separate procedure is set out in the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice.

Notes (these notes form part of the over-subscription criteria)

  • Catholic - means a member of a church in communion with the See of Rome. A certificate of baptism in a Catholic Church or a certificate of reception into the full communion of the Catholic Church will normally evidence this. This includes the Eastern Catholic Churches.
  • Catechumens - are those children who have expressed an explicit desire to be baptised into the Roman Catholic Church and who are currently preparing to receive the same by regular participation in Sunday worship and a recognised programme of preparation. A letter from the Catholic priest preparing the child is required.
  • Looked After Child - has the same meaning as in section 22 of the Children Act 1989, and means any child in the care of a local authority or provided with accommodation by them (for example, children with foster parents).
  • Straight line distance - distance is measured in a straight line from a child's home address to the school. Measurements are calculated using six-figure National Grid Co-ordinates taken from the National Land and Property Gazetteer. This grid reference relates to a point that falls inside the permanent building structure corresponding to the address. The boundary of the building structure for the address is derived from Ordnance Survey's MasterMap. For smaller, residential properties the grid reference denotes a point near the centre of the building. For larger properties like schools with, for example, multiple buildings and large grounds, the grid reference relates to a point inside the main addressable building structure. The distance calculated is accurate to within 1 metre.
  • Siblings - includes children with brothers and sisters (including step brothers or sisters residing at the same address, in attendance at the same school, or a school on the same site on the date of admission.
  • Twins or triplets - where a family of twins or triplets request admission and there is only one school place available, it will be left to the family to decide whether or not they wish to take up the place for one of their children, and appeal for the second or third child in the same year group, or to decline the place.
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The Kirklees Creative and Media Studio School
a studio school for girls and boys aged 14-19 years
Kirklees Council decides admission arrangements.

Entry to Year 10

The Kirklees Creative & Media Studio School, a faculty of Netherhall Learning Campus (NLC), will provide 60 additional Key Stage 4 places for admission in Year 10 following the admissions process set out below.

Over-subscription criteria

To give equal priority to pupils from a wide area of West Yorkshire centred on Kirklees.

First round: random allocation based on postcode areas

  • 3 places for applicants resident in each of the postcode areas :- BD11, BD19, HD1, HD2, HD3, HD4,HD5, HD6, HD7, HD8, HD9, WF4, WF12, WF13, WF14, WF15, WF16, WF17
  • 3 places for applicants resident outside the above postcode areas

Second round: random allocation of remaining places

  • Up to a total of 60 places by random allocation for remaining applicants

Timetable for Year 10 admissions process for September 2012

  • Year 9 pupils who express a preference to join the Year 10 age group at The Kirklees Creative & Media Studio School (NLC) in September 2012 will be asked to complete a ICAF and submit to Kirklees School Admissions for processing by the published deadline of 31 March 2012.
  • ICAFs received by the deadline would be processed in one batch in a separate admissions process. If The Kirklees Creative & Media Studio School (NLC) PAN of 60 is reached, the oversubscription criteria would apply.
  • Unsuccessful applicants would be offered a place on the waiting list and the opportunity of appeal toan independent panel.

Entry to Year 12 at the Kirklees Creative Media and Studio School

Please contact the school directly or consult the website www.studio-school.org.uk for an application form and details of the application process.
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The Mirfield Free Grammar and Sixth Form
an academy for girls and boys aged 11-18 years (includes sixth form)
The governing body decides admission arrangements.

Entry at age 11

The governing body plans to offer 221 places (admission number) at age 11 in September 2012. To apply for a place at The Mirfield Free Grammar, an applicant must complete the local authority Secondary Common Application Form (SCAF) and return it as instructed by the local authority.
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It is very important that the form is returned by the closing date because forms received after this date will be treated as late. Late applications are not dealt with until all those received on time have been through the application process.

The school will admit children with Statements of Special Educational Needs where The Mirfield Free Grammar and Sixth Form is named on the Statement.

Over-subscription criteria

If the number of applicants exceeds the number of available places, the following priorities will apply:
  1. children in public care (looked after children)
  2. children who have an older brother or sister attending from the same address at the date of admission (the younger sibling rule)
  3. children who live in the school's Priority Admission Area
  4. children who live outside the school's Priority Admission Area
If the requests for admission in the oversubscription criteria 2-4 exceed the admission number, priority will be given up to the admission number to children living nearest the school.

Please note

  • 'live' means the child's permanent home at the date when applications close or, if a significant house move is involved, the latest reasonable date before the final allocation of places.
  • Distance is measured in a straight line from a child's home address to the school. Measurements are calculated using six-figure National Grid Co-ordinates taken from the National Land and Property Gazetteer. This grid reference relates to a point that falls inside the permanent building structure corresponding to the address. The boundary of the building structure for the address is derived from Ordnance Survey's MasterMap. For smaller, residential properties the grid reference denotes a point near the centre of the building. For larger properties like schools with, for example, multiple buildings and large grounds, the grid reference relates to a point inside the main addressable building structure. The distance calculated is accurate to within 1 metre.

Notification of offer of a place

The formal offer of a place will come from the local authority which will write to parents/carers on 1 March 2012 allocating a single secondary school to their child.

Waiting list and appeals

The governing body will use the oversubscription criteria above to rank unsuccessful applicants in a waiting list so that further places may be offered by the local authority if they become available. Unsuccessful applicants may also contact the school to be advised of their right of appeal to an independent appeal panel.

Entry at age 16

The Governing Body plans to offer 240 places in the Lower Sixth (that is, age 16) in September 2012 of which 100 will be for external applicants.

The minimum entry requirement for:
  • Level 3 courses is five GCSE passes at Grade C or above in a range of subjects (some subjects require a grade B in the subject);
  • Level 2 courses is four GCSE passes at grade D or above.
Please apply to the school for a Prospectus and application form.
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