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Admission to secondary school - Terms used in the guide

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

  • Academies

    Independent school funded by the government. The governing body of an academy decides its own policy on admissions and has responsibility for deciding who is given a place. places at the school are offered by the local authority on behalf of the governors.

  • Admission appeal

    Where a parent is not offered a place at a school for which they have expressed a preference, they have a legal right for their preference to be further considered by an independent appeal panel.

  • Admission arrangements

    All the procedures, criteria and publications which must be put in place by an admissions authority in order to process applications for admission to school. Admissions arrangements will determine whether a child qualifies for admission to school.

  • Admission criteria

    The rules which govern who should and should not be offered a place at an oversubscribed school.

  • Admissions authority

    The body responsible for determining the admissions arrangements for a school. This can be the local authority (LA) or the governing body of a school.

  • Community and voluntary controlled schools

    Funded by Kirklees Council. Thge council sets the admission policy and offer places

  • Co-ordinated scheme for admission to school

    This is a method for determining, from potential offers of school places, which is going to be the single offer of a school place communicated to parents.

    For co-ordinated schemes agreed for Kirklees residents, the highest ranked potential offer as determined from the Secondary Common Application Form (SCAF) will be the single offer of a school place.

  • Free schools

    Free schools are like academies. They are independent schools funded by the Government. The governing body of the free school decides its own admissions policy and has responsibility for deciding who is given a place at the school. Places at the school are offered by Kirklees on behalf of the governors.

  • Home authority

    The local authority in which the parent resides.

  • In-Year Common Application Form (ICAF)

    This is the application form that invites 3 preferences and supporting reasons for in year admissions. This form is to be completed whether applying for any Kirklees school or a school in a different local authority. The ICAF is available form all Kirklees schools or from the School Admissions Team.

  • Maintaining authority

    The local authority in which a school is located and which has responsibility for it.

  • National Offer Day

    The single day in each year on which an authority's single offer of a secondary school place is sent to parents. For children transferring to secondary school in September 2012 National Offer Day is 1 March 2012.

  • Net capacity

    The net capacity of a school is the number of pupil places available.

  • Notice of appeal

    The form to be completed by the parent and submitted to the authority to request an independent appeal for a school at which they have not been offered a place.

  • Order of preference

    The order in which parents have to list their three preferences to enable the local authority to determine the single offer of a school place.

  • Oversubscribed

    Where the number of applications for the year group exceeds the Published Admission Number (PAN).

  • Preferences

    The schools which parents indicate to the local authority they would wish their child to attend above all others.

  • Published Admission Number (PAN)

    Published Admission Number. A PAN is determined in consultation with each school based on the net capacity. This is the number of pupils that must be admitted to a school if sufficient applications are received.

  • Qualify for a school place

    This is where a child can be offered a place at a school either because:
    • the number of applications for the school is below the admission number; or
    • it is oversubscribed but the child has priority under the admission criteria when compared to other children.

  • Secondary Common Application Form (SCAF)

    This is the application form that invites 3 preferences and supporting reasons. This form is to be completed whether applying for any Kirklees school or a school in a different local authority.
    Please note you will need to be using Internet Explorer 7, or later, or an alternative browser for the form to work at this time.

  • Studio schools

    Studio schools are a new model of 14-19 year old educational provision. They are small schools, typically with around 300 pupils, delivering mainstream qualifications through project- based learning. Students work with local employers and a personal coach. They follow a curriculum designed to give them employability skills and qualifications they need in work or to take up further education. Kirklees Council is the admission authority for the Kirklees Creative & Media Studio School.

  • Supplementary Information Form (SIF)

    All parents who list their preferred schools on the local authority’s Secondary Common Application Form are regarded as having made valid applications. A Supplementary Information Form is an additional form that a voluntary aided or foundation school requires to enable the governing body to apply the school’s admission criteria.

  • Single offer of a school place

    The one offer of a school place at the highest preference school where the child qualifies.

  • Trust schools

    Funded by Kirklees Council. Trust schools are foundation schools supported by a charitable trust. The governing body of the trust school decides its own admissions policy and has responsibility for deciding who is given a place at the school. Places at the school are offered by Kirklees on behalf of the governors.

  • Voluntary aided schools

    Jointly funded by Kirklees Council and a voluntary organisation, usually a church diocesan board. The governing body of the school decides its own admission policy and has responsibility for deciding who is given a place at the school. Places at the school are offered by Kirklees on behalf of the governors.
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