Guide for Parents Admission to Buckinghamshire Secondary Schools September 2011 – August 2012 The information in this guide is very important for both you and your child. You need to apply for a secondary school place for your child by 31 October 2010. You can apply using our online admission system or by filling in an application form. This guide gives an outline of the procedures followed and then shows where you can obtain more detailed information. If you are not able to read this guide in English then please ask an English speaking friend to contact the Admissions & Transport Team on 01296 383250. We will either send you a translated summary or will help you by arranging for an interpreter to assist you. If you, or someone you know, is visually impaired please contact us on 01296 383250 to receive this publication in an alternative format.
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Note: At the time of going to print in August 2010, the County Council was aware of an objection to the Office of the Schools Adjudicator, concerning the admission policies for schools in its area. Following this objection it may be necessary to issue an amendment.
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk Introduction
Moving from primary school to secondary school is an exciting time for children and parents, but it can also be a time of anxiety as you decide which schools to apply for and wait to see whether your application has been successful.
This guide is designed to help you at this important time. It explains the different types of school in Buckinghamshire and the co-ordinated admission process that ensures that every child gets the offer of a secondary school place at the same time. The Guide also gives you detailed information about the upper and grammar schools in the county, outlines the procedures that we follow and where you can obtain more information.
Please read this guide carefully and make sure you understand how your application will be handled. Please make time to visit the schools before you apply so that you have all the information you need when you make your preferences. Our staff and the headteacher and staff at your child’s primary school are able to explain how the system works.
We have tried to make applying for a secondary school place more convenient for parents by introducing online admissions. If you do not have internet access, you will need to complete a paper application, which can be obtained from your child’s Buckinghamshire primary school or by telephoning 01296 383250. If you do not live in Buckinghamshire, you will need to apply for a school place via your home council’s online system or by completing their application form.
We all want each child to make a happy and successful start at his or her new school. I hope you will work with your child’s secondary school and take an active part in making sure your child has a bright future. We are proud of our schools in Buckinghamshire and the excellent opportunities that they offer for all children and we will work with them all to continue raising standards. I hope you will find this guide useful. Please let us have your views on our service by completing the short feedback form at the back of the Guide.
Please accept my best wishes for your child’s future education.
Sue Imbriano Strategic Director of Children & Young People’s Services
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 3 Contents
Introduction ...... 3
Applying online for a school place ...... 5
Timetable ...... 6
Admission rules ...... 8
Things you need to know before making an application ...... 9
Now you are ready to make an application ...... 10
Allocating places ...... 12
Secondary application flow chart ...... 13
11+ testing process ...... 14
After the initial allocation of places on 1 March 2011 ...... 18
Applying for a school place after the normal time of admission (In-Year admission) ...... 19
Other useful information ...... 22
Admission appeals ...... 25
Home to School Transport arrangements ...... 26
General information ...... 30
Explanation of terms ...... 31
List of Buckinghamshire secondary schools ...... 35
Summary of admissions rules for Buckinghamshire Foundation and Voluntary-Aided schools and The Aylesbury Vale Academy ...... 43
Supplementary forms for admission in September 2011 ...... 53
Feedback form ...... 59
Contact details for neighbouring councils ...... 61
School Choice Advice Service ...... 62
Secondary school maps ...... 63
4 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk Apply online for a school place
You can apply online at www.buckscc.gov.uk between 7 September and 31 October 2010
7E RECOMMEND THAT YOU APPLY ONLINE FOR A SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACE BECAUSE s There are clear, simple prompts to guide you through making your application, as well as additional step by step guidance on our website. s It is quick, easy to use, safe and secure. s You can view and change your application at any time before you submit it. s Once you have submitted your application we will send you an email to confirm we have received it. You can still change your application and resubmit it up until the closing date of 31 October 2010. s You can print and keep a copy of the application for your records. s You will receive an email to tell you the outcome of your application before you receive your letter. You can also view the outcome online from 5pm on 1 March 2011.
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You will need an email address (like Hotmail) to access the system. If you have any questions about the online process you can contact us at [email protected] or on 01296 383250.
Use this space to record your unique number (UID), user name, password that you have used to make your application and your memorable data. Remember, you can still apply online without a unique number.
Unique numberr...... User name ......
Password ...... Memorable data......
Date registered...... Date submitted s ......
Email address used ......
Check that you have submitted your online application by the deadline of midnight on 31 October 2010 and have sent us evidence of your child’s normal home address. You can email this to: [email protected]
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 5 Timetable
Transfer to Secondary School in September 2011 2010 June to August Familiarisation and Practice begins in Buckinghamshire LA primary schools and partner schools. The online registration process also begins for children not at a Buckinghamshire LA primary school. Parents can begin the Familiarisation process with their children.
September Familiarisation continues and Practice begins. You can get the Guide either from the school or from the Admissions & Transport Team.
3 September This is the closing date for children who do not attend a Buckinghamshire LA primary school to be registered for 11+ testing to ensure that testing follows the timeline.
7 September Buckinghamshire residents will be able to register, ‘Make an Application’ 10am and express preferences through the online portal.
13 September Secondary school open evenings begin. 17 September Final date to register for the 11+ tests (unless a child moves to the area). Testing cannot be guaranteed to follow the published timeline.
30 September Test 1 takes place (Buckinghamshire LA primary schools and partner schools only).
6 October Test 2 takes place (Buckinghamshire LA primary schools and partner schools only).
22 October Latest date if you want to return a paper application via your child’s Buckinghamshire 9am LA primary school. Remember to include a recent utility bill. Return any supplementary forms direct to the secondary school(s).
25-28 October Central testing begins for children who attend out of county primary schools (timely applicants only).
29 October Final date for the receipt of the completed Buckinghamshire application form 5pm (for non-Buckinghamshire LA primary school children). Remember to include a recent utility bill. Return any necessary supplementary forms direct to the school(s).
31 October This is the closing date for Buckinghamshire residents to make an midnight online application.
12 November Closing date for exceptional applications to be considered for inclusion in the first round of the allocation process. Any applications or changes of preference received after this date, and before 1 January 2011, will be considered in the first round after timely applications.
19 November Closing date for parents to provide proof of where they live and, as a result, to be considered as living in the catchment area of a Buckinghamshire school when places are allocated on 1 March 2011 (please note, Dr Challoner’s Grammar School has an earlier deadline).
6 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk Transfer to Secondary School in September 2011 The 11+ test results are published for children whose completed tests we receive by 29 October. The results for children whose completed tests we receive after this date will be published as soon as they are available.
13 December This is the closing date for parents to register for a selection appeal. 2011 10 January The selection appeals start.
1 March Offer letters are posted for applications we receive by the deadline of 31 October (and for exceptional cases we receive by 12 November). We will also process non-exceptional applications we receive after 31 October and by 31 December, which will be considered after timely and exceptional applications.
15 March This is the deadline for telling us whether you have accepted the school place offered on 1 March.
15 April Offer letters are posted (to Buckinghamshire residents) for applications or preference changes we receive between 1 January and 31 March – second round of allocations. (31 March is also the deadline for providing evidence of moving for the second round)
21 April Waiting list position letters are posted.
May Transfer appeals start.
13 May Offer letters are posted (to Buckinghamshire residents) for applications or preference changes we receive by 29 April – third allocation round. (29 April is also the deadline for providing evidence of moving for the third round)
20 May Waiting list position letters are posted. 17 June Offer letters are posted (to Buckinghamshire residents) for applications or preference changes we receive by 3 June – fourth allocation round. (3 June is also the deadline for providing evidence of moving for the fourth round)
24 June Waiting list position letters are posted. July to Further allocations will be made to any available places. Waiting list positions September will be updated periodically throughout the summer.
5 July Children go to an induction day at their allocated secondary school.
29 July This is the closing date for children who are moving into the area and who want a place in a grammar school in Year 7 (September 2011) to register and be tested (in September) using 11+ tests.
30 July Any child who moves to the area and registers for testing after this date will sit the Late Transfer test (in September) for admission to a grammar school.
September Children start at secondary school.
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 7 Admission rules
Admission rules for Community and Rule 6 Voluntary-Controlled schools Once the above rules have been applied then further places will be offered in distance order, If a school receives more applications than it has using the distance between the family’s normal places available, we use these rules to decide, home address and the school’s nearest in a fair and consistent way, which children we entrance gate, offering the closest first. We use should offer the places to. the shortest appropriate route (see page 33). For each school that you list when you apply, and Where a school can take some, but not all, of using the information in your application, we will the children who qualify under one of these work out which rule we will consider your child rules, we will give priority to children by under. We have highlighted some words in bold taking account of the next rule (or rules) in to help you understand what we mean, please the numbered list to decide who has priority see the explanations on pages 31 to 34. You will for places. For example, if all the children who find further information on making an application, qualify under Rule 1 can be offered places but stating preferences and allocating places as you there are too many children who qualify under read through this guide. Rule 2, we use Rules 3, 4, 5 and 6 to rank the Once places have been allocated to children children qualifying under Rule 2 and decide who with a Statement of Special Educational Needs, can be offered a place. the remaining places will be allocated in the For example, places are offered to in-catchment following order: siblings before children living in the catchment Rule 1 area without siblings. In each case, distance is used to prioritise which children should be Children in care. offered places. Rule 2 Children living in the catchment area Admission rules for Voluntary Aided, of the school. Foundation and Academy schools Rule 3 For each of the schools you plan to list on your 7YE 6ALLEY 3CHOOL ONLY children who application, you should read the school’s rules demonstrate an aptitude for sport. The carefully. A summary of the rules for each school maximum number of pupils to be admitted is on pages 43 to 52. under this rule is 15. A full copy of the rules is available from the Rule 4 school or can be found on our website: For Year 7 admission in September 2011 – www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission Siblings of children in Years 7-10 who are It is important to do this because these schools on the roll of the school at the time the may use different rules to allocate their allocations are made, and are expected school places. They may want you to fill in a to be on the school role at the time of supplementary form if you are applying under proposed admission. church or faith rules. For immediate In-Year-Year (casual) admissiona – On our website, and at the back of this guide, Siblings of children in Years 7-11 at the you can find the supplementary forms for time of admission. Stt Bernard’sBerna Catholic School and Waddesdon Rule 5 Church of Englandngland School.Sc Children who have exceptional medicaledical or These are the only schools inn BuckinghamshireBuckinghams social needs, which can only be met by that that needn supplementary forms to collect extra school, supported by written evidence from an informationation so theyt can apply their admission rules. appropriate professional person. See page 32 for further information on applying under this rule.
8 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk Admission rules
The supplementary forms for these schools The school will also provide you with a copy should be returned to the school(s) direct by of its catchment area map. 29 October 2010. Remember – supplementary form(s) should If you have questions about the admission rules be returned to the school (but the application for Voluntary-Aided schools, Foundation schools form and address evidence must be returned or Academies you should contact the school and to the Admissions & Transport Team) by they will explain how their rules work. 29 October 2010.
Things you need to know before making an application
Different types of secondary schools s You can look at school Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education) reports on: Secondary education in Buckinghamshire www.ofsted.gov.uk covers the age range 11 to 19, and includes the or by linking via: following types of school: www.buckscc.gov.uk You must, however, consider how recently Upper schools. s the report was written. s Academies. s Consider the aims of the school, its general s Trust schools. ‘feel’ and the curriculum offered. s Grammar schools (for qualified children only). s Consider how your child would get to and from school each day, particularly if it is not Special schools (admission to special schools is s your catchment area school. To check the managed separately by the Special Educational catchment area schools for your address please Needs Team). see the postcode checker on our website: www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission Making an informed decision s I f being able to walk to school is important It is important that before deciding on to you, ask whether the school has a the most appropriate school for your School Travel Plan or contact the Travel child that you get as much information as Choice Team on: possible. You should also arrange to visit [email protected] schools, including your catchment area s You should think about how likely it is that your school. Schools have prearranged days in child will be offered a place, bearing in mind the the autumn term for this purpose and a admission rules and last year’s allocation. diary of dates is available on our website. Pages 35 to 42 provide further information. s Each school has a prospectus and a website. s You may also contact the School Choice These are often a good place to start getting to Advice Service. More information about this know the school. Further details of the schools service, which supports Buckinghamshire in Buckinghamshire are on pages 35 to 42. families during the secondary transfer process, is available at: www.buckscc.gov.uk/schoolchoice
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 9 Now you are ready to make an application
If you live in Buckinghamshire you will be able to Getting your application to us apply online for your child’s secondary school place from 10am on 7 September 2010 at: In all cases you must also send us evidence to www.buckscc.gov.uk confirm where you are living. Please see page 22 for more information on the type of evidence If you live outside of Buckinghamshire you can we require. You can scan and email this to: still apply for a place in a Buckinghamshire school [email protected] but you must apply via your own LA or borough. or you can post it to us. Please make sure that A child’s parent must make the application. the email or paper document contains your Please see the definition of ‘parent’ on page 32. child’s name, date of birth and current school. If you post your application we cannot confirm A reminder of important dates receipt of it and any accompanying documents and deadlines over the telephone. You may wish to get a proof of posting receipt from the post office. You If you apply online you must submit your child’s should also keep the postcard once we return application by midnight on 31 October 2010. it to you to confirm we have received your Please leave yourself plenty of time to complete application. If you are posting documents, and submit your application. Remember that if please make sure you use the correct postage you apply online you will receive your child’s (A4 letters are large letter rate). allocation via email before you receive your letter, and you will be able to view your child’s If you apply online you will receive an email to allocation on our website from 5 pm on confirm you have submitted your application. 1 March 2011. You can also view and amend your preferences at any time up until the closing date of midnight If your child is at a Buckinghamshire LA primary on 31 October 2010. Apply online at: school, you may return the paper application www.buckscc.gov.uk and the postcard in a sealed envelope with ‘Secondary Application’ and your child’s name Applications that we receive by 12 November 2010, written on the outside, to your child’s school and which we agree have exceptional reasons for by 9am on 22 October 2010. being late, will be included in the first round of allocations to be published on 1 March 2011. The Otherwise, return the form and the postcard application may have been late if, for example, which is on the back cover of this guide, to the there has been a family bereavement or a single Admissions and Transport Team by 5pm on parent has been ill for an extended period. 29 October 2010. Moving into the area is not considered to Please be aware that there is no facility be an exceptional reason. for post to be delivered (including by hand) If you do not apply by the deadline you to the Admissions and Transport Team may disadvantage your child, as they will at the weekend. lose the opportunity to be considered in the first allocation round. This could severely affect your chances of getting a preferred school place for your child.
10 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk When making an application you will You should also consider: be asked to: s Each school’s rules before you rank your s Fill in details about your child including their preferences. legal name and the address at which they live. s Whether to include your catchment area You will be asked to provide evidence to school amongst your preferences. If you confirm your address (please see page 22). do not, and we cannot meet any of your You will also need to provide your details and preferences, we will offer a place at the confirm that you are the child’s parent (please nearest school with a vacancy for which see page 32 for the definition of ‘parent’). your child is qualified. s Make up to six preferences and give reasons s The information on home to school transport for your preferences. You can include entitlement on pages 26 to 29 and what we Voluntary-Aided schools, Foundation schools, will do if we cannot offer your child a place at Academies and schools in other areas. your catchment area school. There are very We would encourage you to use all six specific rules that govern whether we are able preferences and to rank (list) your schools to offer transport in these circumstances. in true order with the school you prefer highest. We will always offer you the highest s That if your child is offered a place at a school preference we can. We will tell other councils that is not the catchment area school for your and boroughs about Buckinghamshire children home address and which you placed above seeking a place in one of their schools. your catchment area school, you will be responsible for arranging and paying s Rank schools in your true order with your for transport. most preferred school first. s If your child qualifies, and you would prefer a s Make sure you only list schools with a point place at any of your ranked grammar schools, of entry at Year 7. This is not the case for then you should list all the grammar schools some schools in neighbouring counties. In this before any other schools. situation please see page 19 for details of how to make an ‘In-Year’ (casual) application. s If you rank an upper school higher than a grammar school and your child qualifies, s If you already have a child at the school you we will offer a place at that upper school should fill in the ‘sibling’ box and let us know if we can. this child’s name and date of birth. Page 33 provides a definition of ‘sibling’. Information on the arrangements that apply to Service families and the families of other Crown s If you list a Voluntary-Aided, Foundation Servants who are posted to the area can be or Academy school amongst your found on page 24. preferences you may also need to fill in their ‘supplementary form’ as well as applying using our online system or application form, if you want to apply under one of their rules.
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 11 Allocating places
We will use the information gathered from your s If you have not listed Buckinghamshire application to work out how your child meets the upper and grammar schools amongst your admission rules of the schools you have ranked, preferences, and we are not able to offer you and to see where they can be offered a place. a place at one of your preferred schools, we will not be able to consider offering your child s We will not tell any school where you ranked a place at an alternative school for which they it on your list of preferences before we are qualified. We will assume that you only complete allocating the places. want your child considered for admission to a s T he equal preference process works as if you school that you have ranked. have made up to six separate applications to s We cannot guarantee that you will be offered the schools you have listed. Your chances of a place at your catchment area school or at getting into each one depends on the school’s any of your preferred schools. admission rules and how well your application matches the rules, not where they are ranked. s You cannot choose your child’s school but We can only consider grammar school you have the right to express a preference. preferences for qualified children. More details are available in our Scheme, which may s If we are unable to offer a place at a preferred be found at: Buckinghamshire school and your child is www.buckscc.gov.uk one of our residents, we may offer a place at the nearest Buckinghamshire LA school with s Each admission authority, including other vacancies for which your child is qualified. councils and boroughs, will use their own rules to rank the applications. They will tell s Any place offered for September 2011 must us the order of priority for admitting the be taken up within the first two weeks of the children who have listed the school. autumn term. s If more than one school can offer your child Please refer to the timetable at the front of this a place, we will look at the order of your guide, the flowchart opposite and our Scheme preferences and offer your child a place at for more detail on how we handle applications the school you have listed highest. We will made after the closing date. give each child only one offer of a place. The offer will take account of whether your child qualifies for a grammar school. s We can only consider grammar school preferences if your child has qualified as a result of the 11+ tests or a successful selection appeal. s If the final offer is not for a school that is your highest preference, or we are not able to offer a place at any of your preferred schools, then this will be because there were more applications than places available, and after the application of each school’s admission rules other children had a higher priority for the available places.
12 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk Secondary application flow chart
Stage 1
Online Details automatically Application made Application automatically application entered onto using online facility. acknowledged by email. council’s database. OR
Paper Application Application form Details entered onto acknowledged where application received. council’s database. postcard returned.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS – 31 OCTOBER 2010
Stage 2
Schools’ admission rules Outcomes are collated are applied to by the Admissions & Council’s database all applications. Transport Team. is updated.
Stage 3
Information from other The highest preference Preferences that can councils on possible offers offer is decided and the be offered are identified. added to database. child’s record updated.
1 MARCH 2011 – NATIONAL OFFER DAY
Stage 4
An offer letter will be sent to all parents giving the outcome of their application. Online applicants will also receive an email and be able to view the outcome of their application. The offer will take account of the results of the 11+ testing process.
Parents can put their child’s name on waiting lists for any higher preference schools that could not be offered.
If a place becomes available then the Parents are given the right to appeal child at the top of the waiting list against all preferences not offered. will be offered that place.
If none of your preferences can be met and you live in Buckinghamshire, you may be offered a place at the nearest school to your home address with space available for which your child is qualified.
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 13 11+ testing process
Registering for the 11+ tests The 11+ is made up of two verbal reasoning tests of broadly the same level of difficulty, and There are two types of mainstream secondary the child’s better score in these tests will be schools in Buckinghamshire – upper schools and called the Verbal Reasoning Test Score (VRTS). grammar schools. The outcome of the 11+ tests This score is used to see whether a child has decides which type of school will best meet your reached the qualifying standard for a grammar child’s needs. school. Children must sit both tests for a VRTS to be recorded. Verbal reasoning is not taught We automatically enter children at as part of the curriculum so, to make sure all Buckinghamshire LA primary schools for the children have had an opportunity to become 11+ tests unless you decide that you do not familiar with the types of questions and style of want your child to be tested. The 11+ tests the tests, we issue a ‘Familiarisation and Practice are not compulsory and you may already have pack’. Children attending Buckinghamshire decided that you would prefer your child to go LA and partner schools complete this in their to an upper school or a comprehensive school in school. For children at other schools, parents another area. can work through the pack at home with If your child attends a Buckinghamshire LA their child. primary school, you should let your child’s headteacher know, in writing, if you want your Under-age and over-age testing child to be withdrawn from the tests. You can use the form on page 59 of the Guide to do this Exceptionally, we may agree that a child can take and return it to your child’s headteacher. part in the 11+ tests before the academic year Parents of children living elsewhere, or at other in which they are 11 if they are of outstanding schools, should register their child for the 11+ academic ability, are exceptionally mature, and tests by completing the online registration form have been working well and for some years with available at: other pupils in Year 6. We will not agree to www.buckscc.gov.uk/11plusreg this just because a child may have been in some classes with older children. We will ask your The registration deadline is 3 September 2010. child’s current headteacher for an assessment of their overall ability and maturity before we make Background any decision to offer early testing. Very occasionally, we will agree to test a child The 11+ tests are usually taken during the who is over the age of 11, because in the past autumn term of Year 6. Occasionally, if children there were educational reasons (which have move into the area during Year 6, they take continued) to place a child in a lower year the tests later. The 11+ tests are independently group or if a child has missed at least a year of produced by GL Assessment. They are not schooling through illness or living abroad. Going directly linked to National Curriculum subjects, to a school in another country is not sufficient but have been specially designed to assess a reason to take the tests at an older age. Again, child’s potential and whether he or she can think before a decision is made, we would ask for a problem through. The skills measured in the details surrounding the circumstances to place tests should make sure that all pupils are placed your child in a lower year group, but this must in a school that can most appropriately meet not be just because your child was born late in their educational needs. ‘Verbal reasoning’ is the schoolscho year. used because research has shown that this is a reliable and, therefore, a good way to predict future performance.
14 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk Children with special needs GL Assessment has advised us that it is not or disabilities possible to offer extra marks to compensate for any special needs. This is because in each child’s Parents of children with special educational needs case it would be impossible to say, in the light may want to discuss with their child’s headteacher of each child’s circumstances, exactly how many whether it would be appropriate for them to marks would be appropriate. However, where take the 11+ tests and whether they would be we believe a child to be disabled within the suitably placed in a grammar school. terms of the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) or where the child has a disability that will have Your child does not have to take part in the a clear impact in relation to the format of the testing if you do not think it is appropriate. tests, we will try to make sure that appropriate Where a child who has a Statement of Special and reasonable special arrangements are put in Educational Needs or a disabilility that could be place to make the tests as accessible as possible. described as having ‘a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out If your child’s VRTS is considered not to reflect normal day-to-day activities’, is to take the tests, their abilities, and they do not qualify for the parents may wish to discuss their child’s grammar school, you can, in a statutory selection access to the tests with his or her headteacher. appeal, ask the Independent Appeal Panel (IAP) If the disability might affect access, you should to consider the special educational needs and discuss whether any special testing arrangements disability issues. should be made. The same principle applies to All papers submitted in relation to a request everyday access to the curriculum so you should for adjustments to the test papers or make sure that your child’s school is aware of conditions will be included with the selection their needs so that, if necessary, reasonable appeal information provided by the LA to the adjustments can be made. Independent Appeal Panel. If it is felt that adjustments should be put in place for the tests, then your child’s headteacher The testing process – should contact us or if this is not possible then Familiarisation and Practice please email: [email protected] Familiarisation (five sessions) and Practice (three tests) is provided to all pupils to make We need to know about this before your sure that no pupil is at a disadvantage at the time child sits the tests so that an application can of taking the real tests. The pack is produced by be considered beforehand. We will always GL Assessment, the main test provider. Children look for evidence of how the normal day-to- have the chance to try out each question type. day delivery of the curriculum is adjusted to The practice tests look the same as the real tests meet the child’s particular needs and for other and have the same instructions. professional evidence to support the request. More information is available at: If your child goes to a Buckinghamshire LA www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission primary school or a partner school, they will and undertake Familiarisation and Practice at school. www.buckscc.gov.uk/assets/content/bcc/ For children attending all other schools, parents docs/schools/DDA_11plus_Guidance_ will receive the same pack once their child is 2011_Entry.pdf registered too take the tests. You will be able to work through the pack with your child.
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 15 Children will not be tested without first having The 11+ tests completed the Familiarisation and Practice pack. The two tests are each 50 minutes long and Buckinghamshire LA has strongly advised its contain 80 multiple choice verbal reasoning primary and partner schools, that it is not their questions. The test dates for children at role to undertake any preparation with their Buckinghamshire LA primary and partner schools pupils over and above the Familiarisation and are in the timetable. All other children will be Practice pack that is provided to them. Further tested from October half term. The dates of the information about preparation for 11+ tests can test are always published in advance. be found on the NFER (National Foundation for Educational Research) website: Children can be tested later if, for example, www.nfer.ac.uk/research/assessment/ they are ill on the date of a test, or if the eleven-plus/ family has moved into Buckinghamshire. If testing is completed after October, we cannot guarantee that the results will be published on The benefits or otherwise of entering a child into 26 November 2010. a coaching programme is a judgement that only parents can make knowing the circumstances and disposition of the individual child. Marking and the results of the 11+ tests
Completed tests are marked by GL Assessment. Test venues They are then ‘standardised’ by the NFER. This balances the overall performance of children Children at Buckinghamshire LA primary and from one year to the next and makes sure that partner schools complete the testing process no child is unfairly advantaged or disadvantaged in their own school. The test dates are in because of his or her age. It takes into account the timetable. the child’s age in years and months on the Children attending all other schools will take dates they take the tests. A child’s ‘raw score’ the tests on two separate days during October will be between 0 and 80 (because there are half-term at a venue that we arrange. As testing 80 questions) but their ‘standardised score’ is offered on a first come first served basis, if it is will be between 69 and 141. In recent years, not possible to accommodate all children during the standardised score needed to qualify October half term, testing will be offered on two automatically for a grammar school has been separate Saturdays in November. 121 or more. We will give you the standardised scores of both tests and your child’s VRTS It is very important that the children who do (the higher result). We will publish the test not attend a Buckinghamshire LA primary school results on 26 November 2010, or at a later register for testing by 3 September 2010. If you date if the testing is carried out late. register between 3 September and 17 September (the final deadline), there may be delays in Under the Data Protection Act, Schedule 7, testing. If we do not have your test results in Section 9, candidates do not have the right to good time for the main allocation of grammar see their examination papers once they have school places, there may be limited availability. been handed in. The Freedom of Information www.buckscc.gov.uk/11plusreg Act does not override the Data Protection Act in this matter. However, on request and upon payment of the appropriate fee, the Data Protection Act provides for the release of raw
16 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk test scores, test papers to be remarked and Further details of the remit of an for test paper analysis. You should discuss the Independent Appeal Panel are in the appeal matter first with your child’s headteacher as information booklet or you may contact the we would normally expect them to make the Appeals Team on: request on your behalf. [email protected] or Where provided, this information will be 01296 383384 included in the papers submitted to the Independent Appeal Panel when hearing a There are very limited circumstances in which selection appeal on behalf of a non-qualified child. we can agree to a case being reopened once the IAP has made a decision. This can only be We expect about 30% of children to achieve the where a significant and material change in the automatic qualifying score of 121 in at least one circumstances of the parent, child or school has of their tests. occurred after the original appeal hearing. If your child qualifies but does not, or There would have to be support from an cannot, join a Buckinghamshire grammar appropriate independent person. The fact you school, his or her 11+ qualification lapses chose not to give this information at the original at the end of December of the year of appeal will not be a sufficient reason to look at proposed admission. the appeal again.
The selection appeal process
Parents whose children do not score at least 121 in one test can ask for a selection appeal. An Independent Appeal Panel (IAP), organised by the Appeals Team (Legal and Democratic Services) will consider the appeal. Selection appeals take place during January and early February. When we tell you the test results, we will give you more information about this process. The Independent Appeal Panel is free to consider all the evidence presented, including evidence of a child’s academic ability, which will include the scores achieved in both verbal reasoning tests and any other information we consider relevant to your child’s case.
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 17 After the initial allocation of places on 1 March 2011
7E KNOW THAT EACH YEAR MOST PARENTS ARE s Request an appeal for your preferred school(s). very happy with the school place offered, This will be a transfer appeal. There is further and all they need to do is accept it. information on appeals on page 25. You can email us to confirm your acceptance at: s Read the ‘Allocation of school places’ leaflet [email protected] which will be enclosed with your offer letter. or you can return the form we send you with There will also be information about how the your letter. Please do not do both. You must places at each Buckinghamshire school were reply even where the school offered is in another allocated. county or borough. You have 14 days to accept s Contact your home council if you do not live the offer of your child’s school place. in Buckinghamshire. However, it is not possible for us to offer every s For information about schools outside of child a place at their preferred school. If your Buckinghamshire, or if you do not live in child is not offered a place at the school you Buckinghamshire, you will need to contact the wanted, you can do any or all of the following: relevant county or borough council. s We recommend you accept any place offered. s Refer to the timetable in the front of this This will not affect your child’s place on the guide which tells you the dates and deadlines waiting list for your preferred school or your for submitting applications and changes of chances of success at appeal, but it will ensure preference for consideration in the second your child has a school place for September. and subsequent allocation rounds. Please see above for how to accept your child’s school place. s Ask to go on the waiting list for your preferred school(s); these could be your original preferences or any new preferences. If you change your preferences you will need to make your new preference order clear. You can only be on the waiting list for up to six schools, for which your child is qualified, at any one time. If you want to be considered for a place at a school outside of Buckinghamshire you should include it as one of your six schools and we will let other LAs know that you want to be considered for a place at one of their schools. Further information on how waiting lists are managed is on page 34.
18 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk Applying for a school place after the normal time of admission (In-Year admission)
From September 2010 all Local Authorities 3. Making an application if you have have a duty to co-ordinate all In-Year (casual) not moved admissions (primary and secondary) for all Moving your child to another school can affect LA schools and academies for statutory them in many ways and the decision to do this school age children. should not be taken without careful thought. This means that we will co-ordinate all You will need to consider the following before applications for school places at all schools deciding to change your child’s school: for children who live in Buckinghamshire, even s What if the new school does not do if you want to transfer your child to a school the same subjects? outside Buckinghamshire, outside the normal transfer time. The normal transfer times are s What if exam boards and courses (a) starting school in Reception, (b) transferring are different? from an infant school to a junior school s Will your child be comfortable having or (c) transferring from primary school to to make new friends? secondary school. s How will they manage if they have If you live outside Buckinghamshire and missed important earlier work? you want to apply for a Buckinghamshire school you must use the form supplied by s How will you get them to school if it your home Local Authority or Borough to is not your catchment area school? express your preferences. Many of the things that worry parents and There are three main reasons why you might children can be sorted out without the need be applying for a school place after the normal to move schools. Often moving school will transfer time for admissions: not resolve your concerns and can adversely affect your child’s education. Before you make a 1. Making an application if you are moving definite decision to request a transfer to another into Buckinghamshire school you should talk through your problems If you plan to move into Buckinghamshire you and concerns with your child and your child’s should make your application to the home LA current school. for your current address. You can include and If, having considered all of the above, you still rank Buckinghamshire schools ready for your wish to transfer your child to another school new address and your home authority will pass you should complete an application form. your preferences on to us. Application forms are available from: 2. Making an application if you have moved www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission into or within Buckinghamshire or If you have moved into or within Buckinghamshire 01296 383250 and require a school place outside of the normal transfer times you should apply for a school Please return the completed form to: place using the application form. If you are The Admissionsmissions & Transport Team returning from abroad to live in Buckinghamshireamshire CCounty Hall then you should also applyy to us direct.direc Aylesbury Bucks HP20 1UZ
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 19 Please refer to the information in the rest of this A child who has not previously been tested guide which will tell you what address evidence for a Buckinghamshire grammar school would is required with your application and what other normally be entered into the process without forms you may need to fill in if you are applying reference to academic attainment. for a Voluntary-Aided, Academy or Foundation If you live outside Buckinghamshire and you want school. The Guide also explains the rules that to apply for a Buckinghamshire grammar school are used when school places are allocated. through the Late Transfer Procedure, you will We will ensure that your preferences are need to register with us to take the test but recorded within five school days of receipt of you will need also to express your preferences a completed application form. Any applications using the application form supplied by your home where there are preferences for Voluntary- Local Authority or Borough. Aided, Foundation and Academy schools will be If you live in Buckinghamshire and want to move forwarded to those schools who will consider your child from one grammar school to another the applications against their admission rules. you will need to complete the application form We will then write to advise you of the school and provide supporting evidence from the child’s we are able to offer your child. If this is not your current headteacher as to why a move preferred school you will have the right of appeal is necessary. to an Independent Appeal Panel. Please see the If you would like to transfer your child from an section about the appeals process on page 25. upper or comprehensive school to a grammar school, then you would need to register them Applying for a grammar school place for testing and only once deemed qualified after the normal time of admission will you be invited to express preferences – The Late Transfer Procedure to for grammar schools on the Buckinghamshire grammar school application form.
The Late Transfer Procedure is the process Where there is no family house move that determines whether a child would be necessitating a change of school the admission suitably placed in a grammar school, after the will be managed for entry in September 2011, normal point of entry into Year 7. and not before. Applicants seeking a Buckinghamshire grammar For admission during +EY 3TAGE (Years 7, school place need to be tested to establish 8 & 9) the deadline for testing registration for whether a grammar school would be an September 2011 entry is 29 October 2010. appropriate school. Where a child has already The online testing registration form will be taken part in the Buckinghamshire 11+ testing available from 14 September 2010 at: process and qualified, this qualification will be www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission valid until the end of Key Stage 3 as long as they This process is for admission to all continue to attend a Buckinghamshire grammar Buckinghamshire grammar schools, except school. Parents of those children who did not for Dr Challoner’s Grammar School and qualify, or qualified and chose not to attend a The Royal Grammar School, who manage Buckinghamshire grammar school, should note their own late transfer testing process and that there is an academic requirement of two should be contacted direct. level 5s at Key Stage 2 before testing will be agreed (where KS2 tests were not taken, please provide a copy of the school report your child received at the end of Year 6).
20 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk For admission at the beginning of +EY 3TAGE Admission during the academic year (in some schools, this can be from part way 2011-12 (In-Year Late Transfer) through Year 9 as well as Years 10 & 11) all grammar schools carry out their own testing, If your child is in Year 6 and has not taken and should be contacted directly regarding part in the 11+ tests, and you are moving to testing for admission. However, parents Buckinghamshire before September in the year of will need to express preferences using the entry, your child must take the verbal reasoning application form supplied by their home Local tests if you would like them to be considered for Authority or Borough. Success in any school’s admission to a grammar school. If this is the case, test only applies for that school, and is not linked you must contact us before 29 July 2011. After to the availability of places. The school will also that date, your child will be required to take the consider whether they can meet your child’s Late Transfer test. GCSE options. We will accept applications, at any time, for immediate entry to a grammar school if you Sixth Form admission are able to provide evidence of a very recent move to the area. However, parents should note All secondary schools manage their own that there are a very limited number of places admissions into the sixth form. Schools have a available under the Late Transfer Procedure published admission number and admission rules and qualification does not guarantee a grammar for sixth form admission, which often reflect school place. a child achieving a certain number of points Transport is not provided to any at GCSE. All children must be qualified for non-catchment area school if offered admission before the school considers whether through the Late Transfer Procedure. there are sufficient places. Schools must use the same points profile to consider applications More detailed information can be found in the from their existing pupils and new applicants. If Late Transfer Procedure guidance leaflet which a school refuses to admit any child to its sixth is available at: form, there is a right of appeal on two grounds: www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission or from s Qualification (insufficient points achieved). 01296 383250 s Space (more qualified children are seeking a place than there are places available). You do have the right of appeal against the decision not to test your child or, if your child is offered testing but does not qualify (a selection appeal). You can also appeal against the decision not to admit your (qualified) child because the school is full – a transfer appeal.
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 21 Other useful information
Your address and moving house We may verify the evidence you have provided with other agencies including your child’s current Normal home address – where you (as the school. If you are not able to provide this child’s parent) and your child live. This must be evidence please contact us immediately. We will a residential property that is the child’s only or undertake random checks and may ask you for main residence, not an address at which your more information where necessary. We take child may sometimes stay or sleep due to your false residence claims very seriously and will domestic arrangements. The property must be withdraw a school place if we discover this to owned, leased or rented by the child’s parent(s) be the case. or person with parental responsibility. A child’s normal home address is where he or she spends Moving house most of the week unless it is accommodation at a boarding school. If you will be moving house from the address Shared or joint residence – to avoid doubt you are living at currently and you want us to where a child lives with parents/guardians (with use your new address for the first round of or without parental responsibility) whether for allocations, you will need to provide evidence part of a week, or month, the address where the by 19 November 2010 to show that you have child lives will be determined by confirmation of moved and are already living in your new the registered address to which Child Benefit is home. If you move after 19 November 2010, currently being paid. You must therefore send us or provide evidence after this date, we cannot a copy of your latest benefit entitlement notice. use this evidence of moving for the first round We may ask for further evidence. of allocations, published on 1 March 2011. The new address will be used for future rounds from the date it is accepted by the Admissions & Address evidence Transport Team. When applying for a school place you will be Families who are working abroad and returning required to provide proof of residence and to a home they own in the U.K. but are not yet must send in one of the following with your resident must use the address they are currently child’s application: living at unless they can provide evidence to show they will be resident by 19 November 2010. s Council Tax bill (for 2010/2011) for the property showing that you (the applicant) are paying the council tax. s Utility bill (gas or electricity) which is in your name, is no more than three months old, and shows usage appropriate to your family. s Current Television Licence – in your name.
22 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk Evidence of moving s Two or more families claim to be living together in a property which is not suitable We ask for confirmation that you are living in for the number of adults and children present your new address by providing: and for which there is no formal record of this arrangement. s A solicitor’s letter confirming you have completed the purchase of your new home, s A child moves to a home other than with and upon which date; or his or her parent or guardian, unless this is part of a formal fostering or care s A formal lease agreement, provided through arrangement. We may verify this information an approved letting agency, confirming that with other agencies. your lease has started and showing that you will still be living at the address for at least six We can refuse to accept your claim about your months after 1 September 2011 or child’s residence if we have any doubt about the information provided, in which case we will s T hird party evidence to show that you have continue to ask for evidence to show that you returned (from abroad) to live in a property and your family actually live where you say you you already own. live. We may ask our legal team to investigate We may also ask for evidence to show that you or ask that you provide legal confirmation of have disposed of your old address or that it is no your address. We may verify the evidence you longer available for you and your family to live in. have provided with other agencies including your child’s current school. As the property leased/owned should be that in which you and your family live and which is If we offer a place at a school and then suitable for your family’s needs, we also ask you discover that the offer was made on to provide utility bills (see ‘Address evidence’ for the basis of fraudulent or misleading appropriate bills) to prove that you are living in information (for example, a false claim to your new property. living in a catchment area), and this denied a place to another child we will withdraw In determining your normal home address we the offer of that place. This has happened would not normally accept an address in the IN PREVIOUS YEARS 7E CAN WITHDRAW THE follow circumstances; offer even after your child has started at s You or your family has a second home a new school. elsewhere as a main residence. We expect In all cases, you must tell us immediately that you have sold, or are in the process of if you move house after making your selling or leasing, via an agency, your previous application, but before we offer your child property to a third party or that a lease a school place orr before they start at their agreement on a property you previously new school. If you have been allocated a rented has expired and that you have no place at an over subscribed school and other residence. then move house before September 2011 s Only part of a family has moved out of the place may be withdrawn. the normal home address unless this was part of a divorce or permanent separation arrangement. If this is the case we will ask for evidence of this.
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 23 Service families If you currently live overseas and would like your child considered for admission to a Where Service families or families of other Buckinghamshire school then you should apply Crown Servants who are subject to frequent using the Buckinghamshire online system. movement, within the UK and from abroad, Please see the section on ‘Evidence of moving’ are posted to the area, the Admissions Code for more details of the information we will requires LAs to allocate school places in advance need, to treat your new address as being in the of the family move, if accompanied by an official catchment area for the relevant allocation round, government letter declaring a relocation date and the date that we will need it by. and an intended address. A Unit postal address or quartering area address will be sufficient in the absence of a new home postal address. Moving away from Buckinghamshire Where Service families are returning to live in a property they already own, evidence of If you are planning to move away from ownership will be needed. Please provide Buckinghamshire before September 2011, you evidence by 28 January 2011. should apply to Buckinghamshire by our closing date. You can include and rank schools for your new address and we will pass on your Moving into Buckinghamshire preferences to your new home council. You may wish to apply for a local Buckinghamshire school If you plan to move into Buckinghamshire in case your move is delayed or falls through. and will not have completed your move by Once your move is confirmed, please tell us our application closing date, you should make your new address and whether your child will your application to the home council for your attend the Buckinghamshire school offered or current address. You can include and rank an alternative school. You should then contact Buckinghamshire schools ready for your new the Admissions Team for the area you have address and your home council will pass the moved to. preferences to us. If you also want your child to take the 11+ tests you must register them by 3 September 2010 to be tested on the normal timeline or by 17 September at the very latest. We will only accept applications for testing after this date if you can provide evidence to show that your child has very recently moved into the area or there are supported exceptional reasons for the lateness of the application.
24 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk Admission appeals
If we do not offer your child a place at your If you feel that your appeal has not been handled preferred school, you can appeal to an properly, you can make a complaint to the Local Independent Appeal Panel (IAP). This type of Government Ombudsman (LGO). The LGO appeal is called a transfer appeal. For Community can look into cases only if there has been a and Voluntary-Controlled schools, the Council’s fault in the way the council or the Independent Appeals Team (Legal and Democratic Services) Appeal Panel have or have not done something. manages this process. An Academy, Foundation The LGO cannot question an appeal decision or Voluntary-Aided school will advise you how simply because you do not agree with it. You can to appeal for a place at their school. request more information about this if you need to appeal. The address of the Local Government Where we tell you that we have refused a place, Ombudsman is: and upon a request by you, we will give you an appeal form. Full details of the procedure are in PO Box 4771 a booklet which will be sent to you: Coventry CV4 0EH www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission Advice Line or 0300 061 0614 [email protected] Email The appeal request form should be returned, [email protected] within 14 days of the date of the letter informing you that a place could not be offered, to: 7EB www.lgo.org.uk The Appeals Team Legal & Democratic Services The decision of the IAP is normally binding on County Hall all parties. A decision may be overturned by the Aylesbury high court, where the appellant or the admission Bucks HP20 1UA authority is successful in applying for a Judicial Review of the decision. We would expect any place offered to your child upon appeal to be accepted and your child enrolled at the school within two weeks of the start of the autumn term or within two weeks of receiving notification that the appeal was successful.
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 25 Home to School Transport arrangements
Parents are responsible for making sure that s Income based Job Seekers Allowance. their children get to and from school at the s Employment Support Allowance appropriate times each day. (income related). As required by law, Buckinghamshire County s Income Support. Council either provides or pays for free transport by the most economic means, for s Child Tax Credit (unless you also claim pupils, resident in the county, who Working Tax Credits) with annual income of less than £16,190 – Form TC602(A). s G o to their nearest appropriate school* AND s Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. s L ive beyond the ‘statutory walking distance’ from school AND s Guarantee Element of State Pension Credit. s Are of statutory school age, 2. T here is an unsafe walking route of less i.e. between Years 7 and 11. than the statutory distance. The statutory walking distance is In very rare circumstances, where the council three miles for a secondary age child. accepts that there is no walking route of less than three miles that would be safe for a child *Please refer to the application of the normal to use (accompanied as necessary by an adult), rules below for full details. transport may be provided for a journey that Transport may also be provided in the is less than this distance. Entitlement may following circumstances: be withdrawn where a route is no longer considered an unsafe walking route. Route 1. The family is on a low income as defined assessment is an ongoing process, and we have by the Education and Inspections to advise that when a route is deemed unsafe Act 2006. we are not able to agree to refund any The Education and Inspections Act 2006 extends previous years’ discretionary payments rights to free home to school transport to LA that have been made, as transport decisions schools and Academies for children from low are never retrospective. income families (defined as those whose children 3. The pupil is unable to walk to school by are entitled to free school meals). reason of their special educational needs For children of secondary age, LAs must ensure or disability. that those from low income families have free Children who are unable to walk to school transport to any one of the three nearest because of a special need, disability or medical suitable schools, where the distance travelled condition are also eligible, even if they live within is between two and six miles. This came into the designated walking distance. effect from September 2008. Children from low income families are defined as those whose children are entitled to free school meals because their parents/carers are in receipt of one of the following benefits:
26 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 4. The health of the child means that they Within the 16+ Scheme there is provision for cannot walk to the catchment area students who have special needs or are from school or nearest appropriate school low income families to be considered for free (where agreed prior to application) transport. The 16+ scheme is available at: and the distance is shorter than the www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/get/assets/ statutory minimum. docs/ed_16plus_information_app_form.pdf This would need to be supported by documentary Application of Normal Rules – transport evidence from a medical specialist. This may either entitlement to catchment area school – be temporary or long term. in all cases subject to the general rules 5. The child is ‘looked after’, also known on the previous page: as ‘in care’. In any year, the outcomes of the admission 6. There is an exceptional circumstance. process dictate whether children are entitled to transport to the school they have been offered. To be considered for exceptional transport, During the admission process, parents are parents will have to demonstrate a number of asked to express preferences for schools and factors that render the application exceptional. to rank them. The application of the admission In all cases they must demonstrate: process results in children attending catchment 1. Evidence of low income. area and non-catchment area schools. In all cases if offered a catchment area school, subject 2. W hy they are unable to transport to the general rules above, transport would the child themselves. be offered. Over and above this, if the school 3. Significant exceptional factors. offered is not a catchment area school, in certain circumstances transport may be offered as the This should be supported with the necessary ‘nearest appropriate school’. The following is an documentary evidence. explanation of the way this operates. Transport for non-statutory 1. If a child is offered a non-catchment area age children school that was ranked above any catchment area school, or schools, (or if no catchment For pupils who are 16, 17 or 18 years of age area school was listed) parents will be before 1 September in any academic year, the responsible for arranging and paying for council operates a subsidised travel scheme transport while the child goes to that school. (the 16+ Scheme). Where parents find it difficult to cope when health and/or social issues mean that they This subsidised scheme is for eligible students, cannot afford or manage the logistics of who live more than three miles walk from school continuing to transport their child to school, or college and are attending on a full-time basis the council would normally expect the (at least four days per week) their catchment parent to seek a school transfer for their area or nearest appropriate school, or the most child to the catchment area school. reasonably accessible college that provides the The Council does not provide further education course they require. transport to any non-catchment area school if the place is offered through the Late Transfer Procedure.
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 27 2. T he arrangement for free transport applies to 5. Where a catchment area preference was schools in Buckinghamshire and occasionally late (and this is the reason for it not being those in neighbouring authorities if they offered) there is no entitlement to transport are either: to a non-preference allocation until it can be shown that it was not possible to offer a place sDesignated to serve parts of from the waiting list and a transfer appeal has Buckinghamshire (e.g. Lord Williams’s proved unsuccessful. School and Wheatley Park School); or 6. Any changes of catchment area are not sAre the nearest appropriate school applied retrospectively (i.e. a child already to a Buckinghamshire address attending a preference non-catchment area (e.g. Icknield School and Tring School). school does not become entitled to transport 3. Children may be entitled to transport to if the catchment area is subsequently changed a non-catchment area school listed as a to include their address). preference but ranked lower than all of 7. Where children move address during their their catchment area schools because at secondary school studies, the catchment area the point of allocation (at the transfer point used to determine entitlement is that in effect or when the family moves into the area) at the point they first joined the school. the council could not offer a place at the catchment area school(s). This school must 8. A ll entitlement decisions are made in line be the ‘nearest appropriate school’ to with the policy in force at the time of the home, and must have been ranked above admission and take into account known other non-catchment schools. These cases are unsafe walking routes. considered individually to confirm entitlement, 9. Where a child lives at two addresses for as the relative distances of all local schools equal parts of each week and is entitled to must be ascertained to establish whether it transport from both addresses, parents must is the nearest school. The Admissions and decide from which address transport is to Transport Team is responsible for describing be provided as it is only provided from one an allocation as ‘nearest appropriate’. address. Otherwise it will be provided from 4. Where pupils are included in the main the address used for allocation purposes, allocation and it has not been possible to subject to the usual rules. offer a place at any of their preferred schools and a non-preference school is offered as the ‘nearest appropriate place’ as there are no places available at their preference and/or catchment area school(s) then these cases are considered individually to confirm entitlement. Entitlement may be withdrawn after the initial allocation where subsequently the catchment area or a closer school could be offered but that school has been declined by the parent. The latest date that a transport offer would be withdrawn in these circumstances is the last working day in July in any allocation year.
28 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk Discretionary travel When thinking about your choice of school please consider how you would get your child Where a child is not entitled to free home to to school if they are not eligible for transport. school transport, where there are seats available Supporting advice is available at: on existing contracts, discretionary places may www.schooltravelplanning.com be offered whereby parents pay a contribution or towards the cost of travel. [email protected] Should you require further information on discretionary places, then please contact Further information and advice Amey Client Transport for further details: [email protected] The County Council’s full transport policy and or supporting advice is available at: 01296 383956 www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/schools/ transport.page Decisions on discretionary fare places may not be made until after the term has commenced as If you have any questions on your child’s eligibility they rely on knowing all returning entitled pupils for free home to school transport then please are accommodated before any discretionary fare contact us at: places are offered. [email protected] or Parents may also be interested to know that 01296 383250 Transport for Buckinghamshire works with schools to promote sustainable travel on the school journey. This might be walking, cycling, using public transport or park and walk.
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School uniform If you think you may be entitled to claim free school meals for your child you should contact School uniform plays a valuable role in your child’s school and ask to complete an contributing to the ethos and tone of a school. application for Free Meal Provision so that the The uniform that a school chooses should be school can consider your application. If you are widely available in high street shops, other entitled to free school meals you may be entitled retail outlets, and internet suppliers rather than to school transport assistance. See the section on expensive sole suppliers. Schools should have home to school transport for more information. arrangements in place to make sure that no family feels unable to apply for a school place Our contact details because the uniform costs are too high. Uniform information will be in a school’s prospectus. The Admissions & Transport Team Achievement and Learning Contributions to school funds County Hall and contributions to participate Aylesbury in school trips Bucks HP20 1UZ Office hours There is no charge or cost related to the 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Thursday admission of a child to an LA school, and any 9am to 5pm Friday donations and contributions to school funds are voluntary and at your discretion. Telephone 01296 383250 Entitlement to Free School Meals Fax 01296 383560 Currently only children whose parents/carers are in receipt of any of the following will be entitled Email to free school lunches: [email protected] s Income Support. 7EB www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission s Income Based Job Seekers Allowance. s Em ployment Support Allowance (income related). s C hild Tax Credit with income less than £16,190 – form TC602 (A). s Support under Part V1 of the Immigration & Asylum Act 1999. s Guarantee Element of State Pension Credit.
30 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk Explanation of terms
Admission Authority – when referring to beforehand and normally children will not be a Community or Voluntary-Controlled school admitted above the published number unless this means Buckinghamshire County Council. exceptional circumstances apply. When referring to an Academy or a Foundation or Voluntary-Aided school, this means the Admission rules – the rules used to decide governing body of that school. the order in which children are offered school s !CADEMIES n are independent state schools. places. Sometimes these are called ‘admission They are schools established by sponsors criteria’. If we receive more applications than from business, faith or voluntary groups or there are places available at a school, we will arising from recent government legislation. offer the places using the admission rules. We will make offers of school places on behalf of the governing body. At the time of writing Appeals – your opportunity to ask for an there is only one academy in Buckinghamshire Independent Appeal Panel to consider the (The Aylesbury Vale Academy), however admission authority’s decision not to offer your some other schools may become academies child a place at the school you want. This is from September 2010. called a Transfer Appeal. You may also appeal if s #OMMUNITY 3CHOOLS n for these schools, your child does not qualify for a grammar school Buckinghamshire County Council is the – this is a Selection Appeal and takes place during admission authority and sets and applies the January and early February before the school admission rules. places are allocated in March. We will provide you with more information if your child does not s &OUNDATION 3CHOOLS n the governing body qualify or if it is not possible to offer a place at sets and applies the admission rules. Offers your preferred school. of school places will be made on behalf of the governing body. Buckinghamshire – the area dealt with in s 6OLUNTARY #ONTROLLED 3CHOOLS n these this guide is Buckinghamshire, but not Milton are generally faith schools for which Keynes. The contact details for Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire County Council is the and our other neighbouring LAs are at the back admission authority, which sets and applies of this guide. the admission rules. s 6OLUNTARY !IDED 3CHOOLS n these are faith Catchment area – the geographical area schools and are managed by the Church of served by a school. The admission rules give England or Roman Catholic diocese. The priority, but not a guarantee of admission, to governing body of the school sets and applies children who live within the catchment area the admission rules. We will make offers of of the school whose parents register a written school places on behalf of the governing body. preference by the deadline. We will consider children who live outside the catchment area of Summaries of the rules for Academies, Foundation their preferred school if there are any places left schools and Voluntary-Aided schools are after we have met the needs of the catchment on pages 43 to 52 and full policies and rules area. We follow the admission rules whether may also be found on the school’s website or a child lives inside or outside Buckinghamshire. our website: The catchment areas are shown on maps at the www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission back of the Guide, but for specispecific enquiries please see the postcode checker and detailed Admission number – the nunumber of children maps on our website: to be admitteadmitted to a school. Details are shown www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmissionwww.buckscc.gov.uk/schoo in the school’ss entry in the indexind at the back of this guide. This number is published and agreed Please note that St Bernard’s Catholic Schooll does not have a catchment area.
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 31 Children in Care – a child or young person Grammar school – a school which selects all who is looked after by the Local Authority. This of its pupils by reference to academic ability. covers accommodated children and children in care under a care order or interim care order. Home Council – if you live in Buckinghamshire we are your ‘home council’. You must apply Exceptional medical or social to your home council if you wish to apply for applications – if you want us to consider your schools inside or outside of Buckinghamshire. child under Rule 5 (exceptional medical or social Contact details of other authorities are at the needs), you must include supporting evidence back of this guide. from an independent professional person who is aware of the situation and supports your reasons In-Year (casual) admission – any application for preferring a particular school for your child. for a school place that we receive after 1 September The supporting evidence must relate specifically of the normal admission year (Year 7) or in to the school you are applying to under Rule 5. future years, where the school you are applying It must clearly demonstrate why the school in to does not have a formal admission point – see question is the most suitable and must illustrate the section on applying for a school place after the the difficulties that would be caused if your child normal point of entry on page 19, as well as the had to attend another school. The person who 11+ registration deadlines on page 14. supplies the evidence should be a doctor, health visitor, an education welfare officer or other Nearest appropriate school – the nearest professional aware of your child’s case. Your school to your home with a place that we say application cannot be considered under this would meet your child’s educational needs. rule if you do not provide written independent This could be your catchment area school. For a evidence. We will not collect this evidence on qualified child this would normally be a grammar your behalf. Educational professionals will decide school. The council does not differentiate between which children will be considered under Rule 5 single sex and co-educational schools. Neither before we make any allocations. does it take into account a school’s specialism Please note not all schools have this when deciding on the nearest appropriate school. rule. You will need to check the rules for Voluntary-Aided, Foundation schools and Normal home address – where you (as the Academies, as well as schools in other child’s parent) and your child live. See page 22 for areas, to see if they have a medical or more information. social needs rule. Parent – this is defined in law (the Education Fair Access Protocol – applies to In-Year Act 1996) as: (casual) admissions and establishes a mechanism to ensure access to education is secured quickly s any person who has ‘parental responsibility’ for unplaced children, especially the most (defined in the Children Act 1989) for the vulnerable, and ensures that all schools in an area child or young person. admit their share of children with challenging A person who is the child’s ‘parent’ should make behaviour. This includes admitting children above the application. If two parents with parental the published admission number to schools that responsibility live at different addresses, the parent are already full. Further information is available the child lives with for most of the week should on our website: make the application with the full knowledge and www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/schools/ consent of the non-resident parent. We may ask admissions/immediate_admissions.page for evidence if circumstances have changed in the past 18 months. Please see information about shared or joint residence on page 22.
32 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk Preference – you can say that you prefer If you think that your child’s ‘shortest a particular school but you do not have a appropriate route’ may include footpaths guarantee of a place at a particular school. If you or roads which may not already be included have special reasons for your preference, you in our database, you must check this with should say so when making your application, us before 19 November 2010. Do not including if you are a Service family being posted assume that a footpath you regularly use to the area. You must provide independent is necessarily included even if it is one that evidence to support these reasons. We cannot is regularly used by children as a route to collect evidence on your behalf. school. Please check and contact us by 19 November 2010 if you want us to add a footpath to our database. You can check the the Education Act 2002 required all Scheme – footpaths that are currently on our database LAs to have a scheme to cover the arrangements by going to our website: for admission to its secondary schools. Its www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission purpose is to establish mechanisms for ensuring, as far as reasonably practicable, that every parent of a child living in the LA area who has applied Sibling – a brother or sister. For admission for a school place, in the ‘normal admission purposes we mean one of two or more individuals round’, receives the offer of one, and only one, who have one or more parents in common, or school place. Further details are available at: any other child (including an adopted child) who www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission permanently lives at the same address and for whom the parent also has parental responsibility. Shortest appropriate route – the shortest For the normal point of admission in to Year appropriate route between a preferred school 7 in September 2011, we will only consider a and your normal home address will be measured pupil in a secondary school as a sibling if he or by computer, using our geographical information she is at the school in Years 7 to 10 at the time system. We use a database that combines the the allocations are made (February 2011), and is Ordnance Survey ‘Integrated Transport Network expected to be on the school role at the time (ITN) data as at 19 November 2010 plus a of proposed admission. database of footpaths, entered on our system For immediate In-Year (casual) admission, we before 19 November 2010, which have a proper will consider a pupil in a secondary school as a made up surface such as tarmac or concrete. sibling if he or she is in Years 7 – 11 at the time The route measured will start at the point of admission. on the network that is closest to the centre of the property (taken from the Ordnance We always check the facts with the school and Survey Address Point file) and will end at you must tell us if the older child has a different the nearest school gate. The measurement family name. When listing a brother or sister on is taken along the centre of the road. The your application form, if you have two or more home to school measurement is used purely children already at the school, you should list the to prioritise admission. It carries with it no youngest child. expectation that the walk should be the one In cases where there is one place left and the taken, or that it is a ‘safe walking route’, next child on the list is one of a twin, triplet or or that it is a rational route to travel. other multiple birth group, both twins (or all the All applications are measured using the siblings in the case of multiple births) would be same methodology along the same admitted even if this goes above the admission database of roads and footpaths.tpaths. number of the school. In the case of a block of flats, lowerr floors The admission rules for Voluntary-Aided will be treatedd as nearer than higher floors. schools, Foundation schools and Academies or schools in other areas may be different. You will need to check the rules for these schools.
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 33 Special Educational Needs – many Waiting lists – after the initial allocation, children with special educational needs go to if we have not offered your child a place at your a local school and have some extra support preferred school, we will ask you if you want to help them. As well as this, some schools to put their name on a waiting list for your (both mainstream with an Additional Resource preferred school (or schools). A waiting list is Provision Unit and special schools) help children held in admission rules order, and we will treat with particular needs. If your child has (or you all preferences equally even if you made expect them to have) a Statement of Special them after the closing date. We will offer Educational Needs, you should contact the any places that become free, in later allocation Special Educational Needs Team. Most parents rounds only from the waiting list. To be of children with a Statement will be advised of considered, your child must be on this list. their child’s school placement before the main 7E WILL AUTOMATICALLY ADD YOUR CHILDS allocation of places in March. name to the waiting list of any school www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/schools/ you rank as a new preference after the support/special_educational_needs.page? first round of allocations are published on -ARCH 7E ALSO DO THIS WHERE YOU Specialist status – all secondary schools can have requested a transfer appeal. have a specialist status in arts, languages, sports, technology, business and enterprise, maths Your child’s place on a waiting list can go up or and computing, science or engineering. Upper down, depending on whether other children join schools can chose to admit up to 10% of pupils or leave it. If we can offer a place from the waiting based on their specialist subject area. Selection list, we will automatically take away the place we for grammar school is based on the outcome of have already offered at a lower ranked school, and the 11+ and not a school’s specialist subject area. that place will be offered to another child. This Wye Valley School is the only Buckinghamshire is because we can offer your child only one place school that admits pupils under a specialist at any time. By asking to go on the waiting list status rule. for a school you have ranked higher than the one we have offered, it is assumed that if we are able to offer a place at the higher ranked Supplementary form – some schools school then that is what you want us to do. need extra information that is not collected 7E WILL NOT CONTACT YOU TO CHECK lRST online or on the Common Application Form, so that they can apply their admission rules. The We will write to you one week after the second supplementary forms for St Bernard’s Catholic and subsequent rounds of allocations to advise School and Waddesdon CE School are available you of your child’s waiting list position. at the back of the Guide or to download from You must let us know in writing (letter or email) our website: if you want your child’s name removed from www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission a waiting list at any time. You may also like to For schools in other areas, check their admission contact the Admissions and Transport Team, rules to see if they want you to complete a who will be able to advise you about local supplementary form. schools with vacancies. The supplementary form should be returned Due to the high volume of post, the Admissions direct to the relevant school. & Transport Team is not able to confirm the receipt of acceptances, waiting list requests or Upper school – a school which does not changes of preference, either in writing or by select its pupils by reference to academic ability. telephone.teleph If you would like us to acknowledge receipt pleaselease enclose a stamped, self addressed envelope for this purpose and we willll return it to you, confirmingfirming the date of receipt. Please retain this for your records.d
34 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk List of Buckinghamshire secondary schools
Aylesbury Vale area
Year 7 6th Form Children LA School Age School Admission Admission Specialist attending Gender DfE Name of School Status Range Type Number Number Status in Jan. 2010 number 2011 2011
Science, Aylesbury 180 Languages,gg G F 1281 10 Maths & 4500 Grammar School Computing Walton Road Information on 2010 entry allocation: Aylesbury All applicants offered under rule 2 (catchment), Bucks rule 3 (siblings) and some allocated under rule HP21 7RP 5 (distance) to 21.791 miles. Tel: 01296 484545 Fax: 01296 426502 Email: offi[email protected] Website: www.ags.bucks.sch.uk Head: Stephen Lehec
Modern Aylesbury G C 1289 180 25 Languages & 4058 High School Training Walton Road Information on 2010 entry allocation: Aylesbury All applicants offered under rule 2 (catchment), Bucks rule 3 (siblings) and some allocated under rule HP21 7SX 5 (distance) to 18.659 miles. Tel: 01296 388222 Fax: 01296 388200 Email: offi[email protected] Website: www.ahsonline.co.uk Head: Alan Rosen
Contact Science, Aylesbury Vale A A the 180 20 Technology 6905 Academy, The Academy & ITC Weedon Road Information on 2010 entry allocation: Aylesbury All applicants offered under rule 2 (catchment) Bucks & rule 3 (siblings) and some allocated under HP19 9PG rule 5 (distance) to 5.402 miles. Tel: 01296 428551 Fax: 01296 486651 Email: [email protected] Website: www.theacademy.me Principal: Jonathan Johnson
Buckingham School, U C 932 210 25 Sports 4004 The London Road Information on 2010 entry allocation: Buckingham All offered. Bucks MK18 1AT Tel: 01280 812206 Fax: 01280 822525 Email: offi[email protected] Website: www.buckinghamschool.com Head: Angela Wells
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 35 Year 7 6th Form Children LA School Age School Admission Admission Specialist attending Gender DfE Name of School Status Range Type Number Number Status in Jan. 2010 number 2011 2011
Cottesloe School, U F 1132 200 25 Arts 5407 The Aylesbury Road Information on 2010 entry allocation: Wing All applicants offered under rule 2 (catchment), Leighton Buzzard, Beds rule 3 (siblings) and some allocated under rule LU7 0NY 5 (distance) to 6.343 miles. Tel: 01296 688264 Fax: 01296 681729 Email: offi[email protected] Website: www.cottesloeschool.org Head: Nigel Fox
Grange School, U C 1278 240 25 Business & 4034 The Enterprise Wendover Way Information on 2010 entry allocation: Aylesbury All applicants offered under rule 2 (catchment), Bucks rule 3 (siblings) and some allocated under rule HP21 7NH 5 (distance) to 2.781 miles. Tel: 01296 390900 Fax: 01296 390991 Email: offi[email protected] Website: www.grange.bucks.sch.uk Head: Vince Murray
John Colet School U C 1008 180 25 Humanities 4044
Wharf Road Information on 2010 entry allocation: Wendover All applicants offered under rule 2 (catchment), Aylesbury, Bucks rule 3 (siblings) and some allocated under rule HP22 6HF 5 (distance) to 4.613 miles. Tel: 01296 623348 Fax: 01296 622086 Email: offi[email protected] Website: www.johncolet.co.uk Head: Christine McLintock
Mandeville School U C 1049 180 25 Sports 4067 Specialist Sports College
Ellen Road Information on 2010 entry allocation: Aylesbury All applicants offered under rule 2 (catchment) Bucks and some allocated under rule 3 (siblings) to a HP21 8ES distance of 2.966 miles. Tel: 01296 424472 Fax: 01296 745431 Email: offi[email protected] Website: www.mandeville.bucks.sch.uk Head: Peter Patchett
Royal Latin School, G VC 1262 174 40 Science & 4501 The Training Chandos Road Information on 2010 entry allocation: Buckingham All applicants offered under rule 2 (catchment), Bucks rule 3 (siblings) and some allocated under rule MK18 1AX 5 (distance) to 10.174 miles. Tel: 01280 813065 Fax: 01280 813064 Email: offi[email protected] Website: www.royallatin.bucks.sch.uk Head: David Hudson
36 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk Year 7 6th Form Children LA School Age School Admission Admission Specialist attending Gender DfE Name of School Status Range Type Number Number Status in Jan. 2010 number 2011 2011
Performing Sir Henry Floyd G C 1016 150 40 Arts, Science 4065 Grammar School & Leadership Oxford Road Information on 2010 entry allocation: Aylesbury All offered. Bucks HP21 8PE Tel: 01296 424781 Fax: 01296 424783 Email: office@sirhenryfloyd.bucks.sch.uk Website: www.sirhenryfloyd.bucks.sch.uk Head: Stephen Box
Waddesdon Church Visual Arts, U VA 970 140 30 Maths & 5408 of England School Computing School Lane Information on 2010 entry allocation: Additional Information: Waddesdon All applicants offered under rule 1 (catchment) This is a Voluntary-Aided school and Aylesbury and some under rule 2c (strong commitment the governors set and apply their own Bucks to the Church of England) to a distance of admission rules. You should contact HP18 0LQ 8.864 miles. the school for more information. Tel: 01296 651382 Fax: 01296 658453 (Admin) Please see the supplementary form Email: offi[email protected] at the back of this guide. Website: www.waddesdonschool.com Head: Peter Norman
Chiltern and South Bucks area
Business & U C 779 150 25 4095 Amersham School Enterprise
Stanley Hill Information on 2010 entry allocation: Amersham All applicants offered under rule 2 (catchment) Bucks and rule 3 (siblings) and some allocated under HP7 9HH rule 5 (distance) to 3.981 miles. Tel: 01494 726562 Fax: 01494 434181 Email: offi[email protected] Website: www.amersham.bucks.sch.uk Head: Sharon Jarrett
Technology, Beaconsfield G F 1075 150 10 Languages & 5402 High School Leadership Wattleton Road Information on 2010 entry allocation: Beaconsfield All applicants offered under rule 2 {3} Bucks (catchment siblings) and some allocated HP9 1RR under rule 2 (catchment) to 11.146 miles. Tel: 01494 673043 Fax: 01494 670715 Email: enquiries@beaconsfieldhigh.bucks.sch.uk Website: www.beaconsfieldhigh.bucks.sch.uk Head: Owain Johns (Acting)
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 37 Year 7 6th Form Children LA School Age School Admission Admission Specialist attending Gender DfE Name of School Status Range Type Number Number Status in Jan. 2010 number 2011 2011
Beaconsfield School, U C 874 150 25 Arts 4082 The Wattleton Road Information on 2010 entry allocation: Beaconsfield All applicants offered under rule 2 (catchment), Bucks rule 3 (siblings), rule 4 (agreed exceptional HP9 1SJ reasons for attending the school) and Tel: 01494 673450 Fax: 01494 676404 some allocated under rule 5 (distance) to Email: office@beaconsfield.bucks.sch.uk 5.853 miles. Website: www.beaconsfield.bucks.sch.uk Head: Jonathan Fletcher
Science, Burnham G C 833 150 25 Maths & 4051 Grammar School Languages Hogfair Lane Information on 2010 entry allocation: Burnham All applicants offered under rule 2 (catchment), SL1 7HG rule 3 (siblings) and some allocated under rule Tel: 01628 604812 Fax: 01628 663559 5 (distance) to 12.169 miles. Email: [email protected] Website: www.bgs.bucks.sch.uk Head: Dr. Andrew Gillespie
Burnham U C 663 140 25 Sports 4074 Upper School Opendale Road Information on 2010 entry allocation: Burnham All offered. SL1 7LZ Tel: 01628 662107 Fax: 01628 668057 Email: offi[email protected] Website: www.burnhamupper.bucks.sch.uk Head: Max Billsborough
Chalfonts Community U F 1784 300 25 Technology 5403 College, The Narcot Lane Information on 2010 entry allocation: Chalfont St Peter All applicants offered under rule 2 {3} Gerrards Cross, Bucks (catchment siblings) and some allocated SL9 8TP under rule 2 (catchment) to 9.466 miles. Tel: 01753 882032 Fax: 01753 890716 Email: [email protected] Website: www.chalfonts.org Principal: Sue Tanner
Chesham G C 1269 180 25 Humanities 4079 Grammar School
White Hill Information on 2010 entry allocation: Chesham All offered. Bucks HP5 1BA Tel: 01494 782854 Fax: 01494 775414 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cheshamgrammar.bucks.sch.uk Head: Phillip Wayne
38 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk Year 7 6th Form Children LA School Age School Admission Admission Specialist attending Gender DfE Name of School Status Range Type Number Number Status in Jan. 2010 number 2011 2011
Performing Chesham Park U C 705 150 25 4096 Community College Arts Chartridge Lane Information on 2010 entry allocation: Chesham All offered. Bucks HP5 2RG Tel: 01494 782066 Fax: 01494 783185 Email: offi[email protected] Website: www.cheshampark.bucks.sch.uk Head: Kevin Patrick
Science & Dr Challoner’s G F 1286 180 20 4504 Grammar School Languages Chesham Road Information on 2010 entry allocation: Amersham All applicants offered under rule 2 {3} Bucks (catchment siblings) and some allocated HP6 5HA under rule 2 (catchment) to 6.644 miles. Tel: 01494 787500 Fax: 01494 721862 Email: [email protected] Website: www.challoners.com Head: Dr. Mark Fenton
Sports & Dr Challoner’s G VC 1052 150 0 4061 High School Languages Cokes Lane Information on 2010 entry allocation: Little Chalfont All applicants offered under rule 2 {3} Amersham, Bucks (catchment siblings) and some allocated HP7 9QB under rule 2 (catchment) to 7.387 miles. Tel: 01494 763296 Fax: 01494 766023 Email: offi[email protected] Website: www.challonershigh.com Head: Peg Hulse
Business & Holmer Green U C 869 150 12 4070 Senior School Enterprise Parish Piece Information on 2010 entry allocation: Holmer Green All applicants offered under rule 2 (catchment), High Wycombe, Bucks rule 3 (siblings) and some allocated under rule HP15 6SP 5 (distance) to 3.038 miles. Tel: 01494 712219 Fax: 01494 711103 Email: offi[email protected] Website: www.hgss.co.uk Head: Michael Jones
Arts & U C 1226 210 25 4042 Misbourne, The Technology
Misbourne Drive Information on 2010 entry allocation: Great Missenden, Bucks All applicants offered under rule 2 (catchment), HP16 0BN rule 3 (siblings) and some allocated under rule Tel: 01494 862869 Fax: 01494 868315 5 (distance) to 7.507 miles. Email: [email protected] Website: www.misbourne.bucks.sch.uk Head: John Robinson
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 39 Wycombe area
Year 7 6th Form Children LA School Age School Admission Admission Specialist attending Gender DfE Name of School Status Range Type Number Number Status in Jan. 2010 number 2011 2011
Business & Cressex Community U F 504 150 25 4072 School Enterprise Holmer’s Lane Information on 2010 entry allocation: High Wycombe All offered. Bucks HP12 4QA Tel: 01494 437729 Fax: 01494 461502 Email: offi[email protected] Website: www.cressex.bucks.sch.uk Head: David Hood
Great Marlow School U F 1196 205 10 Technology 5409
Bobmore Lane Information on 2010 entry allocation: Marlow All applicants offered under rule 2 (catchment) Bucks and some allocated under rule 3 (siblings) to a SL7 1JE distance of 3.016 miles. Tel: 01628 483752 Fax: 01628 475852 Email: [email protected] Website: www.gms.bucks.sch.uk Head: Geralyn Wilson
Highcrest U C 770 130 15 Technology 4001 Community School Hatters Lane Information on 2010 entry allocation: High Wycombe All applicants offered under rule 2 {3} Bucks (catchment siblings) and some allocated HP13 7NQ under rule 2 (catchment) to 3.779 miles. Tel: 01494 529866 Fax: 01494 472850 Email: offi[email protected] Website: www.highcrestcommunityschool.co.uk Head: Shena Moynihan
Technology John Hampden G C 1015 150 25 4009 Grammar School & Sport Marlow Hill Information on 2010 entry allocation: High Wycombe All applicants offered under rule 2 (catchment), Bucks rule 3 (siblings) and some allocated under rule HP11 1SZ 5 (distance) to 8.984 miles. Tel: 01494 529589 Fax: 01494 447714 Email: offi[email protected] Website: www.johnhampdengrammar.bucks.sch.uk Head: Stephen Nokes
40 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk Year 7 6th Form Children LA School Age School Admission Admission Specialist attending Gender DfE Name of School Status Range Type Number Number Status in Jan. 2010 number 2011 2011
Princes Risborough U C 936 180 25 Technology 4036 School Merton Road Information on 2010 entry allocation: Princes Risborough All applicants offered under rule 2 (catchment), Bucks rule 3 (siblings) and some allocated under rule HP27 0DT 5 (distance) to 7.810 miles. Tel: 01844 345496 Fax: 01844 346147 Email: offi[email protected] Website: www.princesrisborough.bucks.sch.uk Head: Pete Rowe
Modern Royal Grammar 182+10 Languages, G F 1374 25 MMhathemati cs 5404 School, The & ICT Amersham Road Information on 2010 entry allocation: High Wycombe All applicants offered under rule 2 {3} Bucks (catchment siblings) and some allocated HP13 6QT under rule 2 (catchment) to 5.268 miles. Tel: 01494 524955 Fax: 01494 551410 Email: [email protected] Website: www.rgshw.com Head: Roy Page
Performing Sir William Borlase’s G VC 992 120 25 4505 Grammar School Arts West Street Information on 2010 entry allocation: Marlow All offered. Bucks SL7 2BR Tel: 01628 816500 Fax: 01628 816501 Email: [email protected] Website: www.swbgs.com Head: Dr. Peter Holding
Sir William U F 1023 165 5 Visual Arts 4084 Ramsay School Rose Avenue Information on 2010 entry allocation: Hazlemere All applicants offered under rule 2 (siblings), High Wycombe rule 3 (catchment) and some allocated under Bucks rule 4 (distance) to 1.658 miles (direct line HP15 7UB measurement). Tel: 01494 815211 Fax: 01494 816734 Email: offi[email protected] Website: www.swr.bucks.sch.uk Head: Gaynor Comber
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 41 Year 7 6th Form Children LA School Age School Admission Admission Specialist attending Gender DfE Name of School Status Range Type Number Number Status in Jan. 2010 number 2011 2011
St Bernard’s U VA 653 116 0 Science 4701 Catholic School Daws Hill Lane Information on 2010 entry allocation: Additional Information: High Wycombe All applicants offered under rules 1 – 9 and This is a Voluntary-Aided school and Bucks some allocated under rule 10b (children who the governors set and apply their own HP11 1PW attend one of St Bernard’s partner Catholic admission rules. You should contact Tel: 01494 535196 Fax: 01494 446523 Primary Schools in Buckinghamshire & the school for more information. Email: offi[email protected] Maidenhead) to a distance of 2.030 miles. Please see the supplementary form Website: www.st-bernards.bucks.sch.uk at the back of this guide. Head: Robert Simpson
Maths & Wycombe G F 1317 180 20 4503 High School Computing Marlow Road Information on 2010 entry allocation: High Wycombe All offered. Bucks HP11 1TB Tel: 01494 523961 Fax: 01494 510354 Email: offi[email protected] Website: www.whs.bucks.sch.uk Head: Sharon Cromie
Sports & Wye Valley U C 790 150 25 Applied 4094 School, The Learning New Road Information on 2010 entry allocation: Additional Information: Bourne End All applicants offered under rule 2 (catchment), You may wish to apply for a place Bucks rule 3 (siblings), rule 4 (agreed exceptional under the Sports Specialism rule. SL8 5BW reasons for attending the school) and some If so, please contact the school. Tel: 01628 819022 Fax: 01628 810689 allocated under rule 5 (distance) to 5.809 miles. Email: offi[email protected] Website: www.wyevalley.bucks.sch.uk Head: Jonathan Oliver
Notes (For a key to the schools list, see the inside back cover). Information on 2010 entry allocation details the last admission rule where children were offered a place on 1 March 2010 or later from the waiting list (as at 1 June 2010 and excluding successful transfer appeals). For grammar schools, the places offered were for qualified children only.
42 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk Summary of admissions rules for Buckinghamshire Foundation and Voluntary-Aided schools and The Aylesbury Vale Academy
On the following pages are summaries of the admission Aylesbury Grammar School rules for the Voluntary-Aided and Foundation secondary schools in Buckinghamshire and for The Aylesbury Numbers and Policy Vale Academy. The planned admissions number of students for each year If you rank one of these schools on your application, group is as follows: your child’s details will be shared with the school. The Years 7-11: 180 school’s governors are responsible for their own admission arrangements and they will use the rules to decide which Year 7 children they can offer a school place to. Your child will be Students are eligible to be considered for admission to offered a place at the highest ranked school possible. Aylesbury Grammar School in Year 7 if they meet the required standard in tests currently used and administered There are some important points you should think by Buckinghamshire County Council for 11+ selection, about when applying for a place at a Voluntary-Aided or designed to select students with the aptitude and ability for Foundation school or The Aylesbury Vale Academy: a grammar school education. Applications should be made s The school’s full admission policy is in its prospectus to Buckinghamshire County Council. and on its website as well as on our website: www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission Statements of Special Educational Needs Children who qualify and who have statements of Special You can get a copy of this from the school or from Educational Needs that names the school will be admitted the Admissions & Transport Team. The following prior to the application of the admission rules. summaries do not replace the full policies. s If you have a query about the admission rules, Over-subscription you can contact the school direct or call us. Where eligible applications for admission exceed the number of places available, the following criteria will be s The definitions of the words the schools use applied in the order set out below to decide which student (for example, sibling, normal home address) may be to admit: the same as our definition or may be different. Read their rules and prospectus for more information. 1. Boys in care. s If you rank St Bernard’s Catholic School or Waddesdon 2. Boys living in the catchment area of the school. Church of England School you should also fill in a supplementary form as well as making an online 3. F or the main point of admission: Brothers of boys in application or completing the paper application form. Years 7 to 12 who are on the roll of the school at the It is very important for you to complete a supplementary time allocations are made. For casual admission after form, as this will enable governors to make an accurate the normal point of entry: brothers of boys who are in judgement about the rule into which your application falls. Years 7-13 at the time of admission. If you are applying under the church rule you will also 4. B oys who have exceptional medical or social needs need to have your church affiliation confirmed by asking supported by written evidence from a doctor, your priest or minister to sign the relevant form. social worker, educational welfare officer or other The supplementary forms are at the back of this guide appropriate person. and on our website and should be returned directly to 5. Once the above rules have been applied, then any the school (or schools) by the deadline. further places will be offered in distance order, using s All admission policies are reviewed each year. the distance between the family’s normal home address and the school’s nearest entrance gate, offering the s The schools have all said how they will treat late closest first. We use the shortest appropriate route. applications, waiting lists and In-Year (casual) admissions into later years at the school. 6. Where re a school can take some, but not all, of the This is all set out on our website at: boys who qualify under one of these rules, we will give www.buckscc.gov.uk/school.uk/schooladmission priority to boys by taking account of the next rule (or or the school’ss own websitew as well as in their rules) in the numbered list to decide who has priority prospectuospectus. for places. s Details of the schools’ catchment areas are on the mapsm General at the back of this guide or you can sees them at: This Admissions Policy is subject to annual review. www.buckscc.gov.uc.gov.uk/schooladmission Buckinghamshire County Council will establish arrangements Where there are more applications than there are places for appeals against non-admission. A map of the catchment availabavailable, schools will use their admission rules to rank area is available from Buckinghamshire County Council. the applications.
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 43 Parents wishing to know their entitlement to free transport Beaconsfield High School should contact the County Council. The published number of admissions is as follows: The terms used in the admission rules follow the County Scheme. In addition, for admission purposes ‘brother’ Years 7-11: 150 means one of two or more boys who have one or more parent in common, or any other boy (including an adopted Year 7 child) who permanently lives at the same address and for Students are eligible to be considered for admission whom the parent also has parental responsibility. to Beaconsfield High School in Year 7 if they meet the required standard in tests currently used by Buckinghamshire County Council for 11+ selection, The Aylesbury Vale Academy designed to select students with the aptitude and ability for a grammar school education. Students who have a The published number of admissions is as follows: Statement of Special Educational Needs which names the Year 7: 180 school will be allocated at this stage. Applications should be made to Buckinghamshire County Council. After the admission of pupils with statements of Special Educational Needs where The Aylesbury Vale Academy is Over-subscription named on the statement, the criteria will be applied in the Where eligible applications for admission exceed the order in which they are set out below: number of places available, the following criteria will be a) Students in care. applied in the order set out below to decide which student to admit: b) Students living in the catchment area of The Academy (a map is located in The Academy office and it is also a) Students in Public Care. on The Academy’s and Buckinghamshire LA’s websites). b) Younger siblings of students who live within the c) At the point a student is admitted to Year 7, siblings school’s catchment area who will be in attendance at have to be on the roll of the Academy in Years 7-13. the school in the autumn term of entry. A sibling is a (Note: The term ‘sibling’ is defined as a brother or sister, which for admission purposes means sisters of sister or step-brother or step-sister where the students whole or half blood, or any other child (including an are living together in the same family home). adopted child) who permanently resides at the same address and for whom the parent also has parental d) Students who have exceptional medical or social responsibility. A student in school will only count to needs supported by written evidence from a doctor, provide a priority to a sibling if she will be attending social worker, educational welfare officer or other the school in Years 7-13 at the time of admission appropriate person, with clear indications why The (September 2011) of the sibling. Academy is the most suitable and the difficulties that would be caused by having to travel to another school. c) Students resident in the catchment area who live closest to the school. e) Once the above rules have been applied, then any further places will be offered in distance order, using d) Younger siblings of students who live outside the the distance between the family’s normal home address school’s catchment area who will be in attendance at and The Academy’s main entrance gate, offering the school in the autumn term of entry (see sibling the closest first. The shortest appropriate route is definition above). determined by Buckinghamshire LA’s GIS system for e) Students not resident in the catchment area who live measuring distance. closest to the school. f) Where The Academy can take some, but not all, of the Where some, but not all, of the students who qualify students who qualify under one of these rules, priority under one of these rules can be allocated a place, priority will be given to students by taking account of the next will be given to students by taking account of the next rule rule (or rules) in the numbered list to decide who has in the numbered list. priority for places. NB: Where decisions have to be made between students to qualify for the final available place under (c), (d) or (e) of this sub-paragraph, places will be awarded with reference to the following criteria. In measuring the distance, we will use the distanced between the family’s normal home address and the school’s nearest entrance gate: closest first, as definedde below. The shortest designated route is a public route with a properprop made up surface, such as tarmac or concrete. If it is a road, it doesdoe not have to have a separate pavement.
44 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk In the case where there is one place left and the next The Cottesloe School child on the waiting list is one of a twin, triplet or other multiple-birth group, we would admit both twins (or all Years 7-11 siblings in the case of multiple births) even if this goes over Children will be admitted at age 11, which is the school’s the admission number for the school. relevant age group, without reference to aptitude or ability. The Cottesloe School’s Planned Admission Number The Chalfonts Community College (PAN) for Year 7 is 200. As a Foundation school, The Cottesloe School is pleased Children will be admitted at age 11, which is the College’s to work within the Fair Access protocol. Once children relevant age group, without reference to aptitude or with statements of Special Educational Needs have been ability. The College’s Planned Admission Number (PAN) admitted to the School then places are allocated in for Year 7 is 300. accordance with the following oversubscription criteria: Where applications for admission exceed the number Admissions Criteria of places available, the following admissions criteria will be applied in the order set out below, to decide which Criterion A children to admit. Looked after children.
Admissions criteria Criterion B Once children with statements of Special Educational Those living in The Cottesloe School’s catchment Needs have been admitted to the College then places area comprising the civil parishes of Aston Abbotts, are allocated in accordance with the following Cheddington, Cublington, Dagnall, Drayton Parslow, oversubscription rules: Dunton, Edlesborough, Granborough, Great Brickhill, Hoggeston, Hollingdon, Horton, Ivinghoe, Ivinghoe Criterion A Aston, Little Brickhill, Marsworth, Mentmore, Mursley, Children in care. Newton Longville, North Marston, Northall, Pitstone, Rowsham, Slapton, Soulbury, Stewkley, Stoke Hammond, Criterion B Swanbourne, Wing, Wingrave, Winslow*. Those living in The Chalfont Community College’s A map of the area is available at the school. catchment area comprising the civil parishes of Chalfont St Peter, Chalfont St Giles, Gerrards Cross, The Denhams, *In September 2005 Buckinghamshire County Council ceased Stoke Poges, Iver and Iver Heath. A map of the area is to provide free transport from this area for any new students available at the College. admitted to the school.
Criterion C Criterion C Siblings of children who will still be at the College, in Siblings of children who will still be at The Cottesloe Years 7 to 11, on the child’s date of admission. A sibling School, in Years 7-11, on the child’s date of admission. is a brother or sister, which for admissions purposes A sibling is a brother or sister, which for admissions means brothers and sisters of whole or half blood or any purposes means one of two or more individuals who other child (including an adopted child) who permanently have one or more parents in common, or any other child resides at the same address and for whom the parent also (including an adopted child) who permanently lives at the has parental responsibility. A pupil in the College will only same address and for whom the parent also has parental count to provide a priority to a sibling if he or she will be responsibility. A student in the school will only be considered as a sibling if he or she will be attending attending the College in Year 7 to Year 11 at the time of the school in Years 7 to Year 11 at the time of admission admission of the sibling. of the brother or sister. Criterion D Criterion D Those living outside The Chalfonts Communitymmunity Those living outside The Cottesloe School’s catchment College’s catchment area,, other thantha students covered area, other than students covered by criterion C above. by Criterion C above. In the event of over-subscription, once the In the event of over-subscription, once the admissions admissioadmissions criteria have been applied, then any criteria have been applied, then any furtherher places willw be further places will be awarded according to the awarded according to the distancetance betweenbet the family’s distance between the family’s normal home normal home addressess and thet College’s nearest entrance address and the school’s nearest entrance gate: gate: closestst first. closest first. The shortest appropriate route will be measured using the The shortest appropriate route will be measured by Buckinghamshire County Council’s method. the Buckinghamshire County Council’s geographical information system.
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 45 Dr Challoner’s Grammar School 7AITING ,IST If any vacancies arise between National Offer Day The admissions policy for Dr Challoner’s Grammar School (1 March) and 31 December of the same year, first priority follows The Coordinated Admission Scheme for Secondary will be given to those on the waiting list managed by Schools in the Area of Buckinghamshire County Council Buckinghamshire County Council through the County Local Authority, unless stated. This will be referred to as Scheme. From 1 January a waiting list will be maintained The County Scheme. The County Scheme is available on until 31 August by Dr Challoner’s Grammar School for the Buckinghamshire County Council website. admissions into Year 7 during the academic year.
1. Admission Numbers If places become available during that period, or for the beginning of the following academic year, admissions will The planned admissions number of students for each year be handled in accordance with the school’s Late Transfer group is as follows: Procedure. Years 7-11: 180 Further information regarding admission after the normal For entry into Year 12, there will be places for 20 external point of entry is available from the school. students who have fulfilled the entry requirement in 3. Evidence of Normal Home Address addition to students from the school’s own Year 11 who have fulfilled the entry requirement. The process of verifying the normal home address of applicants will match that outlined in the County Scheme 2. 11+ Admission except that: (Year 7 in September 2011) a) In order to qualify for admission under Rule 2, the Students are eligible to be considered for admission to applicant must have been resident within the catchment Dr Challoner’s Grammar School in Year 7 if they meet the area continuously since April 1st of the year proceeding required standard in tests currently used and administered proposed admission. by Buckinghamshire County Council for 11+ selection, designed to select students with the aptitude and ability for b) If a family still owns a property within 20 miles of the a grammar school education. school, a leased property closer to the school will not be accepted as the basis for a legitimate residence Applications should be made to Buckinghamshire qualification even if the former property is leased to a County Council. third party. 2.1 Over-subscription Criteria c) The school may require a higher standard of evidence Where eligible applications for admission exceed the for ‘residence qualification’ than that outlined in the number of places available, the following criteria will be County Scheme if there are reasons for casting doubt applied in the order set out below to decide which student on the honesty of an application. to admit: 4. Explanation of Terms Used in the 1. Boys in care. Admission Rules 2. Boys living in the catchment area of the school.* Terms used follow the County Scheme. In addition, for admission purposes ‘brother’ means one of two or more 3. Brothers of boys in Years 7-12 who are on the roll of boys who have one or more parent in common, or any the school at the time allocations are made. other boy (including an adopted child) who permanently 4. Boys who have exceptional medical or social needs lives at the same address and for whom the parent also has supported by evidence as set out in the County Scheme. parental responsibility. For Year 7 admission, the school follows the application process and time lines set out in 5. Once the rules have been applied, then any further the County Scheme. places will be offered in distance order using the methodology set out in the County Scheme. Great Marlow School 6. Where the school can take some, butut not all, ofo the boys who qualify under one of these rules, we will give Great Marlow School is a Foundation School and the priority by takingta account of the next rule (or rules) in Governingverning BBody of the school is the admission authority. the numbered list. Admissions to Years 7-11 Boys who qualify and who have statements off Special Educational Needs that name the school will be admitted Admission at Age 11 prior to the application of the admission rules. Pupils will be admitted at the age of 11 years. The number * The catchment area of the school is defined in the of intended admissionsmissions forfo Year 7 commencing September County Scheme. 2011 will be 205.
46 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk Admissions Criteria awarded according to the distance between the family’s Children who have a Statement of Special Educational normal home address and the school’s nearest entrance Needs which names the school, will be admitted. gate: closest first. Where applications for admission exceed the number The shortest appropriate route will be measured of places available, the following admissions criteria will according to Buckinghamshire County Council’s be applied in the order set out below, to decide which Geographical Information System. children to admit: 1. Children in Public Care. Royal Grammar School, (IGH 7YCOMBE 2. Children whose normal home address is within the catchment area of the school. The Royal Grammar School (a Foundation School) is 3. For Year 7 admissions in September 2011 – Siblings designated as a Grammar School and only boys who attain of children in Years 7 – 10 who are on the roll of the the required standard by reference to performance in school at the time the allocations are made. Verbal Reasoning Tests, (administered by Buckinghamshire County Council for Day Places and by the Royal Grammar For immediate casual (In-Year) admission – Siblings of School for Boarding Places), are eligible for admission children in Years 7 – 11 at the time of admission. to the school. A sibling is a brother or sister. For admission purposes Admission Number this means one of two or more individuals who have one or more parents in common, or any other child (including The number of admissions at the age of 11+ is 182 day an adopted child) who permanently resides at the same boys and 10 boarders. address and for whom the parent also has parental responsibility. Day Places If the Royal Grammar School has more places available 4. Children who have attended a catchment area primary than applications received, then all eligible boys will be school prior to admission. Catchment primary schools allocated a place. are: Holy Trinity, Danesfield, Spinfield, Foxes Piece, Burford, St Peter’s, Cadmore End, Frieth, Lane End Boys who have a Statement of Special Needs which names and Stokenchurch. the School will be allocated a place.
5. Children who have exceptional medical or social needs Over-subscription Criteria for Day Places supported by written evidence from a doctor, social If there are more eligible applications received than places worker, education welfare officer or other available at the Royal Grammar School, then places will be appropriate person. allocated in accordance with the following criteria: If you want us to consider your child under this rule you 1. Boys in Care. must include supporting evidence from an independent professional person who is aware of the situation and 2. Boys living in the catchment area of the school. supports your reasons for preferring a particular school for your child. 3. Brothers of boys on the roll of the school at the time of allocation. The supporting evidence must relate specifically to the application to Great Marlow and clearly demonstrate 4. Boys who have exceptional medical or social needs why it is the only school that can meet your child’s needs supported by written evidence from a doctor, social in a way that no other school can. It must also illustrate worker, educational welfare officer or other the difficulties that would be caused if your child had to appropriate person. attend an alternative school. The person who supplies the 5. Once the rules above have been applied, then any evidence might be a doctor, an Education Welfare Officer further places will be offered in distance order, using or other professional aware of your case. The Governing the distance between the family’s normal home address Body will decide which children will be considered under and the school’s nearest entrance gate, offering the this rule before any allocations are made. closest first. We usee the shortest appropriate route as No applications can be considered under this rule unless measured aaccording to the Buckinghamshire County written independent evidence is received. Council’s Geographical Information System. In the event of ovover-subscription, once the admissionsmissions 6. Where the school can take some, but not all, of the criteria have been applied,ed, then any furtherfurth places will be boys who qualify under one of these rules, priorityp will be given to boys by taking account of the next ruleule in the numbered list to decide who has priority for places.
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 47 7. In cases where there is one remaining place and the Oversubscription Criteria next child on the waiting list is one of a twin, triplet or Where eligible boarding applications exceed the number of other multiple birth group, the following will apply: places available, places will be allocated in accordance with Both twins (if boys) will be admitted (or all male siblings the following criteria and in the following order of priority: in the case of multiple births) even if this goes above the 1. Boys in Public Care. admission number of the school. 2. Boys of MoD financed armed forces. Sibling 3. Boys with a boarding need. Boys with a boarding need A sibling is a brother. For admission purposes we mean include, as defined by the Admissions Code 2009, one of two or more individuals who have one or more as either: parent in common, or any other child (including an adopted child) who permanently lives at the same address s Those at risk or with an unstable home environment. and for whom the parent also has parental responsibility. s Those whose parents are members of the British forces, Crown Servants or other key workers Boarding Places (eg. charity workers, voluntary service organisations, There are 10 boarding places administered by the Royal diplomatic service or the EU, teachers, law Grammar School: enforcement officers and medical staff) whose work s Applicants for a boarding place must complete a Royal dictates that they spend much of the year overseas. Grammar School Boarding Registration Form. 4. VRT score. s Applicants must also complete the Common A boy withdrawn from boarding, in Years 7 to 11 inclusive, Application Form (CAF) for their Local Authority, will be treated as having been withdrawn from the indicating Royal Grammar School Boarding as a school and his name will be removed from the school roll. preference. If you have any queries about boarding applications and the s A letter should be written to the Admissions Office process involved, please contact the Admissions Office at at the Royal Grammar School informing them that the school. an application for a Year 7 boarding place is Information regarding admissions after the normal point of being considered. entry are available from the school. s Catchment area does not apply in the case of boarding applications. St Bernard’s Catholic School, s Qualification for a boarding place is by Buckinghamshire (IGH 7YCOMBE County Council Verbal Reasoning Tests and the standard required is the same as for a day place. Learning Together in Christ s The Buckinghamshire 11+ tests can be taken at the St Bernard’s Catholic School is promoted by the Diocese Royal Grammar School. of Northampton and is maintained by Buckinghamshire LA. s Test papers are marked by Buckinghamshire County Having consulted the LA, the Diocese and other Admissions Council and the Royal Grammar School is notified of Authorities in accordance with the requirements of the the results. law, the Governing Body has set its planned admissions number at 116 pupils for the school year commencing Once the result of testing is known, the Royal September 2011. St Bernard’s Catholic School intends Grammar School will write offering places to to comply fully with the Local Fair Access Protocol. In eligible applicants. addition, children with statements of Special Educational Needs, naming St Bernard’s, are admitted as required. To secure the place: Parents will be asked to send written confirmation of In the event of the Governors receiving more applications their acceptance of the offer andd a non-refundablenon-refun deposit than available places, priority will be given in the (offset against the first term’s fees) to the RGS. Parents following order: must withdraw their son from their other school choices 1. RomanRo Catholic Looked After Children who as listed onn the Local AuthorityAuth CAF. Evidence of this have thehe writtewritten support of a priest and/or a withdrawal is required by RGSS and should be sent with the Baptismal certificate.ate acceptance of the boarding offer. 2. Roman Catholic children who have thehe written support Where these requirements are not met by the given of a priest and a Baptismal Certificate and come from date, the offer will be withdrawn and the place offered to the followinglowing parishes:p another eligible applicant.
48 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk Aylesbury, Beaconsfield, Bourne End, Chesham, Definition of a Roman Catholic Chesham Bois, Denham, Gerrards Cross, Great s A Catholic is someone who is baptised in accordance Missenden, High Wycombe, Little Chalfont, Marlow, with the rites of the Catholic Church, or enrolled in a Princes Risborough, Stokenchurch. baptismal programme. 3. Roman Catholic children who have the written support of a priest and a Baptismal Certificate and come from Definition of Parent – as defined in the Education the following schools in Maidenhead: St Mary’s and Act 1996 St Edmund Campion. s Either natural parent, providing they have parental responsibility for the child. 4. Roman Catholic children with the written support of a priest but without a Baptismal certificate. s Any person who, although not the natural parent, has parental responsibility for the child or young person. 5. Roman Catholic children without the written support of a priest but with a Baptismal certificate. s Any person who, although not the natural parent, has care of the child or young person. 6. Roman Catholic children from outside the geographical area shown in category 2, with the written support of a Definition of sibling priest and/or a Baptismal certificate. s A sibling is a brother or sister, which, for admission 7. Looked After Children. purposes means brothers and sisters of whole or half blood, or any other child (including an adopted child) 8. Children of practising members of other Christian who permanently resides at the same address and for denominations who have the written support of their whom the parent also has parental responsibility. minister and come from within the same geographical area as category 2. s A pupil in a secondary school will only provide a priority to a sibling if he or she will be attending 9. Children of members of other Christian denominations compulsory education at the school at the time of who have the written support of their minister and admission of the sibling. come from within the same geographical area as category 2. 3IR 7ILLIAM 2AMSAY 3CHOOL If there is an excess of applications over available places, then within whichever category the excess occurs the Sir William Ramsay School is an 11-19 mixed upper school following order of priority will be given: set on the outskirts of High Wycombe. It is a Specialist a) Children who currently have siblings (as defined by Visual Arts College but does not have any requirement for Buckinghamshire LA) attending St Bernard’s who aptitude from prospective students. The admission number are Christian. for September 2011 and subsequent years will be 165. b) Children who attend one of St Bernard’s partner Children with statements of Special Educational Needs Catholic Primary Schools in Buckinghamshire naming the school will also be admitted. and Maidenhead. Over-subscription c) Children whose homes are the shortest distance from Where eligible applications for admission exceed the this school. number of places available, the following criteria will The shortest appropriate route will be measured according be applied in the order set out below to decide which to the Buckinghamshire County Council’s Geographical potential student to admit: Information System, as set out in Appendix D (c)/6 of the 1. Children in care. LA scheme. 2. Siblings of students in Years 7-12 who are on the roll of Additional Information the school at the time allocations are made. Parents wishing to apply for a place in this school for their 3. Children living in the catchment area of the school. child must complete both the Common Application Form See attached map and Buckinghamshire County and the Supplementary Form for this Catholic school. Council website. The Supplementary Form should be returned directlyctly to 4. Proximity of the child’s home to Sir William Ramsay the school and the Common Application Form should be School using a straight-line distance from the main returned to Admissions & Transport Team, County Hall, entrance of the school on Rose Avenue to the main WltWalton Street, Aylesbury HP20 1UZ. door of the residence, with thoseose living nearestneare to the Thee deadline for return of application forms is school being given priority. Apartments in the same 29 October 2010. block will be treated equally with measurement taken to the main entrance to the block.
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 49 5. Where a school can take some, but not all, of the whole or half blood (including a stepbrother or sister children who qualify under one of these rules, we will or an adopted child) and for whom the parent also has give priority to children by taking account of the next parental or guardian responsibility. rule (or rules) in the numbered list to decide who has priority for places. 5. P arent(s) with a strong church commitment to other churches which are affiliated Multiple Births to or represented at Churches Together In the event of only one place being available within the in England or the Evangelical Alliance admission number but the next child on the list being (measured on the basis of at least one of one of twins, triplets or quadruplets all of the siblings the parents’ commitment) will be admitted. (A church affiliation form completed by the minister is ESSENTIAL for this criterion to be considered)
7ADDESDON #HURCH OF %NGLAND 3CHOOL 6. P arent(s) who attend church less frequently (A church affiliation form completed by the minister The admission number of 140 pupils has been in place for is ESSENTIAL for this criterion to be considered) some years now and is in line with the indicative admission limit arrived at through the net capacity calculations. 7. Special cases – Applications under this criterion will be considered if children have special educational, Under the co-ordinated arrangements applicants must medical or social reasons for gaining a place at the complete the LA application form. They are also asked to school which can be supported by written evidence complete a supplementary form for Waddesdon School in from a doctor or social worker which should explain order that Governors can determine which criterion they the particular reasons why Waddesdon CE School is fulfil. These forms will be provided in the LA Admissions the most suitable one and the difficulties which would Guide. Parents making an application under one of the be created if your child had to attend another school. church criteria will be asked to pass a separate church affiliation form to their vicar, priest or minister. Members of other religious faiths may also apply under this criterion provided they have a letter of support Criteria for Admissions from their local religious leader. For children who have The following admissions criteria are applied in the order a formal statement of SEN please see the next section. of priority set out below: 8. O ther Applications – Decidingg Factor: In the event 1. Children in Public Care (sometimes referred to as of over-subscription in any of the categories, places ‘Looked After Children’) will be awarded first to those in Public Care and then 2. R esidence in the catchment area (A map showing according to the proximity of the pupil’s home to the the catchment area is available to view at the school) school measured by the shortest distance. This is to be a straight line to the Founder’s stone from the pupil’s 3. Children from families with a strong commitment home. Distances are measured using a computerised to the Church of England measured on the basis of geographical mapping system which is administered by at least one of the parent’s attendance. the Local Authority on behalf of the Governing Body.
Governors will consider applications under this criterion in Children with a statement of special the following priority order: educational needs a) Those with a sibling already at the school The law requires Governors to admit pupils with a (as defined by criterion 4) Statement of Special Educational Needs where the Local Authority has specifically named Waddesdon CE School b) Those without a sibling at the school as the most appropriate placement. These applications will (as defined by criterion 4) usually be agreed in advance of the main allocation process. (A church affiliation form completed by the minister will Where they are a late application to the school Governors be ESSENTIAL for this criterion to be considered) can be required to admit even if the admission number has been reached. 4. SibliSiblings – In order to qualify underun this criterion there must be a child already attendingng WaddesdonWaddesdo CE Determining Residence School. This child must still be in attendance when the Parents seeking admission for their children are asked brother/sister is admitted. This is particularly relevant to verify that theth address they are giving is their child’s if the older child is at present in years 11, 12 or 13 permanent residencece at the time of completing the and may be leaving at the end of the school year. In application form,fo will still be at the start of the term in determining siblings, we mean a brother or sister of which the child iss to be admittedad and is also the address at
50 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk which parents are living. Parents seeking admission under church attendance is measured on the basis of attending this criterion MUST notify the school immediately if they church twice a month for a MINIMUM of the last 3 years. move address prior to the date at which the child is due to start school. To fulfil the less frequent church commitment category attendance is measured over the last 18 months on the Parents who anticipate moving to an address within the basis of 8 times a year. The attendance measured is that of catchment area are asked to provide clear written proof at least one parent. that they will be fully resident by the beginning of the term in which the child will be admitted. 7YCOMBE (IGH 3CHOOL They will specifically be asked to provide evidence either of: Numbers and Policy s Confirmation that the house purchase is legally bindingg (ie. that they have already exchanged contracts The published number of admissions is as follows: and have established a firm date when they will move into Years 7-11: 180 girls. the property). 200 places for girls will be offered for the 6th form OR from which there will be a minimum of 20 qualified s Have taken out a lease agreement of at least external students. 12 months on a property in which they and Year 7 their family will be fully resident and which is Girls are eligible to be considered for admission to appropriate for their family’s needs. Wycombe High School in Year 7 if they meet the required Such agreement must also have a minimum of 6 months standard in tests currently used by Buckinghamshire still to run by the start of the term in which the child County Council for 11+ selection, designed to select will be admitted. students with the aptitude and ability for a grammar school education. Applications should be made to In reaching a decision about residence Governors will Buckinghamshire County Council. not normally expect either: s Families to retain a second residence elsewhere and Individual Needs claim it as their main residence (If the family has Girls who qualify and who have statements of Special two residences Governors reserve the right to make Educational Needs naming the school will be admitted enquiries and seek additional documentation to confirm prior to the application of the admission rules. which address is the main family residence). Over-subscription s Only part of the family to move unless as part of Where eligible applications for admission exceed the a divorce or permanent separation arrangements number of places available, the following criteria will be in which Governors will reserve the right to make applied in the order set out below to decide which student enquiries and see additional documentation to verify this. to admit: s Children to move to a residence other than with a) Girls in Public Care. their parent/carer unless as part of fostering or care arrangements approved by Social Services. b) Girls living in the catchment area.
Church Commitment – Parents making an application c) Younger sisters of current students in Years under criteria 3, 5 or 6 will need to be aware that church 7 to 12 at the point of allocation (see below). commitment will be measured on the basis of church d) Girls not resident in the catchment area who live attendance of at least one parent. In order for Governors closest to the school, in distance order. If it is to make an assessment of which of these criteria might necessary to decide between girls on any rule, then the be satisfied, applicants are asked to hand the special subsequent rules are used to decide who has prioritypriority. form provided with the application form directlyrectly to their minister. The place will be awarded by using the distance between the family’s normal home address and the school’s Parents aree asked tot provide their minister with a reply nearest entrancentrance gate as defined in the rules available from paidaid envelope,enve addressed to the school, so that s/he can ththe school. return it directly. The form requires the ministernister to sign a clear statement Definition of ‘sibling’ indicating whetherer or notno the applicant fulfils strong church A sister, which for admission purposes, means sisters of commitment,ment, oro less frequent church commitment. In whole or half blood, or any other girl (including an adopted order to fulfil the category of strong church commitment,
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 51 child) who permanently resides at the same address and for whom the parent also has parental responsibility. A student in school will only count to provide a priority to a sister if she will be attending the school in Years 7-13 at the time of admission (September 2011) of the sister.
Definition of ‘parent’ The application form should be completed by a person who is the girl’s parent. The definition of a parent is as defined in the Education Act 1996.
Definition of ‘normal home address’ ‘Normal home address’ is a girl’s permanent home address at the time the application form is being completed. This should be where the parent and child live and where the girl spends the majority of the school week (Monday to Friday including nights). If there are reasons why a girl does not live at her parent’s address, for example, she is resident with grandparents; this should be made clear on the application form.
Definition of ‘home to school distance’ The shortest route will be measured by the Buckinghamshire County Council’s Geographical Information System as described in the Buckinghamshire admissions booklet.
52 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk Supplementary form for admission in September 2011
WADDESDON CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL 3CHOOL ,ANE 7ADDESDON !YLESBURY Bucks HP18 0LQ Tel: 01296 651382 Fax: 01296 658453
The criteria for admission to Waddesdon Church of England School differ from those for admission to other upper schools within Buckinghamshire. If you have named Waddesdon amongst your preferences on the Buckinghamshire Common Application Form you will need also to complete this supplementary form and return it directly to the school (address as above). The form should be returned by the closing date of 29 October 2010 in order to be considered for the first round of allocations (or as soon as possible if you are submitting a late application). This will identify which criteria you are making an application under and provide evidence to support that. If you are applying under one of the Church criteria you will also need to detach the second part of this form and hand it to your minister to complete and return to the school. Ministers’ forms should be returned by 30 November 2010.
SURNAME / FAMILY NAME: BOY / GIRL:
FORENAME(S): DATE OF BIRTH:
HOME ADDRESS: POSTCODE:
TEL NO: SCHOOL CURRENTLY ATTENDED:
MOTHER’S FULL NAME: FATHER’S FULL NAME:
7HICH CRITERIA DO YOU WISH YOUR APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED UNDER
Remember that if you consider that you may fulfill more than one criterion you will need to state all criteria you consider you fully meet. The highest criterion will be considered first and Governors will be the final arbiters on whether your information matches the criterion you have applied under. Criterion2 – Residence in the Catchment Area: This must be the permanent residence of you and your child both at the time of application and at the time of the intended admission date. Applicants who give incorrect information about residence risk having their place withdrawn. Criteria 3, 5 or 6 – Church Affiliation: If you are applying under any of these criteria you will need to complete the section below, detach the second part of this form and hand it to your minister to complete and return directly to the school. If you have moved into the area in the last three years, or changed the church that you attend, please give full details of all churches attended during that period . Further copies of the church affiliation form are available on request from the school.
NAME OF CHURCH ATTENDED:
ADDRESS OF CHURCH:
NAME OF MINISTER: TEL NO: 53 Criterion 4 – Siblings: If you are applying under this criterion you must give the full name below of the sibling who is attending the school (and they must still be on roll for September 2011):
Criterion 7 – Special Cases: If children have educational, medical or social reasons for gaining a place, this must be supported by written evidence from a doctor or a social worker which should explain the particular reasons why Waddesdon CE School is the most suitable school and the difficulties which would be created if your child had to attend another school. If you are applying as a member of another faith you will need to include a letter of support from your religious leader.
Further Information – This section is to enable you to explain more fully how you fulfill the criteria under which you are making an application. (You may continue on additional sheets if necessary. Please attach them firmly to this form).
Please list here any documents you have enclosed with this form to support the application:
54 Supplementary form to verify Church affiliation
WADDESDON CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL 3CHOOL ,ANE 7ADDESDON !YLESBURY Bucks HP18 0LQ Tel: 01296 651382 Fax: 01296 658453
Note to Parents This is the ONLY section of the form you should complete. The sections on the reverse side of this form must be completed and signed by your vicar, priest or minister and returned directly to the school.
NAME OF CHILD:
NAME OF PARENT(S):
ADDRESS OF PARENT(S):
NAME OF CHURCH ATTENDED BY PARENT(S):
CHURCH DENOMINATION (eg. Church of England, Roman Catholic etc):
PLEASE INDICATE WHETHER THIS APPLICATION IS BEING MADE UNDER STRONG CHURCH COMMITMENT OR LESS FREQUENT CHURCH ATTENDANCE:
Note to Clergy When the number of applications for admission to Waddesdon Church of England School exceeds the number of places available, Governors will award places in accordance with the published admission criteria. You will probably be aware that three of these criteria relate to church commitment. In order to ensure that the published criteria are applied fairly, Governors are required to have evidence signed by an appropriate clergyman to confirm church commitment. You are therefore being asked to complete this form because the above applicant is claiming they fulfill one of the following criteria: Criterion 3 – In order to qualify under this criterion we require evidence of the parents’ strong Church commitment as defined overleaf, within the Church of England. Criterion 5 – In order to qualify under this criterion we require evidence of the parents’ strong Church commitment as defined overleaf, within any other Christian church which is affiliated to, or represented at, Churches Together in England or is a member of the Evangelical Alliance. Criterion 6 – In order to qualify under this criterion we require evidence of the parents’ less frequent Church commitment as defined overleaf, within any Christian church which is affiliated to, or represented at, Churches Together in England or is a member of the Evangelical Alliance. Criterion 7 – Attendance at churches which are not affiliated to, or represented at, Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance will be considered under criterion 7. You are asked to note that it is the parent(s) commitment to the church that counts and not that of the child. Attendance can be that of one or both parents. Further advice about completing this form can be provided by contacting the school. Your co-operation in completing this form is greatly valued by Governors. Please note: If parents have not attended your church for the requisite period of time but have attended another church immediately prior, parents can obtain a separate church affiliation form for completion by their previous minister as well.
55 THIS PAGE SHOULD ONLY BE COMPLETED BY A VICAR, PRIEST OR MINISTER:
Strong Church Commitment Please sign this section if you can confirm that the parent(s) named overleaf have attended your church at least twice a month for a minimum of the last three years:
Signed Date
Print Name
Less Frequent Church Commitment Please sign this section if you can confirm that the parent(s) named overleaf have attended your church at least 8 times a year for a period of the last 18 months or more (but less than the amount required to fulfill the Governors’ definition of ‘strong church commitment’):
Signed Date
Print Name
Other If you are not able to support this application for either strong or less frequent church commitment as defined above please sign this section:
Signed Date
Print Name
Affiliation: If your Church is not part of the Church of England, please confirm, by circling the relevant answer, whether or not your Church is affiliated to either of the following: CHURCHES TOGETHER Yes / No EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE Yes / No
Additional Information If there is any additional information that you wish to bring to the attention of the Governors to clarify the level of church commitment please indicate below and sign this section:
Signed Date
Print Name
4(!.+ 9/5 &/2 4!+).' 4)-% 4/ #/-0,%4% 4()3 &/2- 56 Supplementary form regarding Evidence of Faith Commitment
Bucks Catholic Schools and The Diocese Of Northampton working with Buckinghamshire LA
ST BERNARD’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL, HIGH WYCOMBE Learning together in Christ
The information on this form will be used by the Admissions Committee to assess the strength of an application in relation to the religious criteria set down in the Admissions Policy.
TO BE COMPLETED BY THE PARENT(S):
Name of child: DoB:
Name of parent(s):
Home address:
Postcode: Home tel:
Day/work tel: Email:
Christian denomination (eg. Roman Catholic, Church of England):
Has your child been baptised into the Roman Catholic Church or another Church: YES / NO
Church baptised in:
Parish attended:
Address:
Name of priest/minister:
Parental signature:
To be completed by the priest/minister giving the reference
The parents are known to me YES / NO
The child is from a family that practice in the parish YES / NO
Parish priest/minister’s signature:
Print name clearly: Date:
Please return this form and a copy of your child’s baptismal certificate directly to the school at the following address by 29 October 2010: St Bernard’s Catholic School, Daws Hill Lane, (IGH 7YCOMBE "UCKS (0 07
57 Feedback form
We would like your views on how helpful you have found all the information we have provided. Here are some questions we would like to ask you, but please feel free to feedback your views about other things too:
YES NOT SURE NO Did you attend the briefing held by your child’s headteacher in Year 5?
Did you contact us?
If you called us, was the outcome helpful to you?
Have you found the information in this guide helpful?
Would you have been interested in receiving this guide on a CD for use on your computer? Do you feel you have a good understanding of how the admission rules work?
Do you have access to the internet?
Have you looked at our website?
Do you have any comments either about any of the above services for parents or in general that you would like to make?
Optionall (if you would like us to reply to any particular concerns, please provide contact details)
NAME: ...... POSTCODE:......
ADDRESS: ...... PHONE NUMBER: ......
...... EMAIL ADDRESS:...... REQUEST TO WITHDRAW A CHILD FROM THE 11+ TESTS – 2011:
TO THE HEADTEACHER OF: ...... SCHOOL
CHILD’S NAME: ...... DATE OF BIRTH: ......
I DO NOT WANT MY CHILD TO SIT THE 11+ TESTS
SIGNED: ...... DATE: ......
59 Contact details for neighbouring councils
Council name & LA number Telephone number Address & other contact details Central Bedfordshire Council 01234 718120 School Admissions Service, (823) Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford MK42 9AP Website: www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/admissions Hertfordshire County Council 0300 123 4043 Admissions & Transport – Central Team, (919) Room 134, County Hall, Pegs Lane, Hertford SG13 8DF Website: www.hertsdirect.org/admissions London Borough of Hillingdon 01895 556644 Admissions Team (Secondary) (312) Education & Children’s Services, Civic Centre 4E/09, Uxbridge UB8 1UW Website: www.hillingdon.gov.uk/schools Milton Keynes Council 01908 253489 502 Avebury Boulevard, Saxon Court, (826) Milton Keynes MK9 3HS Website: www.miltonkeynes.gov.uk/schooladmissions
Northamptonshire 01604 236599 School Admissions, County Council PO Box 216, John Dryden House, (928) The Lakes, Northampton NN4 7DD Website: www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/admissions Oxfordshire County Council 01865 815175 School Admissions, (931) Children, Young People & Families Directorate, Oxfordshire County Council, County Hall, Oxford OX1 1ND Website: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/admissions Reading Borough Council 01189 372550 Civic Centre, Reading, (870) Berks RG1 7WA Website: www.reading.gov.uk Royal Borough of 01628 683870 Town Hall, St Ives Road, Windsor & Maidenhead Maidenhead, Berks SL6 IRF (868) Website: www.rbwm.gov.uk
Slough Borough Council 01753 875728 Town Hall, Bath Road, (871) (1 – 4.30pm) Slough, Berks SL1 3UQ Website: www.slough.gov.uk/admissions
APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 61 62 APPLY ONLINE www.buckscc.gov.uk 63 64 65 School Type Gender
A Academy
C Community Girls Boys Co-educational
F Foundation Children Attending January 2010 VA Voluntary-Aided 407
VC Voluntary-Controlled This is the number on the roll of the school in January 2010
Year 7 Admission Number Age Range (Expected 1/9/2011)
11-19 110
This is the published number for the 2011 Year 7 intake
School Status 6th Form Admission Number A Academy 25 G Grammar This is the published admission U Upper number for the 2011 6th form intake
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Name:
Address:
Postcode: For further information please contact: Admissions & Transport Team Achievement & Learning County Hall Aylesbury Buckinghamshire HP20 1UZ
Telephone: 01296 383250 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm Friday
Fax: 01296 383560 Email: [email protected] Web: www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission
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Dear Parent/Carer
We have received your application form (and enclosed documents).
Yours sincerely The Admissions & Transport Team