Secondary School Admissions North Lancashire

Secondary School Admissions In North Lancashire Information about your area 2014/15

This information should be read along with the main booklet "Secondary School Admissions in Lancashire – Information for Parents 2014/15"

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Definitions for Voluntary Aided, Free Schools, Foundation Schools and Academies for Admission Purposes

The following terms used throughout this booklet are defined as follows, except where individual arrangements spell out a different definition. Distance The 'straight line' method of measurement only applies for admission purposes. For transport 'walking routes' are used to determine distance. Explanations of these terms can be found in the main booklet. Parents/Family Members A parent is any person who has parental responsibility or care of the child. Where admission arrangements refer to 'parent's attendance at church' it is sufficient for just one parent to attend. 'Family members' include only parents and siblings. Medical/Social/Welfare Where schools have a medical/social/welfare admission criterion then this should take into account the circumstances of the child and the family. Please note the Local Authority information in the main admissions booklet.

Looked After Children The School Admissions Code (February 2012) states that within the oversubscription criteria, the highest priority must be given to looked after children and previously looked after children. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order). Further references to previously looked after children in the Code means such children who were adopted (or subject to residence orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after. Admission Authorities for faith schools may give priority to all looked after children and previously looked after children whether or not of the faith, but they must give priority to looked after children and previously looked after children of the faith before other children of the faith. Where any element of priority is given in relation to children not of the faith they must give priority to looked after children and previously looked after children not of the faith above other children not of the faith.

Contents Page

• School Open Evenings 4 • Maps of Secondary Schools by Area Lancaster and Morecambe 5 Wyre 6 Fylde 7 • Information about Admission to Secondary Schools in Lancaster, Morecambe, Wyre 8 and Fylde • Admission Criteria & Policy for Community Schools in the Lancaster, Morecambe, 9 Wyre and Fylde districts • Schools in the Lancaster and Morecambe Areas Community Schools: Carnforth High School (A Specialist 11-18 Science College) 10 Central Lancaster High School - A Specialist 11-18 Visual and Performing Arts College 11 Heysham High School Sports College 12 Morecambe Community High School - Specialist College for Maths & Computing 13 Skerton Community Learning Campus 14 Voluntary Aided School: Our Lady's Catholic College, Lancaster 15 Academies: Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy 17 Lancaster Royal Grammar School 19 Lancaster Girls' Grammar School 20 • Schools in the Wyre Area Community School: Millfield Science and Performing Arts College 22 Voluntary Aided Schools: Baines School 23 Cardinal Allen Catholic High School 24 Saint Aidan's Church of England Technology College 25 Foundation School: Fleetwood High School 26 Academies: Garstang Community Academy 21 Hodgson Academy 27 • Schools in the Fylde Area Community School: Carr Hill High School and Sixth Form Centre 28 Voluntary Aided School: Saint Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham - A Business and Enterprise College 29 Foundation School: Lytham St Annes Technology & Performing Arts College 30 • Cumbria County Council and Blackpool Borough Council Schools Dallam School, An International Language College, Cumbria 31 Queen Elizabeth School, Cumbria 31 St George's School, Blackpool 31 • Other Information/Transport Costs 32 • Application Form 33 • Timetable for Admission to Lancashire Secondary Schools 2014/15 35

Policies are accurate at time of printing and are subject to change. Parents are advised to look at LCC website in case of change.

School Open Evenings Lancaster, Morecambe, Wyre and Fylde

SAINT AIDAN'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND 12 September 2013 6pm – 8.30pm TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE MILLFIELD SCIENCE AND PERFORMING 3 October 2013 6pm – 9pm ARTS COLLEGE

LANCASTER ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL 12 September 2013 7pm onwards

OUR LADY'S CATHOLIC COLLEGE 20 June 2013 6.30pm onwards

FLEETWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 16 September 2013 6pm – 8.30pm

CARDINAL ALLEN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 19 September 2013 6.30pm onwards

SKERTON COMMUNITY LEARNING CAMPUS 16 September 2013 4pm – 7pm

LYTHAM ST ANNE'S TECHNOLOGY AND 7 October 2013 6pm – 8pm PERFORMING ARTS COLLEGE

GARSTANG COMMUNITY ACADEMY 19 September 2013 6pm onwards

BAINES SCHOOL 23 September 2013 6.30pm onwards

SAINT BEDE'S CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 26 September 2013 6pm – 8.30pm

RIPLEY ST THOMAS CHURCH OF ENGLAND 4 July 2013 6pm – 8.30pm ACADEMY

LANCASTER GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL 3 July 2013 5.30pm – 8pm

MORECAMBE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL 18 June 2013 6pm onwards

CARR HILL HIGH SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM 17 September 2013 6pm – 8.30pm CENTRE

HODGSON ACADEMY 26 September 2013 6pm – 9pm

CENTRAL LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL 18 September 2013 7pm – 9pm

HEYSHAM HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS 19 September 2013 6pm onwards COLLEGE CARNFORTH HIGH SCHOOL (A SPECIALIST 17 September 2013 6pm onwards 11-18 SCIENCE COLLEGE)

Details are correct at the time of printing. Parents are advised to check with the school or in the local press for any changes.

Secondary Schools in the Lancaster and Morecambe Area

No School Name School Type Page

1. Skerton Community Learning Campus Community 14 2. Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy Academy 17 3. Heysham High School Sports College Community 12 4. Morecambe Community High School Community 13 - Specialist College for Maths & Computing 5. Carnforth High School (A Specialist 11-18 Science Community 10 College) 6. Our Lady's Catholic College, Lancaster Voluntary Aided 15 7. Central Lancaster High School – A Specialist 11-18 Community 11 Visual and Performing Arts College 8. Lancaster Royal Grammar School Academy 19 9. Lancaster Girls' Grammar School Academy 20

(This map is for information only and indicates the general location of each secondary school. The map is not a part of the admission arrangements for any school. These are stated under the entry for each school within this booklet).

Secondary Schools in the Wyre Area

No School Name School Type Page

1. Fleetwood High School Foundation 26 2. Millfield Science and Performing Arts College Community 22 3. Hodgson Academy Academy 27 4. Garstang Community Academy Academy 21 5. Saint Aidan's Church of England Technology College Voluntary Aided 25 6. Cardinal Allen Catholic High School Voluntary Aided 24 7. Baines School Voluntary Aided 23

Secondary Schools in the Fylde Area

No School Name School Type Page

1. Lytham St Anne's Technology & Performing Arts Foundation 30 College 2. Saint Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham Voluntary Aided 29 – A Business and Enterprise College 3. Carr Hill High School and Sixth Form Centre Community 28

Information about Admission to Secondary Schools in Lancaster, Morecambe, Wyre and Fylde

This information is about secondary schools in Lancaster, Morecambe, Wyre and Fylde. Similar information about other areas is available from Area Education Offices listed on the first page of the booklet "Secondary School Admissions in Lancashire – Information for Parents". It is quite possible for you to state a preference for schools in different areas. You should, however, only submit one application form.

In this information, you will find brief details about each school including the admission number. This is the number of children who can be offered places at the school in September 2014. Any further information you may need is available if you contact either the schools concerned or the Area Education Office.

About the information provided on each school

You are given the basic details about each school – name, address, Headteacher's name etc, plus the total number of pupils who attend. You will be particularly interested in the number of places available for September 2014 – the admission number.

For Vol untary Aided Schools, Foundation Schools and Academies please note that this booklet contains summaries of the policies only. You must approach the school for a copy of their full admissions policy if you are thinking of applying.

For Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools there is additional information given below the main school details. This refers to the intake of pupils in September 2013. On the left- hand side, it states the number of places that were available for that year (the admission number) and the number of preferences that were received for the school.

For Voluntary Aided Schools, Foundation Schools and Academies similar information is given about the number of preferences expressed. You are also given some details of the admissions policy. This is individual to each school. Details about how the criteria were applied can be requested from the individual school.

Please note that for secondary schools in Lancashire's co-ordinated admission scheme, information is given about preferences expressed for 2013. Given the variety of Admission Authorities involved and additional schools outside the co-ordinated system, the figures may need further interpretation for individual schools.

Parents for whom the previous level of application is an important issue are advised to discuss the matter with the Admissions Team at the Area Education Office or with the individual school concerned.

OFFER LETTERS

For September 2014 secondary school places, the offer letters will be issued by post on 3 March 2014 (or earlier if process issues permit).

Parents who would like to view their school offer quickly are however advised to apply online (see front inside cover of the main booklet). The on-line system will go live on the evening of 3 March 2014 and will allow on-line applicants to view their school offer.

Apply on-line at www.lancashire.gov.uk and search 'school admissions'

Admission Policy & Criteria for Community Schools in the Lancaster, Morecambe, Wyre and Fylde districts (This can also apply to schools that are in transition to Academy status) An admission number will be published showing the may include children without a statement who have special maximum number of pupils that the school will admit needs. in the Autumn Term 2014. Parents are given the (iii) As required by law, all children with a Statement of opportunity to express three preferences for a Special Educational Needs naming a school will be admitted secondary school. Published criteria are used to before the application of the over-subscription criteria. decide which children should be offered the available Children who have a statement of Special Educational Needs places. In secondary schools an equal preference will have their applications considered separately. system operates, whereby the three parental (iv) Brothers and sisters includes step children, half brothers preferences are given equal status. Each preference and sisters, fostered and adopted children living with the will be considered equally against the admissions same family at the same address (consideration may be given criteria. to applying this criterion to full brothers and sisters who When a secondary school is oversubscribed the reside at different addresses). The priority does not apply to following priorities apply in order: siblings whose brothers and sisters transferred into a sixth 1. Children who are looked after by a Local Authority form at 16+. at the time when preferences are expressed and who (v) The distance criterion will be used as the tie breaker if are still looked after at the time of their admission to there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria. school, and those who have been previously looked The distance measure is a straight line (radial) measure from after, (see note i below); then home to school centre of building to centre of building. If the 2. Children for whom the Local Authority accepts that Local Authority is unable to distinguish between applicants there are exceptional medical, social or welfare using the published criteria (eg twins or same block of flats) reasons which are directly relevant to the school places will be offered via a random draw. concerned. (See note ii below); then (vi) A child's permanent address is the one where he/she 3. Children living within the school’s geographical normally lives and sleeps and goes to school from. Proof of priority area with older brothers or sisters attending residence may be requested at any time throughout the the school when the younger child will start , (see note admission process, (including after a child has accessed a iv below); then school place). 4. Children living within the school’s geographical (vii) The Local Authority will keep waiting lists for all priority area; then Lancashire primary schools until 31 August 2014. These are kept in priority order using the school's published admission 5. Children living outside the school’s geographical criteria. From 1 September 2014 for one school term only priority area with older brothers or sisters still waiting lists will be retained by individual admission attending the school when the younger child will start authorities (the Local authority for community and voluntary (See note iv below); then controlled schools and individual voluntary aided and 6. Children living outside the school’s geographical foundation schools will each retain their own list). priority area (see note v below). (viii) Children will not normally be able to start school other Notes than at the beginning of the term unless they have moved (i) The highest priority must be given to looked after into the area or there are exceptional circumstances. 1 children and children who were looked after, but ceased to (ix) Applications for school places which are received late will 2 be so because they were adopted or became subject to a not necessarily be dealt with at the same time as those 3 4 residence order or special guardianship order . Any received by the set deadline. The reasons for a late references to previously looked after children means children application may be requested and where these are not who were adopted (or subject to residence orders or special exceptional the relevant admission criteria will be initially guardianship orders) immediately following having been applied to all others received on time. The late application looked after. will be dealt with after this process. (ii) The medical, social and welfare criterion will consider (x) Where a child lives with one parent for part of the week issues relevant to the child and/or the family. This category and another for the rest of the week only one address will be accepted for a school admission application. This will 1 A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care normally be the one where the child wakes up for the of a local authority, or (b) being provided with majority of school days (Monday to Friday). Proof of accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their residence may be requested at any time throughout the social services functions (see the definition in section 22(1) admissions process. of the Children Act 1989). 2 Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. See section 46 (adoption orders). 3 The Authority has a duty to co-ordinate admission Under the terms of the Children Act 1989. See section 8 arrangements for all Lancashire maintained schools. The which defines a ‘residence order’ as an order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the Authority will ensure that all Lancashire parents whose child is to live. children are transferring to reception or Year 7 classes, 4 See section 14A of the Children Act 1989 which defines a receive the offer of one secondary or primary school ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing one or place on the agreed date. more individuals to be a child’s special guardian (or special guardians). 9

Carnforth High School (A Specialist 11-18 Science College)

Carnforth High School (A Specialist 11-18 Science College) 11-18 Mixed Comprehensive

Kellet Road Head: (vacant) Carnforth LA5 9LS Number on Roll January 2013: 643 01524 732424 Admission Number: 132

Information relating to Autumn Term 2013 Year 7 admissions: Places available: 132 Initial allocation under each criterion:

Total parental preferences 1st 111 Looked after children - (considered equally) 2nd 128 Social/Medical/Welfare - ranked by parents 3rd 146 Sibling 40 Total preferences received: 385 Geographical in GPA no siblings 39 Geographical out GPA no siblings 37 SEN - LA allocated 1

SUMMARY OF POLICY This is a Specialist Science College. Please see page 9 for details of how places are allocated in Community Schools.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA Parishes of Silverdale, Yealand Redmayne, Yealand Conyers, Warton, Priest Hutton, Borwick, Arkholme with Cawood, Whittington, Burrow with Burrow, Leck, Ireby, Tunstall, Cantsfield, Carnforth, Bolton-le-Sands, Over Kellet, Nether Kellet, Halton with Aughton, Gressingham, Claughton, Hornby with Farleton, Melling with Wrayton, Wennington, Roeburndale, Wray with Botton and Tatham.

TRANSPORT (YEARS 7-11) Please also see section 4 of the main booklet. Pupils living in the above geographical priority areas in addition to the areas below may be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in any doubt over the distance between your home and the school please check with the Area Education Office. Parts of Bolton-le-Sands.

Central Lancaster High School - A Specialist 11-18 Visual and Performing Arts College

Central Lancaster High School A Specialist 11-18 Visual and Performing Arts 11-18 Mixed Comprehensive College (including sixth form)

Crag Road Head: Mr J A Wright Lancaster LA1 3LS Number on Roll January 2013: 770 01524 32636 Admission Number: 150

Information relating to Autumn Term 2013 Year 7 admissions: Places available: 150 Initial allocation under each criterion:

Total parental preferences 1st 81 Looked after children 1 (considered equally) 2nd 96 Social/Medical/Welfare - ranked by parents 3rd 113 Sibling 34 Total preferences received: 290 Geographical in GPA no siblings 44 Geographical out GPA no siblings 5 SEN - LA allocated 1

SUMMARY OF POLICY This is a Community School. Please see page 9 for details of how places are allocated in Community Schools.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA Parishes of Thurnham, Lancaster (part*), Scotforth, Quernmore, Ellel, Caton with Littledale, Cockerham and Over Wyresdale. (Ellel, Cockerham and Over Wyresdale are in the Skerton and Central Lancaster area and also in the Garstang High area). *Up to the railway and river boundaries between Slyne with Hest and Oxcliffe parishes.

TRANSPORT (YEARS 7 -11) Please also see section 4 of the main booklet. Pupils living in the following areas may be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in any doubt over the distance between your home and the school please check with the Area Education Office. Abbeystead, Quernmore.

Heysham High School Sports College

Heysham High School Sports College 11-18 Mixed Comprehensive Limes Avenue Head: Mr J Shannon Morecambe LA3 1HS Number on Roll January 2013: 1099 01524 416830 (including sixth form) Admission Number: 220

Information relating to Autumn Term 2013 Year 7 admissions: Places available: 220 Initial allocation under each criterion:

Total parental preferences 1st 142 Looked after children 1 (considered equally) 2nd 106 Social/Medical/Welfare - ranked by parents 3rd 62 Sibling 56 Total preferences received: 310 Geographical in GPA no siblings 87 Geographical out GPA no siblings 1 SEN 1 LA allocated 1

SUMMARY OF POLICY This is a Community School. Please see page 9 for details of how places are allocated in Community Schools.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA Parishes of Slyne with Hest, Lancaster (part*) Morecambe and Heysham, Heaton with Oxcliffe, Middleton and Overton (shared with Morecambe Community High School). *From the border with Slyne with Hest parish follow the railway line to the river then follow the river to the Heaton with Oxcliffe parish boundary.

TRANSPORT (YEARS 7-11) Please also see section 4 of the main booklet. Pupils living in the above geographical priority areas, with the exception of Slyne with Hest and parts of Morecambe, may be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in any doubt over the distance between your home and the school please check with the Area Education Office.

Morecambe Community High School Specialist College for Maths and Computing

Morecambe Community High School 11-18 Mixed Comprehensive Dallam Avenue Head: Mr J McNaughton Morecambe LA4 5BG Number on Roll January 2013: 1450 01524 410207 (including sixth form) Admission Number: 260

Information relating to Autumn Term 2013 Year 7 admissions: Places available: 260 Initial allocation under each criterion:

Total parental preferences 1st 209 Looked after children 4 (considered equally) 2nd 180 Social/Medical/Welfare - ranked by parents 3rd 79 Sibling 78 Total preferences received: 468 Geographical in GPA no siblings 123 Geographical out GPA no siblings 8 SEN -

SUMMARY OF POLICY This is a Community School. Please see page 9 for details of how places are allocated in Community Schools.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA Parishes of Slyne with Hest, Lancaster (part*) Morecambe and Heysham, Heaton with Oxcliffe, Middleton and Overton (shared with Heysham High School Sports College). *From the border with Slyne with Hest parish follow the railway line to the river then follow the river to the Heaton with Oxcliffe parish boundary.

TRANSPORT (YEARS 7-11) Please also see section 4 of the main booklet. Pupils living in the following areas may be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in any doubt over the distance between your home and the school please check with the Area Education Office. Parts of Bolton-le-Sands, parts of Heaton-with-Oxcliffe, parts of Hest Bank, parts of Slyne.

Skerton Community Learning Campus

Skerton Community Learning Campus 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Owen Road Head: Mr C Snell Lancaster LA1 2BL Number on Roll January 2013: 186 01524 65143 Admission Number: 90

Information relating to Autumn Term 2013 Year 7 admissions: Places available: 90 Initial allocation under each criterion:

Total parental preferences 1st 20 Looked after children 1 (considered equally) 2nd 26 Social/Medical/Welfare - ranked by parents 3rd 28 Sibling 3 Total preferences received: 74 Geographical in GPA no siblings 4 Geographical out GPA no siblings 13 SEN 1 LA allocated -

SUMMARY OF POLICY This is a Community School. Please see page 9 for details of how places are allocated in Community Schools.

TRANSPORT Please also see section 4 of the main booklet. Pupils living in the following areas may be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in any doubt over the distance between your home and the school please check with the Area Education Office. Parts of Bolton-le-Sands, Caton, Brookhouse, Littledale, Halton, parts of Heaton-with-Oxcliffe, parts of Hest Bank, parts of Slyne, parts of Galgate, Glasson Dock, Ashton, Stodday.

Skerton Community Learning Campus

Please note that the Local Authority is implementing a public consultation about the future of Skerton Community Learning Campus. This will consult about whether or not the Campus will remain open after the 2013/14 school year ie from September 2014.

Parents should be aware that this consultation will be taking place when they are considering their secondary school and academy preferences for September 2014.

Our Lady's Catholic College, Lancaster

Our Lady 's Catholic College, Lancaster 11-18 Mixed Voluntary Aided Comprehensive Morecambe Road Head: Mr Brendan Conboy Lancaster LA1 2RX Number on Roll January 2013: 841 01524 66689 (including sixth form) Admission Number: 200

Information relating to Autumn Term 2013 Year 7 admissions: Places available: 200 Total preferences received and Preferences received 1st 74 considered equally was 255 2nd 74 3rd 108

This is a Voluntary Aided school.

Our Lady's Catholic College has a priority order of admission that complies with national requirements regarding 'looked after children' and 'children with proven and exceptional medical or social needs' and that ensures that Catholic children wishing to be educated in a Catholic faith school are given priority.

Thereafter Our Lady's is an open and inclusive school that welcomes pupils of any faith or none whose families wish them to be educated in a caring community with strong moral values and mutual understanding and respect. For further details and explanations - please contact the school on [email protected]

In the event that there are more applicants than places, after admitting all children with a statement of educational needs naming the school, the governing body will allocate places using the criteria below, which are listed in order of priority. 1) Baptised Catholic looked after children and previously looked after children. 2) Baptised Catholic pupils. 3) Non Catholic looked after children and previously looked after children. 4) Non Catholic brothers and sisters of children in attendance at the school at the time of transfer. (N.B. Footnote) 5) Non Catholic children:- a) Children who attend associated Catholic primary schools (see addendum). b) Children with at least one practising Christian parent who attends church no less frequently than once a month, over a minimum period of one year as attested by the relevant minister of faith. c) Special cases – children who have proven and exceptional medical or social needs. The Governors will take into account written medical/social reports and where appropriate will seek external specialist advice. d) Non Catholic children whose families are actively seeking a Christian based education. e) Other non Catholic children. If there are more children in any of the individual categories than there are places remaining, then those pupils who live nearest to the school by a straight line (radial) measure will have priority. The distance is measured using a geographical information system and the measurement is taken from the centre point of the property to the centre point of the school. In the event of a tied distance measurement between address points the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offers(s). Footnote Siblings include half brothers and sisters and children who are fostered or adopted and step brothers and sisters residing at the same address for the majority of the time. Addendum Associated Catholic Primary Schools

Saint Mary’s Primary, Morecambe Saint Joseph’s Primary, Lancaster Cathedral Primary, Lancaster Saint Patrick’s Primary, Heysham Saint Bernadette’s Primary, Lancaster Our Lady of Lourdes Primary, Carnforth [Continued on next page]

TRANSPORT

Travelling expenses will be met by the Local Authority for pupils who are entitled to free school meals or whose parents are in receipt of the maximum amount of Working Tax Credit where • this school is any one of the three nearest schools from your home and where the distance exceeds two miles but is less than six miles or • where this is the nearest school of parent's faith or belief and the distance is between two and fifteen miles from the parent's home.

Travelling expenses will also be met where this is your nearest school and you live more than three miles from it. It should also be noted that Our Lady's Catholic College admits pupils from a wide geographical area. Parents should be aware however that for some pupils living in the north and east of the Wyre area (i.e Garstang) travelling expenses may not be paid if there are other Roman Catholic High Schools closer to the pupil's home.

Transport provided by the school

For other children who have attended one of their associated Catholic primary schools, the governors of Our Lady’s will provide a travel grant and / or transport if they live more than three miles from Our Lady’s Catholic College.

If the payment of travelling expenses is an important factor in considering your preferences for secondary school, you are advised to contact Katy Walker at Our Lady’s Catholic College for help on how to access the assistance provided (01524 66689).

This is a summary of the policy. Please contact the school for full admission details .

Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy

Ripley St Thomas Church of England 11-18 Mixed Comprehensive Academy Principal: Mrs E Nicholls Ashton Road Number on Roll January 2013: 1670 Lancaster LA1 4RS (including sixth form) 01524 64496 Admission Number: 270 [email protected]

Information relating to Autumn Term 2013 Year 7 admissions: Places available: 270 Total preferences received and Preferences received 1st 268 considered equally was 700 2nd 277 3rd 156

SUMMARY OF POLICY This is an Academy - please contact the Academy for full admission details. In the event that there are more applicants than places, the Governing Body will allocate places using the following criteria, which are listed in order of priority:

1. Children in public care and adopted children who were previously in care.

2. Children of staff at the school in either or both of the following circumstances: a) where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

3. Places will then be allocated using the following points system which reflects the fact that Ripley St Thomas is a Voluntary Aided Church of England Academy:

Points will be given: (a) (i) to children whose parents attend public acts of worship at a Church of England or Methodist Church (to a maximum of 6 points) (ii) to children of parents who attend public acts of worship at other Trinitarian denominational churches which are also members of Churches Together in England or Free Churches Group or are members of the Evangelical Alliance, or are included on a list of other churches approved by the Governors (to a maximum of 5 points) (iii) to children who themselves attend public acts of worship* at Church of England or other Trinitarian denominational churches which are also members of Churches Together in England or Free Churches Group or are members of the Evangelical Alliance, or are included on a list of other churches approved by the Governors (to a maximum of 6 points). *This does not include attendance with school where this is part of the normal school day. (iv) In addition, for the period of time that parents and children have worshipped with the regularity stated on the Supplementary Form (to a maximum of 5 points in the case of parental attendance and to a maximum of 5 points in the case of the child’s attendance). Information concerning Church attendance must be verified by 31st October 2013 through the submission of a Supplementary Form, which is available from the School and which must be completed by the parent together with the appropriate member of the clergy and counter-signed by the latter. (b) to children who attend a Ripley Trust Foundation School (ie Scotforth St Paul’s, Lancaster Christ Church, Skerton St Luke’s) (4 points). (c) to children who attend any other Church of England Primary School (2 points). (d) to brothers and sisters of those children who are currently on the school roll and who will be continuing into the next academic year (2 points). Note: “brother” or “sister” includes step, half, foster and adopted siblings living at the same address. (e) to a child of a marriage where one parent has died and the surviving parent remains a widow or widower (6 points). This reflects the original foundation of the school. 4. In the event that places remain unfilled after the application of criteria 1 - 3, remaining places will be allocated according to the straight line distance from home to school, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones.

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Where two or more applicants achieve the same number of points under criterion 3, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. This address point is within the body of the property and usually located at its centre.

TRANSPORT Travel assistance will be offered for pupils in Years 7-11 if this is the nearest CE High school and the pupil has been admitted on denominational grounds, i.e. the parents and the pupils have regular involvement in the life of a Christian church as outlined in Clause (3) of the above admission criteria and where the distance between your home and the school is three miles or more measured by the shortest walking route. Where this is not the nearest school, parents will be required to contribute an annual charge of £380 towards the cost of travel. Expenses will not be granted for Catholic pupils where a RC High School is nearer. In addition travelling expenses will be met for other pupils where this is the nearest school and the distance criterion is met. Travelling expenses will additionally be met by the Local Authority for pupils who are entitled to free school meals or whose parents are in receipt of the maximum amount of Working Tax Credit where • this school is any one of the three nearest schools from your home and where the distance exceeds two miles but is less than six miles or • where this is the nearest school of parent's faith or belief and the distance is between two and fifteen miles from the parent's home. It should also be noted that Ripley St Thomas CE Academy admits pupils from a wide geographical area. Parents should be aware however that for some pupils living in the Wyre area (i.e. Garstang/ Gt. Eccleston/Cockerham) travelling expenses may not be paid if there are other Church of England High Schools closer to the pupil's home. If the payment of travelling expenses is an important factor in considering your preferences for secondary school, you are advised to consult the Transport Officer at the Area Pupil Access Office in Lancaster to ascertain whether or not your child would be entitled to travel assistance before you fill in the admission form.

Lancaster Royal Grammar School

Lancaster Royal Grammar School 11-18 Boys' Grammar School East Road Head: Dr C J Pyle Lancaster LA1 3EF Number on Roll January 2013: 1045 01524 580600 (including sixth form) Admission Number: 112 (+30 boarders) (112 Day, 30 Boarding places)

Information relating to Autumn Term 2013 Year 7 admissions: Places available: 112 Total preferences received and Preferences received 1st 152 considered equally was 189 2nd 19 3rd 18

SUMMARY OF POLICY ▼ This is an Academy - please contact the Academy for full admission details.Traditionally the School has drawn its day pupils not only from Lancaster but also from places further afield within travelling distance. a) Ordinary day places Boys who reside within the boundaries of the City of Lancaster (see map available in the school) at the time of application will be given priority of entry. The highest priority will be given to looked-after boys and previously looked-after boys. b) Residual day places Places may also be offered to those residing outside the City of Lancaster after the needs of those residing within the City have been met. The highest priority will be given to looked-after boys and previously looked- after boys.

In both of these categories, boys must achieve a minimum level on all three papers consistent with their ability to access a grammar school curriculum. Pupils are ranked in order based on their aggregate score across the three tests. Places are offered in accordance with this ranking.

In considering requests for places in respect of pupils with otherwise equal claims, the final determining factor in the decision of the Governors will be the ability to benefit from the educational provision of the School as judged from all the information relating to the assessment procedure.

Boarding places at 11+ The Governors will also make available boarding places, up to the limits of the accommodation, for boys who, in the considered opinion of the Governors, can benefit from residential education and whose suitability on grounds of academic ability is established. Interviews will normally be arranged to assess the boy’s suitability for boarding. Priority will be given firstly to looked after boys and previously looked after boys, and secondly to boys with a demonstrable boarding need. This will include boys at risk or with an unstable home environment, sons of members of the British forces overseas and sons of other key workers and Crown servants working abroad . 1. Parents applying to Lancaster Royal Grammar School will need to complete a separate LRGS Application Form (to enter for the 11+ Entrance Examination) in addition to the Lancashire County Council “Common Application” Form. Parents must apply on both forms, either on-line or on the paper forms. 2. The LRGS On-line Application Form is available on the school web-site. The form should be completed and sent to the School to arrive by Monday 16th September 2013. 3. The Entrance Examination for LRGS takes place on Saturday 28th September 2013. 4. The results of the Entrance Examination will be sent to parents on Wednesday 9th October 2013 and should arrive by Thursday 10th October 2013. 5. Parents who wish to apply to LRGS once the examination results have been published must list LRGS as one of their preferences on the County Form. Parents need to consider the order of preferences carefully, and to note that it will be impossible for LRGS to guarantee a place for a boy who qualifies based on the 11+ examination unless LRGS is entered as the first priority on the County Form. 6. The County Form should be returned to your son’s primary school (or directly to the County if your son is not in a maintained school). TRANSPORT Travelling expenses may be met for children in Years 7-11 where this is the nearest school to your home and the distance between your home and the school is three miles or more measured by the shortest walking route. Travelling expenses may be met for pupils who are entitled to free school meals or whose parents are in receipt of the Maximum Amount of Working Tax Credit where this school is any one of the three nearest schools from your home and where the distance exceeds two miles but is less than six miles.

Lancaster Girls' Grammar School

Lancaster Girls ' Grammar School 11-18 Girls' Grammar Regent Street Head: Mrs J Cahalin Lancaster LA1 1SF Number on Roll January 2013: 912 01524 581661 (including sixth form) [email protected] Admission Number: 115

Information relating to Autumn Term 2013 Year 7 admissions: Places available: 112 Total preferences received and Preferences received 1st 131 considered equally was 177 2nd 25 3rd 21

SUMMARY OF POLICY This is an Academy - please contact the Academy for full admission details. Admission of Pupils In order to preserve the established character and high academic reputation of the school, the aim shall be to provide places for girls selected according to ability and aptitude. The Governors will admit girls who fall within the upper quartile of ability selected by means of entrance tests.

Catchment Area Traditionally the school has drawn its pupils not only from Lancaster but from places further afield within travelling distances. a) Priority Areas In allocating places the Governors will first give priority to girls who live within the City of Lancaster at the time of their application and who are looked after or previously looked after at the time when preferences are expressed and at the time of their admission to school. Girls who reside within the boundaries of the City of Lancaster at the time of application will then be given priority. (See map in school.) b) “Residual” Places In allocating residual places the Governors will give priority to girls who are looked after at the time when preferences are expressed and who are looked after at the time of their admission to school, and those who have been previously looked after.

Places may then be offered to those residing outside the City of Lancaster but within reasonable travelling distance after the needs of those residing in the City have been met. Distance will be measured using a computerised measuring system from home front door to school main entrance. In considering requests in respect of children with otherwise equal claims, the distance of their home from the school and the scores achieved in the entrance tests will be taken into account.

Co-ordinated Admissions Policy All parents must list Lancaster Girls' Grammar School as one of their three preferences on the Local Authority form. All preferences will be considered equally by all admission authorities and if places at more than one school could be offered the Local Authority will allocate the school ranked highest by parents on their application. In addition, parents must complete a Lancaster Girls' Grammar School entrance tests registration form which must be returned to LGGS no later than noon on Wednesday 18th September. The Entrance examination for this school takes place on Saturday 28th September 2013.

TRANSPORT Travelling expenses will be met for children in Years 7-11 where this is the nearest school to your home and the school is three miles or more measured by the shortest walking route. Travelling expenses will also be met for pupils who are entitled to free school meals or whose parents are in receipt of the Maximum Amount of Working Tax Credit where this school is any one of the three nearest schools from your home and where the distance exceeds two miles but is less than six miles.

Garstang Community Academy

Garstang Community Academy 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Bowgreave Head: Mr P M Birch Garstang PR3 1YE Number on Roll January 2013: 754 01995 603226 Admission Number: 168

Information relating to Autumn Term 2013 Year 7 admissions: Places available: 168 Initial allocation under each criterion:

Total parental preferences 1st 103 Looked after children 3 (considered equally) 2nd 93 Social/Medical/Welfare - ranked by parents 3rd 88 Sibling 40 Total preferences received: 284 Geographical in GPA no siblings 64 Geographical out GPA no siblings - SEN - LA allocated -

SUMMARY OF POLICY This is an Academy. Please contact the Academy for full admission details.

Where the number of applications for admission is greater than the published admission number, applications will be considered against the criteria set out below. After the admission of students with statements of Special Educational Needs, the criteria will be applied in the order in which they are set out below: a) children in public care and adopted children who were previously in care; b) children for whom, in the opinion of professional experts, there are exceptionally strong medical, social or welfare reasons for admission associated with the child and/or family which are directly relevant to Garstang Community Academy. This may include some non-statemented students who have special educational needs. c) children who will have a sibling in attendance at Garstang Community Academy at the time of transfer. d) Other students with priority given to those that live nearest to Garstang Community Academy, in accordance with local Geographical Priority arrangements . The measurement will be taken in a straight line from the centre point of the residence to the centre point of the Academy, using the Lancashire Local Authority’s geographical information system (GIS).

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA Parishes of Cockerham, Forton, Nether Wyresdale, Bleasdale, Winmarleigh, Cabus, Nateby, Garstang, Barnacre with Bonds, Kirkland, Upper Rawcliffe with Tarnacre, Great Eccleston, Inskip with Sowerby, Catterall, Claughton, Myerscough, Bilsborrow, Ellel and Over Wyresdale.

(Inskip with Sowerby is in both Garstang Community Academy and Broughton Business Enterprise College's geographical priority area. Ellel, Cockerham and Over Wyresdale are also in Skerton and Central Lancaster area. Great Eccleston is also in the Hodgson Academy area.)

TRANSPORT Please also see section 4 of the main booklet. Pupils living in the following areas may be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in any doubt over the distance between your home and the school please check with the Area Education Office. Barnacre, Bilsborrow, Bleasdale, Cabus, Calder Vale, Catterall, Churchtown, Claughton on Brock, parts of Cockerham, parts of Crossmoor, Dolphinholme, Forton, Garstang, parts of Great Eccleston, Kirkland, Myerscough, Nateby, Oakenclough, Scorton, parts of St Michaels-on-Wyre, parts of Thurnham, Upper Rawcliffe, Winmarleigh.

Millfield Science and Performing Arts College

Millfield Science and 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Performing Arts College Head: Mr S Bullen Belvedere Road Number on Roll January 2013: 725 Thornton Cleveleys FY5 5DG Admission Number: 160 01253 865929

Information relating to Autumn Term 2013 Year 7 admissions: Places available: 150 Initial allocation under each criterion:

Total parental preferences 1st 159 Looked after children 1 (considered equally) 2nd 129 Social/Medical/Welfare - ranked by parents 3rd 149 Sibling 38 Total preferences received: 437 Geographical in GPA no siblings 97 Geographical out GPA no siblings 14 SEN -

SUMMARY OF POLICY This is a Community School. Please see page 9 for details of how places are allocated in Community Schools.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA Parishes of Fleetwood and Thornton Cleveleys (part*) and Hambleton (shared with Hodgson and Fleetwood) *The cut off point being Amounderness Way from the Singleton parish boundary across to the Blackpool Borough boundary.

TRANSPORT Please also see section 4 of the main booklet. Pupils may be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in any doubt over the distance between your home and the school please check with the Area Education Office.

Baines School

Baines School 11-18 Mixed Voluntary Aided Comprehensive Highcross Road Head: Mr R J M McCowan Poulton-le-Fylde FY6 8BE Number on Roll January 2013: 964 01253 883019 (including sixth form) Admission Number: 168

Information relating to Autumn Term 2013 Year 7 admissions: Places available: 168 Total preferences received and Preferences received 1st 172 considered equally was 541 2nd 183 3rd 187

SUMMARY OF POLICY This is a Voluntary Aided school - please contact the school for full admission details. When applications for admission to Year 7 exceed the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied, in the order set out below, to decide which children to admit. Twins/triplets will be considered as one unit, and places awarded based on the highest criterion applicable to the 'unit' application. 1. Children looked after and previously looked after children. 2. The presence of an older brother or sister in the school (Sibling Rule). This applies where the older brother or sister will be on the school roll at the time of entry into school i.e. September 2013. Admission may be claimed under this criterion for half brothers/sisters, adopted brothers or sisters and step brothers/sisters or the child of the parent/carer's partner, and in every case, the child should be living in the same family unit at the same address. 3. The consideration of special medical, social or educational needs relating to an individual child. Applications under this criterion should be backed up by any correspondence held, from the appropriate body that would support a claim under this criterion. E.g. G.P. SEN coordinator, Educational Psychiatrist. All correspondence will be treated in strictest confidence. 4. Proximity of the child's home to the school, with those living nearer to the school being accorded the higher priority. Distance will be measured electronically using a programme called Data Map. This is a straight line measuring system and measures from the centre of the Main School Building to the centre of the applicant's house. Where there is equal claim to a place at Baines School the matter will be decided using the distance criterion as explained in criterion No. 4. In the event of a tied distance measurement between address points the Local Authority’s system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

TRANSPORT Travelling expenses will be met for pupils in Years 7-11 where this is the nearest school and the distance between your home and the school is three miles or more measured by the shortest walking route. Travelling expenses will also be met for pupils who are entitled to free school meals or whose parents are in receipt of the Maximum Amount of Working Tax Credit where this school is any one of the three nearest schools from your home and where the distance exceeds two miles but is less than six miles.

Cardinal Allen Catholic High School

Cardinal Allen Catholic High School 11-16 Mixed Voluntary Aided Comprehensive Melbourne Avenue Head: Mr P Mooney Fleetwood FY7 8AY Number on Roll January 2013: 797 01253 872659 Admission Number: 165

Information relating to Autumn Term 2013 Year 7 admissions: Places available: 165 Total preferences received and Preferences received 1st 154 considered equally was 294 2nd 98 3rd 42

SUMMARY OF POLICY This is a Voluntary Aided school - please contact the school for full admission details.

Places will be offered in accordance with the following order of priority: A. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children ( i.e. CHILDREN IN CARE OR PREVIOUSLY IN CARE) B. Baptised Catholic children who will have a sibling in the school at the expected time of admission. C. Baptised Catholic children who currently attend one of the partner Catholic Primary Schools named below D. Other Baptised Catholic children E. Children who are not Baptised Catholics who will have a sibling in the school at the expected time of admission. F. Other Christian children G. Children who are not Baptised Catholics/Christians who currently attend one of the partner Catholic Primary Schools named below H. Children of Staff I. Other children

Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. This address point is within the body of the property and usually located at its centre. The Centre of school is the new School Chapel. Where the cut off point is for addresses within the same building, then the single measure between address points will apply and the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offers(s).

The school serves in the first instance Catholic children from the Catholic parishes situated within the Borough of Wyre (St Mary's, St Wulstan's & St Edmund's - Fleetwood, St John's, St Martin De Porres & English Martyrs - Poulton, Sacred Heart & St Nicholas Owen - Thornton) together with the Catholic parishes of Cleveleys (St Teresa & St John Southworth), Bispham (St Bernadette), Pilling (St William), Knott End (St Bernard) and Great Eccleston (St Mary). In the case of Great Eccleston the children who travel to that school from Elswick, Little Eccleston, Larbreck, Out Rawcliffe, Singleton, Thistleton, St Michael's and Inskip are also included.

TRANSPORT

Travel assistance will be offered for children wishing to attend Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, where the School is the nearest High School to the home address and Parents live more than 3 miles from the School, measured by the shortest walking route.

Where the School is not the nearest High School to the home address, the pupil is baptised RC and the distance criterion is met, Parents will be asked to contribute £2 per school day per child towards the cost of transport provision by the Authority.

Travelling expenses will also be met for pupils who are entitled to free school meals or whose Parents are in receipt of the maximum amount of Working Tax Credit, subject to certain conditions.

Parents in any doubt over the distance between home and the School, and the provision of transport, are asked to check with the Area Education Office.

Saint Aidan's Church of England Technology College

Saint Aidan 's Church of England 11-16 Mixed Voluntary Aided Comprehensive Technology College Head: Mr A Smith Cartgate Number on Roll January 2013: 802 Preesall FY6 0NP Admission Number: 168 01253 810504

Information relating to Autumn Term 2013 Year 7 admissions: Places available: 168 Total preferences received and Preferences received 1st 107 considered equally was 261 2nd 72 3rd 83

SUMMARY OF POLICY This is a Voluntary Aided school - please contact the school for full admission details. In the event that there are more applicants than places, the Governing Body will allocate places using the following criteria, which are listed in order of priority: A. Looked after children and previously looked after children. B. Children with special social or medical circumstances where these needs can only be met at this school. C. Children whose parent/guardian lives within the ecclesiastical parishes of the foundation (Hambleton, Out Rawcliffe, Pilling, Preesall and Stalmine). A map showing the boundaries is available in school. D. Children with a parent/guardian worshipping in a church in membership of Churches Together in England. E. Children with a parent/guardian worshipping in a non-Christian faith which is in membership of UK Interfaith Network. F. Children who have a sibling attending Saint Aidan’s Church of England Technology College on the date of application and on the date of admission. G. Other Children. Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance from the main gate of the school to the Ordnance Survey address point for the home in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. This address point is within the body of the property and usually located at its centre. Where applicants live across the River Wyre from the school distance will be measured to the centre of Shard Bridge or Cartford Bridge (whichever is the nearer), then the distance to the school added. Where the cut off point is for addresses within the same building, then the single measure between address points will apply and the Local Authority’s system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

TRANSPORT Travelling expenses will be met for pupils who reside in the ecclesiastical foundation parishes stated above and where the distance between your home and the school is three miles or more measured by the shortest walking route. The Governors of the school offer places within these areas without regard to denominational considerations. Pupils who reside outside of the named parishes in C above and who have been admitted on denominational grounds as outlined in Clause D will be offered assistance with travel costs if this school is the nearest CE high school. Where this is not the nearest school, parents will be required to contribute an annual charge of £380 towards the cost of travel. In addition travelling expenses will be met for other pupils where this is the nearest school and the distance criterion is met. Travelling expenses will additionally be met by the Local Authority for pupils who are entitled to free school meals or whose parents are in receipt of the maximum amount of Working Tax Credit where • this school is any one of the three nearest schools from your home and where the distance exceeds two miles but is less than six miles or • where this is the nearest school of parent's faith or belief and the distance is between two and fifteen miles from the parent's home. If the parents of pupils who reside in the above ecclesiastical parishes can demonstrate that they have strong religious or philosophical convictions as to why admission to these schools would not be deemed to be appropriate (such as membership of a secular society), the nearest Community High School will be considered to be the nearest suitable school. Where this is the case, parents will be required to contribute an annual charge of £380 if the pupil lives more than the statutory walking distance. If the payment of transport costs is an important factor for you in your choice of schools, you are advised to discuss this with the North Area Education Office on (01524) 581134 before completing your application form .

Fleetwood High School

Fleetwood High School 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Broadway Associate Head: Mr R J Barnes Fleetwood FY7 8HE Number on Roll January 2013: 715 01253 876757 (including sixth form) Admission Number: 240

Information relating to Autumn Term 2013 Year 7 admissions: Places available: 240 Initial allocation under each criterion:

Total parental preferences 1st 115 Looked after children 1 (considered equally) 2nd 51 Social/Medical/Welfare - ranked by parents 3rd 31 Sibling 34 Total preferences received: 197 Geographical in GPA no siblings 81 Geographical out GPA no siblings 1 SEN - LA Allocated -

SUMMARY OF POLICY

This school changed to Foundation status from September 2009. The Governing Body have however decided to continue to apply the admission policy for community and voluntary controlled schools for September 2014 admissions.

When the School is oversubscribed the following priorities apply in order:

1. Children who are looked after by a Local Authority at the time when preferences are expressed and who are still looked after at the time of their admission to school and those who have been previously looked after, then 2. Children for whom the Governing Body accepts that there are exceptional medical, social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school, then 3. Children living within the school's geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters attending the school when the younger child will start, then 4. Children living within the school's geographical priority area, then 5. Children living outside the school's geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters still attending the school when the younger child will start, then 6. Children living outside the school's geographical priority area below.

The distance measure is a straight line (radial) measure, centre of building to centre of building.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA Parishes of Fleetwood and Thornton Cleveleys (part*) and Hambleton (shared with Hodgson and Millfield) *The cut off point being Amounderness Way from Singleton parish boundary across to the Blackpool Borough boundary.

Hodgson Academy

Hodgson Academy 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Moorland Road Head: Mr A M Nicholson Poulton-le-Fylde FY6 7EU Number on Roll January 2013: 1080 01253 882815 Admission Number: 225

Information relating to Autumn Term 2013 Year 7 admissions: Places available: 225 Initial allocation under each criterion:

Total parental preferences 1st 197 Looked after children 1 (considered equally) 2nd 335 Social/Medical/Welfare - ranked by parents 3rd 153 Sibling 68 Total preferences received: 685 Geographical in GPA no siblings 40 Geographical out GPA no siblings 103 SEN - LA Allocated 3

SUMMARY OF POLICY This is an Academy - please contact the Academy for full admission details.

When Hodgson Academy is oversubscribed the following priorities apply in order:

1. Children in public care at the time when preferences are expressed and who are still in public care at the time of their admission to school, and those who have been previously looked after, then 2. Children for whom the Governors accepts that there are exceptional medical, social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned, then 3. Children with older brothers or sisters attending the school when the younger child will start , then 4. Children living within the school’s geographical priority area, then 5. Children living outside the school’s geographical priority area.

The distance measure is a straight line (radial) measure, centre of building to centre of building.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA Parishes of Thornton Cleveleys (part*) Poulton-le-Fylde, Staining, Singleton, Eccleston with Larbeck, Great Eccleston, Elswick and Hambleton (shared with Millfield and Fleetwood). (Great Eccleston is also in the Garstang Community Academy area). *The cut off point being Amounderness Way from the Singleton Parish boundary to the border with Blackpool.

TRANSPORT Please also see section 4 of the main booklet. Pupils living in the following areas may be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in any doubt over the distance between your home and the school please check with the Area Education Office. Parts of Elswick, parts of Great Eccleston, parts of Hambleton, parts of Little Eccleston, Singleton, Skippool, Staining, and parts of Weeton.

Carr Hill High School and Sixth Form Centre

Carr Hill High School 11-18 Mixed Comprehensive and Sixth Form Centre Head: Mr P Earnshaw Royal Avenue Number on Roll January 2013: 1195 Kirkham (including sixth form) Preston PR4 2ST Admission Number: 250 01772 682008

Information relating to Autumn Term 2013 Year 7 admissions: Places available: 250 Initial allocation under each criterion:

Total parental preferences 1st 180 Looked after children 3 (considered equally) 2nd 49 Social/Medical/Welfare - ranked by parents 3rd 69 Sibling 67 Total preferences received: 298 Geographical in GPA no siblings 108 Geographical out GPA no siblings 9 SEN - LA allocated -

SUMMARY OF POLICY This is a Community School. Please see page 9 for details of how places are allocated in Community Schools.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA Parishes of Weeton with Preese, Greenhalgh with Thistleton, Medlar-with-Wesham, Treales Roseacre and Wharles, Kirkham, Ribby-with-Wrea, Bryning with Warton, Freckleton and Newton with Clifton.

TRANSPORT (YEARS 7-11) Please also see section 4 of the main booklet. Pupils living in the following areas may be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in any doubt over the distance between your home and the school please check with the Area Education Office. Bryning, parts of Freckleton, Greenhalgh, Ribby-with-Wrea, Roseacre, Salwick, Treales, Warton (Fylde), Weeton-with-Preese.

Saint Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham – A Business and Enterprise College

Saint Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham 11-16 Mixed Voluntary Aided Comprehensive – A Business and Enterprise College Head: Mr P Grice Talbot Road Number on Roll January 2013: 770 Lytham St Annes FY8 4JL Admission Number: 165 01253 737174

Information relating to Autumn Term 2013 Year 7 admissions: Places available: 165 Total preferences received and Preferences received 1st 165 considered equally was 410 2nd 192 3rd 53

SUMMARY OF POLICY This is a Voluntary Aided school - please contact the school for full admission details. GENERAL INFORMATION Saint Bede's Catholic High School was established to serve the parishes of the Kirkham Deanery, which are: St Joseph's, Ansdell The Holy Family, Freckleton and Warton St John the Evangelist (The Willows), Kirkham St Joseph's, Wesham St Peter's, Lytham St Anne's, Westby Our Lady Star of the Sea, St Annes St Albans, St Annes The five Catholic partner primary schools are: St Peter's, Lytham Our Lady Star of the Sea, St Annes The Willows, Kirkham The Holy Family, Freckleton and Warton St Joseph's, Wesham OVERSUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA 1. Baptised Roman Catholic Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children. 2. Baptised Roman Catholic children who live in the parishes of the Kirkham Deanery with a sibling in the school at the time of expected admission. 3. Baptised Roman Catholic children who live in the parishes of the Kirkham Deanery, instanced above. 4. Baptised Roman Catholic children with a sibling in the school at the time of expected admission. 5. Baptised Roman Catholic children from other schools. 6. Other Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children . 7. Other children with a sibling in school at the time of expected admission. 8. Other children from Catholic partner primary schools who are genuinely seeking a Christian secondary education instanced above. 9. Baptised children from other Christian denominations. 10. Other children.

In the event of oversubscription in any of the above criteria places will be allocated according to the following tie breaker criterion: The distance criterion which will be used as the tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria is a straight line (radial) measure. The distance measure is a straight line (radial) measure centre of building to centre of building and is measured using the Local Authority’s computerised measuring system with those living nearer to the school having priority. If the Local Authority is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (eg twins or same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.

The school open evening is planned for Thursday 26 th September 2013, between 6 pm and 8.30 pm.

TRANSPORT

Travel assistance will be offered for baptised Catholic children who reside in the Kirkham Deanery stated above and where the distance between your home and the school is three miles or more measured by the shortest walking route. Travel assistance will also be offered for baptised Catholic children where this is the nearest Roman Catholic high school and the distance criterion is met. In both the above cases where this is not the nearest school, parents will be required to contribute an annual charge of £380 towards the cost of travel.

Travelling expenses will also be met where this is your nearest school and you live more than three miles from the school. Travelling expenses will additionally be met by the Local Authority for pupils who are entitled to free school meals or whose parents are in receipt of the maximum amount of Working Tax Credit where • this school is any one of the three nearest schools from your home and where the distance exceeds two miles but is less than six miles or • where this is the nearest school of parent's faith or belief and the distance is between two and fifteen miles from the parent's home.

Lytham St Annes Technology and Performing Arts College

Lytham St Annes Technology and 11-18 Mixed Comprehensive Performing Arts College Head: Mr P S Wood Worsley Road Number on Roll January 2013: 1619 Ansdell (including sixth form) Lytham St Annes FY8 4DG Admission Number: 270 01253 733192

Information relating to Autumn Term 2013 Year 7 admissions: Places available: 270 Initial allocation under each criterion:

Total parental preferences 1st 231 Looked after children 1 (considered equally) 2nd 112 Social/Medical/Welfare - ranked by parents 3rd 54 Sibling 82 Total preferences received: 397 Geographical in GPA no siblings 137 Geographical out GPA no siblings 18 SEN -

SUMMARY OF POLICY

This school changed to Foundation status from September 2011. The Governing Body have however decided to continue to apply the admission policy for community and voluntary controlled schools for September 2014 admissions.

When the School is oversubscribed the following priorities apply in order:

1. Children in public care and those previously looked after at the time when preferences are expressed and who are still in public care at the time of their admission to school, then 2. Children for whom the Governing Body accepts that there are exceptional medical, social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school, then 3. Children living within the school's geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters attending the school when the younger child will start, then 4. Children living within the school's geographical priority area, then 5. Children living outside the school's geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters still attending the school when the younger child will start, then 6. Children living outside the school's geographical priority area below.

The distance measure is a straight line (radial) measure, centre of building to centre of building.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA Parishes of Lytham St Annes and Westby with Plumpton. The area to continue down the centre of Squires Gate Lane and Progress Way until rejoining the borough boundary.

TRANSPORT (YEARS 7-11) Please also see section 4 of the main booklet. Pupils living in the above geographical priority area may be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in any doubt over the distance between your home and the school please check with the Area Education Office.

CUMBRIA COUNTY COUNCIL

The following schools are maintained by Cumbria County Council. If you would like to request any of these schools as a preference, please include them on the LCC application form.

You are advised to contact the schools direct for full details of the entry requirements and admission arrangements.

Dallam School, 11-18 Mixed Comprehensive An International Language College Head: Mr S Holdup Milnthorpe Cumbria Email: [email protected] LA7 7DD 01539 565165

Queen Elizabeth School 11-18 Mixed Comprehensive Kirkby Lonsdale Head: Mr C Clarke Carnforth Lancashire LA6 2HJ 015242 71275

BLACKPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL

The following school is maintained by Blackpool Borough Council. If you would like to request this school as a preference, please include it on the LCC application form.

You are advised to contact the school direct for full details of the entry requirements and admission arrangements.

St George's School A Church of England Business & 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Enterprise College Head: Mr D Berry Cherry Tree Road Marton Email: [email protected] Blackpool FY4 4PH 01253 316725

Other Information Catholic Children living in Poulton-le-Fylde and Great Eccleston Agreement has been reached between Governors, Lancaster Diocesan School Commission and Lancashire County Council, that on grounds of accessibility, Catholic children living in Poulton-le-Fylde and Great Eccleston can be considered for admission to Blackpool St Mary's Catholic High School. Admission forms are available from Blackpool Local Education Authority (at Blackpool Council, School Admissions Team, Children, Adult & Family Services, Progress House, Clifton Road, Blackpool FY4 4US. Telephone (01253) 476637.)

Parents may also wish to consider the Catholic High School in Fulwood, Preston as a preference. Details are available in the Preston and South Ribble area information booklet. In all cases assistance with travel costs will not be met unless the school attended is the nearest school geographically and the distance is three miles or more.

Transport Costs Transport to Community, Voluntary Controlled and Foundation Schools and Academies Assistance with school transport will only be provided if the distance from your home to your nearest suitable school by the shortest accepted route is three miles or more. For pupils attending Community, Voluntary Controlled and Foundation Schools and Academies in Lancaster, Wyre and Fylde, your nearest suitable school will be the school which serves the geographical priority area in which you live. Therefore whilst you are able to apply for a place to a school in another geographical area, assistance with travel will not be provided, unless that school is nearer to your home than the geographical priority area school and the distance criterion is met. In cases where these are shared geographical priority areas transport will only be provided to the nearest school. Under each Lancashire Community, Voluntary Controlled and Foundation School and Academy you will note that it lists a number of areas where if you reside in those areas and the distance to that school is three miles or more, measured by the shortest suitable walking route, your child may qualify for free transport to that school. Your attention is specifically drawn to those areas prefaced by the words 'parts of'. This means that if you reside in one of those areas your nearest school is only nearest to parts of that area. In those instances if the payment of travel costs is an important factor in expressing a preference for that school, you must check with the Area Education Office to confirm whether from your address the school chosen is the nearest school. Transport to Voluntary Aided High Schools For parents obtaining places in Voluntary Aided Church of England and Catholic Schools on denominational grounds, your nearest suitable denominational school will usually be the school which serves the parish in which you live. Under the entry for each Voluntary Aided Church School the admissions criteria will usually list the parishes which the school serves. If you live in one of these parishes and obtain a place at the school on denominational grounds and you live over three miles from the school measured by the shortest walking route, then travel assistance will be offered to that school. However, where this is not the nearest school, parents will be required to contribute an annual charge of £380 towards the cost of travel. An additional footnote is provided for each school to assist you further. For pupils who obtain a place at a selective grammar school in Lancaster, assistance with travel will only be provided if the school attended is the nearest and the distance criterion is met. In those instances where you do not reside in the parishes stated, and the payment of travelling expenses is an important factor in expressing a preference for that school, you must check with the Area Education Office that the school chosen is the nearest school.

Provision of School Transport Parents/carers of children not entitled to transport assistance are also reminded to exercise caution when considering preferences for a particular school based on current transport provision. The County Council cannot guarantee that any specific school service will continue to operate in the future. In addition to the above transport provisions, parents on low incomes will have additional entitlement to travel assistance. Please also see section 4 of the main booklet.

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FOR OFFICE USE Admission to Secondary Schools 2014/15

Application Form

Please return this completed form to your child's primary school or apply on-line at www.lancashire.gov.uk (search "school admissions") by Thursday 31 October 2013

Part 1 – Information (PLEASE USE BLOCK CAPITALS AND COMPLETE IN BLACK INK)

1. Name of child Surname Forename(s)

2. Date of birth / / Boy Girl Twin/Triplet (please tick)

3. Primary school Tel no

4. (a)Name of parent(s)/guardian(s)

(b)Address

Postcode Tel no Email

5. Which council charges Council Tax for the address where your child lives?

6. If the child is not living permanently with the above parent(s)/guardian(s) please give:

(a)Name of person child usually lives with

(b)Address

Postcode Tel No

Date when the child started living with person at address in 6(b) / /

If there is a shared parenting arrangement both parents must confirm the details of this at the outset at part 13 of this form (see the secondary admission booklet, Section 2, paragraph H).

7. Details of siblings who will be attending secondary school on 1 September 2014. ( Brothers and sisters, stepchildren, half brothers and sisters, adopted and foster children living with the same family at the same address .)

Name(s) Date of birth School Female Male

/ /

Part 2 – Additional Information

8. Does the child have a final statement for special needs? Yes No

Is the child known to an Educational Psychologist? Yes No

9. Do you consider your child to have a disability? Yes No Description

10a. Is the child in care to any local authority? Yes No 10b. Was the child formerly in care and now adopted? Yes No 10c. Does the child have a residence or guardianship order? Yes No

Name of relevant Local Authority

Name of Social Worker Tel No

11. Is the child subject to a private fostering arrangement? Yes No

Contact agency Tel no

12. Does a parent/guardian work at any of your school preferences? Yes No Name ...... School ...... Name ...... School ......

13.. Additional information to support your application may be provided. This can be medical, social or welfare information relating to the pupil and / or the family. Evidence from an appropriate professional (eg doctor, health visitor, social worker) can be attached. Please continue on a separate sheet if necessary. * Do not include Religious information in this section (see below).

Part 3 – Statement of Preferences

Please state clearly your 3 secondary school preferences for the child. All secondary preferences will be considered equally. You are therefore strongly advised to use all 3 preferences and to name 3 different schools. Where more than one offer would be possible the school which has an available place and which you have ranked highest priority will become the single offer. Your list of preferences may include schools within or outside Lancashire. Your preferences may include Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools, Voluntary Aided Schools, Free Schools, Foundation Schools and Academies. Independent / Private Schools must not be included.

I/We being the parent(s)/guardian(s) of the child named in part 1 would prefer him/her to be considered for admission to the following secondary schools / academies in priority order : First Second Third

*Do you have any religious affiliation? YES/NO Is your child baptised Catholic? YES/NO If YES you should contact any Voluntary Aided, Foundation school or Academy which is included as a preference and obtain their supplementary information form (this is in addition to the formal application process).

THIS APPLICATION FORM IS FOR COMPLETION ONLY BY PARENTS RESIDENT IN LANCASHIRE . PLEASE RETURN BY 31 OCTOBER 2013.

14. Signature(s) I/We have read the secondary school information for parents and certify that the information given on this form is correct. The Local Authority reserves the right to verify the information given on this form. Any offer of a place will be on the basis that the information provided is accurate.

Parent(s)/Carer(s) Date

If you apply on a paper form it is your responsibility to ensure that this is submitted to a primary school or to the Local Authority by 31 st October 2013. Please ask for a receipt.

Notes for information Before completing an application all parents are strongly advised to read the secondary school admissions information on the Lancashire County Council web pages at www.lancashire.gov.uk (search "school admissions"). If you need advice on how to complete an application please contact your Area Education Office.

When you apply on-line at www.lancashire.gov.uk (search "school admissions") you APPLY will:- • Receive an e-mail acknowledgement when you press the submit button ON-LINE • Be able to change your application up to the closing date www.lancashire.gov.uk • Be able to view your school offer slightly earlier (on the offer date)

PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS THE "SUBMIT" BUTTON TO FINALISE ANY ON-LINE ADMISSION APPLICATION

Timetable for Lancashire Secondary Admission 2014/15

The arrangements for the transfer of pupils to secondary schools in September 2014 will, as far as possible, conform to the following timetable.

On-line application system goes live at www.lancashire.gov.uk . On (Search "school admissions" and please remember to press the 2 September 2013 "submit" button.)

Not later than Closing date for applications (statutory). 31 October 2013

During this period all applications are processed and all preferences are considered against the published admissions policy. Where schools are oversubscribed, decisions are made as to which children should be offered the available places. The Local Authority will liaise and exchange information with all other Admission Authorities including neighbouring Local Authorities. The allocation and offer of a secondary place is finalised.

Monday 3 March Offer letters issued to parents by second class post 2014

Friday Return of request for appeal forms/place on reserve 7 March 2014 (waiting) lists.

Week commencing Distribution to parents of appeal forms 17 March 2014

Friday Appeal deadline.* 1 st round of hearings 4 April 2014

By Friday 4 July Appeals submitted by the deadline heard by independent 2014 appeal Panel

*Appeals which are received after the deadline will be slotted into the schedule where this is possible. There is no guarantee that this will happen and late appeals may be heard after the stipulated date at a second round of hearings. The schedule is subject to change depending upon the availability of appeal panel members, clerks, venues etc.

PLEASE NOTE: THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS THURSDAY 31 OCTOBER 2013.

OFFERS (LETTERS AND ON-LINE ACCESS)

For September 2014 secondary school places, the offer letters will be issued by second class post on Monday 3 March 2014.

Parents who would like to view their school offer quickly are however advised to apply on-line (see front inside cover of the accompanying booklet).

The on-line system will go 'live' on the evening of Monday 3 March 2014 and will allow on-line applicants to view their school offer.

Apply on-line at www.lancashire.gov.uk and search 'school admissions'

September 2013 Pupil Access Team Pupil Places and Access Resources, Planning and Business Services Directorate for Children and Young People www.lancashire.gov.uk