Proposed Admission Arrangements Years 7 to 11

PROPOSED ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS

YEARS 7 TO 11

COMMUNITY SECONDARY SCHOOLS

OXFORDSHIRE

2017 ONWARDS

1 Introduction

1. Please note that new text is marked in red.

2. The proposed admission arrangements meet the requirements of the School Admissions Code 2014.

3. All community secondary schools are part of the Coordinated Admissions Scheme for the normal point of entry, the In Year admissions Scheme and the Fair access Protocol.

4. A consultation is also being undertaken on the designated areas for Larkmead School and Fitzharrys School. The current designated areas for Larkmead School and Fitzharrys School are fragmented. The proposed changes are intended to create designated areas that are coherent and serve the interests of the whole of Abingdon and its surrounding area.

5. There are no proposals to change the designated areas for Carterton Community College, Wood Green School and Icknield Community College. Maps showing the designated areas for these schools are attached as part of the consultation.

2 THE PROPOSED ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS FOR YEARS 7 TO 11 FOR COMMUNITY SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR ENTRY IN 2017 ONWARDS

In accordance with legal requirements children who have an Education Health and Care Plan that names the school will be admitted to that school. In addition those children who have a Statement of Special Educational Needs that names a particular 1 school in Part 4 of that Statement will also be admitted to that school.

The oversubscription criteria for community secondary schools are shown below in descending order of priority.

1. Children who are looked after2 by a local authority within the meaning of section 22 of the Children Act 1989 at the time of their application and previously looked after children.3 The term “previously looked after children” refers only to children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order4 or special guardianship order5).

2. Disabled children who need to be admitted to a school on the grounds of physical accessibility. The definition of disability is that contained within the Equalities Act 2010.

3. a. Children living in the designated area of the school with a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending the preferred school at the time of entry.

If there are more applicants than places in category 3(a) priority will be given to those children who live closest to the school by the nearest designated public route as defined on the Directorate for Children, Education & Families’ Geographic Information System.

b. Children living in the designated area of the school.

If there are more applicants than places in category 3(b) priority will be given to those children who live closest to the school by the nearest designated public route as defined on the Directorate for Children, Education & Families’ Geographic Information System.

1 A Statement of Special Educational Need is a statement made by the local authority under Section 324 of the Education Act 1996 specifying the special educational provision required for that child. An Education, Health and Care plan is a plan made by the local authority under Section 37 of the Children and Families Act 2014 specifying the special education provision required for that child. This is therefore not an oversubscription criterion. 2 A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. 3 This group includes children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 (see section 12 adoption orders) and children who were adopted under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (see section 46 adoption orders). 4 Under the provisions of s.14 of the Children and Families Act 2014, which amend section 8 of the Children Act 1989, residence orders have now been replaced by child arrangements orders. 5 Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian (or special guardians). 3 4. Children living outside the designated area who have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending the preferred school at the time of entry. If there are more applicants than places in this category priority will be given to children who live closest to the school by the nearest designated public route as defined on the Directorate for Children, Education & Families’ Geographic Information System.

5. Children who attend a partner school, and live outside the designated area. If there are more applicants than places in this category priority will be given to those children who live closest to the school by the nearest designated public route as defined on the Directorate for Children, Education & Families’ Geographic Information System.

6. Those children who do not meet any of the above criteria. If there are more applicants than places in this category priority will be given to those children who live closest to the school by the nearest designated public route as defined on the Directorate for Children, Education & Families’ Geographic Information System.

TIME OF ENTRY

The admission arrangements give some priority to those with a brother or sister attending the relevant school at the applicant’s “time of entry”. This means that, in the normal admissions round, there will be no sibling connection for admission purposes for entry to Year 7 if they have a brother or sister in Year 13.

All Year 11 students are required to continue education or training and Year 11 students do not need to apply for a place in Year 12 (if they attend an 11 to 18 school). Therefore applications made on behalf of children who have a brother or sister in Year 11 at the school applied for will be considered as children with a sibling connection.

CONTINUED INTEREST LISTS

Parents will be able to place a child’s name on the continued interest list for a community secondary school.

For those applying through the normal admissions round for Year 7 the continued interest lists will be maintained from shortly after initial allocation in March until 30 June of the academic year of entry.

In the case of those applying in year the continued interest lists will be maintained for one academic year. It will be possible to place a name on the list from 1 August, the beginning of the academic year, and the list will be discontinued on 30 June of that academic year.

ADMISSION TO AN OLDER OR YOUNGER AGE GROUP

Parents of gifted and talented children, or those who have experienced problems or missed part of a year, for example due to ill health, can seek places outside their normal age group.

4 Any decision will be made on the basis of the circumstances of each case. This will include:

 taking account of the parent’s views;  any information about the child’s academic, social and emotional development;  whether they have previously been educated out of their normal age group;  the views of the head teacher of the school(s) concerned.

When informing a parent of the decision on the year group to which their child should be admitted, the LA will give clear reasons for the decision. Where it has been agreed that a parent’s request for their child to be admitted out of their normal age group and, as a consequence of that decision, the child will be admitted to a relevant age group (i.e. the age group to which pupils are normally admitted to the school) the application will be:

 processed as part of the main admissions round, unless the parental request is made too late for this to be possible; and  considered against the determined admission arrangements only, including the application of oversubscription criteria where applicable.

The LA will not give a lower priority on the basis that the child is not of the correct age.

Parents’ statutory right to appeal against the refusal of a place at a school for which they have applied will not apply if they are offered a place at the school but it is not in their preferred age group. In addition if the request to be admitted to a different year group has not been accepted and a parent then appeals for a place for their child any appeal that is heard would relate to the child’s normal age group, i.e. the appeal would not be for admission to the requested year group.

RANDOM ALLOCATION

If the distance “tie break” produces an identical result for two or more applicants the Local Authority will use random allocation to determine who will be offered a place.

SIBLINGS/BROTHER OR SISTER

For admission purposes for community schools a sibling is defined as a brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, step brother or step sister who will be resident at the same address at the time of entry.

TWINS AND CHILDREN FROM MULTIPLE BIRTHS

Where the parent has made the same preferences of school and, through the normal operation of the admission arrangements, the last available place at a school has been allocated to one twin, or child from a multiple birth, the other twin, or the other children from the multiple birth, will be offered a place at that school. This means that, in these circumstances, the Published Admission Number would be exceeded.

LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN

5 A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school.

PREVIOUSLY LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN

The School Admissions Code 2012 introduced a requirement for all admission authorities to broaden the existing priority for 'looked after children' or children in care (defined in section 22 of the Children Act 1989) to also include 'previously looked after' children. Children who were 'previously looked after' were defined for admissions purposes as those who immediately after being in care became subject to an adoption, residence order, or special guardianship order.

A revised School Admissions Code came into force on 19 December 2014 and this states that previously looked children include those who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 (see section 12 adoption orders) and not simply those children who were adopted under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (see section 46 adoption orders). In addition, residence orders have now been replaced by child arrangements orders. Those who previously received a residence order are now deemed to have a child arrangement order.

If applying on behalf of a “previously looked after” child the parent will need to provide the following evidence:

 an adoption order under section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002; or  an adoption order under the Adoption Act 1976; or  a child arrangements order; or  a residence order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is to live under section 8 of the Children Act 1989; or  a special guardianship order appointing one or more individuals to be a child's special guardian(s), under section 14A of the Children Act 1989.

FAIR ACCESS PROTOCOL

The Fair Access Protocol is part of the admission arrangements of all community and voluntary controlled schools in Oxfordshire and all own admission authority schools that have adopted the same admission arrangements as community schools.

THE NEAREST DESIGNATED PUBLIC ROUTE AS DEFINED ON THE DIRECTORATE FOR CHILDREN, EDUCATION & FAMILIES’ GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

For admissions purposes for all schools where the Local Authority (LA) is the Admissions Authority for the school, and any own admission authority schools that have adopted the LA’s measuring system, the route from home to school will be measured using the shortest designated route.

The start point of a measurement is the “seed point” of the home address. The “seed point” is provided by Ordnance Survey from information compiled from Royal Mail and/or district or city councils. The seed point normally falls within the bounds of 6 a property. The accuracy of seed points is to the nearest ten centimetres. It is possible to move the location of an individual seed point, but this is not necessary for most addresses. It is not possible to verify the individual location of every seed point prior to measuring due to the number of addresses in Oxfordshire and surrounding areas.

From the seed point the route firstly connects to the nearest point of the digitised network. The positioning of front doors, driveways and back gates is not relevant to the route or the measurement and they are not programmed to be used by the measuring system.

The digitised network is constructed from road data supplied by Ordnance Survey called the Integrated Transport Network (ITN). The Integrated Transport Network has been accurately digitised to measure along the centre of roads and takes corners at right angles. This is the same underlying information as used by internet-based mapping solutions (e.g. Google Maps). However, the LA has a more accurate start point than internet-based mapping solutions and the ITN has been augmented by the LA to take into account other available public routes (e.g. alleyways, public footpaths, bridleways, etc). The augmented ITN used by the LA is accurate to at least 1 metre.

All 548,000 kilometres of roads in Great Britain are accurately mapped in a consistent and logical network. The network does not include routes that are not defined as public; these include crossing parks with no paths where the park is not open and available all the time, “short-cuts” across patches of open land without paths, or footpaths across private land which are not defined by Ordnance Survey as public routes.

The end point of the “shortest designated route” is the nearest open gate of the school first arrived at from the direction of travel from the seed point that is officially available for use by students for entry and exit to the school site at the start and end of the school day. The location of these gates has been set by the LA. The LA consults with each individual school annually to ensure accurate placement of the gate and its availability for use.

The shortest designated route is established using an algorithm within the bespoke software used by the LA. This software is called RouteFinder and is produced by Higher Mapping Solutions (www.highermappingsolutions.com). This programme integrates with the LA’s database (ONE) which is supplied by Capita Children’s Services (www.capita-cs.co.uk).

RouteFinder measures in kilometres and the measurement is converted into miles accurate to three decimal places, which gives an accurate reading up to 1.609344 metres. The “shortest designated route” is not necessarily a driving route because it may use in whole or in part a non-driveable route (e.g. footpaths).

The “shortest designated route” is also not necessarily a walking route for example, where roads are used; the measurement is along the centre of the road not along the edge (pavement or equivalent) of the road.

Other measuring systems may give a different measurement but the LA cannot take a measurement from another measuring system into account because this would constitute maladministration of the admissions process.

7 For addresses which are outside the digitised network (approximately 6 miles outside Oxfordshire’s county boundary) an internet mapping solution will be used. For addresses in Europe, we use maps.google.co.uk For addresses outside Europe we measure a straight line distance using longitude and latitude. Firstly, we derive a start point (the home address) using itouchmap.com/latlong.html We then measure the straight line distance in statute miles from this start point to the end point (the school gate) using www.nhc.noaa.gov/gccalc.shtml

Other measuring systems may give a different measurement. However, the LA will not take a measurement from another measuring system into account because this would constitute maladministration of the admissions process.

HOME ADDRESS

The address on the application should be the child’s address at the time of application. This is the address at which the child spends the majority of term-time school nights (Sunday night to Thursday night).

CHANGES OF ADDRESS

Changes of address which occur after 31 October 2016 but before16 November 2016 can be taken into account if proof of this change is provided (see below).

To confirm your new address we need one of the following:

 a solicitor's letter advising contracts have been exchanged (if the property is being purchased); or  a copy of a tenancy agreement (if the property is to be rented). If this tenancy agreement comes to an end before September 2017 we may not accept the address for admissions purposes; or  a copy of your Council Tax Bill showing the same name(s) as in Section 5 of the CAF.

Parents may also be asked to provide proof of address from correspondence they have received from HM Revenue & Customs, Child Benefit Division or Tax Credits Division. Such correspondence must pre-date the date upon which the application is submitted.

MULTIPLE ADDRESSES

Where children spend time with parents at more than one address then the address given on the form should be the one that they live at (i.e. sleep at) for the majority of term-time school nights (Sunday night to Thursday night). If children spend time equally at different addresses then this should be declared in writing and signed by all parties with parental responsibility. We may ask for proof of the living arrangements (i.e. a court decision) and we may ask for confirmation of an address you have given. If it is accepted by the Local Authority that a child spends time equally at two different addresses (for example, one week with each parent in turn during term-times), the address used for admissions purposes will be the address that is the most favourable (i.e. closest) to the first preference requested.

8 PARENTS UNABLE TO AGREE ON THE SCHOOLS TO BE LISTED ON THE CAF

If parents cannot agree on the schools to list on the CAF and submit separate applications the Local Authority will only consider the application made by the parent who receives Child Benefit for that child.

If a parent is unhappy with this decision their only recourse would be to seek an order from the Court.

FRAUDULENT APPLICATIONS

If a place has been obtained on the basis of a fraudulent or intentionally misleading application (for example, a false claim to residence in a designated/ catchment area) and this results in the denial of a place to a child with a stronger claim, the admission authority for the school may withdraw the offer of the place. This follows the guidance in paragraphs 2.12 and 2.13 of the School Admissions Code 2014 published by the Department for Education:

“[2.12] An admission authority must not withdraw an offer unless it has been offered in error, a parent has not responded within a reasonable period of time, or it is established that the offer was obtained through a fraudulent or intentionally misleading application. Where the parent has not responded to the offer, the admission authority must give the parent a further opportunity to respond and explain that the offer may be withdrawn if they do not. Where an offer is withdrawn on the basis of misleading information, the application must be considered afresh, and a right of appeal offered if an offer is refused.

[2.13] A school must not withdraw a place once a child has started at the school, except where that place was fraudulently obtained. In deciding whether to withdraw the place, the length of time that the child has been at the school must be taken into account. For example, it might be considered appropriate to withdraw the place if the child has been at the school for less than one term.”

COORDINATION OF ADMISSIONS FOR THE NORMAL ADMISSIONS ROUND

All community schools are part of the coordinated admission process for Oxfordshire for entry to Year 7 in 2017/18.

The Scheme is published on the Oxfordshire County Council public website.

IN YEAR ADMISSIONS (YEARS 7 TO 11)

All community schools are part of the coordinated in year admissions process for Oxfordshire.

The In Year Admission Scheme is published on the Oxfordshire County Council public website.

9 DESIGNATED AREAS

These can be viewed on the Oxfordshire public website. Living within a particular school’s designated area gives a high priority for admission but there is no guarantee that a place will always be made available.

Copies of the designated areas for Carterton Community College, Wood Green School, Icknield Community College, Larkmead School and Fitzharrys School are shown in Appendix 1.

OXFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS COVERED BY THE ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS FOR YEARS 7 TO 11

Department for School School Address Education Number 4041 Carterton Community College Carterton Community College Upavon Way Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 1BU 4052 Wood Green School Wood Green School Woodstock Road Witney OX28 1DX 4082 Icknield Community College Icknield Community College Love Lane Watlington Oxfordshire OX49 5RB 4125 Larkmead School Larkmead School Faringdon Road Abingdon OX14 1RF 4127 Fitzharrys School Fitzharrys School Nothcourt Road Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 1NP

THE PROPOSED ADMISSION POLICIES AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR YEARS 12 & 13 IN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS FOR 2016/17

ADMINISTRATION

The LA is the admission authority for all community secondary schools.

Those already on roll at a secondary school do not need to complete an application form for entry to Year 12 or Year 13.

OBJECTIVE ENTRY CRITERIA

In accordance with legal requirements children who have an Education Health and Care Plan that names the school will be admitted to that school. In addition those children who have a Statement of Special Educational Needs that names a particular 6 school in Part 4 of that Statement will also be admitted to that school.

The objective oversubscription criteria for entry to Years 12 and 13 at community secondary schools are shown below in descending order of priority.

1. Children who are looked after7 by a local authority within the meaning of section 22 of the Children Act 1989 at the time of their application and previously looked after children.8 The term “previously looked after children” refers only to children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or 9 special guardianship order) .

2. Those who meet the o b j e c t i v e and published academic requirements for the level of course applied for, live in the designated area of the school and live closest to the school measured by the nearest designated public route using the Directorate for Children, Education & Families’ Geographic Information System.

3. Those who meet the o b j e c t i v e and published academic requirements for the level of course applied for, as published in the relevant school prospectus, live outside the designated area of the school and live closest to the school measured by the nearest designated public route using the Directorate for Children, Education & Families’ Geographic Information System.

6 A Statement of Special Educational Need is a statement made by the local authority under Section 324 of the Education Act 1996 specifying the special educational provision required for that child. An Education, Health and Care plan is a plan made by the local authority under Section 37 of the Children and Families Act 2014 specifying the special education provision required for that child. This is therefore not an oversubscription criterion. 7 A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. 8 This group includes children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 (see section 12 adoption orders) and children who were adopted under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (see section 46 adoption orders). 9 Under the provisions of s.14 of the Children and Families Act 2014, which amend section 8 of the Children Act 1989, residence orders have now been replaced by child arrangements orders. 19 11

OXFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS COVERED BY THESE ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS FOR YEARS 12 AND 13

Department for School School Address Education Number 4041 Carterton Community College Carterton Community College Upavon Way Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 1BU

4052 Wood Green School Wood Green School Woodstock Road Witney OX28 1DX

4125 Larkmead School Larkmead School Faringdon Road Abingdon OX14 1RF

4127 Fitzharrys School Fitzharrys School Nothcourt Road Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 1NP

12 COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY CONTROLLED SCHOOLS CONVERTING TO ACADEMY STATUS

When a school converts to academy status the school retains the existing admission arrangements. However, any new academy can consult on amending these at the next available opportunity.

In paragraph 15b the School Admissions Code states that admission authorities must consult on their admission arrangements at least every 7 years, even if there have been no changes to the arrangements in that period.

Therefore unless a community school converting to Academy status in 2016/17 and subsequent years has specifically consulted upon, and adopted, different admission arrangements the arrangements set out in this document will apply.

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Proposed changes to the Designated Area for Larkmead School in Abingdon-on-Thames from 1 September 2017

It is proposed to make the following changes to the designated area for Larkmead School:

1. All addresses in the town of Abingdon-on-Thames will now be in the designated area.

This reflects the following facts: i. The existence of a designated area boundary within the town is artificial; and ii. The town is not large; and iii. Only 8 addresses in the town are more than 2.5 miles from the school. These 8 addresses are on Thrupp Lane, Radley but are within the civil parish of Abingdon-on-Thames; and iv. All routes within the town are considered not to be unsafe for a child to walk when accompanied by an adult as appropriate.

2. The village of Drayton (to the south of Abingdon-on-Thames) will now be in the designated area.

The addresses are in the civil parish of Drayton. Historically, this parish has been solely in the designated area of John Mason School in Abingdon-on- Thames. However, the civil parish of Milton (to the south of the civil parish of Drayton) has been historically in the designated area only of Larkmead School. This created a non-contiguous designated area for Larkmead School. It is no longer acceptable to have non-contiguous designated areas. Therefore, the civil parish of Drayton to the east of the A34 has been added to the designated area. The civil parish of Drayton to the west of the A34 will remain outside the designated area.

Addresses in this area are between 1.633 and 3.292 miles from Larkmead School. They are between 1.836 and 3.496 from John Mason School. Therefore, Larkmead School is the closest Abingdon secondary school to these addresses.

3. Southern Part of Tubney Wood (to the south of Appleton village and north- west of Abingdon-on-Thames) will now be in the designated area.

These addresses are in the designated area of Matthew Arnold School (Cumnor) but Larkmead School is the closest secondary school. There are 9 addresses in this area. They are between 3.260 and 3.648 miles from the school. They are between 4.255 and 4.679 miles from Matthew Arnold School. A small number of addresses to the east of the A338 and between the A420 and Appleton village are also closest to the school, but will remain outside the designated area. It is not expected that these addresses will be removed from the designated area of Matthew Arnold School.

4. The village of Tubney (to the south-west of Appleton village and west of Abingdon-on-Thames) will now be in the designated area.

These addresses are in the designated area of Matthew Arnold School (Cumnor) but Larkmead School is the closest secondary school. There are 86 addresses in this area. They are between 3.434 and 4.441 miles from the school. They are between 5.084 and 5.833 miles from Matthew Arnold School. It is not expected that these addresses will be removed from the designated area of Matthew Arnold School.

5. The village of Fyfield (to the south-west of Appleton village and west of Abingdon-on-Thames) will now be in the designated area.

These addresses are in the designated area of Matthew Arnold School (Cumnor) but Larkmead School is the closest secondary school. There are 88 addresses in this area. They are between 4.539 and 4.907 miles from the school. They are between 5.988 and 6.356 miles from Matthew Arnold School. It is not expected that these addresses will be removed from the designated area of Matthew Arnold School.

6. The village of Netherton (to the south-west of Appleton village and west of Abingdon-on-Thames) will now be in the designated area.

These addresses are in the designated area of Matthew Arnold School (Cumnor) but Larkmead School is the closest secondary school. There are 17 addresses in this area. They are between 4.907 and 5.756 miles from the school. They are between 6.139 and 6.465 miles from Matthew Arnold School. It is not expected that these addresses will be removed from the designated area of Matthew Arnold School.

7. Addresses near the A415 to the north of the A420 (including North Audley Farm, Kingston Hill Farm, Brushwood House and Northfield Farm) will now be in the designated area.

Postally these addresses are in Southmoor and are in the designated areas of Matthew Arnold School (Cumnor) and Faringdon Community College. However, Larkmead School is the closest secondary school. There are 19 addresses in this area. They are between 5.968 and 7.003 miles from the school. They are between 6.872 and 7.760 miles from Matthew Arnold School. They are between 8.655 and 9.624 miles from Faringdon Community College. It is not expected that these addresses will be removed from the designated areas of Matthew Arnold School or Faringdon Community College.

8. The village of Fyfield Wick (including Swannybrook Farm and Woodhouse Farm) will now be in the designated area.

These addresses are in the designated area of Matthew Arnold School (Cumnor) and (with the exception of Woodhouse Farm) also in the designated area of Faringdon Community College. However, Larkmead School is the closest secondary school. There are 33 addresses in this area. They are between 5.211 and 6.341 miles from the school. They are between 6.660 and 7.983 miles from Matthew Arnold School. They are between 9.263 and 9.989 miles from Faringdon Community College. For 6 of these addresses the east site of King Alfred’s (Academy) on Springfield Road in Wantage is the second closest school. They are between 6.966 and 7.048 miles from King Alfred’s. It is not expected that these addresses will be removed from the designated areas of Matthew Arnold School or (with the exception of Woodhouse Farm) Faringdon Community College.

9. The village of Longworth will now be in the designated area.

These addresses are in the designated area of Faringdon Community College but, for 237 of the 240 addresses, Larkmead School is the closest secondary school. They are between 6.502 and 7.781 miles from the school. They are between 7.407 and 8.811 miles from Faringdon Community College. For the 3 addresses where Faringdon Community College is closer, they are between 7.631 and 7.662 miles from Faringdon Community College and between 7.696 and 7.716 miles from Larkmead School. It is not expected that these addresses will be removed from the designated area of Faringdon Community College.

10. The villages of Kingston Bagpuize and Southmoor will now be in the designated area.

These addresses are in the designated areas of Matthew Arnold School (Cumnor) and Faringdon Community College. However, Larkmead School is the closest secondary school. There are 1,019 addresses in this area. They are between 5.451 and 6.660 miles from the school. They are between 6.900 and 8.109 miles from Matthew Arnold School. They are between 7.871 and 9.669 miles from Faringdon Community College. It is not expected that these addresses will be removed from the designated areas of Matthew Arnold School or Faringdon Community College.

11. Addresses in Southmoor village which are postally in Longworth will now be in the designated area.

These addresses are in the designated area of Faringdon Community College. However, Larkmead School is the closest secondary school. There are 155 addresses in this area. They are between 6.435 and 7.463 miles from the school. They are between 7.608 and 8.357 miles from Faringdon Community College. For 5 of these addresses the east site of King Alfred’s (Academy) on Springfield Road in Wantage is the second closest school. They are between 7.404 and 7.535 miles from King Alfred’s. It is not expected that these addresses will be removed from the designated area of Faringdon Community College.

12. The village of Drayton St Leonard (to the east of Berinsfield and north of Wallingford) will be removed from the designated area.

Historically, this village is in the designated areas of all three of the secondary schools in Abingdon-on-Thames (Fitzharrys School, John Mason School and Larkmead School). For Larkmead School, this area is non-contiguous with the rest of the designated area. It is no longer acceptable to have non- contiguous designated areas.

There are 121 addresses in this village.

The table below shows the closest and second closest schools for every address in the village.

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Wallingford School 5.225 miles 6.103 miles The Oxford Academy, Littlemore 6.616 miles 7.014 miles

For 118 addresses in the village, the third closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Wheatley Park School 6.896 miles 7.474 miles

For 3 of the addresses in the village, the third and fourth closest schools are:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist John Mason School, Abingdon 7.353 miles 7.467 miles Wheatley Park School 7.496 miles 7.610 miles

For 117 addresses in the village, the fourth and fifth closest schools are:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist St Gregory the Great Catholic School, Oxford 7.179 miles 7.578 miles Oxford Spires Academy 7.232 miles 7.622 miles

For 1 address in the village, the fourth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist John Mason School, Abingdon 7.489 miles

For 3 addresses in the village, the fifth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist St Gregory the Great Catholic School, Oxford 7.767 miles 7.852 miles For 1 address in the village, the fifth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Larkmead School, Abingdon 7.774 miles

Of the 120 remaining addresses in the village for which Larkmead School is not the fifth closest school, the sixth closest school for 82 of them are:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Icknield Community College, Watlington 7.579 miles 7.941 miles

For 35 of the 120 addresses, the sixth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist John Mason School, Abingdon 7.827 miles 8.075 miles

For 2 addresses in the village, the sixth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Oxford Spires Academy 7.810 miles 7.832 miles

For the other 1 address, the sixth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Larkmead School, Abingdon 7.816 miles

Of the 119 remaining addresses in the village for which Larkmead School is not the fifth or sixth closest school, the seventh closest school for 82 of them is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist John Mason School, Abingdon 7.914 miles 8.236 miles

For 35 of the 119 addresses, the seventh closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Icknield Community College, Watlington 7.913 miles 8.139 miles

For the other 2 addresses, the seventh closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Larkmead School, Abingdon 7.888 miles 7.910 miles

Of the 117 remaining addresses in the village for which Larkmead School is not the fifth, sixth or seventh closest school, the eighth closest school for 88 of them is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Cheney School, Headington, Oxford 8.160 miles 8.546 miles

For the other 29 addresses, the eighth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Larkmead School, Abingdon 8.247 miles 8.496 miles

Of the 88 remaining addresses in the village for which Larkmead School is not the fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth closest school, the ninth closest school for all of them is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Larkmead School, Abingdon 8.323 miles 8.657 miles

These addresses will not be removed from the designated area of Fitzharrys School, Abingdon and it is not expected that these addresses will be removed from the designated area of John Mason School, Abingdon.

Given that Larkmead School, Abingdon is not one of the three closest secondary schools and is more than 6 miles from every address in the village, it is unlikely that Oxfordshire County Council would accept responsibility for the provision or cost of transport.

Special clause for children with a sibling at Larkmead School, Abingdon For children living in the village of Drayton St Leonard, due to join secondary school in September 2017, September 2018 or September 2019, if an application is made for Larkmead School, Abingdon and the child has an older brother or sister at the school at the time of application who is expected still to be attending at the time of admission, the new applicant will be considered to be living in the designated area for admissions purposes.

13. The village of Berinsfield (to the north of Wallingford) will be removed from the designated area.

There are 1,152 addresses in this village.

The table below shows the closest, second closest and third closest schools for every address in the village.

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Wallingford School 4.558 miles 5.441 miles The Oxford Academy, Littlemore 4.993 miles 6.419 miles John Mason School, Abingdon 6.090 miles 7.189 miles

For 930 addresses in the village, the fourth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist St Gregory the Great Catholic School, Oxford 6.330 miles 6.972 miles

For the other 222 addresses in the village, the fourth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Fitzharrys School, Abingdon 6.544 miles 7.607 miles

For 728 addresses in the village, the fifth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Fitzharrys School, Abingdon 6.508 miles 7.212 miles

For 221 addresses in the village, the fifth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Larkmead School, Abingdon 6.547 miles 7.610 miles

For 202 addresses in the village, the fifth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Oxford Spires Academy 6.668 miles 7.198 miles

For the remaining 1 address in the village, the fifth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist St Gregory the Great Catholic School, Oxford 6.866 miles

Of the 931 remaining addresses in the village for which Larkmead School is not the fifth closest school, the sixth closest school for 726 of them is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Larkmead School, Abingdon 6.511 miles 7.216 miles

For 202 of the 931 addresses, the sixth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Fitzharrys School, Abingdon 6.690 miles 7.202 miles

For the other 3 addresses, the sixth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Oxford Spires Academy 7.003 miles 7.068 miles

Of the 207 remaining addresses in the village for which Larkmead School is not the fifth or sixth closest school, the seventh closest school for all of them is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Larkmead School, Abingdon 6.693 miles 7.205 miles

Special clause for children with a sibling at Larkmead School, Abingdon For children living in the village of Berinsfield, due to join secondary school in September 2017, September 2018 or September 2019, if an application is made for Larkmead School, Abingdon and the child has an older brother or sister at the school at the time of application who is expected still to be attending at the time of admission, the new applicant will be considered to be living in the designated area for admissions purposes.

14. The village of Dorchester-on-Thames (to the north of Wallingford) will be removed from the designated area.

There are 543 addresses in this village.

The table below shows the closest school for every address in the village.

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Wallingford School 2.940 miles 4.999 miles

Secondary schools in Didcot are among the next closest schools for addresses in Dorchester-on-Thames, and these schools are split by gender.

Boys For 372 addresses in the village, the second and third closest schools are:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist St Birinus’ (Boys) School, Didcot 6.121 miles 6.803 miles The Oxford Academy (Littlemore) 6.511 miles 7.390 miles

For the other 171 addresses in the village, the second closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist The Oxford Academy (Littlemore) 5.284 miles 6.655 miles

For 95 addresses in the village, the third closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist St Birinus’ (Boys) School, Didcot 6.455 miles 7.144 miles

For the other 76 addresses in the village, the third closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist John Mason School, Abingdon 5.881 miles 6.789 miles

For 455 addresses in the village, the fourth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist John Mason School, Abingdon 6.683 miles 7.665 miles

For 46 addresses in the village, the fourth and fifth closest schools are:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Fitzharrys School, Abingdon 6.299 miles 7.207 miles Larkmead School, Abingdon 6.302 miles 7.210 miles

For 30 addresses in the village, the fourth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist St Birinus’ (Boys) School, Didcot 6.635 miles 6.781 miles

For the other 12 addresses in the village, the fourth and fifth closest schools are:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Icknield Community College, Watlington 7.614 miles 7.675 miles John Mason School, Abingdon 7.689 miles 7.744 miles

For 470 addresses in the village, the fifth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Fitzharrys School, Abingdon 6.853 miles 7.813 miles

For 15 addresses in the village, the fifth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Icknield Community College, Watlington 7.661 miles 7.736 miles

Of the 497 remaining addresses in the village for which Larkmead School is not the fifth closest school, the sixth closest school for 470 of them is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Larkmead School, Abingdon 6.857 miles 7.816 miles

For the other 27 addresses, the sixth and seventh closest schools are:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Fitzharrys School, Abingdon 7.871 miles 8.161 miles Larkmead School, Abingdon 7.875 miles 8.165 miles

Girls For 278 addresses in the village, the second closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist The Oxford Academy (Littlemore) 5.284 miles 6.959 miles

For the other 265 addresses in the village, the second and third closest schools are:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Didcot Girls’ School 6.292 miles 6.957 miles The Oxford Academy (Littlemore) 6.586 miles 7.390 miles

For 141 addresses in the village, the third closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist John Mason School, Abingdon 5.881 miles 7.243 miles

For the other 137 addresses in the village, the third closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Didcot Girls’ School 6.595 miles 7.231 miles

For 390 addresses in the village, the fourth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist John Mason School, Abingdon 6.749 miles 7.665 miles

For 90 addresses in the village, the fourth and fifth closest schools are:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Didcot Girls’ School 6.793 miles 7.315 miles Fitzharrys School, Abingdon 6.902 miles 7.660 miles

For 51 addresses in the village, the fourth and fifth closest schools are:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Fitzharrys School, Abingdon 6.299 miles 7.207 miles Larkmead School, Abingdon 6.302 miles 7.210 miles

For the other 12 addresses in the village, the fourth and fifth closest schools are:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Icknield Community College, Watlington 7.614 miles 7.675 miles John Mason School, Abingdon 7.689 miles 7.744 miles

For 465 addresses in the village, the fifth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Fitzharrys School, Abingdon 6.902 miles 7.813 miles

For 15 addresses in the village, the fifth closest school is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Icknield Community College, Watlington 7.661 miles 7.736 miles

Of the 492 remaining addresses in the village for which Larkmead School is not the fifth closest school, the sixth closest school for 465 of them is:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Larkmead School, Abingdon 6.905 miles 7.816 miles

For the other 27 addresses, the sixth and seventh closest schools are:

School Name Min Dist Max Dist Fitzharrys School, Abingdon 7.871 miles 8.161 miles Larkmead School, Abingdon 7.875 miles 8.165 miles

Special clause for children with a sibling at Larkmead School, Abingdon For children living in the village of Dorchester-on-Thames, due to join secondary school in September 2017, September 2018 or September 2019, if an application is made for Larkmead School, Abingdon and the child has an older brother or sister at the school at the time of application who is expected still to be attending at the time of admission, the new applicant will be considered to be living in the designated area for admissions purposes.

Proposed changes to the Designated Area for Fitzharrys School in Abingdon-on-Thames from 1 September 2017

It is proposed to make the following changes to the designated area for Fitzharrys School:

1. All addresses in the town of Abingdon-on-Thames will now be in the designated area.

This reflects the following facts: i. The existence of a designated area boundary within the town is artificial; and ii. The town is not large; and iii. No address in the town is more than 2.7 miles from the school; and iv. All routes within the town are considered not to be unsafe for a child to walk when accompanied by an adult as appropriate.

2. Shippon (to the north-west of Abingdon-on-Thames) will now be in the designated area.

These addresses are in the civil parish of St Helen Without. All 575 addresses are between 0.970 and 1.723 miles from the school. For 3 of the 575 addresses, this is the closest secondary school.

3. Gozzards Ford (to the west of Abingdon-on-Thames) will now be in the designated area.

Historically, addresses in Gozzards Ford were considered to be solely in the designated area of Larkmead School. 11 of the addresses are in the civil parish of St Helen Without and 9 of the addresses are in the civil parish of Marcham. These addresses are between 2.527 and 3.270 miles from the school. For all 20 addresses, the nearest secondary school is Larkmead School.

It is not proposed to remove any areas from the designated area for Fitzharrys School.