Secondary Schools Nottinghamshire For Nottinghamshire community schools, the standard admission oversubscription criteria are detailed in the Admissions to schools: guide for parents. The application breakdown summary at the back of this document is based on information on national offer day 2 March 2015. For academy, foundation and voluntary aided schools which were oversubscribed in Year 7 for 2015/2016 it is not possible to list the criterion under which each application was granted or refused as the criteria for each of these schools is different and is applied by the individual admission authority. For details of allocation of places, please contact the school for further information. All school information is correct at the time of print (August 2015) but is subject to change. Linked Catholic Secondary schools outside of Nottinghamshire There are two Catholic secondary schools outside of Nottinghamshire which are linked to Nottinghamshire primary schools. For information on their oversubscription criteria, please contact the school or the relevant Local Authority for details Doncaster Local Authority St Joseph’s Catholic (Aided) Primary School, Retford and St Patrick’s Catholic (Aided) Primary, Harworth are linked to the McAuley Catholic High School, Specialist College for the Performing Arts, Cantley Lane, Doncaster, South Yorkshire - 01302 537396 www.mcauley.doncaster.sch.uk Derbyshire Local Authority Priory Catholic (Aided) Primary, Eastwood is linked to Saint John Houghton Catholic School, A Specialist Science College, Abbot Road, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 4HX 0115 9322896 www.st-johnhoughton.derbyshire.sch.uk Secondary Schools Nottinghamshire 1. Alderman White School (11-18 academy) Part of The White Hills Park Federation Trust Executive Headteacher: Mr Paul Heery Head of School: Mrs Nicola Caley 0115 917 0424 Head of College: Mr James Macdonald Alderman White School, Chilwell Lane, Bramcote, Nottingham, NG9 3DU [email protected] Bramcote College, Moor Lane, [email protected] Bramcote, Nottingham, NG9 3GA www.aldermanwhite.school/ DfE number 891 4117 www.bc6f.org.uk Published admission number 240 Expected number on roll 825 Linked primary schools: Albany Junior, Beeston Fields Primary, Bramcote CE Primary, Bramcote Hills Primary, Eskdale Junior, Round Hill Primary, St Johns CE Primary, Sunnyside Spencer Academy, Trowell CE Primary, Wadsworth Fields Primary Open days and evenings: Please contact the Academy or refer to the website for further details Summary of admission oversubscription criteria 2016/2017 Year 7 1. Children who are looked after and those who have previously been looked after. 2. Children who live in the catchment area and who, at the time of admission, will have a brother or sister attending the school. 3. Other children who live in the catchment area. 4. Children who live outside the catchment area but who are attending a linked primary phase school on the closing date for applications preceding admission to secondary school, and who will have a brother or sister attending the preferred secondary school at the time of admission. 5. Children who live outside the catchment area and who, at the time of admission, will have a brother or sister attending the preferred secondary school. 6. Children who live outside the catchment area but who are attending a linked primary phase school on the closing date for applications preceding admission to secondary school. 7. Other children who live outside the catchment area. Attending school is taken to be on roll at a school for the purposes of admissions. Year 12 In the event of over-subscription, the criteria for admission into Year 7 will apply to admission into Year 12. The appeal system and waiting list will also apply. Secondary Schools Nottinghamshire 2. All Saints’ Catholic Voluntary Academy (11-18 academy) Mrs M Cobbett 01623 474700 Broomhill Lane, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, [email protected] NG19 6BW www.allsaints.notts.sch.uk DfE number 891 4756 Published admission number 186 Expected number on roll 1048 Linked primary schools: Holy Family Catholic Primary, Holy Trinity Catholic Primary, St Joseph’s Catholic Primary (Boughton), St Joseph’s Catholic Primary (Shirebrook), St Patrick’s Catholic Primary (Mansfield), St Philip Neri Catholic Primary Open days and evenings: Please contact the academy for information Summary of admission of oversubscription criteria 2016/2017 In the event of over-subscription places will be offered to applicants in the following order of preference: 1. Catholic pupils who are looked after or who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order; 2. Baptised Catholics*; 3. Looked after children or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order; 4. Christians/Denominations other than Catholic, who can provide a certificate either of baptism or dedication; 5. All other applicants. *A copy of Baptismal certificates must be submitted with applications to ensure correct categorisation. Where a distinction has to be made within one of the above categories, preference will be given to siblings, then, as a tie break, distance from the student’s home address (as defined by the Local Authority) to the Main Entrance of All Saints School “as the crow flies” will be used, preference being given to the shortest distance. In the event of two distances being equal, lots will be drawn and independently verified. Secondary Schools Nottinghamshire 3. Arnold Hill Academy (11-18 academy) Mrs Sharon Smith 0115 955 4804 Gedling Road, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 6NZ [email protected] www.arnoldhillacademy.co.uk DfE number 891 4091 Published admission number 260 Expected number on roll 1631 Linked primary schools: Arnbrook Primary, Arno Vale Junior, Arnold Mill Primary (also linked to Redhill Academy), Arnold View Primary, Coppice Farm Primary, Ernehale Junior, Mapperley Plains Primary, Seely CE Primary (Arnold) (also linked to Redhill Academy), Westdale Junior Open days and evenings: Please contact the academy for information Summary of admission oversubscription criteria 2016/2017 Year 7 entries: 1. 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 in accordance with section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 at the time of making an application to a school. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). This includes children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 and children who were adopted under section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. Child arrangements orders are defined in section 8 of the Children Act 1989, as amended by section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Child arrangements orders replace residence orders and any residence order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be a child arrangements order. 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). 2. Children who live in the catchment area on the closing date for applications. 3. Children who live outside the catchment where a member of staff has been employed at the Academy for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the Academy is made or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. 4. Children who live outside the catchment area but who attend the Arnold Hill Family of Schools: Arnbrook; Arnold View; Arno Vale Juniors; Coppice Farm; Ernehale; Mapperley Plains; and Westdale Junior or the linked schools of Arnold Mill and Seely Church of England who were on the roll of one of those schools at the time of the closing date of applications. 5. Other children who live outside the catchment area. Over-subscription criteria for the Post-16 centre Where the number of applications for admission exceeds the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied in the order set out below, to decide which children to admit: 1. 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 in accordance with section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 at the time of making an application to a school. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). This includes children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 and children who were adopted under section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. Child arrangements orders are defined in section 8 of the Children Act 1989, as amended by section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Child arrangements orders replace residence orders and any residence order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be a child arrangements order. 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). In the event of an over subscription in either criterion, proximity to the school will be used with those living nearer being given priority. Distance measurements to be made ‘as the crow flies from home address to the reception office of main school building using Google Earth. Where applications are received in respect of twins, triplets or children of other multiple births, Arnold Hill Academy will endeavour in all of these cases to offer places at the Academy admitting above the planned admission number where necessary.