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information The Secondary Schools Directory is Website www.buckscc.gov.uk written for parents who are applying Email [email protected] We have tried to make the Directory It is possible that other schools for a school place for their child. It as clear as possible but in some places may become an after this includes a list of the secondary schools When you send us an email, make we have had to use more complicated Directory, and the Moving up to in , maps to show you sure you include your child’s name, language. Please contact us if you Secondary School guide, have gone where the schools are and gives you date of birth and current school. would like us to explain anything to to print. If you would like to check a more information about admission you. school’s status at any time, speak to rules. them direct and they will let you know. Telephone 01296 383250 At the time of going to print, the Make sure you read the Directory County Council is aware of the When we say ‘we’, ‘our’, ‘us’, ‘The with the 2015 ‘Moving up to uncertainty surrounding the future Admissions & Transport Team’ or Secondary School’ guide or the Office hours of Khalsa Secondary Academy at ‘Buckinghamshire LA’ we are talking ‘In-Year’ transfer information on our 9am – 5.30pm Monday to Thursday its existing location in Stoke Poges. about Buckinghamshire County website depending on your child’s Further information is available on the Council. When we refer to ‘parent’ this age. You should also bear in mind the 9am – 5pm Friday school’s website: also includes carers. information on our website about School Transport. The admission rules www.khalsasecondaryacademy.com and admission numbers contained Write Admission policies are reviewed in the Directory relate to children The Admissions & Transport Team each year. starting Year 7 in September 2015 but Learning, Skills and Prevention The information in this Directory we tell you where you can get further relates to admission to Year 7 in information if you are applying for a County Hall place in a different year group. September 2015 and was correct at the time of publication. It must not be More information about 6th form HP20 1UZ

SECONDARY SCHOOLS DIRECTORY SECONDARY assumed that there will not be any admission is available directly from the SCHOOLS DIRECTORY SECONDARY changes before or during the school school you are interested in as well year that starts in September 2015 or as in the In-Year information on our in future school years. website which also contains details about admission to Year 10 at the Buckinghamshire University Technical College. If you have any questions about the admission processes, please contact us.

2 3 Buckinghamshire We have shown each school’s St Michael’s Catholic Admission Number (AN) which is the School Admission rules Schools number of places that we can offer. This number reflects the size of the There are special arrangements for • Each school has admission school and recognises the need to the parents of children who are rules, which are used to decide This section contains information for make best use of the accommodation each secondary school, including – currently in Year 6 at St Michael’s who can be offered places. It is and teaching resources. Catholic School. This school is an all- important that you understand • Address and other contact details through school for children aged 4 to how these rules are used so The • Whether the school is an 18. This means that if your child was that you can see which rule upper/all-ability school or grammar This is the only Buckinghamshire admitted to the primary phase of the your application would be school school (formerly known as The Wye school (Reception to Year 6 inclusive) considered under. Each school Valley School) that admits under the then they can move up to Year 7 has an Admission Number • Whether the school takes boys, specialist status rule. If you would like without you needing to re-apply for (AN) which is the number of girls or both more information about this rule, a place. This means that Year 7 places places that we can offer. • The admission numbers for the and how to apply, you should contact will automatically be given to children 2015 Year 7 intake - we also show the school. The deadline for ‘sporting’ in Year 6 at St Michael’s Catholic • If you have questions about the if a school has a point of entry at applications is 7 November 2014. School. There is more information admission rules for Voluntary any other time about this in the Guide and on the Aided schools, Foundation The School’s website: schools, Academies or Free • A summary of the Year 7 schools you should contact the admission rules If you would like to apply for a place www.stmichaels.bucks.sch.uk school and they will explain • The 2015 6th form admission at this school then your child will how their rules work. They, or numbers – these are the minimum need to take a test in order for your we, can post you a copy of number of external students that application to be considered. There their rules if you do not have will be admitted to the school is more information about this in the Allocation access to the internet. You Guide and on the Academy’s website: should also contact schools in • The other areas if you would like SECONDARY SCHOOLS DIRECTORY SECONDARY (DfE) number, which you will www.highcrest.bucks.sch.uk statistics SCHOOLS DIRECTORY SECONDARY them to explain their admission need if you are making a paper Information about how places have rules. application been allocated at Buckinghamshire • Whether the school has a secondary schools in previous years, • Once places have been ‘Specialist Status’ including details of the rules the places allocated to children with a Statement of Special • The number of children who were were offered under, is available on our Educational Needs, the rules on at (on the roll of) the school in website: the following pages are used to January 2014, to help you see how www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission decide the order in which to big each school is allocate the remaining places. Please note that for grammar schools, places are only offered to qualified children.

4 5 School Summary of Admission Rules Aylesbury Grammar Summary of Admission Rules Where eligible applications for admission School Where qualified applications for admission School Details exceed the number of places available, exceed the number of places available, Headteacher: Sharon Jarrett the following criteria will be applied in the following criteria will be applied in the order set out below to decide which School Details the order set out below to decide which Headmaster: Mark Sturgeon 갠 Stanley Hill, Amersham, student/s to admit: students to admit: HP7 9HH 1. Looked after children. 1. Looked after boys and previously looked 갠 Walton Road, Aylesbury, after boys. 2. Students living in the catchment area of HP21 7RP ꀠ 01494 726562 the school. 2. Boys eligible for Free School Meals. The entitlement to Free School Meals would 3. Siblings of students in Years 7 to 10 who ꀠ 01296 484545 01494 434181 need to be established when the parent are on the roll of the school at the time makes the initial application for testing, with allocations are made and who will be on 01296 426502  [email protected] evidence of this entitlement shown to the the roll of the school at the time school. of the proposed admission.  [email protected]  www.amersham.bucks.sch.uk 3. Siblings of boys in Years 7 to 12 at 4. Students who have exceptional medical Aylesbury who are on or social needs which can only be met at  www.ags.bucks.sch.uk Type: Academy Upper the roll and will be on the roll at the time this school supported by evidence as set Type: Academy Grammar of the proposed admission. Age range: 11 to 18 out in the County Scheme. 4. Siblings of girls in Years 7 to 12 at 5. Once the rules have been applied, then Age range: 11 to 18 who are on the roll Gender: Mixed any further places will be offered in distance and will be on the roll at the time of the order using the methodology set out in the Gender: Boys proposed admission. Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 150 County Scheme. 5. Siblings of boys who have attended 6. Where the school can take some, but Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 180 previously. 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 25 not all, of the students who qualify under one of these rules, we will give priority by 6. Boys who have exceptional medical or SCHOOLS LIST 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 20 SCHOOLS LIST Specialist Status: Business and Enterprise taking account of the next rule (or rules) in social needs which, can only be met at this the list. school, supported by written evidence from Specialist Status: Science, Languages, Maths & a doctor, social worker, educational welfare School (DfE) number: 8254095 Students who qualify and who have Computing officer or other appropriate person. statements of Special Educational Needs Children attending in January 2014: 880 that name the school will be admitted prior School (DfE) number: 8254500 7. Boys living in the catchment area of the to the application of the admission rules. school. Children attending in January 2014: 1294 8. Once the above rules have been applied, then any further places will be offered in distance order, using the straight line distance between the family’s Normal Home Address and the middle part of Aylesbury Grammar School’s front entrance gate, using the Local Authority’s measurements, offering the closest first.

Additional Information Additional Information A full copy of the admission rules can be found on the school’s A full copy of the admission rules, including details of the Late Transfer Procedure, can be website: www.amersham.bucks.sch.uk found on the school’s website: www.ags.bucks.sch.uk

6 7 Aylesbury High School Summary of Admission Rules The Summary of Admission Rules Where eligible applications for admission Academy Students with a statement of Special School Details exceed the number of places available at Educational Needs naming The Aylesbury Headteacher: Alan Rosen the main point of admission, the following Vale Academy will always be offered criteria will be applied in the order set out School Details places. If there is then greater demand for Principal: Fiona Froment 갠 Walton Road, Aylesbury, below to decide which student to admit: admission than there are places available, the following criteria will be applied: HP21 7SX 1. Looked after girls and previously looked 갠 Paradise Orchard, Aylesbury, after girls. 1. A looked after student or a student who HP18 0WS was previously looked after but immediately ꀠ 01296 388222 2. Girls who qualify for Free School Meals. after being looked after became the ꀠ 01296 428551 01296 388200 3. For the main point of admission, siblings subject of an adoption, residence or special of girls in Years 7 to 12 at Aylesbury High guardianship order. School who are on the roll and will be on  [email protected][email protected] 2. Students with a Normal Home Address the roll of the applicable school at the time in the defined catchment area of The of the proposed admission.  www.theacademy.me  www.ahsonline.co.uk Academy and with a sibling on the roll of 4. For the main point of admission, siblings The Academy at the time of application. of boys at Aylesbury Grammar School Type: All Through Academy Type: Academy Grammar 3. Students with a Normal Home Address who are on the roll and will be on the roll Age range: 3 to 18 in the defined catchment area. Age range: 11 to 18 of the applicable school at the time of the proposed admission. 4. Students who have exceptional medical Gender: Mixed or social needs supported by written Gender: Girls 5. Girls living in the catchment area of the evidence from an appropriate person. school. Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 180 5. Students with a Normal Home Address Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 180 6. Once the above rules have been applied, outside of the defined catchment area and and if there were to be a tie within any of 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 50 with a sibling on the roll of the academy at 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 20 the above rules, then any further places the time of application. will be offered in distance order, using the SCHOOLS LIST Specialist Status: Science, Technology & ICT SCHOOLS LIST School (DfE) number: 8254058 distance between the family’s Normal 6. Other students. Home Address, from their front door, and School (DfE) number: 8256905 Children attending in January 2014: 1284 the school using the straight line distance between the family’s normal home address and the nearest of the school’s three main Children attending in January 2014: 922 entrances, using the Local Authority’s measurements.

Additional Information Additional Information A full copy of the admission rules, including details of the Late Transfer Procedure, can be A full copy of the admission rules can be found on the school’s found on the school’s website: www.ahsonline.co.uk website: www.theacademy.me

8 9 The School Summary of Admission Rules Summary of Admission Rules 1. Children in Public Care. Where eligible applications for admission School Details exceed the number of places available, School Details 2. Children who have exceptional medical the following criteria will be applied in Headteacher: Jonathan Fletcher or social needs supported by written Headteacher: Annette France the order set out below to decide which evidence from a doctor, social worker, student to admit: - 갠 Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield, educational welfare officer or other 갠 Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield, HP9 1SJ appropriate person. HP9 1RR 1. Girls in Public Care. 3. Children living within the catchment area 2. Girls with an entitlement to Free ꀠ 01494 673043 ꀠ 01494 673450 of the school. School Meals. 01494 676404 4. Siblings of children in Years 7 to 10 who 01494 670715 3. Younger siblings of girls who live within are on the roll of the school at the time the school’s catchment area who will be  [email protected] allocations are made, and are expected to  [email protected] in attendance at the school in the Autumn be on the school roll at the time of the term of entry. proposed admission.  www.beaconsfield.bucks.sch.uk  www.beaconsfieldhigh.bucks.sch.uk 4. Girls resident in the catchment area who 5. Once the above rules have been applied live closest to the school. then any further places will be offered in Type: Academy Upper Type: Academy Grammar 5. Younger siblings of girls who live outside distance order; using the distance between the school’s catchment area who will be the family’s Normal Home Address and Age range: 11 to 18 Age range: 11 to 18 in attendance at the school in the Autumn the school’s nearest open entrance gate term of entry. offering the closest first. We use a straight Gender: Mixed Gender: Girls line distance. 6. Girls not resident in the catchment area

who live closest to the school. Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 150 6. Where a school can take some, but not Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 150 all, of the children who qualify under one of Where some, but not all, of the students 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 25 these rules, we will give priority to children 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 20 who qualify under one of these rules can by taking account of the next rule (or rules) be allocated a place, priority will be given to

SCHOOLS LIST in the numbered list to decide who has SCHOOLS LIST Specialist Status: Arts Specialist Status: Technology, Languages & students by taking account of the next rule priority for places. in the numbered list. Leadership School (DfE) number: 8254082 7. If it still not possible to decide between two applicants who are equidistant then a School (DfE) number: 8255402 Children attending in January 2014: 854 random allocation will be made to allocate the final place. An explanation of the Children attending in January 2014: 1049 method of making random allocations is on the council website

Additional Information A full copy of the admission rules, including details of the Late Transfer Procedure, can be Additional Information found on the school’s website: www.beaconsfieldhigh.bucks.sch.uk A full copy of the admission rules can be found on the school’s It is expected that this school will convert to Academy Grammar status on 1st September website: www.beaconsfield.bucks.sch.uk 2014.

10 11 The Bourne End Academy Summary of Admission Rules The School Summary of Admission Rules Once places have been allocated to 1. Children in Public Care. (formerly The Wye Valley School) children with a statement of Special School Details 2. Children who have exceptional medical Educational Needs that names the school, Headteacher: Angela Wells or social needs supported by written School Details places will be allocated in the following evidence from a doctor, social worker, Headteacher: Andrea Jacobson order: 갠 London Road, Buckingham, educational welfare officer or other 1. Children in Public Care. MK18 1AT appropriate person. 갠 New Road, Bourne End, SL8 5BW 2. Children who have exceptional medical 3. Children living within the catchment area ꀠ 01280 812206 ꀠ 01628 819022 or social needs supported by written of the school. evidence from a doctor, social worker, 4. Siblings of children in Years 7 to 10 who educational welfare officer or other 01280 822525 01628 810689 are on the roll of the school at the time appropriate person.  [email protected] allocations are made, and are expected to  [email protected] 3. Children living within the catchment area be on the school roll at the time of the of the school. proposed admission.  www.buckinghamschool.com  www.bea.bucks.sch.uk 4. Children who demonstrate an aptitude 5. Once the above rules have been applied for sport (the maximum number admitted Type: Community Upper then any further places will be offered in Type: Academy Upper under this rule is 15). distance order; using the distance between the family’s Normal Home Address and 5. Siblings of children in Years 7 to 10 who Age range: 11 to 18 Age range: 11 to 18 the school’s nearest open entrance gate are on the roll of the school at the time offering the closest first. We use a straight allocations are made, and are expected to Gender: Mixed Gender: Mixed line distance. be on the school roll at the time of the

proposed admission. Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 210 6. Where a school can take some, but not Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 150 all, of the children who qualify under one of 6. Once the above rules have been applied these rules, we will give priority to children then any further places will be offered in 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 25 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 25 by taking account of the next rule (or rules) distance order; using the distance between SCHOOLS LIST in the numbered list to decide who has SCHOOLS LIST the family’s Normal Home Address and Specialist Status: Sports priority for places. Specialist Status: Sports & Science the school’s nearest open entrance gate offering the closest first. We use a straight School (DfE) number: 8254004 7. If it still not possible to decide between School (DfE) number: 8254094 line distance. two applicants who are equidistant then a random allocation will be made to allocate 7. Where a school can take some, but not Children attending in January 2014: 1047 Children attending in January 2014: 738 the final place. An explanation of the all, of the children who qualify under one of method of making random allocations is on these rules, we will give priority to children the council website. by taking account of the next rule (or rules) Additional Information in the numbered list to decide who has If you are applying under Rule 4 ‘Aptitude priority for places. for Sport’ please contact the school directly. The deadline for sporting applications is 8. If it still not possible to decide between 7 November 2014. two applicants who are equidistant then a random allocation will be made to allocate A full copy of the admission rules can be the final place. An explanation of the found on the school’s website: method of making random allocations is www.wyevalley.bucks.sch.uk on the council website. As the school did not become an Academy Additional Information until after the 2015 rules were determined, A full copy of the admission rules can be found on our the rules are those for Community schools. website: www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission

12 13 Buckinghamshire Summary of Admission Rules Burnham Grammar Summary of Admission Rules Where the number of applications for If there are more preferences for the University Technical admission is greater than the published School school than can be met, places are allocated College (UTC) admission number for either specialism as follows (in order of priority): choice, applications will be considered School Details 1. Children in Public Care. against the criteria set out below. Headteacher: Dr. Andrew Gillespie School Details 2. Children living within the catchment area Headteacher: Bev Flanagan After the admission of students with of the school who qualify for Free School statements of Special Educational Needs 갠 Hogfair Lane Burnham, Slough, Meals (See policy on school website). SL1 7HG 갠 Oxford Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8PD where Buckinghamshire UTC is named on 3. Children living within the catchment area the statement, the criteria will be applied in of the school. the order in which they are set out below: ꀠ 01628 604812 ꀠ 01296 388451 4. Siblings of children in years 7 to 12 who 1. Looked after children in the care of a local are on the roll of the school at the time 01628 663559  [email protected] authority. allocations are made, and are expected to be on the school roll at the time of the 2. Children residing in the priority zones* of  [email protected] proposed admission.  www.buckinghamshireutc.co.uk the catchment area in the percentages set 5. Children who have exceptional medical out below:  www.bgs.bucks.sch.uk Type: University Technical College (UTC) or social needs supported by written Zone A – 33% of the remaining places by evidence from a doctor, social worker, A UTC is a college for students aged 14 to random allocation Type: Academy Grammar educational welfare officer or other appropriate person. 19 which specialises in technical studies and Zone B – 33% of the remaining places by is sponsored by a University and employers. random allocation Age range: 11 to 18 6. Children who qualify for Free School It offers full time courses which combine Meals (See policy on school website). practical and technical studies. Employers Zone C – 33% of the remaining places by Gender: Mixed random allocation 7. Once the rules have been applied, then are involved from the start in shaping any further places will be offered in distance the curriculum. Buckinghamshire UTC 3. Children residing outside the priority Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 150 order using the methodology set out in the sponsors are , Bucks New zones with priority being given to those County Scheme.

SCHOOLS LIST University, Taylor Wimpey, McAfee, ESRI UK living nearest to the Bucks UTC as measured 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 25 8. Where a school can take some, but not SCHOOLS LIST and Cisco. in a straight line from the applicant’s home all, of the children who qualify under one of address to the front gates of the Bucks UTC Specialist Status: Science, Maths & Languages these rules, we will give priority to children Age range: 14 to 19 using the Local Authority’s computerised by taking account of the next rule (or rules) measuring system. School (DfE) number: 8254051 in the numbered list to decide who has priority for places. Gender: Mixed * Priority zones map is available at www.buckinghamshireutc.co.uk/admissions Children attending in January 2014: 943 9. If it still not possible to decide between Specialist Status: Construction and IT two applicants who are equidistant then in all cases, including flats and apartments, where addresses are equidistant a random Year 10 Admission Number 2015: 80 allocation will made. • Construction specialism: 40 Students who qualify and who have • IT specialism: 40 Additional Information statements of Special Educational Needs Applicants should state on their application that name the school will be admitted prior Application deadline: 31 January 2015 whether their preference is to follow IT or to the application of the admission rules. construction (or either, stating which their Year 12 Admission Number 2015: 100 highest preference is). Additional Information A full copy of the admission policy and A full copy of the admission rules, including details of the Late Transfer Procedure, can be rules can be found on the UTC’s website: found on the school’s website: www.bgs.bucks.sch.uk www.buckinghamshireUTC.co.uk

14 15 The E-ACT Burnham Park Summary of Admission Rules The Chalfonts Summary of Admission Rules After the admission of students with Once children with statements of Academy statements of Special Educational Needs, Community College Special Educational Needs have been where The E-ACT Burnham Park Academy admitted to The College then places are School Details is named on the statement, the criteria will College Details allocated in accordance with the following Principal: Nabil Chaaban be applied in the order in which they are Principal: Catherine Davies oversubscription rules: set out below - 1. A looked after child or a child who was 갠 Narcot Lane, Chalfont St. Peter, 갠 Opendale Road, Burnham, Slough, 1. Children in Public Care (looked after previously looked after but immediately SL1 7LZ children). , SL9 8TP after being looked after became the subject of an adoption, residence or special ꀠ 01628 662107 2. Children living within the catchment area ꀠ 01753 882032 guardianship order. of the school. 2. Those living in The Chalfont Community  01628 668057 3. Where the child has a sibling currently 01753 890716 College’s catchment area comprising the attending the school in Years 7 to 10 and civil parishes of Chalfont St Peter, Chalfont  [email protected] will continue to be at the time of Admission.  [email protected] St Giles, Gerrards Cross, The Denhams, 4. Children who have exceptional medical Stoke Poges, Iver, Iver Heath and Richings  www.e-actburnhampark.org.uk or social needs supported by written  www.chalfonts.org Park. evidence from a doctor, social worker, 3. Siblings of children who will still be at Type: Academy Upper Type: Academy educational welfare officer or other The College, in Years 7 to 11, on the child’s appropriate person. (Applications will be date of admission. Age range: 11 to 18 subject to verification by the Admissions Age range: 11 to 18 Committee). 4. Those living outside The Chalfonts Gender: Mixed Gender: Mixed Community College’s catchment area, 5. Distance criteria. other than students covered by 3. above.

Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 140 Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 300 In the event of over-subscription, once the admissions criteria have been applied,

SCHOOLS LIST 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 75 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 25 then any further places will be awarded SCHOOLS LIST according to the distance between the Specialist Status: Business & Enterprise School (DfE) number: 8255403 family’s normal home address and The College’s nearest entrance gate: closest first. The shortest route will be measured using School (DfE) number: 8254002 Children attending in January 2014: 1721 the Buckinghamshire County Council’s method. Children attending in January 2014: 666

Additional Information Additional Information A full copy of the admission rules can be found on the school’s A full copy of the admission rules can be found on the school’s website: www.e-actburnhampark.org.uk website: www.chalfonts.org

16 17 Chesham Grammar Summary of Admission Rules Chiltern Hills Summary of Admission Rules Where eligible applications for admission Children with a statement of Special School exceed the number of places available, Academy Educational Needs naming Chiltern Hills the following criteria will be applied in Academy will always be offered places. School Details the order set out below to decide which School Details If there is then greater demand for Headteacher: Phillip Wayne student to admit: Principal: Kevin Patrick admission than there are places available, the following criteria will be applied in the 1. Looked after or previously looked 갠 Chartridge Lane, Chesham, HP5 2RG order set out below: 갠 White Hill, Chesham, HP5 1BA after children, as defined in the School Admissions Code. 1. Looked after children. ꀠ 01494 782854 ꀠ 01494 782066 2. Children living in the catchment area 2. A child (or a parent) who has exceptional medical or social needs that make it 01494 775414 of the school who qualify for Free School 01494 783185 Meals. essential that they attend rather than any other. These  [email protected] 3. Siblings of children in Years 7 to 10 who  [email protected] needs must be fully supported by written are on the roll of the school at the time evidence from the appropriate professional  www.cheshamgrammar.bucks.sch.uk allocations are made and who will be on  www.chilternhillsacademy.co.uk person involved with the family. the roll of the school at the time of the 3. Catchment children with siblings on the Type: Academy Grammar proposed admission. Type: Academy Upper roll of the school at the time of application 4. Children living in the catchment area of and who are expected still to be in Age range: 11 to 18 the school. Age range: 11 to 18 attendance at the time of entry to the 5. Children who have exceptional medical school. Gender: Mixed or social needs which can only be met at Gender: Mixed 4. Children living in the catchment area of this school supported by evidence as set the school. Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 180 out in the County Scheme. Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 150 5. Non catchment children with a sibling 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 40 6. Once the above rules have been applied, 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 20 on the roll of the school at the time of then any further places will be offered in

SCHOOLS LIST application and who are expected still to SCHOOLS LIST distance order using the methodology set Specialist Status: Humanities Specialist Status: Performing Arts & Design be in attendance at the time of entry to out in the County Scheme. the school. School (DfE) number: 8254079 7. Where the school can take some, but not School (DfE) number: 8254000 6. Other children. all, of the children who qualify under one of Children attending in January 2014: 1215 these rules, we will give priority by taking Children attending in January 2014: 673 account of the next rule (or rules) in the numbered list. Children who qualify and who have statements of Special Educational Needs that name the school will be admitted prior to the application of the admission rules.

Additional Information Additional Information A full copy of the admission rules, including details of the Late Transfer Procedure, can be A full copy of the admission rules can be found on the school’s found on the school’s website: www.cheshamgrammar.bucks.sch.uk website: www.chilternhillsacademy.co.uk

18 19 The Summary of Admission Rules Cressex Community Summary of Admission Rules 1. Looked after children. School 1. Children in Public Care. School Details 2. Those living in The Cottesloe School’s 2. Children living in the catchment area of Headteacher: Andrew McBurnie catchment area. School Details the school. Headteacher: David Hood 3. Siblings of pupils in Years 7 to 12 who 갠 Aylesbury Road, Wing, 3. Siblings of children who will still be at the are on the roll of the school at the time Leighton Buzzard LU7 0NY school, in Years 7 to 11, on the child’s date of admission. 갠 Holmers Lane, , allocations are made and who will be on HP12 4QA the roll of the school at the time of the ꀠ 01296 688264 4. Children of members of The Cottesloe proposed admission. School’s staff where the member of staff ꀠ 01494 437729 01296 681729 has been employed at the school for two 4. Children who have exceptional medical or more years at the time at which the or social needs which can only be met at 01494 461502 this school supported by evidence as set  [email protected] application is made and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for out in the County Scheme. which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.  [email protected]  www.cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk 5. Once the rules have been applied, then 5. Children who are attending one of any further places will be offered in  www.cressex.bucks.sch.uk Type: Foundation Upper The Cottesloe School’s feeder schools distance order. at the time of application. Type: Foundation Upper 6. Where the school can take some, but Age range: 11 to 18 6. Those living outside The Cottesloe not all, of the children who qualify under School’s catchment area, other than one of these rules, we will give priority by Age range: 11 to 18 Gender: Mixed students covered by the criterion above. taking account of the next rule (or rules) in the numbered list. In the event of over-subscription, once Gender: Mixed Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 190 the admissions criteria have been applied, then any further places will be awarded Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 150 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 25 according to the distance between the family’s Normal Home Address, as set SCHOOLS LIST 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 25 SCHOOLS LIST Specialist Status: Arts out by Ordnance Survey, and the school’s entrance measured in a straight line: Specialist Status: Business & Enterprise School (DfE) number: 8255407 closest first. School (DfE) number: 8254072 Children attending in January 2014: 1123 Children attending in January 2014: 683

Additional Information Additional Information A full copy of the admission rules can be found on the school’s A full copy of the admission rules can be found on the school’s website: www.cottesloe.org.uk website: www.cressex.bucks.sch.uk

20 21 Dr Challoner’s Summary of Admission Rules Dr Challoner’s Summary of Admission Rules Where eligible applications for admission Where applications for admission exceed Grammar School exceed the number of places available, High School the number of places available, the following the following criteria will be applied in criteria will be applied in the order set out School Details the order set out below to decide which School Details below to decide which student to admit: Headteacher: Ian Cooksey Headteacher: Dr. Mark Fenton student to admit: 1. Girls who qualify and who have 1. Boys who are looked after children. statements of Special Educational Needs 갠 Chesham Road, Amersham, HP6 5HA 갠 Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont, that name the school 2. Brothers of boys in Years 7 to 12 living in HP7 9QB ꀠ 01494 787500 the catchment area of the school*. 2. Looked after or previously looked after ꀠ 01494 763296 girls, as defined in the School Admissions 3. Boys living in the catchment area of the Code. 01494 721862 school and who qualify for Free School Meals. 01494 766023 3. Girls living in the catchment area of the  [email protected] school on the day the Bucks transfer test 4. Boys living in the catchment area of  [email protected] results are announced the school.  www.challoners.com 4. Girls who are entitled to Free School 5. Brothers of boys in Years 7 to 12 living  www. challonershigh.com Meals. Type: Academy Grammar outside the catchment area of the school. Type: Academy Grammar 5. Sisters of girls in Years 7 to 10 who 6. Once the rules have been applied, then are on the roll of the school at the time Age range: 11 to 18 any further places will be offered in distance allocations are made and who will be on order using straight line distance between Age range: 11 to 18 the roll of the school at the time of the Gender: Boys the family’s normal home address and the proposed admission. main entrance to the school on Chesham Gender: Girls Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 180 Road. 6. Girls who have exceptional medical or Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 150 social needs which can only be met at this Boys who have exceptional medical or school supported by evidence as set out in 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 25 social needs which can only be met at Dr the County Scheme. SCHOOLS LIST Challoner’s Grammar School supported 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 30 SCHOOLS LIST School (DfE) number: 8254504 by an independent professional person will 7. Once the above rules have been applied, be given priority within each of the above School (DfE) number: 8254061 then any further places will be offered in Children attending in January 2014: 1297 numbered admission rules. The process for distance order using the methodology set assessing such applications is set out in the Children attending in January 2014: 1071 out in the County Scheme. County Scheme. Where the school can take some, but not Boys who qualify and who have statements all, of the girls who qualify under one of of Special Educational Needs that name these rules, we will give priority by taking the school will be admitted prior to the account of the next rule (or rules) in the application of the admission rules. numbered list. Additional Information *The catchment area of the school is Special Educational Needs that name Please be aware that different rules apply defined in the County Scheme as the school will be admitted prior to the about residency qualification for this school illustrated on the County Council’s application of the admission rules. if you intend to make an application under website: www.buckscc.gov.uk Rule 2, Catchment. A full copy of the admission rules, including details of the Late Transfer Procedure, can Additional Information be found on the school’s website: A full copy of the admission rules, including details of the Late Transfer Procedure, can be www.challoners.com found on the school’s website: www.challonershigh.com

22 23 The Grange School Summary of Admission Rules Summary of Admission Rules 1. A looked after child or a child who was Once places have been allocated to School Details previously looked after as defined in the School Details children who have a statement of Special Headteacher: Vince Murray School Admissions Code. Headteacher: Geralyn Wilson Educational Needs which names the school, the following admissions criteria will be 2. Children who have exceptional medical applied in the order set out below, to 갠 갠 Bobmore Lane, Marlow, SL7 1JE Way, Aylesbury, or social needs supported by written decide which children to admit. HP21 7NH evidence from a doctor, social worker, educational welfare officer or other ꀠ 01628 483752 1. Children in Public Care. ꀠ 01296 390900 appropriate person. 2. Children whose Normal Home Address 3. Children living within the catchment area 01628 475852 is within the catchment area of the school. 01296 390991 of the school.  [email protected] 3. Siblings of children in Years 7 to 10 who are on the roll of the school at the time  [email protected] 4. Siblings of children in Years 7 to 10 who the allocations are made and are expected are on the roll of the school at the time  www.gms.bucks.sch.uk allocations are made, and are expected to to be on the school roll at the time of  www.grange.bucks.sch.uk be on the school roll at the time of the proposed admission. proposed admission. Type: Academy Upper Type: Foundation Trust 4. Children who have attended a catchment 5. Children of members of staff of school Age range: 11 to 18 area prior to admission. Age range: 11 to 18 within The Aylesbury Learning Partnership 5. Children who have exceptional medical where the member of staff has been Gender: Mixed or social needs supported by written employed at the school for two or more Gender: Mixed evidence from a doctor, social worker, years and/or the member of staff is Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 205 education welfare officer or other recruited to fill a post for which there is a appropriate person. Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 240 demonstrable skill shortage. 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 10 6. Those living outside the catchment area 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 25 6. Once the above rules have been applied of the school. then any further places will be offered in Specialist Status: Technology

SCHOOLS LIST distance order; using the distance between In the event of over-subscription, once SCHOOLS LIST Specialist Status: Business and Enterprise the family’s Normal Home Address and the admissions criteria have been applied, School (DfE) number: 8255409 the school’s nearest open entrance gate then any further places will be awarded School (DfE) number: 8254034 offering the closest first. We use a straight according to the straight line distance line distance. Children attending in January 2014: 1217 between the family’s Normal Home Children attending in January 2014: 1339 Address and the school’s main entrance 7. Where a school can take some, but not gate on Bobmore Lane using the Local all, of the children who qualify under one of Authority’s measurements, offering the these rules, we will give priority to children closest first. by taking account of the next rule (or rules) in the numbered list to decide who has priority for places.

Additional Information Additional Information A full copy of the admission rules can be found on the school’s A full copy of the admission rules can be found on the school’s website: www.grange.bucks.sch.uk website: www.gms.bucks.sch.uk

24 25 The Highcrest Academy Summary of Admission Rules Summary of Admission Rules All applicants must complete a banding test Senior School 1. Children in Public Care. School Details to be placed in one of four equal bands. 2. Children living within the catchment area Headteacher: Shena Moynihan In each band the following admission rules School Details of the school. are used to decide the order in which Headteacher: Michael Jones 3. Siblings of children in Years 7 to 10 who 갠 Hatters Lane, High Wycombe, offers will be made: Any children with a are on the roll of the school at the time HP13 7NQ statement of Special Educational Needs 갠 Parish Piece,Holmer Green, allocations are made, and are expected to which names The Highcrest Academy will High Wycombe, HP15 6SP be on the school roll at the time of the ꀠ 01494 529866 automatically be allocated a place. proposed admission. Thereafter: ꀠ 01494 712219 01494 472850 4. Children who have exceptional medical 1. A looked after child or a child who was or social needs, supported by written 01494 711103 evidence from a doctor, social worker,  [email protected] previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject educational welfare officer or other to an adoption, residence, or special  [email protected] appropriate person.  www.highcrest.bucks.sch.uk guardianship order. 5. Once the above rules have been applied  www.hgss.co.uk Type: All-ability Academy 2. Children with a sibling attending the then any further places will be offered in school in years 7 to 13 and expected to be distance order; using the distance between Type: Academy Upper the family’s Normal Home Address and Age range: 11 to 18 on roll at the time of admission. the school’s nearest open entrance gate 3. Other children by distance from the Age range: 11 to 18 offering the closest first. We use a straight Gender: Mixed school, with priority for admission given to line distance. children who live nearest to the school as Gender: Mixed Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 152 measured by using distance measurement Where a school can take some, but not all, method operated by the LA. of the children who qualify under one of Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 150 these rules, we will give priority to children 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 5 Tie Break by taking account of the next rule (or rules)

SCHOOLS LIST 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 12 in the numbered list to decide who has SCHOOLS LIST Specialist Status: Technology If a band becomes oversubscribed within criteria one or two, the tie break is the priority for places. distance from the child’s Normal Home Specialist Status: Business & Enterprise School (DfE) number: 8254001 If it still not possible to decide between Address (as set out in criterion 3). two applicants who are equidistant then a School (DfE) number: 8254070 random allocation will be made to allocate Children attending in January 2014: 815 If, within criterion 3, measured distances are equal (for example where it is necessary the final place. An explanation of the to differentiate between children living Children attending in January 2014: 847 method of making random allocations is on in flats using the same entrance) priority the council website. will be given to the children by a process of random allocation supervised by an independent person.

Additional Information The Highcrest Academy operates a ‘Banding’ system for allocation purposes. This means Additional Information that children must take a test so that they can be considered for a place. More information A full copy of the admission rules can be found on the school’s website: www.hgss.co.uk about this, together with a full copy of the admission rules, can be found on the school’s website: www.highcrest.bucks.sch.uk

26 27 Summary of Admission Rules Summary of Admission Rules Children who qualify and who have Grammar School Where eligible applications for admission School Details statements of Special Educational Needs exceed the number of places available, Headteacher: Christine McLintock that names the school will be admitted the following criteria will be applied in prior to the application of the admission School Details the order set out below to decide which Headteacher: Stephen Nokes student to admit: 갠 Wharf Road, Wendover, Aylesbury, rules. HP22 6HF The following criteria will be applied in 1. Looked after or previously looked 갠 Marlow Hill, High Wycombe, the order set out below to decide which after children, as defined in the School HP11 1SZ ꀠ 01296 623348 student to admit: Admissions Code. 1. Looked after children. ꀠ 01494 529589 2. Boys eligible for Free School Meals. 01296 622086 2. Children living in the catchment area of 3. Boys living in the catchment area of the 01494 447714 School.  [email protected] the school. 3. Children of staff (teaching and support) 4. Brothers of children in Years 7 to 10 who  [email protected]  www.johncolet.co.uk where the member of staff has been are on the roll of the school at the time employed on a permanent contract for two allocations are made and who will be on  www.jhgs.bucks.sch.uk Type: Academy Upper or more years on the date of application. the roll of the school at the time of the proposed admission. 4. Siblings of children in Years 7 to 10 who Type: Academy Grammar Age range: 11 to 18 are on the roll of the school at the time 5. Brothers of a pupil at Wycombe High that the allocations are made and are School who is on the roll of Wycombe Age range: 11 to 18 Gender: Mixed expected to be on the school roll at the High School at the time allocations are time of the proposed admission. made and who will be on the roll of Gender: Boys Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 180 the school at the time of the proposed 5. Children who have exceptional medical admission. or social needs. Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 150 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 25 6. Boys who have exceptional medical or 6. Once the above rules have been applied, social needs. SCHOOLS LIST 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 30 SCHOOLS LIST Specialist Status: Humanities then any further places will be offered in distance order, using the distance between 7. Once the above rules have been applied, the child’s Normal Home Address, from Specialist Status: Technology & Sport then any further places will be offered in School (DfE) number: 8254044 their front door, and the school’s nearest distance order using the methodology set open gate, offering the closest first. We use School (DfE) number: 8254009 out in the County Scheme. Children attending in January 2014: 1008 the straight line distance. 8. Where the school can take some, but 7. Where the school can take some, but not Children attending in January 2014: 1056 not all, of the boys who qualify under one all, of the children who qualify under one of of these rules, we will give priority by taking these rules, we will give priority to children account of the next rule (or rules) in the by taking account of the next rule (or rules) numbered list. in the numbered list to decide who has priority for places.

Additional Information Additional Information A full copy of the admission rules can be found on the school’s A full copy of the admission rules, including details of the Late Transfer Procedure, can be website: www.johncolet.co.uk found on the school’s website: www.jhgs.bucks.sch.uk

28 29 Khalsa Secondary Summary of Admission Rules The Mandeville School Summary of Admission Rules Academy If a place is available, any child can attend. 1. Children in Public Care. If the school is oversubscribed, places will School Details 2. Children who have exceptional medical Headteacher: Andy Hencken School Details be allocated in the following order: or social needs supported by written from November 2014 Principal: Rose Codling 1. Priority Group A – 50% of places evidence from a doctor, social worker, allocated on the basis of faith. Children educational welfare officer or other 갠 Ellen Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8ES appropriate person. 갠 Stoke Poges of the Sikh faith with a statement of SEN naming the Academy will be admitted 3. Children living within the catchment area ꀠ 01296 424472 ꀠ 01753 662 009 first. Children will then be admitted in the of the school. following order: 01296 745431 4. Siblings of children in Years 7 to 10 who  [email protected] a. Looked after and previously looked after are on the roll of the school at the time Sikh children  [email protected] allocations are made, and are expected to  www.khalsasecondaryacademy.com b. Sikh children whose parents demonstrate be on the school roll at the time of the proposed admission. their commitment to the Sikh faith.  www.mandeville.bucks.sch.uk Type: An all-ability secondary free school. 5. Once the above rules have been applied Khalsa Secondary Academy is a non- c. Children who have a sibling attending the school at the time the child is due to start. Type: Community Upper then any further places will be offered in selective, state-funded free school. distance order; using the distance between d. Proximity: children who live nearest to Age range: 11 to 18 the family’s Normal Home Address and Age range: 11 to 19 the school. the school’s nearest open entrance gate offering the closest first. We use a straight e. Random allocation. Gender: Mixed Gender: Mixed line distance. 2. Priority Group B – 50% of places 6. Where a school can take some, but not allocated to non-Sikh applicants. Children Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 200 Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 120 all, of the children who qualify under one of with a statement of SEN naming the these rules, we will give priority to children Academy will be admitted first. Children will 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 25 Specialist Status: None by taking account of the next rule (or rules) then be admitted in the following order: in the numbered list to decide who has Specialist Status: Sports School (DfE) number: a. Looked after and previously looked after priority for places. Sikh children School (DfE) number: 8254067 7. If it still not possible to decide between b. Children who have a sibling attending the two applicants who are equidistant then a school at the time the child is due to start. Children attending in January 2014: 968 random allocation will be made to allocate SECONDARY SCHOOLS DIRECTORY SECONDARY the final place. An explanation of the SCHOOLS DIRECTORY SECONDARY c. Proximity: children who live nearest to method of making random allocations is on the school. the council website. d. Random allocation.

Additional Information All Policies incorporate the Sikh ethos. This school has a supplementary form, please see our website: www.buckscc.gov.uk/ schooladmission or ask the school for a copy.

A full copy of the admission policy can be found on the school’s website: Additional Information A full copy of the admission rules can be found on our www.khalsasecondaryacademy.com website: www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission

30 31 The Misbourne Summary of Admission Rules Princes Risborough Summary of Admission Rules 1. Children in Public Care. School Where eligible applications for admission School Details 2. Children who have exceptional medical exceed the number of places available, Headteacher: Robert Preston the following criteria will be applied in or social needs supported by written School Details evidence from a doctor, social worker, the order set out below to decide which 갠 Misbourne Drive, Great Missenden, educational welfare officer or other Headteacher: Pete Rowe students to admit: HP16 0BN appropriate person. 1. Students in Public Care. 갠 Merton Road, Princes Risborough, 3. Children living within the catchment area 2. Students living in the catchment area of ꀠ 01494 862869 HP27 0DT of the school. the school.  [email protected] 4. Siblings of children in Years 7 to 10 who ꀠ 01844 345496 3. Siblings of students in Years 7 to 11 who are on the roll of the school at the time are on the roll of the school at the time allocations are made, and are expected to  www.misbourne.bucks.sch.uk 01844 346147 allocations are made and who will be on be on the school roll at the time of the the roll of the school at the time of the proposed admission. proposed admission. Type: Community Upper  [email protected] 5. Once the above rules have been applied 4. Students who have exceptional medical Age range: 11 to 18 then any further places will be offered in  www.princesrisborough.bucks.sch.uk or social needs. distance order; using the distance between 5. Once the rules have been applied, then Gender: Mixed the family’s Normal Home Address and Type: Academy Upper the school’s nearest open entrance gate any further places will be offered in distance order using the methodology set out in the offering the closest first. We use a straight Age range: 11 to 18 Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 180 line distance. County Scheme. 6. Where the school can take some, but 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 25 6. Where a school can take some, but not Gender: Mixed all, of the children who qualify under one of not all, of the students who qualify under one of these rules, we will give priority by Specialist Status: Arts & Technology these rules, we will give priority to children Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 180 by taking account of the next rule (or rules) taking account of the next rule (or rules) in the list.

SCHOOLS LIST in the numbered list to decide who has SCHOOLS LIST School (DfE) number: 8254042 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 25 priority for places. Students who qualify and who have statements of Special Educational Needs Children attending in January 2014: 908 7. If it still not possible to decide between Specialist Status: Technology two applicants who are equidistant then a that name the school will be admitted prior random allocation will be made to allocate School (DfE) number: 8254036 to the application of the admission rules. the final place. An explanation of the method of making random allocations is on Children attending in January 2014: 996 the council website.

Additional Information Additional Information A full copy of the admission rules can be found on our A full copy of the admission rules can be found on the school’s website: www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission website: www.princesrisborough.bucks.sch.uk

32 33 The Royal Summary of Admission Rules The Summary of Admission Rules Grammar School Day Places Where eligible applications for admission 1. Boys in Public Care. School Details exceed the number of places available, Headteacher: David Hudson the following criteria will be applied in School Details 2. Boys living in the catchment area of the order set out below to decide which Headteacher: Roy Page the school. 갠 Chandos Road, Buckingham, student to admit: 3. Brothers of boys on the roll of the MK18 1AX 1. Children in Public Care. 갠 Amersham Road, High Wycombe, school at the time of allocation and will be HP13 6QT 2. Children living in the catchment area of on the roll of the school at the time of the ꀠ 01280 813065 proposed admission. the school on 1st October 2014. ꀠ 01494 524955 4. Boys who have exceptional medical or 01280 813064 3. Siblings of children in Years 7 to 12 who social needs which can only be met at this are on the roll and will be on the roll of 01494 551410 school as set out in the Local Authority  [email protected] the school at the time of the proposed Scheme. admission.  [email protected] 5. Boys who are eligible for Free School  www.royallatin.org 4. Children who have exceptional medical or social needs.  www.rgshw.com Meals. The entitlement for Free School Meals would need to be established when Type: Academy Grammar 5. Children who qualify for Free School Type: Academy Grammar the parent makes the initial application for Meals at the point of application. testing, with evidence of this entitlement Age range: 11 to 18 shown to the school. 6. Once the above rules have been applied, Age range: 11 to 18 then any further places will be offered Gender: Mixed 6. Sons of a member of staff who has been in distance order, using the straight-line

Gender: Boys employed at the school for two or more distance between the family’s Normal Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 174 years at the time at which the application Home Address, from their front door, and Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 175 + for admission to the school is made or the the school’s nearest entrance gate, offering member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 40 17 boarding places. See school website for the closest first. For “distance”, we use the post for which there is a demonstrated skill definition adopted in the County Scheme. SCHOOLS LIST boarding admission rules which apply to both SCHOOLS LIST shortage. Specialist Status: Science & SCITT day and weekly boarders 7. Where the school can take some, but not 7. Sons of “Old Boys” of the school. all, of the children who qualify under one of School (DfE) number: 8254501 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 25 8. Once the rules above have been applied, these rules, we will give priority to children by taking account of the next rule (or rules) then any further places will be offered in Children attending in January 2014: 1274 Specialist Status: Modern Languages, distance order. in the numbered list to decide who has Mathematics, ICT & National Support School priority for places. 9. Where the school can take some, but not all, of the boys who qualify under one School (DfE) number: 8255404 of these rules, we will give priority by taking account of the next rule (or rules) in the Children attending in January 2014: 1374 numbered list.

Additional Information Additional Information A full copy of the admission rules, including details of the Late Transfer Procedure, can be A full copy of the admission rules, including details of the Late Transfer Procedure, can be found on the school’s website: www.rgshw.com found on the school’s website: www.royallatin.bucks.sch.uk

34 35 St Michael’s Summary of Admission Rules Sir Henry Floyd Summary of Admission Rules The Governing Body has set its planned Where eligible applications for admission Catholic School admissions number at 60 pupils from the Grammar School exceed the number of places available at primary phase plus an additional 56 pupils up to the main point of admission, the following School Details a maximum of 116 in Year 7 for the school year School Details criteria will be applied in the order set out Principal: Robert Simpson from September 2015. Headteacher: Stephen Box below to decide which student to admit: Should there be more applications than places 1. Looked after students and previously 갠 Daws Hill Lane, High Wycombe, available, Year 7 will admit in the following 갠 Oxford Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8PE looked after students. HP11 1PW category order once any children with a statement of Special Educational Need or ꀠ 01296 424781 2. Students who qualify for Free School ꀠ 01494 535196 Roman Catholic ‘Looked After’ and previously Meals. looked after children have been admitted: 01296 424783 3. Siblings of students in Years 7 to 12 at the  01494 446523 1. Roman Catholic children who have the school who are on roll and will be on the written support of a priest and a Baptismal  [email protected] roll at the time of the proposed admission.  [email protected] Certificate. 4. Siblings of former students at the school.  www.sirhenryfloyd.bucks.sch.uk  www.stmichaels.bucks.sch.uk 2. Roman Catholic children who have either 5. Students living in the catchment area of the written support of a priest or a Baptismal Type: Academy Grammar the school. Certificate. Type: Voluntary-Aided Upper 6. Once the above rules have been applied, 3. Children in Local Authority Care or those Age range: 11 to 18 then any further places will be offered in Age range: 4 to 18 who have previously been in care. distance order, using the distance between 4. Children of other Christian denominations Gender: Mixed the family’s Normal Home Address, from Gender: Mixed who have the written support of their minister. their front door, and the school using the Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 150 straight line distance between the family’s Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 116 5. Other faith children whose application is Normal Home Address and the nearest supported by their Minister of Religion provided 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 40 of the school’s three main entrances, using their parents are prepared to accept the the Local Authority’s measurements. In the SCHOOLS LIST 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 0 SCHOOLS LIST Catholic ethos of the school. event of two students living at exactly the School (DfE) number: 8254065 same distance, for instance with addresses Specialist Status: Science If there is an excess of applications over available places, then within whichever category the in the same block of flats, a random draw Children attending in January 2014: 1098 will be made. School (DfE) number: 8254701 excess occurs the following order of priority will be given: Children attending in January 2014 a) Children who currently have siblings (as (Secondary phase): 655 defined by Buckinghamshire LA) attending St Michael’s. b) Children of staff who have been employed Additional Information at the school for two or more years at the This school has a supplementary time when the application for admission to the school is made. form, please see our website: www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission c) Children whose homes are the shortest or ask the school for a copy. distance from this school. The shortest appropriate route will be measured according A full copy of the admission rules can to the Buckinghamshire County Council’s Additional Information be found on the school’s website: Geographical Information System, as set out in A full copy of the admission rules, including details of the Late Transfer Procedure, can be www.stmichaels.bucks.sch.uk Appendix D (c)/6 of the LA scheme. found on the school’s website: www.sirhenryfloyd.bucks.sch.uk

36 37 Sir Thomas Summary of Admission Rules Sir William Borlase’s Summary of Admission Rules Fremantle School If a place is available, any child can attend. Grammar School Where eligible applications for admission Once places have been allocated to exceed the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied in School Details children with a statement of Special School Details Education Needs that names the school, the order set out below to decide which Headteacher: Darren J Lyon the remaining places will be allocated in the Headteacher: Dr. Peter Holding student to admit: following order: 1. Children in Public Care. 갠 Park Road, Winslow MK18 3DL 갠 West Street, Marlow, SL7 2BR 1. Children in Public Care or children who 2. Children eligible for Free School Meals. have previously been in Care. ꀠ 01296 711970 ꀠ 01628 816500 3. Children living in the catchment area of 2. Children whose siblings currently attend the school on 1st October 2014.  [email protected] the school and who will continue to do so 01628 816501 on the date of admission. 4. Siblings of children in Years 7 to 12 who are on the roll of the school at the time  www.sirthomasfremantle.org  [email protected] 3. Children of staff employed by Sir Thomas allocations are made and who will be on Fremantle School. the roll of the school at the time of the Type: An all-ability secondary Free school.  www.swbgs.com 4. Children living closest to the school, proposed admission. Sir Thomas Fremantle School is a based on straight line distance from home 5. Children who have exceptional medical non-selective, state-funded Free school. Type: Academy Grammar to school. or social needs which can only be met at this school supported by evidence as set Where it is not possible to decide between Age range: 11 to 18 out in the County Scheme. Age range: 11 to 19 two applicants who are equidistant from the school, then a random allocation will Gender: Mixed 6. Once the rules have been applied, then be made. An explanation of this method Gender: Mixed any further places will be offered in distance of making a random allocation is available order using the methodology set out in the Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 120 within our full admission policy. County Scheme. Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 80 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 45 7. Where the school can take some, but not

SCHOOLS LIST School (DfE) number: 8254005 all, of the children who qualify under one of SCHOOLS LIST Specialist Status: Performing Arts these rules, we will give priority by taking Children attending in January 2014: 111 account of the next rule (or rules) in the School (DfE) number: 8254505 numbered list. Children who qualify and who have Children attending in January 2014: 1030 statements of Special Educational Needs that name the school will be admitted prior to the application of the admission rules.

Additional Information A full copy of the admission rules, including details of the Late Transfer Procedure, can be Additional Information found on the school’s website: www.swbgs.com A full copy of the admission rules can be found on the school’s website: www.sirthomasfremantle.org The school also has a point of entry for Year 9 where up to an additional 25 places can be offered.

38 39 Sir William Ramsay Summary of Admission Rules Waddesdon CE School Summary of Admission Rules School Where eligible applications for admission The following admissions criteria are exceed the number of places available, School Details applied in the order of priority set out the following criteria will be applied in Headteacher: Peter Norman below: School Details the order set out below to decide which Headteacher: Mark Mayne potential student to admit: 1. Looked after children (children in Public 갠 School Lane, Waddesdon, Aylesbury, Care) and children who were looked after 1. Children in Public Care. HP18 0LQ or ceased to be so because they were 갠 Rose Avenue, Hazlemere, adopted (or became subject to a residence High Wycombe, HP15 7UB 2 Siblings of students in Years 7 to 12 who are on the roll of the academy at the time ꀠ 01296 651382 order or special guardianship order). ꀠ 01494 815211 allocations are made. 2. Children who are in the catchment area 01296 658453 3. Children living in the priority area of the (A map showing the catchment area is 01494 816734 academy. See the Buckinghamshire County available to view at the school).  [email protected] Council website. 3. Children where one or both parents have  [email protected] a strong commitment to the Church of 4. Proximity of the child’s home to Sir  www.waddesdonschool.com William Ramsay School using a straight- (measured on the basis of at least  www.swr.bucks.sch.uk one of the parent’s attendance – please see line distance from the main entrance of Type: Academy Upper the academy on Rose Avenue to the main the full admission policy for details of how Type: Academy Upper door of the residence, with those living this is measured). Age range: 11 to 18 nearest to the academy being given priority. 4. Siblings. Age range: 11 to 18 Apartments in the same block will be treated equally with measurement taken to Gender: Mixed 5. Children where one or both parents have a strong church commitment to Gender: Mixed the main entrance to the block. Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 140 other churches which are affiliated to or 5. Where the academy can take some, but represented at Churches Together in Britain Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 165 not all, of the children who qualify under 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 40 and Ireland or the Evangelical Alliance one of these rules, we will give priority to (measured on the basis of at least one of

SCHOOLS LIST 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 5 children by taking account of the next rule the parent’s attendance – please see the full SCHOOLS LIST Specialist Status: Visual Arts, Maths (or rules) in the numbered list. admission policy for details of how this is & Computing Specialist Status: Visual Arts measured). School (DfE) number: 8255408 6. Exceptional circumstances. School (DfE) number: 8254084 7. All other applications. Children attending in January 2014: 968 Children attending in January 2014: 1028

Additional Information This school has a supplementary form, please see our Additional Information website: www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission or ask the school for a copy. A full copy of the admission rules can be found on the school’s website: www.swr.bucks.sch.uk A full copy of the admission rules can be found on the school’s website: www.waddesdonschool.com

40 41 Summary of Admission Rules Child Benefit is paid should make the Years 7 - 11 Admission rules application with the full knowledge School Details Where eligible applications for admission and consent of the non-resident Headteacher: Sharon Cromie exceed the number of places available, for Community parent. the following criteria will be applied in 갠 Marlow Road, High Wycombe, the order set out below to decide which schools If child benefit is not received, then HP11 1TB student who meets the required standard the parent living at the address at to admit: – the terms used which the child is registered with a GP ꀠ 01494 523961 Girls who qualify and have statements should make the application, or failing of Special Educational Needs naming that, then the parent with whom the  Below we have explained some of the 01494 510354 the school will be admitted prior to the child spends the greater proportion of application of these admission rules. terms used in the admission rules and  [email protected] policies for Community schools. You the school week from Sunday evening 1. A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was to Thursday evening. previously looked after but immediately will find that some Voluntary-Aided  www.whs.bucks.sch.uk after being looked after became the and Foundation schools, as well as We may ask for evidence if subject of an adoption, residence or special Academies and Free schools, use the circumstances have changed in Type: Academy Grammar guardianship order same terms as us. the past 18 months. Please see Age range: 11 to 18 2. Girls living in the catchment area of the information about shared or joint school The Community schools in Buckinghamshire are: residence that we cover later in this Gender: Girls 3. Younger sisters of current students in Directory. Years 7 to 12 at the point of allocation and • The Year 7 Admission Number 2015: 180 who will be on the roll of the school at the time of the proposed admission • The Mandeville School Normal Home Address 6th Form Admission Number 2015: 20 4. Once the above rules have been applied, • The Misbourne This is your child’s home address; it is any further places will be offered in

SCHOOLS LIST where you and your child live together, SCHOOLS LIST Specialist Status: Maths and Computing distance order, using the distance between the family’s normal home address and Parent unless you can show that they live School (DfE) number: 8254503 the school’s nearest open entrance gate, The person who is the child’s ‘parent’ elsewhere with someone with legal offering the closest first, using the method care and control of your child. For adopted by BCC. should make the application. Children attending in January 2014: 1303 admission purposes, this must be a Where the school can take some, though A parent is defined in law (the residential property that is your child’s not all, of the girls who qualify under one Education Act 1996) as ‘Any person only or main residence. It cannot be of these criteria, we will give priority to girls who has ‘parental responsibility’ by taking account of the next criteria in the an address at which your child may numbered list. (defined in the Children Act 1989) for sometimes stay or sleep due to your the child or young person.‘ domestic arrangements. OR The property must be owned, leased Any person who has care of the child or rented by the child’s parent(s) or or young person. person with legal responsibility for the child. A child’s Normal Home Address If two parents with parental Additional Information is where he or she spends most of the responsibility live at different A full copy of the admission rules, including details of the Late Transfer Procedure, can be week, unless it is accommodation at a found on the school’s website: www.whs.bucks.sch.uk addresses, the parent to whom the boarding school.

42 43 Please make sure you tell us if you Looked After Child Catchment areas Check to see which your nearest move house after you have made your school is. You can do this by using application. For admission purposes, a ‘looked after Most Buckinghamshire secondary the Nearest School Checker which child’ is a child: schools have a catchment area, which is available on our website. You There is more information about is a geographical area that can give should consider this information how we confirm the address we use • in care who is looked after by priority for admission to children who when deciding the order of your for the first allocation round (the the LA, this includes a child who live there. preferences. outcomes of which are available on is accommodated, under a Care 2 March 2015) in the Guide, together Order or Interim Care Order, There are four Buckinghamshire with the deadlines by which you must OR schools that do not have a catchment Sibling area: provide us with evidence of your • who was previously looked after A sibling is a brother or sister – for child’s Normal Home Address. and immediately after being • The Highcrest Academy admission purposes, we mean one of looked after became the subject • Khalsa Secondary Academy two (or more) individuals who have Shared or joint residence of an adoption, residence or one or more parents in common or To avoid doubt, where a child lives special guardianship order. • St Michael’s Catholic School any other child (including an adopted with parents/carers (with or without A Residence Order sets out the • Sir Thomas Fremantle School child) who permanently lives at the parental responsibility) whether for arrangements as to the person same address and for whom the Whilst living in a catchment area can part of a week, or month, the address with whom the child is to live parent also has parental responsibility. help your child’s chances of being where the child lives for admission under Section 8 of the Children’s offered a place, there is no guarantee We will only consider a pupil in a purposes will be determined by Act 1989. that this will be possible. You can work secondary school as a sibling if they confirmation of: A Special Guardianship Order out which catchment areas you live are at the school in Years 7 to 10 at • the registered address to which appoints a child’s special in by looking at the Catchment Area the time the allocations are made (March 2015). The child must also be

SCHOOLS LIST Child Benefit is currently being guardian(s) under Section 14A of Checker on our website: SCHOOLS LIST paid the Children’s Act 1989. expected to still be at the school at www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission the time the younger child would start OR Please include evidence of your You can also look at secondary school (September 2015). • if Child Benefit is not received, circumstances with your application. catchment area maps. the address at which a child is When we are allocating places, if we registered with a GP The admission rules for each school have one place left and the next child on the list is a twin, triplet or another OR show the priority given to catchment children when we look to see who multiple birth group, we will offer to • The address at which the child can be offered a place. We follow the both twins (or all siblings in the case of spends the greater proportion admission rules whether a child lives other multiple births). of the school week from Sunday inside or outside of Buckinghamshire. evening to Thursday evening. Other schools may have a different sibling rule so make sure you check You must therefore send us a copy of Before you make your application, their rules. your latest benefit entitlement notice make sure you understand the rules or your child’s medical card. We may about School Transport and whether ask for further evidence. your child would be entitled to free transport to any of the schools you are applying for.

44 45 Exceptional medical or Home to School Distance rules. The three Buckinghamshire social applications schools that use a Supplementary We use straight line distance for Form at the moment are Khalsa Maps If you would like your application admission purposes. This is the Secondary Academy, St Michael’s to be considered under this rule, distance from your child’s Normal Catholic School and Waddesdon The maps that follow are to you must have a very strong reason Home Address, as set out by Church of England School. give you an idea of where for your child attending a particular Ordnance Survey, to the nearest open the secondary schools are in For Year 7 admission in September school. school gate available for pupils to use. Buckinghamshire. We use a computerised system to 2015, the deadline for you to return You can see more detailed You must tell us that you would like measure straight line distance. the form to the school is 31 October us to look at your application under 2014. You can get a copy of the maps of the whole county, The point we measure to at your this rule and send us some supporting Supplementary Form from the school showing the catchment areas child’s address is determined by the evidence. This supporting evidence or download one from our website: for upper/all-ability schools and should be from an independent Ordnance Survey ADDRESS-POINT grammar schools on our website: which is an Ordnance Survey data www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission professional person (this might be www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission a doctor, health visitor or Education product that provides a National Grid Welfare Officer, for example) who coordinate and a unique reference for Admission rules for schools The only Buckinghamshire knows about your situation and each postal address in Great Britain in other areas secondary schools that do supports your case. It must clearly that is on the Royal Mail’s Post Office not have a catchment area are If you are interested in a school show why the school is the most Address File. The Highcrest Academy, Khalsa located in another LA area, you should suitable for your child and what This is different to the shortest Secondary Academy, St Michael’s contact the LA or school direct Catholic School and Sir Thomas difficulties there would be if your child walking route which is used MAP for more information about their went to a different school. for transport purposes – more Fremantle School. admission rules. Other LA contact information is in the School Transport We will not collect information for details can be found in the Guide. Remember to look at our you, so make sure that you include Policy and Guidance available on our Catchment Area Checker which all the evidence you would like looked website. will give you the catchment area at for a decision to be based upon. Look at each school’s admission rules schools for your property, as well as the Nearest School Checker. SECONDARY SCHOOLS DIRECTORY SECONDARY Send the evidence to us by email if to see in which situations distance This will tell you which school you are applying online from home to school is used. There is geographically closest to your ([email protected]) or post are further details about the things property. it to us if you are applying on a paper you should consider before you make form, marking clearly your child’s your application in Section 1 of the name, date of birth and which school Guide. the documents relate to. Supplementary forms A panel comprising of independent education professionals will decide Some schools ask for you to fill in a which children can be considered Supplementary Form to help them under this rule before we make each gather extra information about your round of allocations. child. This will help them decide where they would come in the admission

46 47 Girls and Mixed Boys and Mixed Upper/All-Ability Schools Grammar Schools in Grammar Schools in in Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire

BUCKINGHAM THE ROYAL LATIN THE ROYAL LATIN

SIR THOMAS FREMANTLE

THE COTTESLOE

WADDESDON CE Aylesbury Aylesbury Aylesbury THE GRANGE THE MANDEVILLE SCHOOL SIR HENRY FLOYD GRAMMAR AYLESBURY HIGH SIR HENRY FLOYD GRAMMAR AYLESBURY GRAMMAR

MAP JOHN COLET MAP

PRINCES RISBOROUGH CHILTERN THE MISBOURNE HILLS ACADEMY CHESHAM GRAMMAR CHESHAM GRAMMAR

HOLMER GREEN SENIOR AMERSHAM High Wycombe DR CHALLONER’S GRAMMAR M40 SIR WILLIAM RAMSAY DR CHALLONER’S HIGH THE HIGHCREST ACADEMY THE CHALFONTS COMMUNITY COLLEGE High Wycombe THE ROYAL GRAMMAR CRESSEX COMMUNITY High Wycombe ST MICHAEL’S WYCOMBE HIGH JOHN HAMPDEN GRAMMAR CATHOLIC THE BEACONSFIELD M40 M40 BEACONSFIELD HIGH THE BOURNE M40 GREAT MARLOW END ACADEMY M25 M25

SIR WILLIAM BORLASE’S GRAMMAR E-ACT BURNHAM KHALSA SIR WILLIAM BORLASE’S GRAMMAR M40 M40 PARK ACADEMY SECONDARY M25 ACADEMY M4 BURNHAM GRAMMAR BURNHAM GRAMMAR M25 M25 M4 M4

48 48 49 Girls and Mixed Boys and Mixed Other helpful Grammar Schools in Grammar Schools in information Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire The Fair Access Protocol applies to In-Year admissions and establishes a mechanism to ensure access to THE ROYAL LATIN THE ROYAL LATIN education is secured quickly for unplaced children, especially the most vulnerable, and ensures that all schools in an area admit their share of children with challenging behaviour. This includes admitting children above the Admission Number to schools that are already full. You can read more about this on our website:

Aylesbury Aylesbury www.buckscc.gov.uk/schooladmission SIR HENRY FLOYD GRAMMAR AYLESBURY HIGH SIR HENRY FLOYD GRAMMAR AYLESBURY GRAMMAR

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We also manage applications for children starting a new school at other times. You can find more information CHESHAM GRAMMAR CHESHAM GRAMMAR about the following on our website:

DR CHALLONER’S GRAMMAR • Starting school or moving up to SCHOOLS DIRECTORY SECONDARY DR CHALLONER’S HIGH junior school

High Wycombe THE ROYAL GRAMMAR • Primary Schools in High Wycombe Buckinghamshire M40 WYCOMBE HIGH M40 JOHN HAMPDEN GRAMMAR BEACONSFIELD HIGH • Moving up to secondary school M25 M25 • In-Year admission SIR WILLIAM BORLASE’S GRAMMAR SIR WILLIAM BORLASE’S GRAMMAR M40 M40 • School Transport Policy and Guidance BURNHAM GRAMMAR BURNHAM GRAMMAR M25 M25 M4 M4

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