September 2015 Applications for Bradley Stoke Community School

TRANSFER TO SECONDARY SCHOOL - SEPTEMBER 2015 APPLICATIONS FOR BRADLEY STOKE COMMUNITY SCHOOL

387 applications were received by 31 October 2014 for Bradley Stoke Community School which has an Admission Level of 180 for the Year 7 intake in September 2015. Unfortunately, it has not been possible to meet all the requests for places at Bradley Stoke Community School and it has, therefore, been necessary to use Bradley Stoke Community School’s published admission criteria to decide which applicants should be offered the available places.

2 places were required for children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs which names Bradley Stoke Community School. The remaining 178 places have been offered to applicants in the following priority order:

2 children in public care or previously in public care

46 local siblings.

130 children for whom Bradley Stoke Community School was indicated as a preference, who live within the consortium area for which Abbeywood Community School, Bradley Stoke Community School and Patchway Community College have equal responsibility and who live closest to Bradley Stoke Community School. Distances from home to school are measured in a direct line between the address point of the child’s home and a central point within the main school buildings using the Local Authority’s computerised mapping system. The farthest child from Bradley Stoke Community School offered a place under this criterion is measured to a distance of 0.686 mile from the school.

March 2015

APPEAL FORM

This form should only be completed if you wish to make a formal appeal for a place at Olympus Academy Trust: BRADLEY STOKE COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Please complete in black ink and return this form within 20 school days to: Lisa Stevens, Bradley Stoke Community School, Fiddlers Wood Lane, Bradley Stoke, BS32 9BS

Name of parent/carer

Signature

Date

Full name of child

Date of birth

Address of child

Current school & year group

For September intakes, please indicate preference: 1st, 2nd or 3rd:

WAITING LIST OAT maintains waiting list for each school within the Trust. When a place becomes available, places will be offered in accordance with the oversubscription criteria outlined in the Admissions Policy, which can be found on the School website, and not the length of time an applicant’s name has been on the waiting list.

NB If you request an appeal your child will be automatically placed on the waiting list.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO UPDATE OAT OF ANY CHANGES TO YOUR CONTACT DETAILS.

The Olympus Academy Trust: a company limited by guarantee Registered in England: Company Number: 07844791 Registered Office: Bradley Stoke Community School, Fiddlers Wood Lane, Bradley Stoke, South Gloucestershire, BS32 9BS

Reasons for Preference/Grounds for Appeal

Please continue on a separate sheet, if necessary, and attach

This form should only be completed if you wish to make a formal appeal for a place at The Castle School Education Trust: The Castle School.

Please complete and return this form within 20 school days to

Mrs Stewart, Admissions Officer, The Castle School, Park Road, Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, BS35 1HT

Please complete in black ink

LETTER OF APPEAL FOR THE CASTLE SCHOOL

Preference: 1st, 2nd or 3rd – (please indicate)

Written by Name of Parent/Carer

Signature of Parent/Carer

Date

Full Name of Child: ______

Date of Birth: ______

Address of Child: __

______

Current Primary/Junior School: ___

WAITING LIST CSET:The Castle School will maintain its own waiting list. The waiting list will be maintained for the academic year and then discarded. When a place becomes available, places will be offered in accordance with the oversubscription criteria outlined in the Admissions Policy, which can be found on the School website, and not the length of time an applicant’s name has been on the waiting list.

NB If you request an appeal your child will be automatically placed on the waiting list.

Please continue overleaf

PLEASE REMEMBER TO UPDATE THE CASTLE SCHOOL OF ANY CHANGES TO YOUR CONTACT DETAILS. Reasons for Preference/Grounds for Appeal

Please attach a separate sheet if necessary

TRANSFER TO SECONDARY SCHOOL, SEPTEMBER 2015 APPLICATIONS FOR THE CASTLE SCHOOL.

454 applications were received by 31 October 2014 for The Castle School which has an Admission Level of 270 for the Year 7 intake in September 2015. Unfortunately, it has not been possible to meet all the requests for places at The Castle School and it has, therefore, been necessary to use The Castle School Education Trust’s published admission criteria to decide which applicants should be offered the available places.

6 places were required for children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs which names The Castle School. The remaining 264 places have been offered to applicants in the following priority order:

3 children in public care and previously in public care

58 local siblings.

89 children for whom The Castle School was indicated as a preference who live within the defined area of prime responsibility.

114 children for whom The Castle School was named as a preference who live outside the defined area of prime responsibility for The Castle School, who live closest to The Castle School. Distances from home to school are measured in a direct line between the address point of the child’s home and a central point within the main school buildings using the Local Authority’s computerised mapping system. The farthest child from The Castle School offered a place under this criterion is measured to a distance of 6.977 miles from the school.

March 2015

Castle School Education Trust: a company limited by guarantee Registered in England: Company Number: 8397975 Registered Office: The Castle School, Park Road, Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, BS35 1HT

This form should only be completed if you wish to make a formal appeal for a place at Downend School.

Please complete and return this form within 20 school days to:

Downend School, Westerleigh Road, Downend, South Gloucestershire, BS16 6XA

LETTER OF APPEAL FOR DOWNEND SCHOOL

Preference: 1st, 2nd or 3rd (please indicate)

Name of Parent/Carer:

Signature of Parent/Carer:

Contact telephone number:

Full name of Child:

Date of Birth:

Address of Child:

Current Primary/Junior School:

Date:

WAITING LIST Downend School will maintain its own waiting list. The waiting list will be maintained for the academic year and then discarded. When a place becomes available, places will be offered in accordance with the oversubscription criteria outlined in the Admission’s Policy, which can be found on the school website, and not the length of time an applicant’s name has been on the waiting list.

N.B If you request an appeal your child will be automatically placed on the waiting list.

Reasons for Preference/ Grounds for appeal Please complete

Please remember to update Downend School of any changes to your contact details.

TRANSFER TO SECONDARY SCHOOL, SEPTEMBER 2015 APPLICATIONS FOR DOWNEND SCHOOL

427 applications were received by 31 October 2014 for Downend School which has an Admission Level of 210. Unfortunately, it has not been possible to meet all the requests for places at Downend School and it has, therefore, been necessary to use Downend School’s published admission criteria to decide which applicants should be offered the available places.

For children who initially have not been successful in securing a place at Downend School, this may change beyond March. Parents may wish, therefore, to request that their child’s name is added to the waiting list for a place, or they still have the right to appeal.

The 210 places have been offered to applicants in the following priority order:

2 children in public care or previously in public care

43 local siblings

137 children for whom Downend School was indicated as a preference who live within the consortium area, for which Downend School, King’s Oak Academy, Mangotsfield School and Winterbourne International Academy have equal responsibility.

28 children for whom Downend School was indicated as a preference who live outside the consortium area for which Downend School, King’s Oak Academy, Mangotsfield School and Winterbourne International Academy have equal responsibility who live closest to Downend School. Distances from home to school are measured in a direct line between the address point of the child’s home and a central point within the main school buildings using the Local Authority’s computerised mapping system. The farthest child from Downend School offered a place under this criterion is measured to a distance of 1.802 miles from the school.

March 2015

Hanham Woods Academy Memorial Road, Hanham Bristol, BS15 3LA

Tel: 01454 86 7600 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hanhamwoods.academy Follow us on Twitter: @HanhamWoods Principal Mr P. Bevan BSc, NPQH

TRANSFER TO SECONDARY SCHOOL, SEPTEMBER 2015

APPLICATIONS FOR HANHAM WOODS ACADEMY

377 applications were received by 31 October 2014 for Hanham Woods Academy which has an Admission Level of 180 for the Year 7 intake in September 2015. Unfortunately, it has not been possible to meet all the requests for places at Hanham Woods Academy and it has, therefore, been necessary to use Hanham Woods Academy’s published admission criteria to decide which applicants should be offered the available places. For children who initially have not been successful in securing a place at Hanham Woods Academy, this situation may change beyond March. Parents may wish, therefore, to request that their child’s name is added to the waiting list for a place, or they still have the right to appeal.

13 places were required for children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs which names Hanham Woods Academy.

The remaining 167 places have been offered to applicants in the following priority order:

1 child in public care

33 local siblings (those living within the academy’s Area of Prime Responsibility and who have named the academy as a preference).

87 Geographical considerations (those living within the academy’s Area of Prime Responsibility)

46 Geographical considerations (those living outside the academy’s Area of Prime Responsibility). The farthest child from Hanham Woods Academy offered a place under this criterion is measured to a distance of 1.470 miles from the school.

March 2015

Hanham Woods Academy is part of the Cabot Learning Federation, a registered Charity No 1119322 Registered in England and Wales (as a Company Limited by Guarantee No 6207590, Registered Office as above)

SPONSORED BY ROLLS ROYCE PLC AND THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND

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This form should only be completed if you wish to make a formal appeal for a place at Hanham Woods Academy.

Please complete and return this form within 20 school days to

Mrs C Spencer, Personnel & Administration Manager/Principal’s PA at Hanham Woods Academy, Memorial Road, Hanham, Bristol, BS15 3LA

Please complete in black ink

LETTER OF APPEAL FOR SCHOOL

Preference: 1st, 2nd or 3rd – (please indicate)

Written by ______Name of Parent/Carer

______Signature of Parent/Carer

______Date

Full Name of Child: ______

Date of Birth: ______

Address of Child: ______

______

Current Primary/Junior School: ______

WAITING LIST

Hanham Woods Academy will maintain its own waiting list. The waiting list will be maintained for the academic year and then discarded. When a place becomes available, places will be offered in accordance with the oversubscription criteria outlined in the Admissions Policy, which can be found on the School website, and not the length of time an applicant’s name has been on the waiting list.

NB If you request an appeal your child will be automatically placed on the waiting list.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO UPDATE HANHAM WOODS ACADEMY OF ANY CHANGES

TO YOUR CONTACT DETAILS.

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Please attach additional sheets if necessary.

A PARENT’S GUIDE WHERE JOHN CABOT ACADEMY IS UNABLE TO MAKE AN OFFER OF A PLACE FOR YEAR 7 ADMISSIONS 2015

Parents considering an appeal for a place at John Cabot Academy should carefully consider the following points before completing an appeal form. About John Cabot Academy We are an Academy run independently from South Gloucestershire Local Authority (LA) with both state funding and sponsorship. The LA operates co-ordinated admissions arrangements for schools in South Gloucestershire and neighbouring areas. These arrangements are explained in the LA guide. John Cabot Academy has its own Admissions Policy, Over Subscription Criteria and Process which has been agreed by the Secretary of State. A summary is set out in the prospectus, on the Academy website and in the South Gloucestershire LA guide.

Why has my child not been offered a place at John Cabot Academy? John Cabot Academy has an admissions number of 160 in each year group. When more children apply than there are places available, the over subscription criteria in the John Cabot Academy admissions procedure is used to determine allocation of places. John Cabot Academy received 882 on time applications and was able to offer160 places.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA & WAITING LIST INFORMATION

As John Cabot Academy was oversubscribed, the oversubscription criteria have been applied to allocate the places that are available at the school. From the 882 applications received the 160 places have been allocated as follows:

• Eleven (11) students with Statements of Special Educational Need. • Three (3) students defined as a 'Looked After Child' (in Public Care). • Two (2) students, non statemented, where the child has a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day to day activities, and this requires admission to John Cabot Academy. All students who were considered under this criterion and not granted a place were included within the random allocation of places in Zone A or Zone B as applicable below. • Seventy Five places, (75) to those with siblings currently at John Cabot Academy who are in Years 7 to 12. A Year 12 student at Post 16 within the Cabot Learning Federation must have taken GCSEs at John Cabot Academy in Year 11 to be classed as a sibling. • In the random selection, Sixty Eight` places, (68) to those who live within Zone A. One place, (1) to students who live within Zone B.

We aim to offer an 80%/20% split of places to Zone A and Zone B students in the random selection of each ability band but this was not possible as there were too few students in Zone B. Our Admissions Policy requires us to fill the remaining places from Zone A students of the same band to keep the ability spread.

Any applicant who attended the assessments and has not been offered a place at John Cabot Academy, if this was a higher preference, has the option to be placed on a waiting list which will be kept open at least until the end of Year 7.

John Cabot Academy Appeals – Historically over the last 5 years: 2010 Admissions: we received 52 Appeals; 3 withdrew, 49 hearings were held, 3 Appeals were upheld. 2011 Admissions: we received 50 Appeals; 10 withdrew, 40 hearings were held, 5 Appeals were upheld. 2012 Admissions: we received 45 Appeals; 10 withdrew, 35 hearings were held, 2 Appeals were upheld. 2013 Admissions: we received 28 Appeals; 2 withdrew, 26 hearings were held, 1 Appeal was upheld. 2014 Admissions: we received 41 Appeals; 11 withdrew, 30 hearings were held, 0 (Nil) Appeals were upheld.

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John Cabot Academy will arrange for an independent Appeals Panel to consider the Academy not being able to offer a place and the reasons for a parent wanting their child to attend the Academy. The Panel consists of 3 people who have no connection with John Cabot Academy or the LA. One of them acts as Chair of the Panel and runs the appeal hearing. The Panel will consider the case put forward by the parent and what the allocated or other schools can offer; they must consider the admission arrangements for the Academy. The Panel will exercise its discretion by balancing the weight of the parent’s case (for wanting their child to attend John Cabot rather than an alternative school) against the Academy’s reasons for not being able to offer a place. i.e. taking into account the Academy’s published admissions policy and arrangements, the prejudice that an additional student would cause to the education of the students already offered a place and the Health and Safety of all the students in the Academy. Comment [SF1]:

KEY POINTS – If you decide to appeal • Please consider carefully the strength of your case before deciding to proceed with an appeal. • Decide on the reasons why John Cabot Academy is the only school to meet your child’s needs. • Prepare your case. • Back up your reasons with strong evidence – stating your child lives locally, has always wanted to attend JCA or that they like Technology is not evidence. • Send in your appeal letter on time.

HOW TO GET FURTHER INFORMATION

The guidance provided is based on the Admissions Policy of John Cabot Academy and the Department for Education, DfE Code of Practice on School Admission Appeals.

For a copy of the John Cabot Academy Admissions Policy, please visit our website: www.cabot.ac.uk or contact the Admissions Officer at: John Cabot Academy Woodside Road Kingswood Bristol BS15 8BD Tel: 0117 9763000 Email: [email protected]

For a copy of the DfE Code of Practice please visit www.dfe.gov.uk or contact: DfE Publications Sherwood Park Annesley Nottingham NG15 0DJ Tel: 0845 602 2260 Email: [email protected]

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JOHN CABOT ACADEMY ADMISSIONS 2015

LETTER OF APPEAL

I wish to appeal for a place at John Cabot Academy in respect of:

Full Name of Child: ______

Child’s Date of Birth: ______

Child’s Home Address: ______

______

Present School: ______

Name of Parent/Carer: ______

Signature of Parent/Carer: ______

Contact Telephone Number/s: ______

Date: ____/____/______

Reasons for Appeal: (please continue on a separate sheet if you need to)

The deadline to register your appeal with John Cabot Academy is Friday 10th April 2015. Please complete and send this appeal form by this date to: Admissions Officer John Cabot Academy Woodside Road Kingswood Bristol, BS15 8BD

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This form should only be completed if you wish to make a formal appeal for a place at King’s Oak Academy.

Please complete and return this form within 20 school days to

King’s Oak Academy, Brook Road, Kingswood, South Gloucestershire, BS15 4JT

Please complete in black ink

LETTER OF APPEAL FOR SCHOOL

Preference: 1st, 2nd or 3rd – (please indicate)

Written by ___ Name of Parent/Carer

Signature of Parent/Carer

Date

Full Name of Child: ______

Date of Birth: ______

Address of Child: ______

Current Primary/Junior School: ______

WAITING LIST King’s Oak Academy will maintain its own waiting list. The waiting list will be maintained for the academic year and then discarded. When a place becomes available, places will be offered in accordance with the oversubscription criteria outlined in the Admissions Policy, which can be found on the School website, and not the length of time an applicant’s name has been on the waiting list.

NB If you request an appeal your child will be automatically placed on the waiting list.

PLEASE CONTINUE OVERLEAF IF NECESSARY

I N P U R S U I T O F E X C E L L E N C E

PRINCIPAL: MR I FROST EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL: SIR DAVIDCARTER | BROOK ROAD, KINGSWOOD, BRISTOL BS15 4JT T E L: 01454 866538/9 F A X : 01454 866541 EM A I L : [email protected] |WWW.KINGSOAKACADEMY.ORG.UK

King’s OakAcademy is part of the Cabot Learning Federation, a company Limited by Guarantee. Registered Office: Woodside Road, Kingswood, Bristol BS15 8BD. Registered Company No.6207590. Registered Charity No. 1119322

PLEASE REMEMBER TO UPDATE KING’S OAK ACADEMY OF ANY CHANGES TO YOUR CONTACT DETAILS. Reasons for Preference/Grounds for Appeal

Please attach a separate sheet if necessary

TRANSFER TO SECONDARY SCHOOL, SEPTEMBER 2015 APPLICATIONS FOR KING’S OAK ACADEMY

353 applications were received by 31 October 2014 for King’s Oak Academy which has an Admission Level of 120, however the Academy Council of King’s Oak Academy has agreed an increase to the Admission Number to 150 for the Year 7 intake in September 2015. Unfortunately, it has not been possible to meet all the requests for places at King’s Oak Academy and it has, therefore, been necessary to use King’s Oak Academy’s published admission criteria to decide which applicants should be offered the available places. It is important to stress that experience suggests that, beyond 17 March, it is likely that further places will become available. For children who initially have not been successful in securing a place at King’s Oak, this situation may change beyond March. Parents may wish, therefore, to request that their child’s name is added to the waiting list for a place, or they still have the right to appeal.

3 places were required for children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs which names King’s Oak Academy.

The remaining 147 places have been offered to applicants in the following priority order:

15 local siblings.

64 children for whom King’s Oak Academy was indicated as a preference who live within the consortium area for which Downend School, King’s Oak Academy, Mangotsfield School and Winterbourne International Academy have equal responsibility.

68 children for whom King’s Oak Academy was indicated as a preference who live outside the consortium area for which Downend School, King’s Oak Academy, Mangotsfield School and Winterbourne International Academy have equal responsibility who live closest to King’s Oak Academy. Distances from home to school are measured in a direct line between the address point of the child’s home and a central point within the main school buildings using the Local Authority’s computerised mapping system. The farthest child from King’s Oak Academy offered a place under this criterion is measured to a distance of 1.892 miles from the school.

March 2015

I N P U R S U I T O F E X C E L L E N C E

PRINCIPAL: MR I FROST EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL: SIR DAVID CARTER | BROOK ROAD, KINGSWOOD, BRISTOL BS15 4JT T E L: 01454 866538/9 F A X : 01454 866541 EM A I L : [email protected] |WWW.KINGSOAKACADEMY.ORG.UK

WHAT NEXT?

Transfer to Secondary Stage Education September 2015

This information is in addition to the Admission to Secondary Schools in South Gloucestershire booklet.

Although you have not been offered your preferred school(s), there are still a number of options which are open to you. You can:

 Accept the offer of the alternative school; or  Ask to be considered for a place at a different school for which you have not applied before; or  Remain on the waiting list for any vacancies that may occur at your preferred school(s), until the end of December 2015; and/or  Appeal for your preferred school(s).

ACCEPTING THE OFFERED SCHOOL

What do I have to do if I want to accept the offered school? To do this just complete Section (A) of the green response form in the pack sent to you and return it to the address printed on the form. You need to do this no later than 5.00pm on 16 March 2015. The appropriate Admission Authority will then inform the Head Teacher of the offered school on your behalf.

If I accept the offered place now, can I change my mind later on if I decide to appeal or apply for a different school? Yes, however, if you wish to make an appeal, it may not be possible to hear your appeal at the same time as the other appeals for that school if they have already been timetabled. Your appeal will still be heard, but it may be at a later date.

Sometimes, particularly where parents move house to a different area, it is not possible to fit their application into the normal admissions or appeals timetable. However, if you find yourself in this position you still have the same rights as all other parents. Although your application may be dealt with later you have exactly the same right to ask for a preferred school, and if this application is not successful, to use the independent appeal process.

If you do not wish to proceed with a formal appeal your child can still be considered for any places that may become available. You are able to indicate your wish to be included on a waiting list by completing Section B of the green form.

APPLYING FOR A DIFFERENT SCHOOL

If I do not want the place at the school I have been offered, can I apply for a different school even if I have not indicated a preference for it before? Yes, the offer of a school place may be a parent's lower ranked preference, but in some cases it may be the appropriate "area" school for where you live or the nearest school to the home address that has a place available. Whichever applies to you, you do not have to accept the decision at this stage.

If there are other schools which you would prefer your child to be considered for please confirm in a separate letter detailing your child’s name, address, date of birth and the schools to be considered in rank order.

Please note that you may only apply for a total of three schools. If you have been offered one of your preferred schools this counts as one of the three.

If I express a new preference can I expect a place at that school? Only if there are enough places at that school to meet the demand for them.

All applications on the waiting lists along with late applications and changes of preference received by 14 April 2015 will be considered in the second round of allocations where places have become available. The second round of allocations will commence from 5 May 2015.

If the school is full you will be able to remain on the waiting list. If you decided to appeal for a place you will still remain on the waiting list.

If the school has only a limited number of places which cannot meet the demand, then the Admission Authority’s published criteria will be used to decide which children can be offered places. It is important to note that the published criteria can only be applied where there is a place available within the school's Admission Number (Admissions Level) for the appropriate Admissions Authority to allocate. If a school remains full i.e. no places become available within the school's Admission Level, then all further applications can expect to be refused.

If you have indicated that you wish to make an appeal, or if you have asked that your child remain on the waiting list, your child will continue to be considered for any further places that may become available up until the end of December 2015.

ASKING FOR YOUR CHILD TO REMAIN ON A WAITING LIST FOR A PLACE AT YOUR PREFERRED SCHOOL(S)

Parents/carers can ask the appropriate Admission Authority to continue to consider their child for any vacancies arising until the end of December 2015 at their preferred school(s).

All places which become available within the school’s admission level will be allocated using the appropriate Admission Authority’s published admission criteria. These are the same criteria that were used to fill the school at the time of the first allocation of places for September. All outstanding applications will be considered in this way, including applications received after the closing date of 31 October 2014.

Where a school has been over-subscribed and applications for places have been refused, a waiting list will be maintained, for any vacancies which occur, until the end of December 2015 and then discarded. Priority order on the waiting list will be determined by the over-subscription criteria, not by the date of joining the waiting list.

Can my child's name be considered for more than one school? Yes. It is important to rank clearly your order of preference (ie, first, second or third preference) if you wish to do this. This will help the Authority to ensure that your application is considered for your highest preference school possible, depending on the availability of places.

If I ask for my child to be considered for a place at another school will I lose the place which has been offered for my child at an alternative school? No. The place which has been offered for your child will be kept for you. This place would only be withdrawn if you were offered a place at a higher ranked/new preference school, or you inform your home Local Authority that you have made alternative arrangements.

If I name a second and third preference, will this prejudice my application for the school that I want as my first preference? No, if you are offered a place at a second or third preference school, you can still make an appeal or remain on a waiting list for any available places for your higher ranked preference school. An Appeal Panel will want to hear your reasons for appeal for that particular school, and why you feel that an extra place should be made available for your child at that school.

APPEALS

What is an Appeal? By law, an Admissions Authority has to enable parents to appeal to an independent body if their school application is unsuccessful.

The Appeal Panel must be independent of the Admission Authority and the decision it takes is binding on that Authority. This means that whatever decision an Appeal Panel takes, neither the Admission Authority nor the school can reverse it except in a court of law where the appellant or Admission Authority are successful in applying for Judicial Review of that decision.

For further information regarding the appeals process contact the secondary school direct (except for Brimsham Green School and Mangotsfield School when the Admissions and Transport Team should be contacted at South Gloucestershire Council).

How do I make an Appeal? You will have to set out your reasons for appealing in writing. You can appeal for more than one school, but each school must have its own appeal letter. You will find sufficient individual sheets with this letter for you to use to set out each individual appeal if this is appropriate to you. (If you decide to lodge a formal appeal for your preferred school(s) please ensure that it is sent to the appropriate School / Admission Authority).

If my preferred school is already full what is the point of an appeal? An Appeal Panel can offer places over and above a school's Admission Number if it feels that parents have put a strong enough case to them. They are not bound by the same criteria as the Admission Authorities who can only offer places in accordance with the published admission criteria.

How many places can an Appeal Panel offer? As many, or as few, as they feel is appropriate in the circumstances of the appeal. They are not 'given' a particular number of places to allocate to parents who are making appeals.

If I make an appeal for my preferred school, will I lose the place which has been offered to me at an alternative school? No, the place which has been offered for your child will be kept for you. The original offer of a school place will not be withdrawn unless a place is offered at a higher ranked/new preference school.

What reasons should I give for my appeal? This depends on your own particular reasons for appealing, but there are some specific circumstances where you should provide evidence. The two most common circumstances where this applies are: a) Change of Address – If you have made an appeal because of a change of address, proof of the address should be submitted with your appeal letter. If you have made an appeal because you are buying a property, a Solicitor's letter confirming exchange of contracts and completion date is needed. If your appeal is based upon a new address which is a council or rented property, a rental agreement or a Solicitor's letter is needed. In some cases, we may ask for proof of occupation of a particular property. b) Medical – parents may feel that the medical condition of their child is an important part of their appeal. If you wish an Appeal Panel to consider medical/psychological evidence for your child you should submit a supporting letter from the Doctor/Specialist, before your appeal is due to be heard.

IMPORTANT

If you decide to lodge a formal appeal for your preferred school(s) please ensure that it is sent to the appropriate School / Admission Authority by the published deadline.

Please note that if your letter(s) of appeal are received after the deadline your appeal may not be heard with the other on-time lodged appeals.

Admission arrangements will vary between the different Admission Authorities so for further information regarding the reallocation of places after 2 March 2015, how applications are dealt with and the appeals process for your preferred school(s) please contact the appropriate School / Admission Authority.

Your home Local Authority is South Gloucestershire Council (CAH), Admissions & Transport Team, PO Box 298, Civic Centre, High Street, Kingswood, Bristol BS15 0DQ.

Any questions?

Please telephone: (01454) 868008 or Email: [email protected]

TRANSFER TO SECONDARY SCHOOL - SEPTEMBER 2015 APPLICATIONS FOR THE RIDINGS’ FEDERATION WINTERBOURNE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY

677 applications were received by 31 October 2014 for Winterbourne International Academy which has an Admission Level of 300 for the Year 7 intake in September 2015. Unfortunately, it has not been possible to meet all the requests for places at Winterbourne International Academy and it has, therefore, been necessary to use The Ridings’ Federation of Academies Trust’s published admission criteria to decide which applicants should be offered the available places.

1 place was required for a child with a Statement of Special Educational Needs which names Winterbourne International Academy. The remaining 299 places have been offered to applicants in the following priority order:

1 child in public care

103 local siblings.

113 children for whom Winterbourne International Academy was indicated as a preference who live within the area for which Winterbourne International Academy has first responsibility.

82 children for whom Winterbourne International Academy was indicated as a preference who live within the consortium area for which Downend School, King’s Oak Academy, Mangotsfield School and Winterbourne International Academy have equal responsibility who live closest to Winterbourne International Academy. Distances from home to school are measured in a direct line between the address point of the child’s home and a central point within the main school buildings using the Local Authority’s computerised mapping system. The farthest child from Winterbourne International Academy offered a place under this criterion is measured to a distance of 3.029 miles from the school.

March 2015

Appeal for Academy place in Year 7 Group Academic Year 2015-2016

This form should only be used to appeal for The Ridings’ Federation Winterbourne International Academy.

This completed form should be returned to The Ridings’ Federation Winterbourne International Academy, High Street, Winterbourne, Bristol BS36 1JL within 20 school days.

Please ensure that your completed response form is sent to your home local authority.

Please complete in black ink the following:

Child’s Full Name:

Date of Birth:

Address:

Post Code:

Contact Telephone No:

Email address:

Reasons for Preference/Grounds for Appeal: (If these include medical or psychological reasons you will need to provide supporting written evidence from a doctor/specialist in order for The Ridings’ Federation Winterbourne International Academy to seek comments from its own advisors. This will involve the sharing of the information with other professionals.)

Please turn over

If attaching additional sheets, please tick box:

Name of Parent/Carer:

Signature of Parent/Carer:

Date:

Please return this form to The Principal, The Ridings’ Federation Winterbourne International Academy, High Street, Winterbourne, Bristol, BS36 1JL within 20 school days.