Admissions to Schools in Suffolk 2017/2018

Consultation on Admission Arrangements 2017/2018 2 November – 14 December 2015

Appendix Two – Foundation School and Academies’ Admission Policies Appendix Two – Contents Section Page No

Proposed admission policies for foundation schools 2017/2018 3 Proposed admission policies for academies 2017/2018 4 Bury St Edmunds Technical Academy 5 Copleston High School, Ipswich 4 County Upper School, Bury St Edmunds 4 East Bergholt High School 9 Easton Primary School 15 Elveden Church of England Primary Academy 20 Farlingaye High School, Woodbridge 26 Forest Academy, Brandon 4 Great Heath Academy 32 Hartismere School, Eye 42 Horringer Court Middle School, Bury St Edmunds 4 Kesgrave High School 48 Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy 52 Leiston Primary School 15 Mildenhall College Academy 32 Ormiston Denes Academy, Lowestoft 59 Ormiston Endeavour Academy, Ipswich 67 Ormiston Sudbury Academy 70 Samuel Ward Academy, Haverhill 73 Sir John Leman High School, Beccles 78 St Alban’s Catholic High School, Ipswich 4 Stradbroke High School 82 Sybil Andrews Academy 85 Thomas Mills High School, Framlingham 4 Tollgate Primary School, Bury St Edmunds 4 Tudor Church of England Primary School 89 Westbourne Academy, Ipswich 32 Westley Middle School, Bury St Edmunds 4 Wickham Market Primary School 15

Section 1 Proposed admission policies for foundation schools 2017/2018

The governing body is the admissions authority for the foundation school in Suffolk. Contact school for information regarding the admission arrangements for Pakefield School, Lowestoft.

Section 2 Proposed admission policies for academies 2017/2018 The following academies are adopting the county council’s admissions policy for community and voluntary controlled schools for 2017/2018:

Copleston High School, Ipswich Forest Academy, Brandon Thomas Mills High School, Framlingham

The following academies have confirmed they are not changing their policies and are therefore not consulting for the 2017/2018 school year:

County Upper School, Bury St Edmunds Horringer Court Middle, Bury St Edmunds St Alban’s Catholic High School, Ipswich Tollgate Primary School, Bury St Edmunds Westley Middle School, Bury St Edmunds

The following academies have sent us their policies:

Bury St Edmunds Technical Academy Ormiston Denes Academy, Lowestoft East Bergholt High School Ormiston Endeavour Academy, Ipswich Easton Primary School Ormiston Sudbury Academy Elveden Church of England Primary Academy Samuel Ward Academy, Haverhill Farlingaye High School, Woodbridge Sir John Leman High School, Beccles Great Heath Academy Stradbroke High School Hartismere School, Eye Sybil Andrews Academy Kesgrave High School Tudor Church of England Primary School Kessingland Church of England Primary Westbourne Academy, Ipswich Academy Leiston Primary School Wickham Market Primary School Mildenhall College Academy

For those schools not listed please contact the school direct.

Comments on the admission policies for academies should be referred to the Headteacher.

Please note if dates are missing in the following policies these can be found in Annexes Two and Three of the Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme for schools in Suffolk 2017/2018 (Section Three of the main document).

Where Own Admission Authorities (OAA) have provided their proposed admission arrangements for 2017/2018, they have been included as part of Suffolk County Council’s Consultation. The inclusion of these proposed arrangements does not imply acceptance or endorsement and Suffolk County Council reserves the right to object where it believes such an objection is justified. If you have any objections to OAA proposed arrangements please send them directly to the school and not to the county council.

Bury St Edmunds Technical Academy Admissions Policy 2017/18

The Bury St Edmunds Technical Academy is a new, state funded academy operated by the Bury St Edmunds Academy Trust (“the Academy Trust”). It opens in September 2017 initially to year 9 and 12 students only. Procedures for applying to this school for year 9 are explained in the publication, “Admissions to Schools in Suffolk”. Parents should make themselves familiar with this information and take particular note of the definitions provided, the dates and the deadlines, all of which apply to The Bury St Edmunds Technical Academy unless stated otherwise in this document.

Applications must be made using the Suffolk normal year of entry application form (CAF1) which is available online, from your child’s current school or from Suffolk County Council.

The Published Admission Number for year nine in September 2017 is 110.

Please note that we have a separate admissions policy for our sixth form (see below), and sixth form applications are processed by the School.

Definitions and Details Our priority is to admit pupils from our Trust’s middle schools who apply for a place with us. Currently, these are Horringer Court Middle and Westley Middle Schools. However, our Planned Admission Number in addition to that of County Upper School allows the Academy Trust to admit more children than can be accommodated at these schools. The school will therefore provide places for children who do not attend a named middle school whose parents wish them to attend The Bury St Edmunds Technical Academy provided that they can be accommodated within the admission limits.

Sibling By sibling, we mean children who are brothers and sisters of, or who live as a family at the same address as, pupils who are already at a school working within the Academy Trust or who have already been offered a place, and who will still be there, including in the sixth form, at the time of admission.

Special Cases Children who have a statement of special educational needs or an Education, Health and Care plan (EHC plan) which names the school will always be admitted.

Oversubscription Criteria In the event of the school being oversubscribed, priority will be given in the following order:

Looked after children (children in care) and previously looked after children (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after).

Children with exceptional medical circumstances supported by written medical evidence. Any such applications must be received by the closing date in the co-ordinated scheme (31 October) and will be considered by the Admissions Committee of the school. The extent and circumstances in which medical need would qualify would relate to situations in which e.g. a hospital consultant has stated in writing that attendance at The Bury St Edmunds Technical Academy was an essential in terms of meeting the medical needs of the child. Written supporting evidence must be provided by at least one registered health professional and must set out the particular reasons why placement at The Bury St Edmunds Technical Academy is essential.

Applications from children currently attending one of the middle schools operated by the Academy Trust in the following order of priority: Children with a brother or sister (sibling) attending a school working within the Academy Trust at the time of application with a reasonable expectation they will be attending at the start of the new school year. Attendance at County Upper will include attendance in the Sixth Form. Children who do not have a brother or sister (sibling) attending a school working within the Academy trust.

Applications from children of staff employed by the school at the time of the application where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

Applications from children who do not attend a school operated by the Academy Trust in the following order of priority: Children with a brother or sister (sibling) attending a school working within the Academy Trust at the time of application with a reasonable expectation they will be attending at the start of the new school year. Attendance at County Upper will include attendance in the Sixth Form. Other children living nearest to the school, ranked by distance from the school according to the proximity criteria described below in ‘Tie-Breaker’.

Tie-breaker In the event of oversubscription in any category above, priority will be determined by the proximity of the child’s home to The Bury St Edmunds Technical Academy using a straight-line distance. All straight line distances are calculated electronically using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the co-ordinates of each property and provides the address- points between which straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Those living nearest to the school will be given priority. Apartments in the same block will be treated equally with the measurement taken to the main entrance to the block.

In the unlikely event that two or more applicants competing for a single place at the school lie the same distance from the school, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by a person who is independent of the school.

Multiple Births The school’s policy is not to separate multiple births.

Admission of children outside their normal age group If a parent wishes to make an application for admission of their child outside their normal age group, they must include reasons and any supporting evidence with their application. The Academy Trust will usually only agree such applications in exceptional circumstances but will decide each application taking into account its particular circumstances. There is no right of appeal when a place is offered by the School but not in the applicant’s preferred age group.

List of Schools working within the Academy Trust This includes all schools operated by the Academy Trust, which currently are Barrow CEVC Primary, Bury St Edmunds County Upper School, The Bury St Edmunds Technical Academy, Horringer Court Middle, Westley Middle and Tollgate Primary School.

Waiting Lists Under the co-ordinated scheme the Local Authority will maintain a waiting list of all Year 9 applicants who have been refused a place until the end of the first full week of the spring term. The school will continue to maintain a waiting list for subsequent terms. Applications for inclusion on the school’s waiting list must be made on the appropriate form which will be sent by the school

6 with the result of the application. They will be ranked according to our oversubscription criteria as described above. We have to admit any pupil who is the subject of a ‘direction’ by the Secretary of State or allocated to us according to the local Fair Access Protocol when such has been applied properly and with genuine fairness and according to its principles and any such pupils take precedence over the waiting list.

We also maintain waiting lists for all ‘full’ year groups.

Appeals If you are refused a place at our school you have the right to appeal to an independent panel. Appeal papers will be sent out with offer letters to parents when any of their school preferences are refused. Please ensure that these are headed with the school name and address and are returned to the Educational Appeals Office.

All appeals should be heard by the same panel and it is difficult to slot in late applications. Where possible late appeals will be included with those being heard for the same admission round. However, if this is not feasible, appeals for late applications will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.

Guardianship The school reserves the right to carry out necessary checks as to the legal guardianship of an adult making an application for admission for a child whether as an in year admission or as part of the general intake where it considers it necessary to do so. It is recognised that this can relate to safeguarding issues and is therefore of the highest priority to the school.

Sixth Form Admissions Policy The school accepts applications for entry to the sixth form from external candidates who attended another school. The Published Admission Number for Year 12 in 2017 is 100. In the event of over subscription the same criteria will be employed as for years 9 to 11.

Late Applications Students applying to join the Sixth Form after the deadline for applications (31 January) should note that admission will be subject to availability of places on chosen courses and achieving the specific entry requirements for the courses.

Provided places remain available and entry requirements are met, applicants seeking a late place will be notified in late August/early September.

Entry Requirements

The academic requirements for admission into the sixth form are published each year in the Sixth Form Brochure and on the school website.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FORM (ADMISSIONS)

As an admissions authority, it is essential to complete our Supplementary Information Form (SIF) if you are interested in applying for a place at The Bury St Edmunds Technical Academy on the grounds of an existing medical condition. This must be completed in addition to the Local Authority form, but return the SIF to the Trust direct. Please complete the following information and return to The Bury St Edmunds Academy Trust, County Upper School, Beeton’s Way, Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 6RF by 25 October.

Child’s Surname: Other Names:

Date of Birth: Male or Female:

Name of Parents or Carers: Title: Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms/Other

Postal Address (including postcode): Home Telephone No:

Email Address: Business/Mobile No:

Present School:

Detail of medical condition:

Supporting evidence:

Copy of supporting documents enclosed: 1. 2. 3.

Signed Parent/Guardian: Date:

East Bergholt High School

Easton Primary, Leiston Primary and Wickham Market Primary Schools

1.0 School Admission Arrangements for 2015/16 Academic Year Avocet Academy is committed to operating a fair and transparent admissions process, in accordance with the School Admissions Code, the School Admissions Appeals Code and admissions law as it applies to state funded schools. 2.0 Contact Details

Wickham Market Easton Leiston

Telephone 01728 746405 01728 746387 01728 830745

Email wickham.admin@avoc easton.admin@avoc leiston.admin@avocetacade etacademy.org etacademy.org my.org

Post Wickham Market Easton Primary Leiston Primary School Primary School School King Georges Avenue Dallinghoo Road School Lane Leiston Wickham Market Easton Suffolk Woodbridge Woodbridge IP16 4JQ Suffolk Suffolk IP13 0RP IP13 0ED

Website www.wickhammarketpr www.eastonprimary. www.leistonprimary.org.uk imary.org.uk org.uk

3.0 Admissions Arrangements Any application for a place for a pupil starting school for the very first time are made through the local authority common admission framework process which can be accessed here: www.suffolk.gov.uk/schooladmissions Any application for a place where a child has already been on roll at any other school (including ones within the academy) are managed through our academy application system and the forms can be found on each of the school websites listed above. Easton has 12 places per year group, Wickham Market has 40 and Leiston has 60. This is the statutory minimum number of places that will be offered if there are sufficient applications. From 2016 the agreed admission number at Easton is planned to increase to 15 pupils for entry into each year Wickham Market will stay at 40 and Leiston will stay at 60. (subject to formal governor agreement at the next FGB meeting,) Parents and carers will have opportunities to find out about the education that is offered at the Academy, through visits, prospective parents’ sessions and open days. Information about these will be provided on the Academy website and posted in local community venues such as libraries. Although highly recommended, attendance at such events is not a compulsory part of the admissions process and will not affect decisions on whether a place can be offered. Avocet, as a non-selective and inclusive Academy, welcomes children regardless of their aptitude or ability. The Board of the Multi Academy Trust is the Admissions Authority with

15 the Local Governing Body responsible for the administration of the admission arrangements at each school. The Board remains responsible for any appeals. 4.0 Relevant Documents Admissions documents published by Suffolk County Council are relevant to some areas of the school admissions procedure. Applicants are strongly advised to contact the Local Authority or visit the website and ensure that they read and understand the information provided before proceeding with an application. Related documents of particular importance are:- ‘Primary and Secondary Admissions Guides for Parents’ (this will include detailed information about how to apply for a child to start school for the very first time in the Reception year group or transfer to Year 7 from Year 6 at another school); www.suffolk.gov.uk/schooladmissions Suffolk admission procedures The Local Authority School Transport policy; Free School Meal Entitlement; The Local Authority Fair Access Protocol (this document applies only for applications made in connection with a place required during the academic year).

5.0 Consideration of Applications When applications not exceeding the agreed admission number for any relevant year group are received, the Academy will offer places to all those who have applied. Where there are more applications than there are places available within a relevant year group the Academy will consider all applications received on time against the following oversubscription criteria in the order given, to establish which children should be allocated a place. All pupils with statements of Special Educational Needs where the Academy is named on the statement will be admitted before other applications are considered.

6.0 Oversubscription Criteria A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. Children with a sibling attending the Academy at the time of application, who is still attending at the time of admission. A sibling is a full, adopted half or step brother or sister, including a full, adopted half or step brother or sister living at a different address. Foster children will count as a brother or sister to those living within the foster household or, where appropriate, the natural parental home address. Children whose main residence is within the catchment area of the school. However: Where applications are received from families with multiple birth siblings (twins, triplets, etc.) and a place can be offered to one of the siblings, places will be offered to the other siblings wherever possible, including offering place(s) above the agreed admission number; Where simultaneous applications are made for two or more children who are not multiple birth siblings, the application will not be considered under the sibling criteria.

Children of staff in the following circumstances (and in the following order); When the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage; When the member of staff has been employed at the Academy for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the Academy is made. Children not satisfying a higher criterion.

7.0 Tie Break When the agreed admission number for a year group is reached part way through the application of any criterion, places will be allocated up to the agreed admission number to those children living at the shortest distance to the Schools admissions reference point, which is the individual school postcode. The distance will be measured as a straight line from the front door of the child’s home (being a residential dwelling) to the admissions reference point, as plotted on the geographical measuring system used by the Academy. A child may have only one address for this purpose, which will generally be that from which the child attends school. In the event of doubt the address the Academy reserves the right to investigate this further. Where two or more children live in the same block of flats or multi-level dwelling and share the same front door onto the street, they will be considered to live at an equal distance from the Academy’s admissions reference point. In the event that the oversubscription criteria produce a tie between one or more applicants for a single remaining place or for priority on a waiting list, the order of priority will be determined by the independent drawing of lots. This will be carried out on the school premises and will be supervised by a person entirely independent of the Admissions Committee and with no current connection to the school. The Chair of Governors or a nominated governor will be in attendance.

8.0 Notification of Decision Applicants will be notified in writing, by email or letter on or before the date specified on the application form or accompanying information.

9.0 Waiting Lists Waiting lists will be kept where there are more applications than places available. Names of those children refused admission to Reception will automatically be entered onto the waiting lists. It is open to any parent or carer to ask for his or her child’s name to be placed on a waiting list for all other year groups following an unsuccessful application. A child’s name on the list is ranked according to the oversubscription criteria, and will be kept so long as there is at least one name on a list. When places become vacant they are allocated to children on the waiting list in accordance with the oversubscription criteria. Parents and carers may be asked in writing from time to time whether they wish their child’s name to remain on a waiting list, and failure to respond within the time frame set out in writing will be interpreted as meaning that they do not wish the name to remain on the list.

10.0 In-Year Admissions Applications can be submitted at any time during the academic year by completing the Academy’s in-year application form and returning it to the Academy. The Admissions

Committee will meet within five term-time school days of the receipt of an application form and will admit the child if the year group is below the published admission number. At any meeting of the Admissions Committee all applications received prior to the meeting will be considered. If more applications are received for a year group than there are places available within the agreed admissions number, places will be allocated in accordance with the oversubscription criteria.

11.0 Fair Access Subject to the information provided in support of an in-year application and the circumstances at the school, the Admissions Committee may decide to refer a refused application to Suffolk Local Authority in order that this authority’s Fair Access Protocol can be applied. This would normally be where a child is deemed to require a higher level of support than can be provided at the school. The Fair Access Protocol will enable a local authority to engage with a family directly and so provide suitable support or an alternative educational placement as soon as possible. Applicants are advised to refer to the Local Authority Fair Access Protocol before completing an in-year application form. A protocol can be accessed on every Local Authority website, but may well vary from area to area.

12.0 Admission Appeals If, following a formal application, a place is refused, parents and carers have a statutory right of appeal to an independent appeal panel. Details will be sent out with the refusal letter, and information about the appeal process and an appeals timetable will be available on the Academy website. This sets out the various stages in the appeals process and the dates by which appeals must be heard. Appeal hearings will not take place during any school holiday other than by agreement between the Academy and the appellants, and any appeals received outside term time are not required to be administered until school resumes. An appeal form will be enclosed with any letter refusing a place, or a copy can be downloaded from the school website or obtained directly from the Academy address. Appeal forms in connection with starting in Reception for the first time in September, must be completed and submitted by the appeal deadline set out in the Suffolk Admissions Procedure. Appeals in connection with in-year applications may be submitted directly to the Academy at any time.

12.1 Applications for children to enter a year group that does not correspond with their age The Admissions Committee will consider applications for retained or accelerated entry when parents or carers would like their child to be admitted in the year group below or above that corresponding to their age. Children for whom such applications are made must be of statutory school age and the reasons for the application must be explained fully in writing, supported with appropriate evidence.

12.2 Deferred Entry Parents or carers of children who will reach compulsory school age during the course of the school year may request that the date their child is admitted to the Academy is deferred until the term following that in which the child reaches compulsory school age.

12.3 Children from Overseas The Admissions Committee will consider applications submitted on behalf of children from overseas in accordance with European Union law, or Home Office rules for non-European Economic Area nationals. However the Academy will not allocate a place to anyone moving into the country from abroad prior to their arrival since proof of actual residency will be required. Exceptions will be made for children of UK Service personnel and other Crown servants returning to the local area. In these circumstances, an official letter declaring a relocation date and a Unit postal address or quartering area address will be acceptable.

12.4 Parents and Carers The term “parents and/or carers” in this document includes natural parents, whether they are married or not, and a person other than a natural parent who has parental responsibility or care of a child or young person. “Having care” of a child or young person refers to the person who looks after the child and with whom the child lives, irrespective of their relationship with the child.

12.5 Looked after Child A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions. Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 applies

12.6 Home Address In establishing a child’s home address, documentary evidence of house ownership or a minimum six-month rental agreement may be required, together with proof of the child’s residence at the property concerned. Places will not be allocated on the basis of a future house move unless this can be confirmed by formal ‘exchange of contract’ documentation or a signed lease agreement in place at the time of application. An address used for childcare arrangements cannot be used as a home address for the purpose of applying for a school place.

12.7 Withdrawing an Allocated Place Parents will be expected to confirm by post or email within 21 days their acceptance of any place offered at the school. The child must then be attending school within five weeks of the date of the original offer letter. The Academy reserves the right to withdraw the offer of a place if these conditions are not met and to reallocate the place to the highest ranked child on a waiting list, or to a new applicant where no waiting list exists. The Academy may also withdraw the offer of a place if the child’s home address is subsequently found not to be as stated on the application form

Elveden Church of England Primary Academy Admissions Policy 2017/18

Mission Statement: Our underlying ethos is based on a Christian perspective that is warm, open, generous and inclusive. We care for and value people, and respect their integrity, regardless of background, race of beliefs. Our primary aim is to ensure that children learn happily in an atmosphere of mutual love, trust and respect. We believe that education is a partnership between staff, children, parents and Governors - as together we encourage each individual to grow and develop - intellectually, spiritually, personally and physically into mature and responsible adults, able to take up valued places in society.

Our policy is one of inclusion and we welcome all applications. We do not disadvantage, either directly or indirectly, any child from a particular social or racial group, nor any child with a disability or special educational needs. We do not give priority to children on the basis of their Parents being members of staff or Governors. Elveden Academy is part of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury.

This Admissions Policy refers to all applications for admission to the School in the period September 2017 to August 2018; i.e. children born between 1/9/2012 and 31/8/2013. The Governing Body of the School is the admissions authority.

Application - Parents apply using the Local Authority’s Normal Year of Entry Application Form (CAF1), and the blue Supplementary Information Form (SIF) – these are available on demand. Applications may be on a paper form or the LA on line form naming this School as one of the preferences. The SIF is an opportunity to provide more details about reasons for applying to a church school; it is not compulsory and on its own does not constitute a valid application form

The application (CAF) needs to be returned to the Local Authority (LA) Admissions Team. The Admissions Team, Endeavour House , 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BX or online via www.suffolk.gov.uk/admissionstoschools.The SIF and any letters of support should be returned to the school by **th January 2017. Places will be allocated for the following school year, all children being admitted at the start of the autumn term in September 2017. Forms received by **th January are given equal consideration regardless of the date of receipt.

For admission to the 2017/18 school year, and subsequent years, all children will be eligible for admission to Elveden CE Primary Academy full time in the September following their fourth birthday.

Where parents are offered a place for their child in the Reception Year of Elveden CE Primary Academy they may decide either to take up the offer full time in September, or take up the offer part-time or defer entry. If a parent wishes to defer entry to later in the year the place at Elveden CE Primary Academy will be held open until the child starts school. However, parents must take up the full-time place no later than the beginning of the term after the child's fifth birthday, and must in any case take up the place before the end of the academic year for which the original application was accepted.

It would normally be expected that parents will take up the offer of a primary school place (be that full- or part-time) at the beginning of a school term, unless there is agreement with the school that a place could be taken up at another time in the year.

It is expected that children will normally be educated within their chronological year group. However, admission authorities will make decisions on the basis of the circumstances of each case and in the best interests of the child concerned in line with the School Admissions Code (December 2014).

You can make a request to the admission authority for each school in writing. This will need to include, where relevant, any supporting evidence. The governing will make a decision on the request, taking into account the views of the Headteacher.

The school will write to you with the outcome including the reasons for the decision. If the request is refused, you should be given the details of how to complain to the school.

A CAF1 application form must be sent to Suffolk County Council along with the decision letter(s) from the own admissions authority school(s) and other relevant evidence by the national closing dates (see the ‘Important dates: what happens when’ section of the Admission to Schools in Suffolk booklet.).

Even if the request is agreed there is no guarantee there will be a place available.

Children who have a statement of Special Educational needs (SEN) or an education, Health and Care plan (EHC plan) which names the school must by law be offered a place at this school.

Places are then offered (up to the schools published admissions number [PAN] which is 12) in the following priority order

Children who have a brother or sister3 who will be attending Elveden School at the time of their admission. If necessary priority will be given to those with the smallest age difference, if more than 6 applicants, applications will be considered under the tie breaking criteria below. Children who are ordinarily resident1 in the School’s catchment area2 – up to a maximum of 6 children (ie 50% of the PAN) Children who themselves or one or both Parents4 are regular5 attenders at St Andrew and St Patrick Church Elveden Children who themselves or one or both Parents4 are regular5 attenders at other Anglican churches in the Brandon & Santon Downham with Elveden and Lakenheath Benefice6 Children who themselves or one or both Parents4 are regular5 attenders at other churches which are members of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland or the Evangelical Alliance Children who are ordinarily resident1 in the School’s catchment area2 beyond those admitted under criterion 3 All other applicants Notes: 1 By “ordinarily resident” we mean the place where your child usually lives. We may need proof of this address. We will not treat your child as ordinarily resident if you rent or own a second home in the catchment/defined area or if you use another address to give

21 the impression that your child lives in the catchment/defined area so that you have a higher priority for a place at that school.

House moves: If evidence of a house move is received as described in the booklet the new address will be used. The Local Authority Admissions Team confirms the address which is used for the whole application. If your child is resident in the UK we can offer him or her a school place before you have moved into Suffolk, but you must give us written evidence that you are legally committed to the move. This could be a solicitor’s letter confirming exchange of contracts, a signed letting/tenancy agreement or a letter from your commanding officer confirming your new address or, for returning UK Service/Crown Servant families, proof of the posting. 2 Details and maps of the catchment area agreed with the Local Authority can be obtained from the School or from West Suffolk House, Bury St Edmunds IP33 3YU 3 Brother or sister includes half or step-siblings and other children of the same immediate household 4 Parents in this context means either or both Parents or Guardians 5 Regular in this context means at least once a month 6 Maps showing the boundaries of the Benefice are available at the School

IN CASE OF ANY TIE – If the published admission number of 12 is reached when considering any the above categories the applicant(s) living nearest to School will be offered the place(s). The distance will be measured by a straight line (‘as the crow flies’). All straight distances are calculated electronically by Suffolk County Council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the co-ordinates of each property and provides the address-point between which straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) they will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where the homes are located.

SHARED RESPONSIBILITY: Where a child lives with separated parents who have shared responsibility, each for part of the week, the address at which the child is ordinarily resident will be considered to be the address that the child lives at for most of the week (excluding weekends and school holidays). Both parents must provide evidence in writing to confirm the child’s living arrangements at the time of application.

In cases where the child spends an equal proportion of the school week with both parents, evidence of the main contact address will be required to support the application. Both parents must agree, in writing, which address is to be used as the ‘ordinarily resident’ address. This address will then be used when processing all school preferences expressed. It is not acceptable to use one address for one school preference and another address for another school preference.

Gypsy, Roma or Travellers: We regard Gypsy, Roma or Travellers who move into the catchment of a school as ordinarily resident in that area when considering applications for a school place.

Ultimate tie break – in the unlikely event of two or more applicants living the same distance and competing for a single place, a random allocation process will be supervised by someone independent of the school

Multiple births – if the final place at the School is offered to a twin/triplet etc. And the remaining sibling(s) would ordinarily be refused a place, the Governors will offer places to the remaining sibling(s).

Waiting Lists: A waiting list will be maintained by the school of those unsuccessful in their initial application. Names are placed on the waiting list in the priority order set out in our admissions oversubscription criteria. This list will be maintained until the end of the first full week of the Spring term 2018 (6th January 2018). The order of children on a waiting list does not remain static - as circumstances change a child’s place on the waiting list can go up or down, for example due to withdrawals or additional applications. If you change your address while your child is on a waiting list you must let us know. Please be aware that this may change your child’s position on the waiting list, particularly if you move into or out of the school’s catchment area. Having your child’s name on a waiting list will not affect your right to appeal for a school place in any of the schools you have applied for.

If a place becomes available, we will offer it to children on the waiting list for that school in priority order. We do not offer places on the basis of the date on which names were placed on the list. Where a school is over-subscribed, late applications will be placed on the waiting list. The order will be determined in accordance with the admissions oversubscription criteria, not the date on which the application is received.

Waiting List (In-Year): We do not hold waiting lists for school places for in-year applications.

An offer of a school place will be posted from the Local Authority (LA) Admissions team on **th April 2017.

APPEALS If the Local Authority informs you that the Governing Body is unable to grant a place for your child, you have the right to appeal against their decision. You will be sent information on how to appeal.

All appeals against the Governing Body’s decision not to admit pupils are processed by the Education Appeals Office, PO Box 579, Ipswich IP1 2BX and heard by an independent appeal panel.

If your application for a school place is refused, we will not determine a further application for a place in the same school in the same school year unless there has been a significant change in the circumstances of the parent, child or school. Such circumstances might be a house move or a place becoming available at the school.

If there is no significant change in circumstances, you can make another application for the following academic year but this will not normally be considered more than one term ahead of the date when you want your child to start at the school. In normal circumstances the Governors will not consider repeat applications in a single school year.

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO OTHER CLASSES OR AN IN – YEAR APPLICATION Applications are not normally considered more than one term ahead of the date the place is required.

Parents wishing to transfer their children from one Suffolk school to another where there is no change of address should, in the first instance, discuss the matter with the Head Teacher of their current school before applying for another school(see also paragraph 8 below). Parents who wish to make an in-year application for a place at this school should contact the school officer for an application – ADM1. We will, on receipt of an in-year application, notify the local Authority (LA) of both the application and its outcome, to allow the LA to keep up-to-date figures on the availability of places in the area. When a place becomes available in a year group that has been full at this school, any applicant refused a place for that school year in the last 15 school days and any applicant for whom an appeal has been lodged and is still to be heard, will be considered alongside any new applications. The place will be offered to the pupil ranked highest in accordance with the oversubscription criteria. All applications will be processed by the school within 5 school days and the decision communicated in writing. An emailed decision will always be confirmed by letter. Acceptance of offers can be made by email or letter but, in all cases, within two weeks of the offer date. If the number of applications exceeds the number of places available the Governors will use their published oversubscription criteria to determine the offer of places. Any unsuccessful applicant has the right to appeal the decision to an independent panel and details of how to do this will be included in the decision letter. When an offer of a place is made and the child already has a place in a local mainstream school, the Governors will offer the place from the start of the following half term. The child will remain on roll at the previous school until they take up the place at this school.

Policy Review – takes place annually in line with the School Admissions Code 2014. Consultation takes place locally with our parents and, more formally, with the Diocesan authorities and the Local Authority. The LA undertakes the statutory consultation in line with the School Admissions Code 2014.

If you have any queries about this application policy please contact the School Secretary in the first instance.

ELVEDEN C of E PRIMARY ACADEMY

Head of School Web Address: Mrs Lorna Rourke www.elveden.suffolk.sch.uk

Supplementary Information Form 2017/2018

This form MUST be used in conjunction with the Suffolk Common Application Form (CAF). It will not be considered to be a valid application unless a CAF has been completed.

A separate form should be completed and returned for each Voluntary Aided School applied for.

Please refer to the details of the school’s admissions criteria before you apply.

Full name of Child...... Date of Birth......

Name of Parent/s/Carer/s......

Current permanent address...... ……………………………………………

……………………………………………………

Contact Telephone Number/s......

If you wish the Governors to take account of relevant information for paragraphs 5, 6 or 7 of the Oversubscription Criteria please complete the next section.

I/We attend ……………………………………………………………….church regularly (at least monthly). (please give the name of the church and the village/parish where it is located)

To be completed below by your parish Priest / Vicar / Minister OR previous parish Priest / Vicar / Minister / Faith Leader if new to the area. (If there is currently no Leader in post a senior church officer may sign)

I can confirm, to the best of my knowledge, that the above information is accurate.

Signed………………………………………… Dated………………………………………….

Name…………………………………………. Position……………………………………….

Address…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

The information collected on this form may be passed to schools or to other Local Authorities as part of the admissions procedure. The information will be passed to the school to which the child concerned is finally allocated, where it will form part of the pupil database maintained by that school. Any personal information you provide will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998.

PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO: Elveden C of E Primary Academy

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Farlingaye High School, Woodbridge FARLINGAYE HIGH SCHOOL – Admissions Policy for entry 2017/18 The governing body of Farlingaye High School is the admissions authority for the school, now that it has academy status. This means that it is the governing body, or its admissions sub-committee, that will set and apply the admission criteria for the school. The application process for admissions into Year 7 is co-ordinated by Suffolk Local Authority (LA), which acts on behalf of the school’s Governing Body to offer places at the school.

Parents of children living in Suffolk should apply online at www.suffolk.gov.uk/onlineadmissions or submit a Normal Year of Entry Application Form (CAF1), available from their child’s primary school or from the LA Admissions Team, no later than the national closing date of 31st October. Parents of children who don’t live in Suffolk should contact their LA on how to apply. Offer letters will be issued on the National Offer Date of 1st March or the next working day. Late applications (those submitted after the national closing date) will be handled separately. (For further information and specific dates, please refer to the full scheme for secondary co-ordination, available from the LA Admissions team or from the website www.suffolk.gov.uk/admissions). To apply for a place after the start of term or in any other year group, please contact the LA Admissions Team/School for an application form. (LA Admissions Team Contact: 0345 600 0981 or [email protected] Parents wishing to visit the school prior to submitting an application are welcome to do so. Visits are not interviews and do not affect any decision regarding the availability of a place. Please contact the school office on 01394 385720 to make arrangements.

How places are offered For admission into Year 7 each September, the academy will offer places to a maximum of 297 children. This is the Published Admission Number (PAN) for that year group and has increased from a published PAN of 290 in 2016/17. Please note that from May 2015 the school has admitted a maximum of 297 students to each year group (in consultation with the local authority, primarily to meet the demand for places from the catchment area.) In the event that more than 297 applications are received, the oversubscription criteria will be applied to determine priority for places. The list below gives order of priority:

Governors have a statutory duty to admit applicants with a Statement of Special Educational Needs / Education, Health and Care plan where this school is named.

1. Looked After Children (children in care) and Previously Looked After Children (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after).

(Note regarding ‘Previously Looked After Children)

Previously looked after children includes children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 (section 12 adoption orders) and children who were adopted under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (section 46 adoption orders). Child arrangements orders are defined in section 8 of the Children Act 1989, as amended by section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Child arrangements orders replace residence orders and any residence order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be a child arrangements order.

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

Staff using this criteria to apply for a school place for their child must complete the appropriate Supplementary Information Form found on the school website. 3 Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area who have siblings attending the school.

Definition of ordinarily resident: Where the child normally lives, We may need proof of this address. We will not treat your child as ordinarily resident if you rent or own a second home in the catchment area or if you use a catchment area address to give the impression that your child lives normally in the catchment area to gain a higher priority

Definition of catchment area: That area which is shown on the catchment area map for Farlingaye High School at www.suffolk.gov.uk/catchmentmaps and those streets and postcodes listed at www.suffolk.gov.uk/admissionstoschools.

This detail can also be found on the school website

Definition of Siblings: Children who are brothers or sisters of, or who live as a family at the same address as, pupils who are already at the school, or who have already been offered a place, and who will still be there at the time of admission, including sixth form. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap. If there is more than one child at the school, the applicant should name the youngest sibling on the Normal Year of Entry application form (CAF1).

4. Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area who have no siblings attending the school.

5. Children who live nearest to the school, but are not ordinarily resident in the catchment area, who have siblings attending the school.

We will measure the distance by a straight line (‘as the crow flies’). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by the L.A. using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the coordinates of each property and provides the address-point between which straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) we will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located.

6. Children who live nearest to the school, but are not ordinarily resident in the catchment area, who do not have siblings attending the school.

Distance tie-breaker It is possible that the PAN will be reached in any of the categories set out above. For this reason, all applications will be prioritised according to the rules described. Decisions will be made about the offer of places in accordance with those priorities. If it is necessary to use a tie-breaker to distinguish between two or more applications, a ‘distance criteria’ will be used. We will give priority to the applicants who live nearest to the school as measured

27 by a straight line. Should distances be the same, an ‘ultimate tie breaker’ will be used. A lottery will be run for this purpose with an independent adjudicator overseeing this process.

Multiple births If the final place available at a school is offered to a twin or triplet and the remaining sibling/s would ordinarily be refused, (the school) will offer places to the remaining sibling/s at the same school.

Making another application for a place at the same school If your application for a school place is refused, we will not consider a further application for a place in the same school year unless there has been a significant change in the circumstances of the parent, child or school. Such circumstances might be a house move or a place becoming available at the school. If there is no significant change in circumstances, you can make another application for the following school year but this will not normally be considered more than one term ahead of the date when you want your child to start at the school. Where a place is not available at the parents’ preferred school, the LA will inform the parents of the reasons and their right to appeal. Details of the appeal process are sent with the letter of refusal.

Waiting Lists: Year 7 As part of the co-ordinated scheme for secondary admissions, the (school) Admissions Team holds the waiting list on behalf of the Governing Body until the end of the first full week of the Spring Term in the normal admissions round. Parents will be contacted immediately if a place becomes available for their child, but should be aware that their child’s place on a waiting list may change if an application is subsequently received that meets a higher criterion than their own.

Appeals for September entry into Year 7 If you are refused a place at our school you have the right to appeal to an independent panel. This process will be managed by the Education Appeals Office. Please ensure that appeals papers are headed with the school name and address and are returned to the Clerk of the Education Appeals Office. Dates, venues and panels will be arranged by this office to ensure fair access.

All appeals should be heard by the same panel. The Education Appeals Office will endeavour to arrange all late independent appeal panel hearings at the same time. However, if this is not possible, late appeal applications will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.

In-Year applications The admission authority (school) will manage in year admissions. The application form ADM1, for in year admissions, is available on the school website. You should complete the form and send it to the school directly. Should you be a member of school staff applying for a place for your child, you should also complete the supplementary information form (SIF). This form is also on the school website. We will consider your application and let you know whether we can offer your child a place at the school. If there are more applications than places available, we will use the admissions oversubscription criteria to see who can and cannot be offered a place. We will write to all successful and unsuccessful applicants within 10 working days of receipt of the application form. We will also let you know how to appeal against the refusal of a place. The school will also inform the local authority admissions team of all decisions made. We do not hold waiting lists for in-year applicants. If a place becomes available in a year group that has been full we will consider all current applications for that place, any

28 applications that have been refused in the last 30 working days (excluding weekends and school holidays) and any applicants for whom an appeal has been lodged and is still to be heard.’ Applications will be priority ordered according to the over-subscription criteria and offered accordingly. Parents should stay in regular contact with the school to determine whether school places are available or likely to become available in year. If a place has been made available for your child, you must take up that place by the date given in the offer letter. The school will put your child on roll by this date. If you fail to take up that place, it may be withdrawn and may be reallocated.

In Year Appeals If you are unsuccessful in gaining an in year admittance you have the right to appeal to an independent panel. This process will be managed by the Education Appeals Office. Information relating to this process will be sent to you by the school, with the ‘refusal of place’ letter. Please ensure that appeals papers, when completed, are headed with the school name and address and are returned to the Clerk of the Education Appeals Office. Dates, venues and panels will be arranged by this office to ensure fair access.

Admission of Children Outside of their Normal Age Group It is expected that children will normally be educated within their chronological year group. However, the academy admissions committee will make decisions on the basis of the circumstances of each case and in the best interests of the child concerned in line with the School Admissions Code. The decision will take into account the views of the headteacher and governing body. The academy requires that a parent makes an application for their child’s normal age group at the usual time, but enables them to submit a request for admission out of the normal age group at the same time.

Requests have to be made in writing including, where relevant, any supporting evidence. For the normal admissions round requests will need to be received at the academy before the national closing date of 31 October. An application should be made at the same time to the Local Authority.

The academy will inform the parent/carer of the decision in writing including the reasons for the decision. If the request is refused, parents/carers will be given the details of the complaints procedure.

6th Form admissions All Sixth form admissions are managed by the academy. Entry for all internal and external students will be subject to individuals meeting the deadline for application, grade entry requirements for sixth form and the specific grade entry requirements for the separate courses they wish to pursue, each as published in the prospectus for that year of entry. Any admission for students who apply after the application deadline date will take account of the total number of students in year 12 and year 13 and the number of students in each class applied for. The admission authority is not obliged to admit any student solely on the basis of the ‘Raising the Participation Age’ legislation.

Our Published Admission Number for external students has been agreed with the Local Authority at 75 per year.

‘The Published Admission Number (for external students)…should be based on an estimate of the minimum number of external candidates likely to be admitted, although it would be acceptable to exceed this if demand for available courses can be met.’

References, or copies of latest reports will be sought for all candidates. Please note these will be used to help inform the guidance process and give best advice to all applicants, prior to results day. They will not be used to determine offers of places.

When there is oversubscription to sixth form courses, the following oversubscription criteria will apply:

In all cases the oversubscription criteria are; Students ‘looked after’ or ‘previously looked after’ or with a ‘statement of educational need / Education, Health and Care plan’ who meet the application deadline date and the course grade entry requirements Students who meet the application deadline date and the course grade entry requirements Students who do not meet the entry deadline date but do meet the course grade entry requirements

Where an application is unsuccessful there is a right of appeal to an independent appeal panel.

Farlingaye High School

Application for a school place for children of a member of staff

Please complete the boxes below in printed capitals, following the instructions carefully. Box 1 Personal Details Complete all the details here and then move on to Box 2. Full name of staff member:

Address: Telephone Number:

Postcode:

Date appointment at Farlingaye commenced: First date: Proposed date of entry for child(ren) to Farlingaye: And/or:

Date appointed to fill a vacant post for which there was a skills shortage:

Box 2 Child’s Details Complete all the details here and then move on to Box 3. Legal surname: Legal forenames:

Address:

Postcode:

Date of Birth: Boy/Girl (please circle)

Box 3 Agreement

I confirm that I have included Farlingaye High School in the list of schools for which I have applied on my local authority’s application form.

Signature:______(Parent/Carer) Date:______

Office use only:

 Agreed that the member of staff has been employed for two or more years at the time the application for admission to Farlingaye is made; Or  Agreed that the appointment was made to fill a vacant post for which there was a skills shortage.

Signed:______Name:______Date:______

Great Heath Academy, Mildenhall College Academy and Westbourne Academy

Hartismere School, Eye Section 1 General Principles Hartismere School is a state funded independent School and the only secondary school in the town of Eye. We are a Specialist Music and Sports College.

The ethos of this school is based on traditional values where learning is highly valued. We regard good behaviour, loyalty to and respect for others, endeavour, team work and commitment as important attributes and expect our students to pursue excellence in all that they undertake. We encourage pupils to be givers to the Community.

The main principle of admission to Hartismere School is to maintain the character of the school as a comprehensive school, providing for the needs of young persons within the 11 - 18 age range, who attend primary schools in Eye and the surrounding areas defined below. The School’s admission policy does not imply a guarantee of a place for children living in our priority admission area (or attending the named partner school/s).

Up to 10% of the published admission number of places will be offered to children with an aptitude in music as assessed by the standardization process.

We have a separate admission policy for the sixth form.

Admission to our school is not dependent on any ‘voluntary’ contribution.

The school will endeavour to provide places for pupils who live outside the priority admission area (who do not attend a named partner school) whose parents wish them to attend Hartismere provided that they can be accommodated within the admission limits.

Pupils will be admitted at the age of 11+ without reference to ability or aptitude (except in certain circumstances in relation to Musical aptitude where places at the school are still available after the admission of pupils from the partner primary schools) using the criteria below. The admission number for September 2017 will be 147.

The school participates in the Local Authority co-ordinated scheme and all deadlines within the Local Authority scheme should be adhered to by applicants.

As required by the School Admissions Code 2014 the school will give top priority to applications on behalf of looked after children (children in care) and previously looked after children (children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after).

Section 2 – Definitions and Details Priority Admission Group Our priority admission group includes all pupils attending one of our Partner Primary Schools on the national closing date for applications (31 October), regardless of where they live.

We have strong curriculum and sporting links with the following local Primary Schools: they are considered to be our Partner Primary Schools and we give priority to applications from children who attend them.

St Peter & St Paul’s Primary School - Eye St Edmunds Primary School - Hoxne Occold Primary School - Occold Palgrave Primary School - Palgrave St Botolph’s Primary School - Botesdale Thorndon Primary School - Thorndon Wortham Primary School - Wortham Gislingham Primary School - Gislingham Mellis Primary School – Mellis Mendham Primary School – Mendham

Included in this Priority Admission Group are children who attended the former Stoke Ash Primary School.

In accordance with the new admissions code and concordant government Legislation the children of staff members who have been employed for 2 years or more or who have been employed to fill a skill shortage also form part of the priority admission group. As such those children will be treated for the purposes of oversubscription in the same manner as children attending a partner primary school who have a sibling on roll at Hartismere.

Sibling By sibling we mean: Children living at the same address who have one or both natural parents in common Children living at the same address who are related by a parent’s marriage Children living at the same address whose parents are living as partners at this address

We do not include ‘cousins’ within our definition of sibling.

A sibling will not be given priority when the other sibling will have left year 11 by the time the new pupil would be due to start unless that post-16 child has entered Hartismere Sixth Form.

Section 3 Oversubscription A Children with statements of SEN or an Education, Health and Care Plan naming the school will be admitted, within the scope of the law.

B Looked after children (children in care) and previously looked after children (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after) will be admitted within the scope of the law. Previously looked after children includes children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 (section 12 adoption orders) and children who were adopted under the Adoption and Children’s Act 2002 (section 46 adoption orders). Child arrangements orders are defined in section 8 of the Children Act 1989, as amended by section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Child arrangements orders replace residence orders and any residence order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be a child arrangements order.

C In the event of over subscription, applications from within the priority admission group (pupils attending a partner primary school and the children of staff members) will be considered first and determined using the following criteria:

Children with a brother or sister (sibling) attending Hartismere at the time of application with a reasonable expectation they will be attending at the start of the new school year. Attendance at Hartismere will include attendance at the Sixth Form. Children attending one of the partner primary schools who do not have a brother or sister (sibling) attending Hartismere

D Applications from children who do not attend a partner primary school will be considered if there are still places available and will be determined by the following criteria:

Children not attending a partner primary school but with a brother or sister (sibling) attending Hartismere at the time of application with a reasonable expectation they will still be attending at the start of the new school year. In the case of up to 10% of the published admission number children with an aptitude in Music. (See Supplementary Information Form - Appendix 1) Children not attending a partner primary school and without a brother or sister (sibling) attending Hartismere The proximity criteria as described below.

Tie-breaker In the event of oversubscription, priority will be determined:

In Category C above by Random Allocation and

In Category D above by the proximity of the child’s home to Hartismere School measuring the distance electronically by a straight line (“as the crow flies”), with those living nearest the school being given priority. Where there is more than one home within a single building (e.g flats) we will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located. If after applying the proximity tie-breaker there are more applications than places available by a further tie-breaker of Random Allocation.

Random Allocation will be carried out in compliance with Section 1.35 of the Schools Admissions Code 2014) will be used for the applications from this category.

Home Address Ordinarily resident or “home address” refers to the place where your child usually lives. We may need proof of this address. We will not treat your child as ordinarily resident if you rent or own a second home in the catchment area or if you use another address to give the impression that your child lives in the catchment area so that you have a higher priority for a place. Where a child lives with separated parents who have shared responsibility, each for part of the week, the ordinarily resident address will be considered to be the address that the child spends at least three nights of the school week each week. As part of the tie-breaker process proof of residence, such as a tenancy agreement or a solicitor’s letter confirming contracts have been exchanged on a house purchase may be required. The offer of a place may be withdrawn if proof of residency is not met or if we find that the details given were deliberately false or misleading.

Medical Need Exceptional medical circumstances supported by written medical evidence may override the above (except in the case of looked after and previously looked after children). Any such applications must be received by the national closing date (31 October) in the co-

44 ordinated scheme and will be considered by the Admissions Committee of the school. The extent and circumstances in which medical need would override those above would relate to situations in which e.g. a hospital consultant had stated in writing that attendance at Hartismere was an essential in terms of meeting the medical needs of the child. The evidence should come, however, from at least one registered health professional and should set out the particular reasons why Hartismere School is the most suitable school.

Evidence pertaining to the need of the child to attend Hartismere School because of an aptitude in our specialism will not be considered under these (Medical) criteria: however, such evidence must be included with the application form by completing and submitting the Supplementary Information Form.

Multiple births The School’s policy is not to separate multiple births.

Waiting Lists Under the co-ordinated scheme the Local Authority will maintain a waiting list of all applicants who have been refused a place in Year 7, until the end of the first full week of the Spring term. Thereafter and for all in year applications, where places are available these will be offered to current applicants. These are defined as those whose applications are within the previous fortnight before a place becomes vacant. We have to admit any pupil who is the subject of a ‘direction’ by the Secretary of State or allocated to us according to the local Fair Access Protocol when such has been applied properly and with genuine fairness and according to its principles and any such pupils take precedence.

In Year Admissions Admissions for all year groups other than the normal admissions round (i.e to join the school in September in Year 7) will be dealt with in accordance with this policy. All applications should be made direct to the Headmaster on the approved form which is available on the school’s website or by ringing the school office when a copy will be posted to you.

Appeals If you are refused a place at our school you have the right to appeal to an independent panel. Details of how to do this will be included in the refusal letter. All appeals for a place in Year 7 should be heard by the same panel and it is difficult to slot in late applications. You are therefore advised to send your appeal forms to the Education Appeals Office as soon as possible and your appeal should be heard within 40 school days of the date for appeals to be lodged - which must be at least 20 school days after allocation on 1 March or the next working day. Appeals for late applications – such appeals should be included with those being heard for the same admission round. However, if this is not feasible, appeals for late applications will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged. In year appeals will be heard within 30 days of your appeal being lodged with the Education Appeals Office.

Guardianship The School reserves the right to carry out necessary checks as to the legal guardianship of an adult making an application for admission for a child whether as an in year admission or as part of the general intake where it considers it necessary to do so. It is recognised that this can relate to safeguarding issues and is therefore of the highest priority to the school.

FORM SIF Hartismere School

Application for a Specialist Music Place 2016 / 2017

I have read the notes overleaf and wish to apply for a specialist Music place for my child.

1. Details of child

Family name First name

Date of birth / / (dd/mm/yyyy) Boy Girl (please tick)

Address

Postcode

2. Details of parent or carer with whom child lives

Family name Initials Mr / Mrs / Miss / Ms

Contact telephone number

DELETE AS APPLICABLE

I confirm that I have included Hartismere School in the list of schools for which I have applied on my local council’s application form. (if applying for a place in the normal admissions round)

I also attach form ADM1 (if applying for a place other than in the normal admissions round)

Signature of Parent/Carer Date

PLEASE RETURN TO: THE HEADMASTER, HARTISMERESCHOOL, CASTLETON WAY, EYE, IP23 7BL BY 31 OCTOBER

Please read this information carefully, and discuss it with your child before deciding whether to complete the form overleaf.

What are specialist music places? Specialist music places will be allocated to children who demonstrate a particular aptitude for music and are therefore likely to benefit from attendance at a Specialist Music College.

How many specialist places are available? Up to 10% of our PAN.

Which children should apply for specialist places? Children do not need to have special knowledge of an instrument to be considered for a specialist music place.

What does the assessment process involve? At this assessment, children will be asked either to play a short piece on their instrument or sing a short song of their own choosing (maximum time 3 minutes), clap a rhythm back correctly and sing back a short series of notes played or sung to them. They will be asked to write a short piece about what music means to them. All performers will be asked to provide a photocopy of the music for their own part. It is also possible to perform to a backing track on tape or CD. This must not have the solo voice part included, only the backing instrumental

Aural Children will: sing a round with the teacher to show control of pitch and rhythm against a polyphonic melody; clap back a rhythm correctly; sing back a melody correctly; identify major and minor chords.

How will specialist places be allocated? Children will be given a mark for each part of the process and places will be allocated to applicants with the highest total scores.

How do I apply for a specialist place? If you wish to apply for a specialist place, please complete the form overleaf and return it to the address at the bottom of the form by 31 October.

Where can I get further information? Further information about the process can be obtained from Mrs Jean Marshall, Headmaster’s PA at the School on 01379 870315.

Kesgrave High School

Admissions Policy (not including the Sixth Form)

Introduction Kesgrave High School participates in the Local Authority co-ordinated scheme and all deadlines within the Local Authority scheme should be adhered to by applicants.

Parents should note that for Suffolk Secondary Schools there is no automatic right to a place at the local school. It is essential that application forms are completed and returned by the deadline date. If you make an application for a school which is not your local school and, subsequently, are not allocated a place, there is no guarantee that secondary education will be available for your child at the local school.

Please note that this policy does not apply to sixth form admissions: please see our separate sixth form policy.

Procedures for admission The Governing Body, as the Admissions Authority for the School, has agreed that the Published Admissions Number (the maximum number of children to be admitted in any year) is 280. Although the School will decide its own admissions, the local authority co-ordinates all admissions in its area, and will communicate all admission decisions to parents.

Procedures for applying to Kesgrave High School are explained in the publication Admission to Schools in Suffolk. Parents should make themselves familiar with this information and take particular note of the definitions provided, dates and deadlines, which apply to Kesgrave High School admission arrangements unless stated otherwise in this document.

Applications must be made using the Suffolk Common Application Form, which is available from Suffolk County Council on 0845 6000981or Kesgrave High School. No completed forms will be accepted at the school.

The deadline for ordinary Year 7 admissions is 31st October

Definitions and Details:

Priority Admission Area – ‘catchment’ area Our priority admission area is our Catchment Area. Living within a school’s catchment area is no longer an absolute guarantee that a place is available at your catchment school. You can obtain a catchment area map for a school from your local area office.

We do not include ‘cousins’ within our definition of sibling.

Partner Primary Schools Our nine Partner Primary Schools are: Bealings Martlesham: Birchwood Primary Bucklesham Kesgrave: Cedarwood Primary Martlesham: Gorseland Primary Kesgrave: Heath Primary

Martlesham Primary Nacton CEVAP Waldringfield Primary

Admissions oversubscription criteria If the number of applications for Kesgrave High School is greater than our 280 PAN, we use our admissions oversubscription criteria to decide who gets a place.

Children who have a Statement of Special Educational Needs/Education and Health Care Plan which names the school must by law be offered a place at that school.

The following admissions oversubscription criteria show the order of priority for places at Kesgrave High School. For entry year applications, these criteria will be applied according to the circumstances existing at the specified closing date.

Children in public care (Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children, as defined in paragraph 1.7 of the School Admission Code and the footnotes to that paragraph)

Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area. Places will be allocated in the following priority order:

Children with a brother or sister (sibling) attending Kesgrave High School at the time of application with a reasonable expectation they will be attending at the start of the new academic year. Attendance at Kesgrave High School will include attendance at the Sixth Form. Children who live nearest to the school, using a straight-line distance.

Children of staff employed by the school for two or more years, or who meet a skills shortage

Children attending one of the named partner primary schools

Applications from children who do not normally reside within the catchment will be considered if there are still places available and will be determined by the following criteria:

Children with a brother or sister (sibling) attending Kesgrave High School at the time of application with a reasonable expectation they will be attending at the start of the new academic year. Attendance at Kesgrave High School will include attendance at the Sixth Form. The proximity criteria described below in ‘Tie-Breaker’.

Tie-breaker In the event of oversubscription in any category above, priority will be determined by the proximity of the child’s home to Kesgrave High School using a straight-line distance.

All straight line distances are calculated electronically by Suffolk County Council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the co-ordinates of each property and provides the address-point between which the straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) we will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located.

If after applying the distance tie-breaker there are more applications than places available a further tie-breaker of random allocation by draw will be used for the applications from this block. This would be drawn by someone independent of the school as required in the School Admissions Code.

Home Address As part of the tie-breaker process proof of residence such as a lease agreement may be required by the co-ordinated scheme. The offer of a place may be withdrawn if proof of residency is not met. The School will check allegations of false addresses or other false information given on the

Application Form and will withdraw offers of places if the details are found to be deliberately false or misleading

Ordinarily resident – this refers to the place where your child usually lives. We may need proof of this address. We will not treat your child as ordinarily resident if you rent or own a second home in the catchment area or if you use another address to give the impression that your child lives in the catchment area so that you have a higher priority for a place at that school. Where a child lives with separated parents who have shared responsibility, each for part of the week, the ordinarily resident address will be considered to be the address that the child lives at for most of the week (excluding weekends and school holidays).

Allegations of false addresses or other false information given on the Application Form will be checked and will withdraw offers of places if we find that details were deliberately false or misleading.

Waiting Lists Under the co-ordinated scheme the Local Authority will maintain a waiting list of all those unsuccessful in their initial application until the end of the first full week of the Spring term. The school will continue to maintain a waiting list for subsequent terms.

Names are placed on the waiting list in the priority order set out in our admissions oversubscription criteria. The order of children on a waiting list does not remain static – as circumstances change a child’s place on the waiting list can go up or down, for example, due to withdrawals or additional applications. If you change your address while your child is on a waiting list you must let us know. Please be aware that this may change your child’s position on the waiting list, particularly if you move into or out of the school’s catchment area. Having your child’s name on a waiting list will not affect your right to appeal for a school place in any of the schools you have applied for. If a place becomes available, we will offer it to children on the waiting list in priority order. We do not offer places on the basis of the date on which names were placed on the list.

We also maintain waiting lists for all ‘full’ year groups.

At the end of the summer term all those still on the waiting list will be contacted to confirm whether they wish to remain on the list for the next academic year. Failure to respond before the beginning of the Autumn Term will result in their removal from the waiting list.

Multiple births The School’s policy is not to separate multiple births. In the event that one child secures a place at the School, the School will accommodate this multiple birth sibling/s.

In Year Admissions Admissions for all other year groups will be dealt with in accordance with this policy. Applications should be made direct to Kesgrave High School on the approved form.

RIGHT TO APPEAL When an applicant is unsuccessful there is an automatic right of appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel. Parents will be informed of this right to appeal in their letter from the Local Authority informing them of the outcome of their application.

Draft Policy - October 2015

SIXTH FORM ADMISSIONS POLICY

Internal students The school welcomes applications for entry to Kesgrave High School from those of the School’s students who have attended the school in Year 11 and wish to transfer to the Sixth Form.

External students The school also accepts applications for entry to the sixth form from external candidates who attended another school. The Published Admission Number for Year 12 is 44 – this figure refers only to year 12 students being admitted to the school for the first time, and not to the students transferring who currently attend Kesgrave High School.

Late Applications Students applying to join the Sixth Form after the deadline for applications should note that admission will be subject to availability of places on chosen courses and achieving the specific entry requirements for the courses.

Provided places remain available and entry requirements are met, applicants seeking a place after the start of the academic year will be invited in to discuss suitability of joining the courses at their requested time of entry.

Entry requirements for both internal and external students Entry to the Sixth Form is subject to a student having achieved the entry requirements for the course they wish to pursue and demonstrated an aptitude to study. Students should refer to the Sixth Form Prospectus for further details on individual subjects; individual subjects may be limited in the number of students they are able to accommodate.

The method for application is by completing an application form available from the school. The school, rather than the Local Authority, co-ordinates sixth form admissions.

Oversubscription Criteria

The oversubscription criteria for Kesgrave High School Sixth Form are the same as that for the main school (see Admissions Policy for Kesgrave High School)

Right of Appeal When an application is unsuccessful there is an automatic right of appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel.

Kesgrave High School will not hold a waiting list for the Sixth Form.

Draft Policy - October 2015

Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy Roles and Accountabilities

The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust is accountable for all policies across its Academies. All policies, whether relating to an individual academy or the whole Trust, will be written and implemented in line with our ethos and values as articulated in our prospectus. We are committed to the provision of high quality education in the context of the Christian values of service, thankfulness and humility where individuals are valued, aspirations are high, hope is nurtured and talents released.

A Scheme of Delegation for each academy sets out the responsibilities of the Local Governing Body and Principal / Head Teacher. The Principal / Head Teacher of each academy is responsible for the implementation of all policies of the Academy Trust.

All employees of the Academy Trust are subject to the Trust’s policies.

Admission responsibilities

The DNEAT Board of Trustees is the Admissions Authority for all its academies and is responsible for establishing and approving an admissions policy. DNEAT is committed to serving children of all abilities and backgrounds from the communities where its academies are situated.

Admissions to academies and free schools are coordinated by the local authority and the Trust and its Local Governing Bodies (LGB) must use the published admission rules to prioritise applications. For further detail use the following web links:

Norfolk: http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/childrens_services/Schools/School_admissions/index.htm Suffolk: http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/children-families-and-learning/schools/applying-for-a-school-place/

LGBs are responsible in their academy for consultation in regards to the Admission Policy, for application decisions and to appeal against Local Authority directions to admit pupils.

When do children start school?

Children will be offered a full time place in a reception class from the September after their fourth birthday (i.e. from the start of the academic year in which they turn five). Infant schools are for 4+ to 7 year olds and primary schools are for 4+ to 11 year olds.

Parents can request that the date their child is admitted to school is deferred until later in the year or until their child reaches compulsory school age. Where entry is deferred within the school year, the authority will hold the place for that child and not offer it to another child. However, entry cannot be deferred beyond the beginning of the term after the child’s fifth birthday, nor beyond the academic year for which the original application was accepted.

Where a parent of a summer born child wishes to defer their child's entry until the following academic year the admission authority will make decisions based on the circumstances of each case and in the best interests of the child. The admission authority will follow the process indicated by the DfE in their Summer Born Guidance issued in December 2014 and any subsequent guidance.

Applying to Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy

The Governors have agreed an intake limit of 45 per year]. If there are more children who wish to enter school than there are places then the following criteria will apply:

1. Children with an Education, Health and Care Plan (or Statement of Special Educational Need) naming the academy (NB this is a duty for all schools / academies)

2. Children who are looked after by the Local Authority and former LAC who have been adopted or are the subject of a special guardianship order

3. Residence within the normal catchment area of the academy

4. Siblings, adopted or foster brothers/sisters of pupils previously admitted to the academy and living at the same address and who will still be attending the academy when the sibling, adopted or foster brother / sister will start

5. Parents who wish their children to receive an education in a Church of England academy should support this application with a letter from a church minister, either local or outside the locality. The letter should state how frequently the child attends church which should be at least once a month.

6. Any other applicants

In the event of the Governors having to make a choice between candidates with cases of equal strength, the shortest distance from home to school in a straight line as the crow flies should have priority.

Parents need to apply for a school place direct to the Local Authority, using an application form. The form is included in the County Council’s guidance and can be accessed from their website as detailed above.

In-year admissions

As from September 2015 Suffolk County Council will not be handling in-year admissions. DNEAT’s Suffolk academies need to refer to Appendix 1 in addition to this policy.

Monitoring and evaluation

This policy is reviewed annually in line with the legal timelines for admissions

Comments on this admission policy should be referred to: Laura Grady, Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01603 881721.

APPENDIX 1

Ormiston Denes Academy, Lowestoft

Ormiston Endeavour Academy, Ipswich

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Our admissions procedure is set out in accordance with what has been agreed by the Local Authority Co- ordinated Scheme. This policy is in line with government legislation and is designed to ensure there is a fair admissions procedure for all applicants, and to help guide parents and their children through the application process.

This policy will apply to all admissions from September 2015 including in-year admissions.

2.0 ADMISSIONS PROCEDURE The Local Governing Body is the admissions authority and oversees all applications and admissions to the Academy.

For the Academy year commencing September 2015 the governing body’s published admissions number (PAN) is 180. The Academy can accommodate up to 180 children in each of its five year groups.

2.1 Applying for a place Ormiston Endeavour Academy welcomes all applications. We have one main intake in Year 7. We encourage entry at this time so as to aid the progression of the child academically without interruption; however, children are welcome to apply for entry in any year.

Parents are encouraged to visit the Academy with their child if they are planning to apply for a place and we have a number of open events during the year. Arrangements for visits outside of these dates can be made through the Academy office.

Children are admitted to the Academy using the criteria outlined in this policy. In no way does the academic ability of the child come into consideration when places at the Academy are being allocated. Arrangements for applications for places at the Academy will be made in accordance with the Local Authority’s (LA) coordinated admission arrangements and will be made on the normal year of entry application form (CAF1) provided and administered by the Local Authority.

Parents of children living in Suffolk should apply online at www.suffolk.gov.uk/onlineadmissions or submit a normal year of entry application form (CAF1), available from the Local Authority Admissions Team on 0345 600 0981 or at www.suffolk.gov.uk/admissionstoschools, no later than the national closing date of 31 October. Parents of children who do not live in Suffolk should contact their LA on how to apply. Offer letters will be issued on the National Offer Date of 1 March or the next working day.

2.2 Over-subscription Places will be first allocated to students with Statements of Special Educational Need/Education, Health and Care plan. Then, if there are more applicants than places for the Academy, the remaining places will be offered in the following order of priority:

 Looked after children (children in care) and previously looked after children (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements 1 order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after);

1 ‘Previously looked after children’ includes children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 (section 12 adoption orders) and children who were adopted under the Adoption and Children’s Act 2002 (section 46 adoption orders). ‘Child arrangements orders’ are defined in section 8 of the Children Act 1989, as amended by section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Child arrangements orders replace residence orders and any residence order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be a child arrangements order.

 Students with exceptional medical, social, or other needs that can only be met by providing a place at Ormiston Endeavour Academy rather than any other school;  Students with a sibling in attendance at the Academy and who will still be on roll in the year of entry. A “sibling” refers to brother or sister, step brother or sister or the child of the parent/carer’s partner where the child for whom the place is sought is living in the same family unit at the same address as that sibling;  Students who live closest to the Academy. Distances will be measured by a straight line (“as the crow flies‟). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by Suffolk County Council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the co-ordinates of each property and provides the address-point between which the straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) we will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located.

Applications made under criterion (ii) will only be considered if supporting evidence from an appropriate professional or other suitably qualified person (e.g. doctor or social worker) is attached to the application form.

2.3 Students from Multiple Births (e.g. twins/triplets) If the final place available at the Academy is offered to a twin, triplet or other multiple births and the remaining sibling/s would ordinarily be refused, Ormiston Endeavour Academy will offer places to the remaining sibling/s at the Academy.

2.4 Ordinarily Resident By “ordinarily resident” we mean the place where your child usually lives. We may need proof of this address. We will not treat your child as ordinarily resident if you rent or own a second home in the catchment area or if you use another address to give the impression that your child lives in the catchment area so that you have a higher priority for a place at the Academy. Where a child lives with separated parents who have shared responsibility, each for part of the week, the ordinarily resident address will be considered to be the address that the child lives at for most of the week (excluding weekends and school holidays). Both parents must provide evidence in writing to confirm the child’s living arrangements at the time of application.

2.5 Late Applications Applications received after the set closing date will be accepted but will not normally be considered for a place at the Academy until after the initial offer date.

2.6 Tie break Where several children have applied to the Academy and all have the same criterion, then the Academy places shall be allocated via random allocation. This process will be supervised by a representative of the Local Authority, independently of the Academy.

2.7 Operation of Waiting lists The Academy will operate a waiting list for each year group. Where, in any year, Ormiston Endeavour Academy receives more applications for places than there are places available, a waiting list will operate. For Year 7 the waiting list will close at the end of the first full week of the Spring Term, for Years 8-11 the waiting list will close at the end of the first term after the start of the school year. Parents should confirm at the time of notification that they wish their child to be placed on the waiting list. Any places offered from the Academy’s waiting list will be offered strictly in accordance with the above admission criteria and will not work on a first come first served basis.

2.8 Appeals Unsuccessful applicants have a right of appeal to an independent appeal panel. Further details will be included in the notification letter.

2.9 Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs/Education, Health and Care Plans The Academy will admit all children who are Statemented or who have an Education, Health and Care Plan and have this Academy named if they are applying at the beginning of the school year. For in- year admissions, the Academy is not obliged to offer a place to a child with a Statement of Special Educational Needs if it has not yet been consulted by the Local Authority about being the named Academy.

Children who have special educational needs but who are not statemented will be treated equally to all other applicants in the admissions process. This includes children who may need extra support or reasonable adjustments to be made. The Academy will do everything it can to accommodate these students. See our SEN Policy for details of special provision provided by the Academy.

3.0 IN YEAR ADMISSIONS You can apply for a place at the Academy by:  Filling in the own admission authority application form (ADM1) available to download from the Academy website, from www.suffolk.gov.uk/admissionstoschools, or a copy can be collected from the Reception Office at the Academy;  Returning the completed form to the Academy;  Applications will be considered in accordance with above oversubscription criteria;  An offer may be withdrawn if the Academy has not heard back from the parent or carer of the child within the 14 day acceptance period;  In the event that it is not possible to offer a place, the waiting list and appeals procedures described above will apply;  The Local Governing Body has the right to refuse the in-year admission of children who have been permanently excluded from two or more schools, if the last time was less than two years ago;  An in-year application for a child who has been permanently excluded from another school will go through the Fair Access Protocol.

4.0 IN YEAR FAIR ACCESS PROTOCOL The Academy is committed to taking its share of vulnerable students who are hard to place, in accordance with locally agreed protocols. Accordingly, outside the normal round of admissions, the Academy’s Local Governing Body is empowered to give absolute priority to a student where admission is requested under any local protocol which carries the agreement of the local authority for the current admission year. The Local Governing Body has this power even when admitting such a student would exceed the normal admission number.

5.0 OFFERS The Academy may withdraw its offer if it is found that the place was offered based on a fraudulent or intentionally misleading application.

Parents must notify the Academy immediately if there are any changes that may affect their child’s application, such as a change of address. Where the child has multiple addresses, the address given to the Academy should be the one where the child spends the majority of the Academy week.

Ormiston Sudbury Academy Admissions Policy Ormiston Sudbury Academy is able to admit 160 students into Year 7 through the Suffolk Coordinated Admission Scheme. In accordance to the admissions code, places will be given to: Children who have a statement of Special Educational Needs or an Education, Health and Care plan; followed by Looked after children and previously looked after children1.

Where applications for admissions exceed the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied, in the order set out below.

Children who have a sibling2 attending the school in Years 7-13 at the time of application and date of proposed admission. Children whose parent or parents work for Ormiston Sudbury Academy at the time of application. Children who live within the catchment area4 and who attend one of the feeder primary schools3. Children residing outside the catchment area who attend one of the feeder primary schools. Children residing within the catchment area who do not attend one of the feeder primary schools. All other applications (Distance tie-breaker applies).

1Definition of a Looked After Child or previously Looked after Child: Looked after children (children in care) and previously looked after children (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after).Previously looked after children includes children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 (section 12 adoption orders) and children who were adopted under the Adoption and Childrens Act 2002 (section 46 adoption orders). Child arrangements orders are defined in section 8 of the Children Act 1989, as amended by section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Child arrangements orders replace residence orders and any residence order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be a child arrangements order.

2Definition of Sibling: A sibling is defined as a child living in the same family unit in the same family household and address as a child who attends Ormiston Sudbury Academy in any year group. This includes brothers, sisters, step-brothers and step-sisters. Children residing in the same household as part of an extended family, such as cousins, will not be treated as siblings.

3Feeder Schools Table 1: names of feeder schools for Ormiston Sudbury Academy Feeder School Primary school PAN Acton 30 Cavendish* 15 Glemsford* 30 Great Waldingfield 20 Hartest* 15 Long Melford 36 St Gregory 45 St Joseph’s 25 Tudor 36 Woodhall 60 Total 312 *No free transport is currently offered by the Local Authority.

4Catchment area map is available on the Ormiston Sudbury Academy website Distance Tie-breaker It is possible that the PAN of the Academy will be reached in any one of the categories. For this reason, all the applications will be prioritised according to the rules described. If it is necessary to use a tie-breaker to distinguish between two or more applications, a distance criterion will be used. We will measure the distance by a straight line (‘as the crow flies’). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by Suffolk County Council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the co-ordinates of each property and provides the address-point between which straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) we will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located.

In the unlikely event that two or more applicants competing for a single place live the same distance from the Academy, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by a person who is independent of the Academy.

Admission Number The number of places available for Year 7 for September 2017 at the Academy will be 160.

Split residence Where a student lives with parents with shared responsibility, each for part of a week, the address where the student lives is determined using a joint declaration from the parents stating the pattern of residence. If a student’s residence is split equally between both parents, then parents will be asked to determine which, is the residential address for the purpose of admission to the Academy. Where a child lives with separated parents who have shared responsibility, each for part of the week, the address at which the child is ordinarily resident will be considered to be the address that the child lives at for most of the week.

Method of application Parents/carers must apply on the Normal year of entry application form (CAFI) for the Academy.

Closing date and initial notification date The closing date for applications is 31st October. Parents/carers will be notified of their place in March of the following year.

Late applications Applications received after the set closing date will be accepted but will not normally be considered for a place at the Academy until after the initial offer date.

Waiting list Unsuccessful applicants will be included on the Academy's waiting list ranked in order of priority under the published oversubscription criteria, without regard to the date that the application was received. A waiting list will operate for both Year 7 entry and in-year admissions. Any places offered from the Academy's waiting list will be offered strictly in accordance with the above admission criteria.

Appeals Unsuccessful applicants have a right of appeal to an independent Appeal Panel. Further details will be included in the notification letter.

In-year admissions For in-year admissions, parents/carers must apply to the Academy direct. Applications will be considered in accordance with above oversubscription criteria. In the event that it is not possible to offer a place, the waiting list and appeals procedures described above will apply.

Fair access protocol The Academy is committed to considering taking vulnerable students who are hard to place. All applications will be treated independently. Accordingly, outside the normal round of admissions, the Local Governing Body is empowered to give priority to a student where admission is requested if appropriate. The Governing Body has the power to consider admissions even when admitting such a student would exceed the Published Admission Number.

Admissions Policy for transfer from Year 11 to Year 12 (Sixth Form) Students wishing to join Ormiston Sudbury Academy beyond Year 11 into the Sixth form will be able to do so providing they meet the minimum entry qualifications (Five GCSEs between A*-C including English and Maths. It is also desirable to have attained a B grade in the subject they wish to study).

Details of the application process and the application form are available from Reception and on the academy website. All applicants wishing to join the Academy for the first time in Year 12 are subject to the same entry qualifications as those set out above for existing students.

Admission number for the Sixth Form The admission number is 100 per school year.

Over subscription criteria for the Sixth Form Where applications for admissions exceed the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied, in the order set out below. Students who completed Year 11 at Ormiston Sudbury Academy. Students who have a sibling2 attending the school in Years 7-13 at the time of application and date of proposed admission. Students whose parent or parents work for Ormiston Sudbury Academy. Children residing within the catchment area. All other applications (Distance tie-breaker applies).

Samuel Ward Academy, Haverhill ADMISSION POLICY FOR SAMUEL WARD ACADEMY ~ 2017 / 2018

Introduction Parents should note that for Suffolk Secondary Schools there is no automatic right to a place at the local school. It is essential that application forms are completed and returned by the 31st October.

Please note that this policy does not apply to sixth form admissions: please see our separate sixth form policy.

Published Admission Number The Published Admission Number (PAN) for 2017-18 is 230.

Procedures for admission Although the Academy will decide its own admissions, the local authority co-ordinates all Normal Year of Entry Admissions in its area, and will communicate all admission decisions to parents. In-year applications should be made directly to the Academy from September 2017.

Procedures for applying to Samuel Ward are explained in the publication Admission to Schools in Suffolk. Parents should make themselves familiar with this information and take particular note of the definitions provided, dates and deadlines, which apply to Samuel Ward admission arrangements unless stated otherwise in this document.

Applications must be made using the Suffolk Normal Year of Entry Application Form (CAF1) , which is available from Suffolk County Council on 0345 or Samuel Ward. Applications can also be made online. No completed forms will be accepted at the school. There is also the ADM1 for in-year applications.

The deadline for ordinary Year 7 admissions will be that published in the Admission to Suffolk Schools Publication. This date is the 31st October.

As required by the Regulations of 2006 the school will give top priority to applications on behalf of Looked after children (children in care) and previously looked after children (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after).

Definitions Sibling By sibling we mean children living at the same address who have one or both natural parents in common, children living at the same address who are related by a parent’s marriage, children living at the same address whose parents are living as partners at this address. We do not include ‘cousins’ within our definition of sibling.

Priority Admission Area Our priority admission area is that comprised of our Partner Primary Feeder Schools. This means that pupils attending one of our partner primary feeder schools at the application closing date are considered to ‘reside’ in our priority admission area.

Our partner primary feeder schools are Westfield, Coupals, Hundon, Clare, Kedington, New Cangle, Wickhambrook, Stanley Drapkin, Thurlow and St Felix

Our PAN is 230. We will admit 215 pupils from our Priority Admission Area using the oversubscription criteria listed below in descending order. Pupils who are not admitted at this point, as well as pupils applying from outside of our priority admission area, will then be ranked according to the criteria listed in the section ‘Applications from outside our Priority Admission Area.’

Pupils with Statements of Special Educational Needs Pupils with a statement of Special Educational Needs or Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC plan) that name the Academy will be admitted Looked after Children or previously looked after children will then be admitted as the top priority.

Oversubscription within our Priority Admission Area Exceptional Medical Need (see below) In the event of oversubscription (applications is excess of 215), within the priority admission area (from the named feeder partner schools) will be considered next and determined using the following criteria in descending order: Children with a brother or sister (sibling) attending Samuel Ward at the time of application with a reasonable expectation they will be attending at the start of the new school year. Attendance at Samuel Ward will include attendance at the Sixth Form. Children attending one of the named partner schools who do not have a brother or sister (sibling) attending Samuel Ward. Distance - as outlined in the section labelled ‘Tie Breaker’ below

Applications from outside of our Priority Admission Area Applications from children who do not attend a named partner school and applications from pupils within our priority admission area that have not been admitted as part of our first 215 pupils will be considered and will be determined by the following criteria: Children with a brother or sister (sibling) attending Samuel Ward at the time of application with a reasonable expectation they will be attending at the start of the new school year. The proximity criteria described below in ‘Tie-Breaker’.

Tie-breaker In the event of oversubscription, priority will be determined by the proximity of the child’s home to Samuel Ward. We measure by a straight line (‘as the crow flies’). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by Suffolk County Council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the co-ordinates of each property and provides the address-point between which the straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) we will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located.

In the unlikely event that two or more applicants competing for a single place at the School live the same distance from the School, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by a person who is independent of the School.

Home Address As part of the tie-breaker process proof of residence may be required by the co-ordinated scheme. The School will check allegations of false addresses or other false information given

74 on the CAF1 and will withdraw offers of places if the details are found to be deliberately false or misleading

Where a child lives part of the week with one parent and part with another member of the family, the ‘home address’ will be considered to be the residence where the child spends at least three nights of the school week each week.

Medical Need Exceptional medical circumstances supported by written medical evidence may override all but the first criterion. Any such applications must be received by the closing date in the co- ordinated scheme and will be considered by the Admissions Committee of the school. The extent and circumstances in which medical need would override those above would relate to situations in which e.g. a hospital consultant has stated in writing that attendance at Samuel Ward was an essential in terms meeting the medical needs of the child. The evidence should come, however, from at least one registered health professional and should set out the particular reasons why Samuel Ward is the most suitable school.

Admission of children out of their normal age group Any parent with a child with particular circumstances, for instance of Gifted and Talented children, or those who have experienced problems or missed out of a year, for example due to ill health, can seek places outside their normal age group.

This will normally only be agreed in exceptional circumstances. Decisions will take into account the view of the Principal and be made on the basis of circumstances of the case and in the best interests of the child. This will entail establishing in all cases

The applicant’s academic standards The social-emotional impact of out of year admission on the individual pupil The year group that the pupil has been educated in to date Other reasons put forward by the child’s parents

The Academy will have two decisions to make: Which year group, if any, to place the child if there are sufficient places in that year To apply its oversubscription criteria for the year in which any place is offered to see whether a place can be offered in the identified year group

Parents of pupils seeking places outside of their normal year group should contact the Academy directly in the first instance, having completed a CAF1 application form. They should also set out clearly the reasons for why they think that their application for their child to be admitted out of year should be considered.

Parents that are applying for places for year 5 pupils that wish to enter year 7 a year early, should contact the school in the first instance and will also need to provide the following information: Evidence of the readiness of their child to access the secondary curriculum. This includes their emotional readiness. Evidence of the rate of progress made by their child over at least the previous year. This is because applications will need to be made a year in advance of their normal year of entry, and there will be a need to establish the likely level of attainment that will be achieved by the end of year 5 Evidence that their child is likely to meet or exceed the levels of attainment expected of pupils at the end of KS2.

Their reasons for applying for early entry into year 7 on behalf of their child

Each case will be reviewed on the basis of circumstances and in the best interests of the child.

Parents applying for places on behalf of pupils in year 5 and who wish their child to enter year 7 one year in advance of their normal year of transfer to secondary school will need to inform the Academy of their wishes by 30th September. The Academy will then review the case and respond to parents by 15th October. This will enable parents to then submit their application for a place with other pupils as part of the Normal Year of Entry Process, the closing date for which is the 31st October. Once a decision has been made, out of year admissions will be processed with Normal Year of Entry Admissions for that school year. They will not be given a lower priority than other Normal Year of Entry Admissions.

Applications for entry into year 7 will not be considered for pupils who are younger than pupils in that school year unless they are made by the date above.

In all cases, the Academy will explain to parents the reasons as to whether it has agreed to admit the pupil or not in writing.

In the event of an application being turned down, parents have the right to appeal the decision (unless they are offered a place in another year group in the School). They should write to the Chair of Governors informing them of their commitment to appeal the decision. The Academy, as an Admissions Authority, will then establish an independent appeals panel to hear the appeal. This will happen within 15 days.

Multiple births The Academy’s policy is not to separate multiple births.

Waiting Lists and in year admissions The Academy will maintain a waiting list in the event that oversubscription occurs. Pupils will be ranked in order against the oversubscription criteria. Pupils will be admitted to the Academy in year when and if a space becomes available.

RIGHT TO APPEAL When an applicant is unsuccessful there is an automatic right of appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel

Academy staff were consulted on this document and it was accepted by the Operations & Assets 16 November 2015 Committee on:

It was ratified by the Governing Body on: 20 November 2015

Sixth Form Admissions Policy ~ 2017 / 2018

Internal students The school welcomes applications for entry to Samuel Ward from those of the School’s students who have attended the school in Year 11 and wish to transfer to the Sixth Form.

External students The school also accepts applications for entry to the sixth form from external candidates who attended another school. The Published Admission Number for Year 12 is 50 – this figure refers only to year 12 students being admitted to the school for the first time, and not to the students transferring who currently attend Samuel Ward.

Provided places remain available and entry requirements are met, applicants seeking a place after the start of the school year will be invited in to discuss suitability of joining the courses at their requested time of entry.

Entry requirements for both internal and external students Entry to the Sixth Form is subject to a student having achieved the entry requirements for the course they wish to pursue. Students should refer to the Sixth Form Prospectus for further details on individual subjects; individual subjects may be limited in the number of students they are able to accommodate.

The method for application is by completing an application form available from the school. The school, rather than the Local Authority, co-ordinates sixth form admissions.

Oversubscription Criteria

The oversubscription criteria for Samuel Ward Sixth Form is the same as that for the main school (see Admissions Policy for Samuel Ward)

Right of Appeal When an application is unsuccessful there is an automatic right of appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel.

Samuel Ward Academy will not hold a waiting list for the Sixth Form.

Academy staff were consulted on this document and it was accepted by the Operations & Assets 16 November 2015 Committee on:

It was ratified by the Governing Body on: 20th November 2015

Sir John Leman High School, Beccles Admissions Arrangements 2017-18

Rationale The trustees of Sir John Leman High School (an academy hereinafter referred to as the academy) are required by law to agree and publish their admissions criteria.

Purpose The admissions policy is to enable the academy trustees to have criteria to determine admission in the event of applications exceeding the governors’ published admission number.

Section 1: Guidelines The academy is an 11-18 mixed comprehensive school. There will be no requirements for aptitude from prospective students. This academy believes that a unique, confident, student centred, caring community for learning can be developed. The main principle of admission is to maintain the comprehensive character of the academy, providing for the needs of young people within the age of 11- 18, who live in Beccles and surrounding area. This academy has close links with all local feeder primary schools, with which there is collaboration on both curriculum and community issues. This academy also seeks to provide a wide range of post 16 provision.

Sir John Leman High School is an “inclusive” academy and welcomes all applications. Students are expected to comply with the academy’s Behaviour and Attendance Policies, which are available for public view. All students are expected to comply with the academy’s uniform requirements.

The academy will seek to consider places for students, who live outside our catchment area whose parents wish them to attend the academy.

Students will be admitted at the age of 11+ without reference to ability or aptitude in line with the agreed published admission number. The admission number for September 2017 is 240.

Section 2 – Procedures

Consideration of Applications The academy will consider all applications for places. Where fewer than 240 applications for the year group are received, the academy will offer places to all those, who have applied. In accordance with paragraph 1.7 of the School Admissions Code the academy will give priority to applications on behalf of "Looked after Children" (Children in Care) and children, who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). The academy reserves the right to refuse entry to applicants, who have been permanently excluded from two or more schools. This applies within two years of the second exclusion. If none of the parents or carers preferences can be met, it may be necessary for the local authority to allocate a place at the nearest school with places. The Academy is part of the Local Authority Co-ordinated Scheme and Fair Access Protocol.

Admission Timings for Year Seven The national closing date is for 31 October 2017. After this date all applications will be regarded as in- year admissions. (see below)

Process for Parents All applications other than in-year admissions for the academy must be processed by the Local Authority Admissions Team. Decisions about admissions will remain the responsibility of the trustees (as the admissions authority of the academy) but Suffolk County Council will send the offer of a place to parents/carers on behalf of the academy trustees. When a parent/carer contacts the school about a place, the Academy will inform them that they need to apply to their home Local Authority for the place.

For students living in Suffolk: parents/carers need to contact the Local Authority Admissions Team for an application form on 0345 600 0981 or by downloading a form from the Suffolk County Council website: (www.suffolk.gov.uk/admissionstoschools) For students living outside Suffolk: parents/carers need to contact their home Local Authority. If parents/carers send an application direct to the academy, it will be forwarded to the admissions team.

Oversubscription Children who have a Statement of Special Educational Needs or Education Health and Care Plan (EHC Plan) which names Sir John Leman High School must, by law, be offered a place.

In the event of oversubscription, admissions will be prioritised using the following criteria:

“Looked after Children” (Children in Care) and children, who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after). Children with a sibling, who remain on the academy roll at the start of the new school year and who live within the designated catchment area. A map of the designated catchment area can be found on the Suffolk County Council website: (www.suffolk.gov.uk/admissionstoschools) Children on roll at feeder schools, who live in the designated catchment area. Children, who live nearest to the academy within the designated catchment area. Children with a sibling, who remain on the academy roll at the start of the new school year and who live outside of the designated catchment area. Children on roll at feeder primary schools and who live nearest to the academy outside of the designated catchment area of the academy. Children of those employees of the academy who have been employed at the academy for more than two years or who have been recruited to an area of skills shortage. Other children, who live nearest to the academy but are not within the designated catchment area.

Tie breaker It is possible that the PAN of the academy will be reached in any one of the above criteria. For this reason, all applications within each criterion will be prioritised in order of those living nearest to the school. The distance will be measured by a straight line ("as the crow flies"). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by Suffolk County Council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the co-ordinates of each property and provides the address-point between which the straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments), this will be measured to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located. Proof of residence may be required.

Ultimate Tie breaker In the rare event of a tie-breaker situation, the random allocation will be supervised by someone independent from the school. For this academy such a process would be undertaken by the local authority.

In-Year Admissions In-year admissions will be subject to the same criteria. When an application has been made for an alternative school and there is a place available, if the child already has a place in a local mainstream school, the Sir John Leman High School will offer the place on or before the following half term. If an application is made during a half term or the summer, Christmas or Easter holidays, the offer of a school place will be on or before the following half term. The child will remain on roll at the previous school until they take up the place at the offered school. Applications for in – year admissions should be made directly to the school on 01502/713223 or by completing the in-year application form as seen on the school website www.sjlhs.suffolk.sch.uk

In-year applications will not be processed more than one term in advance of when it has been requested that the child starts at the academy. Once an offer has been made, the parent or carer will

79 have 14 days from the date of the offer letter to respond. If no response is received, the academy will regard the offer as declined.

Section 3 - Definitions and Detail Feeder Schools Those that are within our catchment are: Albert Pye Primary School Crowfoot Primary School Federation of Brampton and Ringsfield Primary Schools Federation of Southwold and North Cove Primary Schools Gillingham Primary School Ravensmere Primary School Reydon Primary School St Benet’s Catholic Primary School Worlingham Primary School

Children Act 1989 A child that is looked after by the local authority is defined under the Children Act 1989 as: A child in their care. A child that is provided accommodation by the local authority. Accommodation is defined as residence, which offers such for a continuous period of 24 hours. Looked after children (children in care) and previously looked after children (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after).

Previously looked after children Previously looked after children includes children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 (section 12 adoption orders) and children who were adopted under the Adoption and Childrens Act 2002 (section 46 adoption orders). Child arrangements orders are defined in section 8 of the Children Act 1989, as amended by section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Child arrangements orders replace residence orders and any residence order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be a child arrangements order.

Siblings For admission purposes, a brother or sister is a sibling, who lives at the same address or a half- brother/half-sister, who share a common parent and who live at the same address. It also includes a child, who lives at the same address and who is under the terms of a residence order. It is the policy of this academy not to separate multiple births.

Right of Appeal Parents/carers have the right to appeal to the academy’s designated “Independent Appeal Committee” if they are dissatisfied with an admission decision of the Academy. In this event, the appropriate forms and appropriate details on how to contact the Educational Appeals Office can be found on the Suffolk County Council website: www.suffolk.gov.uk/admissionstoschools

Admission of children outside their normal age group It is expected that children will normally be educated within their chronological year group. However, the academy’s Admission Committee will make decisions on the basis of the circumstances of each case and in the best interests of the child concerned in line with the School Admissions Code. This will take into account the views of the headteacher.

Requests have to be made in writing including where relevant any supporting evidence. For the normal admissions round requests will need to be received at the academy before the national closing date of 31 October. An application for the requested year group should be made at the same time to the Local Authority.

Waiting Lists In line with local authority, the Year Seven waiting list will cease to operate at the end of the first full week of the Spring term. The academy will operate a waiting list for all other year groups where more applications are received than there are places available. These will operate until the end of the term in which the application has been received. A parent may request that their child’s name be placed on the waiting list following an unsuccessful application. The position on the waiting list will be determined by the over subscription criteria as outlined in the previous section. Where a place becomes available, it will be allocated in accordance with the position on the waiting list in accordance with the over-subscription criteria.

Applications to the Sixth Form Please refer to Sir John Leman High School Sixth Form Admissions Policy.

Removal from the Academy’s Admissions Register The safeguarding of all students is paramount and therefore in line with the Education (Pupil Registration) Regulations 2006, the academy will make every effort to establish and record the onward destination of students who are deleted from the admissions register and inform the local authority to check the whereabouts of these children when necessary.

The following procedure has been adopted.

The academy will seek to ascertain the onward school details and upload the Common Transfer File (CTF) to secure Access Website for the destination school to download The academy will also send and upload a secondary CTF for the local authority The academy will complete as appropriate a Child Missing in Education Form (CME) for every child who is removed off the register and return to the local authority designated officer The academy will inform the local authority’s Admissions every week of all students who have left and indicate their destination school and if a CME has been completed The academy will inform the local authority if a parent has elected to educate at home and complete a CME

Stradbroke High School

Sybil Andrews Academy ADMISSION POLICY FOR SYBIL ANDREWS ACADEMY ~ 2017 / 2018

Introduction

Please note that this policy does not apply to sixth form admissions: please see our separate sixth form policy.

Published Admission Number The Published Admission Number (PAN) for 2017-18 is 120.

Procedures for applying to Sybil Andrews Academy are explained in the publication Admission to Schools in Suffolk. Parents should make themselves familiar with this information and take particular note of the definitions provided, dates and deadlines, which apply to Sybil Andrews admission arrangements unless stated otherwise in this document.

Applications must be made using the Suffolk Normal Year of Entry Application Form (CAF1) which is available from Suffolk County Council on 0345 or Sybil Andrews Academy. Applications can also be made online. No completed forms will be accepted at the school. There is also the ADM1 for in-year applications.

The deadline for ordinary Year 7 admissions will be that published in the Admission to Suffolk Schools Publication. This date is the 31st October.

Priority Admission Area Our priority admission area is that comprised of our Partner Primary Schools. This means that pupils attending one of our partner primary schools at the application closing date are considered to ‘reside’ in our priority admission area.

Our partner primary schools are Abbots Green Community Primary School, Sebert Wood Community Primary School and Glemsford Primary Academy.

Our PAN is 120. We will admit pupils using the oversubscription criteria listed below in descending order.

Pupils with a statement of Special Educational Needs or Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC plan) that name the Academy will be admitted Looked after Children or previously looked after children will then be admitted as the top priority. Exceptional Medical Need (see below) (a) Children of staff of the academy who have been employed at the academy for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission was made, and/or (b) Children of staff who are recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a skill shortage. Children with a brother or sister (sibling) attending Sybil Andrews at the time of application with a reasonable expectation they will be attending at the start of the new school year. Children attending one of the named partner schools who do not have a brother or sister (sibling) attending Sybil Andrews. Children who live in the catchment area of a partner school who are not attending a partner school. Distance - as outlined in the section labelled ‘Tie Breaker’ below

The academy reserves the right to refuse entry to applicants who have been permanently excluded from two or more schools. This applies within two years of the second exclusion.

Tie-breaker In the event of oversubscription, priority will be determined by the proximity of the child’s home to Sybil Andrews. We measure by a straight line (‘as the crow flies’). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by Suffolk County Council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the co-ordinates of each property and provides the address-point between which the straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) we will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located.

Home Address As part of the tie-breaker process proof of residence may be required by the co-ordinated scheme. The School will check allegations of false addresses or other false information given on the CAF1 and will withdraw offers of places if the details are found to be deliberately false or misleading

86 extent and circumstances in which medical need would override those above would relate to situations in which e.g. a hospital consultant has stated in writing that attendance at Sybil Andrews was an essential in terms meeting the medical needs of the child. The evidence should come, however, from at least one registered health professional and should set out the particular reasons why Sybil Andrews is the most suitable school.

Each case will be reviewed on the basis of circumstances and in the best interests of the child.

87 processed with Normal Year of Entry Admissions for that school year. They will not be given a lower priority than other Normal Year of Entry Admissions.

Applications for entry into year 7 will not be considered for pupils who are younger than pupils in that school year unless they are made by the date above.

In all cases, the Academy will explain to parents the reasons as to whether it has agreed to admit the pupil or not in writing.

Multiple births The Academy’s policy is not to separate multiple births.

RIGHT TO APPEAL When an applicant is unsuccessful there is an automatic right of appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel

Academy staff were consulted on this document and it was accepted on: 16 November 2015

It was ratified by on: 20 November 2015

Tudor Church of England Primary School Admissions Policy 2017-18

The school aims to serve its community by providing an education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. It encourages an understanding of the meaning and significance of faith, and promotes Christian values through the experience it offers to all its pupils.

Introduction Tudor Church of England Primary School is an Academy within the St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi Academy Trust. The Multi Academy Trust is the Admissions Authority for the school. We are committed to considering all applications fairly and equally. This Admissions Policy is subject to a statutory public consultation and conforms to the 2014 Schools Admissions Code and the Schools Standards and Framework Act 1998, as revised by the Education Act of 2002. The policy should be read in conjunction with the Admissions to Schools in Suffolk booklet – published by Suffolk County Council

Policy principles We seek to be an inclusive school, welcoming children from all backgrounds and abilities. A child’s level of achievement or special needs are not relevant to consideration for admission to the school, although if the school is named on a child’s Statement of Special Educational Needs (SEN) or an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC plan) then the Governors are obliged by law to admit.

We believe that ideally each child should be admitted to the school of their parents’ choice, however the school buildings cannot accommodate an unlimited number of children and excessive class sizes are detrimental to the education of the children in the class. The Published Admissions Number for this school is 45 and we aim to organise the school so that there are classes of no more than 30 pupils.

How parents can apply for their child to be admitted to the Reception Class of our school Copies of the school’s Admission Policy can be viewed on the school’s website – http://tudor.suffolk.dbprimary.com/suffolk/primary/tudor

Parents can complete a paper application form (CAF1 – to be returned to The Admissions Team, Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich IP1 2BX) or apply on-line at www.suffolk.gov.uk/admissionstoschools

Applications for Reception Class admission September 2017 to August 2018 (i.e. for children born 1st September 2012 to 31st August 2013) must be received by Suffolk County Council by 16th January 2017. Second and late applications will be considered according to the Primary Co- ordinated Admissions Scheme published in the Admissions to Schools in Suffolk booklet.

In order that the Governors can make fair and open decisions, parents are invited to complete a Supplementary Application Form (SIF) which is also available from the School (website download or from the School Office) and Suffolk County Council. Please note that a SIF is an opportunity to provide more information as you are applying to a Church school – it is not compulsory and on its own it does not constitute a valid application. SIFs should be returned direct to the School by the 16th January 2017.

Applications are processed by Suffolk County Council on behalf of the Governors and decision letters are sent to all applicants on 18th April 2017.

All applications are considered conscientiously by an Admissions Committee of Governors. Where there are more applications than available places, admissions are made according to the oversubscription criteria in this policy. In the event of a tie within any of the oversubscription criteria, i.e. the Published Admissions Number (PAN) of 45 is reached within a group of applicants in any of the criteria, then all the applicants under that criterion will be ranked according to their

89 distance from school and places will be offered (until the PAN of 45 is reached) to those l iving nearest to the school. We will measure the distance by a straight line (‘as the crow flies’). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by the LA using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the co-ordinates of each property and provides the address- point between which straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) we will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located. In the unlikely event of two or more applicants living the same distance and competing for a single place, lots will be drawn by someone independent of the school to determine the successful applicant.

Unsuccessful applicants have the right to Appeal against the decision of the Governors (see below). All unsuccessful applicants are placed on a waiting list that is maintained in the rank order of the oversubscription criteria (taking into account the distance tie-breaker if appropriate). Late applications for the Reception year-group will also be ranked according to the oversubscription criteria. This does mean that the position of applicants on the list could change during the lifetime of the waiting list. If, at any time, the number of pupils to be admitted falls below 45 then the available place(s) will be offered to the applicant(s) at the top of the waiting list. The waiting list ceases to be valid at the end of the first week of the Spring term 2018.

In-year applications and applications to other year-groups.

The Governors follow the accepted procedures agreed with Suffolk County Council in considering applicants at all other times of the year. The PAN of 45 per year group is maintained (as far as possible) throughout the school. Governors apply the oversubscription criteria as published at the end of this document. No waiting lists are maintained for year groups other than the Reception year.

In-year admissions. (Please read this guidance in conjunction with paragraphs 43 to 76 of the Admissions to Suffolk School document)

Applications are not normally considered more than one term ahead of the date the place is required.

Parents wishing to transfer their children from one Suffolk school to another where there is no change of address should, in the first instance, discuss the matter with the Head teacher of their current school before applying for another school. (see also paragraph 8 below)

Parents who wish to make an in-year application for a place at Tudor Church of England Primary school should contact the school office for an application form – ADM1.

We will, on receipt of an in-year application, notify the Local Authority (LA) of both the application and its outcome, to allow the LA to keep up-to-date figures on the availability of places in the area.

When a place becomes available in a year group that has been full at this school, any applicant refused a place for that academic year in the last 15 school days and any applicant for whom an appeal has been lodged and is still to be heard, will be considered alongside any new applications. The place will be offered to the pupil ranked highest in accordance with the oversubscription criteria.

All applications will be processed by the school within 5 school-days and the decision communicated in writing. An emailed decision will always be confirmed by letter. Acceptance of offers can be made by email or letter but, in all cases, within two weeks of the offer date.

If the number of applications exceeds the number of places available the Governors will use their published oversubscription criteria to determine the offer of places. Any unsuccessful applicant has the right to appeal the decision to an independent panel and details of how to do this will be included in the decision letter.

When an offer of a place is made and the child already has a place in a local mainstream school, the Governors will offer the place from the start of the following half term. The child will remain on roll at the previous school until they take up the place at this school.

Children out of year group: These paragraphs may be subject to change given the DfE announcement in September 2015 regarding Out of Year Group admissions.

You can make a request to the admission authority for each school in writing. This will need to include, where relevant, any supporting evidence. The academy trust will make a decision on the request, taking into account the views of the Headteacher.

The school will write to you with the outcome including the reasons for the decision. If the request is refused, you should be given the details of how to complain to the school.

Even if the request is agreed there is no guarantee there will be a place available.

Appeals If the Governing Body’s decision is not to grant a place for your child, you have the right to appeal against its decision. You will be sent information on how to appeal. There is no deadline for the submission of appeals which are independently administered by the Education Appeals Office, PO Box 579, Ipswich, IP1 2BX. Unsuccessful applicants and appellants who are still unable to secure a place at Tudor Church of England Primary school may only submit a fresh application if, there has been a significant change in the circumstances of the parent, child or school. Such circumstances might be a house move or a place becoming available at the school. If there is no significant change in circumstances, you can make another application for the following academic year but this will not normally be considered more than one term ahead of the date when you want your child to start at the school.

Monitoring and review This policy will be reviewed by the Governing body annually but, in accordance with the 2014 School Admissions Code, will only be subject to public consultation every seven years unless changes are proposed (other than the correction of closing dates and definitions of academic years). That consultation will last for a minimum of 8 weeks and will take place between 1 st November and the 1st March of the year before the arrangements are to apply (e.g. for a policy to apply to applications in 2017 – for admission in Sept 2017 onwards) consultation must be completed by 1st March 2017). This consultation allows for Parents, other Schools and Academies, the Diocese, Local Authority and the local community to raise any concerns about the proposed admission arrangements.

Further information: Applicants seeking clarification on any aspect of this policy are invited to consult: SOMEONE AT THE SCHOOL BUT NOT THE HEADTEACHER

Signed: Date

Tudor Church of England Primary School – Sudbury

Admissions Oversubscription Criteria 2017 -18

Children who have a statement of Special Educational Needs (SEN) or an Education, Health and Care plan (EHC plan) which names the school must by law be offered a place at this school.

Priority 1: Looked after children (children in care) and Previously Looked after children (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after).

1 Priority 2: Children who have a sibling who will be attending the school at the time of admission.

2 3 4 Priority 3: Children of applicants who ordinarily reside within the catchment area. Places will be allocated in the following priority order: 3a: Children whose parents/carers are applying on the grounds that the child and/or the family are 5 practising members of the Church of England. 3b: Children who are resident3 nearest to the school6

3 Priority 4: Children of applicants2 who ordinarily reside outside the school’s catchment4 area in the same priority order as set out in 3a and 3b above.

NB: In the event of the PAN of 45 being reached within any of the above criteria then all the applicants under that criterion will be ranked according to their distance from school and places will be offered (until the PAN of 45 is reached) to those living nearest to the school. We will measure the distance by a straight line (‘as the crow flies’). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by the Local Authority using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the co-ordinates of each property and provides the address-point between which straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) we will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located. In the unlikely event of two or more applicants living the same distance and competing for a single place, lots will be drawn by someone independent of the school to determine the successful applicant.

Definitions: 1 Sibling is defined as brothers or sisters living at the same address including adopted children, step- brothers, step-sisters and children in foster care within a family unit. 2 The applicant must be the parent or legal guardian of the child for whom admission is sought. 3 The Governors define “ordinarily resident” as the place where your child usually lives. We may need proof of this address. We will not treat your child as ordinarily resident if you rent or own a second home in the catchment/defined area or if you use another address to give the impression that your child lives in the catchment/defined area so that you have a higher priority for a place at that school. It does not apply to proposed moves into the designated area which have not taken place at the time an application is considered – unless proof, such as Exchange of Contracts or a signed Tenancy Agreement, can be provided at the time of application or exceptional late application. We will consider Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children moving into an area as ‘ordinarily resident’ in that area when they apply for a school place.

4 Catchment area maps are available from the school office and also downloadable from the website: http://tudor.suffolk.dbprimary.com/suffolk/primary/tudor

5 The Governors define a practising Church member as one who attends worship at least monthly. A Supplementary Information Form (SIF) will be provided on request to applicants seeking consideration under the criterion of practising Church members. Completion of this form is optional and a SIF in itself does not constitute

92 a valid application. All applications must be made on the standard Suffolk County Council CAF1 form (hard-copy or on-line). The SIF must be completed and signed by the Parish Priest, or where there is no Priest, another authorised representative of the Church, sealed in the envelope provided and returned to the school. Where the parent of a child is a practising Church member, but not themselves the applicant, the commitment of that parent will be considered in relation to the admission of the child.

6 We will measure the distance by a straight line (‘as the crow flies’). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by the LA using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the co-ordinates of each property and provides the address-point between which straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) we will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located. In the unlikely event of two or more applicants living the same distance and competing for a single place, lots will be drawn by someone independent of the school to determine the successful applicant.

Multiple births – if the final place at the School is offered to a twin/triplet etc. and the remaining sibling(s) would ordinarily be refused a place, the Governors will offer places to the remaining sibling(s). It is not the Governors policy to separate twins/triplets etc. even when their admission would breach infant class size legislation.

Shared Responsibility: Where a child lives with separated parents who have shared responsibility, each for part of the week, the address at which the child is ordinarily resident will be considered to be the address that the child lives at for most of the week (excluding weekends and school holidays). Both parents must provide evidence in writing to confirm the child’s living arrangements at the time of application.

Supplementary Information Form for applications to Tudor Church of England Primary School.

This form MUST be used in conjunction with the Suffolk Common Application Form (CAF). It is not a valid application form in its own right.

This form may be completed if ANY of your preferences are for Tudor Church of England Primary school – it is not compulsory to complete this form in order to make a valid application, but the information it contains may assist the Academy Trust (as the Admissions Authority) in applying their oversubscription criteria.

Please refer to the details of the schools admissions criteria before you apply.

N.B. Forms which are altered or which contain incorrect information (eg address, date of birth, etc) will be considered invalid and this may prejudice your application.

Full name of child……………………………………………………………………………………………

Date of Birth ……………………………

Current permanent address ………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………..………………………………………….…………………………………

Contact Telephone Number……………………………………

If you wish your application to be considered under priorities 3a or 4a of the oversubscription criteria please complete this form as fully as possible.

In which Church of England parish do you live?......

Which Church do you attend?……………………………………………………………………………………

Please tick if you attend church at least monthly…...

To be completed by your Parish Priest/Vicar/Minister. ( If there is currently no minister in post a senior church officer may sign) I can confirm, to the best of my knowledge, that the above information is acurate.

Signed…………………………………………. Dated…………………………………………………

Name………………………………………….. Position……………………………………………….

Address…………………………………………………………………………..……………………………

PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM to: Tudor Church of England Primary School, Tudor Road, Sudbury CO10 1NL

In-year application form FORM for Tudor Church of England

Primary School, Sudbury ADM1

Guidance Notes

Please use this form to apply for a school place at Tudor Church of England Primary School when you wish to change school outside the normal year of entry at age 5.

An application for a place in a Reception class in September must be made online at www.suffolk.gov.uk/admissions or on a CAF1 application form by the closing date

If you wish to apply for a Community or Voluntary Controlled School please fill in a CAF2 application form which is available to download online at: www.suffolk.gov.uk/admissionstoschools or contact the Admissions Team for a copy on: 0345 600 0981.

If you wish to apply for a place in the normal year of entry you should complete a CAF1 application form.

It is important that you read the booklet Admissions to Schools in Suffolk 2015/2016 and the relevant Directory of Schools in Suffolk.

The School aims to process your application within 5 school days of receiving it. It may take slightly longer to process the application at busy times.

Before you complete this application form you should read the following notes:

Note 1 – Previously looked after children Previously looked after children (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after). You must provide evidence with your application that your child was previously looked after in the form of an adoption order, residence order or special guardianship order if you want this to be taken into consideration when ranking your application.

Note 2 – Child’s current address / moving address Please give your child’s current address. If you are planning to move house, please give the details of your future address and moving date, if known, on the application form. If you want your future address to be the one used to allocate a school place, you must attach written evidence that you are legally committed to this move. This could be proof of exchange of contracts, a signed letting/tenancy agreement confirming your new address, an assignment order that declares a relocation date and a unit postal address or quartering area address for a service child, or, for returning UK service/crown servant families, proof of the posting. Please contact the school for further information.

Note 3 - Private fostering If you are caring for someone else's child for more than 28 days, you do not have parental responsibility for them and you are not a relative such as a grandparent, brother, sister, uncle or aunt (whether full blood, half blood or by marriage or civil partnership) or step-parent, you may be private fostering. It is a legal requirement that you contact Suffolk County Council on: 0808 800 4005 or email: [email protected].

Note 4 – Home to School Travel Children of compulsory school age (between 5 and 16) are entitled to free home to school travel if they are

95 attending their nearest suitable school and are (a) aged under eight and live two miles or more from school, or (b) eight or over and live at least three miles from the school.

In addition, every school has a Transport Priority Area (TPA) that is used to decide if a child is entitled to free travel. The TPA may be the same as the catchment area or, if there is a free school in the area, the TPA may be different. We recommend that you check the website: www.suffolkonboard.com/home-to-school- transport to find out if your child is entitled to free travel.

If your preference is for an out-catchment school, you will normally be responsible for travel costs to that school. The Suffolk County Council would only provide travel to an out-catchment preferred school if it is your TPA school or the nearest suitable school to your home address with places available, taking into consideration the availability and cost of home to school travel, and your child is entitled on distance grounds.

Please note: the ages are taken at 1 September in each school year. If your child receives free home to school travel and is under eight years of age and lives more than two miles but less than three miles from the school allocated, travel will end at the end of the school year following their eighth birthday.

If you have any queries relating to home to school travel please call Suffolk County Council on 0345 606 6173.

Note 5 – Siblings It is important that you provide this information because it can affect your child’s priority or offer of a school place. You should check the definition of sibling for the school you are applying for. This can be found in a school’s individual policy which is available from either the school or online at: www.suffolk.gov.uk/admissionstoschools

Note 6 – Supplementary Information Form As you are applying for a place at a Church of England Voluntary Aided School, you must also get a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) from either the school, online at: http://tudor.suffolk.dbprimary.com/suffolk/primary/tudor or www.suffolk.gov.uk/admissionstoschools or by contacting the Admissions Team on: 0345 600 0981. This needs to be filled in and taken or sent direct to Tudor Church of England Primary School.

What to do next if your child is refused a place at your preferred school If the school is unable to offer your child a place information will be included in the decision letter explaining your options for appeal. If you would like more information on what to do next, please contact the Suffolk County Council Admissions Team on: 0345 600 0981. Alternatively, more information is available online at: www.suffolk.gov.uk/admissionstoschools

School Preference Advice Service School Preference Advisers are available during term time to help you find out about schools in Suffolk, how to make an application or how to appeal for a school place. Their aim is to help you make informed and realistic decisions about which schools to apply for to best meet your child’s needs.

You can contact an adviser through the Parent Partnership Helpline on: 01473 265210 or by email at: [email protected].

In-year application form FORM

for Tudor Church of England ADM1 Primary School, Sudbury

We strongly recommend that you read the booklet Admissions to Schools in Suffolk 2015/2016, the relevant Directory of Schools in Suffolk, the guidance notes attached and information from the school before completing this form. The booklet and directories are available online at www.suffolk.gov.uk/admissionstoschools

Please print in capital letters

Child’s details Child's legal last name: First name: Middle name:

Child’s date of birth: Male: Does your child have a Statement of Special Educational Needs or an Education, Health and Care plan? Female: Yes: No:

Is the child a looked after child (child in care): Yes: No:

Is your child previously looked after? (see Note 1): Yes: No: If you have ticked Yes, please tick this box to confirm if you have attached evidence:

Child’s current address: (see Note 2) Postcode:

Name of current school (if applicable) and address:

Applicant’s details Parent/Carer: Mr / Mrs / Miss / Ms Initials: Relationship to child: last name:

Telephone numbers: Email address:

Address if different to the child’s, including the postcode:

Are you privately fostering this child? (see Note 3) Yes: No:

Other details If you are moving house, please fill in these boxes (see Note 2) Child’s future address, including postcode: Date of move:

Are you a returning UK Service/ Crown Servant Family? Yes: No:

Please note: Your child cannot be guaranteed a place at your catchment area school

School preference (see Note 4)

Please write your school preference in this box: Do any of your other children attend this school? (see Note 5)

Child’s name ......

Date of birth ...... Reasons (you do not have to fill in this section if you do not want to)

Please complete this section where relevant

Tick this box to confirm you have attached, taken or sent a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) to the school direct (see Note 6):

When would you like your child to start

at your preferred school:

How the Governing Body will use your information The Governing Body will use the information you have provided in your application for a school place in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. They will check and/or share this information, where necessary to process your application, with other admission authorities, local authorities, schools or education professionals. They may share your information with other agencies to help you and/or your family to receive the appropriate services for your child’s education, to help prevent fraud, or if required to do so by law. Parental declaration (MUST be completed) I confirm that I have read the booklet ‘Admissions to Schools in Suffolk 2015/2016’, the relevant Directory of Schools and the guidance notes attached to this application form. I also confirm that the information I have given on this form is true and I have parental responsibility.

Parent / Carer’s signature:

Date:

Where to send this form (we strongly suggest you get proof of posting)

All applications must be sent to the School at the address below: Tudor Church of England Primary School Tudor Road Sudbury Suffolk CO10 1NL

School use only Date application received: Decision: Admit / Decline* Decision date: Committee / WGB Letter to Parent date: Letter to LA date: Admission date:

* If Decline tick to confirm Appeal notice sent.  Sign-off: