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 2 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. 3 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. 4 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. 5 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.