A Secondary School for Your Child in Bath and North East Somerset 2018/2019
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A Secondary School for your Child in Bath and North East Somerset 2018/2019 www.bathnes.gov.uk Deciding on a school preference for my child. What do I need to do to apply for a school place for my child? 1. Decide which schools you would like to consider making an application for your child to attend. This can include schools within other Local Authorities (LAs). 2. Read the information about schools within Bath and North East Somerset in this booklet. Information about schools in other Local Authority areas can be found in their own information booklets for parents. You may also want to read other information about schools from their Ofsted reports etc. You can read this information on line at the Ofsted website www.ofsted.gov.uk or the school may be able to give you a summary of the report. 3. Visit the schools you prefer and ask any questions about things you may wish to know. 4. Check the admissions criteria in the LA booklet(s) for each school you prefer. You need to check to see if you are likely to gain a place. This is very important as some schools decide their own admissions criteria. 5. When you have all the information you want, decide the order in which to place the schools you prefer. Please consider your preferences carefully as after the closing date any changes made will be dealt with as a late application and your original application will be withdrawn. Your child would then not be considered for a school place in the first round of allocations made on 1 March 2016. You do not have to express a preference for more than one school but you are recommended to do so as this will increase your chances of being offered a place at one of the schools you prefer. Stating up to three preferences will in no way reduce the chance of being offered your first preference school. 6. Make your application and submit it by the National closing date. The information for schools within Bath and North East Somerset is given in far more detail in this booklet. Please take time to read it as it will help you to make your application. Please obtain and read other LA booklets for information regarding their schools and details of their admission policies if you want to apply for school places in other LA areas. The information contained throughout this booklet refers to policies for Bath & North East Somerset LA only. Don’t forget the closing date - 31 October 2017 Parents/Carers - do you have concerns about your child’s education? Can we help you to work with schools to help your child? The SEND Partnership Service offers confidential, impartial information, advice and support to children and young people (up to 25 years) with SEND and their parent carers. For further information about how the SEND Partnership Service can help you or your child, or to become a Volunteer Supporter with the Service, please contact: SEND Partnership Helpline: 01225 394382 Text: 07530 263401 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bathnes.gov.uk/sps SEND Partnership Service A Secondary School for your Child 2018-2019 1 2 A Secondary School for your Child 2014-20152018-2019 Be on time - apply on-line Areas of Prime and First Responsibility If you live within one of the aforementioned areas, for Secondary Schools you will be given higher priority under the admission Although the LA tries to offer a place to all children criteria than other children who live either inside or living within an area of prime responsibility this cannot outside the GBC. be guaranteed because it depends upon the number The Bath Studio School, IKB Studio School and of children who apply for a place in a particular year. Mendip Studio School serve a wider community and If it is not possible to offer a place, an alternative cater for the 14-18 age range. school will be offered including transport if the pupil is are eligible (See Travel Assistance to School). Other areas in Bath & North East Somerset normally served by the following schools with each When you are issued with details of how to make your school having a single Area of Prime Responsibility application for a Year 7 place you will be advised (APR). All schools cater for the 11-18 age range which school(s) serve the address at which your apart from Broadlands School which cater for the 11- child lives. You may express a preference for any 16 age range: school including those situated outside of Bath and Broadlands School, Keynsham North East Somerset but you will need to think about Chew Valley School, Chew Magna the transport implications of this when deciding. You should consider naming your area or local school Norton Hill School, Midsomer Norton as one of your preferences to try and ensure you Somervale School, Midsomer Norton are offered a place at a school within a reasonable Wellsway School, Keynsham distance from home. It should be noted that in the Writhlington School, Radstock Greater Bath Consortium (GBC) area transport is Broadlands School normally serves part of provided to the nearest appropiate school (excluding Keynsham (to the West of the River Chew) and those St. Gregory’s Catholic College) to the home address, parts of Whitchurch in Bath and North East Somerset. providing the pupil is eligible (See Travel Assistance normally serves Bishop Sutton, to School). Chew Valley School Cameley, Chew Magna, Chew Stoke, Compton The GBC area is an area of prime responsibilty Martin, Dundry, East Harptree, the Felton part of served jointly by the schools listed below. A map of Wrington parish, Hinton Blewett, Norton Hawkfield, the GBC area can be found on page 2 of this booklet. Norton Malreward, Nempnett Thrubwell, Pensford, All schools currently provide for 11-18 age range. Stanton Drew, Ubley, West Harptree and Winford. Beechen Cliff Boys School Norton Hill School normally serves part of Midsomer Hayesfield Girls School Norton (to the South East of the old Railway Line), Oldfield School Clutton, Farmborough, Farrington Gurney, Hallatrow Ralph Allen School and High Littleton. St Gregory’s Catholic College Somervale School normally serves part of Midsomer St Mark’s School Norton (to the North West of the old Railway Line), Ralph Allen School Paulton and Welton. If you live within one of the aforementioned areas, Wellsway School normally serves part of Keynsham you will be given higher priority under the admission to the East of the River Chew, Chelwood Village, criteria than other children who live either inside or Compton Dando, Corston, Marksbury, Newton St outside the GBC. Loe, Priston and Saltford. St. Mark’s School has first responsibility for the Writhlington School normally serves Camerton, following areas which fall outside the City of Bath Clandown, Coleford, Dunkerton, Faulkland, Haydon, boundary: Bathampton, Batheaston, Bathford (North), Hemington, Holcombe, Kilmersdon, Peasedown Charlcombe, Kelston, North Stoke, St. Catherine and St. John, Radstock, Shoscombe, Timsbury, Tunley, that part of Swainswick outside the City of Bath. Wellow and Writhlington. A Secondary School for your Child 2018-2019 3 Contents Apply on line ................................................................................................................................ 5 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 6 Some Useful Names and Addresses .......................................................................................... 7 Do’s & Dont’s of applying for a school place and an explanation of equal preferences ............ 9 Useful Dates for your Diary ........................................................................................................ 11 Section 1 Explanation of terms used in this booklet .................................................................................. 13 Section 2 How do I know which school will suit my child? ........................................................................ 15 Appendix 1 Details of previous Admissions to Schools ............................................................................... 17 Section 3 How Secondary Schools are organised in Bath and North East Somerset ............................... 18 Section 4 How do I apply for a school place? .......................................................................................... 20 How do I apply for a school place? Section 5 What else do I need to consider in completing my application? .............................................. 23 Sixth Form Admissions Criteria Section 6 Travel assistance to school – what you need to know ............................................................... 27 Section 7 What happens to my application? ............................................................................................. 30 Section 8 I’ve been offered a school place, what next? ............................................................................ 32 Section 9 In-year admissions .................................................................................................................... 34 Section 10 Admissions Criteria for Secondary Schools .............................................................................. 38 Section 11 Sixth Form Admissions Criteria .................................................................................................. 90 Appendix 2 List of Secondary Schools and Admission Levels for the 2018/2019 Academic Year ............ 102 Appendix 3 Schools with a first admission at Year 10 ...............................................................................