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Secondary School Admissions to Year 7 for September 2016 2 Secondary School Admissions to Year 7 for September 2016 2 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Secondary School Admissions 2016 Dear parent/carer, If you need any help or advice as you read through this booklet, please do not Your child is about to start one of the hesitate to contact the Pupil Support and most important and exciting stages of Admissions Team at Children Services & their education and the information in Education Department, 10 Duke Street, this booklet will help you choose the Blackburn, BB2 1DH. The telephone school you would prefer your child to number is (01254) 666605. attend. I would like to encourage you to use Blackburn with Darwen is fast earning the Council’s website to apply for your a reputation as a great place to learn child’s school place this year. Applying and deservedly so, with over 80% of our online is quick, easy and convenient and schools now rated by Ofsted as “good” or all information is held securely. You will “outstanding”. get an email confirmation so you can be Every high school in Blackburn with reassured that your application has been Darwen is committed to providing received and you can also print out or the best opportunities for learning copy your application for your records. and preparing all children for further Please ensure that you either apply education, training and work. Their online or return the completed application performance grows stronger every year, form by October 31, 2015. If you have with around 1000 children getting 5 applied online you will be able to log on or more GCSEs (grades C and above), and see your school offer on March 1, including English and Maths last year. 2016. If you use the paper form, we will It’s not only Blackburn with Darwen’s write to you on March 1, 2016 to offer a examination results that are improving, school place. but also the range and quality of what I am delighted that you are considering our schools can offer your child. Most of a Blackburn with Darwen secondary the borough’s secondary schools are in school and wish your child a happy and brand new or newly refurbished buildings, successful journey through the next stage offering state of the art facilities and of their education. technology and many also providing adult learning and health and leisure facilities Yours faithfully for the community. All schools welcome you to visit them during their open evenings and open days. I strongly advise you to go and visit the schools and see for yourself the fantastic work they are doing and the Linda Clegg remarkable achievements of the young Director of Children’s Services people that attend these schools. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council 3 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Secondary School Admissions 2016 HOW TO APPLY FOR A BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACE FOR SEPTEMBER 2016. (Applies to all children who were born between between 1 September 2004 and 31 August 2005 inclusive) You may apply online from September 7, 2015 at: www.blackburn.gov.uk/admissions Listed below are the advantages of applying online: • A quick and easy way of completing an admission application on a secure system • Information that is easily accessible and up-to-date to assist parent(s)/carer(s) in identifying school preferences • The opportunity to amend your application right up to the deadline date • E-mail acknowledgement of all submitted online applications • The opportunity for parents/carers to print a hard copy of online admission applications PLEASE KEEP THIS SAFE This space has been provided for you to keep a note of your email address and login/password details in case you need to make a change to your online application: EMAIL ADDRESS LOGIN PASSWORD IF YOU APPLY ONLINE, DO NOT COMPLETE THE PAPER APPLICATION FORM If you are applying for a place at St. Wilfrid’s Church of England Academy, you MUST also complete the governors’ application form, which is enclosed in this booklet. If you are applying for a place at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School you MUST also complete a Governors’ application form which is available from the school. Please note: The closing date for applications is SATURDAY OCTOBER 31, 2015. The information in this booklet is important. If you need any more information please contact your primary school head teacher or the head teacher of the secondary school. 4 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Secondary School Admissions 2016 The Pupil Support & Admissions team can provide help and advice. You can contact us at: Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Pupil Support & Admissions Team Children’s Services & Education Department 10 Duke Street Blackburn BB2 1DH Telephone (01254) 666605 Email: [email protected] 5 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Secondary School Admissions 2016 Page Contents Timetable for admissions 6 Information about the schools 6 Who can help? Open days and open evenings 7 Co-ordinated admission scheme 7 Admission number 7 Admission authority 7 Admissions policy 7 Applying for admission 8 Online application form 8 Closing date for completion of application form 8 Change of preference 8 Late applications 8 Applications received after the allocation date 8 How the equal preference mechanism works 8 Notification of offer of place 9 Not offered any preference 9 Waiting list 9 Right of appeal 9 Re-appeals 10 Changing schools during the academic year 10 Oversubscribed year groups 10 Places at schools in other council areas 10 Pupils who live in North Turton or Belmont 10 Pupils who live outside Blackburn with Darwen 10 Independent schools 10 Information about schools in Blackburn with Darwen 11 Community High School: 11 Pleckgate High School Admission for: Darwen Vale High School Darwen Aldridge Community Academy St Wilfrid’s Church of England Academy Witton Park Academy 11-12 Blackburn Central High School Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School Tauheedul Islam Boys’ High School Tauheedul Islam Girls’ High School Admission for Voluntary aided faith high schools: Our Lady and St John Catholic College 12 St Bede’s Roman Catholic High School Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio 13 Sixth Form Provision Darwen Aldridge Community Academy Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School 13 St Wilfrid’s Church of England Academy Tauheedul Islam Girls’ High School and Sixth Form College Medical, social, welfare need criterion 13 Children who were previously in care 13 Children with Special Educational Needs 14 Discretionary leave of Absence 14 Education benefits 14 Arrangement for free home to school transport 14 Transport Review and Service Rationalisation 15 Discretionary School Transport 15 Denominational School Transport 15 Discretionary Socially Necessary School Transport 15 Sustainable travel 16 School travel plans 16 School term dates and holidays for community schools 16 Guidance notes for completing the Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council online application/ 17 admission form Fraudulent applications 18 Failure to complete application form 18 Council admission form 19 St Wilfrid’s Church of England Academy application form 21 Questionnaire 25 Terminology 27 Useful addresses 29 Location of High Schools 31 6 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Secondary School Admissions 2016 Timetable for admission to high schools in Information about the Blackburn with Darwen for the school year schools 2016/17 Each school has its own prospectus, which provides detailed information about the The arrangements for the admission of pupils to secondary schools in curriculum, facilities, examination results and September 2016 will follow this timetable, as far as possible. admission criteria used to allocate school places and how this applied to the previous year’s intake. Copies are available from the Admission booklet containing the schools. common application form will be Information about the previous year’s intake available to you online at and the admissions criteria to be used for September 2015 www.blackburn.gov.uk/admissions or via the 2016/17 academic year are included in primary schools. The online application the Schools Admissions Policies supplement service will go live from September 7, available online at www.blackburn.gov.uk/ 2015. admissions. Reference copies will also be available in schools. The completed common application Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education) form should be submitted on-line or Not later than inspection reports are a good way of finding out returned to the Pupil Support and information about the schools. For the latest October 31, 2015 Admissions team, 10 Duke Street, copy of a report please contact the school direct Blackburn BB2 1DH. or ask at your local library. Inspection reports can also be obtained from the Ofsted website - www.ofsted.gov.uk After October 31, 2015, all applications for admission are processed and all preferences are considered by each Copies of performance tables for all schools admission authority against the published admissions policy. in the borough are available from the Government’s website www.gov.uk The allocation and offer of a secondary school place is then finalised. Information about the schools in the borough, a link to Ofsted reports, relevant admission literature and services provided by the Council can also be found on the Council’s website - The Council will write to you telling you of www.blackburn.gov.uk the allocated secondary school. If your March 1, 2016 child(ren) is refused admission to the preferred school(s) you have a right of appeal to an independent appeal panel. Closing date for receipt of appeal forms March 31, 2016 for appeals to be held in May. May 2016 Admission appeal hearings take place. 7 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Secondary School Admissions 2016 Who can help? Admission surgeries The Council will hold admission surgeries at the venues and Open days/open evening times indicated below. The purpose of the surgeries is to provide The following dates have been set to allow you to visit the parent(s)/carer(s) an opportunity to find out about the admission schools.
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