A Secondary School for Your Child in Bath and North East Somerset 2016/2017
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A Secondary School for your Child in Bath and North East Somerset 2016/2017 including application form 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after the closing date any changes made will be dealt with as a late application and your original application will be withdrawn.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 2015 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 2016-2017 1 2 2 1 Bath Community Academy 2 Beechen Cliff (Boys) 3Broadlands 4 Chew Valley 5 Hayesfield (Girls) Swainswick St Catherine 6 Norton Hill 7 Oldfield North Charlcombe 8 Ralph Allen Stoke 9 St. GregoryÕs Batheaston 10 St. MarkÕs 11 Somervale 12 Wellsway Kelston 13 Writhlington Bathford (North) Keynsham Bathampton Bathford (South) n Whitchurch Saltford Claverto Norton Malreward Monkton Compton Corston Englishcombe Combe Dando Newton Publow Southstoke Chew St Loe Freshford Magna Combe Hay A Secondary School foryourChild 2014-2015 A Secondary School foryourChild 2016-2017 Marksbury Nempnett Stanton Hinton Drew Chew Stoke Charterhouse Chelwood Thrubwell Priston Farmborough Clutton Stowey Sutton North & Clutton Dunkerton Timsbury Compton Ubley Martin Wellow Peasedown West Harptree Cameley Camerton St John High Littleton Paulton Shoscombe Hinton Blewett Farrington Gurney East Radstock Harptree Midsomer Norton Nth Westfield Midsomer Norton Redfield Contents Apply on line ................................................................................................................................ 4 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 5 Some Useful Names and Addresses .......................................................................................... 6 Do’s & Dont’s of applying for a school place and an explanation of equal preferences ............ 7 Important Dates for your Diary ..................................................................................................... 9 Secondary Admissions .............................................................................................................. 10 Section 1 Explanation of terms used in this booklet .................................................................................. 12 Section 2 How do I know which school will suit my child? ........................................................................ 14 Section 3 How Secondary Schools are organised in Bath and North East Somerset ............................... 16 Section 4 Co-ordination of Secondary Admissions and Timetable 2016/2017 ......................................... 18 Section 5 In Year Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme 2016/2017 .............................................................. 23 Section 6 General Information about Admissions ...................................................................................... 27 Section 7 Admissions Criteria for Secondary Schools ............................................................................... 33 Section 8 Sixth Form Admissions Criteria .................................................................................................. 91 Section 9 Appeals .................................................................................................................................... 105 Section 10 Transport from home to school ................................................................................................ 106 Section 11 General information .................................................................................................................. 110 Appendices Appendix 1 Details of previous Admissions to Schools .................................................. 111 Appendix 2 Timetable for Secondary Co-ordinated Admissions - September 2015 ....... 112 Appendix 3 List of Secondary Schools and Admission Levels for the 2016/2017 Academic Year ..................................................... 113 Appendix 4 Schools with a first admission at Year 10 ..................................................... 115 Appendix 5 List of Mainstream Schools with a Resource Base for Secondary age children Academic Year 2016/2017 ............................... 115 Appendix 6 List of Special Schools for Secondary age children Academic Year 2016/2017 ..................................................... 116 Appendix 7 Open Days/Evenings for Secondary Transfer 2016/2017 ............................ 117 Questionnaire ............................................................................................... 119 Admissions Appplications - Disability Monitoring Form ............................... 121 Admissions Appplications - Ethnic Group Monitoring Form......................... 123 About the information in this booklet The information contained throughout this booklet refers to policies for Bath & North East Somerset LA only. This document can be made available in a range of community languages, large print, Braille, on tape, electronic and accessible formats. Please contact the Admissions & Transport Section on telephone number 01225 394312 for further information. A Secondary School for your Child 2016-2017 3 Don’t forget the closing date - 31 October 2015 BE ON TIME APPLY ON LINE In September 2015 you can apply on-line for: A Y7 place in a Secondary school for September 2016 A Y10 place for schools where this is their first admission group If you are a resident of Bath and North East Somerset and wish to apply for a place for your child in any school within this authority or within any other authority, you can do so by applying on-line as follows. Visit the following web site to make your application on-line www.bathnes.gov.uk and click on the Schools, Colleges and Learning Link, on the left hand side of the screen, followed by Admissions to schools. The closing date for Year 7 & Year 10 applications is:- 31 October 2015 Why apply on-line? Some benefits of applying on-line are:- It’s quick and easy to use You can apply from home 24 hours a day, seven days a week There is no risk that your application will be lost in the post You will receive email confirmation that your application has been received You can change your application up to the published closing date Following the published offer date, unless you have indicated otherwise, you will receive by email details of the school allocated You can log in to the online system (with your password) on the published offer date to view the result of your application and you can accept your place online For further information contact the Admissions & Transport Unit on 01225 394312 or email [email protected] Admissions & Transport Unit, Lewis House, Manvers Street, Bath BA1 1JG Remember to apply by the closing date and time of 31 October 2015 Prepared by Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Education