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after the closing date any changes made will be dealt with as a late application and your original application will be withdrawn.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
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2 A Secondary School for your Child 2014-20152016-2017 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.
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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
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Dear Parent I hope that this booklet gives you most of the information you will need regarding transfer to secondary school. It provides information about schools in the area and how to apply for a place for your child. In addition, individual schools produce their own brochures which will give you further information. They will also welcome your queries and many of them arrange open evenings for prospective parents and pupils. You will find these details on page 83-84 of this booklet.
BATH KEYNSHAM
Bath Community Academy - Boys and Girls Broadlands - Boys and Girls Beechen Cliff - Boys Wellsway - Boys and Girls
Hayesfield - Girls CHEW VALLEY Oldfield - Boys and Girls Chew Valley - Boys and Girls Ralph Allen - Boys and Girls MIDSOMER NORTON St. Gregory’s Catholic College - Boys and Girls Norton Hill - Boys and Girls St. Mark’s C. of E. - Boys and Girls Somervale - Boys and Girls The Bath Studio School* - Boys and Girls Writhlington - Boys and Girls The IKB Studio School* - Boys and Girls The Mendip Studio School* - Boys and Girls
* First Admission at Year 10
Transfer to secondary education is an important step and we want to make it as straightforward as possible for you and your child. This will help us meet our commitment to work in partnership with parents and schools to provide high quality education for all children in Bath and North East Somerset.
Yours sincerely
Ashley Ayre Strategic Director for People & Communities August 2015
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Bath & North East Somerset Council Children’s Services Department
Ashley Ayre Black Families Education Support Group Strategic Director South Vaults, for People & Communities Green Park Station, Tel: 01225 394200 Bath, BA1 1JB Fax: 01225 394011 Tel: 01225 787924
Admissions & Transport Unit Bath Racial Equality Council Tel: 01225 394312 5 Pierrepont Place Fax: 01225 394296 Bath, BA1 1JX Tel: 01225 442352 SEND Partnership Service Tel: 01225 394294 / 394382 The Secretary of State for Education Fax: 01225 394294 Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, Children Missing Education Service Westminster, Tel: 01225 394241 London, SW1P 3BT Fax: 01225 394296 Tel: 0171 925 5000 Children’s Services Finance Section Mr Jerry White, Tel: 01225 394317 Local Government Ombudsman The Oaks, Education Psychology Service Tel: 01225 394901 No 2 Westwood Way, Westwood Business Park, Special Educational Needs Section Coventry, CV4 8JB Tel: 01225 394306 Tel: 024 7682 5999 Fax: 01225 394251 Fax: 024 7682 0001 The above can be contacted at: Director of Education, (Church of England) Bath & North East Somerset Council, Diocese of Bath & Wells, Children’s Services Department, Diocesan Education Office, PO Box 25, The Old Deanery, Riverside, Temple Street, Wells BA5 2UG Keynsham, Tel: 01749 670777 Bristol BS31 1DN Education Director / Advisor (Catholic) Family Information Service Diocese of Clifton Schools Commission Freephone: 0800 073 1214 Alexander House, Local: 01225 395343 160 Pennywell Road, Email: [email protected] Bristol BS5 0TX Facebook: www.facebook.com/bathnes/fis Tel: 0117 902 5593 Fax: 0117 902 5520
If you have any difficulty in understanding any aspect of this booklet, please telephone the Admissions & Transport Unit on 01225 394312 who will do their best to help.
6 A Secondary School for your Child 2014-20152016-2017 Do’s & Dont’s of applying for a school place and an explanation of Equal Preferences
DO remember that you must still complete a common application form as well. If you only complete Complete a common application form on line at a SIF you have not made an application for a www.bathnes.gov.uk/admissions or a paper form school place. and submit by 31 October 2015. If applying on line do make a note of your log in details and Use the address where you are living as at password as you will need this any time you use 31 October 2015 and tell us if you know your the on line facility. address is going to change before 31 October 2015. (see the booklet for more details about Express a preference for 3 schools. This means address changes) you are increasing your chances of being offered a place at a school you like. All preferences are Tell us if your circumstances change. considered equally* (* see further notes below Do fill out all parts of the application form about equal preferences *) carefully and read any explanatory notes. Put the school names down on your application Be honest. You need to make sure the in the order you like them. information you give us is accurate. We may Consider how you will get your child to school. withdraw the offer of a school place where the application was fraudulent or intentionally Consider the admissions criteria that will be misleading. applied if the school is oversubscribed. Section 7 of this booklet provides details of the admissions criteria for schools and academies in this area. DON’T Consider naming your local ‘area’ school as 7 Miss the deadline for submitting your application one of your preferences. If you do not express a form. If you miss the deadline your preferences preference for your local school you will not be will not be considered until places have been considered for a place. This could lead to you offered to all children for whom we received an receiving an offer of a place some distance from application by the submission date of your home address and transport arrangements 31 October 2015. could prove difficult. 7 Assume that you do not need to apply for your Attend school open evenings/open mornings local ‘area’ school. Although the Local Authority and look at copies of the school prospectus for will provide you with details of the school that further information to help you decide which normally serves your home address you must still schools you want to apply for. complete an application form. Even if you have spoken to your local school to inform them that Mention Sibling links. If you expect to have you wish to be considered for a place, this does more than one child on roll at a school, name the not constitute an application and is not part of youngest sibling as opposed to the eldest. Read the application process. the definition of a sibling in the booklet. 7 Assume that you do not need to apply for the Check whether any school you are interested school where you already have other children in in asks you to complete a supplementary attendance – you must complete an application information form (SIF). This is generally a form. requirement of Voluntary Aided Schools and Academies. Details can be found in their 7 Assume that just because your child attends admission policies, copies of which are provided a particular Junior or Primary School that this in Section 7 of this booklet for schools and automatically leads onto a secondary school academies situated in this area. place. You will need to apply for a place regardless. Return SIFs direct to the individual Voluntary Aided School or Academy by the requested date 7 Assume you will be entitled to free transport. which is usually the same as the closing date but
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7 Name the same school three times: this will be a preference for the school would initially qualify considered as one preference. Naming only one for a place. However the preferences could be a school does not increase your chance of being combination of 1st, 2nd or 3rd preferences. offered a place at that particular school. If the school is oversubscribed then the admissions 7 Name a school if you don’t want a place there. criteria has to be applied to all the preferences that 7 Assume that automatic priority is given to have been made and the children are initially listed siblings. Often priority is to local siblings only. or ranked against the admissions criteria. When You will need to check the individual admissions ranking the children, all 1st, 2nd and 3rd preferences criteria for the school or academy to see how are considered equal. siblings are considered. Section 7 of the booklet In this way the Local Authority will initially see that provides the admissions criteria for schools and some children fall within the admission number for academies within this local authority area. more than one of the schools that were named as 7 Assume that if one child in the family is offered preferences on the application. A child can only a place that other children in the family (either be offered one school place so in these cases we older or younger) will also be able to gain a place look at the order you named the schools on your at the same school. application form and of the schools you are initially qualifying for we keep the highest preference school 7 Assume that the school your child currently as the offer. attends will make an application for a school place on your behalf. This is why it is important to list the schools in your priority order. 7 Assume that the Local Authority or a school know that you want your child to attend a particular The other lower preference school place or school without your making an application to be places that your child initially qualified for is then considered for a place. released for another child or children and the Local Authority continue to use the ranked list to establish who next qualifies for the place if the school is An explanation about equal oversubscribed. preferences It must be acknowledged that the Local Authority Every year we receive lots of questions from parents cannot always meet parental preferences even who want to know what equal preference actually if more than one school has been named on the means and how it works in practice if they put more application form. However by naming more than than one school name down on their application one preference you are maximising your chances of form. Hopefully the following explanation will help in being offered a place at a school you like and it does your understanding. not decrease your chance of qualifying for a place at We recommend you name 3 school preferences on your 1st preference school. your application as this means that your child can If you decide to only name one school as a be considered for a place at each of the schools you preference you can only be considered for a place name. at that school and this action will not increase your We publish an admission number for each school. chance of being offered a place. After the closing date we will then know how many preferences have been received for all of the schools and academies in our area. At this stage we know Where parental preference of a school or schools whether the individual schools are either under or cannot be met then the Local Authority has to offer over their admission number with the preferences an alternative school place if you live in its area. The that have been received for them. school place offered may not necessarily be your ‘area’ school or close to your home address. If the school is undersubscribed then it is clear that any of the children whose parents expressed
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The on line application form will be available for completion at www.bathnes.gov.uk/admissions from 11 September 2015.
During September and October 2015 School Open Evenings & Open Mornings take place. See Appendix 7 for more details of the dates for the schools/academies situated within Bath & North East Somerset.
Closing date for all applications is 31 October 2015 (if you miss this date your application will be ‘late’ and you will reduce the likelihood of receiving an offer at one of your preferred schools). Please note the on line application facility will not be available to use after this date.
Offers of a school place made to parent/carers resident in Bath & North East Somerset, including offers on behalf of other admission authorities, will be made available on 1 March 2016. On line applicants will receive email notification and parents/carers who made paper applications will have their letters posted out on this same date. Please note this date only covers applicants who applied for a place by the closing date.
Parents/Carers must reply to offers made by 15 March 2016. Applicants who applied on line will be asked to respond on line.
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For admissions to secondary schools, all Local Authorities (LA’s) must have a co-ordinated admissions scheme which includes Academy, Foundation and Voluntary Aided schools. Each LA has to publish information about their scheme and arrangements for dealing with applications for school places but under all schemes residents of a LA must apply for school places through their home LA regardless of whether or not the school(s) they wish to apply for is situated within the LA in which they live. All application details for schools in other LA’s will be passed on to the LA/Admission Authority concerned by the LA in which the applicant lives.
Further details about Bath & North East Somerset’s co-ordinated scheme can be found in this booklet but you should be aware that other LAs may have different timescales for dealing with the applications. If you are a resident of Bath and North East Somerset you need to submit your application to Bath & North East Somerset by the national closing date of 31 October 2015 to be considered for a place as an on-time applicant. Remember the schools applied for can be located in or outside of Bath and North East Somerset. From 12 September until the closing date you can apply on line, or alternatively the application form can be downloaded from our website www.bathnes.go.uk or you can complete and return the application form in this booklet.
If you are a resident of another LA but want to apply for a school within Bath and North East Somerset you will need to obtain an application form from your home LA and return it to them by the closing date. The chart below gives brief details of the relevant timescales for both this LA and some nearby LA’s together with contact details for your information. More detailed information will be found in the individual LA guides.
LA Date National Date for Contact details information Closing outcome of guides date for applications available applications Bath & North September 31 October 1 March Admissions & Transport Unit East Somerset 2015 2015 2016 Tel: 01225 394312 Fax: 01225 394296 Email: admissions_ transport@ bathnes.gov.uk www.bathnes.gov.uk Bristol September 31 October 1 March School Admissions 2015 2015 2016 Tel: 0117 903 7694 Fax: 0117 903 7710 Email: school.admissions@ bristol.gov.uk North Somerset September 31 October 1 March School Admissions Team 2015 2015 2016 Tel: 01275 884078 Fax: 01275 882747 Email: cyps.schooladmissions [email protected]
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LA Date National Date for Contact details information Closing outcome of guides date for applications available applications
Somerset Beginning of 31 October 1 March Somerset Direct September 2015 2016 Tel: 0845 4564038 2015 schooladmissions@somerset. gov.uk
South Beginning of 31 October 1 March Children & Young People Gloucestershire September 2015 2016 Information Service 2015 Tel: 01454 868008 Fax: 01454 863330 Email: [email protected]
Wiltshire Beginning of 31 October 1 March School Admissions September 2015 2016 Tel: 01225 713010 2015 Fax: 01225 713775 Email: admissions@ wiltshire.gov.uk
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A Secondary School for your Child 2016-2017 11 Explanation of terms used in this booklet
1Admission Criteria Direct Line Distance* These describe the way in which priority is given Distance will be measured in a straight line from the to children when places are allocated at individual address point of the child’s home address to the the schools. The criteria are outlined on Section 7 address point of the school as defined by the Local for year 7 admissions andSection 8 for sixth form Land and Property Gazetter (LLPG). Measurements admissions. will be determined using the Local Authority’s GIS computerised mapping system with those living closer to the school receiving the higher priority. Admission Number The Admission Number is the number of children which a school is required to admit in each year Foundation Schools group. All schools must offer places up to the In these schools the governing body is responsible Admission Number and, once that is reached, any for admissions and set their own criteria. (see further admissions would normally be by appeal to section 7 for details of Foundation Schools an Appeals Panel. The Admission Number for each Admissions criteria). school can be found in Appendix 3.
The Greater Bath Consortium (GBC) Academy& Studio Schools The GBC is an area of prime responsibility which In these schools the Academy Trust is responsible serves the City of Bath and surrounding parishes. for Admissions and set their own criteria (see section See the map on page 2 for further details. 7 for details of Academy Schools Admissions criteria). Home Address This is the child’s permanent address where he or Areas of First or Prime Responsibility she generally resides with their parent. Temporary These are the geographical areas drawn around addresses may not be used to obtain school places. each school. If you live within these areas you are more likely to be offered a place at the school. Looked after Children (see also Previously looked After Children) Community Schools As defined in section 22 of the 1989 Childrens Act. In these schools the Local Authority is responsible These children are, however, often referred to as for admissions and set the criteria. Children in Care.In relation to school admissions legislation a ‘Looked After Child’ is a child in public care at the time of application to a school. Denominational Schools The denominational schools in Bath and North East Somerset are run either by the Church of England or the Catholic Church in partnership with the Local Authority (LA). The Governors in Voluntary Aided (VA) schools are responsible for admissions and set their own criteria.
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National Curriculum Year Groups adopted brother or sister; stepbrother or sister; Year Group Age of Pupil the child of the parent/carer’s partner; Y7 Keystage 11-12 years and in every case the child should be living in the Y8 3 12-13 years same family unit at the same address. Y9 13-14 years Undersubscribed Schools Y10 Keystage 14-15 years These are schools where the number of applications Y11 4 15-16 years is less than the admission number.
Y12 Post 16 16-17 years Voluntary Aided Schools (VA) Y13 17-18 years In a VA school the church, through the school governors, has a greater say in the running of the Oversubscribed Schools school, and is responsible for admissions to the These are schools where the number of applications school. VA schools may have criteria for admissions is more than the Admission Number. which are different from those of the LA. Please refer to section 7 for details of VA Schools Admissions criteria. Parent This includes all of those people who have parental responsibility for a child as set out in the Children Act 1989.
Previously looked After Children As defined in Section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 and Sections 8 and 14A of the 1989 Children Act. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a care arrangement order or special guardianship order.)
Siblings* A sibling refers to children who are: brother or sister; half brother or sister; *unless otherwise stated in individual schools admissions criteria these definitions apply
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2You are now able to exercise a greater preference the school supports children particularly where when deciding on a school for your child, a there are additional needs preference that is limited only by the number of a wide range of out of school activities is available places available at any school. To help you make for all ages and abilities your decision, it is important you obtain as much information as possible about the schools you are other parents are involved in the work of the considering. school and speak highly of it You should visit local schools and obtain as much the school is well led by the headteacher and information as possible. All schools publish a school governors prospectus in which you will find an outline of: there is a plan showing how the school hopes to the school’s aims and objectives develop over the next few years details of the curriculum offered the children’s work is displayed with care National Curriculum Assessment results at age 14 governors are fully involved in the life of the school and parents have easy access to them attendance figures the school makes good use of the LA and its out of school activities support services. details of policies such as behaviour and This list is by no means complete and you will be discipline. able to judge a great deal from the atmosphere Governing bodies also publish a report to parents of the school during your visit. All children and all each year and this summarises the school’s schools are different and it is helpful if you can visit achievements. a number of schools before deciding which school is most likely to meet your child’s needs. The Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED), now inspects all schools in turn. Reports on schools You will have heard much about ‘parental choice’ inspected are available as is a copy of the school’s and it is important for you to consider: action plan for development that is written after the admissions criteria - the inspection report is published. These reports can be seen in your local library or in the schools are you likely to get a place in your preferred themselves. school? See Section 7 for year 7 admissions and Section 8 for sixth form admissions. Research has consistently shown that a number of factors are good indicators in helping you decide transport - whether or not a school will suit your child. You may if your preferred school is not the closest to your wish to consider these when you visit schools and home, will you be able to organise transport? before stating your preference. Some of the more important factors are: This booklet will help you make these important decisions. the school places an importance on working with parents there is a welcoming atmosphere staff have high expectations of the children and there is an emphasis on each child’s achievements
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Choice Advice Summary The transfer from primary to secondary school can You have the right to express a preference be one of the most difficult times for families and for the school(s) you prefer but do not have children. a guaranteed choice as we may not be able If you know of a parent or family who may need to meet your preference. We will do all we some extra support with the Y6/Y7 admissions can to offer your child a place in the school process for this September, or if you feel you could you prefer but remember that some schools benefit from this service then please contact The become full, and we can only offer places up Family Information Service on 01225 395343 or email to the school’s Admission Number. [email protected] See also page 8 for an explanation about equal preferences.
A Secondary School for your Child 2016-2017 15 How Secondary Schools are organised in Bath and North East Somerset
3There are a total of 3 maintained secondary schools School. Their admissions criteria are listed under and 10 Academy schools within Bath and North East Section 7. Somerset which admit children into the Year 7 age group. There are three special schools catering for The Bath Studio School, IKB Studio School and children of the secondary age range. In addition Mendip Studio School in Bath and North East there are 3 Academies in Bath and North East Somerset have a first admission at Year 10. Details Somerset with a first admission at Year 10. of their admissions criteria are listed under Section 7.
Secondary Education Denominational Schools V.A. Within the LA there is one Church of England and Children normally transfer from primary to secondary one Catholic Secondary Comprehensive School, school at the beginning of the school year following both located within the GBC. These are St Mark’s their 11th Birthday. This means that children born (Church of England) and St Gregory’s (Catholic). on or between 1 September 2004 and 31 August Admission to these schools is the responsibility of 2005 are due to transfer to secondary school in the Governors. Their admissions criteria are listed September 2016. Occassionally requests are made under Section 7. for children to transfer outside these age ranges which would be considered by the appropriate admission authority. All schools are comprehensive Single Sex Schools and provide for the 11-18 age range. Some There are two single sex schools within the area. schools have established sixth form links with other These are Beechen Cliff School for boys and schools and colleges to widen the range of sixth Hayesfield School for girls. Both are located within form courses available. Details are available from the GBC. Their admissions criteria are listed under individual schools. Section 7.
Co-Educational Non-Denominational Foundation Schools Schools There is one foundation schools within the area Nine schools in the LA are co-educational and which is Chew Valley School. Admissions to this non-denominational. These are Bath Community school is the responsibility of the Governors. Their Academy, Oldfield and Ralph Allen in Bath, admissions criteria is listed under Section 7. Broadlands and Wellsway in Keynsham, Chew Valley in Chew Magna, Norton Hill and Somervale in Special Schools and Special Units Midsomer Norton and Writhlington in Radstock. Their The Special Schools for secondary age children admissions criteria are listed under Section 7 of this are Fosse Way at Midsomer Norton and Three booklet. Ways and The Link in Bath. In addition Broadlands Secondary School has a special unit. Admission Academy Schools to these establishments is restricted to children There are ten Academy Schools within the area with a statement of special educational needs and which admit pupils at Year 7. These are Bath a separate leaflet is available on this. If you have Community Academy, Beechen Cliff School, an enquiry about admission to special schools or Broadlands School, Hayesfield Girls School, Norton special units please telephone 01225 394306. Hill School, Oldfield School, Ralph Allen School, Somervale School, Wellsway and Writhlington
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Accessible Secondary Schools are still free to express preference for a non- Bath & North East Somerset Council is aware that designated school for their disabled child. However, some of our older schools in particular, are not only “reasonable” adjustments can be made to easily accessible for physically disabled children accommodate them at non-designated schools. This or parents. We are working towards making all will not include major building alterations such as schools more accessible, but we also need to meet installing a lift, but could include limited adaptations the immediate needs of disabled children now. such as fitting an essential handrail or small ramp. The Strategy agreed by the Council is that we will This is to enable us to concentrate the limited first concentrate on making at least one Secondary funding for making improvements that will benefit school in each of the three main urban areas, Bath, the maximum number of physically disabled children Keynsham and Norton Radstock fully accessible. and give them the freedom to fully participate in These are Ralph Allen, Broadlands and Norton Hill school life. respectively. Ralph Allen, Broadlands, Norton Hill and Writhlington are now fully accessible to meet the educational needs of a disabled child to access the curriculum. Whilst we would recommend that parents consider one of the designated accessible schools, they
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41. Participants in scheme forms from the LA in which they are resident All secondary schools and academies within and submitted to their home LA. This can Bath & North East Somerset and all Local be sent by paper copy or application can Authorities in England. This scheme will apply be made on line through the appropriate to all applications from parents/carers, resident authority. in Bath & North East Somerset at the time of 2.3 All applications for secondary schools made application, for Year 7 admission in September on the Bath & North East Somerset common 2016 for Secondary Schools or Academies application form must be submitted by and for Year 10 admission in September 2016 midnight on the closing date of 31 October for any Schools or Academies where their first 2015. Any applications received after this time admission is into Year 10. will be considered as ‘late applications’ and The Relevant Area for all Bath & North East will be dealt with at a later stage when all ‘on- Somerset Schools is the Bath & North East time’ applications have been processed. Somerset LA administrative area. 2.4 If an application for a school within Bath & North East Somerset is received from a 2. Applications resident living in the boundaries of another 2.1 Residents of Bath & North East Somerset will LA on a Bath & North East Somerset common make applications on a common application application form, the applicant will be advised form. This application form will be available on of the need to make application through their line or paper copies will be issued on request home LA using the common application form to the parents of all pupils resident in Bath & for that LA. North East Somerset who are due to transfer to the Year 7 age group in a Secondary school 2.5 All applications will be made on the common in September 2016. The application form can application form either as a paper copy or be used to apply for any school within any on line. Voluntary Aided, Foundation Schools authority including Foundation, Voluntary and Academies who may want additional Aided schools and Academies. Bath & North information in order to apply their over- East Somerset will inform the other LAs of subscription criteria, may issue a separate any applications made for schools within their form in addition to the common application area. form. The common application form will detail which schools have this requirement and The form can also be used for Year 10 parents will be advised to obtain a copy of applications for children seeking a place at the relevant additional information form direct a School or Academy with a first admission from the school. The additional supplementary at Year 10. All processes and timescales information form should be sent direct to relating to Year 7 applications as detailed the appropriate school. Applications for a below although not specifically stated will also place will only be considered if the common apply to any applications being made for any application form has been completed and schools/academies where their first admission submitted to the LA by midnight on the closing is at Year 10. date of 31 October 2015. 2.2 Applications for places at schools within Bath 2.6 Parents will be advised of the importance of & North East Somerset made by people who making their application to their home authority live outside the LA will be made on application by the national closing date to ensure that
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their application is on time and not a late A solicitor’s letter confirming exchange of application. contracts and completion date for a property which is being purchased or a property which 2.7 All parents will be strongly advised to provide is being sold. 3 preferences in ranked order together with reasons for each stated preference. The A copy of a signed rental agreement or a preferences can be for schools in any LA solicitor’s letter if moving to a council or rented and can include Foundation, Voluntary Aided property and proof of your sale or Notice to Schools and Academies. Quit on your current/previous property. 2.8 Should any parents include on their application A copy of a council tax bill or utility bill such as form a preference for an independent school water, gas or electricity in your name for your the independent school preference will be newly owned or rented property together with disregarded and remaining preferences for proof of your sale or Notice to Quit on your schools will be given a higher preference than current/previous property. that shown on the original application form. A child benefit book. 2.9 In fairness to all parents, the Council reserves If you are moving in with a relative a letter the right to require documentary evidence of from them will be required confirming the date the genuineness of a family address and if this you will be moving in together with a copy is not produced the Council reserves the right utility bill showing their name and address. A to make its own enquiries with, for example, solicitor’s letter will also be required confirming the Council Tax Office. that completion of contracts has taken place 2.10 The child’s normal permanent home address on your sale or Notice to Quit on your current/ where he or she lives with his or her parents or previous property. legal guardians will be used to decide where In the case of children of UK Service Personnel the child lives. Temporary addresses cannot with a confirmed posting to the area or Crown be used to obtain school places. If parents Servants returning from overseas, an official or guardians plan to move documentary letter declaring the relocation date and a Unit evidence will be required and in order for any postal address or quartering area address address changes to be taken into account in should be provided. the first round of allocations made on 1 March 2016 the appropriate documentary evidence 2.11 A random sample of 10% of all applications must be submitted by midnight on the closing received each year will be checked to confirm date and time of 31 October 2015. However, addresses using for example the electoral if details of a change of address that will occur roll, council tax offices and if appropriate the after the closing date (and before the start school currently attended before allocations of term 1) is received with the appropriate are made. A copy of a recent utility bill may documentary evidence by 13 November also be requested. In certain additional cases 2015 ie before the LA has sent details of proof of residency will also be determined applications to other councils, it will be by using the above methods. Once proof considered in the first round of applications. is obtained to the LA’s satisfaction that the Examples of evidence that may be acceptable parent is resident at the address given it will to determine a child’s address are:- be accepted that the child is also resident at the same address.
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2.12 The LA reserves the right to withdraw an be sent to the appropriate Secondary Schools offer of a school place in certain limited within Bath & North East Somerset on 20 circumstances. Examples include: November 2015. Where a parent has given fraudulent or 3.2 In the case of applications for Y7 places intentionally misleading information such as a in Secondary schools the Voluntary Aided, false address. Foundation and Academy admissions authorities within Bath & North East Somerset Where a parent has not responded to an offer will then apply their admissions criteria to all within the deadline set by the LA. applications and produce a list explaining Where a higher preference school has been the ranking of each applicant against the offered or where the highest preference school admissions criteria. This list will then be sent to on the latest application has been able to be the LA by 18 December 2015. met. 3.3 Using all the available information the LA will Where the offer was made as a result of an determine which is the highest preference administrative error. which can be met for each applicant. If no 2.13 If false information is provided on an preferences can be met for any applicant application form before an offer of a school from Bath & North East Somerset the LA will place is made then the application will be void. determine the nearest school with an available Parents could submit a further application if space. they so wished. If this application is received 3.4 By 8 February 2016 Bath & North East after the closing date it will then be regarded Somerset will inform other LA’s of potential as a late application. If it is found that a sibling offers and / or refusals to be made for currently at the school was offered a place applications for places within Bath & North on the basis of false information then for East Somerset schools made by residents any further application received the LA will living outside the LA. By the same time other discount the sibling connection. LA’s will inform Bath & North East Somerset about potential offers and refusals to be made 3. The process of allocation for applications from residents within this 3.1 Applications for all schools will be considered authority for school places in other authorities. under an ‘equal preference’ system. All preferences (1st, 2nd or 3rd) will initially be 3.5 On 22 February 2016 all schools within Bath considered equally regardless of ranking. The & North East Somerset will be informed of LA will produce a report of all applications for all final offers which will be made up to the Y7 places for all schools including Voluntary Admissions Number for each school. The LA Aided, Foundation schools and Academies will also include details of any children being within Bath & North East Somerset. This report refused a place at their preferred school. All will not reveal the order of the applicant’s information provided to schools at this stage preferences and will be sent to other LAs as will be confidential. appropriate week commencing 9 November 3.6 Where a child qualifies for a place at more 2015. Bath & North East Somerset will also than one school the final offer will be the receive details of applications from other LA’s highest stated preference of the places as appropriate on this date. All information will available.
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4. Offers of a school place received before 13 November 2015. 4.1 On 1 March 2016 the LA will make the offer of Examples of extenuating circumstances one place at a secondary school to parent’s might include a close family bereavement resident within the authority. Parents who or a serious illness for which documentary applied on line will receive details of the offer evidence would be required. via an email notification. Parents who made After the closing date of 31 October 2015 a paper application will receive a notification parents/carers may make a change of school letter, posted 2nd class. preference or change of school preference 4.2 Parents not offered a place at one of their order on the understanding that their preferred schools will be offered a place at the previous application will be withdrawn nearest suitable school with a place available. and their child will not be considered for a Parents who applied on line will receive brief school place in the first round of allocations details of the school place offer via an email even if the original application was received notification but all parents (both on line and before the closing date. The change of paper applicants) refused a place at any preference or school preference order will preferred school will receive a notification be considered as a completely new late letter, posted 2nd class. This letter will provide application. full details of their options at that stage 5.2 For over-subscribed schools ‘late applications’ including their right to appeal. received after 31 October 2015 will be 4.3 Parents will be asked to make an initial considered together with original applicants response to the offer direct to the LA by 15 refused a preference who have lodged a March 2016. Parents who applied on line will formal appeal or asked to remain on a waiting be asked to respond on line. If parents are list. In all cases the admissions criteria will be refused their preferred school[s] they then used to determine the allocation of any places have until 29 March 2016 to prepare and that may become available within the schools submit their written appeal. admission number. Any late applicants refused a preference will then be informed that 5. Late applications they can lodge a formal appeal and remain 5.1 Late applicants who live in Bath & North East on a waiting list or, alternatively, just go on the Somerset should complete and return a paper waiting list. copy of the common application form as the on line application facility is not available after 5.3 For both over-subscribed and under- the closing date. Any applications received subscribed schools late applications will after the closing date of 31 October 2015 not be considered until the second round of will be regarded as a ‘late application’. This allocations takes place week commencing 2 includes any change of preference which May 2016. is received after the closing date even if 5.4 In the case of under-subscribed schools the original application was an ‘on time’ all late applications received since the application unless the local authority considers closing date and up until the 15 April 2016 that there are extenuating reasons for allowing will be considered together in the second the application to be treated as if it had arrived round of allocations. If the school is then on time. This will only apply to late applications oversubscribed all late applications will be
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considered under the admissions criteria. lodged a formal appeal or asked to go on the If the school is still under-subscribed all waiting list together with any later applications applicants will be offered places and any received. At the start of the 2016/17 academic further late applicants dealt with on a first year the admission authority of the individual come, first served basis. school or academy will maintain their own waiting list which will be held for a minimum 5.5 If any under-subscribed school becomes period of one term but each school may full, any places, which subsequently become decide to hold their waiting list for a longer available, will be offered to any late applicants period. In all cases the admissions criteria by applying the admissions criteria. will be used to determine the allocations of 5.6 Details of late applications, on time applicants any place that may become available within still seeking a place at their preferred schools the school’s admission number. However and of places not accepted following the initial children who are the subject of a direction by allocations made, to be exchanged between a local authority to admit or who are allocated Local Authorities as far as possible between to a school in accordance with a Fair Access 16 March 2016 and 15 April 2016, to enable a Protocol must take precedence over those on second round of allocations to be made week a waiting list. commencing 2 May 2016. Every effort will be made to contact applicants 5.7 The co-ordinated admissions process will on the waiting list using the last contact continue to be operated, with application data details provided by the applicant, but, where being exchanged with other Local Authorities a response to an offer has not been received as necessary, for all applications received up within 10 school days, the offer will be to 31 August 2016. withdrawn and the available place offered to 5.8 Waiting Lists. The waiting list comprises of the next child on the waiting list to qualify for those children refused a place whose parents the available place.
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1. Participants in scheme 3. Offers of a school place 5 Applications for a school place in an existing 3.1 The Local Authority will notify parents of the year group at a Bath & North East Somerset result of their application for a Community or School or Academy are made direct to the Voluntary Controlled school. Parents will be admission authority of the particular school/ expected to respond within 10 school days academy. of the offer of a place otherwise the offer of a place may be withdrawn. The Local Authority (LA) is the Admissions Authority for all Community and Voluntary 3.2 Own Admission Authority Schools will inform Controlled Schools.The Governing Body is the parents of the result of their application the Admissions Authority for Foundation and and will also notify the LA of the receipt and Voluntary Aided (VA) Schools. (Own Admission outcome of the application. Parents will be Authority Schools) expected to respond within the stated period as stipulated in the offer letter. The Academy Trust is the Admissions Authority for Academy Schools. (Own Admission 3.3 In the case of parents/carers being refused Authority Schools) a place at their preferred school(s), the Admission Authority for the school concerned 2 Making Applications will advise you: 2.1 Parents/Carers must complete an in year • of the reason they cannot offer a place application form to apply for a school place in Bath and North East Somerset. A common • of the appeals process application form is available to download • of any opportunity to remain on a waiting list from the Council’s website www.bathnes. for a place gov.uk then click on Schools, Colleges and 3.4 Parents/Carers still needing a place for their Learning followed by Admissions to Schools. child at an alternative school should contact Alternatively contact the Admissions & the Admissions & Transport Team who can Transport Unit Tel 01225 394312. Schools advise on available places. which are their own admission authority should also have an application form available on 3.5 If a suitable place cannot be secured using their school website. the normal admission arrangements as the child meets the Council’s Fair Access criteria, 2.2 The application form should be returned a school place will be identified for the child by to the relevant admission authority of the the Area Placement Panel in accordance with school for which you are applying. The Bath and North East Somerset’s Fair Access LA address for Community & VC School Protocol. The Fair Access Protocol does not applications is shown on the form. Applications override the right of Parents/Carers to state a for Academy, Foundation or VA Schools (Own preference for a school place. Admission Authority Schools) should be sent directly to the Academy or School. 2.3 Own Admission Authority Schools may also require parent/carers to complete a supplementary information form to enable the school to collect additional information in order to apply their oversubscription criteria.
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4 Waiting Lists 4.2 Own Admission Authority Schools may also 4.1 In the case of Community and Voluntary hold a waiting list. Details of their individual Controlled Schools the Local Authority will waiting list arrangements will be provided by operate a waiting list for the remainder of the school’s admission authority. the academic year. If a place becomes 4.3 Children who are the subject of a direction by available at a school, the place will be a local authority to admit or who are allocated offered in accordance with the published to a school in accordance with a Fair Access oversubscription criteria and not the length of Protocol must take precedence over those on time a child’s name has been on a waiting list. a waiting list. Every effort will be made to contact applicants on the waiting list using the last contact details 5 General Information provided by the applicant. Where a response 5.1 Own Admission Authority Schools will be to an offer has not been received within 10 asked to provide information about the school days, the offer will be withdrawn and availability of school places to the Local the available place offered to the next child Authority on request. on the waiting list to qualify for the available 5.2 Proof of an applicant’s address maybe place. required by an individual Admission Authority. 5.3 In the case of Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools the Council reserves the right to require documentary evidence of the genuineness of a family address and if this is not produced the Council reserves the right to make its own enquiries with, for example, the Council Tax Office.
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5.4 In the case of applications for Community and Where a parent has not responded to an Voluntary Controlled Schools the child’s normal offer within the deadline set by the admission permanent home address where he or she authority. lives with his or her parents or legal guardians Where a higher preference school has been will be used to decide where the child lives. offered or where the highest preference school Temporary addresses cannot be used to on the latest application has been able to be obtain school places. If parents or guardians met. plan to move documentary evidence will be required. Where the offer was made as a result of an administrative error. 5.5 Examples of evidence that may be acceptable to determine a child’s address are: - 5.7 Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs [SEN] or an education A solicitor’s letter confirming exchange of health and care plan [EHC] are dealt with contracts and completion date for a property through the SEN Code of Practice and their which is being purchased or a property which placement is determined through the statutory is being sold. assessment process or an annual review of A copy of a signed rental agreement or a their statement. All schools are consulted solicitor’s letter if moving to a council or rented before being named on a pupil’s Statement property and proof of your sale or Notice to and schools have the opportunity to draw Quit on your current/previous property. attention to any difficulties arising from oversubscribed year groups. If a particular A copy of a council tax bill or utility bill such as school is named on a Statement this will take water, gas or electricity in your name for your priority over the Admissions Criteria, although, newly owned or rented property together with wherever possible the place will be offered proof of your sale or Notice to Quit on your within the Admission Number for the school. current/previous property. Receipt of child benefit. If you are moving in with a relative a letter from them will be required confirming the date you will be moving in together with a copy utility bill showing their name and address. A solicitor’s letter will also be required confirming that completion of contracts has taken place on your sale or Notice to Quit on your current/ previous property. 5.6 An offer of a school place may be withdrawn by an admission authority in certain limited circumstances. Examples include: Where a parent has given fraudulent or intentionally misleading information such as a false address.
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Considering your school preferences School Allocations 6 As the co-ordinated scheme states you are strongly Initial allocations will be made based on the advised to provide 3 preferences in priority order. information provided on the application form and The preferences can be for any school within any any changes confirmed to the LA together with any LA. You will not be penalised if you state more necessary documentation evidence by the closing than one preference when you complete the form. date of 31 October 2015. On time applicants moving All preferences will be considered equally under the house will be considered from their proposed new admissions criteria and you will be offered a place at address in the first round of allocations providing the highest preference for which you qualify. If you they have been able to submit appropriate do not qualify for any of your preferences you will be documentary evidence by no later than the 13 offered a place at the nearest school with a place November 2015 which confirms the new address available. details. Changes of address that are confirmedafter 13 November 2015 will not be taken into account Please note that after the closing date if you when considering the applicants preferences in the decide to change your school preferences (or first round of allocations. preference order) your original application will be withdrawn and your child will not be considered If a school is oversubscribed the Admission for a school place in the first round of allocations Authority for the school concerned will consider even if the original application was received the applications received using the published before the closing date. Your school preference admissions criteria to determine the allocation change will be processed as a late application. of school places. The outcome of all ‘on time’ applications for admission to Year 7 in September If you apply for a school which serves your home 2015 including those made for undersubscribed address this generally means that your application schools will be sent out to parents on the national would generally come within a higher category of date of the admissions criteria than someone applying for a 1 March 2016 by the home LA. place who lives outside of the school’s area. Details If you are not offered a place at your preferred on the areas schools serve and the admissions school and you live within Bath and North East criteria for the individual schools can be found under Somerset you will receive an alternative school offer. Section 7 of this booklet. Appendix 1 also gives This alternative school will either be your second or information about allocations made in previous years third preference school as given on your preference which you may find helpful. form or the nearest school to your home address which has a place available. Independent School Preferences The letter offering an alternative school place will If you wish to apply for an independent school you explain how to appeal for a place at your preferred should apply directly to the school concerned. school(s). You will then need to decide whether Please do not include a preference for an to accept the alternative place offered or formally independent school when you complete the appeal for a place at your preferred school(s). You form. Any such preferences will be disregarded will also have the option of having your child’s name and remaining preferences for schools will be given held on a waiting list for your preferred schools. a higher preference than that shown on the original The individual VA, Foundation and Academy application form. Schools can provide more details of their waiting list arrangements. Before you decide on your options it is a good idea to visit the school which has been
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offered to determine whether you feel it would be Children with a statement of special suitable for your child. We do recommend that you educational needs (SEN) or Education do this. Health and Care Plan (EHC) If you do decide to appeal you will need to complete If your child has a statement and you have moved and return a form notifying your intention to appeal or are moving into the area you should contact your within a two week period but you will have at least current named officer who will provide advice to you 20 school days from the date of the outcome letter about the necessary procedures to be followed. within which to write your appeal letter giving your Children due to transfer to secondary education reasons for your appeal. in September 2015 living in Bath and North East If you make a formal appeal your child’s name will Somerset will be issued with details of how to make be kept on a waiting list for any places which may an application which should be submitted by the become available at your preferred school. You closing date of 31 October 2015. The applications may also ask to go on a waiting list without making for children with a SEN are dealt with through a formal appeal. Any places which do become the SEN Code of practice and their placement available will be reallocated using the Admissions is determined through the statutory assessment Criteria, taking into account those parents who process or an annual review of their statement. All have asked to remain on the waiting list or who schools are consulted before being named on a have lodged a formal appeal together with any late pupil’s statement and schools have the opportunity applications received. to draw attention to any difficulties arising from oversubscribed year groups. If a particular school is Waiting Lists named on a statement this will take priority over the Admissions Criteria although wherever possible the For the year 7 age group being admitted in place will be offered within the Admission Number September 2016, the waiting lists for all schools for the school. including Academy, Voluntary Aided & Foundation schools will be maintained until the end of the Please note that for children with a Statement of SEN academic year. The waiting list comprises of those or EHC the admissions criteria listed under Section 7 children refused a place whose parents lodged of this booklet do not apply. a formal appeal or asked to go on the waiting list only together with any later preferences received. In all cases the admissions criteria will be used to determine the allocations of any place that may become available within the school’s admissions number. Every effort will be made to contact applicants on the waiting list using the last contact details provided by the applicant, but where a response to an offer has not been received within 10 school days, the offer will be withdrawn and the available place offered to the next child on the waiting list to qualify for the available place.
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Addresses is obtained to the LA’s satisfaction that the parent is In fairness to all parents, the Council reserves resident at the address given it will be accepted that the right to require documentary evidence of the the child is also resident at this address. genuineness of a family address and if this is not produced the Council reserves the right to make Who should apply for a school place? its own enquiries with, for example, the Council Tax Applications should be made by the person who Office. has parental responsibility as the main carer as It is the child’s normal permanent home address defined in the Children Act 1989. Parents are asked where he or she lives with his or her parents or legal to confirm this on the application form. Where guardians that is used to decide where the child parents share parental responsibility for a child but lives. Temporary addresses cannot be used to live separately if two applications are received from obtain school places. If parents or guardians plan the child’s parents the LA will ask them to determine to move documentary evidence will be required such which application it should consider and which as proof of exchange of contracts and completion application should be withdrawn. This is because date or a tenancy agreement. the LA will offer only one school place to a child at any one time. If the parents cannot agree they Acceptable evidence is as follows: should resolve the issue through the court system. For example, to obtain a ‘Specific Issues Order’ A solicitor’s letter confirming exchange of which specifies which parent has responsibility to contract and completion of date for the make decisions on school preferences. However in property which is being purchased or a the absence of any Order the application received property which is being sold. from the parent who receives Child Benefit for the A copy of a signed rental agreement or child will be the only one considered. Parents may solicitor’s letter if moving to a council or be asked to provide supporting documentation rented property. confirming receipt of Child Benefit. A copy of a council tax bill or utility bill such Who has parental responsibility? as water, gas or electricity. In England and Wales, if the parents of a child are A Child Benefit Book. married to each other at the time of the birth, or if An official letter declaring the relocation they have jointly adopted a child, then they both have date and Unit postal address or quartering parental responsibility. Parents do not lose parental area address for UK Service Personnel or responsibility if they divorce, and this applies to both Crown Servants returning from overseas. the resident and the non-resident parent. This is not automatically the case for unmarried A random sample of 10% of all applications received parents. According to current law, a mother always each year will be checked to confirm addresses has parental responsibility for her child. A father, using for example the Electoral Roll, Council Tax however, has this responsibility only if he is married Offices and if appropriate the school currently to the mother when the child is born or has acquired attended before allocations are made. A copy of a legal responsibility for his child through one of these recent utility bill may also be requested. In certain four following routes: additional cases proof of residency will also be determined by using the above methods. Once proof
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Please note (From 1 December 2003) by jointly You should note that the offer of a school place can registering the birth of the child with the be withdrawn by the LA even after your child has mother. started school if, at a later date, it is established that By a parental responsibility agreement with the place was offered on a basis of false information. the mother. If you knowingly give false or misleading information By a parental responsibility order, made by in order to obtain a particular school place you a court. could be prosecuted for the offence of fraud by By marrying the child’s mother after the false representation under the Fraud Act 2006 or child is born any other appropriate act. The Council takes such conduct very seriously, especially as a misleading Living with the mother, even for a long time, does not application form has effectively denied a place to a give a father parental responsibility and if the parents child with a stronger claim to a place at the school. are not married, parental responsibility does not If false information is provided your application will always pass to the natural father if the mother dies. be void and you will be required to submit a further All parents (including adoptive parents) have a legal application. If this is received after the published duty to financially support their child, whether they closing date it will then be regarded as a later have parental responsibility or not. application. If it is found that a sibling currently at the Parental responsibility would also apply to a child’s school was also offered a place on the basis of false guardian (appointed under a will), any person granted information then for any further applications received a Residence Order for the child, or the Local Authority the authority will discount the sibling’s connection. if a Care Order is in force in respect of the child. In fairness to all parents the Council reserves the right to require documentary evidence of the Withdrawal of an offer of a school place genuineness of the family address and, if this is not The LA reserves the right to withdraw an offer of produced, the Council reserves the right to make a school place in certain limited circumstances. its own enquiries with, for example, the Council’s Examples include: council tax offices and other authorities. In the interest of your child’s school placement, Where a parent has given fraudulent or the information you provide on the preference form intentionally misleading information such as may be shared with the other Local Authorities and a false address. Schools in the area. Where a parent has not responded to an You can contact us if you suspect a fraudulent offer within the deadline set by the LA. application has been made. We will investigate Where a higher preference school has been concerns raised. offered or where the highest preference school on the latest application has been able to be met. Where the offer was made as a result of an administrative error.
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Change of Circumstances will not be taken into account by this LA until after 1 For children transferring to secondary school in March 2016. Other LA’s may have different policies, September 2016, under co-ordinated admission details of which should be available from the LA arrangements, parents must inform their home LA concerned. through which they made their application of any changes that may have occurred or that they wish Change of school preferences or school to make to their school preference application preference order form. Information about requests for school places After the closing date, parents can make a change are transferred between LAs electronically. Any to their school preference or a change to their changes to a record may only be transferred school preference order but they do so on the from one LA to another LA when the LA holding understanding that their previous application will the application records for a pupil has received be withdrawn. If parents decide to change then notification of the change of circumstances. their child will not be considered for a school place in the first round of allocations even if the original For secondary transfer applications, before the closing date, changes may be made to the application was received before the closing date. application details submitted providing the change The change of preference or preference order will be details are received in writing from the original considered as a completely new application. applicant. For changes to be taken into account by Please note: Each LA owns and hold records for Bath & North East Somerset LA at the first round of the children resident in their LA at the start of the allocations which are made on 1 March 2016, the applications process and as such it is only the information will need to be received by the closing original LA that can amend any details relating to date and time of 31 October 2015. However on time the child’s application. Another LA cannot make any applicants moving house will be considered from their changes to a different LA’s records but should be proposed new address in the first round of allocations advised of any changes by the LA which owns the if they are able to provide appropriate documentary original record. Any changes received and accepted eveidence by no later than 14 November 2015 which by this LA, as the home LA, which involve schools confirms the new address details. within another LA area will be passed to that LA as soon as possible. After the 13 November 2015, any changes of address and/or any documentary evidence received in respect of a previously notified change of address
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Parents of children of existing secondary school b) for any financial contribution, voluntary or age moving into the LA or wishing to change their otherwise; child’s school for any other reason can apply for c) for details about parents’ achievements, places within this LA at any time. Please see the educational background or whether either the information given under casual admissions which parent or the child’s first language is English; explains how to apply and how your application will be processed. d) for details about parents’ or children’s disabilities, special educational needs or The Education and Skills Act 2008 medical conditions, unless this is in support of strengthened the statutory admissions positive action; framework to ensure that all schools adopt fair and lawful admissions practices. Below are a e) about parents’ or children’s interests, hobbies list of points which schools must not do: or membership of societies (this does not apply to membership or participation in The interviewing of parents and/or children as activities as part of religious observance or a method for deciding whether a child is to practice at schools designated as having a be offered a place at a school is prohibited. religious character); Interviews must not form part of the admissions process and admission authorities must not f) parents to agree to support the ethos of the use either face-to-face interviews or interviews school in a practical way; and by telephone or other means. g) both parents to sign the form. Staff and governors can meet parents at Photographs of children may be used only open evenings and on other occasions, but by schools that use tests and then only as information gained in this way must not play a security measure to verify that the child a part in the admission decision-making presenting for the test is the child named on process. Admission authorities must ensure the application. Otherwise, photographs of that information about the school and how to children and families must not be required apply including application forms are readily with applications for school places. available to all potential applicants. Schools Schools must not ask for any form of payment must not require parents to attend the school or for voluntary contributions, donations or in person in order to collect an application deposits (even if refundable) as part of the form and must not require parents to return admissions process. the completed application form to the school. Attendance at an open evening or other School visits are an important part of school meeting at the school must not be a condition life and can contribute to the ethos of the for the allocation of a place. school. However, some parents may not want their children to go away from home or to take Admission authorities must not use part in school visits. Schools must not imply supplementary application or information that such visits are compulsory and as a result forms that ask: discourage some parents from applying for a a) for any personal details about parents and place at the school. families, such as maiden names, criminal convictions, marital, occupational or financial status (including marriage certificates);
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Areas of Prime and First Responsibility If you live within one of the aforementioned areas,7 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 outside the GBC. cannot be guaranteed because it depends upon St. Mark’s (C. of E.) School has first responsibility the number of children who apply for a place in a for the following areas which fall outside the City of particular year. If it is not possible to offer a place, an Bath boundary: Bathampton, Batheaston, Bathford alternative school will be offered including transport if (North), Charlcombe, Kelston, North Stoke, St. the pupil is eligible (see Section 10). Catherine and that part of Swainswick outside the When you are issued with details of how to make your City of Bath. application for a Year 7 place you will be advised If you live within one of the aforementioned areas, which school(s) serve the address at which your you will be given higher priority under the admission child lives. You may express a preference for any criteria than other children who live either inside or school including those situated outside of Bath and outside the GBC. North East Somerset but you will need to think about The Bath Studio School, IKB Studio School and the transport implications of this when deciding. You Mendip Studio School serve a wider community should consider naming your area or local school and cater for the 14-18 age range. as one of your preferences to try and ensure you are offered a place at a school within a reasonable Other areas in Bath & North East Somerset are distance from home. It should be noted that in the normally served by the following schools with each Greater Bath Consortium (GBC) area transport is school having a single Area of Prime Responsibility provided to the nearest appropiate school (excluding (APR). All schools cater for the 11-18 age range St. Gregory’s Catholic College) to the home address, apart from Broadlands School which has a sixth form providing the pupil is eligible (see Section 10). college on site:
The GBC area is an area of prime responsibilty Broadlands School, Keynsham served jointly by the schools listed below. A map of Chew Valley School, Chew Magna the GBC area can be found on page 2 of this booklet. Norton Hill School, Midsomer Norton All schools currently provide for 11-18 age range. Somervale School, Midsomer Norton Bath Community Academy Wellsway School, Keynsham Beechen Cliff Boys School Writhlington School, Radstock Hayesfield Girls School Broadlands School normally serves part of Oldfield School Keynsham (to the West of the River Chew) and those Ralph Allen School parts of Whitchurch in Bath and North East Somerset. St Gregory’s Catholic College Chew Valley School normally serves Bishop Sutton, St Mark’s (C. of E.) School Cameley, Chew Magna, Chew Stoke, Compton Ralph Allen School has first responsibilty for the Martin, Dundry, East Harptree, the Felton part of following areas which fall outside the City of Bath Wrington parish, Hinton Blewett, Norton Hawkfield, boundary: Bathford (South), Claverton, Combe Hay, Norton Malreward, Nempnett Thrubwell, Pensford, Englishcombe, Freshford, Hinton Charterhouse, Stanton Drew, Ubley, West Harptree and Winford. Monkton Combe and South Stoke.
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Norton Hill School normally serves part of considered equally. If a pupil qualifies for more Midsomer Norton (to the South East of the old than one school they will be offered their highest Railway Line), Clutton, Farmborough, Farrington preference as stated on their application form. Gurney, Hallatrow and High Littleton. If under all the above criteria any single category Somervale School normally serves part of resulted in oversubscription, priority would be given Midsomer Norton (to the North West of the old to those children who live nearest to the school. Railway Line), Paulton and Welton. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the address point of the child’s home address to the Wellsway School normally serves part of Keynsham to the East of the River Chew, Chelwood Village, address point of the school as defined by the Local Compton Dando, Corston, Marksbury, Newton St Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG). Measurements Loe, Priston and Saltford. will be determined using the Local Authority’s GIS computerised mapping system with those living Writhlington School normally serves Camerton, closer to the school receiving the higher priority. Clandown, Coleford, Dunkerton, Faulkland, Haydon, Hemington, Holcombe, Kilmersdon, Peasedown In the event of the school being oversubscribed St. John, Radstock, Shoscombe, Timsbury, Tunley, where the applicant for the final qualifying place(s) Wellow and Writhlington. available within the admission number is the parent/ carer of twins, triplets or other multiple births the Academy Trust will breach the admission number to BATH COMMUNITY ACADEMY allow these children to be offered places. PRIORITY A General Information Children in Public care [Looked after Children] or a child who was previously looked after but Children with a Statement of Special Educational immediately after being looked after became subject Needs (SEN) are dealt with through the SEN Code of to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship Practice and their placement is determined through order. the statutory assessment process or an annual review of their statement. All schools are consulted PRIORITY B before being named on a pupil’s Statement and Children from within the Greater Bath Consortium schools have the opportunity to draw attention to any [GBC] whose older sibling will be attending the difficulties arising from oversubscribed year groups. school on the admission date. If a particular school is named on a Statement PRIORITY C this will take priority over the Admissions Criteria, although, wherever possible the place will be offered Children living within the GBC. within the Admission Number for the school. PRIORITY D A sibling refers to children who are brother or sister, Children living outside the GBC whose older sibling half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, will be attending the school on the admission date. step brother or sister, the child of the parent/carer’s PRIORITY E partner and in every case the child should be living Children living outside the GBC. in the same family unit at the same address. To be considered under the above criteria parents/ The school has a Published Admissions Number of carers must have named the school as a preference. 120. All applications must be submitted to the child’s Under the above criteria all preferences are home Local Authority (LA) by the closing date of 31
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October 2015. Parents can either use their LA’s On or European Economic Area or Switzerland, or Line application facility or can complete their LA’s have other legitimate residential status within the common application form. After the closing date the UK which confers the right to education at public Academy Trust will be provided with details of all expense. The School may require proof of eligibility applications received. before processing an application.
Under the Bath & North East Somerset LA’s Boarding Places secondary coordinated scheme, any parents refused Beechen Cliff School is principally a day school but a place for the new Year 7 intake may ask for their has a small number of boarding places available for child’s name to go on the waiting list where the all years. For further information on the requirements name will remain until the end of the academic year. for those wishing to board see Appendix 1. During that time, they would be re-considered by the Academy Trust under the admissions criteria for 2. Categories of Admission any places that may become available within the admission number and alongside any parents who In Years 7 to 11 only boys are admitted to the have lodged an appeal and any later applications School. In the Sixth Form both boys and girls are received. Please note, however, that children who admitted. are the subject of a direction by a LA to admit or who Year 7 - Day Places are allocated to the school in accordance with a Fair Access Protocol must take precedence over those The School has a published admission number on the waiting list. (PAN) of 162 for Year 7 day pupils. If the School decides that it is able to admit Year 7 day pupils Any late applicants should complete their home above its PAN, it will notify the local authority in good LA’s common application form and return it to their time to allow the local authority to deliver its co- home LA as soon as possible. The Academy Trust ordination responsibilities effectively. will be informed of any late applications received in accordance with the Bath & North East Somerset Year 7 - Boarding Places LA’s secondary coordinated scheme. In addition to the Year 7 day pupils, up to 4 places may be taken by boarders in Year 7, subject to BEECHEN CLIFF SCHOOL availability and the additional requirements in Appendix 1. A shortfall in boarding places taken by 1. Introduction Year 7 pupils will not make additional day places Beechen Cliff School is the Admissions Authority available. for the School, although all admissions into Year 7 are co-ordinated by Bath and North East Somerset Sixth Form - Day Places Council. The Governors and the Headmaster only In the Sixth Form at least 20 students from other have authority to admit students to Beechen Cliff schools will be admitted. Students in excess of this School in accordance with this Admissions Policy. number may be admitted if places are available.
Eligibility - nationality Sixth Form - Boarding Places In order to be eligible for admission to the School, In addition to the day students the School will prospective pupils/students (or their parents/ admit up to 4 boarders into the Sixth Form, subject carers) must have full UK citizenship or citizenship to availability and the additional requirements of another member state of the European Union in Appendix 1. The Governing Body may admit
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students in excess of this number to fill boarding the School website or by contacting the School vacancies. directly. Completed forms must be returned to the School, by the date specified. Other years - Day and Boarding Places Places are occasionally available in other year Applications for Main School Places, groups where a pupil/student has withdrawn from other than at Year 7 the School, but there is no guarantee that such Applications for a place must be made directly to the places will be available in any particular year. School. For day places application is made on the School 3. How to make an Application Application Form. For Boarding Places application Applications for Day Places at Year7 is made on the Boarding Application Form. These forms are available from the School website or Applications for admission as a day pupil must by contacting the School directly. Completed be made on the Common Application Form (CAF) forms must be returned to the School, who will of the Local Authority and submitted to them as respond to the applicant’s parents/carers directly. instructed. These forms are usually made available In accordance with the Schools Admission Code automatically to the parents of Year 6 pupils in the 2012, the School will advise the local authority of Local Authority primary schools. Parents/Carers of each application received and the outcome of that children attending an independent school or who live application at the end of each term. outside England, or in areas where the normal age of transfer to secondary schools is not Year 7, should It should be noted that pupils are not normally request a CAF from the Local Authority. admitted to Year 11.
The School requires a supplementary Sporting Joint Day and Boarding Applications for Excellence form if the admission is sought on the the Main School basis of Sporting Excellence. This form is available Applicants may make separate applications for from the School website or by contacting the School both a boarding and a day place using the forms directly. Completed forms must be returned to the identified above. But for Year 7 places they must School, by the date specified. rank the two applications on the Local Authority CAF Applications for Boarding Places at Form. Year 7 from residents in England As boarding and day place applications are Applications for a boarding place from residents in considered separately, the outcome of the higher England must be made on the Common Application ranked option cannot be jeopardised by the outcome Form (CAF) of the home Local Authority and of the lower. However, parents should not apply submitted to them as instructed. These forms are for a boarding place for their son unless they are usually made available automatically to the parents prepared to take up and pay for the boarding place of Year 6 pupils in the Local Authority primary if it is offered to them. It should be remembered schools. Parents/Carers of children attending an that the allocation of a boarding place at the School independent school or in areas where the normal will mean that no other place can be offered at any age of transfer to secondary schools is not Year 7 state school as part of the co-ordinated admissions should request a CAF from the Local Authority. arrangements for Year 7 places. The School also requires a Boarding Application Form to be completed. This form is available from
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Applications for Main School Boarding places at its discretion in order that other applicants Places from Outside England are not disadvantaged. Where a boarding applicant is resident in Scotland, Year 11 pupils must apply to return to the Sixth Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Form. Provided that they meet the minimum GCSE Isle of Man or overseas, the application must be attainment standard and the particular requirements made directly to the School using the Boarding for their proposed courses they will automatically be Application Form only. given a place, unless they also wish to transfer from boarder to day student or vice versa, in which case Applications for Sixth Form - Boarding there is no automatic transfer and the criteria set out or Day Places in Appendix 2 apply. All applications for places in the Sixth Form are made directly to the School. It should be noted that students are not normally admitted to Upper Sixth. For Day Places application is made on the School 6th Form Application Form. For Boarding Places Applications from Over or Under Age application is made on the Boarding Application applicants Form. These forms are available from the School The School will not normally admit a pupil other website or by contacting the School directly. than into his chronological year group. However, Completed forms must be returned to the School, in exceptional circumstances where there is a who will respond to the applicant’s Parents/Carers compelling education, developmental or social directly. reason why a pupil should be educated out of his All applicants must achieve at least 5 GCSEs chronological year group, the Headmaster may at grade C or above including English and use his discretion to permit an application for such Mathematics, which is the minimum GCSE admission. The support of the applicant’s present attainment standard in order to take up any place school is normally required in order to establish that offered. Applicants must also meet the particular the applicant is “due to transfer” under the Schools requirements of the courses for which they wish to Admissions Code. enrol as set out in the Sixth Form prospectus. These may include the requirement to obtain higher grades 4. How applications are handled in order to take certain combinations of subjects. Oversubscription The School will make alternative arrangements to In the event of oversubscription, places will be ascertain whether or not an applicant has attained a offered for Year 7 and Sixth Form in accordance with level equivalent to the minimum requirement where the appropriate Admissions Criteria: the applicant has been educated in an overseas education system which does not offer an equivalent Day pupils - Year 7 see Appendix 3 to the GCSE. Day students - Sixth Form see Appendix 4 Applicants may apply for both a boarding and a Boarding pupils - Year 7 see Appendix 5 day place in the Sixth Form. In the event that the Sixth Form Boarding see Appendix 6 applicant qualifies for both places, he/she will be invited to decide by a given deadline which place Admissions to the Main School other than in Year he/she wishes to hold. If no decision is forthcoming, 7 will be made subject to eligibility (Section 1) and the School reserves the right to withdraw one of the there being space available.
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Pupils/students with Statements of Appendices Special Educational Need Appendix 1: Boarding - Admission The admission of a pupil/student with a Statement requirements and procedure of Special Educational Need or an Education Health Appendix 2: Transfer to Sixth Form and and Care Plan [EHC] will be administered through between Boarder and Day pupil Bath and North East Somerset in accordance with status the requirements of the Education Act 1966 Section 324(5)(b) and Schedule 27 3(3) and 3(4) and the Appendix 3: Admission Criteria for Day pupils - SEN Code of Practice (8:80-86 and 8:125-134). Year 7 Appendix 4: Admission Criteria for Day Sporting Excellence Priority Places students - Sixth Form Year 7 Up to twelve places for day pupils in Year 7 will Appendix 5: Admission Criteria for Boarding be allocated on the basis of sporting excellence. pupils - Year 7 The places are allocated on the basis of sporting Appendix 6: Admission Criteria for Sixth Form aptitude in tests conducted by the School. It should Boarding be noted that meeting the required standard in a Appendix 7: Flow chart for application process test does not guarantee a place at the School. This is because more candidates may meet the required Appendix 1: Boarding - Admission standard than there are places available to students requirements and procedure who do so. If this is the case, places are allocated according to the oversubscription criteria detailed in Additional requirements for admission this policy. as a Boarder - Main School and Sixth Form Waiting Lists Boarding provision is subject to the School Boarding Day Places Agreement and a fee is payable by parents. Parents Applicants who are unsuccessful in obtaining a Year who are entitled to claim Working Tax Credit are 7 or Sixth Form place will be maintained on a waiting able to claim the boarding fee against the childcare list managed by the School until August 2016. element of their tax credits. Waiting lists are not maintained for candidates who Pursuant of their duty to safeguard and promote are unsuccessful in obtaining a Main School place the welfare of all boarders under section 87 of the outside Year 7. Children Act 1989, the School will not admit any Boarding Places child to the School as a boarder unless the School is satisfied that he is suitable to board. Applicants Applicants who are unsuccessful in obtaining a for boarding places are assessed to determine their boarding place will be maintained on a waiting list, if suitability for boarding. The assessment includes the parents request it, after the allocation of places has following: been made and confirmed. The allocation of places from the waiting list follows the procedure set out in ½An interview Appendix 1. A reference from the applicant’s present school and/or a previous school (where the candidates is not currently at school or has recently changed school)
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Consideration of any other information that this, the School will have reference to the following. the parent/carer of the applicant may wish to In each case, it is the responsibility of Parents/ provide to support the applicant’s application Carers to provide the information required to enable or which may be provided at the request of the the School to make a determination. In particular, parent/carer by another person the names and contact details of an appropriately qualified person from whom the School may seek Information provided by a Local Authority corroborating evidence must be given. (or equivalent authority outside England and Wales), where relevant The School may consider that a candidate has a significant degree of boarding need if: In determining whether or not an applicant is suitable to board, the School has regard to the following EITHER questions: 1. The candidate satisfies at least ONE of the Does the applicant wish to board? following criteria in that: Does the applicant have experience of staying Appropriate away from his parents/carers whether or not he person to is currently a boarder? provide corroboration Does the applicant show evidence of self 1 His main parent/carer is, Commanding reliance and independence? or will be at the date of Officer or other Does the applicant show evidence of admission, a member of authorised understanding and relishing the challenges of HM Armed Forces liable Service Office for deployment overseas a communal life? (whether or not eligible for Does the applicant show understanding of receipt of the Continuing the responsibilities of a member of a boarding Education Allowance) or community? frequent changes of posting within the UK Is there any medical or psychological reason 2 His main parent/carer is, Line Manager why boarding would not be appropriate, or or will be at the date of or Head of any need that could not be met by reasonable admission, serving with or Department/for adjustment to the boarding accommodation, the Foreign and Service routine and practice? Commonwealth Office or other UK Government The School will inform the parents of applicants Department on terms whether or not their son is considered suitable for which may include either boarding as soon as possible after the process has deployment overseas or been completed. Candidates who are considered frequent changes of suitable for boarding are then allocated places posting within the UK according to the published oversubscription criteria.
Significant degree of Boarding Need In the Admission Criteria for boarding (see Appendices 5 and 6) one of the priority categories in the event of oversubscription is that an applicant has a significant degree of boarding need. To determine
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OR 3 His parent/carer is, or will Line Manager be at the date of or Head of 2. The candidate satisfies at least TWO of the admission, serving with or Department/ following criteria in that: for an institution of the Service Appropriate European Union, United person to Nations or other provide international body of corroboration which the United Kingdom is a member 1 He is in the care of a Teacher, Medical grandparent or other Practitioner, 4 His main parent/parer is, Line Manager or person, whether or not a Social Worker will be at the date of or Head of relative, other than his or other admission, employed by a Department/ natural parent, step professional UK based company which Service parent or adoptive parent person who requires the parent to knows the family travel overseas or be resident overseas for a 2 His main or only carer has Police Family period of more than one been the victim of a Liaison Officer month per year. serious crime or or Social reasonably fears that he Worker 5 He is the subject of a LA Lead may become a victim of a voluntary agreement Professional or serious crime between the School and a Trust Officer Local Authority or 3 His main or only carer has Medical Charitable Trust to been diagnosed with a Practitioner or provide a boarding place medical or psychological Social Worker for reasons of boarding condition which is life need. threatening or which seriously impairs the 6 His home is in a remote Current carer’s ability to care for rural location and Headteacher or the applicant appropriate education is LA Officer not available within a 4 His main or only carer also Medical reasonable daily travelling has the main responsibility Practitioner distance for the care of another or Social member of the applicant’s Worker 7 His home is in a remote Current close family or household rural location and he lacks Headteacher or who has been diagnosed social interaction with LA Officer with a serious medical or children or the same psychological condition age/or gender and the care of whom 8 He is a member of an elite Officer sporting seriously impairs the academy supported by authorised by carer’s ability to care for the Governing Body of a the sport the applicant recognised sport and Governing requires a boarding place Body and to participate in that School school’s programme
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when a vacancy arises and new applicants 5 His home circumstances Teacher, prevent social interaction Medical will be considered alongside any still on the with children of the same Practitioner, waiting list. The Governing Body does not age and/or gender Social Worker consider it in the best interests of students for or other them to commence their Sixth Form studies professional later than three weeks after the beginning of person who the Autumn Term. knows the family 6 He has a particular gift or Teacher, For Other Places talent which can be Sports Coach a. Unsuccessful applicants who applied by developed at Beechen or similar the stated closing date are maintained on a Cliff School but not in person who waiting list together with any late applicants. his/her home area knows the applicant and his b. If further vacancies arise after the offer circumstances date, all applicants who applied, whether 7 He is homeless Teacher, within the deadline or late, are considered, Medical and offers will be made in accordance with Practitioner, the oversubscription criteria at the time the Social Worker vacancy occurs. Thus, an applicant’s place on or other professional the waiting list can alter if other applicants with person who a higher priority under the School Admissions knows the family Criteria come onto the waiting list. 8 His main or only carer is Teacher, Waiting lists are maintained for one year from the a lone parent/carer. Medical September of the year in which admission was Practitioner, originally sought. Applicants judged to be unsuitable Social Worker for boarding will not be kept on a waiting list for or other professional boarding places. They may, however, reapply and person who be reassessed for any subsequent year of entry. knows the family Appendix 2: Transfer to Sixth Waiting lists for boarding Form and from Boarder to Day Any places that become available are allocated to pupil status or vice versa those waiting as follows: The following procedures and conditions apply to Sixth Form Places those wishing to change from Boarder to Day pupil a. Until 30 September of the year in which at the time of seeking entry to the Sixth Form. admission was sought, places are allocated Those admitted as day pupils may transfer to take according oversubscription criteria. No other up a vacant boarding place provided that they are applicants will be considered until these judged to be suitable to board. Those transferring applicants have been made offers. from day pupil status have Priority 3 for boarding b. From 1 October of the year in which admission places, after Looked After Children and those with was sought, places are allocated according to boarding need. the stated oversubscription criteria at the point Those admitted as boarders may apply to transfer to
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day pupil status at the beginning of the Lower Sixth brother or half sister, or step brother or step by making a written application by the published sister living at the same address and currently date. They take Priority 2 for day pupil places, after attending Beechen Cliff School. Looked After Children. 3. Sons of members of staff who have been There is no facility for the routine change of status employed at the school for 2 years from boarder to day pupil at any other time. 4. Up to 12 places to be allocated on the basis of However, the parent/carer of a boarder are free to sporting excellence* apply for a day place should a vacancy occur after 5. Within the Bath City Boundary after the their son has joined the School. Boarders seeking allocation of places under criteria 1 to 4, 40% to transfer status do not have any priority for day of the remaining places will be allocated to places except when joining Lower Sixth. boys living to the north and 40% to boys living Appendix 3 Admission Criteria: to the south of the River Avon.‡ If there is Day Pupils – Year 7 an uneven number of places available, the additional place will be allocated to the side of Co-ordinated Admission of Pupils (with the river having most applicants. Any places Hayesfield School) not filled by those living on one side of the river will be transferred to the other. Pupils will be admitted at age 11 without reference to ability or aptitude. The number of intended 6. 20% of remaining places will be allocated to admissions for the year commencing 1 September boys living beyond the Bath City boundary’.‡ 2016 will be 162 day places. *A completed Sporting Excellence Form (available Beechen Cliff is an academy and admission is the from the school or its website) from the applicant’s responsibility of the Governors. The Local Authority primary or prep school or from the coaching staff (LA) application form must be completed and of a club will be required for an applicant to be returned to the LA by the closing date. On-line LA considered under this criterion. Assessments will application can also be made. also be made of applicants during November, 2015 - the date will be notified to the applicants under this Where applications for admission exceed the criterion. number of places available, all applications will be considered equally and the following criteria ‡ Those living closer to the School, as measured will be applied at the closing date for applications, in a direct line from the address point of the boy’s Midnight, Saturday 31 October 2015, in the order home address (including flats) to the address point set out below, to decide which children to admit. of Beechen Cliff School, will be accorded higher priority within each geographical area (i.e., 40% 1. ‘Looked after children and previously looked BA1, 40% BA2 and 20% beyond the Bath City after children’: this is defined as a boy who is Boundary). Measurements will be determined using in the care of a local authority or provided with the Local Authority’s GIS computerised mapping accommodation by that authority or who was system. previously looked after, but ceased to be so The Local Authority do not hold a map showing the because they were adopted, became subject Bath City Boundary, but this is available for parents to a Child arrangement order or special to view at the school. guardianship order (see Section 22 of the Children Act 1989). Multiple births – In the event of one place remaining for offer, the school would admit over the admission 2. Where the boy has a brother or sister, half
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number to ensure that the siblings were able to be Authority (LA) in whose area the family lives. The educated at the same school. If a place would be LA is responsible for issuing the Statement and available for a sibling in Hayesfield (multiple births consulting parents and the Governing Body of only), then a place would be offered over the number Beechen Cliff School, before the School is named to ensure that the siblings were educated at schools in the Statement. If the School is named in the conveniently situated. statement, the child will be admitted.
To be considered under the above criteria parents/ Appendix 4 Admission Criteria: carers must have named the school as a preference. Under the above criteria all preferences are Day Students – Sixth Form considered equally. If a pupil qualifies for more There is collaboration between Beechen Cliff, than one school they will be offered their highest Hayesfield and Ralph Allen which enables students preference as stated on their application form. at both schools the opportunity to study a wider This includes the higher preference between a choice of subjects and options across the three boarding and day place if both applied for. institutions. Please note that the home address is the address The intended total admission number for the Lower at which the prospective pupil normally resides, Sixth Form is 160. This number will be made up with at the time of application. The School reserves the regard to the following criteria:- right to seek verification of this address. The School Boys from Beechen Cliff School with the minimum retains the right to withdraw the offer of a place, if it entry requirement for AS levels of 5 GCSE has been made on the basis of false or misleading passes at Grade C or above including English information. and Mathematics will have priority for the places Waiting Lists available.* A waiting list will be kept for one year in accordance Priority One with the above criteria, maintaining the 40% BA1, ‘Looked after children and previously looked after 40% BA2 and 20% beyond the Bath City Boundary children’: this is defined as a boy or girl who is divides, i.e. if a place becomes available in BA1, in the care of a Local Authority or provided with the next boy on the waiting list in that category will accommodation by that authority or who was be allocated the place; BA2, the next boy on the previously looked after, but ceased to be so waiting list in that category and beyond the Bath because they were adopted, became subject to a City Boundary, the next boy on the waiting list in that residence order or special guardianship order (see category. Section 22 of the Children Act 1989).
Late Applications Priority Two Late applications will be made via the Local Boys or girls from other schools (at least 20 places). Authority who will inform the School after all on-time Those potential Sixth Form students will be able to applications have been made. Late applications will take up the remaining places in the Lower Sixth. then be admitted, if there is a place, or added to the Potential AS level Sixth Form students will be waiting list in criteria order. ranked according to predicted GCSE performance. The minimum expectation is that the candidates There is a different procedure for the admission will achieve 5 GCSE passes at Grade C or above to school for children with Statements of Special including English and Mathematics.* Educational Needs: it is administered by the Local *Prospective students should have regard to the
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Sixth Form prospectus to ascertain the particular need as defined in the School policy. Within subject requirements. this category, priority is given to the children of members of HM Forces who are entitled NOTE to a Ministry of Defence subsidy for boarding In February 2016 all applicants will receive places. notification of provisional places or their place on 3. Where the boy has a brother or sister, half the waiting list. Final confirmation of places will take brother or half sister, or step brother or step place in August 2016 following the confirmed results sister living at the same address and currently at GCSE. attending Beechen Cliff School. Appeals 4. Sons of members of staff who are required to In the event of a place not being offered at Beechen be resident on the School site for the better Cliff Sixth Form, the candidate has the right of performance of their duties. appeal to the Governing Admissions group. 5. Within the Bath City Boundary after the allocation of places under criteria 1 to 5, 40% Appendix 5 Admission Criteria: of the remaining places will be allocated to Boarding Pupils – Year 7 boys living to the north and 40% to boys living These criteria apply for Year 7 boarding places. Up to the south of the River Avon‡. If there is to 4 places may be taken by boarders in Year 7, an uneven number of places available, the subject to availability. additional place will be allocated to the side of the river having most applicants. Any places Where applications for admission exceed the not filled by those living on one side of the river number of places available, all applications will will be transferred to the other be considered equally and the following criteria will be applied at the closing date for applications, 6. 20% of remaining places will be allocated to Midnight, Saturday 31 October 2015, in the order boys living beyond the Bath City boundary’.‡ set out below, to decide which children to admit. ‡ Those living closer to the School, as measured 1. ‘Looked after children and previously looked in a direct line from the address point of the boy’s after children’: this is defined as a boy who is home address (including flats) to the address point in the care of a local authority or provided with of Beechen Cliff School, will be accorded higher accommodation by that authority or who was priority within each geographical area (i.e., 40% previously looked after, but ceased to be so BA1, 40% BA2 and 20% beyond the Bath City because they were adopted, became subject Boundary). Measurements will be determined using to a residence order or special guardianship the Local Authority’s GIS computerised mapping order (see Section 22 of the Children Act system. 1989). Pursuant of their responsibilities under The Local Authority do not hold a map showing the the Children Act 1989, the Governors will not Bath City Boundary, but this is available for parents/ admit pupils who cannot satisfy them that they carers to view at the school. are suitable for boarding whether or not they are looked after by a local authority or were Multiple births – In the event of one place remaining previously looked after by a local authority. for offer, the School would admit over the number to ensure that the siblings were able to be educated at 2. Where the pupil who satisfy the School that the same school. they have a significant degree of boarding
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To be considered under the above criteria parents/ Appendix 6 Admission Criteria: carers must have named the School as a preference. Sixth Form - Boarding Under the above criteria all preferences are considered equally. If a pupil qualifies for more The minimum entry requirement for AS levels is 5 than one school they will be offered their highest GCSE passes at Grade C or above including English preference as stated on their application form. and Mathematics*. This includes the higher preference between a Where applications for admission exceed the boarding and day place if both applied for. number of places available, all applications will Please note that the home address is the address be considered equally and the following criteria at which the prospective pupil normally resides, will be applied at the closing date for applications, at the time of application. The School reserves the Midnight, Thursday 31 December 2015, in the order right to seek verification of this address. The School set out below, to decide which students to admit. retains the right to withdraw the offer of a place, if it Priority One has been made on the basis of false or misleading ‘Looked after children and previously looked after information. children’: this is defined as a boy or girl who is in the care of a Local Authority or provided with Waiting Lists accommodation by that authority or who was A waiting list will be kept for one year in accordance previously looked after, but ceased to be so with the above criteria, maintaining the 40% BA1, because they were adopted, became subject to a 40% BA2 and 20% beyond the Bath City Boundary residence order or special guardianship order (see divides, i.e. if a place becomes available in BA1, Section 22 of the Children Act 1989). the next boy on the waiting list in that category will be allocated the place; BA2, the next boy on the Pursuant of their responsibilities under the Children waiting list in that category and beyond the Bath Act 1989, the Governors will not admit pupils City Boundary, the next boy on the waiting list in that who cannot satisfy them that they are suitable for category. boarding whether or not they are looked after by a local authority or were previously looked after by a Late Applications local authority. Late applications will be made via the Local Priority Two Authority who will inform the School after all on-time Where the pupil who satisfy the School that they applications have been made. Late applications will have a significant degree of boarding need as then be admitted, if there is a place, or added to the defined in the School policy. Within this category, waiting list in criteria order. priority is given to the children of members of HM There is a different procedure for the admission Forces who are entitled to a Ministry of Defence to school for children with Statements of Special subsidy for boarding places. Educational Needs: it is administered by the Local Authority (LA) in whose area the family lives. The Priority Three Boys who are transferring from a boarding place in LA is responsible for issuing the Statement and Year 11 at Beechen Cliff School who have met the consulting parents and the Governing Body of criteria. Beechen Cliff School, before the School is named in the Statement. If the School is named in the Priority Four statement, the child will be admitted subject to Boys or girls from other schools. Those potential suitability to boarding.
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Sixth Form students will be able to take up the the named school. In the case of previously looked remaining boarding places in the Lower Sixth. after children, admission authorities may request Potential AS level Sixth Form students will be ranked a copy of the adoption order, residence order or according to predicted GCSE performance. special guardianship order and a letter from the local authority that last looked after the child confirming NOTE that he or she was looked after immediately prior to In February 2016 all applicants will receive that order being made. notification of provisional places or their place on the waiting list. Final confirmation of places will take Over-subscription Criteria place in August 2016 following the confirmed results If the Academy is oversubscribed, after the at GCSE. admission of pupils with Statements of Special Educational Needs where the school is named in *Prospective students should have regard to the the Statement. Priority for admission will be given to Sixth Form prospectus to ascertain the particular those children who meet the criteria set out below, in subject requirements. priority order: BROADLANDS ACADEMY 1. Looked after children and previously looked Academies Enterprise Trust is the Admissions after children. Authority for the Academy. 2. Children in receipt of the mobility component These arrangements are established in accordance of the Disability Living Allowance in respect of with Annex 1 of the Academy’s Supplemental a physical disability who live within the Area of Funding Agreement. Prime Responsibility. 3. Children from within the Area of Prime Admission Number Responsibility whose older sibling will be Broadlands Academy has an agreed Published attending the school on the admission date. Admission Number (PAN) of 150 for entry into Year 4. Children living within the Area of Prime 7. The Academy will accordingly admit at least Responsibility. 150 pupils in the relevant age group each year if sufficient applications are received. All applications 5. Children living outside the Area of Prime will be admitted if 150 or fewer apply. Responsibility whose older sibling will be attending the school on the admission date. Children with a statement of Special Education Needs or an Education, 6. Children living outside the Area of Prime Health and Care Plan Responsibility. Any child with a statement of Special Educational Operation of waiting lists Needs or an Education, Health and Care Plan Subject to any provisions regarding waiting lists in (“EHC”) is required to be admitted. This gives such the coordinated admission scheme, the Academy children overall priority for admission to the named will operate a waiting list. Where in any year the academy. This is not an over-subscription criterion. Academy receives more applications for places than Looked After Children there are places available, a waiting list will operate until the end of the first school term. This will be Any child that is Looked After or previously Looked maintained by the Academy and it will be open to After is required to be admitted to the Academy. This any parent to ask for his or her child’s name to be gives such children overall priority for admission to
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placed on the waiting list, following an unsuccessful Appeals application. Places from the waiting list will be Academies Enterprise Trust as the Admission offered in the priority order set out above, not in Authority delegates the responsibility for appeals order of the date applications are made. back to the Academy/Local Authority. Parents who wish to appeal the decision of the admissions Late applications authority to refuse their child a place at your Application forms received after the closing date Academy may apply in writing to the Academy will be considered alongside those applicants who where appeals will be heard by an independent applied on time wherever possible. Where it is not panel. practicable because places have already been allocated, or are shortly to be allocated, then late Definitions applications will be considered only after those A sibling is defined as a child who has a brother, applicants who applied by the published closing sister, adopted brother or sister or stepbrother date. or stepsister living in the same family unit in the same family household and address who attends In Year Admissions the Academy in any year group excluding the final The Academy will co-ordinate their own in year year. Biological siblings who attend the Academy in admissions and an application made outside the any year group excluding the final year will also be normal admissions round (in-year admissions) treated as siblings irrespective of place of residence. should be made directly to the Academy. Parents/ Children residing in the same household as part carers can apply for a place for their child at any of an extended family, such as cousins, will not be time and to any school. On receipt of an in-year treated as siblings. application, the school will notify the Local Authority of both the application and its outcome, to allow the Brothers and Sisters Local Authority to keep up to date with figures on the Brothers and sisters include children with the same availability of schools places within their authority. natural parents living at the
Fair Access Protocols same address children with the same natural parents The Academy works in accordance with the in-year living at different addresses (e.g. due to separation Fair Access Protocols held by the Local Authority; of natural parents) half- brothers/sisters living at the should a vulnerable child within the protocols require same address step – brothers/sisters living at the a place at the Academy, they will take precedence same address - children living as part of the same over any child on the waiting list. family unit with their parents/guardians at the same address. Tie breaker Looked after child If it is necessary to use a tie-breaker to distinguish between two or more applications, a distance A ‘looked after child’ (1) or a child who was criterion will be used. We will give priority to the previously looked after but immediately after being applicants who live nearest to the school as looked after became subject to an adoption (2) child measured by a straight line from the front door of the arrangements order (3) or special guardianship home of the applicant to the front door of the main order (4). reception of the school site that was on the original (1) A ‘looked after child’ is a child who is (a) in the application for a place. care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the
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exercise of their social services functions (see custody, the address used will be the one where the the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children child spends the main part of the school week (i.e. Act 1989) at the time of making an application Sunday night to Thursday night inclusive). Childcare to a school. arrangements involving relatives’ addresses do not qualify as normal family addresses for this purpose (2) This includes children who were adopted unless there is a court Residence Order in place. under the Adoption Act 1976 (see section 12 adoption orders) and children who were Exceptional Medical and Social adopted under the Adoption and Children Act Grounds 2002 (see section 46 adoption orders). Children who the academy accepts have an (3) Under the provisions of s.14 of the Children exceptional medical or social need for a place at one and Families Act 2014, which amend section specific school. Applications will only be considered 8 of the Children Act 1989, residence under this category if they are supported by a written orders have now been replaced by child statement from a doctor, social worker or other arrangements orders. relevant independent professional. The information (4) See Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 must confirm the exceptional medical or social need which defines a ‘special guardianship order’ and demonstrate how the specified school is the as an order appointing one or more individuals only school that can meet the defined needs of the to be a child’s special guardian (or special child. This includes children in need, as determined guardians). by Section 17(10) of the Children Act 1989.
Adoption Order CHEW VALLEY SCHOOL An adoption order is an order under Section 46 of PRIORITY A the Adoption and Children Act 2002. Children in Public Care [Looked after children and previously looked after children]. Residence Order A residence order is an order settling the PRIORITY B arrangements to be made as to the person with Children from within the Area of Prime Responsibility whom the child is to live under Section 8 of the [APR] whose older sibling will be attending the Children Act 1989. Section 14A of the Children Act school on the admission date. 1989 defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a PRIORITY C Children living within the APR. child’s special guardian (or special guardians). PRIORITY D Residence/resident Children living outside the APR whose older sibling Residence is defined as the normal family address will be attending the school on the admission date. where the child resides. The qualifications date is the closing date for applications under the co- PRIORITY E ordinated admissions scheme (where families Children living outside the APR. change normal address after the closing date but To be considered under the above criteria parents/ before the allocation process has finished this can carers must have named the school as a preference. be considered under the review procedure). Where Under the above criteria all preferences are parents live at separate addresses and have joint considered equally. If a pupil qualifies for more
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than one school they will be offered their highest although, wherever possible the place will be offered preference as stated on their application form. within the Admission Number for the school. If under all the above criteria any single category A sibling refers to children who are brother or sister, resulted in oversubscription, priority would be given half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, to those children who live nearest to the school. step brother or sister, the child of the parent/carer’s Distance will be measured in a direct line from the partner and in every case the child should be living address point of the child’s home address to the in the same family unit at the same address. address point of the school as defined by the Local Looked after Children and previously looked after Land & Property Gazetteer (LLPG). Measurements children. In line with the School Admissions Code will be determined using the Local Authority’s GIS these children are given the highest priority within computerised mapping system with those living the oversubscription criteria. The code defines closer to the school receiving the higher priority. a Looked After Child as a child who is (a) in the For the purpose of measuring home to school care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with distance, all calculations will be measured using a accommodation by a local authority in the exercise straight line measurement from the address point of of their social services functions at the time of the home to the address point of the school using a making an application to a school. Previously looked Geographical Information System (GIS) method. The after children are defined as children who were GIS system used within this LA would not be able looked after, but ceased to be so because they were to calculate a staircase measurement in the case adopted (or became subject to a child arrangement of multi-level dwellings. If the distance between two order or special guardianship order). children’s homes and the school is exactly the same The school has a Published Admissions Number of then a random allocation would be used for any such 196. All applications must be submitted to the child’s cases. home Local Authority (LA) by the closing date of 31 In the event of the school being oversubscribed October 2015. Parents can either use their LA’s On where the applicant for the final qualifying place(s) Line application facility or can complete their LA’s available within the admission number is the parent/ common application form. After the closing date the carer of twins, triplets or other multiple births the Governing Body will be provided with details of all Governors will breach the admission number to allow applications received. these children to be offered places. Under the Bath & North East Somerset LA’s General Information secondary coordinated scheme, any parents refused a place for the new Year 7 intake may ask Children with a Statement of Special Educational for their child’s name to go on the waiting list where Needs [SEN] or an Education Health and Care the name will remain until the end of the academic Plan [EHC] are dealt with through the SEN Code of year. During that time, they would be re-considered Practice and their placement is determined through by the Governors under the admissions criteria for the statutory assessment process or an annual any places that may become available within the review of their statement. All schools are consulted admission number and alongside any parents who before being named on a pupil’s Statement and have lodged an appeal and any later applications schools have the opportunity to draw attention to any received. Please note, however, that children who difficulties arising from oversubscribed year groups. are the subject of a direction by a LA to admit or who If a particular school is named on a Statement are allocated to the school in accordance with a Fair this will take priority over the Admissions Criteria,
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Access Protocol must take precedence over those 4. Up to 12 places to be allocated on the basis of on the waiting list. sporting excellence.* Any late applicants should complete their home 5. Within the Greater Bath Consortium boundary, LA’s common application form and return it to their (as defined by B&NES LA), after the allocation home LA as soon as possible. The Governing Body of places under criteria 1 to 4, 80% of the will be informed of any late applications received in remaining places will be allocated to girls accordance with the Bath & North East Somerset living in the Greater Bath Consortium. Those LA’s secondary coordinated scheme. living closer to the School, as measured in a direct line on a map from the address point HAYESFIELD SCHOOL of the child’s home address to the address Co-ordinated Admission of Students (with point of the Brougham Hayes Campus, will be Beechen Cliff School) accorded higher priority. Students will be admitted at age 11 without 6. 20% of remaining places will be allocated reference to ability or aptitude. The number of to girls living beyond the Greater Bath intended admissions for the year commencing 1 Consortium boundary. Girls living closer to the September 2016 will be 210. School, as measured in a direct line on a map from the address point of the child’s home Hayesfield is an Academy and admission is the address to the address point of the Brougham responsibility of the Governors. The Local Authority Hayes Campus, will be accorded the higher (LA) application form must be completed and priority. Measurements will be determined returned to the LA by the closing date. An on-line LA using the Local Authority’s GIS computerised application can also be made. mapping system. Where applications for admission exceed the * A completed form from the primary or prep school number of places available, all applications will be or from the coaching staff will be required. considered equally and the following criteria will be applied at the closing date for applications to be Multiple births – In the event of one place remaining submitted to the Local Authority in the order set out for offer, the school would admit over the number to below, to decide which children to admit. ensure that the siblings were able to be educated at the same school. If a place would be available 1. Looked after Children or a child who was for a sibling in Beechen Cliff, then a place would be previously looked after but immediately offered over the number to ensure that the siblings after being looked after became subject to were educated at schools conveniently situated. an adoption, child arrangement or special guardianship order. To be considered under the above criteria parents/ carers must have named the school as a preference. 2. Where the girl has a brother or sister, half Under the above criteria all preferences are brother or half sister, or step brother or step considered equally. If a pupil qualifies for more sister residing at the same address and than one school they will be offered their highest currently attending Hayesfield School and who preference as stated on their application form. will be in attendance at the time of admission. Please note that the home address is the address 3. Daughters of members of staff who have been at which the prospective student normally resides, employed at the school for 2 years. at the time of application. The School reserves the right to seek verification of this address. The School
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retains the right to withdraw the offer of a place, if it NORTON HILL SCHOOL has been made on the basis of false or misleading information. PRIORITY A Children in Public Care [Looked after children and Late Applications previously looked after children]. Late applications will be made via the Local Authority who will inform the school after all on-time PRIORITY B applications have been made. Late applications will Children in receipt of the mobility component of the then be admitted, if there is a place, or added to the Disability Living Allowance in respect of a physical waiting list in criteria order. disability and who live within the Area of Prime Responsibility [APR] for either Norton Hill School or Waiting Lists Somervale School. A list will be kept for a full academic year in PRIORITY C accordance with the above criteria. Any late Children from within the Area of Prime Responsibility applications, stating Hayesfield as a preference [APR] whose older sibling will be attending the or change of preference due to changed school on the admission date. circumstances, will be added at the appropriate position. Places will be offered in order from the PRIORITY D waiting list. Children living within the APR.
Fair Access PRIORITY E Students who are the subject of a direction by a Children living outside the APR whose older sibling Local Authority to admit, or who are allocated to a will be attending the school on the admission date. school in accordance with a Fair Access Protocol, PRIORITY F must take precedence over those on a waiting list. Children living outside the APR. Statement of Special Educational Need To be considered under the above criteria parents/ or an Education Health and Care Plan carers must have named the school as a preference. [EHC] Under the above criteria all preferences are There is a different procedure for the admission considered equally. If a pupil qualifies for more to school for children with a Statement of Special than one school they will be offered their highest Educational Need or an Education Health and Care preference as stated on their application form. Plan [EHC]. It is administered by the Local Authority To consider applications under Priority B of (LA) in whose area the family lives. The LA is the admissions criteria documentary evidence responsible for issuing the Statement and consulting confirming receipt of the mobility component of the parents and the Governing Body of Hayesfield Disability Living Allowance in respect of a physical School, before the school is named in the Statement. disability must be sent to the School by the closing If the school is named in the statement, the child will date of 31 October 2015. be admitted. If under all the above criteria any single category resulted in oversubscription, priority would be given to those children who live nearest to the school. Distance will be measured in a straight line from
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the address point of the child’s home address to Looked after children and previously looked after the address point of the school. Measurements children are as defined in the Department for will be determined using the Local Authority’s GIS Education School Admissions Code which came computerised mapping system with those living into force on 19 December 2014. Children in Public closer to the school receiving the higher priority. care [Looked after Children] or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being For the purpose of measuring home to school looked after became subject to an adoption, child distance, all calculations will be measured using a arrangement order, or special guardianship order. straight line measurement from the address point of the home to the address point of the school using a A sibling refers to children who are brother or sister, Geographical Information System (GIS) method. The half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, GIS system used within this LA would not be able step brother or sister, the child of the parent/carer’s to calculate a staircase measurement in the case partner and in every case the child should be living of multi-level dwellings. If the distance between two in the same family unit at the same address. children’s homes and the school is exactly the same The school has a Published Admissions Number of then a random allocation would be used for any such 247. All applications must be submitted to the child’s cases. home Local Authority (LA) by the closing date of 31 In the event of a school being oversubscribed October 2015. Parents can either use their LA’s On where the applicant for the final qualifying place(s) Line application facility or can complete their LA’s available within the admission number is the parent/ common application form. After the closing date the carer of twins, triplets or other multiple births the Governing Body will be provided with details of all Governors will breach the admission number to allow applications received. these children to be offered places. Under the Bath & North East Somerset LA’s secondary coordinated scheme, any parents General Information refused a place for the new Year 7 intake may ask Documentary evidence confirming receipt of the for their child’s name to go on the waiting list where mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance the name will remain until the end of the academic in respect of a physical disability will be required year. During that time, they would be re-considered to consider applications under Priority B of the by the Governors under the admissions criteria for admissions criteria. any places that may become available within the Children with a Statement of Special Educational admission number and alongside any parents who Needs [SEN] or an Education Health and Care have lodged an appeal and any later applications Plan [EHC] are dealt with through the SEN Code of received. Please note, however, that children who Practice and their placement is determined through are the subject of a direction by a LA to admit or who the statutory assessment process or an annual are allocated to the school in accordance with a Fair review of their statement. All schools are consulted Access Protocol must take precedence over those before being named on a pupil’s Statement and on the waiting list. schools have the opportunity to draw attention to any Any late applicants should complete their home LA’s difficulties arising from oversubscribed year groups. common application form and return it to their home If a particular school is named on a Statement LA as soon as possible. The Governing Body will this will take priority over the Admissions Criteria, be informed of any late applications received. Any although, wherever possible the place will be offered supporting evidence as detailed in the above policy within the Admission Number for the school. relating to Priority B applicants should be sent to the school direct.
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OLDFIELD SCHOOL circumstances: a) where the member of staff has been employed 1. Purpose at the school for two or more years at the time 1.1. The school is compliant with the School at which the application for admission to the Admissions Code issued by the Department school is made, and/or for Education on 19 December 2014, and with the law relating to admissions. b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill 1.2. As the school is an academy, the responsibility shortage. for admissions falls to the Governing Body. The purpose of the Code is to ensure that Priority 4 all school places are allocated and offered Oldfield School will offer up to 20 places in each in an open and fair way. In drawing up our Year 7 intake to provide education for those showing admission arrangements, we ensure that the a particular aptitude in Sport7. practices and the criteria used to decide the Priority 5 allocation of school places are fair, clear and Those children who live nearest to the school, objective. as measured in a direct line between the home 2. Determination of Priorities: address and preferred school. All calculations will be measured using a straight line measurement 2.1. Students will be admitted to the school from the address point of the home to the address according to the following criteria, in order of point of the school using a Geographical Information priority. System (GIS) method. The GIS system used within Priority 1 this LA would not be able to calculate a staircase Children in Public Care (looked after children1 and measurement in the case of multi-level dwellings. If previously looked after children. Previously looked the distance between two children’s homes and the after children are children who were looked after, school is exactly the same then a random allocation but ceased to be so because they were adopted2 would be used for any such cases. This rule would or became subject to a Child arrangement order3 or still be applied strictly to both children living within special guardianship order). Bath and North East Somerset and those from neighbouring authorities. Priority 2 Children whose older sibling4 will be attending the 3. Determination of Places 5 school on the admission date or have left the school 3.1. The majority of places are likely to be allocated within two years of the admission date. through Priority 5. Priority 3 3.2. To be considered under Priority 3 or 4, parents Children of members of staff employed6 by should complete the Oldfield School additional the school in either or both of the following information form (Appendix One) and returned
1 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 (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. 2 Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. 3 Under the terms of the Children Act 1989. A ‘Child arrangement order’ is defined as an order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is to live. 4 A sibling refers to children who are brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, foster brother or sister, step brother or sister, the child of the parent/ carer’s partner and in every case the child should be living in the same family unit at the same address. 5 If a child is living with two parents with different addresses and is spending time with each parent, one must be nominated as a main address. 6 Employed means being party to a contract of employment with the School as direct employer and does not include contractors. 7 A particular aptitude in Sport will be determined by a reference from a sports coach that the student is playing/competing at a National level.
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to the school no later than October 31st 2015 4.2. All schools are consulted before being along with associated evidence as required. named on a student’s Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC Plan) and schools have the 3.3. To be considered under the above criteria opportunity to draw attention to any difficulties parents/carers must have named the school as arising from oversubscribed year groups. a preference in their application to the LA. 4.3. If a particular school is named on an EHC 3.4. Under the above criteria all preferences are Plan this will take priority over the Admissions considered equally. If a student qualifies for Criteria, although, wherever possible, the more than one school they will be offered place will be offered within the Admission their highest preference as stated on their Number for the school. application form. 3.5. If under all the above criteria any single 5. Published Admissions Number category resulted in oversubscription, (PAN) priority would be given to those children 5.1. The school has a Published Admissions who live nearest to the school. Distance will Number of 224. All applications for the new be measured in a straight line from the front Year 7 intake must be submitted to the child’s door of the child’s home address to the main home Local Authority (LA) by the closing entrance of a school. Measurements will be date of 31 October 2015. Parents can either determined using the Local Authority’s GIS use their LA’s online application facility or computerised mapping system with those can complete their LA’s Common Application living closer to the school receiving the higher Form. After the closing date the Governing priority. Body will be provided with details of all 3.6. In the event of the school being applications received. oversubscribed where the applicant for the 6. Waiting lists and appeals final qualifying place(s) available within the 6.1. Under the Bath & North East Somerset LA’s admission number is the parent/carer of twins, secondary coordinated scheme, any parents triplets or other multiple births the Governors refused a place for the new Year 7 intake may will breach the admission number to allow ask for their child’s name to go on the waiting these children to be offered places. list where the name will remain until the end of 3.7. If there is more than one applicant ranked Term 2. equally according to the published admission 6.2. During that time, they would be re-considered criteria and there are insufficient places by the Governing Body under the admissions available to allocate all of the equally ranked criteria for any places that became available applicants, the B&NES random allocation within the admission number and alongside procedure will be followed. any parents who have lodged an appeal or 4. Education, Health and Care Plan any later applications received. (EHC Plan) 6.3. Please note, however, that children who 4.1. Children with an EHC Plan are supported are the subject of a direction by a LA to through the 2014 SEN & D Code and their admit or who are allocated to the school in placement is determined through the statutory accordance with a Fair Access Protocol must assessment process or an annual review. take precedence over those on a waiting
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list. Each added child requires the list to 9. Children of UK service personnel be ranked again in line with the published (UK Armed Forces) oversubscription criteria. Priority is not given 9.1. For families of service personnel with a to children based on the date their application confirmed posting to the area, or crown was received or their name was added to the servants returning from overseas to live in the list. Looked after children, previously looked area, the Governing Body will: after children, and those allocated a place at 9.1.1. allocate a place in advance of the the school in accordance with a Fair Access family arriving in the area, provided Protocol, take precedence over those on a the application is accompanied by an waiting list. official letter that declares a relocation 6.4. Parents have a right to appeal if their child is date and a Unit postal address refused a place at the school. The school will or quartering area address when communicate why admission was refused, considering the application against information about the right to appeal, the the oversubscription criteria. This deadline for lodging an appeal and contact will include accepting a Unit postal details for making an appeal. Parents will be address or quartering area address informed that, if they wish to appeal, they must for a service child. The school will not set out their grounds for appeal in writing. refuse a service child a place because the family does not currently live in the 7. Late Applications area, or reserve blocks of places for 7.1. Any late applicants should complete their these children; home LA’s common application form as soon 9.1.2. ensure that arrangements in their as possible. The Governing Body will be area support the Government’s informed of any late applications received. Any commitment to removing disadvantage supporting evidence as detailed in the above for service children. Arrangements policy relating to Priority 4; applicants should will be appropriate for the area and send the evidence to B&NES Admissions as described in the local authority’s Dept and the Admissions Registrar at Oldfield composite prospectus. School.
8. Admission of children outside their 10. In Year Applications (Casual normal age group Admissions) 10.1. In Year Admissions i.e. all applications other 8.1. Parents of gifted and talented children, or than for Year 7 or Sixth Form in September those who have experienced problems or missed part of a year, for example due to ill 10.2. All applications must be made directly to the health, can seek places outside their normal school. An application is made by completing age group. The Governing Body will make an application form which must be forwarded decisions on the basis of the circumstances of to the Admissions Registrar. All applications each case, informing parents of their statutory will be considered by the Admissions Authority right to appeal. This right does not apply if and places will be offered to those successful. they are offered a place in another year group 10.3. Where there are more applicants at any one at the school.
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time than there are places available applicants class becomes oversubscribed. will be invited to be added to the waiting list. If 11.4. As with all applications, the school has to a place becomes available, the place will be consider the likely class sizes before enrolling offered in accordance with the priority order a student in September. Applying early set out in section 2 above and not the length of gives the school an opportunity to plan a time a child’s name has been on a waiting list. manageable curriculum to best meet students’ 10.4. Overseas applicants must provide proof of needs. address and if necessary the DSL (Designated 11.5. We plan to run as many courses as possible. Safeguarding Lead) will make further enquiries However, the school will inform students in to ensure the placement meets private April/May which courses we are unable to run fostering guidelines. (DFE Safeguarding and due to very low student uptake Child Protection Guidance 2014). 11.6. The school currently caters for GCE A level, 11. Sixth Form Admissions AS level and BTEC students between the ages 11.1. Entry to Oldfield School Sixth Form is by of 16 to 19. We enrol only full time students. application to the Director of Post-16 Learning. AS level students are expected to study 4 Applications from external candidates are very advanced level courses. We do allow students welcome. occasionally to study 3 or 5 advanced level courses dependent on GCSE grades and 11.2. Students applying to Oldfield School Sixth individual circumstances. Form from other schools are invited to meet the Director of Post-16 Learning to discuss their 11.7. The admissions number for Oldfield School’s option choices and references are requested Sixth Form is 125 students. from their previous school. The references 11.8. The admission number for external students is enable us to assess the students’ predicted 25, although this can be exceeded if demand GCSE grades. In considering applications, for courses can be met. our aim is to accept students on to courses on 11.9. The Sixth Form has a code of conduct that which they can be expected to have a good students are expected to sign when they chance of success. join. This sets out guidelines on expected 11.3. Students are asked to make provisional course attendance and behaviour. choices. This is not a final commitment and 11.10. Specified Entry Requirements they will be able to reconsider their options after GCSE results are published and in light of 11.10.1. AS and Advanced level GCE the school timetable. We encourage students and applied GCE: Students are to apply by the end of Term 2 (Christmas). The usually expected to have gained deadline for all applications for September a minimum of 5 C grades at GCSE 2016 is 17th December 2015, although late and students are expected in applications will be considered. From February most subjects to gain A*, A or B 2016, subjects will be placed in timetable in the subjects they wish to study. blocks. Prospective students can choose one This means that the vast majority subject from each block. Students who apply of Sixth Form students achieve at before the February deadline and gain the least 4 GCSEs at grade B or above. necessary grades will be given priority if a Each subject details its own entry requirement in the prospectus. 56 A Secondary School for your Child 2014-20152016-2017 Don’t forget the closing date - 31 October 2015 Be on time - apply on-line
11.10.2. Entry on to Year 13 A2 GCE level 12.2.2. Those children who have siblings courses is not automatic. This currently attending Oldfield School. is assessed on the basis of the 12.2.3. Children of staff at the school, successful completion of the AS in either or both of the following level courses. Year 13 students circumstances: are full time students and study at least 2 A2 level courses. They a) where the member of staff has also attend tutor registrations and been employed at the school meetings, assembly and PSHE for two or more years at the events. time at which the application for admission to the school is 11.11. Students from overseas may be asked to made, and/or produce evidence of their entitlement to funding. This will affect only a few students b) the member of staff is recruited who do not have full UK citizenship. The vast to fill a vacant post for which majority of Sixth Form students are entitled to there is a demonstrable skill free (LA funded) post -16 education and do shortage. not need to apply for this LA funding. We are 12.2.4. Those children who live nearest to already aware of the status of current Oldfield the school, as measured in a direct School students. line between the home address and preferred school. This rule 12. Over-subscription of Sixth Form would still be applied strictly to Places both children living within Bath and 12.1. In all the cases listed below the general North East Somerset and those from entry requirements and academic entry neighbouring authorities. grades needed for each course would still apply. Potential AS level Sixth Form students 12.3. In the event of a place not being offered at are ranked according to predicted GCSE Oldfield School Sixth Form, the candidate has performance when being considered for an the right of appeal to an independent appeal oversubscribed class. panel. 12.2. If the sixth form is over-subscribed priority 13. Evaluation and Review would be given as follows: 13.1. The policy is evaluated in the following ways: 12.2.1. A. Children in Public Care looked informal discussion with parents; discussion after children and previously looked with our local Admissions Forum; annual after children. Previously looked review by Governors’ Admissions Committee after children are children who were 13.2. This Policy will be reviewed annually by the looked after, but ceased to be so Headteacher, and the Admission Committee because they were adopted (or will annually determine the admissions became subject to a residence order arrangements for the next year. or special guardianship order). It 13.3. Any changes to the admissions criteria must would be expected they would have be consulted on. This consultation will be the required qualifications for the an open consultation lasting a period of 12 courses they wish to study. weeks.
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13.4. This policy will be approved by the Full PRIORITY B Governing Body. Children in receipt of the mobility component of the 13.5. Date when policy was last approved: March Disability Living Allowance4 in respect of a physical 2015 disability and who live within the Greater Bath Consortium (GBC)5. 13.6. Date when next review is due: December 2015 PRIORITY C RALPH ALLEN SCHOOL Children whose older sibling6 will be attending the 7 The school is compliant with the School Admissions school on the admission date. Code issued by the Department for Education PRIORITY D on 19 December 2014, and with the law relating Ralph Allen will admit up to 15 students per year to admissions. As the school is an academy, the group who have aptitude in sports. Evidence of responsibility for admissions falls to the Academy aptitude can be provided in the following ways: a Trust. The purpose of the Code is to ensure that letter from a student’s primary school, or a letter from all school places are allocated and offered in an the providers of the specialized training programme open and fair way. In drawing up our admission based at the University of Bath or a similar high-level arrangements, we ensure that the practices and sports institution. These students must be registered the criteria used to decide the allocation of school on an elite athletes’ training programme such as the places are fair, clear and objective. Lawn Tennis Association Academy Programme; or a The school’s admission arrangements will be set comparable programme relating to another sport8. annually in collaboration with B&NES and following full consultation. For further information please see PRIORITY E Children of staff at the school, in either or both of the the School Admissions Code on the school website. following circumstances: Students will be admitted to the school according a) where the member of staff has been employed to the following criteria, in order of priority. at the school for two or more years at the time PRIORITY A at which the application for admission to the Children in Public Care (looked after children1 and school is made, and/or previously looked after children. Previously looked b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant after children are children who were looked after, post for which there is a demonstrable skill 2 but ceased to be so because they were adopted shortage. or became subject to a Child Arrangement order3 or special guardianship order).
1 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 (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. 2 Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. 3 Under the terms of the Children Act 1989. A ‘Child Arrangement order’ is defined as an order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is to live. 4 To consider applications under Priority B of the admissions criteria documentary evidence confirming receipt of the mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance in respect of a physical disability must be sent to the school by the closing date of 31 October 2016. 5 The Greater Bath Consortium is defined as the city of Bath. For further information see A Secondary School for your Child on B&NES website. 6 A sibling refers to children who are brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, foster brother or sister, step brother or sister, the child of the parent/ carer’s partner and in every case the child should be living in the same family unit at the same address. 7 If a child is living with two parents with different addresses and is spending time with each parent, one must be nominated as a main address. 8 To be considered under this priority, documentary evidence should be forwarded to B&NES Admissions Dept and the School Manager at Ralph Allen School for bulk Year 7 admissions, and to the School Manager at Ralph Allen School for in-year admissions. For Year 7 entry this letter must be sent to B&NES and the school by 31 October 2016 before any application can be considered for Priority D. The University of Bath and Ralph Allen School have a formal agreement with well-established links and working practices. Ralph Allen School has developed the ability to meet the needs of these students academically through coordinated school and academy programmes. We assess the appropriate number of courses for these students to study, based on academic capacity and their training schedules.
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PRIORITY F children’s homes and the school is exactly the same Children who are resident in the Greater Bath then a random allocation would be used for any such Consortium. cases. PRIORITY G In the event of the school being oversubscribed where the applicant for the final qualifying place(s) Those children who live nearest to the school, as available within the admission number is the parent/ measured in a direct line between the home address carer of twins, triplets or other multiple births the and preferred school. This rule would still be applied Governors will breach the admission number to allow strictly to both children living within Bath and these children to be offered places. North East Somerset and those from neighbouring authorities. If there is more than one applicant ranked equally according to the published admission criteria and NOTES there are insufficient places available to allocate all The majority of places are likely to be allocated of the equally ranked applicants, the B&NES random through priorities F and G. allocation procedure will be followed. To be considered under the above criteria parents/ General Information carers must have named the school as a preference. Under the above criteria all preferences are Notes considered equally. If a student qualifies for more Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC than one school they will be offered their highest Plan) preference as stated on their application form. Children with an EHC Plan are supported through Distance from the school the 2014 SEN & D Code and their placement is If under all the above criteria any single category determined through the statutory assessment resulted in oversubscription, priority would be process or an annual review. All schools are given to those children living nearest the school as consulted before being named on a student’s measured in a straight line from the address point of Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC Plan) and the child’s home address to the address point of the schools have the opportunity to draw attention to any school as defined by the Local Land and Property difficulties arising from oversubscribed year groups. Gazetteer (LLPG). Measurements will be determined If a particular school is named on an EHC Plan using the Local Authority’s Geographic Information this will take priority over the Admissions Criteria, System (GIS) computerised mapping system with although, wherever possible, the place will be those living closer to the school receiving higher offered within the Admission Number for the school. priority. Published Admissions Number (PAN) For the purpose of measuring home to school The school has a Published Admissions Number of distance, all calculations will be measured using a 180 for each of Years 7-11. All applications for the straight line measurement from the address point of new Year 7 intake must be submitted to the child’s the home to the address point of the school using a home Local Authority (LA) by the closing date of Geographical Information System (GIS) method. The 31 October 2015. Parents can either use their LA’s GIS system used within this LA would not be able online application facility or can complete their LA’s to calculate a staircase measurement in the case Common Application Form. After the closing date of multi-level dwellings. If the distance between two the Academy Trust will be provided with details of all
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applications received. Admission of children outside their normal age group Waiting lists and appeals Parents of gifted and talented children, or those who Under the Bath & North East Somerset LA’s have experienced problems or missed part of a year, secondary coordinated scheme, any parents refused for example due to ill health, can seek places outside a place for the new Year 7 intake may ask for their their normal age group. The Academy Trust will child’s name to go on the waiting list where the make decisions on the basis of the circumstances name will remain until the end of Term 2. During that of each case, informing parents of their statutory time, they would be re-considered by the Academy right to appeal. This right does not apply if they are Trust under the admissions criteria for any places offered a place in another year group at the school. that became available within the admission number and alongside any parents who have lodged an Children of UK service personnel (UK appeal or any later applications received. Please Armed Forces) note, however, that children who are the subject of For families of service personnel with a confirmed a direction by a LA to admit or who are allocated to posting to the area, or crown servants returning from the school in accordance with a Fair Access Protocol overseas to live in the area, the Academy Trust will: must take precedence over those on a waiting list. a) allocate a place in advance of the family Each added child requires the list to be ranked arriving in the area, provided the application is again in line with the published oversubscription accompanied by an official letter that declares criteria. Priority is not given to children based on the a relocation date and a Unit postal address date their application was received or their name or quartering area address when considering was added to the list. the application against the oversubscription Looked after children, previously looked after criteria. This will include accepting a Unit children, and those allocated a place at the school postal address or quartering area address for in accordance with a Fair Access Protocol, take a service child. The school will not refuse a precedence over those on a waiting list. service child a place because the family does Parents have a right to appeal if their child is refused not currently live in the area, or reserve blocks a place at the school. The school will communicate of places for these children; why admission was refused, information about the b) ensure that arrangements in their area right to appeal, the deadline for lodging an appeal support the Government’s commitment to and contact details for making an appeal. Parents removing disadvantage for service children. will be informed that, if they wish to appeal, they Arrangements will be appropriate for the must set out their grounds for appeal in writing. area and as described in the local authority’s composite prospectus. Late applicants Any late applicants should complete their home IN YEAR APPLICATIONS (CASUAL LA’s common application form as soon as possible. ADMISSIONS) The Academy Trust will be informed of any late Applicants should apply to the school on the applications received. Any supporting evidence application form available on the school and B&NES as detailed in the above policy relating to Priority websites. Any parent can apply for a place for B or Priority E applicants should be sent to B&NES their child at any time to any school outside the Admissions Dept and the School Manager at Ralph normal admissions round. If the relevant year group Allen School.
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is above its PAN, applications will be ranked in achieve less than they had hoped to achieve, do find accordance with our determined arrangements. studying for an AS level in a large class difficult. The A detailed procedure is listed on the website with school takes this into consideration when enrolling details of how to appeal should an application be students in September. We believe our students are unsuccessful. successful because we consider these issues and we discuss their options post-16 with them. Sixth Form Arrangements 2016/17 We plan to run as many courses as possible. General Entry Policy (External However, the school will inform students in April/May Applications) which courses we are unable to run due to very low student uptake Entry to Ralph Allen School Sixth Form is by application to the Head of Sixth Form. Applications Please check our website for updates to our from external candidates are very welcome. provision for September 2016. Students applying to Ralph Allen School Sixth Form The school currently caters for GCE A level, AS level from other schools are invited to meet the Head and BTEC students between the ages of 16 to 19. of Sixth Form to discuss their option choices and We enrol full time students. AS level students are references are requested from their previous school. expected to study 4 advanced level courses. We do The references enable us to assess the students’ allow students occasionally to study 3 or 5 advanced predicted GCSE grades. In considering applications, level courses dependent on GCSE grades and our aim is to accept students on to courses on which individual circumstances. We offer a small number of they can be expected to have a good chance of level 2 or diploma qualifications for a small number success. of students as we broaden our curriculum for post 16 students. Students are asked to make provisional course choices. This is not a final commitment and they The admissions number for Ralph Allen School’s will be able to reconsider their options after GCSE sixth form is 125 students. Approximately 20-25 of results are published and in light of the school these students are normally applicants joining the timetable. We encourage students to apply by the school in Year 12. end of Term 2 (Christmas). The deadline for all The sixth form has a code of conduct that students applications for September 2016 is 1st February are expected to sign when they join. This sets out 2016, although late applications will be considered. guidelines on expected attendance and behaviour. From February 2016, subjects will be placed in timetable blocks. Prospective students can Specified Entry Requirements choose one subject from each block. Students who AS and Advanced level GCE and applied GCE: apply before the February deadline and gain the Students are usually expected to have gained a necessary grades will be given priority if a class minimum of 5 C grades at GCSE and students are becomes oversubscribed. expected to gain A*, A or B in the subjects they As with all applications, the school has to consider wish to study. This means that the vast majority the likely class sizes before enrolling a student in of sixth form students achieve at least 4 GCSEs at September. Applying early gives the school an grade B or above. Each subject details its own entry opportunity to plan a manageable curriculum to best requirement. meet students’ needs. Students who have found The entry grades for level 2 qualifications are 6 the GCSE course difficult, and who consequently grade D GCSE results or higher and for level 3
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diploma courses students need 4 grade C GCSEs. UK Citizenship Specific subject entry requirements and further Students from overseas may be asked to produce information are available on the school website and evidence of their entitlement to funding. This will in the sixth form curriculum booklet. affect only a few students who do not have full UK Entry on to the year 13 A2 GCE level courses is citizenship. The vast majority of sixth form students not automatic. This is assessed on the basis of the are entitled to free (LA funded) post -16 education successful completion of the AS level courses and is and do not need to apply for this LA funding. We are explained in the sixth form planner. Year 13 students already aware of the status of current Ralph Allen are full time students and study at least 2 A2 level School students. courses. They also attend tutor registrations and Over-subscription meetings, assembly and PSHE. In all the cases listed below the general entry Elite Athletes requirements and academic entry grades needed for Ralph Allen will admit up to 15 students per year each course would still apply. Potential AS level sixth group who have aptitude in sports. Evidence of form students are ranked according to predicted aptitude can be provided in the following ways: a GCSE performance when being considered for an letter from a student’s primary school, or a letter from oversubscribed class. the providers of the specialized training programme If the sixth form is over-subscribed priority would be based at the University of Bath or a similar high-level given as follows: sports institution. These students must be registered A. Children in Public Care [looked after children9 on an elite athletes’ training programme such as the and previously looked after children. Lawn Tennis Association Academy Programme; or Previously looked after children are children a comparable programme relating to another sport. who were looked after, but ceased to be so (Elite athletes also study at Ralph Allen School in because they were adopted10 (or became Key Stages 3 and 4.) These students will still need subject to a child arrangement order11 or to meet the academic entry requirements for Ralph special guardianship order]. It would be Allen School Sixth Form Centre (as listed above). expected they would have the required The University of Bath and Ralph Allen School qualifications for the courses they wish to have a formal agreement with well-established study. links and working practices. Ralph Allen School has developed the ability to meet the needs of B. Children in receipt of the Personal these students academically through coordinated Independence Payment.12 school and academy programmes. We assess the C. Elite Athletes (with local sports training appropriate number of courses for these students provision at the appropriate level in place, as to study, based on academic capacity and their well as the required academic entry grades). training schedules. D. Those children who have siblings currently attending Ralph Allen School.
9 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 (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. 10 Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. 11 Under the terms of the Children Act 1989. A ‘residence order’ is defined as an order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is to live. 12 To consider applications under Priority B of the admissions criteria documentary evidence confirming receipt of the Personal Independence Payment in respect of a physical disability must be sent to the school by the closing date of 1 February 2016.
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E. Children of staff at the school, in either or both PRIORITY E of the following circumstances: Children living outside the APR. a) where the member of staff has been To be considered under the above criteria parents/ employed at the school for two or more carers must have named the school as a preference. years at the time at which the application Under the above criteria all preferences are for admission to the school is made, and/ considered equally. If a pupil qualifies for more or than one school they will be offered their highest b) the member of staff is recruited to preference as stated on their application form. fill a vacant post for which there is a If under all the above criteria any single category demonstrable skill shortage. resulted in oversubscription, priority would be given F. Those children who live nearest to the school, to those children who live nearest to the school. as measured in a direct line between the home Distance will be measured in a straight line from address and preferred school. This rule would the address point of the child’s home address to still be applied strictly to both children living the address point of the school. Measurements within Bath and North East Somerset and will be determined using the Local Authority’s GIS those from neighbouring authorities. computerised mapping system with those living closer to the school receiving the higher priority. In the event of a place not being offered at Ralph Allen Sixth Form, the candidate has the right of For the purpose of measuring home to school appeal to an independent appeal panel. distance, all calculations will be measured using a straight line measurement from the address point of General Information the home to the address point of the school using a The Principal’s regular reports to governors will Geographical Information System (GIS) method. The include a summary of the current admissions GIS system used within this LA would not be able position. to calculate a staircase measurement in the case of multi-level dwellings. If the distance between two SOMERVALE SCHOOL children’s homes and the school is exactly the same then a random allocation would be used for any such PRIORITY A cases. Children in Public Care [Looked after children and previously looked after children]. In the event of the school being oversubscribed where the applicant for the final qualifying place(s) PRIORITY B available within the admission number is the parent/ Children from within the Area of Prime Responsibility carer of twins, triplets or other multiple births the [APR] whose older sibling will be attending the Governors will breach the admission number to allow school on the admission date. these children to be offered places.
PRIORITY C General Information Children living within the APR. Children with a Statement of Special Educational PRIORITY D Needs [SEN] or an Education Health and Care Plan [EHC] are dealt with through the SEN Code of Children living outside the APR whose older sibling Practice and their placement is determined through will be attending the school on the admission date. the statutory assessment process or an annual review of their statement. All schools are consulted
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before being named on a pupil’s Statement and are allocated to the school in accordance with a Fair schools have the opportunity to draw attention to any Access Protocol must take precedence over those difficulties arising from on the waiting list. oversubscribed year groups. If a particular school is Any late applicants should complete their home named on a Statement this will take priority over the LA’s common application form and return it to their Admissions Criteria, although, wherever possible the home LA as soon as possible. The Governing Body place will be offered within the Admission Number will be informed of any late applications received in for the school. accordance with the Bath & North East Somerset LA’s secondary coordinated scheme. Looked after children and previously looked after children are as defined in the Department for ST. GREGORY’S CATHOLIC Education School Admissions Code which came into force on 19 December 2014. Children in Public COLLEGE care [Looked after Children] or a child who was For Entry to Year 7 in September 2016 and for previously looked after but immediately after being Casual Applications from September 2016-July 2017 looked after became subject to an adoption, child 1. Saint Gregory’s is a Catholic voluntary aided arrangement order, or special guardianship order. secondary school, which was established A sibling refers to children who are brother or sister, by the Diocese of Clifton. It primarily serves half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, designated Catholic parishes in Bath and step brother or sister, the child of the parent/carer’s North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire, partner and in every case the child should be living North West Wiltshire and the north of the in the same family unit at the same address. County of Somerset and admits children of 11-16 years. A map of the designated area The school has a Published Admissions Number of is available for inspection at the school office 141. All applications must be submitted to the child’s and on our website. www.st-gregorys.org.uk. home Local Authority (LA) by the closing date of 31 October 2015. Parents can either use their LA’s On The school has an agreed admission number Line application facility or can complete their LA’s of 160 for entry in year 7. The school will common application form. After the closing date the accordingly admit up to 160 pupils in the Governing Body will be provided with details of all relevant age group each year if sufficient applications received. applications are received. All applicants will be admitted if 160 or fewer apply. Under the Bath & North East Somerset LA’s secondary coordinated scheme, any parents The governing body, acting in accordance refused a place for the New Year 7 intake may ask with arrangements agreed with the Clifton for their child’s name to go on the waiting list where Diocesan Committee for Schools and Colleges the name will remain until the end of the academic and Bath and North East Somerset Local year. During that time, they would be re-considered Authority and within the School Admissions by the Governors under the admissions criteria for Code hereafter called The Code, is any places that may become available within the responsible for admissions. In line with The admission number and alongside any parents who Code, the governing body, as admissions have lodged an appeal and any later applications authority for the school, will operate an received. Please note, however, that children who equal preference system. In the event of are the subject of a direction by a LA to admit or who oversubscription, all applications for the school will be considered equally against the
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oversubscription criteria and ranked in order may consider supporting evidence (e.g. of how they meet the criteria. This information baptismal certificate, reference from minister, will be given to the Local Authority (LA) who references and/or certificates regarding will then consider all applications for each performing arts aptitude) sent in up to the date applicant and offer the highest preference of the Governors’ Admissions Panel meeting in which is available. December 2015. 2. The governors will admit up to the planned After the submission deadline of 31 October admission level (PAN) of 160 for pupils 2015, any applications received by the Local entering Year 7 in September 2016. Authority will be treated as a late application and will not be considered until the first round 3. Admissions outside the normal age group of offers have been made and then the over- will be individually considered and the subscription criteria will be applied. Any late advice of the LA’s specialist advisers (eg applicants should complete their home LA’s Educational Psychologists) and other relevant common application form and return it to their professionals, including the child’s present home LA as soon as possible. The schools Headteacher, will be sought, if appropriate, Supplementary Information Form (SIF) should, before a decision is made. however, be sent to the school direct. 4. For families living within B&NES, application The governing body will consider all for a place at the school should be made 5. applications against its policy criteria and on the B&NES common application form inform the LA of places to be offered. The LA and this should be submitted to the Admissions and Transport Department at will offer places on behalf of the governing 1 March 2016 Bath and North-East Somerset Council, body on . A waiting list, including Lewis House, Manvers Street, Bath, BA1 late applications from families moving into the area or who were otherwise unable to apply 1JG by 31 October 2015. For families living by the specified date, will be maintained outside of B&NES, parents should indicate until 31 December 2016. Applicants will be their preference for a place at Saint Gregory’s ranked again in the same order as the over- on the application form for their own LA e.g. subscription criteria and places offered on that Wiltshire, Somerset, South Gloucestershire. basis, with the exception of children who are These authorities will then inform B&NES about subject of a direction by the Local Authority this preference who will in turn inform the or who have been allocated to the school Governors of Saint Gregory’s. in accordance with the local Fair Access In addition parents/carers seeking application Protocol, who will take precedence over those of faith, sibling or specialism should complete on the waiting list. Applications received after a ‘Supplementary Information Form’ the 31 August 2016 will be considered as in- (SIF) issued by the school in order that the year applications as outlined in paragraph 8 of governors may apply their admissions policy this policy. fairly and consistently. Failure to do so may If the school is oversubscribed, after the affect which category of applicant a child 6. admission of pupils with a Statement of is placed into. These forms should be Special Educational Needs or Education, returned to the Admissions Officer at Saint Health and Care Plan hereafter called EHCP, Gregory’s by 31 October 2015. Governors where the school is named in the Statement
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or EHCP, priority for admission will be given arts ie Music, Dance, Drama and who live to those children who meet the criteria set out in the designated area. below, in order: 7 Other children (i.e who don’t come under 1 Children in public care (looked after 1-6) within the designated area with children / previously looked after children) brothers or sisters already at the school A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was at the date of application and who will be previously looked after became subject in attendance at the time of admission. to an adoption, Child arrangement, or Brother and sister are defined as children special guardianship order. A looked after who share one natural parent, step brother child is a child who is (a) in the care of the or sister, or have been legally adopted or local authority, or (b) being provided with fostered into the family. accommodation by a local authority in the 8 Other children living within the designated exercise of their social services functions area. (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). 9 All other children. 2 Baptised Catholics within the designated For categories 2 and 3 a baptismal certificate area of the school and any baptised must be submitted with the school’s Catholics at Our Lady of Lourdes school Supplementary Information Form for applicants in Kingswood. to be considered within these categories. A map of the designated area is available on our 3 Catholic children who do not have a website www.st-gregorys.org.uk designated school to attend. For category 5 a member of other Christian 4 Any children living within the designated denominations is a person who is baptised area attending any of the eight Catholic or initiated according to the rites of that partner primary schools of the South denomination. Adherence means current Clifton Catholic Federation i.e. St. John’s, and regular worship (regular means once a Bath; St. Mary’s, Bath; St Benedict’s, month attendance at church). According to Midsomer Norton. SS Joseph and Teresa, the advice of Clifton Diocese adherence to Wells; St Paul’s, Yate; St. Patrick’s, that denomination needs to be supported by Corsham. St Mary’s, Chippenham; and a minister of that denomination; the minister of any child attending Our Lady of Lourdes, religion must complete the relevant section of Kingswood. the school’s Supplementary Information Form 5 Children who live in the designated area for applicants to be considered within this whose parent/s /carer/s are members category. of, and adherents to, other Christian For category 6 the relevant section of the denominations as defined by Churches school’s Supplementary Information Form must Together. be completed and submitted to the school by 6 According to the provisions set out in 31 October 2015 with copies and evidence section 1.24 of the School Admission detailing aptitude in the relevant subjects. Code the governors will offer up to 16 Governors may consider supporting evidence (i.e. 10%) places to those pupils who can (e.g. references and/or certificates regarding demonstrate an aptitude in the performing
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performing arts aptitude) sent in up to the births, they will be considered as one date of the Governors’ Admissions Panel application in order not to split them. This may meeting in December 2015. In the event of result in the school breaching its Planned more than 16 children applying for places Admission Number. In the event of them within this category all category 6 applicants having to be placed on a waiting list they will will be invited to an audition in the school continue to be treated as one application to during term 2, organised and assessed by maintain our policy not to split multiple births. specialist staff, to help the governors arrive at fair and objective decisions based on aptitude. 10. Appeals procedure Those children who are not offered a place in Parents have a right to appeal against a category 6 will be placed in the appropriate refusal by the governing body to admit their category 7, 8 or 9. child and should put their appeal in writing to the Clerk to the Governors at the school 7. Tiebreakers within 20 school days of receiving the Places are allocated to the planned admission letter of refusal. Appeals will be arranged number (PAN) starting with category 1. A by the Diocesan Department for Schools and ‘tie-breaker’ will be applied where the PAN Colleges and conducted in accordance with is reached part way through any category the Code of Practice on School Appeals. and there is a need to decide which students This policy was determined by the Full meeting this criterion are to be allocated Governing Body on Thursday 12 March 2015 places and which are to be refused. For this purpose places for this category and ST. MARK’S CHURCH OF any further categories will be determined ENGLAND SCHOOL by the independent drawing of lots by a representative of the Local Authority. 1 General information
8. In-Year Applications 1.1 About our School There is no requirement for local authorities St Mark’s is a Church of England VA School. to co-ordinate in-year applications (i.e. It is a coeducational school which seeks to applications for places in existing year groups continue the Church of England’s historic role which fall outside the normal admission round) in providing quality education based on its for the offer year 2016/17 and all subsequent Christian foundation. years. In-year applications must be referred to The Governing Body is the Admissions the school for consideration by the Admissions Authority and is responsible for admission Committee against the criteria listed in decisions in connection with the school. ‘Day paragraph 6 above. As with all applications, to day’ admission decisions are delegated a Supplementary Information Form should be to an Admissions Committee of at least three completed, if appropriate. This will allow the governors. governors’ admission panel to determine the applicant’s category. The governors welcome applications from all parents and children from the local community 9. Multiple births including the neighboring regions, from In the event of applications from multiple the Greater Bath Consortium (GBC) and generally from families beyond this area. When
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administering the admission arrangements the access the Local Authority website and ensure that school will follow, unless otherwise stated, the they read and understand this information before definitions, procedures and timescale included proceeding with an application for a school place. within these admission arrangements. Related documents of particular importance are: 1.2 Contact Details The Local Authority Coordinated Admissions See Appendix 3 for further details. Scheme (this applies to starting and transferring school for the first time): http:// See pages 6 & 7 for Admissions & Transport www.bathnes.gov.uk/sites/default/files/ Unit Contact details. sitedocuments/Schools-and-Learning/ 1.3 The Published Admission Number AdmissionstoSchools/secondary_co- (PAN) ordinated_scheme_2016-17.pdf Statutory PANs apply for years 7 and 12 (the years The Local Authority In-Year Admissions of entry) and these indicate the number of places Scheme 2016-17 http://www.bathnes.gov. normally available. In accordance with the School uk/sites/default/files/sitedocuments/Schools- Admissions Code, the governors may increase PANs and-Learning/AdmissionstoSchools/in_year_ from time to time without further consultation and any admissions_scheme_2016-17.pdf change will be clearly notified on the school website The Local Authority Fair Access Protocol link: and the information updated in these admission http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/sites/default/files/ arrangements. fair_access_protocol_september_2013.pdf The statutory PANs set for the 2016/17 academic The Local Authority School Transport link: year are: http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/schools- Year 7 102 (a non-statutory admission limit colleges-and-learning/home-school-transport. of 102 applies for years 8 –11) Free School Meal Entitlement: http://www. Year 12 20 (applies for entry from other bathnes.gov.uk/services/schools-colleges- educational establishments – refer and-learning/school-meals-and-catering/free- to separate Sixth Form Admission school-meals Arrangements) 2 Over Subscription Criteria The governors’ Admissions Committee will consider 2.1 The School Admissions Code requires all applications in the governors to admit any children with a accordance with these admission arrangements Statement of Special Educational Needs or an and places will always be offered until the PANs Education Health Care Plan (EHC) naming St or admission limits are reached, at which point the Mark’s School before the consideration of any governors will consider refusing other applications. other applications.
1.4 Relevant Documents: Please read 2.2 Where there are more applications than this information before applying for there are places available within the required a school place year group, the governors will consider Important documents published by your Local all applications received against the Authority are relevant to some areas of school oversubscription criteria set out in section admissions procedure. Applicants are strongly 2.3. This will enable the governors to rank advised to contact their home Local Authority or
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children according to priority and identify 6. Children living within the parish of St Saviour’s, those children who should be allocated a Larkhall (see sections 6.7 Home address and place within the Published Admission Number 6.13 Parish map) or admission limit and those who should be 7. Children living within the GBC who themselves, refused. Where there are fewer applications or whose parent(s) are practising members than places available within the Published of the Church of England or another Christian Admission Number or admission limit set for group (see sections 6.7 Home address, 6.8 the required year group, places will normally Supplementary Information Form and 6.13 be provided for every child. Parish map) 2 Over Subscription Criteria 8. Children living within the GBC (see sections 1. Children in the care of a Local Authority at the 6.7 Home address and 6.13 Parish map) time of application, or whose care has ceased 9. Children who are themselves, or whose because he/she has become adopted or the parent(s)/carer(s) are practising members of subject of a child arrangement order or special the Church of England or another Christian guardianship order (see section 6.12 Children group (see section 6.8 Supplementary in care) Information Form) 2. Children with a sibling attending the school at 10. Children not satisfying a higher criterion the time of application and still be on roll at the time of admission (see section 6.5 Siblings) 3 Tie Breaker: 3. Children living in the parishes of Bathampton, Where the Published Admission Number Bathford, Batheaston, Charlcombe, Kelston, is reached part way through any criterion, North Stoke, St Catherine and Swainswick places will be allocated in priority order who are themselves or whose parent(s) are up to the published admission number, to practising members of the Church of England those children living nearest to the school or another Christian group (see sections 6.7 by straight line measurement between the Home address, 6.8 Supplementary Information main gate of the school and the door of the Form and 6.13 Parish map) child’s permanent home the ‘address point’ of the school and the ‘address point’ of the 4. Children living in the parishes of Bathampton, child’s permanent home (see section 6.7). Bathford, Batheaston, Charlcombe, Kelston, Where two or more children are assessed North Stoke, St Catherine and Swainswick at as exactly equal and it cannot otherwise be the time of application (see sections 6.7 Home determined which child has the higher priority address and 6.13 Parish map) for a school place or a position on a waiting 5. Children living within the parish of St list, the order of priority will be determined by Saviour’s, Larkhall, who are themselves, or the drawing of lots for these children. Where whose parent(s) are practising members of required, this will be conducted on the school the Church of England or another Christian premises by someone entirely independent group (see sections 6.7 Home address, 6.8 of the Admissions Committee and the Chair Supplementary Information Form and 6.13 of Governors or a nominated governor will Parish map) observe this process.
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4 Starting School in Year 7 for the Scheme timetable and the home Local first time Authority will then inform parents of individual 4.1 The following information should be read decisions on 1 March 2016 by email or letter in conjunction with the 2016 Coordinated post. Admissions Scheme published by the Local Authority in which area the child subject to the 5 Admission to any year group during the 2016/17 academic year application lives (the home Local Authority). (in-year admission) Additionally, applicants should read the information contained in the Local Authority’s 5.1 Applications can be submitted at any time ‘secondary guide for parents’, which will during the academic year, by completing explain the admission application process in the governors’ in-year application form and detail. These documents should be available returning this directly to the School Office. The on the home Local Authority’s website or upon application form is available to download from request to that Local Authority. the school website, or a copy can be provided upon request to the school office. The 4.2 Application forms relating to starting in year 7 governors will not consider any applications in September 2016 must be submitted directly received during school holiday periods until to the home Local Authority, to arrive no later school resumes. than 23.59 hours on 31 October 2015. A Supplementary Information Forms submitted in 5.2 The governors’ Admissions Committee will support of an application in order to evidence meet within five school days of the receipt of ‘practicing member of a Church organisation’ an application form. Where the request is for must be sent directly to the school to arrive the child’s chronological age year group and by the same closing date (see section 1.2 there is a place available, the decision will Contact details). normally be to admit the child concerned and applicants will be notified of this in writing. 4.3 The home Local Authority will forward applications directly to the Local Authority 5.3 In-year decision letters are sent out from the in which area a preferred school is located. School Office within five school days of the Where the application is for St Mark’s School, Admission Committee decision being taken. the Governing Body will be notified and the Applicants will be expected to confirm their governors Admissions Committee will meet acceptance of any place offered within 21 and rank every application received according school days (see section 6.11 Withdrawing an to the oversubscription criteria set out in allocated place) section 2.3. Applications received ‘on time’ by 5.4 Where the governors have more than one the published closing date will be processed application to consider at any one time for and places allocated before any late the same year group, they may need to apply applications are considered. A late application the published oversubscription criteria in closing date is published in Local Authority order to determine a priority for admission Coordinated admissions Schemes. where insufficient places exist (see Part 2 – 4.4 The governors’ allocation decisions will be Oversubscription Criteria) notified to Bath and North East Somerset 5.5 Where the requested chronological age year (B&NES) Local Authority in accordance with group is oversubscribed, the governors will this authority’s Coordinated Admissions carefully consider whether an additional child
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might still be admitted to the school without school is closed will not be administered until impacting on the available resources or school resumes. affecting the delivery of education. Normally 6.3 The school appeal application form must the decision will be to refuse admission if always be completed and submitted to the the year group is full and, where this is the School Office within 21 school days of the case, parents will be notified in writing of the date on the admission refusal letter. An appeal reasons for refusal and how to appeal against application form may be downloaded from the the governors’ decision (see Part 5 of these school website, or obtained from the School arrangements). Office. 5.6 The governors Admissions committee may refer some in-year admission applications in 7 Important Information accordance with the B&NES Local Authority 7.1 Waiting Lists Fair Access Protocol, where the information In accordance with statutory requirement the provided by an applicant on the school place governors will maintain a waiting list for the application form indicates that the child year of entry (Year 7) until the end of the first concerned may require additional support or term following transfer each September (shuts an alternative school provision. Applicants down at the end of December). Waiting lists are advised to read the Local Authority Fair are not held for any other statutory age year Access Protocol document before completing group. an in-year application form. This document can be downloaded and/or read on the The governors operate waiting lists for B&NES Local Authority Website (see section every year group. Where a child is formally 1.2 Contact details). refused admission to any year group, parents may request that his/her child’s name is 6 Appeals Procedure placed on the appropriate waiting list. This 6.1 Parents have the legal right to appeal against is held in ranked order according to the the governors’ decision to refuse a place oversubscription criteria. Waiting lists will at St Mark’s School for a child in their care, be maintained until the end of the academic providing a formal application for a school year. If a place becomes available within the place has been submitted and a decision Published letter sent out on behalf of the Governing Body Admission Number or other admission limit, explaining the reasons for refusal. Full details this will be offered for the highest ranked child explaining the appeal application process will at that time. be enclosed with the decision letter. 6.2 An appeal timetable will be published on the 7.2 Applications for children to school website by 28th February every year. enter a year group other than chronological age This sets out the timeframe for the various stages in the appeal process and includes The governors will consider applications statutory dates by which appeals must be on a case by case basis for ‘retained’ or heard. The governors do not organise appeal ‘accelerated’ entry in circumstances where hearings during school holiday periods and parents would like their child to be admitted to any appeal applications received when the a year group either side of the chronological age year group. Children must be of statutory
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school age when applications are made. The young person means that person who looks reasons for the request must be fully explained after the child and with whom the child lives, in writing and included with the school place irrespective of what their relationship is with application form. A child admitted under the child. these circumstances will be subject to an annual review in order to determine whether 7.7 Home Address the retention or acceleration should continue For the purposes of school admission, the or the child return to their chronological age governors’ definition of a child’s home address group. is considered to be where the child resides for the majority of their time with the person(s) who 7.3 Multiple birth applications (for legally have care of the child. Documentary example twins) evidence of house ownership or a minimum In the case of multiple birth applications, the six-month rental agreement may be required, Published Admission Number or admission together with proof of the child’s residence limit will be increased at the point of allocation at the property concerned. Places will not be or exceeded to ensure that multiple birth allocated on the basis of a future house move siblings can be allocated places at the same unless this can be confirmed through the school (the sibling definition still applies). exchange of contract or a signed formal lease 7.4 Children from Overseas agreement in place at the time of application. An address used for childcare arrangements Governors will not allocate a place to anyone cannot be used as a home address for the moving into the country from abroad prior purpose of applying for a school place. to their arrival in the county. Governors will The governors may withdraw the offer of a require proof of residency – see 6.7 ‘home school place if the child’s home address is address’. The only exceptions are children subsequently found to be fraudulent. of UK Service personnel and other Crown servants (including Diplomats) returning to the 7.8 Supplementary Information Form local area. (SIF) 7.5 Siblings The Governors Supplementary Information Form must be submitted in connection with For the purpose of school admission, the oversubscription criteria 3, 5, 7 or 9. The governors’ definition of a sibling is “a child governors define ‘practicing’ as ‘attending living at the same address as a half or full the place of worship at least once per month brother or sister, an adoptive brother or sister, for a minimum period of six months prior to or children of the same household at the time application’. Applicants must complete the of application and remaining so at the time of governors Supplementary Information Form admission”. and ensure that the vicar, priest, minister, 7.6 Parent pastor or warden of their Church/place of worship also completes the relevant sections. A ‘parent’ in education law includes natural Completed supplementary Information Forms parents, whether they are married or not and must be submitted in conjunction with a a person other than the natural parent(s) who school place application form and be returned has parental responsibility or care of a child directly to the school office. Application forms or young person. Having ‘care’ of a child or
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will not be considered until all the relevant a new applicant where no waiting list exists. supplementary information is available. The governors may also withdraw the offer of a school place if the child’s home address is 7.9 Distance Measurements subsequently found to be fraudulent. For the purpose of measuring home to school distance, all calculations will be based on a 7.12 Children in Care (Looked After straight-line measurement between the main Child) gate of the school and the front door of the The School Admissions Code requires that; child’s home address (as defined in 6.8) published oversubscription criteria provide using a Geographical Information System ‘Looked After Children’ and ‘previously Looked (GIS) method the address point of the home After Children’ with the highest priority for a to the address point of the school using a GIS school place. For admission purposes, Looked mapping system. (Address Point is a dataset After Children are defined as ‘children who are that uniquely defines and locates residential, in the care of local authorities as defined by business and public postal addresses in Great Section 22 of the Children Act 1989 and must Britain. It is created by matching information be in public care at the time of application to from Ordnance Survey digital map databases a school. Previously looked after children are with more than 27 million addresses recorded defined as children who were looked after, but in the Royal Mail). In the case of multi-level ceased to be so because they were adopted dwellings such as flats, the staircase will be or became subject to a child arrangement included in the distance measurement. order or special guardianship order.
7.10 Children with a Statement of 7.13 Parish map Special Educational Needs The governors prioritise some school places Children with a Statement of Special on the basis of parish areas. A map indicating Educational Needs or an Education Health the parish boundaries is available to view on Care Plan (EHC) are admitted to school the school website or a copy can be provided in accordance with a separate process for viewing at the school office (see Section administered by the Local Authority (LA) in 1.2 Contact detail). whose area the family lives. The governors must always admit a child whose Statement WELLSWAY SCHOOL names St Mark’s School. Wellsway School (“the School”) is an outstanding 7.11 Withdrawing an allocated place school set in east Keynsham. It is an academy and is, as a consequence, its own admissions authority. The governors will expect parents to confirm by post or email within 21 school days, their The School has a single Area of Prime Responsibility acceptance of any place offered at the school (APR) which normally serves the part of Keynsham and the child must be attending school within to the East of the River Chew, Chelwood Village, five weeks of the date of the original offer Compton Dando, Corston, Marksbury, Newton St letter. The governors reserve the right to Loe, Priston and Saltford. The School caters for the withdraw the offer of a place if these conditions 11-18 age range. are not met and to reallocate the place to the While parents have the right to choose a preferred highest ranked child on a waiting list, or to school, the number of places available at that school
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may limit the choice. Usually the School is over- Children of staff where that member of staff has been subscribed and therefore the Governing Body has to employed for two or more years at the time at which apply criteria (“the over-subscription criteria”), listed the application for admission to the school is made in order of priority, when allocating places. and/or where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill Admission to Year 7 September 2016 shortage. The process for admissions to the School is governed by regulations made under the School PRIORITY D Standards and Framework Act 1998. All the Children living within the APR. processes described below are in accordance with PRIORITY E that Act. The arrangements set out in this Policy Children living outside the APR whose older sibling apply to all students except those with Statements of will be attending the school on the admission date. Special Educational Needs. If your child has such a statement you do not apply for a place at the School PRIORITY F under this policy. Instead, you must contact your Children living outside the APR. local authority who will advise you on the procedure Please note that applications for Wellsway School to follow. should be made through the family’s home local authority. Published Admissions Number The School has a Published Admission Number To be considered under the above criteria parents/ of 230 which means that it will admit 230 students carers must have named the School as a preference in Year 7. This includes students with Statements on the Common Application Form. Under the above of Special Educational Needs or an Educational criteria all preferences are considered equally. If a Healthcare statement where the school is named. pupil qualifies for more than one school they will be If 230 or fewer applications (including those offered their highest preference as stated on their statemented children) are received, all those application form. applying will be offered places. If the School receive If under the above criteria any single category more than 230 applications, i.e. the School is over- resulted in oversubscription, priority would be subscribed, the following procedure is followed. given to those children living nearest the school as measured in a straight line from the address point of The Over-Subscription Criteria the child’s home address to the address point of the PRIORITY A school. As defined by the Local Land and Property Looked after children or previously looked after Gazetteer (LLPG). Measurements will be determined children [the latter are children who were looked using the Local Authority’s Geographic Information after, but ceased to be so because they were System (GIS) computerised mapping system with adopted (or became subject to Child Arrangement those living closer to the school receiving higher Order.or special guardianship order). priority. PRIORITY B For the purpose of measuring home to school Children from within the Area of Prime Responsibility distance, all calculations will be measured using a [APR] whose older sibling will be attending the straight line measurement from the address point of school on the admission date. the home to the address point of the school using a Geographical Information System (GIS) PRIORITY C
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method. The GIS system used within this LA would resides with their parent. Temporary addresses may not be able to calculate a staircase measurement not be used. Where the parent/guardian/carers of in the case of multi-level dwellings. If the distance the child have separated, the home address of the between two children’s homes and the school is child will be regarded as the address at which the exactly the same then a random allocation would be child sleeps for the majority of the weekdays. used for any such cases. The School reserves the right to investigate home In the event of the School being oversubscribed addresses and may ask applicants to supply further where the applicants for the final qualifying place(s) evidence of the home address. This may include available within the admission number are twins, Council Tax, Electoral Roll, Utility Bill records, GP triplets or other multiple births the School will offer registration, and Child Benefit records. these children places. A place allocated on the basis of fraudulent GENERAL INFORMATION information may be withdrawn. As indicated above, children with a Statement of In Year Admissions (i.e. all applications Special Educational Needs [SEN] or an Educational other than for Year 7 or Sixth Form in Healthcare Plan are dealt with through the SEN September 2016) Code of Practice and their placement is determined All applications must be made directly to the through the statutory assessment process or School. An application is made by completing an an annual review of their statement. All schools application form which must be forwarded to the are consulted before being named on a pupil’s School. If no form is submitted the School will not Statement and schools have the opportunity be able to process the application. All applications to draw attention to any difficulties arising from will be considered by the Admissions Committee oversubscribed year groups. If the School is named of the Governing Body and places will be offered if on a Statement the pupil must be admitted. . this will not prejudice efficient education of others at the School or the efficient use of resources. Where Waiting List there are more applicants at any one time than there Unsuccessful applicants will have the opportunity are places available, priority will be determined by to go on the Waiting List. Places in Year 7 are applying the Oversubscription Criteria set out above. offered from the Waiting List in accordance with the oversubscription criteria. The Waiting List will be kept Independent Appeal Panel open until December. Anyone applying under any of the provisions of this Every effort will be made to contact applicants on the policy who is not offered a place at the School will waiting list using the last contact details provided by be advised of the process for appeal.The admission the applicant, but, where a response to an offer has appeals timetable will be published on the School’s not been received within 10 school days, the offer website by 28th February of each year. will be withdrawn and the available place offered to the next child on the waiting list to qualify for the WRITHLINGTON SCHOOL available place. PRIORITY A Home Address Children in Public Care [Looked after children and previously looked after children]. The child’s home address is defined as the permanent address where he or she generally PRIORITY B Children from within the Area of Prime Responsibility
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[APR] whose older sibling will be attending the these children to be offered places. school on the admission date. GENERAL INFORMATION PRIORITY C Children with a Statement of Special Educational Children living within the APR. Needs [SEN] or an Education Health and Care PRIORITY D Plan [EHC] are dealt with through the SEN Code of Children living outside the APR whose older sibling Practice and will be attending the school on the admission date. their placement is determined through the statutory PRIORITY E assessment process or an annual review of their statement. All schools are consulted before being Children living outside the APR. named on a pupil’s Statement and schools have To be considered under the above criteria parents/ the opportunity to draw attention to any difficulties carers must have named the school as a preference. arising from oversubscribed year groups. If a Under the above criteria all preferences are particular school is named on a Statement this will considered equally. If a pupil qualifies for more take priority over the Admissions Criteria, although, than one school they will be offered their highest wherever possible the place will be offered within the preference as stated on their application form. Admission Number for the school. If under all the above criteria any single category Looked after children and previously looked after resulted in oversubscription, priority would be given children are as defined in the Department for to those children who live nearest to the school. Education School Admissions Code which came Distance will be measured in a straight line from into force on 19 December 2014. Children in Public the address point of the child’s home address to care [Looked after Children] or a child who was the address point of the school. Measurements previously looked after but immediately after being will be determined using the Local Authority’s GIS looked after became subject to an adoption, child computerised mapping system with those living arrangement order, or special guardianship order. closer to the school receiving the higher priority. A sibling refers to children who are brother or sister, For the purpose of measuring home to school half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, distance, all calculations will be measured using a step brother or sister, the child of the parent/carer’s straight line measurement from the address point of partner and in every case the child should be living the home to the address point of the school using a in the same family unit at the same address. Geographical Information System (GIS) method. The The school has a Published Admissions Number of GIS system used within this LA would not be able 245. All applications must be submitted to the child’s to calculate a staircase measurement in the case home Local Authority (LA) by the closing date of 31 of multi-level dwellings. If the distance between two October 2015. Parents can either use their LA’s On children’s homes and the school is exactly the same Line application facility or can complete their LA’s then a random allocation would be used for any such common application form. After the closing date the cases. Governing Body will be provided with details of all In the event of the school being oversubscribed applications received. where the applicant for the final qualifying place(s) Under the Bath & North East Somerset LA’s available within the admission number is the parent/ secondary coordinated scheme, any parents carer of twins, triplets or other multiple births the refused a place for the New Year 7 intake may ask Governors will breach the admission number to allow
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for their child’s name to go on the waiting list where students with the employability skills so needed the name will remain until the end of the academic in the current and future employment arena. The year. During that time, they would be re-considered curriculum will offer progression routes 14-19 and by the Governors under the admissions criteria for beyond. any places that may become available within the The pathways will drive a distinctive ethos for admission number and alongside any parents who The School, ensuring that creativity, risk taking, have lodged an appeal and any later applications team work, problem solving and a ‘passion for received. Please note, however, that children who learning’ drives standards. Project based learning are the subject of a direction by a LA to admit or who pedagogies embedding the CREATE learning are allocated to the school in accordance with a Fair framework will underpin delivery of the curriculum Access Protocol must take precedence over those across all pathways. Students’ experiences will on the waiting list. bridge academic and practical studies through Any late applicants should complete their home project based learning, weekly industry standard LA’s common application form and return it to their work experience, e-learning and enterprise home LA as soon as possible. The Governing Body programmes. will be informed of any late applications received in Our Admissions Policy reflects these aspirations. accordance with the Bath & North East Somerset The Bath Studio School will provide places for young LA’s secondary coordinated scheme. people aged 14-19 and the admission arrangements Schools with a First for the year group 10 and 12 are set out below. The Bath Studio School is committed to Admission at Year 10 straightforward, open, fair and transparent admissions arrangements. The School will act fully The Bath Studio School in accordance with the School Admissions Code (as revised December 2014), the Schools Admissions Admissions Policy Appeals Code and admissions law as they apply to The Bath Studio School is a unique Collaboration of academies. local schools and employers. The school offers a real choice within Bath and North East Somerset as Published Admission Number (PAN) an alternative to existing provision. We want to give The School has the following published admission young people an opportunity to shine based on their numbers for the School for the year 2014/2015 and, real abilities, passions and interests. subject to any changes approved or required by the The School will be a pathway for young people Secretary of State, for subsequent years: to be able to pursue their professional areas of Expected Student Numbers at the Bath interest and be fully equipped for the world of work. The School curriculum will focus on 3 key Studio School 2015 onwards sector employment skills pathways: Creative 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 media, Journalism and Broadcasting; Business & Year 10 40 70 70 70 70 70 70 Administration; IT, Computing & Graphic Year 11 0 40 70 70 70 70 70 In addition the school will have a highly academic Year 12 60 70 80 80 80 80 80 pathway which incorporates vocational learning. The key objective is to offer a high quality curriculum Year 13 0 60 70 80 80 80 80 which meets employer demands and equips all Total 100 240 290 300 300 300 300
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Published Admission Numbers at the could result in the place being withdrawn. We will Bath Studio School 2015 onwards operate in keeping with the Local Authority’s Fair 2015 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Access Protocol Year 10 40 70 70 70 70 70 70 Applications for places at The Bath Studio School Sixth Form will be made directly to the school using Year 12 60 70 40 10 10 10 10 the application form in the school prospectus, Total 100 140 110 80 80 80 80 downloaded from the school’s website or available All year 11 students at the Bath Studio School will be on application to the school. entitled to progress to Post 16 provision, if they meet The timetable for applications will be as follows: the minimum entry requirements as outlined. Year 10 –For 2016 onwards, applications must If fewer pupils transfer from Year 11 to Year 12 than be received by the Bath and North East Somerset expected, the School will admit additional external admissions team by 31st October before the year of pupils into Year 12 up to the stated expected entry. student numbers. Year 12 – applications must be received by The Before setting a revised admission number lower Bath Studio School by 28th February 2016. than its published admission number, The Trust will consult relevant parties as required by law. Pupils Consideration of Applications will not be admitted in any year group above the The Trust will consider all applications for places published admission number for that year group at The Bath Studio School. Where fewer than the unless exceptional circumstances apply. Relevant published admission number(s) for the relevant year parties are listed in Paragraph 1.44 of the School groups are received the Trust will offer places at the Admissions Code. School to all those who have applied.
PROCEDURE FOR ADMITTING PUPILS Admission arrangements TO THE BATH STUDIO SCHOOL All Pupils with statements of Special Educational Process of Application Needs or an Education Health and Care Plan [EHC] where The Bath Studio School is named on the From 2015 onwards, applications at Year 10 will be statement will be allocated a place. made in accordance with the Bath and North East Somerset Local Authority’s co-ordinated admission Procedures where The Bath Studio arrangements and will be made on the application School is oversubscribed for 14-16 form administered by the local authority. Year 10 provision: application forms will be made available through Where the number of applications for admission the school, in the school prospectus and on the is greater than the published admission number, school website at www.thebathstudioschool.org.uk applications will be considered against the criteria as well as the Bath and North East Somerset Council set out below. The criteria will be applied in the website http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/schools- order in which they are set out below: colleges-and-learning/admissions-schools (a) Looked after Children and previously looked The application form must be returned to the Local after children (who are children who were Authority Pupil admissions team as detailed on the looked after, but ceased to be because they application form by the closing date of 31 October were adopted or became subject to a child 2015. Inaccurate or false information on the form arrangement or special guardianship orders)
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(b) Children with a social or medical reason – child being allocated a place under random Applications must be supported by written allocation and another not. This allocation will evidence from a professional such as a doctor be overseen by an independent appointee of or social worker involved in the case must The Bath Studio School Trust. demonstrate why only this school can meet the (b) If we are unable to distinguish between needs of the child. applicants on the basis of distance because (c) Siblings of children who are still attending the they are children who are as a result of school in the academic year of admission – multiple births or live in the same block of children are siblings if they are step siblings, flats, then the child or children who will be adopted or foster brothers or sisters living in offered the available place(s) will be randomly the same family unit at the time when the child selected. This allocation will be overseen by is due to start in the school. an independent appointee of The Bath Studio School Trust. (d) Children who are eligible for pupil premium – are registered as eligible for free school meals; (c) Unsuccessful applicants will have a right of have been registered as eligible for free appeal to an independent admission appeals school meals in the last 6 years; have been panel. looked after by the local authority continuously for more than six months; have parents who The Home Address are serving in the UK armed forces or who are (a) The home address used on the school’s serving in the armed forces of another nation admission form must be the current one at and are stationed in England. the time of application, i.e. the family’s main residence. If a child is resident with friends (e) Children residing within a 15 mile radius will or relatives (for reasons other than legal be allocated a place by a random allocation guardianship) the friends or relatives’ address method. This allocation will be overseen by will not be considered for allocation purposes. an independent appointee of The Bath Studio School Trust. This means that applicants (b) If the address changes subsequently, the living close to The Bath Studio School do not parents should notify the school. Where the have priority over other applicants within the parents live at different addresses, and there catchment area. Random allocation means is shared parenting, the address used will the school will not select children on the basis normally be the one where the child wakes up of their ability. (Map showing 15 mile radius is for the majority of Monday to Friday mornings. available to view at the school) (c) If there is any doubt about this, then the (f) Children residing outside the designated address at which the child is registered with catchment area with priority being given to their GP will be used. Parents may be asked to those living nearest to the School as measured show evidence of the claim that is being made in a straight line from the applicant’s home for the address. address to the front gates of the School. (d) Where there is dispute about the correct address to use, the trust reserve the right to Other considerations make enquiries of any relevant third parties, (a) Applications from sets of twins or other e.g. the child’s GP, Council Tax Office, children from multiple births will be treated as Electoral Registration Officer, utilities provider. individual applicants, this may result in one
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(e) For children of UK Service personnel and other When there are more external applicants that satisfy Crown Servants returning to the area proof of the academic entry requirements than the number of the posting is all that is required. post - 16 places available the criteria will be applied in the order in which they are set out below: Late Applications (a) Looked after Children and previously looked (a) Applications received after the closing date of after children (who are children who were the admissions window will only be considered looked after, but ceased to be because they if there are places available. A late application were adopted or became subject to residence will not affect the right of appeal or the right to orders or special guardianship orders) be placed on the waiting list. (b) Children residing within a 15 mile radius will (b) Following the admissions closing date any be allocated a place by a random allocation late applicants will be allocated a place on a method. This allocation will be overseen by first come first served basis if the School has an independent appointee of The Bath Studio places available. School Trust. This means that applicants (c) The School will ensure that someone living close to The Bath Studio School do not independent of the school supervises the have priority over other applicants within the random allocation process. catchment area. Random allocation means the school will not select children on the basis Post 16 admission criteria of their ability. (Map showing 15 mile radius is (a) The School has a specific criteria as below available to view at the school) in relation to minimum academic entrance (c) Children residing outside the designated requirements for admission or transfer to Year catchment area with priority being given to 12 of the School. This will also be published on those living nearest to the School as measured the school website, www.thebathstudioschool. in a straight line from the applicant’s home org.uk -C -C address to the front gates of the School. (b) Both internal and external pupils wishing to enter Year 12 will be expected to have Tie Break for Post -16 students met the minimum academic entry. If either In the event of two or more applications that cannot internal or external applicants fail to meet the otherwise be separated then the child or children minimum course requirements they will be who will be offered the available place(s) will be given the option of pursuing an alternative randomly selected. This allocation will be overseen courses for which they do meet the minimum by an independent appointee of The Bath Studio requirements, if that course is provided by the School Trust. School. When Year 12 is undersubscribed all The closing date for Year 12 admissions will be 28th applicants meeting the minimum academic February for September 2016. Applications received entry requirements will be admitted. after this deadline will be considered if places are (c) Pupils with statements of Special Educational still available or if places subsequently become Needs where the Bath Studio School is named available at a later stage. on the statement will be offered a place. There will be a right of appeal to an Independent Appeals Panel for internal pupils refused transfer and external applicants refused admission.
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Unsuccessful applicants will be sent details of how Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the the appeals procedure can be accessed with their Secretary of State may: letter of notification. (a) Direct the School to admit a named pupil Operation of waiting lists to the School on application from a local authority. The School will operate a waiting list. Where in any year The School receives more applications for (b) Direct the School to admit a named pupil to places than there are places available, a waiting the School if the School has failed to act in list will operate until the end of the first term of the accordance with this policy or has otherwise school year. This will be maintained by The School failed to comply with applicable admissions and it will be open to any parent to ask for his or and equalities legislation or the provisions of her child’s name to be placed on the waiting list, the Codes. following an unsuccessful application. Details of how to appeal will be included in the letter Children’s position on the waiting list will be advising that a place has been refused. The School determined solely in accordance with the shall prepare guidance for parents and relevant oversubscription criteria set out in 16-16 admission children about how the appeals process will work arrangements, or for post‐16 places as above. and provide them with a named contact who can Where a place becomes vacant it will be allocated answer any enquiries they may have about the to children on the waiting list in accordance with the process. oversubscription criteria. The School may, if it chooses, enter into an agreement with a LA or any other organisation for it Arrangements for admitting pupils to to recruit, train and appoint appeal panel members, other year groups, including replacing any pupils who have left The Bath and to arrange for the process to be independently Studio School. administered and clerked. The Trust will consider all such applications and if In the paragraphs above, “relevant children” means: the year group applied for has a place available, (a) In the case of appeals for entry to a sixth form, admit the child. If more applications are received the child, and; than there are places available, the oversubscription (b) In any other case, children who are above criteria shall apply. Parents whose application is compulsory school age, or will be above turned down shall be entitled to appeal. compulsory school age by the time they start Appeals to receive education at the school. The School shall ensure that parents, and relevant The Mendip Studio School children, will have the right of appeal to an independent Appeal Panel if they are dissatisfied RATIONALE with an admission decision of the Trust. The The Mendip Studio School has a responsibility to Independent Appeal Panel will be independent ensure that admission and leaving procedures are of the School and Trust. The arrangements for fair, open, clear, precise and managed effectively in appeals will comply with the School Standards the interests of the students. and Framework Act 1998. The determination of the appeal panel is binding on all parties.
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PURPOSE ADMISSIONS • To ensure that admission criteria are applied Year 10 Admissions for 2016-17 will be part of the appropriately Local Authority’s coordinated arrangements and will be received according to timescales published • To provide a smooth transfer of the student to by Bath and North East Somerset. This will require or from the Studio School parents, guardians and carers to complete a This policy is reviewed annually by the Headteacher, Common Application Form provided by the Local the relevant Governors’ sub-committee and the full Authority in which the applicant lives. Governing Body of the Studio School. The appeals process is delegated to by the school Published Admission Number to an independent Appeal Panel (Appendix 3). The Published Admission Number (PAN) is the For Year 12 admission the application form must be number of external learners admitted in each cohort. returned directly to the Mendip Studio School for As a transitional measure, the Mendip Studio School 2016 entry and subsequent years. The school will will agree to admit up to 40 students in Year 10 operate in keeping with the Local Authority’s Fair with a further 60 places being available for learners Access Protocol. (Appendix 2) beginning Year 12. In September 2017, the school Applications for places using the application form will reach full capacity with 300 students on roll in the school prospectus, downloaded from the overall. For each year, if fewer applications than school’s website or available on application to the the PAN are received, all those applying will be school. admitted. The Mendip Studio School will offer Post 16 provision Appendix 1 for a maximum of 140 learners. In September 2015 Admission arrangements for both Key Stages the Year 12 PAN will be 60. The Year 12 PAN will All Pupils with statements of Special Educational increase to 70 in September 2016 as the College Needs or Educational Health & Care Plan where The builds to full capacity. From 2017 onwards, students Mendip Studio School is named on the statement/ already enrolled in Year 11 at Mendip Studio School plan will be allocated a place. will automatically progress to Post 16 if they meet the minimum academic entry requirements for the Applications are made using an online form from the courses they are applying. If necessary the school school website. Where the number of applications will breach its planned admission numbers to for admission is greater than the published accommodate these students. admission number, all applications will be placed in a rank order against the oversubscription criteria set Planned admission numbers out below: 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 (a) Looked after Children and previously looked Year 10 40 70 80 80 80 80 after children (who are children who were looked after, but ceased to be because they Year 12 60 70 30 0 0 0 were adopted or became subject to child Total 100 140 110 80 80 80 arrangement orders or special guardianship orders). (b) Children who are on the roll of schools within the MAT in the academic year of admission.
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(c) Siblings of children who are still attending the (c) The home address used on the school’s school in the academic year of admission – admission form must be the current one at children are siblings if they are step siblings, the time of application, i.e. the family’s main adopted or foster brothers or sisters living in residence. If a child is resident with friends the same family unit at the time when the child or relatives (for reasons other than legal is due to start in the school. (d) Children of guardianship) the friends or relatives’ address staff working at the Mendip Studio School that will not be considered for allocation purposes. have been employed for two or more years or (d) If the address changes subsequently, the have been recruited to a post for which there parents should notify the school. Where the is a demonstrable skill shortage. parents live at different addresses, and there (e) Children residing within a 20 mile distance of is shared parenting, the address used will the Mendip Studio School and within the target normally be the one where the child wakes up area as indicated on the map will be allocated for the majority of Monday to Friday mornings. a place by a random allocation method. Parents may be asked to show evidence of the claim that is being made for the address. This random allocation will be overseen by an independent appointee of The Mendip Studio (e) Where there is dispute about the correct School Trust and means that applicants living address to use, the trust reserve the right to close to The Mendip Studio School will not make enquiries of any relevant third parties, have priority over other applicants within the e.g. the child’s GP, Council Tax Office, 20 mile radius. Electoral Registration Officer, utilities provider. (g) Children residing outside the designated (f) For children of UK Service personnel and other target area with priority being given to those Crown Servants returning to the area proof living nearest to the School as measured of the posting is all that is required before in a straight line from the applicant’s home processing the application. address to the school. Measurements will be determined using the Local Authority’s GIS Additional Year 12 admission criteria computerised mapping system with those (a) The School has specific criteria as below living closer to the school receiving the higher in relation to minimum academic entrance priority. requirements for admission or transfer to Year 12 of the School. This will also be published Other considerations on the school website. The normal minimum (a) In the event of the school being entry requirement is 5 GCSEs at grade A*-C oversubscribed where the applicant for the including English and Mathematics. Any final qualifying place(s) available within the student admitted without at least Grade C in admission number is a twin, triplet or other English and Mathematics will be required to multiple births the Governors will consider this continue the study of these subjects until he/ as a single application and admit over the she has achieved a grade at this level. published admissions number if necessary. (b) Both internal and external pupils wishing to (b) Unsuccessful applicants will have a right of enter Year 12 will be expected to have met the appeal to an independent admission appeals minimum academic entry. If either internal or panel. external applicants fail to meet the minimum course requirements they will be given the
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option of pursuing alternative Level 3 or Level A sibling refers to children who are brother or sister, 2 courses for which they do meet the minimum half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, requirements, if that course is provided by the step brother or sister, the child of the parent/carer’s School. When Year 12 is undersubscribed all partner and in every case the child should be living applicants meeting the minimum academic in the same family unit at the same address. After entry requirements will be admitted. When the relevant annual closing date of 28th February the there are more external applicants that satisfy Governing Body will be provided with details of all any academic requirement than the Published applications received. Any parents refused a place Admission Number the oversubscription for the Year 10 intake may ask for their child’s name criteria will be followed. to go on the waiting list where the name will remain until the end of the academic year. During that time, Late Applications they would be re-considered by the Governors (a) Applications received after the closing date of under the admissions criteria for any places that the admissions window will only be considered may become available within the admission number if there are places available. A late application and alongside any parents who have lodged an will not affect the right of appeal or the right to appeal and any later applications received. Please be placed on the waiting list. note, however, that children who are the subject of (b) Following the admissions closing date any late a direction by a LA to admit or who are allocated to applicants will be allocated a place on a first the school in accordance with a Fair Access Protocol come first served basis if the Studio School must take precedence over those on the waiting list. has places available. In year Admissions: (c) The School will ensure that someone • All in year admissions will be considered independent of the school supervises the the admissions criteria as above. random allocation process. Admissions will be made to the Trust on the school admissions form available GENERAL INFORMATION from the school website for the first year. Children with a Statement of Special Educational In subsequent years applications will be Needs [SEN] are dealt with through the SEN Code of made using the common admissions form. Practice and their placement is determined through the statutory assessment process or an annual • The admissions criteria are then applied review of their statement. All schools are consulted to each case. before being named on a pupil’s Statement and • Parents are informed of the schools schools have the opportunity to draw attention to any decision in writing and are informed on the difficulties arising from oversubscribed year groups. process for appeals. (Appendix 3) If a particular school is named on a Statement this will take priority over the Admissions Criteria, Appendix 2 although, wherever possible the place will be offered within the Admission Number for the school. Looked Fair Access Protocol after children and previously looked after children Background are as defined in the Department for Education Fair Access Protocols exist to ensure that access School Admissions Code which came into force on 1 to education is secured quickly for children who December 2014. have no school place but for whom a place at
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a mainstream school or alternative provision is (a) Direct the School to admit a named pupil appropriate, and to ensure that all schools in an area to the School on application from a local admit their fair share of children with challenging authority. behaviour, including children excluded from (b) Direct the School to admit a named pupil to other schools. An agreed protocol encourages the School if the School has failed to act in local authorities and schools to work together in accordance with this policy or has otherwise partnership to improve behaviour, tackle persistent failed to comply with applicable admissions absence and help support improving behaviour and equalities legislation or the provisions of partnerships. Local authorities must not require the Codes. undersubscribed schools to admit a greater proportion of children with a recent history of Details of how to appeal will be included in the letter challenging behaviour than other schools. advising that a place has been refused. The School will prepare guidance for parents and relevant Each local authority must have a Fair Access children about how the appeals process will work Protocol. All schools and Academies must and will provide them with a named contact who participate in their local authority area’s protocol can answer any enquiries they may have about the in order to ensure that unplaced children, who live process. in the home local authority, especially the most vulnerable, are offered a place at a suitable school The School may, if it chooses, enter into an in the home local authority as quickly as possible. agreement with a LA or any other organisation for it This includes admitting children above the published to recruit, train and appoint appeal panel members, admission number to schools that are already full. and to arrange for the process to be independently Whilst each protocol covers only the schools in its administered and clerked. local authority area, the home local authority should contact a neighbouring (maintaining) authority to The IKB Studio School help secure a school place in that area under its The IKB School offers a real choice within Bath and protocol where appropriate, and with the maintaining North East Somerset and adjoining regions as an authority’s agreement. alternative to existing provision. IKB School gives young people in years 10 to 13 an opportunity to Appendix 3 shine based on their real abilities, passions and interests. IKB provides Learning routes for young Appeals people enabling them to pursue their professional The Mendip Studio School will ensure that parents, areas of interest and be fully equipped for the and relevant children, will have the right of appeal most competitive opportunities at University, in to an independent Appeal Panel if they are apprenticeships or at work. The School curriculum dissatisfied with an admission decision of the Trust. will focus on 4 key pathways: Architecture and This will be independent of the School and Trust. the Built Environment; Digital Engineering; Design The arrangements for appeals will comply with the Engineering; Science and Medicine; combining, School Standards and Framework Act 1998. The where appropriate, academic pathways with determination of the appeal panel is binding on all vocational learning. The key objective of IKB is to parties. offer a high quality curriculum and qualifications Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the which meet University and employer demands and Secretary of State may: equip all students with the employability skills so
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needed in the current and future employment arena. Published Admission Numbers at the IKB Studio The curriculum will offer progression routes through School 2015 onwards 14-19 and beyond. 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 The pathways create a distinctive ethos for the Year 10 40 70 70 70 70 70 70 School, ensuring that creativity, risk taking, team work, problem solving and a ‘passion for learning’ Year 12 60 70 40 10 10 10 10 drive standards. Project based learning pedagogies Total 100 140 110 80 80 80 80 underpin innovative delivery of the curriculum across All year 11 students at the IKB Studio School will be all pathways. Students’ experiences will bridge entitled to progress to Post 16 provision, if they meet academic and practical studies through project- the minimum entry requirements as outlined. based learning, weekly industry standard work experience, e-learning and enterprise programmes. If fewer pupils transfer from Year 11 to Year 12 than expected, the School will admit additional external Our Admissions Policy reflects these aspirations. pupils into Year 12 up to the stated expected student The IKB Studio School will provide places for young numbers. people aged 14-19 and the admission arrangements Before setting a revised admission number lower for the year groups 10 and 12 are set out below. than its published admission number, The Trust will The IKB Studio School is committed to consult relevant parties as required by law. Pupils straightforward, open, fair and transparent will not be admitted in any year group above the admissions arrangements. The School will act fully published admission number for that year group in accordance with the School Admissions Code (as unless exceptional circumstances apply. Relevant revised December 2014), the Schools Admissions parties are listed in Paragraph 1.44 of the School Appeals Code and admissions law as they apply to Admissions Code. academies. PROCEDURE FOR ADMITTING PUPILS TO THE IKB STUDIO SCHOOL Published Admission Number (PAN) Process of Application The School has the following published admission numbers for the year 2015/2016 and, subject to any From 2016 onwards, applications at Year 10 will be changes approved or required by the Secretary of made in accordance with the Bath and North East State, for subsequent years: Somerset Local Authority’s co-ordinated admission arrangements and will be made on the application Expected Student Numbers at the IKB Studio form administered by the local authority in which School 2015 onwards you are resident. Year 10 application forms will be 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 made available through the school, in the school prospectus and on the school website at www. Year 10 40 70 70 70 70 70 70 theikbstudioschool.org.uk as well as the Bath and Year 11 0 40 70 70 70 70 70 North East Somerset Council website http://www. Year 12 60 70 80 80 80 80 80 bathnes.gov.uk/services/schools-colleges-and- learning/admissions-schools or via the local authority Year 13 0 60 70 80 80 80 80 in which you live. Total 100 240 290 300 300 300 300 The application form must be returned to the Local
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Authority Pupil admissions team as detailed on the arrangement orders or special guardianship application form by the closing date of 31 October orders) 2015. Inaccurate or false information on the form (b) Children with a social or medical reason – could result in the place being withdrawn. We will Applications must be supported by written operate in keeping with the Local Authority’s Fair evidence from a professional such as a doctor Access Protocol or social worker involved in the case must Applications for places at The IKB Studio School demonstrate why only this school can meet the Sixth Form will be made directly to the school using needs of the child. the application form in the school prospectus, (c) Siblings of children who are still attending the downloaded from the school’s website or available school in the academic year of admission – on application to the school. children are siblings if they are step siblings, The timetable for applications will be as follows: adopted or foster brothers or sisters living in the same family unit at the time when the child Year 10 –For 2016 onwards, applications must be is due to start in the school. received by the local authority in which you are resident by 31st October 2015 before the year of (d) Children who are eligible for pupil premium – entry. are registered as eligible for free school meals; have been registered as eligible for free Year 12 – applications must be received by The IKB school meals in the last 6 years; have been Studio School by 28th February 2016. looked after by the local authority continuously Consideration of Applications for more than six months; have parents who The Trust will consider all applications for places are serving in the UK armed forces or who are at The IKB Studio School. Where fewer than the serving in the armed forces of another nation published admission number(s) for the relevant year and are stationed in England. groups are received the Trust will offer places at the (e) Children residing within a 15 mile radius will School to all those who have applied. be allocated a place by a random allocation Admission arrangements method. This allocation will be overseen by an independent appointee of The IKB Studio All Pupils with statements of Special Educational School Trust. This means that applicants Needs where The IKB Studio School is named on the living close to The IKB Studio School do not statement will be allocated a place. have priority over other applicants within the Procedures where The IKB Studio School is catchment area. Random allocation means the oversubscribed for 14-16 provision: school will not select children on the basis of their ability. Where the number of applications for admission is greater than the published admission number, (f) Children residing outside the designated applications will be considered against the criteria catchment area with priority being given to set out below. The criteria will be applied in the order those living nearest to the School as measured in which they are set out below: in a straight line from the applicant’s home address to the front gates of the School. (a) Looked after Children and previously looked after children (who are children who were looked after, but ceased to be because they were adopted or became subject to a care
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Other considerations within above (d) Where there is dispute about the correct categories address to use, the trust reserve the right to make enquiries of any relevant third parties, (a) Applications from sets of twins or other e.g. Council Tax Office, Electoral Registration children from multiple births will be treated as Officer, utilities provider. individual applicants, this may result in one child being allocated a place under random (e) For children of UK Service personnel and other allocation and another not. This allocation will Crown Servants returning to the area proof of be overseen by an independent appointee of the posting is all that is required. The IKB Studio School Trust. Late Applications (b) If we are unable to distinguish between (a) Any applications received after the closing applicants on the basis of distance because date of 31 October 2015 will be regarded as a they are children who are as a result of ‘late application’. This includes any change of multiple births or live in the same block of preference which is received after the closing flats, then the child or children who will be date even if the original application was an ‘on offered the available place(s) will be randomly time’ application unless the Trust considers selected. This allocation will be overseen by that there are extenuating reasons for allowing an independent appointee of The IKB Studio the application to be treated as if it had arrived School Trust. on time. This will only apply to late applications (c) Unsuccessful applicants will have a right of received before 13 November 2015. A late appeal to an independent admission appeals application will not affect the right of appeal or panel. the right to be placed on the waiting list. (b) Following the admissions closing date late The Home Address applications will not be considered until the (a) The home address used on the school’s second round of allocations takes place week admission form must be the current one at commencing 2 May 2016. the time of application, i.e. the family’s main residence where the child lives with his or (c) The School will ensure that someone her parents or legal guardians. Temporary independent of the school supervises the addresses cannot be used to obtain school random allocation process. places. Post 16 admission criteria (b) If the address changes subsequently, the (a) The School has specific criteria, as below, parents should notify the school. Where the in relation to minimum academic entrance parents live at different addresses, and there requirements for admission or transfer to Year is shared parenting, the address used will 12 of the School. This will also be published on normally be the one where the child wakes up the school website - www.theikbstudioschool. for the majority of Monday to Friday mornings. org.uk (c) If there is any doubt about this, then the • The A Level pathway minimum entry address at which the child is registered requirement is 5 GCSEs at A*-C and receives Child Benefit will be used. Parents may be asked to provide supporting • The Level 3 Vocational Pathways have a documentation confirming receipt of Child minimum entry requirement of 5 GCSEs Benefit. grade A*-C
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In addition specific subjects may have in a straight line from the applicant’s home minimum Level 2 pass requirements address to the front gates of the School.
(b) Both internal and external pupils wishing to Tie Break for Post -16 students enter Year 12 will be expected to have met the In the event of two or more applications that cannot minimum academic entry requirement. If either otherwise be separated then the child or children internal or external applicants fail to meet the who will be offered the available place(s) will be minimum course requirements they will be randomly selected. This allocation will be overseen given the option of pursuing an alternative by an independent appointee of The Wellsway Multi courses for which they do meet the minimum Academy Trust. requirements, if that course is provided by the School. The closing date for Year 12 admissions will be 28th February for September 2016. Applications received When Year 12 is undersubscribed all after this deadline will be considered if places are applicants meeting the minimum academic still available or if places subsequently become entry requirements will be admitted. available at a later stage. (c) Pupils with statements of Special Educational There will be a right of appeal to an Independent Needs where the IKB Studio School is named Appeals Panel for internal pupils refused transfer on the statement will be offered a place. and external applicants refused admission. When there are more external applicants that satisfy Unsuccessful applicants will be sent details of how the academic entry requirements than the number of the appeals procedure can be accessed with their post-16 places available the criteria will be applied letter of notification. in the order in which they are set out below: Operation of waiting lists (a) Looked after Children and previously looked The School will operate a waiting list. Where in any after children (who are children who were year the School receives more applications for looked after, but ceased to be because they places than there are places available, a waiting were adopted or became subject to a care list will operate until the end of the first term of the arrangement orders or special guardianship school year. This will be maintained by the School orders) and it will be open to any parent to ask for his or (b) Children residing within a 15 mile radius will her child’s name to be placed on the waiting list, be allocated a place by a random allocation following an unsuccessful application. method. This allocation will be overseen by an Children’s position on the waiting list will be independent appointee of The Wellsway Multi determined solely in accordance with the Academy Trust. This means that applicants oversubscription criteria set out in the 2016 living close to The IKB Studio School do not admission arrangements, or for post-16 places have priority over other applicants within the as above. Where a place becomes vacant it catchment area. Random allocation means the will be allocated to children on the waiting list in school will not select children on the basis of accordance with the oversubscription criteria. their ability. Arrangements for admitting pupils to other year (c) Children residing outside the designated groups, including replacing any pupils who have left catchment area with priority being given to The IKB Studio School. those living nearest to the School as measured
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The Trust will consider all such applications and if (a) In the case of appeals for entry to a sixth form, the year group applied for has a place available, the child, and; admit the child. If more applications are received (b) In any other case, children who are above than there are places available, the oversubscription compulsory school age, or will be above compulsory criteria shall apply. Parents whose application is school age by the time they start to receive turned down shall be entitled to appeal. education at the school. Appeals The School shall ensure that parents, and relevant children, will have the right of appeal to an independent Appeal Panel if they are dissatisfied with an admission decision of the Trust. The Independent Appeal Panel will be independent of the School and Trust. The arrangements for appeals will comply with the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. The determination of the appeal panel is binding on all parties. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Secretary of State may: (a) Direct the School to admit a named pupil to the School on application from a local authority. (b) Direct the School to admit a named pupil to the School if the School has failed to act in accordance with this policy or has otherwise failed to comply with applicable admissions and equalities legislation or the provisions of the Codes. Details of how to appeal will be included in the letter advising that a place has been refused. The School shall prepare guidance for parents and relevant children about how the appeals process will work and provide them with a named contact who can answer any enquiries they may have about the process. The School may, if it chooses, enter into an agreement with a LA or any other organisation for it to recruit, train and appoint appeal panel members, and to arrange for the process to be independently administered and clerked. In the paragraphs above, “relevant children” means:
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Please note that admission numbers for sixth At least grade C (preferably B or A) at GCSE8 in form places in the following policies relate to subjects which a student wishes to study at A external pupils applying to the school only. Level. Prospective pupils should have regard Pupils already attending the school in Y11 who to the Sixth Form Prospectus to ascertain the transfer into Y12 are not counted as part of the particular subject requirements. admissions number. Where the subject was not available at GCSE, BATH COMMUNITY ACADEMY any comparable subjects are taken into account. 1. Capacity OCR National Diplomas are also offered, for The maximum size of Year 12 is 100 students, which a minimum of 5 grade A*-Cs is required. subject to their fulfilling the entry criteria described However, there is a degree of flexibility below and subject to class sizes in their chosen dependent on a track record of an appropriate subjects. attitude and approach. We welcome external applications of both sexes to To access Level 2 courses, a minimum of 5 A* Year 12. Our Year 12 “Admission Number” is 30 – - G grades are required. this represents the number of external applicants we The school retains the right to flexibility when are capable of admitting, although this number is assessing a student’s application against these subject to regular review. criteria, to allow for personal and exceptional 2. Oversubscription criteria for circumstances. external applicants 4. Appeals (a) Looked after children and previously looked Applicants refused admission to our sixth form are after children (children in Public Care and as entitled to appeal to an independent appeals panel. deemed under Section 22 of the children act 1989). BEECHEN CLIFF SCHOOL (b) Those living closest to the school as measured See main admissions policy under Section 7 for in a direct line distance. details of 6th form admission arrangements.
3. Minimum entry qualifications CHEW VALLEY SCHOOL To be admitted to a Sixth Form course students, Chew Valley has a highly successful Sixth Form whether internal or external candidates, need to and was rated Outstanding in the Ofsted report have demonstrated an academic approach to of September 2011 and again in 2015. We offer learning. In terms of GCSE qualifications they would programmes at Level 3 only. In considering normally need: applications, our aim is to accept students onto A minimum of 5 grade A*-Cs for two or more A courses on which they can be successful. Evidence Level subjects. for making this judgement has to be an appropriate level of prior academic achievement and evidence of A minimum of 5 grade A*-Cs is required for a positive, self-motivated approach to learning. Applied A Levels subjects. Plus: METHOD OF APPLICATION At least grade C in English at GCSE. Prospectuses and application forms are published
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during the Autumn Term each year, and are Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). All available to all. They are specifically issued students also undertake a wide-ranging enrichment programme. a) to all students in our Year 11 The school runs a well-developed and b) visitors to the Sixth Form Open Evening in successful Early Entry programme to support November students applying for Oxbridge, Medicine and c) on request Veterinary Sciences. Information, advice and guidance meetings are set Prospective students will be given the up for every prospective 6th former with their parents opportunity to visit the school (external to provide expert professional support at a critical applicants) and attend a meeting at which time of decision. their options will be discussed ENTRY CRITERIA FOR COURSES Applications should be made by Christmas, Academic entry requirements for Levels of although late applications will be considered programme are: Students will be contacted in writing For AS and other Level 3 courses : evidence of a confirming an offer of a place, subject to positive, self-motivated approach to learning and a gaining the agreed qualifications, within one minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C or above including month of the arranged meeting date English and Maths. Individual AS courses may have Once students have accepted a place, it is subject-specific GCSE requirements for entry - these secure and the School is committed to the are outlined fully in the prospectus each year. student. The minimum entry requirement to move onto an A2 Minimum Entry Requirements:- course is that a student has obtained at least a pass For A Level programmes students the entry in the relevant AS qualification. The minimum entry qualification is: requirement to move into Year 13 from an AS Year is to have obtained 2 passes in AS subjects. 6 GCSE Grade C or better including either English or Maths to study 3 A-Level subjects. HAYESFIELD SCHOOL Subject teachers reserve the right to ask for Hayesfield Mixed Sixth Form is a highly successful a Grade B in the specific subject or similar and inclusive co-educational Sixth Form. requirement for new subjects. These are listed against each subject in the information located The School offers places to all students for on the website. whom we have suitable courses. 6 GCSE Grade B or better including English or In order to obtain a place, there are minimum Maths to study 4 or more A-Level subjects. entry requirements. Depending on the number of GCSEs you pass, you will take between Students who have 5+ Grade C or better GCSE three and five advanced level subjects and equivalent may be offered Level 3 BTEC courses continue to study these for two years. If you from those on offer. Students who achieve the entry need to, you will have to retake English or requirements for the Sixth Form through BTEC Mathematics GCSE. course are expected to continue BTEC study in the Sixth Form. All courses chosen are subject to an Year 12 students follow a study skills average GCSE point score analysis after results day programme and many go on to take the
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and enrolment. they meet the criteria (below) and places are Every student without GCSE English Language and available on the courses they wish to join. Maths must attend the planned resit lessons and All students will be interviewed after examination. application in order to confirm that their option As part of the Bath Education Trust there is choices are suitable. collaboration between Hayesfield, Ralph Allen Admission Requirements School, Beechen Cliff School and the City of Bath For Level 3 courses: College which enables students at all institutions the opportunity to study a wider choice of subjects and BTEC 5 GCSE passes at grades options. A*-C or equivalent A level or Pre-U 6 GCSE passes at grades Applications from students not studying in Year 11 at Hayesfield A*-C or equivalent (only 2 of these can be BTEC courses) A significant number of students transfer to Hayesfield Sixth Form. The admissions number for There are also some more specific entry external candidates is 65, although this number may requirements for some subjects. These are listed be exceeded if demand for courses can be met. below: 25% of admissions places in Year 12 can be boys. Subject Essential including In the event of the courses being oversubscribed by GCSE grades applicants who qualify, the following criteria would Applied Science (BTEC) Minimum of 5 grade be applied to determine admission. C’s at GCSE including 1. Looked after Children (Young people in the a C grade in GCSE care of a local authority). Science or a Merit in BTEC Science. 2. Those living closest to the school as determined by a direct line measurement Art & Design (A Level) Grade B in GCSE Art between the home address and the school. Biology (A Level) Grade BB in Core/ Additional Science or Midsomer Norton schools Grade B in GCSE partnership (NORTON HILL Biology AND SOMERVALE SCHOOLS) Business BTEC (BTEC) 5 A*-C grades or Applications are welcomed from students equivalent currently at both Norton Hill and Somervale Business & Personal 5 A*-C grades or Schools as well as from students who wish to Finance (BTEC) equivalent including a transfer from other institutions. C grade in All applicants, whether internal or external will Mathematics. be treated equally Business and Grade B in Business We will accommodate all students who apply Management (Pre-U) or English Language by the end of November application deadline and at least a C grade who meet the admissions criteria (below) in Mathematics. Late applicants will be accepted provided
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Level 3 Enterprise & 5 A*-C grades Geography (A Level) Grade B in Geography Entrepreneurship including a GCSE or through discussion (BTEC National) grade C in English with Head of Geography if not Chemistry (A Level) Grade BB in GCSE studied Geography at Additional/core GCSE Science or Grade B in GCSE Chemistry, a Global Perspectives Grade B in grade B in GCSE & Research (GPR) English Language Maths. Graphics (A Level) Grade B or prior Creative Media No previous experience in Production (BTEC) qualification in Media Graphics Studies is necessary, Health and Social Care 5 A* - C grades but candidates must (BTEC) or equivalent have a Grade C in History (A Level) Grade B in GCSE GCSE English History or if not Language and have studied History at an interest in the GCSE a Grade B in media. English Lang. Dance (A Level) Grade C in Dance or History (Pre-U) Grade B in History or if previous dance not studied History at experience GCSE a Grade B in Drama & Theatre Grade B in English Language. Studies (A Level) GCSE Drama Hospitality (A Level) Grade C in GCSE Economics (Pre-U) Grade Bs in GCSE Food and Nutrition or English Language & grade C in GCSE GCSE Maths Catering or a pass in English Language Grade C In GCSE the BTEC level 2 and Literature (A Level) English Language Hospitality or and/or GCSE equivalent. Literature IT BTEC (BTEC) Grade P2 in the English Literature Grade B in English Cambridge National or (A Level) Language and/or pass in the OCR Grade B in English National or C grade in Literature GCSE IT or equivalent. Extended Project (EPQ) 5 A*-C grades at ICT (A Level) Grade M2 in the GCSE or equivalent Cambridge National or Merit at OCR Fashion and Clothing Grade C or above in National or B grade in (BTEC) Art, Textiles or another GCSE IT or equivalent. D&T subject.
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Mathematics (A Level) Grade A in GCSE Politics (A Level) GCSE grade B in Maths History or if you Further Mathematics Grade A* in haven't studied History (A Level) GCSE Maths at GCSE a grade B in GCSE English Modern Languages Grade B at GCSE in language. (A Level) the selected language Psychology (A Level) Grade B in English Music (A Level) Grade B in GCSE Language and Maths Music and a GCSE Science Music Performance Grade C in GCSE at a grade C (BTEC) Music or equivalent Sociology (A Level) Grade B in English Music performing Language, grade C in evidence, such as GCSE Maths and graded exams or grade C in GCSE equivalent standard to Science. grade 4. Sport BTEC Grade C in GCSE Physical Education Grade B in GCSE (BTEC National) PE and a grade C in (A Level) PE and a B in GCSE GCSE Science or a Science merit in BTEC Science. Philosophy & Ethics Grade B in (A Level) Philosophy & Belief In addition we will establish from the Head of Year and a GCSE grade B 11 (internal or external) that the applicant is suited to in English Language further study in a school environment. Photography (A Level) A portfolio of work Entry into Year 13 is not automatic. This is assessed submitted to the on the basis of successful completion of the AS level photography courses. Students will need to pass a subject at AS department. Students level with above an E grade to carry it onto A2 level. should have their own Admissions Criteria camera to complete Candidates for external places who meet the this course and places required qualifications will be admitted using the will be allocated following criteria: following an interview with the Head of Art. 1. Looked after children and previously looked after children Physics (A Level) GCSE Grade BB in Core/Additional 2. Siblings of pupils within Year 7-13 of either Science or Physics school who will be in attendance on the 1st of and a B grade in September of that academic year. GCSE Maths. 3. Pupils living within the area of prime responsibility (APR) of Norton Hill and Somervale Schools.
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4. Pupils living outside the APR after GCSE results are published and in light of the school timetable. We encourage students In the event of the school being oversubscribed to apply by the end of Term 2 (Christmas). The in any of the above criteria, places will be offered deadline for all applications for September to those living nearest the school as measure in a 2016 is 17th December 2015, although late direct line distance from the home to the school. applications will be considered. From February Applicants refused admission to our sixth form are 2016, subjects will be placed in timetable entitled to appeal to an independent appeals panel. blocks. Prospective students can choose one subject from each block. Students who apply Admission Number (external students) before the February deadline and gain the An increasing number of students are transferring to necessary grades will be given priority if a Midsomer Norton Sixth Form from other institutions. class becomes oversubscribed. Our admission number for external applicants is 100 per year. 1.4. As with all applications, the school has to consider the likely class sizes before enrolling Mid-Year Admissions a student in September. Applying early Students are not normally accepted to the Sixth gives the school an opportunity to plan a Form after October due to the nature of the level manageable curriculum to best meet students’ 3 courses. However this decision is made at the needs. discretion of the Director of Sixth Form. 1.5. We plan to run as many courses as possible. Students are welcome to apply to join the Sixth Form However, the school will inform students in into Year 13, but again should be before October April/May which courses we are unable to run and admission is at the discretion of the Director of due to very low student uptake Sixth Form. 1.6. The school currently caters for GCE A level, AS level and BTEC students between the ages OLDFIELD SCHOOL of 16 to 19. We enrol only full time students. 1.1. Entry to Oldfield School Sixth Form is by AS level students are expected to study 4 application to the Director of Post-16 Learning. advanced level courses. We do allow students Applications from external candidates are very occasionally to study 3 or 5 advanced level welcome. courses dependent on GCSE grades and individual circumstances. 1.2. Students applying to Oldfield School Sixth Form from other schools are invited to meet the 1.7. The admissions number for Oldfield School’s Director of Post-16 Learning to discuss their Sixth Form is 125 students. option choices and references are requested 1.8. The admission number for external students is from their previous school. The references 25, although this can be exceeded if demand enable us to assess the students’ predicted for courses can be met. GCSE grades. In considering applications, our aim is to accept students on to courses on 1.9. The Sixth Form has a code of conduct that which they can be expected to have a good students are expected to sign when they chance of success. join. This sets out guidelines on expected attendance and behaviour. 1.3. Students are asked to make provisional course choices. This is not a final commitment and 1.10. Specified Entry Requirements they will be able to reconsider their options
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1.10.1. AS and Advanced level GCE and 2.2.1. A. Children in Public Care looked applied GCE: Students are usually after children and previously looked expected to have gained a minimum after children. Previously looked of 5 C grades at GCSE and students after children are children who were are expected in most subjects to looked after, but ceased to be so gain A*, A or B in the subjects they because they were adopted (or wish to study. This means that the became subject to a residence order vast majority of or special guardianship order). It would be expected they would have Sixth Form students achieve at the required qualifications for the least 4 GCSEs at grade B or above. courses they wish to study. Each subject details its own entry requirement in the prospectus. 2.2.2. Those children who have siblings currently attending Oldfield School. 1.10.2. Entry on to Year 13 A2 GCE level courses is not automatic. This 2.2.3. Children of staff at the school, is assessed on the basis of the in either or both of the following successful completion of the AS circumstances: level courses. Year 13 students are a) where the member of staff has full time students and study at least been employed at the school 2 A2 level courses. They also attend for two or more years at the tutor registrations and meetings, time at which the application assembly and PSHE events. for admission to the school is 1.11. Students from overseas may be asked to made, and/or produce evidence of their entitlement to b) the member of staff is recruited funding. This will affect only a few students to fill a vacant post for which who do not have full UK citizenship. The vast there is a demonstrable skill majority of Sixth Form students are entitled to shortage. free (LA funded) post -16 education and do not need to apply for this LA funding. We are 2.2.4. Those children who live nearest to already aware of the status of current Oldfield the school, as measured in a direct School students. line between the home address and preferred school. This rule 2. Over-subscription of Sixth Form would still be applied strictly to Places both children living within Bath and 2.1. In all the cases listed below the general North East Somerset and those from entry requirements and academic entry neighbouring authorities. grades needed for each course would still 2.3. In the event of a place not being offered at apply. Potential AS level Sixth Form students Oldfield School Sixth Form, the candidate has are ranked according to predicted GCSE the right of appeal to an independent appeal performance when being considered for an panel. oversubscribed class. 2.2. If the sixth form is over-subscribed priority would be given as follows:
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RALPH ALLEN SCHOOL We plan to run as many courses as possible. However, the school will inform students in April/May General Entry Policy (External Applications) which courses we are unable to run due to very low Entry to Ralph Allen School Sixth Form is student uptake by application to the Head of Sixth Form. Please check our website for updates to our Applications from external candidates are very provision for September 2016. welcome. The school currently caters for GCE A level, AS level Students applying to Ralph Allen School Sixth Form and BTEC students between the ages of 16 to 19. from other schools are invited to meet the Head We enrol full time students. AS level students are of Sixth Form to discuss their option choices and expected to study 4 advanced level courses. We do references are requested from their previous school. allow students occasionally to study 3 or 5 advanced The references enable us to assess the students’ level courses dependent on GCSE grades and predicted GCSE grades. In considering applications, individual circumstances. We offer a small number of our aim is to accept students on to courses on which level 2 or diploma qualifications for a small number they can be expected to have a good chance of of students as we broaden our curriculum for post 16 success. students. Students are asked to make provisional course The admissions number for Ralph Allen School’s choices. This is not a final commitment and they sixth form is 125 students. Approximately 20-25 of will be able to reconsider their options after GCSE these students are normally applicants joining the results are published and in light of the school school in Year 12. timetable. We encourage students to apply by the end of Term 2 (Christmas). The deadline for all The sixth form has a code of conduct that students applications for September 2016 is 1st February are expected to sign when they join. This sets out 2016, although late applications will be considered. guidelines on expected attendance and behaviour. From February 2016, subjects will be placed Specified Entry Requirements in timetable blocks. Prospective students can choose one subject from each block. Students who AS and Advanced level GCE and applied GCE: apply before the February deadline and gain the Students are usually expected to have gained a necessary grades will be given priority if a class minimum of 5 C grades at GCSE and students are becomes oversubscribed. expected to gain A*, A or B in the subjects they As with all applications, the school has to consider wish to study. This means that the vast majority the likely class sizes before enrolling a student in of sixth form students achieve at least 4 GCSEs at September. Applying early gives the school an grade B or above. Each subject details its own entry opportunity to plan a manageable curriculum to best requirement. meet students’ needs. Students who have found The entry grades for level 2 qualifications are 6 the GCSE course difficult, and who consequently grade D GCSE results or higher and for level 3 achieve less than they had hoped to achieve, do find diploma courses students need 4 grade C GCSEs. studying for an AS level in a large class difficult. The Specific subject entry requirements and further school takes this into consideration when enrolling information are available on the school website and students in September. We believe our students are in the sixth form curriculum booklet. successful because we consider these issues and Entry on to the year 13 A2 GCE level courses is we discuss their options post-16 with them.
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not automatic. This is assessed on the basis of the already aware of the status of current Ralph Allen successful completion of the AS level courses and is School students. explained in the sixth form planner. Year 13 students are full time students and study at least 2 A2 level courses. They also attend tutor registrations and Over-subscription meetings, assembly and PSHE. In all the cases listed below the general entry requirements and academic entry grades needed for Elite Athletes each course would still apply. Potential AS level sixth Ralph Allen will admit up to 15 students per year form students are ranked according to predicted group who have aptitude in sports. Evidence of GCSE performance when being considered for an aptitude can be provided in the following ways: a oversubscribed class. letter from a student’s primary school, or a letter from the providers of the specialized training programme If the sixth form is over-subscribed priority would be based at the University of Bath or a similar high-level given as follows: sports institution. These students must be registered A. Children in Public Care [looked after children1 on an elite athletes’ training programme such as the and previously looked after children. Lawn Tennis Association Academy Programme; or Previously looked after children are children a comparable programme relating to another sport. who were looked after, but ceased to be so (Elite athletes also study at Ralph Allen School in because they were adopted2 (or became Key Stages 3 and 4.) These students will still need subject to a child arrangement order3 or to meet the academic entry requirements for Ralph special guardianship order]. It would be Allen School Sixth Form Centre (as listed above). expected they would have the required The University of Bath and Ralph Allen School qualifications for the courses they wish to have a formal agreement with well-established study. links and working practices. Ralph Allen School B. Children in receipt of the Personal has developed the ability to meet the needs of Independence Payment4. these students academically through coordinated school and academy programmes. We assess the C. Elite Athletes (with local sports training appropriate number of courses for these students provision at the appropriate level in place, as to study, based on academic capacity and their well as the required academic entry grades). training schedules. D. Those children who have siblings currently attending Ralph Allen School. UK Citizenship Students from overseas may be asked to produce E. Children of staff at the school, in either or both evidence of their entitlement to funding. This will of the following circumstances: affect only a few students who do not have full UK a) where the member of staff has been citizenship. The vast majority of sixth form students employed at the school for two or more are entitled to free (LA funded) post -16 education years at the time at which the application and do not need to apply for this LA funding. We are for admission to the school is made, and/
1 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 (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. 2 Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. 3 Under the terms of the Children Act 1989. A ‘residence order’ is defined as an order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is to live. 4 To consider applications under Priority B of the admissions criteria documentary evidence confirming receipt of the Personal Independence Payment in respect of a physical disability must be sent to the school by the closing date of 1 February 2016.
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or students may complete this application form. b) the member of staff is recruited to 4. A Published Admission Number (PAN) applies fill a vacant post for which there is a to the entry of students from other educational demonstrable skill shortage. establishments (external applications). This represents the maximum number of students F. Those children who live nearest to the school, who will normally be admitted providing they as measured in a direct line between the home meet the published examination entrance address and preferred school. This rule would requirements, and for September 2016 the still be applied strictly to both children living PAN is 20. within Bath and North East Somerset and those from neighbouring authorities. 5. If there are more external applications than places available within the PAN, then In the event of a place not being offered at Ralph every application received on time will Allen Sixth Form, the candidate has the right of be considered and ranked against the appeal to an independent appeal panel. oversubscription criteria below. In the first GENERAL INFORMATION instance, the 20 highest ranked students will The Principal’s regular reports to governors will provisionally be allocated places. Students include a summary of the current admissions who have been formally refused will have their position. names entered on a waiting list which will be maintained until 31 December 2016 and ST GREGORY’S CATHOLIC students will be re ranked. COLLEGE (in partnership with St 6. Under the terms of the Trust Deed entered Mark’s C of E School) into by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton and the Church of England Diocese of Bath 1. Introduction and Wells, all Year 11 students at St. Mark’s 1. St. Gregory’s Catholic College opened a sixth Church of England School, Bath, and St. form to Year 12 students in September 2013 Gregory’s Catholic College, Bath, have equal providing some places to Year 12 students access to the sixth form provision (i.e. post- from outside of St. Gregory’s (see: No. 4 for 16 courses and facilities at St. Gregory’s and/ maximum number for 2016). or St. Mark’s) established by both schools in 2. Students enrolled in Year 11 at St. Gregory’s a collaboration arrangement, provided they will not need to complete the Application Form. meet the published examination entrance requirements for the courses. Instead, students will express a preference for a place in the sixth form and providing 2. Oversubscription Criteria they meet the published examination entrance 1. Students in the care of the Local Authority, requirements will automatically be allocated a or who have been previously and are now place. formally adopted and who have met the 3. For Year 11 students wishing to transfer Sixth Form published examination entrance to the Sixth Form from other educational requirement for the courses by the time of establishments, an Application Form must be admission. completed and submitted by the published 2. Students who are baptised Catholics and who deadline to the College. Parents and/or have met the published examination entrance
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requirements by the time of admission. A entry level requirements for at least four AS baptismal certificate will be required to be subjects. submitted with the application. Level 2 one –year GCSE or equivalent courses: 3. Students who are members of or adherents students will be expected to have achieved to other Christian denominations as listed in a good range of GCSE grades from A*-G or Churches Together and who have met the equivalent. Entry to the sixth form will require published examination entrance requirements students to meet the entry requirements for by the time of admission. enough courses to constitute a full-time course of study. 4. Other students who have met the published examination entrance requirements by the time 6. Appeals of admission. Parents or students whose application has 3. Tie Breaker been formally refused will have the right to appeal against the decision of the Admission A ‘tie breaker’ will be applied where the Authority. An appeal form and information Admission Number is reached part way explaining the application deadline and how through any oversubscription criterion and to appeal will be enclosed with each decision there is a need to decide which students letter notifying a refused application. meeting this criterion are to be allocated places and which are to be refused. For This policy was determined by the full this purpose places will be determined governing body of Saint Gregory ’s on 12 by the independent drawing of lots by a March 2015 representative from the local authority. ST MARK’S CHURCH OF 4. Additional Admissions ENGLAND SCHOOL (in On occasion, it may be possible to exceed the partnership with St Gregory’s PAN and admit additional students from other Catholic College) educational establishments, providing there is a demonstrable demand for the academic 1. Introduction courses on offer and there is no other 1. St. Mark’s opened a sixth form to Year 12 establishment within a reasonable distance students in September 2013 providing some providing the same course. Examination places to Year 12 students from outside of St requirements for entry must be attained in Mark’s (see: No. 4 for maximum number for these circumstances. 2016). 5. Entrance Examination 2. Students enrolled in Year 11 at St. Mark’s will Requirements not need to complete the Application Form. Level 3 two-year AS/A Level courses: students Instead, students will express a preference will be expected to have achieved 5 or more for a place in the sixth form and providing A*-C or equivalent passes at GCSE and have they meet the published examination entrance achieved the entrance grade for their chosen requirements will automatically be allocated a subjects specified in the course. Please note place. that the entrance grade requirements may vary 3. For Year 11 students wishing to transfer from subject to subject. Students must meet
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to the Sixth Form from other educational requirement for the courses by the time of establishments, an Application Form must be admission. completed and submitted by the published 2. Students who are practising members of deadline to the school. Parents and/or the Anglican faith and who have passed the students may complete this application form. published examination entrance requirements 4. A Published Admission Number (PAN) applies by the time of admission. A Supplementary to the entry of students from other educational Information Form will be required to be establishments (external applications). This submitted with the application to demonstrate represents the maximum number of students practise of the Anglican faith. who will normally be admitted providing they 3. Students who are practising members of meet the published examination entrance other Christian organisations and who have requirements, and for September 2016 the passed the published examination entrance PAN is 20. requirements by the time of admission. A 5. If there are more external applications Supplementary Information Form will need than places available within the PAN, then to be completed to demonstrate religious every application received on time will practice. be considered and ranked against the 4. Other students who have passed the oversubscription criteria below. In the first published examination entrance requirements instance, the 20 highest ranked students will by the time of admission. provisionally be allocated places. Students who have been formally refused will 3. Tie Breaker have their names entered on a waiting list A ‘tie breaker’ will be applied where the which will be maintained until 31st December Admission Number is reached part way 2016 and students will be re ranked. through any oversubscription criterion and there is a need to decide which students 6. Under the terms of the Trust Deed entered meeting this criterion are to be allocated into by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton places and which are to be refused. For and the Church of England Diocese of Bath this purpose places will be determined and Wells, all Year 11 students at St. Mark’s by the independent drawing of lots by a Church of England School, Bath, and St. representative of the local authority. Gregory’s Catholic College, Bath, have equal access to the sixth form provision (i.e. post- 4. Additional Admissions 16 courses and facilities at St. Gregory’s and/ On occasion, it may be possible to exceed the or St. Mark’s) established by both schools in PAN and admit additional students from other a collaboration arrangement, provided they educational establishments, providing there meet the published examination entrance is a demonstrable demand for the academic requirements for the courses. courses on offer and there is no other 2. Oversubscription Criteria establishment within a reasonable distance providing the same course. Examination 1. Students in the care of the Local Authority, requirements for entry must be attained in or who have been previously and are now these circumstances. formally adopted and who have passed the Sixth Form published examination entrance
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5. Entrance Examination achievement and preferred learning styles will be Requirements discussed. Level 3 two-year AS/A Level courses: students Capacity will be expected to have achieved 5 or more A*-C or equivalent passes at GCSE and have Every year, the Sixth Form enrols approximately one achieved the entrance grade for their chosen hundred and fifty students into Year 12. On average, subjects specified in the course. Please note one sixth of these students are external applicants. that the entrance grade requirements may However, the Sixth Form is eager to expand and has vary from subject to subject. Students must set itself the ambitious target of increasing intake meet entry level requirements for at least by one fifth. As a result we anticipate a minimum of four AS subjects. Level 2 one -year GCSE or thirty external students will be admitted. although this equivalent courses: students will be expected may be exceeded if the demand exists. to have achieved a good range of GCSE Oversubscription Criteria from A*-G or equivalent. Entry to the sixth form will require students to meet the entry In the unlikely event of the Sixth Form being requirements for enough courses to constitute oversubscribed, we will give priority to applicants as a full-time course of study. follows: 1) Looked after children and previously looked 6. Appeals after children Parents or students whose application has 2) Students living within the area of prime been formally refused will have the right to responsibility of the School. appeal against the decision of the Admission Authority. An appeal form and information 3) External applicants explaining the application deadline and how 4) Siblings of students on roll of the School on 1st to appeal will be enclosed with each decision September 2013 letter notifying a refused application. 5) All other applicants This policy was approved by the full governing body of St. Mark’s on Wednesday 20 May 2015. Entry Criteria Academic entry requirements to the Sixth Form are: WELLSWAY SCHOOL A minimum of 4 GCSEs (or equivalent) passes at Wellsway Sixth Form was recently judged to be grade C or better including either GCSE Maths or Outstanding by Ofsted in 2010. Its success is English. founded on a culture of high challenge and high Subject Leaders reserve the right to ask for higher support. Our primary curriculum is focused on grades than these or passes in Higher GCSE Level 3 courses. In addition, there are several papers, rather than Intermediate or Foundation. In Level 2 courses and the option of attaining order to start a Level 3 course, students will need Level 4 through the Open University’s YASS the support of a specialist subject teacher. In most programme. In considering applications, we cases, Key Stage 5 teachers expect a minimum aim to advise students to undertake courses GCSE grade C or equivalent in the subject at Level which will enable them to succeed. This advice 2. However, this is not the case for the subjects not will be offered during open evening and the offered at Level 2 at Wellsway and others who will initial student meeting where prior academic accept students with no previous experience of the
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subject. Further information on this matter is given in school continue into Post 16 education. the Sixth Form Prospectus. In the event of the school being oversubscribed the Students who do not obtain a grade C in Maths and following order of criteria will be applied. English will be encouraged to re-sit during Year 1. Looked after children and previously 12. The School reserves the right to admit students looked after children who meet the required who do not meet these criteria into the Sixth Form in qualifications. exceptional circumstances. 2. Siblings of pupils within years 7-13 who will The entry requirements apply equally to internal and be in attendance on the starting date of the external candidates. course. Appeals 3. Young people living within the area of prime Applicants who are refused admission to our Sixth responsibility (APR) of the school. Form are entitled to appeal to an independent 4. Young people living outside the APR of the appeals panel. school. WRITHLINGTON SCHOOL 5. In the event of the school being oversubscribed following the application Writhlington School has an “outstanding Sixth Form” of the above criteria places will be offered (Ofsted 2007) with an excellent record of examination to students living closest to the school as success at all levels. Students are admitted to measured in a direct line between the home programmes of study subject to course entry level requirements. Level 3 students in Year 12 are normally address and the school. required to follow 4 courses at AS level (or equivalent). Students who wish to pursue their Advanced Level Admission to these Advanced Courses are dependent studies at Writhlington should contact the Assistant on students having at least 5 GCSE passes at Grades Headteacher with responsibility for all Post 16 A*-C. In addition students taking A Level Maths, education. Physics or Chemistry are normally expected to have an A or A* grade at GCSE in these subjects. The procedure for the admission of external candidates is identical to that followed for internal candidates. Parents wishing to enrol students on courses should contact the Assistant Headteacher (Post 16) in order to arrange an interview to discuss suitable courses. The same entry requirements for courses apply to both internal and external applicants. Our admission number for external candidates is 75. All students who join Post 16 arrangements at Writhlington have to show evidence of a positive and motivated approach and have the ability to succeed in their chosen course of study. Prospectuses and details of course are published in the Autumn term and are available to both internal and external applicants. Writhlington has an excellent retention rate and each year over 100 students from within the
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Academy, Voluntary Aided and be allocated in accordance with the published criteria9 Foundation Schools giving equal consideration to children who have asked If you are unsuccessful in your application for a place at to remain on the waiting list or who have lodged a a school you have the right of appeal to an Independent formal appeal together with any late applications Appeal Panel. Further information concerning how received. to appeal will be explained in the decision letter and Where places in the forthcoming Year 7 group also it will give the reasons for the refusal by the school’s Year 10 for schools where this is the first intake admission authority. group become available after meetings of the Details of the appeals arrangements in respect of such Appeal Panel, in line with the co-ordinated admissions schools can be obtained directly from the schools scheme, they will be allocated in accordance with the concerned. Council’s published criteria giving equal consideration to children who are on the waiting list or whose appeal Please note that if you wish to appeal for one of these has been dismissed, together with any late applications schools, your appeal should be made to the school and received. not the LA. As already mentioned details concerning how to appeal will be explained in the decision letter When an appeal is dismissed there is no automatic but you will have at least 20 school days from the date right for a second appeal to be granted. A second of notification that your application was unsuccessful to appeal can only be granted if a significant change in prepare and lodge your written appeal. circumstances has occurred since the original appeal was heard. A significant change in circumstances Appeals must be made in writing and include: would include: name, address and date of birth of your child i) a sibling link has been created at the preferred name of the preferred school school which was not there at the time of the reasons for preference original appeal grounds for the appeal. ii) a change of address has occurred which means the home address is now in the area of prime The appeals panel will pay particular attention to responsibility for the preferred school circumstances which support your application for the particular school together with the Admission Authority’s iii) Where new evidence is introduced which could reasons for refusal. The appeals panel is not bound by not have been introduced at the time of the the Admission Authority’s published criteria and has original appeal hearing. the power to exceed the school’s Admissions Number. These notes are intended to act as guidelines for The panel’s decision is binding you, the school and the circumstances which may warrant a second appeal. schools Admission Authority. You may also request a second appeal if there are other reasons which you feel should be taken into If your child has a Statement of Special Educational account and these will be given due consideration. Needs, your right of appeal for a place at your preferred school is through the SEN Tribunal, details of which are All requests for a second appeal should be sent to the supplied at the time of refusal. Admission Authority of the particular school concrened.
Where places in the forthcoming Year 7 group also Year 10 for schools where this is the first intake group become available after the start of the appeal hearing but before the decisions are made, in line with the co-ordinated admissions scheme, they will
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10Sustainable modes of Travel to School. Distance Qualifications for primary and Bath & North East Somerset Council is fully committed secondary aged pupils up to 16 to promoting walking, cycling and, for longer distances, The LA will provide free transport between home and greater use of buses for the school journey. school if the school attended is the nearest appropriate When you are thinking about schools you would like one, as designated by the LA, and if the distance your child to attend, please consider the following: between home and that school, when measured by the nearest available walking route, is or more Children who walk to school are fitter, have better two miles for children aged five to seven years and developed social skills, are more familiar with three miles or more for children aged eight years and above. These their surroundings, have better road sense and distances are referred to in the following paragraphs as arrive at school more relaxed and ready to learn. “statutory walking distances”. The LA will also provide Walking, cycling or using public transport offers transport if the school attended is the closest school children greater independence and flexibility - to your home address and closer than the designated which is especially important at a time of change school and the statutory walking distances given above in the nature of the school day, with greater are met. Children starting year 7 will be automatically numbers of pupils staying for extra study, extra assessed for school transport by the local authority. curricular activities and sport. Walking, cycling or using the bus reduces Additional Transport for Low Income congestion on the roads. Families Consider the cost of driving your child to school. Transport will be provided:- Current figures put the average cost at £535 per For children of secondary age between the age of 11 year. Unless the school you choose is less than and 16 who live between more than two and six miles 800 metres from your home (2km for Secondary) from one of their closest 3 schools and are in receipt of you will probably drive your child to school. or entitled to free school meals or their maximum level Where walking, cycling or public transport are not of working tax credit (with no reduction due to income). feasible, car sharing may be an option. This can save For children of secondary age (aged 11-16) and time and money and helps cut traffic congestion and attending their nearest school preferred on the grounds air pollution as well as being sociable for children. Car of religion or belief, between two and 15 miles from sharing can also reduce the costs for children whose home families do not own a car. Hazardous Routes Parents who are interested in learning more about their The LA will, exceptionally, provide transport to the children’s School Travel Plan, or in helping to implement nearest appropriate school for a particular pupil who the actions within it, should contact their child’s school. lives within the statutory walking distances after taking Assistance with Costs into consideration the age of the pupil and the nature There can be a number of reasons why a child may of the route, or alternative routes, he or she could qualify for home to school transport. The home address reasonably be expected to take. This policy tends to which determines entitlement to transport is the place apply in the areas where school children, accompanied where the child is normally resident with his or her as necessary, would be faced with negotiating narrow, parent(s). Entitlement differs between primary and winding country lanes with no pedestrian provision. secondary aged pupils and Post 16 pupils. Please refer Children starting in the reception and year 7 will be to the sections below for further information. automatically assessed for school transport by the local authority.
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Transport on Medical Grounds family unit at the same address. In exceptional circumstances home to school transport Children with an older sibling in receipt of subsidised may be provided on medical grounds, to enable pupils transport to a denominational school before August to attend their designated area school even though they 2015 will continue to receive subsidised transport if in may live within the statutory walking distance from the future they attend the same school. school. The Health Authority or you General Practitioner Fare Paying Passenger Transport will need to supply details of the child’s medical needs. If your child is not entitled to transport under the above Denominational Transport policies he/she may be able to take up a spare seat From September 2015 the Council agreed a phased on a hired vehicle only (this does not include public withdrawal of subsidised home to school transport bus services), if one is available, on payment of the services for new starters attending denominational termly charge determined by the LA. However, it must schools from September 2015 who would not qualify be emphasised that before making your application, under other home to school policy subsets, [e.g. as it is of vital importance that you understand that seats a low income family] save in the case of children with either may not be available at all or once offered can be siblings currently at the school. This option would not withdrawn at short notice (normally one month) if: affect students who currently attend the school, only l a child entitled to free transport requires a seat new pupils joining afterSeptember 2015. on the vehicle With effect from September 2007 the Council l it becomes possible to reduce the size of the Executive introduced a charge for denominational vehicle provided for passengers entitled to free transport. For September 2015 the charge is £50 per transport term (based on a 6 term year). For families paying l the vehicle is no longer required for passengers for more than one child under the denominational entitled to free transport and the service is transport scheme, the second and third child will pay withdrawn altogether 50% of the costs up to a maximum of three children, this will be reviewed annually in line with other Local Behaviour on Transport Authority charging policies. The charges will not be Children travelling on LA transport are expected to applied retrospectively and an exemption is made conform to the accepted code of behaviour which for low income families in receipt of free school applies in the school. Any breach will be dealt with by meals or their maximum level of Working Tax Credit the school. (with no reduction due to income). Summary When making an application to travel under Remember that you may only qualify for free Denominational Transport you may also be asked to transport if your child is attending the nearest provide a copy of the child’s baptismal certificate appropriate school. Sibling Definition Please note: A sibling refers to children who are: Each request for assistance with Home l brother or sister or half brother or sister; to School Transport is considered on an individual basis and the reasons given will be l adopted brother or sister; carefully considered. Full details of the LA’s l step brother or sister: transport policy is availableto view on the l the child of the parent/carer’s partner, and in Authorities website. every case the child should be living in the same
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Home to School Transport Appeals hearing. They will be asked to send information and Process evidence in support of their appeal. Democratic Please be aware that there is no appeal process for Services will collate these papers together with any the farepaying passenger scheme. submissions from the authority and about 7 days before the hearing, the papers will be sent out to Local authorities have to have in place a review/ both parties and to the Panel. appeals procedure for parents should they wish to complain about the service or disagree with the All papers are treated as confidential and hearings decision not to allocate their child travel support. The are held in private. If parents are unable to attend, appeals process has two stages: the case will be heard in their absence. At the hearing, the chair of the Panel will introduce all Stage 1 – officer assessment the parties and explain the role of the Panel and their A parent has 20 working days from receipt of the powers. LA’s decision not to offer transport to make a written The hearing will then proceed in the following order: request for a review. Within 20 working days of receipt of the parent’s request, a senior officer will l The LA representative will explain why review the original decision and send the parents a assistance with transport has not been provided detailed reasons letter. If the parent is not satisfied with this decision, they can escalate the matter to l The parents and panel may ask questions of Stage Two. the LA representative l The parent will be invited to explain why they Stage 2 – appeal to independent panel want assistance with transport. If the parent wishes to appeal against this decision, l The Panel can ask questions on what the they have 20 working days to submit a request parent has stated. for appeal. This request is referred to Democratic l Both parties will be given the chance to sum Services who will set up an appeal hearing within up. 40 working days. The panel will consist of 3 l The parent and LA representative will leave the members who have been trained in the law and room and the hearing is concluded. policy regarding home-to-school transport. Panel members are volunteers and are independent of Decision – making the authority. Their role is to ensure a balance is After the hearing, the Panel will make their decision. achieved between meeting the needs of parents and They will consider all the evidence, both written the local authority and that road safety requirements and oral, from both parties. In particular, they will are complied with. consider: The appeal hearing process l Whether the LA’s published Home-to-School The hearing process will follow the same pattern transport policy was applied correctly when as those for admission appeals which is based on the decision to refuse help with transport was a court model. We aim to ensure that the appeal made. process is conducted in a transparent and fair l Whether the Stage 1 procedure was followed manner and that both parties feel they have been correctly. able to put their case and have been listened to. Approximately 14 days before the hearing, the parents will be sent an invitation to attend the
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l Whether providing transport for the child in question would be an effective and efficient use of Council resources l Whether the case made by the parents and their circumstances outweighs the considerations above The Panel make their decision on the evidence and circumstances presented on the day and concerning the individual child in question. If the appeal is upheld, parents need to understand that there is no guarantee that siblings would also be eligible for free transport in the future. The Panel’s decision is final and binding on both parties. There is a right of complaint to the Local Ombudsman but only if the complainants consider that there was a failure to comply with the procedural rules or if there are any other irregularities in the way the appeal was handled. If the complainant considers the decision was flawed on public law grounds, the complainant may apply for judicial review. The Panel’s decision and their reasons will be contained in a letter sent to both parties within 5 days of the hearing.
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11Charges for School Activities request in writing that the pupil should not be The Education Reform Act 1988 requires LA’s and entered. school governing bodies to have a charging policy Free School Meals and ensure it is kept up to date. Registration is required for all secondary Bath & North East Somerset’s Charging Policy is aged pupils for free school meals if you are as follows: in receipt of qualifying benefits. Registration parents may be charged for instrumental will attract additional funding for your child’s music tuition school for Pupil Premium (£935 per secondary parents may be charged for residential visits to pupil for the financial year 2015/15). Please Field Study Centres and Camps. visit GOV.UK for more information about Pupil Governing bodies of individual schools can decide Premium Funding for schools. For registration whether or not to make these charges. Details of and further details please call the Free School individual governing bodies’ charging policies are Meals Team helpline on 01225 394317 or visit available from each school. www.bathnes.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals Public Examinations Children Missing Education and Discipline Pupils are entered for public examinations on the recommendations of the headteacher after The Local Authority has a duty to ensure that all counselling the pupils and consulting you. The children and young people are in receipt of an decision as to the type and level of examination for education. As part of this work the Children Missing which the pupil is entered is a professional one. Education Service (CMES) will check that the children who have been offered places at each A charge may be made in the following school have taken them up. If after checking with circumstances: other schools in the authority it is unclear whether where a governing body agree to enter a pupil a child is attending school, the CMES will contact for an examination for which the pupil has not parents to discuss what alternative arrangements been prepared by the school have been made for the child’s education. where a pupil fails, without good reason, to To help in this work please would you inform the complete the examination requirements for a Admissions Team if you decide before September particular examination not to take up the offer of a school place. After where a pupil is entered for an examination September you should inform the school. not prescribed in regulations and the pupil You can contact the CMES on 01225 394241 or by is being prepared for such an examination email at [email protected] outside school hours Welfare re-sits of prescribed public examinations The welfare of children in schools is primarily the where no further preparation has been concern of the staff and headteacher of the school. If provided by the school. any problems become acute the school may involve Governing bodies are not required to enter a pupil a Children Missing Education Officer. At all times you for more than one examination where the preparation are kept informed and fully consulted. provided by the school would enable the pupil to take two or more alternative examinations in Discipline syllabuses for prescribed public examinations. Discipline is a matter for the headteacher and Governing bodies are under a duty to enter a pupil governors of the school. All schools must have a for a prescribed public examination for which the written policy and this must be referred to in the pupil has been prepared by the school unless there school’s prospectus. Copies of the school’s policy are educational reasons to the contrary or parents will be made available to you if you wish to see it.
110 A Secondary School for your Child 2014-20152016-2017 67 places offered Places offered up to Category 6. 3 refusals 38 places offered Up to Category E with furthest direct line distance 4.469 miles. 27 Refusals 210 places offered 36 Places offered 85 places offered Up to Category E with the furthest direct line distance 2.239 miles. 42 Refusals Up to Category E with the furthest direct line distance 4.996 miles. 38 Refusals 247 places offered Up to Category 6 with the furthest direct line distance 7.89 miles. 8 Refusals 176 places offered used. 21 Refusals Up to Category 8 with random allocation 2013/14 Pattern for 82 places offered Places offered up to Category 6. 47 refusals 72 places offered 181 places offered Places offered up to Category 6. 39 Refusals 40 Places offered 91 places offered Up to Category E with the furthest direct line distance 2.806 miles. 26 Refusals Up to Category E with the furthest direct line distance 5.655 miles. 29 Refusals 226 places offered Up to Category 6 with the furthest direct line distance 7.638 miles. 10 Refusals Up to Category F with the furthest direct line distance 3.831 miles. 10 Refusals used. 33 Refusals Up to Category 7 with random allocation 2014/15 Pattern for 64 places offered Places offered up to Category 6 57 refusals 80 places offered Up to Category E with furthest direct line distance 4.753 miles. 16 Refusals Places offered up to Category 6 14 Refusals 40 Places offered 63 places offered Up to Category F with the furthest direct line distance 3.113 miles. 14 Refusals 219 places offered used. 30 Refusals 270 places offered 219 places offered Up to Category F with the furthest direct line distance 3.216 miles. 33 Refusals Up to Category 8 with random allocation refused for 2015/16 applicable preferences Places offered and where including the last category offered under admissions criteria if school oversubscribed. 120 175* (162) 217 196 210* (180) 102 141 230* (220) 245
270* (247) 224* (216) 210* (180) 160
Number Admission Academic Year 2015/16. Details of on time applications for Secondary Schools and details offers made 85 364 184 311 352 74 137 404 287 382 422 524 339
& 3rd 1st, 2nd,
School Appendix 1 Bath Community St. Mark’s C. of E. Academy Beechen Cliff Broadlands Chew Valley Hayesfield Girls’ Somervale Wellsway Writhlington Norton Hill Oldfield Ralph Allen St. Gregory’s Catholic College * These schools worked to this higher admissions number rather than their published admission shown in brackets
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Timetable for Secondary Co-ordinated Admissions for September 2016
Closing date for all applications 31 October 2015
The LA sends a report of applications received to other LA’s Week commencing 9 November 2015 and to all schools including Academy, Voluntary Aided and Foundation schools. 20 November 2015
Academy, Voluntary Aided and Foundation schools send lists of the pupils to be offered and/or refused places at their schools in priority order to Bath & North East Somerset LA. By 18 December 2015
Bath & North East Somerset to inform other LA’s of the initial outcome of applications made by their residents for schools within Bath and North East Somerset. By 8 February 2016
The LA will send electronically to its neighbouring LAs the final list of pupils to be allocated places 12 February 2016
All schools informed by LA of all final offers up to the Admissions Number together with details of refusals for over subscribed schools. 22 February 2016
Offers of a school place made to parents resident in Bath and North East Somerset, including offers on behalf of other LA’s and Academy, Voluntary Aided and Foundation schools within the home LA. 1 March 2016
Parents reply to offers made by 15 March 2016
LA informs schools of offers accepted by 22 April 2016
Details of late applications, on time applicants still seeking a place at their preferred schools and of places not accepted following the initial allocations made, to be exchanged between Local Authorities as far as possible between 16 March 2015 and 15 April 2016, to enable a second round of allocations to be made on week commencing 2 May 2016. Appeals
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List of Secondary Schools and Admission Levels for the 2016/2017 Academic Year
School Name Status Admission No. Address Age Range 2016/2017 Tel No. Headteacher Email Address
Bath Community Academy Academy 120 Rush Hill, Bath, BA2 2QL 11-18 Telephone: Bath 01225 426268 Mr Adam Williams Fax: 01225 447036 Email: [email protected]
Beechen Cliff Academy 162 Alexandra Park, Bath, BA2 4RE 11-18 Telephone: Bath 01225 480466 Mr Andrew Davies Email: [email protected]
Broadlands Academy 150 St. Francis Road, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 2DY 11-16 Telephone: Bristol 0117 986 4791 Mr Dean Anderson Fax: 0117 986 7092 Email: [email protected]
Chew Valley Foundation 196 Chew Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8QB 11-18 Telephone: Chew Magna 01275 332272 Mr Mark Mallett Fax: 01275 333625 Email: [email protected]
Hayesfield Girls School Academy 210 Upper Oldfield Park, Bath, BA2 3LA 11-18 Telephone: Bath 01225 426151 Ms Emma Yates Fax: 01225 427005 Email: [email protected]
Norton Hill Academy 247 Charlton Road, Midsomer Norton, Bath, BA3 4AD 11-18 Telephone: Midsomer Norton 01761 412557 Mr Alun Williams Fax: 01761 410622 Email: [email protected]
Oldfield Academy 224 Kelston Road, Bath, BA1 9AB 11-18 Telephone: Bath 01225 423582 Mr Matthew Woodville Email: [email protected]
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School Name Status Admission No. Address Age Range 2016/2017 Tel No. Headteacher Email Address
Ralph Allen Academy 180 Claverton Down Road 11-18 Combe Down, Bath BA2 7AD Mr Tim Withers Telephone: Bath 01225 832936 Fax: 01225 832338 Email: [email protected]
St. Gregory’s Catholic College Voluntary Aided 160 Combe Hay Lane, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 8PA 11-18 Telephone: Bath 01225 832873 Mr Raymond Friel Fax: 01225 835848 Email: [email protected]
St. Mark’s C.E. Voluntary Aided 102 Baytree Road, Bath, BA1 6ND 11-18 Telephone: Bath 01225 312661 Mr Barnaby Ash Fax: 01225 429063 Email: [email protected] Web: www.st-marks.org.uk
Somervale Academy 141 Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton, Bath, BA3 2HG 11-18 Telephone: Midsomer Norton 01761 414276 Mr Alun Williams Fax: 01761 410613 Email: [email protected]
Wellsway Academy 230 Chandag Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1PH 11-18 Telephone: Bristol 0117 986 4751/2/3 Mrs Andrea Arlidge Fax: 0117 916 1039 Email: [email protected]
Writhlington Academy 245 Radstock, Bath, BA3 3NQ 11-18 Telephone: Radstock 01761 433581 Mr Mark Everett Fax: 01761 432307 Email: [email protected] Norton Hill and Somervale Schools are federated with a single governing body and single executive Head.
N.B Please refer to Sections 3 and 7 for further information on the schools listed above.
114 A Secondary School for your Child 2014-20152016-2017 Appendix 4 Don’t forget the closing date - 31 October 2015 Details of Schools with a first admission at Year 10 and Admission Levels for the 2016/2017 Academic Year School name Status Admission No. Address Age Range 2016/2017 Tel No. Headteacher Email Address The Bath Studio School Academy 30 Frome Road, Bath BA2 5RF 14 – 18 Telephone: 01225 831933 Mr Colin Cattanach Email: [email protected] Web: www.thebathstudioschool.org.uk The Mendip Studio School Academy 30 Knobsbury Lane, Writhlington, Radstock, BA2 2NQ 14 – 18 Telephone: 01761 438557 Mr Bob Girvan Web: www.mendipstudioschool.org.uk Isambard Kingdom Brunel Studio School Academy 30 Wellsway School, Chandag Road, 14 – 18 Keynsham BS31 1PH Mrs Deborah Gibbs Telephone: 0117 916 1025 Web: www.isambardkingdombrunelstudioschool.org.uk Appendix 5
List of Mainstream Schools with Special Resource Bases for Secondary age children Academic Year 2016/2017 School Name Age Range Resource Base Broadlands School, Keynsham 11-16 For Pupils with a visual impairment NB Please note that if possible all pupils admitted to a Resource Base are allocated within the admission number for the school.
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List of Special Schools for Secondary age children Academic Year 2016/2017
School Name Status Number of Address Age Range places* Tel No. Headteacher (Provisional) Email Address
Aspire Academy Academy Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath BA2 5RF 4-16 years Telephone 01225 832212 Mr C Cattanach Email [email protected] For pupils with Emotional, Behavioural & Social difficulties
Fosse Way School Academy Longfellow Road, Midsomer Norton 3-19 years Bath BA3 4BL Mr Justin Philcox Tel: 01761 412198 Email: [email protected] For pupils with complex learning difficulties
Three Ways School, Bath 180 Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath BA2 5RF Academy Telephone 01225 838070 2-19 years Email [email protected] Mrs Dyer For pupils with complex learning difficulties.
* The Local Authority commission places in negotiation with the schools on annual basis.
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Open Days/Evenings for Secondary Transfer 2016/2017
School Date Time Bath Community Academy Thursday 08 October 2015 Anytime 4.30 pm – 7.00 pm Tuesday 06 October 2015 & Anytime 9.00 am – 12.00 pm Wednesday 07 October 2015 Beechen Cliff School Tuesday 22 September 2015 6.00 pm - 8.30 pm Wednesday 30 September 2015 9.00 am - 12.000 noon Saturday 17 October 2015 9.00 am - 1.00 pm - Sixth Form Open Morning Broadlands School Tuesday 22 September 2015 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm Monday 28 September 2015 through Tours by appointment at 9.15 am and 10.15 am, to Friday 09 October 2015 please contact 0117 9864791 to book a tour. Chew Valley School Wednesday16 September 2015 6.00 pm & 7.00 pm. Presentations by Head & Senior Staff Members for prospective parents. Tuesday 22 September 2015 Open Day Tours between 9.15 am and 10.30am Wednesday 23 September 2015 for prospective parents/pupils. Thursday 24 September 2015 Our email address for these purposes is [email protected] Hayesfield Girls School Tuesday 22 September 2015 6.00 – 8.30pm. (doors open at 5.45pm) Upper Oldfield Park Campus Friday 25 September 2015 9.00am – 12.00 noon. (Brougham Hayes Campus) Thursday 15 October 2015 1.30pm – 4.15pm (Brougham Hayes Campus) Thursday 11 November 2015 6.00pm – 8.30pm Prospective 6th Form open evening Norton Hill School Thursday 17 September 2015 Tours from 5.00 pm – 7.00 pm Headteacher’s presentation at 5.00 pm & 6.15 pm. Oldfield School Wednesday 30 September 2015 6.00 pm – 8.00 pm. Friday 02 October 2015 9.00 am – 11.30 am Ralph Allen School Thursday 1 October 2015, Open Evening: 5.30 pm -8.00 pm Tuesday 6 October 2015, Open Morning: 9.00 am -10.45 am Thursday 19 November 2015 Sixth Form Open Evening: 5.30 pm – 8.30 pm St. Gregory’s Thursday 24 September 2015 6.30 pm – 9.00 pm. Catholic College Tuesday 29 September 2015 9.00 am – 12.00 noon Tuesday 06 October 2015 9.00 am – 12.00 noon St. Mark’s C of E School Tuesday 29 September 2015 6.30 pm – 9.00 pm Thursday 01 October 2015 9.00 am – 11.00 am – Main Open Morning Every Friday in October 9.00 am – 11.00 am – Drop in Open Morning Saturday 10 October 2015 10.00 am – 12 noon – Saturday Open Morning Somervale School Tuesday 22 September 2015 Tours from 6.40 pm Wednesday 09 September 2015 Headteacher’s presentation at 6.00 pm Thursday 10 September 2015 Open mornings from 9.00 am to 11.00 am
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School Date Time Wellsway School Thursday 01 October 2015 6.00 pm – Open Evening Week Commencing 05 October Open Morning Tours, please contact the school to 2015 & 12 October 2015 arrange your visit Wednesday 14 October 2015 6.00 pm – Sixth Form Open Evening Tuesday 19 January 2016 Sixth Form Open Mornings – Please contact the Sixth Wednesday 20 January 2016 Form to arrange your visit. Writhlington School Tuesday 15 September 6pm to 9pm Monday 28th September 2015 9am to 11.30am Tuesday 29th September 2015 Thursday 1st October 2015
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