IN YEAR ADMISSIONS 2014/2015 a Parent’S Guide

IN YEAR ADMISSIONS 2014/2015 A parent’s guide Schools Admissions Apply online at: www.plymouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions In-Year Admission 2014/2015 Dear Parent Welcome to the Parent’s Guide. This guide is designed to help you apply for a school place for your child mid-year. You can apply online through the City Council’s website at www.plymouth.gov.uk/inyearadmissions for places in all schools except Oreston Community Academy who prefer that parents complete the school’s own form. Applying online is quick and easy and you will get an email acknowledgement as a receipt for your application. Alternatively, you can fill in the application form towards the back of this booklet (don’t forget to use the receipt on the inside back cover). For Oreston Community Academy apply direct to the school or use the school’s application form and supplementary information forms towards the back of this booklet. Please read the guide carefully before applying. It tells you about the schools in the area and explains how the Council deals with applications for places. We try to meet parents’ wishes wherever possible, but not everyone will have their wishes met and the booklet explains why. If you need further advice or guidance about school admission arrangements, help is available from the School Admissions Team, Parent Partnership or from your local school. May I take this opportunity to wish your child success and enjoyment at the continuance of their education. We are proud of our schools and the young people who attend them. Your child’s education is very important to us. Rest assured that we will be working in close partnership with schools to ensure that the admissions process is as smooth as possible. Yours sincerely Carole Burgoyne People Directorate 2 www.plymouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions INDEX Title Page Glossary 6 General 1 Introduction 7 2 Categories of schools 7 3 How the law applies to the Council 7 4 Admissions strategy in Plymouth 8 5 How places are allocated 8 6 Transferring School 8 7 How do I apply for a place? 9 8 Processing Common Application Forms 10 9 In which catchment area do I live? 10 10 Special educational needs, disabilities and significant medical or psychological conditions 10 11 What if I plan to move house? 10 12 Will my child get a place at the preferred school? 11 13 Making contact with a school 11 14 Class size limits 11 15 What if I change my mind? 11 16 What if my child is not allocated a place at a school I nominated? 11 17 Is there a waiting list for places? 11 18 Can I appeal? 12 19 May I apply again if my request is refused or my appeal dismissed? 12 20 Withdrawing an offer of a school place 12 21 Can my child travel free to school or benefit from cheap bus fares? 12 22 Sustainable travel 13 23 Who is responsible for travel arrangements? 13 24 School meals and milk 13 25 Education Welfare Service 14 26 School Uniform 14 27 Fair Access 14 28 School term and holiday dates 14 29 Insurance 14 30 Privacy Notice 15 31 Complaints 15 32 Further information and advice 15 3 In-Year Admission 2014/2015 Title Page Admission arrangements 33 Main changes for 2014 admissions 16 34 Admission criteria: Community and voluntary controlled schools (except grammar schools), 16 Austin Farm Primary School, College Road Primary School, Drake Primary School, Eggbuckland Vale Primary School, Ernesettle Community School, Hooe Primary Academy, Leigham Primary School, Manadon Vale Primary School, Marine Academy Primary (MAP2), Marlborough Primary School, Mayflower Community Academy, Morice Town Primary School, Mount Street Primary School, Mount Wise Community Primary School, Old Priory Junior Academy, Pilgrim Primary School, Plymouth School of Creative Arts, Stoke Damerel Primary School, Stuart Road Primary School, Thornbury Primary School, Weston Mill Community Primary School, and Widey Court Primary School, Coombe Dean School, Eggbuckland Community College, Hele’s School, Lipson Co-operative Academy, Marine Academy Plymouth, Plymstock School, Ridgeway School, Sir John Hunt Community Sports College, Stoke Damerel Community College, Tor Bridge High 35 Admission criteria – Devonport High School for Girls and Plymouth High School for Girls 17 36 Admission criteria: Primary – Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Schools 19 37 Admission criteria: Primary – Church of England Voluntary Aided Schools 20 38 Admission criteria: Primary – Elburton Primary School 24 39 Admission criteria: Primary – Oreston Community Academy 27 40 Admission criteria: Primary – Widewell Primary Academy 30 41 Admission criteria: Junior – St. Budeaux Foundation Church of England Junior School 30 42 Admission criteria: Secondary – All Saints CE Academy 32 43 Admission criteria: Secondary – Devonport High School for Boys 33 44 Admission criteria: Secondary – Notre Dame RC School 34 45 Admission criteria: Secondary – St. Boniface’s Catholic College 35 46 Admission criteria: Year 10 – UTC 36 47 Timetable for application 37 Forms Common Application Form – to be completed by all applicants 39 (except Oreston Community Academy) Application Form – Oreston Community Academy 45 Supplementary Information Form – Oreston Community Academy 47 Supplementary Information Form – St. George’s CE Primary School 49 Supplementary Information Form – St. Mary’s CE Primary School 51 Supplementary Information Form – VA RC Primary Schools 53 Supplementary Information Form – Devonport High School for Boys 55 Supplementary Information Form – Notre Dame RC School 57 Supplementary Information Form – St. Boniface’s Catholic College 59 4 www.plymouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions Title Page Miscellaneous School directory 61 School location map 70 Your comments please 71 Inside back cover – acknowledgement slip The School Admissions Team Education, Learning and Family Support Plymouth City Council Plymouth PL1 2AA Tel: 01752 307170/307467 Email: [email protected] 5 In-Year Admission 2014/2015 GLOSSARY explanation of terms used Academy A state school, independent of the LA but publicly funded, where the governing body is the admissions authority. Admission authority The body responsible for the admission of children to a school. Admission criteria The categories - in priority order - into which each application falls if the school is oversub- scribed. Assessed request A pupil that may face challenges, including behaviour, which requires additional consideration and support. Church School (See Voluntary Aided school). Community School/ A maintained school owned by the LA, which is also the admissions authority. College Co-ordinated Formal arrangements between the majority of the admission authorities in each area admissions scheme designed to ensure that each applicant receives a single offer of a school place. Designated area/ A school’s designated catchment admissions area in which applicants have high priority for Catchment area places at the school. Free School All-ability state-funded school set up in response to what local people say they want and need in order to improve education for children in their community. Grammar School A school which selects its pupils by academic ability and aptitude. In the care of a local A child fostered or in the care of the local authority (see Local Authority). This term does authority not include those children under residence orders or those who have been adopted or with a special guardianship order. Local Authority The local council responsible for the provision of statutory education in each area (LA for short, previously known as the Local Education Authority or LEA for short). A looked after A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being child and previously looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. A looked after child 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). Maintained Schools The collective term for Community, Voluntary and Trust schools. Multiple applications Where parents may apply for a number of schools and rank them in order of preference. Non-selective A maintained secondary school that admits pupils of all abilities without selection. school Oversubscription (See admission criteria). criteria Own admission A school responsible for setting its own admission criteria. authority school Parent Any person who has parental responsibility. Reintegration A pupil referred to the Secondary Placement Panel in order that an appropriate school request place can be allocated. School Appeals An independent body that decides the outcome of statutory appeals against the refusal of a Panel place at a school nominated by the parent. SEN statement A formal document describing a child’s special educational needs (SEN) and how they will be provided for in school Standard admission Applications considered up to PAN or other agreed limit. request Statutory appeal An appeal to which every parent is entitled by law against the refusal of a school place. Trust School A maintained school owned by a Trust, where the governing body is the admissions authority. UTC University Technical College - UTCs offer 14-19 year olds the opportunity to take a full time, technically-oriented course of study. Voluntary Aided A maintained school owned by a trust, usually denominational, where the governing body is (VA) School the admissions authority. 6 GENERAL Voluntary Aided 1 Introduction These are jointly supported by Church Diocesan The term ‘in-year admissions’ refers to any school Boards and the local authority and are responsible for admission other than at the normal point of transfer, that their own admission policy. is, other than: Voluntary Controlled n Children starting infant or primary school for the first time in the Reception year These were originally set up by voluntary bodies such n Children transferring from infant to junior school at as the Church of England and are maintained by the Year 3 local authority.

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