Hounslow Proposed Secondary Schools and Sixth Form Admission Criteria for September 2016 1.Proposed oversubscription Criteria for September 2016: Community Secondary School - The Heathland School ................... 2 2.Proposed Admission Arrangements for Academy and Voluntary- Aided Secondary Schools for September 2016/2017 ....................... 6 1 Determined Oversubscription Criteria for September 2016: Community Secondary School (The Heathland School) Where the number of children applying for The Heathland School by the published closing date exceeds the number of places published, the applications are considered, and places provisionally allocated, in the following order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and Children who have been adopted (or made subject to a residence order or special guardianship) immediately following having been looked after1. 2. Medical/Social: Applicants whose child‘s medical or social circumstances require attendance at a particular school rather than any other school. In such cases parents are reminded that they must complete the appropriate section on the application form and attach a supporting statement from a suitable professional such as a consultant or a social worker. 3. Sibling: Applicants who will have a son or daughter, including all blood, half-, step-, adoptive and foster brothers and sisters of the child (not cousins) who live at the same home as the child, at the preferred school in September 2016. If the older child is in Year 11 or Year 12 at the time of application, the LA will ask the school whether it is expected that s/he will still be attending the school in September 2016. 4. Distance: Distance will be measured by computer software based on Ordnance Survey and postal address data. The software measures using public roads and footpaths adopted and recorded by Hounslow Council‘s Highways Team. When using roads for measurement purposes the software measures along the middle of the road. It starts from a point in the footprint of the property provided as the child‘s address and continues by the shortest available route to the nearest of the school gates which is used by pupils to enter the school grounds. Blocks of flats are treated as one address. In blocks of flats, priority will normally be given to the lowest flat number. Addresses in private roads will measure from the footprint of the property, along the middle of the private road leading to the public road/footpath as adopted and recorded by Hounslow Highways Team. Not used are routes using common land1, open spaces, public parks, subways or footpaths not adopted by the Highways team2. 1. Except the Chiswick Common footpath between the junction at Chiswick Common Road and Turnham Green Terrace. 1 In order to be considered as ‗looked after‘, a child has to fall within the definition of ‗looked after‘ in section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989. In order to fall within the definition of a previously looked after child, an adopted child must have been adopted under the Adoption and Children Act 2002, which came fully into force December 2005. Therefore, children adopted in 2005 or earlier would not be considered as a previously looked after child. 2 2. Except the pedestrian footpath at the eastern end of The Ride. 5. TIE-BREAKER If there is one place available and two or more children next in order of priority or next on the waiting list meet the appropriate criterion equally, the place will be allocated using the distance criterion. If the distances are equal, the place will be allocated by drawing lots in the presence of an independent witness. 6. WAITING LIST The school will maintain a waiting list for applicants who are unsuccessful in obtaining a place, in accordance with the published oversubscription criteria. Should a child join the waiting list after places have been allocated, he or she will be placed on the waiting list in the order determined by the application of the published admission criteria. This means that place of a child on the waiting list may change if a child with higher priority by the application of the selection criteria joins the list. 7. IN-YEAR ADMISSIONS Should there be a vacancy in a year group during the academic year; places will be offered after applying the above admissions criteria to all applicants including those on the waiting list. 8. APPEALS Appeals will be heard in accordance with the Education Act 2002, an independent appeals panel will adjudicate on all appeals. Each Hounslow secondary school has a duty to admit a child with a Statement of Special Educational Needs naming the school. 3 ADMISSION TO COMMUNITY SIXTH FORM (THE HEATHLAND SCHOOL) 1. Students already attending The Heathland School in Year 11 and who meet the criteria for Post-16 courses will normally transfer directly into the Sixth Form in the September following the publication of GCSE results. The criteria for entry to ‗A‘ Level, Applied ‗A‘ Level and BTEC courses is reviewed annually and stated in the school‘s application form for the Sixth Form. 2. Students already attending The Heathland School in Year 12 on Level 4 ‗AS‘ courses or Applied or BTEC courses who meet the academic standards required by the school will transfer to appropriate A2 or Year 13 courses. 3. Students already attending The Heathland School in the Sixth Form will not normally be allowed to repeat a year on the same pathway. 4. Applicants from other school who meet the admission criteria for Year 12 ‗AS‘ Level courses will be enrolled if the class size limit has not been reached. The School‘s normal limit for ‗AS‘ Level courses is 21 students for a practical subject, 23 for other subjects. All prospective students are invited to a consultation meeting to discuss their initial selection of courses and to ensure that they are matched to the courses that will most likely lead to their future success. ADMISSION CRITERIA FOR ‘AS’ LEVELS An applicant must have achieved 5 GCSEs at grade C or above including English and Mathematics. To ensure a student has a sufficiently broad academic background, we will also expect an average GCSE point score of 40 or above in the applicant‘s best eight subjects. In addition the following subject specific requirements will apply: AS Level English Literature: GCSE grade B or better in English Literature AS Biology/Chemistry/Physics: A minimum double ‗B‘ in GCSE Science and Additional Science or at least a ‗B‘ grade in the relevant Separate Science subject ‗AS‘ Mathematics: GCSE grade B or better in Mathematics 4 SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMISSION NUMBERS FOR 2016 PROPOSED PROPOSED School Year 7 Year 7 Year 7 Year 7 Year 7 Year 7 Year 12# 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2016 BRENTFORD 157 157 157 157 157 157 50 CHISWICK 215 215 215 215 215 245 6 CRANFORD 210 210 210 210 210 210 15 FELTHAM 245 245 245 245 245 245 15 GREEN 150 150 150 150 150 150 25 GUMLEY 192 192 210 210 210 210 20 GUNNERSBURY 184 184 184 184 184 184 15 HEATHLAND 270 270 270 270 270 270 30 HESTON 195 195 195 195 195 195 15 KINGSLEY 168 168 168 168 168 168 10 ACADEMY ISLEWORTH & 174 174 174 174 174 174 15 SYON LAMPTON 220 220 240 240 240 240 20 ACADEMY REACH - 60 60 60 60 60 - ACADEMY RIVERS 215 215 215 215 215 215 60 ACADEMY ST MARKS 186 186 186 186 186 186 15 TOTAL 2781 2841 2879 2879 2879 2909 311 # 6th form external pupils only - not pupils from year 11 within school 5 Oversubscription Criteria for September 2016: Academy and Voluntary Aided Secondary Schools Brentford School for Girls 7 Chiswick School 11 Cranford Community College 15 Feltham Community College 19 The Green School for Girls, Isleworth 23 Gumley House Catholic School, Isleworth 32 Gunnersbury Catholic School, Brentford 39 Heston Community School 49 Isleworth & Syon School for Boys 54 Kingsley Academy 58 Lampton School 60 Reach Academy 71 Rivers Academy West London 74 St Mark‘s Catholic School, Hounslow 79 6 Brentford School for Girls Core Values 1.1 Brentford School for Girls is a non-denominational 11-18 single sex girl‘s academy. Our vision is to develop ambitious, confident, courageous young women who are equipped fully for life in their future adult world, whatever that world might look like. 1.2 In all aspects of educational provision delivered by the school, including admissions, there will be no discrimination on grounds of academic ability, disability as defined in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA), educational or social special needs, race, cultural heritage, colour, religion or creed, national origin, gender of sexual orientation. No payments are required as a condition of entry. Children who meet their Home Local Authority‘s criteria for the provision of assistance with transport may be provided with transport by that authority. 2.0 Admission of Pupils 2.1 Admissions to the school are the responsibility of the Governing Body (Hounslow local authority will manage these on behalf of the Governing Body for Years 7 -11 and the school will manage its own admissions into the 6th Form.) 2.2 Admissions to the school will meet the requirements of the prevailing ‗Schools Admissions Code.‘ 2.3 The pupil admission number (PAN) for the school is 157 for Years 7-11. 2.4 Each Hounslow secondary school has a duty to admit a child with a Statement of Special Educational Needs naming the school. The admission of pupils with a Statement of Special Educational Needs is dealt with by a completely separate procedure. This procedure is integral to the making and maintaining of statements by the pupil‘s home council.