A guide for parents Transfer to Secondary School 2020/21

This booklet is for pupils entering Y7 for the first time.

You must apply by 31 October 2019

Save Time - Apply online The Secondary Admissions Team can be contacted on (0114) 273 5790 or by email at ed-admissions@.gov.uk Contents

1 Introduction Top Tips and Frequently Asked Questions 4 - 7

2 Making an application for a school place Oversubscription Criteria for Community, Voluntary Controlled Schools and Academies 8 - 9 Admissions Committee 9 ONLINE Admissions 10 Fraudulent applications 12 When will the process start? 13 What decisions do I have to make? 13 When do I have to make my decision? 14 What happens if my application is late? 14 What happens next? 15 What happens if I change my mind about the preferences I have made? 15 What happens if I don’t get a place at one of my preferred schools? 16 What can I do if I am unhappy with the outcome? 16

3 Detailed Information Admissions Terminology 17 Eligibility for a School Place 19 Eligibility for Schools Outside of Sheffield 19 Sheffield’s Co-ordinated Admission Scheme 19 Consideration of Preferences 21 Offer Date 21 Late Applications 21 Waiting List (For Sheffield Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools) 21 Change of Address 22 Entry Outside of the Normal Year group 22 Fair Access Protocol 22 Admission to School for Children of UK Service Personnel 23 Statutory Appeal 23

APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 1 Sheffield Secondary Schools 24 Introduction Feeder Schools 34 1 38-39 Oversubscription Criteria for Astrea Sheffield Next year your child will be moving to Oversubscription Criteria for 40 secondary school. It is natural that you should find this an anxious time, as you Oversubscription Criteria for All Saints Catholic School 41-46 will want to make the right decision in the best interests of your child. Oversubscription Criteria for Notre Dame High School 47-52 This Guide applies to all community, Oversubscription Criteria for UTC City Centre 53-57 voluntary aided, foundation trust, schools and the Academies in Sheffield and is Oversubscription Criteria for UTC Sheffield Olympic designed to explain the procedures for Legacy Park 58-62 applying for a secondary school place for your child. Admission to Sixth Form 63 Please read through the Guide, so that you understand what will be happening 4 Other Useful Information and when. If you are unsure about any Sheffield Special Schools (Secondary) 78 part of the process, there are several places you can ask for help. These are Sheffield Integrated Resources (Secondary) 79 listed in the Guide. Sheffield’s Admission Website 80 To contact Secondary Admissions, School Terms and Holidays 2020/2021 80 please call 0114 273 5790 or email Complaints 80 [email protected]. For School Transport Entitlement for Secondary School 80 more information about how to contact Special Educational Needs (SEN) Section 83 Secondary Admissions, see page 84. Secondary Admissions In Sheffield - Contact Details 84 Addresses of Neighbouring Authorities 85

2 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 3 Admissions – Top Tips 4. Remember, whilst you can apply 7. Select three different schools 12. Keep all correspondence for any school, that does not mean A high number of parents are offered a You are strongly advised to use all Keep all letters you receive in relation to 1 that your child will receive a three preferences. Selecting a second your application as you may need them 1 place at one of their preferred secondary place there schools. To help you through the system and third preference does not weaken at a later appeal. we have produced the following top tips If a school is oversubscribed we have to your first preference, it does however 13. Finally – ASK! as a result of experience in previous apply the oversubscription criteria which give you a possible fall back position if Our experienced team of Officers are years: are provided on page 8 of this booklet. your first preference is unsuccessful. Do These criteria determine which children not select the same school twice, it will here to help you. We know what an 1. You must apply online, or have priority for admission, please not increase your chances. important time this is and we want you to complete a Common obtain a place at your preferred school. read and understand them. If you are 8. Consider your ranking carefully Application Form (CAF) applying for a Church Aided school their Contact details are provided on page 84. If you do not submit an application your criteria are also contained in the booklet. You will be offered a place at your highest ranked school with available chances of being allocated a place at 5. Make sure you know who is a school you prefer, will be limited. If places. If you are eligible for all three making the decision about schools you will be offered the first you do not apply for a school place the admissions Frequently Asked Admissions Team will allocate a school ranked school. It is important therefore for your child. Places are not “reserved” For Community Schools the City Council that you rank your schools carefully Questions makes the decision. For Voluntary Aided at your catchment area school. If you do 9. Previous years provide no 1. Is a place reserved for me at my (Church), Trust, Foundation Schools and not make an application, you will not be guarantee catchment area school? offered a place. Academies it is the Governing Body. If any of your other children or No, it is unlawful to reserve places. If you 6. Consider your options carefully 2. Complete the Form by 31 October neighbours obtained places at a school do not apply for your catchment school 2019 or apply on line by 18 The Authority cannot advise you to in previous years, that is no guarantee as one of your 3 preferences a place is October 2019 apply for your catchment area school. that the same outcome will occur for the not reserved for you there. If you do not include your catchment year you are applying to. This can be We will receive over 6,000 applications 2. Am I guaranteed a place at my area school as one of your preferences affected by the number of children in the for entry to Secondary School in catchment school if I apply there? September 2020. If you apply late, your and you are unsuccessful in obtaining a year group and by application patterns in No, places cannot be guaranteed even application will be considered after all place at another school, you will not be any given year. for catchment area residents, who have others so you will have less chance automatically offered a place there. If 10. Provide any additional information applied for a place. of obtaining a place at your preferred for example your catchment school has You are responsible for providing school. become full with pupils whose parents 3. Do I have a better chance by supporting information to your applied there, you may be offered the applying early? 3. Be realistic in expressing your nearest school to your home address that application. This may include factors preferences has available places. This may be some such as medical information from No, all applications received up to the closing date will be considered equally. You are free to apply for whichever distance away. You may wish to consider a relevant professional, family school(s) you wish. You are strongly applying for your catchment school as circumstances or any other factors that advised to read the information in this your second or third preference. are relevant to you. There are no rules booklet about outcomes in previous on this matter, if you think it is important years although there is no guarantee that include it in your application. outcomes will be the same as in past 11. We use a straight line years. Admissions staff are available measurement as a tie-breaker at open evenings to ask for advise. You We do not use bus routes or walking need to work out where you are on the routes. This may change the school that list of priorities for entry for any school you consider to be your nearest. you wish to consider. Please make informed choices.

4 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 5 4. Am I guaranteed a place at the Department on 0114 273 6394. 12. If I appeal will I lose the place secondary school if I have another 8. What happens if I am not offered currently allocated to me? 1 child there, or if my child attends a a place at my first preference No, a place at your allocated school 1 feeder primary school? school? will remain unless you secure a place No, there are no guarantees. Outcomes We will consider your second and third elsewhere. will depend on the number of preferences and if possible offer a place 13. When and where are appeals applications received. at one of these. You will be placed on a heard? 5. What if I want to apply for a school waiting list for any higher ranked school If you apply on time, appeals are outside Sheffield or to a Church where you have been refused a place. normally heard by the end of June. Aided School? 9. What happens if I am offered none Appeals for Sheffield Schools are All Sheffield residents must return of my three preferences? normally held at the Town Hall in the City applications to Sheffield Local Authority. You will be offered a place at the nearest Centre. You will receive further details if We will liaise with neighbouring school to your home address that has you appeal. Authorities or church schools on available places. This may or may not be 14. Where can I obtain further your behalf so simply complete your your catchment area school. You will be information? application and leave the rest to us. placed on the waiting list for any school There is a great deal of information Sheffield Authority will notify all Sheffield that you are refused admission for. residents of the outcome of their available on the process and on application. 10. How does the waiting list work? individual schools, these are just a few examples: 6. Can I apply for just one school? The waiting list starts on 2 March 2020 following allocation. Your position on the • Sheffield Local Authority Admissions Yes you can but you are strongly advised waiting list depends on the admission website http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/ to submit 3 preferences. category you fall into, i.e. a “Sibling” pupiladmissions 7. What if the school is category applicant will be higher then • Advisory Centre for Education oversubscribed? a “Feeder School” category applicant. (Independent) The waiting list must be prioritised by If more applications are received than http://www.ace-ed.org.uk there are places we will prioritise places admission category and not by the length for community schools in the following of time spent on it. A late catchment area Telephone 0808 800 5793 applicant will therefore automatically order: • OFSTED (School Inspections) be placed above a “Sibling” category http://www.ofsted.gov.uk 1. Children in Care, previously In Care applicant. The waiting list is maintained (see page 8 definition) until 31 December 2020. If a place email: [email protected] 2. Catchment Area with Sibling becomes available at a school it will be Tel: 0300 123 1231 offered to the next pupil on the list. 3. Catchment Area 11. How does the appeal process 4. Siblings of children refused a place at work? their catchment school You have an automatic right of appeal 5. Siblings for any school that you are refused 6. Feeder School admission for. The appeal panel is 7. Other applications independent of the Local Authority and has the authority to offer a place at a Church schools and neighbouring school that is “full”. You will be notified Authorities will do the same with their of the appeal process if you are refused own criteria. admission at any of your preferred For information about how pupils with schools. an Education Health and Care Plan or a statement of special educational needs are allocated, speak to the SEN

6 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 7 in future years for younger children. over the telephone you can send any Making an application for a 6. Designated feeder school additional evidence by post If your child attends a primary school • If there are no exceptional school place which is officially designated as a feeder circumstances, all applications will to a secondary school, but you live be prioritised first by the admission outside the catchment area, you will be category and then by distance from Oversubscription Criteria 3. Catchment Area offered a place after all above categories the home address to a designated 2 point at the school building. This is a 2 Children living in the catchment area for have been allocated. (for Sheffield community straight-line measurement. the preferred school that will not have a Parents whose child falls under this schools and Academies) sibling attending, will be considered next. category should note that if they attend a Twins and Multiple Births Special educational needs The Authority does prioritise non-catchment primary school they have In circumstances where there is one Any child that has an Education Health catchment area residents, however less chance of being allocated a place at place remaining and the next eligible Care Plan or a statement for SEN that places are not guaranteed. the linked secondary school than those children are twins or multiple birth, the who live in the catchment area or have a names a specific school must be offered 4. Brothers or sisters (siblings) of Local Authority may make an exception brother or sister at the school. a place there. children refused a place at their and allocate above the admission The following oversubscription criteria Sheffield catchment school For information about designated feeder number. schools please see pages 34 to 37 or outline the priorities for admission In circumstances where parents have The Authority cannot guarantee that other contact Secondary Admissions on to Sheffield Community, Foundation applied on time for but been refused a siblings of multiple birth families will 273 5790. Secondary Schools and Academies, (for place at their catchment school for older automatically follow if one is offered a details of the oversubscription criteria siblings and allocated a place at a non- 7. Other applications place through normal arrangements. for All Saints and Notre Dame, please catchment school, any younger sibling Any child who does not fit into one of see pages 41 to 52). These criteria have Children living equal distances from will be afforded priority sibling status. the above categories will be considered been consulted upon and approved by the School This will only apply where allocated next. Places will be allocated up to the the Elected Members of the City Council. a preference ranked lower than the published indicated admission number. In circumstances where two or more 1. Children in Care catchment school or allocated the children live at addresses that are (previously In Care) nearest available school. Tie breakers equidistant from the school the place will be allocated through the process of Pupils who are in care or previously 5. Brothers or sisters (siblings) For any admission category that is Random Allocation. in care (children who were in care Children who will have an older brother oversubscribed there are two stages of but ceased to be so because they or sister (sibling) at the preferred school further consideration: Please contact the Admission Team were adopted or became subject to on the date of admission, will be offered • Where exceptional medical, social (Tel: 273 5790) if you have any queries a child arrangement order or special a place if any places remain after all or special educational needs about how you fit into the above guardianship order immediately following above categories have been allocated. are demonstrated/supported by categories. being In Care). Children in this category A pupil is not afforded sibling status if professional evidence, an application will be prioritised at their preferred Admissions Committee (AC) the older sibling transfers to a school may be prioritised by the Admissions school. Applications for oversubscribed sixth form having not previously attended Committee (AC) but only within the schools will be considered against the 2. Catchment Area with Sibling there. A sibling is defined as a child who admission category. Please note this list of circumstances is not oversubscription criteria described Children who live in the catchment permanently or usually lives at the same exhaustive and is provided simply as above. area at the latest date for receiving address as:- an example of reasons for which the applications and who will have a sibling Where parents provide additional • a brother and/or sister AC may prioritise a case. It is your attending the preferred school in evidence from a professional to support • a stepbrother and/or stepsister responsibility to provide supporting September 2020 will be prioritised above their application, it will be submitted to (including half brothers/sisters) evidence to demonstrate your other catchment applicants. the Admission Committee which may exceptional reasons. For example, if and in both cases will attend the consider giving priority if it is satisfied If the older sibling will be attending the you or your child has medical reasons preferred school at the time of entry. that circumstances are exceptional. It Sixth Form they will only meet the Sibling for applying for a school, you must should be noted that where medical criteria if they have previously attended Where places are obtained under this provide evidence from a relevant needs are given as a reason for applying the school, e.g. in any year between category, parents and carers must medical professional with your for a particular school, the medical Years 7 and 11. note that, places cannot be guaranteed application. If you apply on line or 8 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 9 needs must relate to the child, not the • There is no risk that your application address) and invite you to enter your Use this space to record the parent. If supporting information is will get lost in the post. preferences and reasons for your details you will require to make an not provided from a professional then • The facility is available 24 hours a day application. application. distance from home to school will be 7 days a week up to the closing date • If you do not have a UID, click on Unique Identification Number (UID) used as a tie-breaker. (This process is of 18 October 2019. the box “No UID”. You will be invited undertaken before the national offer date You can apply online wherever there is to enter your child’s details and of 2 March 2020). then express your preferences and access to the Internet. Email address 2 The Admissions Committee consists of reasons. 2 • At home Elected Members who have delegated • You must submit your application. You authority to make admission decisions • At your child’s primary school will be asked to acknowledge that the on behalf of Sheffield City Council. Password • At an internet café information you have given is accurate The Committee will take account of the and then to click submit again. individual parental reasons, for applying • At work for the school against other applications • Press continue to receive the option to • At a library Date submitted by parents in the same admission print off a copy of your application. category. The Admissions Committee • An acknowledgement will be sent to may prioritise any case within the How to access the online facility your email account confirming receipt admission category but cannot priotise Access the Council’s website using the of your application and listing the an application from a lower category following address: www.sheffield.gov.uk/ schools you have expressed. above an application from a higher pupiladmissions and click on the “Online • Each time you re-enter the site you category eg. feeder applicants cannot Admissions” link. This will take you to must re-submit your application be prioritised above catchment. the Pupil Admissions online facility. From whether or not you make changes. here you will be asked to register. Failure to do so may mean your application is not processed. How to register Online Admissions • All users will need to register their Help and assistance details before an application can be Save Time Apply Online at www. If you have any questions about your made. sheffield.gov.uk/home/schools- application and how decisions are made childcare/apply-school-place • Once you have registered you will be please contact Secondary Admissions emailed a link to the online site. on 0114 2735 790 or [email protected] • When registering take care to type You may apply online for your child’s in your email address correctly. If The closing date for submission of school place errors are made, you will not receive a secondary applications is 31 October From July 2019 Sheffield’s online password and will not be able to 2019. However the online site will only be admission facility was available to submit available until 18 October 2019. re-enter the site an application for secondary school. • To re-enter the site enter your Consider the benefits: password and e-mail address in • It’s quick, safe and secure. the space provided. Do not register again. • You will receive an immediate acknowledgement via e-mail to Making an application confirm receipt of your submission. • Your child has been allocated a • You can change your application at Unique Identification Number (UID). any time up to 18 October 2019. This was noted on the letter. • We will let you know which school • Enter the UID and your child’s date your child has been allocated via of birth in the space provided. This email on 2 March 2020. will reveal your child’s details (name,

10 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 11 Co-ordinated Admission Please note that the Authority strongly What decisions do I have Fraudulent Applications advises parents to complete and Arrangements to make? The City Council makes every effort submit a common application form or apply online. to ensure that all school places are The co-ordinated scheme You must decide which schools to apply allocated in strict accordance with its Non-completion of an application for. If you do not express your preference The co-ordinated scheme for admissions published admission arrangements. will seriously reduce your child’s online or submit an application, the to Year 7 at a secondary school is All addresses are checked with your chance of being offered a place at a pupils of parents who do, will be designed to ensure that every parent 2 child’s primary school. school you want, since places will be considered before your child. 2 who lives in Sheffield and has applied allocated first to parents who have The Authority takes the issue for a school place for their child receives If your child has special educational expressed preferences. of fraudulent applications very a single offer of a school place on the needs and you would like advice about seriously. If the Authority receives same day. how this may effect your preferences, any information alleging that please contact the SEN Transitions Team You will only have to complete one an application has been made on 0114 273 6394. application to apply for a combination of fraudulently it will require parents any three schools in Sheffield or within When will the process start • Parents who wish to apply for All to provide at least two forms of another Authority, including voluntary Saints or Notre Dame Catholic proof to confirm the address. July 2019 aided schools, Academies, Trusts and High schools will also be required If you live in Sheffield and your child Where the Authority has made an Foundation schools. to complete the Supplementary offer of a place at a school on the attends a Sheffield Primary School, you Information form available from In order to provide every parent with basis of fraudulent or intentionally will receive a leaflet and covering letter All Saints or Notre Dame’s school an offer of one single place, Sheffield misleading information, which has from your child’s current primary school. or the Admissions Team. It is your Authority will be working collaboratively effectively denied a place to a child Sheffield residents whose children attend responsibility to provide evidence to with the Governing Bodies of the with a higher right of entry, it will be a private school or school in another support your application including Catholic secondary schools within the withdrawn . Authority, should apply online, or contact relevant medical information. If you area of Sheffield as well as neighbouring Pupil Admissions to obtain an application wish to apply for an aided school If the Authority withdraws a place on authorities. As long as you submit an form. located in another authority, you are the above grounds you will be offered application form or apply online before advised to contact the school to find a place at another school and notified the closing date, a single offer of a È out what additional information is of your right of appeal. school place will be made on 2 March September/October 2019 required. 2020. A full version of Sheffield’s co- Open evenings held at Secondary • You have the right to apply for a ordinated admission scheme can be Schools Withdrawing places found on the Council’s website; www. place at any school. Places are not È Places will also be withdrawn where sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions reserved in catchment schools for allocations have been made in error. 31 October 2019 parents who apply to other schools What if I do not make an application? Closing date for returning your and are unsuccessful. You do not have to apply for your catchment Parents who do not make an application completed application form school but a place cannot be will not receive an offer of a school place È reserved at your catchment school on 2 March 2020. 2 March 2020 if your application elsewhere is The Authority with assistance from your Offer Date unsuccessful. You will have a child’s primary school will make every higher priority for your catchment effort to help and encourage you to school but a place cannot be express preferences. If a form or online guaranteed. application is not submitted the following • Admission Authorities must comply action will be taken; with parental preferences where they • A place will be allocated for the child can but because there are limits on at the nearest community school, to the number of places available at their normal place of residence, with each school, it is not always possible available places. to do so.

12 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 13 Open evenings What happens if my What happens next? Parents need to be aware that the You and your child are strongly advised Authority will only process one common application is late? If you apply online you will receive an application per pupil at any given time. to visit the schools for which you intend acknowledgement instantly. to apply. Open evenings are held You have less chance of receiving a if you change your mind after the throughout September and October place at one of the three schools you On 2 March 2020, you will be informed closing date of 31 October 2019. 2019. have applied for. For further information of your single allocated school place. about how the Local Authority will deal This may or may not be one of your three The Authority will not accept a change 2 A list of open evening dates was sent with late applications, see page 21. preferences. of preference after the closing date 2 with your letter. They are also listed on without a genuine reason for doing so, for the Admissions website. Alternatively If you have applied online you will be sent an email notifying you of the example, a recent change of address. you may request details from Pupil allocated school. If you have applied If you would like to change your Admissions, or from your child’s primary What do I do when I have online you may also log onto the online preferences you should write to school. A Local Authority representative site using your password to view the Admissions to confirm your new will usually be available at the open made my decisions? decision. If you applied on a paper form preferences and explain the reason for evenings to offer help and advice about • You are advised to complete all you will be sent a letter to your home changing your mind. applying for secondary school. address. sections of the application. It is If the Authority is not satisfied that your School prospectus important that you give full reasons To find out how the Secondary reason is genuine your new application for your application even if it is Admissions Team allocate school places Information about each school is will be classed as late and only your child’s catchment school. This see page 8 which explains Sheffield’s published annually by the Governors in considered after the allocation date of 2 information may be considered by the oversubscription criteria and also the school prospectus. The prospectus March 2020. Please contact Admissions Admissions Committee if supported pages 19 to 21 which explains Sheffield contains information about the curriculum if you are in doubt as to whether your by information from a professional co-ordinated admission scheme. For and organisation of education and new preferences will be accepted. where a school is oversubscribed. information about All Saints and Notre teaching methods of the school, a Any change of preference received after For more information about the Dame’s oversubscription criteria, see statement of the aims and values of the the latest date for receiving applications Admissions Committee, see page 9. pages 41 to 52. school, and details of examination results (30 November 2019) will not be and pupils attainments at the key stages. • Decide whether to apply online or on considered until after 2 March 2020. the paper application form which is It may also contain other information available from the primary school or if you change your mind after the offer about dress code, demand for school the Admissions Team. day of 2 March 2020. places, directions to the school and What happens if I change other general information. Parents can • Return your completed form to the my mind about the Contact the Secondary Admissions obtain a prospectus for any of Sheffield’s Admissions Team or notify your child’s Officer on 0114 273 5790. Any secondary schools, free of charge, primary school that you have applied preferences I have made? application received after 2 March will be directly from the school. online or over the phone. This will depend on when you change considered in date received order then in • If any of your preferences are for a your mind. line with normal oversubscription criteria. voluntary aided school in Sheffield, Barnsley, Derbyshire or Rotherham. if you change your mind before the closing date of 31 October 2019 When do I have to make You must obtain an ‘additional information’ form from school and • You may amend your preferences at my decisions? return it to the school for which you any point up to the closing date of The closing date for returning completed are applying. 31 October 2019. application forms is 31 October 2019 but • Enclose with your form any supporting • Write to Secondary Admissions to please note that the online site is only evidence, eg. medical information. If confirm your new preferences, the available until 18 October 2019. you apply online send your evidence order and supporting reasons. separately to Secondary Admissions. By submitting new preferences you are notifying the Authority to disregard the original application.

14 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 15 What happens if I don’t get a place at one of my Detailed Information preferred schools?

Where a single offer cannot be made for Community schools any of the three preferences stated on Admissions Terminology your common application, a place will These schools come under the 2 Academy be allocated at your catchment school responsibility of the Local Authority. The (if you did not indicate this as one of An Academy is a state-funded, non fee- admissions policy for Community Schools your three preferences and if there are paying independent school. Academies is determined and implemented by the still places available), or the nearest are required to comply with the code and Local Authority. community school in Sheffield with law relating to admissions. The Local Authority is the Admissions 3 available places. Authority for Community Schools and Admissions authority This is measured in a straight line from allocates school places. The Admission Authority is responsible your home address to the school. for determining admission to school. Composite prospectus This only applies to pupils who live in For community and voluntary controlled The Education Act 2002 requires the Sheffield. If you live outside Sheffield, schools in Sheffield, the Admission Authority to publish information annually your Home Authority will be responsible Authority is the Local Authority. For about admissions for the following for ensuring that your child is allocated Voluntary Aided, Trust and Foundation school year. This guide is the ‘composite a school place for September 2020. Schools and Academies the Admission prospectus’ for the 2020/2021 academic Your child will automatically be placed on Authority is the school Governing Body. year. a waiting list for a school where he/she Admission arrangements Eligible for a school place has been refused a place at a community school ranked higher than the allocated The Admissions Authority must This is where a child can be offered a school. For further information about the publish the admissions arrangement place at a school either because: waiting list, see page 21. for all its schools. They include • The number of applications for admission numbers for schools, the school is below the admission application procedures & timetables, number; or oversubscription criteria and information about waiting lists. • It is oversubscribed but the child has What can I do if I am priority under the admission criteria unhappy with the Catchment area when compared to other children. outcome? Each community school has a catchment Feeder schools area. This is defined by the City Council. You will be offered a right of appeal to Your catchment area school is the school Each secondary school has a number of an Independent Appeal Panel. For more for which you have the highest priority. ‘feeder primary schools’ that are linked to details about how to appeal, see the schools. page 23. Common application form Home authority This is the application form that invites 3 preferences and supporting reasons. The Authority in which the parent/carer This form is to be completed whether and child resides. applying for a community, foundation trust or aided school, Academy or a school in a different Local Authority.

16 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 17 IAN You are not guaranteed a place at any of Eligibility for a school Sheffield’s Co-ordinated your preferred schools. Indicated Admission Number. An IAN place Admission Scheme is determined in consultation with each Ranking school. This is the number of pupils that All secondary schools have an indicated This is how the co-ordinated scheme must be admitted to a school if sufficient The order in which parents have to list admission number (IAN) or admission works: applications are received. their three preferences on the common limit which determines the number of • Decide on a maximum of three application. Parents are advised to place available places at the normal age of schools that you would like to apply for. Key stage 3 their favourite school first. transfer, in this case for Year 7. Once Read pages 8 to 10 and 38 to 62 for Secondary School (year 7, year 8 and an IAN or higher admission limit is Sheffield’s co-ordinated scheme details of how the Admission Authority year 9). determined for a particular school year, Each Authority must determine a scheme that number will normally remain in decides eligibility for a place. Places which outlines how they intend to co- force as that year group moves through at your catchment school are not 3 the school. The IAN/higher admission guaranteed and cannot be reserved 3 Secondary School (year 10 and year 11). ordinate with neighbouring Authorities and other Admission Authorities within it’s limit for each school is published in this for you if you do not put it down as Maintaining authority area, in order to carry out admissions for booklet on pages 24 to 33 and pages a preference on your application. 41 and 52 for All Saints and Notre Dame Sheffield residents. • Having decided on your three schools The Authority in which a school is located. respectively. Siblings (definition for sheffield you then have to make a second Normal place of residence community schools, foundation, trust and Where the Admissions Authority receives decision. In which order would more applications than there are places The child’s normal place of permanent academies) I prefer my child to attend these at a school, it must have a method of residence will ordinarily be a residential A sibling is defined as a child who schools? prioritising the applications to determine property at which the parent or person/s permanently or usually lives at the same In other words, which is your first, which applicants will be eligible for with parental responsibility for the child address as:- second and third preferred school. a school place. This is known as the resides at the latest date for receiving This process is called ranking. • a brother and/or sister ‘oversubscription criteria’. applications for admission to school - • On the Common Application there are 30 November 2019. • a stepbrother and/or a stepsister (to include half brothers/sisters) three boxes to put the names of your Where parental responsibility is held by preferred schools and your reasons more than one person and those persons and in both cases will be attending the for your preferences. reside in separate properties, the child’s preferred school at the point of entry. Eligibility for Schools normal place of residence will normally outside Sheffield be the property at which the child Single offer resides with the parent or person/s with The one offer for a school place for your If you intend to apply for a school in parental responsibility, for the greater child as determined by the co-ordinated another Authority, you may wish to refer part of the week. scheme. to the booklet produced by that Authority for details of the oversubscription criteria Oversubscription criteria Waiting lists (definition for sheffield that applies to that school. Each Admission Authority must establish community schools) Contact details for neighbouring criteria. This is applied where more All pupils refused a place at any school Authorities can be found on page 85. applications have been received than ranked higher than the allocated school Sheffield residents applying for a school there are places available at the school. will be automatically placed on a waiting maintained by another Authority, must still The criteria determines which applicants list for those schools. The waiting list will complete Sheffield’s common application will be offered places. be discontinued on 31 December 2020. and return it to Secondary Admissions or apply online. Parental preference Voluntary aided school You are invited to express up to 3 These schools are church aided. The preferences on a common application. Governing Body is the Admission The Admission Authority must comply Authority and establishes the admission with parental preference unless arrangements and allocates school admission will prejudice the school. places.

18 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 19 It is very important that you record your • If there is a place available then your would not be offered schools B or C. Late Applications preferences in the right order, starting child is “eligible for admission” for that If you are refused a place at your with your first preference. school. • Applications and changes of preferred school(s), you may appeal. preference or circumstances received • Where you may have expressed Further advice on the appeals after the 30 November 2019 will be preferences at three different procedures is given at page 23. School A dealt with after 2 March 2020 and will schools, your child may be eligible be processed in date received order. 1st Preferred for admission at one, two, all three or School none of the schools. • Where the Local Authority has not received an application from a Reason for • The Admission Authority determines Consideration of Sheffield resident for any school by whether your child is eligible for a 1st preference Preferences 2 June 2020 at the latest, a place will place at a secondary school. be offered at the nearest available 3 • The outcome of your application will At the closing date of 31 October 2019 school. 3 School B be one of the following: the process of trying to meet parental 2nd Preferred Names of preferences begins. This means that all School three Admission Authorities for schools named different key on the common application have to Reason for schools determine whether the child is eligible for Waiting Lists (for E Your child is eligible for admission, 2nd preference admission to their school. which creates a potential offer Sheffield community Your preferences will be assessed schools - trust, against the oversubscription criteria that School C O School oversubscribed – your child applies to each of the schools. foundation and 3rd Preferred is not eligible for a place based on School admission criteria If you have applied for an aided school academies who or a school in a different Authority, operate the same Sheffield will liaise with the relevant Reason for A Your child will be allocated a place 3rd preference admission authority to assess the oversubscription criteria as the highest ranked preference eligibility of your application for those for which he/she is eligible as Community Schools) schools. • The Authority will establish a waiting For each preference that you make Preferred Possible Outcomes of Once it is determined which of the list for all Community, Trust and there is space to give reasons for your Schools in three Preferences preferred schools your child is eligible for foundation secondary schools and preference. Remember that you can rank order 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (this could be all three, a combination of Academies in Sheffield where the express preferences for any school. two, one or none of the schools indicated number of applications for those 1st School on your common application), the schools has exceeded the number of By listing your preferences in this way, A A A A A E O O E E E O O Authority will allocate the highest ranked they are in rank order. places available. All Saints and Notre 2nd School school for which you are eligible. Dame will maintain their own waiting • Sheffield uthorityA operates on ‘Equal B E EA O E O O EA O lists. For information about waiting lists Preference’ system. 3rd School for non-Sheffield schools you should • The Admissions Team will determine C E E EA O E O O O contact the relevant Admissions whether or not there are places Offer Date Authority. available at your three preferred • Your child will automatically be placed You must think very carefully about the Applications received up to and including schools. If you have named a voluntary on a waiting list for a community preferences that you make and take 30 November 2019 will be allocated a aided school the Local Authority will school where he/she has been advantage of the information and advice school place on 2 March 2020. liaise directly with the Governing Body refused a place at a school ranked available in this booklet to help you make on your behalf. Similarly, if you have higher than the allocated school. named a school in a neighbouring informed decisions. • Waiting lists for community schools authority, Sheffield Local Authority In the above example at column 1 even will be maintained until the 31 will liaise directly with the maintaining though you would be eligible for all December 2020. Authority on your behalf. three schools you would only be offered School A as the highest ranked. You

20 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 21 • Priority on the waiting list is Admissions Team to be advised of the Admission to Schools for Before completing your appeal form, you determined according to the possible change to your application and should read the ‘Guidance for Parents oversubscription criteria for that to determine what proof is required. Children of UK Service on Appeals’ document that accompanys school not by the length of time on Personnel the appeal form. It has been produced the list or date of application. to help you understand the role of the The Local Authority acknowledges that Independent Appeal Panel. You should • Your child’s position on a waiting list service families are subject to frequent set out the reasons why you want your can go down as well as up because movement within the UK and from Entry Outside the Normal child to attend the particular school and of how pupils are prioritised on the abroad, often at relatively short notice. list. Year Group include any supporting documentation. Although the local Authority is not able You should return your completed form On rare occasions parents may seek • A place normally becomes available to reserve places for blocks of pupils and any supporting information to entry into secondary school for their child at an oversubscribed school only of service personnel it may accept Legal and Governance, Town Hall, earlier/later than the normal date. 3 when the number of pupils allocated applications from parents returning to Sheffield S1 2HH. Appeal hearings for 3 falls below the published admission In such cases parents should make their area some months in advance and forms received after the date advised in number. their request in writing to Secondary may allocate a school place where the the letter may be subject to delay. Admissions giving full reasons. school has a place available. • Should a place become available at You will be notified in writing by Legal an oversubscribed school, it will be and Governance Services about the automatically allocated in writing to date when the Appeal Panel will meet to the child at the top of the list. The Statutory Appeal consider your application. The hearings previous school allocated by the In Year Application The following appeal process does are normally held in the Town Hall, Local Authority will automatically be not apply to pupils with a statement of Pinstone Street. You have the right to Parents wishing to apply for a place in withdrawn. special educational needs or Education attend the hearing and speak in support Year groups other than Year 7 should Health Care Plan. If your child has a of your appeal and you may, if you • If you no longer wish to remain on a complete a transfer form available from statement or Education Health Care Plan, wish, be accompanied by a friend or list, please contact the Admissions your child’s current school. Team. please contact the SEN Transition Team representative. on 0114 273 6394 for further details. If • If you would like your child to be your child has been refused a place at a THE INDEPENDENT APPEAL PANEL’S placed on a waiting list of a school school, you have a right of appeal to an DECISION IS FINAL AND BINDING ON that you ranked lower than the Fair Access Protocol Independent Appeal Panel. To appeal THE ADMISSIONS AUTHORITY, THE one you have been allocated, you SCHOOL AND THE PARENT. 3 you2 must complete an appeal form which 1 6 5 must request this in writing to the All Local Authority’s are required 4 9 8 must7 be obtained by downloading a form Admissions Team. to establish a protocol for placing PLEASE NOTE: You may not appeal from; again for the same school in the same A place on the waiting list does not vulnerable children over and above the Sheffield City Council’s website; academic year unless there has been guarantee that your child will secure a normal admission procedures. www.sheffield.gov.uk/ a significant and material change in place at that school, nor does it mean The protocol is designed to ensure that pupiladmissions circumstances. that you should not continue to try and access to education is secured quickly 3 1 2 6 4 5 9 secure a school place elsewhere. for children who have no school place 7 8 appeals for a school not maintained by 0 and to ensure that schools within an or by contacting the Admissions Team; sheffield local authority area admit their fair share of children If you wish to appeal for a school in a with challenging behaviour. Under the The Admissions Team neighbouring Authority, you must obtain protocol the Authority may admit a child Floor 5, 3West Wing 1 2 3 2 an appeal form from that Authority. 1 6 Change of Address 5 4 to a school that is full. The protocol 9 4 5 6 8 Moorfoot7 7 8Please9 note, if you successfully obtain If you change address or are planning to provides a definition of categories of Sheffield S1 4PL move, the Admissions Team will need to children that may be considered under a place through Appeal at a school maintained by another Authority, your see proof of your new address. A house the arrangements. The protocol may be 3 1 2 3 1 2 child’s place at a Sheffield school will be 6 applied to applications received outside 5 Tel: 0114 273 5790 4 9 move may change your catchment area 8 4 5 6 7 withdrawn. Appeals that are submitted of the ‘normal year of entry’. 7 8 9 and affect the status of your application. 2 3 1 5 6 on time will normally be held between 4 9 7 8 If you are considering a change ed-admissions 0 April and June 2020.

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- September 2020 Bradfield Academy 940 240 Kirk Edge Road, Worrall, S35 OAE (Y7 - Y11) Tel: 286 3861, Fax: 286 2246 For details of schools with an integrated For information about schools with Email: [email protected] resource for pupils with special facilities for pupils with physical Website: www.bradfield.sheffield.sch.uk educational needs from September 2020, difficulties, please call 0114 273 5471. Headteacher - Mr A May See page 79. Age range: 11-16 Please note that all Sheffield Specialism: Engineering Secondary Schools are non-selective 3 places are not offered based on based 3 Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to on ability or aptitude in a certain all Catchment, Sibling, feeder and 7 other applicants. 37 other category subject. applicants were refused at this stage. The school subsequently agreed to operate a higher admission number and all outstanding applicants were School Details Approximate no. in Admission limit school year 2020/21 for school year allocated a place. The information provided on the 2019 outcomes is intended 2020/2021 as a guide only and the same outcomes cannot be guaranteed in 2020.

Astrea Academy (2-18) Sheffield (Secondary Phase) 422 150 Chaucer Academy - Tapton Trust 840 180 Andover Street, Sheffield, S3 9BE Wordsworth Avenue, Sheffield, S5 8NH Tel: 0114 553 9110 Tel: 232 2338, Fax: 231 6181 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Principal: Miss K Walton Website: www.chaucer.sheffield.sch.uk Age range: 11-18 (Secondary Phase) Headteacher: Mr S Burnside Website: http://astreaacademytrust.org Age range: 11-16 Specialism: Business and Enterprise Notes: At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to applicants who applied before the closing date. The information provided Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all on the 2019 outcomes is intended as a guide only and the same outcomes applicants that applied before the closing date. This outcome cannot be cannot be guaranteed in 2020. guaranteed in future. The information provided on the 2019 outcomes is intended as a guide only and the same outcomes cannot be guaranteed in - LEAD Academy Trust 1,139 235 2020. Birley Lane, Sheffield, S12 3BP Tel: 239 2531, Fax: 265 5531 Ecclesfield Academy -Minerva Trust 1,701 350 Email: [email protected] Chapeltown Road Website: www.birleycc.sheffield.sch.uk Ecclesfield, Sheffield S35 9WD Executive Headteacher - Mrs G Newton Tel: 246 1156, Fax: 257 0998 Age Range: 11-16 Email: [email protected] Specialism: Technology Website: www.eccssheffsch.force9.co.uk Acting Headteacher - Mr R Walkden Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all Age range: 11-16 applicants that applied before the closing date. The information provided Specialism: Performance Art on the 2019 outcomes is intended as a guide only and the same outcomes cannot be guaranteed in 2020. Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all applicants that applied before the closing date. The information provided on the 2019 outcomes is intended as a guide only and the same outcomes cannot be guaranteed in 2020.

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Fir Vale Academy Trust 1,061 210 Handsworth Grange Community Sports College 1,013 205 Owler Lane, Sheffield, S4 8GB - Minerva Trust Tel: 243 9391, Fax: 261 1640 Handsworth Grange Road, Sheffield, S13 9HJ Email: [email protected] Tel: 269 4801, Fax: 269 2832 Headteacher - Mrs R Smith Email: [email protected] Age range: 11-16 Website: www.hgcss.co.uk Specialism: Business and Enterprise Head of School - Mr N Parker Age range: 11-16 3 Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all Specialism: Sports 3 applicants who applied before the closing date. The information provided on the 2019 outcomes is intended as a guide only and the same outcomes Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all cannot be guaranteed in 2020. catchment, sibling, feeder and 10 other category applicants who applied by the closing date. 43 other category were refused. A further 7 were placed by (Trust) - The Academies Enterprise 1,146 240 the appeal panel. The information provided on the 2019 outcomes is intended Fircroft Avenue, Sheffield, S5 OSD as a guide only and the same outcomes cannot be guaranteed in 2020. Tel: 257 6238, Fax: 257 6239 Email: [email protected] High Storrs - Minerva Trust 1,208 240 Headteacher - Mr Dean Jones High Storrs Road, Sheffield, S11 7LH (Y7-11) Age range: 11-16 Tel: 267 0000, Fax: 266 3624 Specialism: Arts Email: [email protected] 430 130 Website: www.highstorrs.co.uk (Y12-13) (Y12-13) Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all Headteacher - Mrs Claire Tasker applicants who applied by the closing date. The information provided on the Age range: 11-19 2019 outcomes is intended as a guide only and the same outcomes cannot Specialism: Performance Arts, Mathematics and Computing be guaranteed in 2020. Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all - Tapton Trust 1,122 240 catchment and 1 Sibling category applicant who applied before the closing Wood Lane, Sheffield, S6 5HG (Y7-Y11) (Y7-Y11) date. 11 sibling, 18 feeder and 18 other category applicants were refused Tel: 234 8805, Fax: 232 4120 at this stage. 1 additional pupil was allocated a place by the independent Email: [email protected] 318 150 appeal panel. It is expected that the school will be oversubscribed again Website: www.forgevalley.Sheffield.sch.uk (Y12-Y13) (Y12-Y13) in 2020. The information provided on the 2019 outcomes is intended as a Headteacher - Mr D Barrowclough guide only and the same outcomes cannot be guaranteed in 2020. Age range: 11-19 Specialism: Sport, High Performing Specialist School (Leadership Partner School) Hinde House (3-16) (Secondary Phase) - Brigantia Trust 840 160 Shiregreen Lane, Sheffield, S5 6AG Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all Tel: 243 8486, Fax: 243 6047 catchment, sibling and 11 feeder category applicants who applied by the Email: [email protected] closing date. 15 feeder and 20 other category were refused, 4 additional Principal - Mrs V Simcock pupils were allocated a place by the Independent Appeal Panel. The Age range: 11-16 information provided on the 2019 outcomes is intended as a guide only and Specialism: Engineering the same outcomes cannot be guaranteed in 2020. Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all catchment, sibling, feeder and 6 other applicants who applied by the closing date. 9 other applicants were initially refused admission. The information provided on the 2019 outcomes is intended as a guide only and the same outcomes cannot be guaranteed in 2020.

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King Ecgbert Academy - Mercia Trust 1020 193 Meadowhead School Academy (Trust) 1,601 330 Brook Road, Sheffield, S17 3QU (Y7-11) Dyche Lane, Sheffield, S8 8BR (Y7-11) (Y7-11) Tel: 235 3855, Fax: 236 2468 Tel: 237 2723, Fax: 283 9855 Email: [email protected] 320 100 Email: [email protected] 212 30 Website: www.ecgberts.sheffield.sch.uk (Y12-13) (Y12-13) Headteacher - Mr C Grewal-Joy (Y12-13) (Y12-13) Headteacher - Mr P Haigh Age range: 11-19 Age range: 11-19 Specialism: Language 3 Specialism: Technology Website: www.meadowhead.sheffield.sch.uk 3 Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all Catchment/Sibling and 119 Catchment applicants. 5 Catchment, 5 Sibling, applicants that applied before the closing date. The information provided 21 Feeder and 23 other category applicants were refused. 2 additional on the 2019 outcomes is intended as a guide only and the same outcomes pupils were replaced by the appeal panel. It is expected that the school will cannot be guaranteed in 2020. be oversubscribed again in 2020. The information provided on the 2019 outcomes is intended as a guide only and the same outcomes cannot be Mercia School - Mercia Trust 364 180 guaranteed in 2020. Carterknowle Road, S7 2EX Website: www.merciaschool.com King Edward VII 1,153 230 Headteacher - Mr D Webster Age range: 11-19 (Y7-11) Age range: 11-19 Headteacher - Linda Gooden Upper School 627 200 Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2PW (Y12-13) (Y12-13) catchment/sibling and 106 catchment applicants who applied by the closing Tel: 266 2518, Fax: 268 7690 date. 47 catchment, 12 feeder and 6 other category were initially refused. Email: [email protected] A further 5 pupils were allocated places by the Independent Appeal Panel. Website: www.kes.sheffield.sch.uk It is expected that the school will be oversubscribed again in 2020. The Specialism: Language information provided on the 2019 outcomes is intended as a guide only and Lower School the same outcomes cannot be guaranteed in 2020. Darwin Lane, Sheffield, S10 5RG Tel: 268 2477, Fax: 268 6046 Newfield Academy -Mercia Trust 1026 210 Email: [email protected] Lees Hall Road, Sheffield, S8 9JP Website: www.kes.sheffield.sch.uk Tel: 255 7331, Fax: 258 3625 Email: [email protected] Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all Website: www.newfield.sheffield.sch.uk Catchment, Sibling, Feeder School and 44 other category applicants. 66 Headteacher - Mrs E Anderson other category applicants were refused. A further 1 pupil was allocated a Age range: 11-16 place by the Independent Appeal Panel. It is expected that the school will be oversubscribed again in 2020. The information provided on the 2019 Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all outcomes is intended as a guide only and the same outcomes cannot be catchment, sibling and 21 feeder applicants who applied by the closing guaranteed in 2020. date. 6 feeder and 20 other applicants were refused. A further 2 pupils were allocated places by the Independent Appeal Panel. The information provided on the 2019 outcomes is intended as a guide only and the same outcomes cannot be guaranteed in 2020.

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Oasis Don Valley (Secondary Phase) - Oasis Trust 358 120 United- Learning Trust 974 210 Leeds Road, S9 3TY Beaumont Road North, Sheffield, S2 1SN (Y7-11) (Y7-11) Tel: 0114 2200 400 Tel: 239 2661, Fax: 265 9835 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 160 20 Principal: Mr J Pape Principal - Ms D McShane (Y12-13) (Y12-13) Age range: 2+ - 16+ Age range: 11-19 Website: www.oasisdonvalley.org Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all 3 Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all Catchment and Sibling applicants who applied by the closing date. 14 3 applicants who applied by the closing date. This information is provided as feeder and 24 other applicants were refused. 0 additional pupils were a guide only and the same outcome cannot be guaranteed in 2020. allocated by the Independent Appeal Panel. The information provided on the 2019 outcomes is intended as a guide only and the same outcomes cannot - Outwood Trust 1045 240 be guaranteed in 2020. Stradbroke Road, Sheffield, S13 8SS Tel: 235 8120, Fax: 239 6694 Sheffield Springs Academy United- Learning Trust 686 210 Email: [email protected] Hurlfield Road, Sheffield, S12 2SF (Y7-11) (Y7-11) Website: www.city.sheffield.sch.uk Tel: 239 2631, Fax: 265 3342 Executive Principal - Mr A Downing Email: [email protected] Age range: 11-16 Principal - Mr M Shipman Specialism: Business and Enterprise Age range: 11-19

Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all applicants who applied by the closing date. This information is provided as applicants who applied by the closing date. The information provided on the a guide only and the same outcome cannot be guaranteed in 2020. 2019 outcomes is intended as a guide only and the same outcomes cannot be guaranteed in 2020. - E-Act Trust 859 180 Longley Avenue West, Sheffield, S5 8UL Silverdale Academy - Chorus Trust 963 180 Tel: 231 0221/2, Fax: 232 6751 Bents Crescent, Sheffield, S11 9QH (Y7-11) (Y7-11) Email: [email protected] Tel: 236 9991, Fax: 262 0627 Principal - Ms G Cottingham Email: [email protected] 358 120 Age range: 11-16 Website: www.silverdale.sheffield.sch.uk (Y12-13) (Y12-13) Specialism: Language, Sports Executive Headteacher - Mrs R Paul Co-Head - Mrs S Sims Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all Age range: 11-19 applicants who applied by the closing date. The information provided on the Specialism: Language 2019 outcomes is intended as a guide only and the same outcomes cannot be guaranteed in 2020. Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all Catchment, Sibling, Feeder and 37 other category applications who applied before the closing date. 32 other category applicants were refused places at this stage. 0 additional pupils were allocated a place by the independent appeal panel. It is expected that the school will be oversubscribed again in 2020. The information provided on the 2019 outcomes is intended as a guide only and the same outcomes cannot be guaranteed in 2020.

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Stocksbridge High - Minerva Trust 805 180 - Minerva Trust 870 180 Shay House Lane, Sheffield, S36 1FD Creswick Lane, Sheffield, S35 8NN Tel: 288 3153/3410, Fax: 288 8475 Tel: 232 9010, Fax: 232 9011 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Headteacher - Mr A Ireland Headteacher - Mr A Kelly Age range: 11-16 Age range: 11-16 Specialism: Mathematics and Computing Specialism: Technology 3 Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all 3 catchment, sibling, feeder and 21 other category applicants who applied catchment, sibling and feeder applicants who applied by the closing date. 39 by the closing date. 30 other category applicants were initially refused. 3 other category were initially refused. 6 additional pupils were placed by the additional pupils were placed by the appeal panel. The information provided appeal panel. The information provided on the 2019 outcomes is intended on the 2019 outcomes is intended as a guide only and the same outcomes as a guide only and the same outcomes cannot be guaranteed in 2020. cannot be guaranteed in 2020.

Tapton Academy - Tapton Trust 1,288 256 Darwin Lane, Sheffield, S10 5RG (Y7-11) (Y7-11) Tel: 267 1414 Fax: 294 1155 Email: [email protected] 409 150 Website: www.taptonschool.co.uk (Y12-13) (Y12-13) Co-Headteacher - Mrs K Rhodes Age range: 11-19 Specialism: Science and Arts

Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all Catchment category applicants. 15 Sibling, 9 Feeder and 117 Other category applicants were refused places at this stage. A further 4 pupils were allocated a place by the independent appeal panel. Tapton remains a very popular school from within its catchment area and it is expected that there will be similar outcomes for 2020.

Westfield School (Trust) -Chorus Trust 1,132 240 Eckington Road, Sothall, Sheffield, S20 1HQ Tel: 248 5221, Fax: 247 0779 Email: [email protected] Executive Headteacher - Mr J Birkbeck Age range: 11-16 Specialism: Sports

Notes At the allocation date in March 2019 places were allocated to all catchment, sibling and 11 feeder category applicants who applied before the closing date. 5 feeder and 13 other were initially refused. A further 2 pupils were placed by the independent appeal panel. The information provided on the 2019 outcomes is intended as a guide only and the same outcomes cannot be guaranteed in 2020.

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Feeder Schools Deepcar St Johns CE J 288 3878 St. Margaret Avenue, S36 2TE STOCKSBRIDGE

Dobcroft J 236 8075 Pringle Road, S7 2LN SILVERDALE & MERCIA Below is an alphabetical list of about how feeder schools are used in community primary schools in Sheffield Sheffield Authority’s oversubscription Dore IJ 236 8690 Furniss Avenue, S17 3QP KING ECGBERT & MERCIA and the secondary school to which it has criteria, for community secondary E-Act Pathways Academy 231 0044 Raisen Hall Road, S5 7NA PARKWOOD ACADEMY designated feeder status. Please refer schools. to page 9 of this booklet for information Ecclesall CE J 236 1992 Ringinglow Road, S11 7PQ HIGH STORRS & SILVERDALE & MERCIA Ecclesfield IJ 246 7396 High Street, S35 9UD ECCLESFIELD 3 Emmanuel CE J 248 3048 Thorpe Drive, S20 7JU WESTFIELD 3 Community Primary School Tel no. Address Admission limit for school year 2020/2021 Emmaus Catholic & CE IJ 276 6474 Manor Oaks Road, S2 5FT SPRINGS ACADEMY & ALL SAINTS

Fox Hill NIJ 231 3469 Keats Road, S6 1AZ YEWLANDS Abbeyfield 242 0109 Orphanage Road, S3 9AN FIR VALE & ASTREA Gleadless NIJ 239 9705 Hollinsend Road, S12 2EJ SPRINGS ACADEMY Abbey Lane Primary 274 5054 Abbey Lane, S8 0BN MEADOWHEAD & MERCIA Greengate Lane NIJ 284 8322 Greengate Lane, S35 3GT ECCLESFIELD Acres Hill Primary 244 1512 Mather Road, S9 4GQ PARK ACADEMY Greenhill IJ 237 7080 Greenhill Main Road, S8 7RA MEADOWHEAD & MERCIA Angram Bank Primary 284 8553 Kinsey Road, S35 4HN ECCLESFIELD Grenoside IJ 246 7380 Norfolk Hill, S35 8QB YEWLANDS Anns Grove Primary 255 0398 Anns Road, S2 3DJ NEWFIELD & MERCIA Greystones IJ 266 3413 Tullibardine Road, S11 7GL HIGH STORRS & MERCIA Arbourthorne 239 8163 Eastern Avenue, S2 2GQ SPRINGS ACADEMY Halfway J 248 2629 Halfway Centre, S20 4TA WESTFIELD Astrea Academy Primary Phase Astrea Secondary Phase Hallam IJ 230 4430 Hallam Grange Crescent, S10 4BD TAPTON & MERCIA Athelstan IJ 269 2301 Richmond Park Drive, S13 8HH HANDSWORTH GRANGE Hartley Brook NIJ 245 6882 Hartley Brook Road, S5 0JF FIRTH PARK Ballifield NIJ 269 7557 Handsworth Grange Rd, S13 9HH HANDSWORTH GRANGE Hatfield IJ 245 6871 Hatfield House Lane, S5 6HY FIRTH PARK Bankwood IJ 239 6711 Bankwood Close, S14 1LW SPRING ACADEMY & NEWFIELD & MERCIA High Green IJ 284 8264 Wortley Road, S35 4LU ECCLESFIELD Beck NIJ 246 7536 Beck Road, S5 0GG FIRTH PARK High Hazels 244 2189 Fisher Lane, S9 4RP PARK ACADEMY/OASIS DON VALLEY Birley IJ 239 9002 Hayfield Crescent, S12 4XF BIRLEY ACADEMY

Birley Spa NIJ 239 9106 Jerym Crescent, S12 4QE BIRLEY Hillsborough NIJ 234 7898 Parkside Road, S6 2AA CHAUCER & PARKWOOD ACADEMY

Bradfield Dungworth IJ 285 1338 Dungworth, S6 6HE BRADFIELD Hinde House 242 6874 Bracken Road, S5 6FH HINDE HOUSE

Bradway IJ 236 3723 Bradway Drive, S17 4PD MEADOWHEAD & MERCIA Hucklow IJ 242 6736 Hucklow Road, S5 6TB FIRTH PARK/FIR VALE/HINDE HOUSE

Brook House J 248 7754 School Road, S20 6EG WESTFIELD Hunters Bar J 266 0547 Sharrow Vale Road, S11 8ZG HIGH STORRS & MERCIA

Brunswick NIJ 269 5315 Station Road, S13 7RB HANDSWORTH GRANGE Intake IJ 239 9824 Mansfield Road, S12 2AS OUTWOOD ACADEMY CITY

Byron Wood NIJ 272 3624 Earldon Road, S4 7EJ PART FIR VALE & Limpsfield J 243 0925 Jenkin Avenue, S9 1AN HINDE HOUSE PART PARKWOOD ACADEMY & ASTREA Lound J 246 2181 Loundside, S35 2UT ECCLESFIELD Carfield NIJ 255 7534 Argyle Road, S8 9HJ NEWFIELD & MERCIA Lowedges NIJ 237 2196 Lowedges Road, S8 7JG MEADOWHEAD & MERCIA Carterknowle J 255 2347 Carterknowle Road, S7 2DY HIGH STORRS/KING ECGBERT & MERCIA Lower Meadow NIJ 237 2700 Batemoor Road, S8 8EE MEADOWHEAD & MERCIA Charnock Hall IJ 239 6083 Carterhall Road, S12 3HS BIRLEY Lowfield IJ 255 2501 London Road, S2 4NJ KING ECGBERT & MERCIA Coit IJ 246 8710 Park Avenue, S35 1WH ECCLESFIELD Loxley IJ 234 4510 Rodney Hill, S6 6SG BRADFIELD Concord J 249 5050 Fife Street, S9 1NR HINDE HOUSE

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Lydgate J 266 9500 Manchester Road, S10 5DP KING EDWARD & TAPTON & MERCIA Shortbrook IJ 248 2497 Westfield Northway, S20 8FB WESTFIELD

Malin Bridge IJ 234 1379 Norris Road, S6 4RH FORGE VALLEY Shooters Grove NIJ 234 2268 Wood Lane, S6 5HN FORGE VALLEY

Manor Lodge IJ 272 5054 Manor Lane, S2 1TR SPRINGS & PARK ACADEMIES Southey Green J 232 6879 Crowder Avenue, S5 8DN CHAUCER

Mansel NIJ 232 1278 Mansel Crescent, S5 9QS YEWLANDS Springfield NIJ 272 3455 Broomspring Lane, S10 2FA SILVERDALE & MERCIA

Marlcliffe IJ 234 4329 Marlcliffe Road, S6 4AJ FORGE VALLEY St Marys CE NIJ 234 4461 Cundy Street, S6 2WJ KING EDWARD/FORGE VALLEY & MERCIA

Meersbrook Bank NIJ 255 0491 Derbyshire Lane, S8 9EH NEWFIELD & MERCIA Stocksbridge J 288 2221 Cedar Road, S36 1AS STOCKSBRIDGE 3 Meynell NIJ 231 1425 Meynell Road, S5 8GN CHAUCER Stradbroke NIJ 239 9320 Richmond Road, S13 8LT OUTWOOD ACADEMY CITY 3 Monteney NIJ 246 7916 Monteney Crescent, S5 9DN YEWLANDS Nether Edge 255 0926 Glen Road, S7 1RR HIGH STORRS/KING ECGBERT & MERCIA

Mosborough IJ 248 6211 New School Road, S20 5ES WESTFIELD Tinsley Meadows 244 0915 Bawtry Road, S9 1WB HINDE HOUSE/OASIS DON VALLEY

Mundella IJ 255 1348 Mundella Place, S8 8SJ NEWFIELD & MERCIA Totley All Saints CE IJ 236 1934 Hillfoot Road, S17 4AP KING ECGBERT & MERCIA

Nether Green J 230 2461 Fulwood Road, S10 3QA KING EDWARD & HIGH STORRS & MERCIA Totley IJ 236 4482 Sunnyvale Road, S17 4FB KING ECGBERT & MERCIA

Netherthorpe NIJ 272 6834 Netherthorpe Street, S3 7JA TAPTON & MERCIA Valley Park NIJ 239 6464 Norton Avenue, S14 1SL SPRINGS ACADEMY & NEWFIELD & MERCIA

Nook Lane J 234 1097 Nook Lane, S6 6BN BRADFIELD Walkley NIJ 234 0550 Burnaby Crescent, S6 2TS KING EDWARD & FORGE VALLEY & MERCIA

Norfolk NIJ 250 2760 Guildford Avenue, S2 2PJ SPRINGS ACADEMY Watercliffe Meadows NIJ 2326603 Shirecliffe Road, S5 8XJ PARKWOOD ACADEMY

Norton Free CE IJ 274 5873 Matthews Lane, S8 8JS MEADOWHEAD & NEWFIELD & MERCIA Westways NIJ 266 2471 Mona Avenue, S10 7HG KING EDWARD & MERCIA

Oasis Don Valley 220 0400 Leeds Road, S9 3TY OASIS DON VALLEY Wharncliffe Side NIJ 286 2379 Brightholmelee Lane, S35 0DD BRADFIELD

Oasis Academy Watermead 201 6800 Barrie Crescent PARKWOOD Whiteways Primary 242 3169 Whiteways Road, S4 8EX FIR VALE

Oasis Academy Fir Vale 201 2300 Skinnerthorpe Road FIR VALE Windmill Hill 246 8550 Ash View, S35 1ZD ECCLESFIELD

Oughtibridge IJ 286 3167 Naylor Road, S35 0HG BRADFIELD IJ 234 3304 Ben Lane, S6 4BH FORGE VALLEY

Owler Brook 243 8611 Wensley Street, S4 8HQ FIR VALE Woodhouse West NIJ 269 2602 Sheffield Road, S13 7BP OUTWOOD ACADEMY CITY

Parson Cross CE IJ 231 3956 Halifax Road, S6 1LB CHAUCER Woodseats NIJ 255 4619 Chesterfield Road, S8 0SB MEADOWHEAD & MERCIA

Phillimore NIJ 249 4036 Phillimore Road, S9 5EF HINDE HOUSE & SHEFFIELD PARK Woodthorpe NIJ 239 9167 Woodthorpe Road, S13 8DA OUTWOOD ACADEMY CITY ACADEMY/ OASIS DON VALLEY Wybourn IJ 272 1988 Manor Oaks Road, S2 5ED PARK ACADEMY Pipworth NIJ 239 1078 Pipworth Road, S2 1AA PARK ACADEMY

Porter Croft CE IJ 266 2132 Pomona Street, S11 8JN HIGH STORRS/MERCIA

Prince Edward NIJ 228 1900 City Road, S12 2AA SPRINGS ACADEMY

Pye Bank CE NIJ 276 0472 Andover Street West, S3 9EF PARKWOOD ACADEMY & ASTREA

Rainbow Forge NIJ 248 7342 Beighton Road, S12 4LQ BIRLEY & WESTFIELD

Reignhead NIJ 247 5767 Platts Drive, S20 1FD WESTFIELD

Rivelin NIJ 234 1304 Money Street, S6 2PL FORGE VALLEY

Sharrow NIJ 255 1704 Southview Road, S7 1DB KING EDWARD VII / SILVERDALE / HIGH STORRS / KING ECGBERT & MERCIA

36 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 37 Astrea Academy Sheffield - Admission The designated linked feeder primary In any event, the evidence must support schools for Astrea Academy Sheffield are the view that the child must attend the Arrangements for 2020/21 proposed as: school applied for and that they could • Astrea Academy Sheffield (Primary not have their needs met at any other Phase) school. Oversubscription Criteria this policy. This means that all catchment/ • Byron Wood Primary School Distance The oversubscription criteria for the sibling applications are prioritised before Academy is in line with the Schools catchment applicants irrespective of • Abbeyfield Primary School Where exceptional circumstances are not distance. The normal distance tie-breaker Admissions Code. Where the number • Pye Bank CE Primary School demonstrated, the final tie-breaker will be of applications for admission is greater will apply within each category. the distance from the home address to than the published admission number, Parents are advised in the Composite the school building. Priority Three – Children of Staff in applications will be considered by the Prospectus “A Guide for Parents” that if 3 Skills Shortage Posts they choose to send their children to a This is a straight line measurement from 3 Academy against the criteria set out the home address to the central point Children of school-based staff (not non-catchment primary school, they have below. within the footprint of the main school wider Trust staff) recruited to fill a skills a lower priority for entry to the linked building. After the admission of students with shortage post – this will be subject to secondary school and that there is no an Education, Health and Care plan or confirmation by the Astrea Executive guarantee of a place there. Where the remaining place could statement of special educational needs Board that, on the evidence available, be made for a number of children naming the Academy, the criteria will be the post does indeed relate to a skills Priority Seven – All Other Applicants living equidistant from the school the applied in the order in which they are set shortage in the area. Any applicant who does not fall into determination of the single offer will be out below: one of the above categories will be made by random allocation: Priority Four – Catchment Area considered next. Priority One – Children in Care The Random Allocation will: or Previously in Care (Statutory Children who normally reside with Tie-break Requirement) a parent or person with parental Be independently supervised by a responsibility in the defined catchment For any admission category that is representative of the Local Authority Looked after children and children area, but will not have a sibling at oversubscribed there are two stages of Legal and Governance Service, and who were previously looked after the preferred school at the point of further consideration. willtake place on a date and time notified but immediately after being looked admission will be considered next. A in advance to the participating parents Exceptional medical, social or special after became subject to adoption, a copy of the catchment map is available so that they can attend as witnesses. educational needs. child arrangements order, or special in appendix 1 of this policy. guardianship order. (1) Where exceptional medical, social Priority Five – Non-Catchment Siblings or special educational needs are Priority Two – Catchment Area and demonstrated and supported by a Sibling The definition of a sibling for these purposes is given at (4) below. The professional, an application may be Children who normally reside with Academy reserves the right to ask for prioritised by the Trust but only within its a parent or person with parental proof of relationship. admission category. It is the parent’s/ responsibility in the defined catchment applicant’s responsibility to provide area and who will have a brother or sister Priority Six – Contributory Feeder supporting evidence. at the academy on the day of admission School (Secondary Only) The parent/applicant must supply will be considered next. Applicants for a Year 7 place whose sufficient supporting evidence from A copy of the catchment map is available children attend a designated feeder relevant professionals at the time of in appendix 1 of this proposed policy. primary school but do not fit into any of the orrigional application, for the Trust The definition of a sibling for these the above categories will be considered to consider whether an individual case purposes is in the notes at the end of next. constitutes exceptional circumstances to be prioritised.

(1) A Looked After Child is a child who is (a) in care of the Local Authority or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see definitions in Section 22(1) of the Childrens Act 1989).

38 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 39 Meadowhead School – Oversubscription Diocese of Hallam Criteria Initial Admission into Secondary Admissions Policy for School at the Normal Admission Date All Saints Catholic High School for the Admissions Year 2020/21 Students attending junior or primary Discriminator Address: Granville Road, S2 2RJ schools will normally transfer to A pupil may be prioritised within their secondary schools at the age of 11+. admission category if they provide Headteacher: Mr S Pender third party evidence in support of their Telephone/Fax: 0114 272 4851 / 0114 276 5371 application and the circumstances Email: [email protected] 3 Admissions for September 2020 are deemed to be exceptional by the 3 The Local Authority allocates places Admission Committee. Website: www.allsaints.sheffield.sch.uk at Meadowhead School on based on If exceptional circumstances do not Religious Affiliation: Roman Catholic agreed and published admission criteria. apply the discriminator will be distance School Category: Co-educational, From September 2020 onwards the from the home address to Meadowhead Catholic Voluntary Academy admission criteria for Meadowhead School measured in a straight line. Age Range: 11-18 School will be as follows:- Admission Number for Y7: 205 1. Children Looked After (CLA) or *A child will only be afforded “sibling” previously Children Looked After. status if the older sibling has attended Anticipated number of pupils: 1,410 on roll at September 2020 2. Pupils living in the Catchment area, the school prior to sixth form with a sibling* who is already ** The Feeder Primary Schools for All Saints’ Catholic High School was with the admission arrangements. attending Meadowhead School, and Meadowhead School are:- founded by the Diocese of Hallam The governing body is the admission will still be on roll when the Y6 pupil to provide education for children of authority and has responsibility for transfers to Meadowhead School. • Abbey Lane Catholic families. Whenever there are admissions to this school. The local • Bradway 3. Pupils living in the Catchment area more applications than places available, authority undertakes the co-ordination of and currently attending a Feeder • Greenhill priority will be in accordance with the admission arrangements. The governing oversubscription criteria listed below. Primary School**. • Lowedges body has set its admission number at The school is conducted by its governing 4. Pupils living in the Catchment area 205 pupils to year 7 in the school year • Lower Meadow body as part of the Catholic Church only. which begins in September 2020. • Norton Free in accordance with its trust deed and 5. Children who do not live in the articles of association, and seeks at all Of these 205 places a maximum of catchment area who will have • Woodseats times to be a witness to Our Lord Jesus 200 places is prioritised for children siblings* attending the school on the Christ. in categories 1-8 inclusive, of which a day of admission. maximum of 170 places is prioritised As a Catholic school, we aim to provide for Catholic children (categories 1-3 6. Children who do not live in the a Catholic education for all our pupils. inclusive). catchment area but attend a At a Catholic school, Catholic doctrine designated feeder primary school. and practice permeate every aspect of Oversubscription Criteria (categories) the school’s activity. It is essential that 7. All other applications. 1. Catholic looked after and previously the Catholic character of the school’s looked after children. (see notes 2&3) education be fully supported by all families in the school. We therefore 2. Catholic children who attend a hope that all parents will give their full, designated feeder school. (see notes unreserved and positive support for the 3&4) aims and ethos of the school. This does 3. Other Catholic children. (see note 3) not affect the right of an applicant who is not Catholic to apply for and be admitted 4. Other looked after and previously to a place at the school in accordance looked after children. (see note 2)

40 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 41 5. Catechumens and members of an In the event that there are fewer The admission of pupils with a statement If you do not provide the information Eastern Christian Church who attend than 170 Catholic applicants the of Special Educational Needs or an required in the SIF and return it by a designated feeder school. (see excess places will be made available Education, Health and Care Plan is dealt the closing date, together with all notes 4,5&6) according to the order of priority. with by a completely separate procedure. supporting documentation, your child 6. Other catechumens and members If however there are more than 170 Children with a Statement of Special will not be afforded the appropriate of an Eastern Christian Church. (see Catholic applicants the tie-break Educational Needs or Education, Health priority and this is likely to affect notes 5&6) will be employed as appropriate and and Care Plan that names the school your child’s chance of being offered a allocation of the remaining 35 places must be admitted. Where this takes place place. 7. Children of other Christian will recommence from category 4 before the allocation of places under All applications which are submitted denominations whose membership onwards. these arrangements this will reduce is evidenced by a minister of religion on time will be considered at the same Similarly, in the event that there are the number of places available to other time and after the closing date for or other religious leader who attend a children. 3 designated feeder school. (see notes fewer than 200 applicants within admissions which is 31 October 2019. 3 4&7) categories 1-8 the excess places Application Procedures and Timetable will be made available according Late Applications 8. Other children of other Christian to the order of priority. If however To apply for a place at this school in Late applications will be administered denominations whose membership is there are more than 200 applicants the normal admission round, you must in accordance with your home evidenced by a minister of religion or within categories 1-8 the tie-break complete a Common Application Form Local Authority Secondary Co- other religious leader. (see note 7) will be employed as appropriate and available from the local authority in ordinated Admissions Scheme. You 9. Children of other faiths whose allocation of the remaining 5 places which you live. You are also requested are encouraged to ensure that your membership is evidenced by a will recommence from category 9 to complete the School’s Supplementary application is received on time. minister of religion or other religious onwards. Information Form (SIF) if you wish to leader who attend a designated apply under oversubscription criteria 1-3 Admission of Children Outside their feeder school. (see notes 4&8) Tie Break or 5-10. The SIF should be returned to: Normal Age Group 10. Other children of other faiths whose In the event of the school reaching Mrs N J Brady A request may be made for a child to be membership is evidenced by a capacity mid category, the Governing All Saints Catholic High School admitted outside their normal age group, minister of religion or other religious Body as Admissions Authority will Granville Road for example if the child is gifted and leader. (see note 8) allocate places using a random Sheffield talented or has experienced problems computer allocation process for all of S2 2RJ such as ill health. 11. Any other children who attend a the students in that category, which will by 31 October 2019. Any such request should be made designated feeder school. (see note be independently monitored. This will in writing to Mrs N J Brady, All Saints 4) take account of any priority within the You are strongly advised to apply Catholic High School, Granville Road, category afforded to siblings/ children for three schools on the Common 12. Any other children. Sheffield, S2 2RJ at the same time as from feeder schools. Application Form and you should list the admission application is made. The Within each of the categories listed them in your preferred order. If your child is unsuccessful in gaining a governing body will make its decision above, the following provision will be place at All Saints Catholic High School, For Catholic children specifically wanting about the request based on the applied: he/she will be placed onto the school’s a Catholic education you should consider circumstances of each case and in the (i) The attendance of a sibling at All waiting list, which will be maintained listing both Sheffield Catholic schools best interests of the child. In addition to Saints Catholic High School at the time of according to the school’s admissions as provision for places is across the two taking into account the views of the head enrolment will increase the priority of an criteria in category order. schools. teacher, including the head teacher’s application within each category so that If a place becomes available, the You will be advised of the outcome of statutory responsibility for the internal the application will be placed at the top applicant in the highest category will be your application on 1 March 2020 or the organisation, management and control of of the category in which the application allocated the place and where two or next working day, by the local authority the school, the governing body will take is made. (see note 9). more applicants are in that category then on our behalf. If you are unsuccessful into account the views of the parents and In any year where there are more random computer allocation is used to (unless your child gained a place at a of appropriate medical and education applications than the available 205 allocate the place. school you ranked higher) you will be professionals, as appropriate. places, allocation will be according to informed of the reasons, related to the the above order of priority. Pupils with an Education, Health and oversubscription criteria listed above, Waiting Lists Care Plan or a Statement of Special and you have the right of appeal to an In addition to their right of appeal, Educational Needs (see note 1) independent appeal panel. unsuccessful children will be offered the

42 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 43 opportunity to be placed on a waiting the school the place itself, where it is written evidence of baptism should as listed by the Pontifical Council list. This waiting list will be maintained in satisfied that the offer or the place was contact their Parish Priest who, for promoting Christian Unity, and is order of the oversubscription criteria set obtained fraudulently. after consulting with the Diocese, normally evidenced by a certificate out above and not in the order in which will decide how the question of of baptism or reception from the applications are received or added to Notes (these notes form part of the baptism is to be resolved and how authorities of that Church. oversubscription criteria) the list. Waiting lists for admission will written evidence is to be produced Details of those Eastern Christian operate throughout the school year. The 1. A Statement of Special Education in accordance with the laws of the Churches listed by the Pontifical waiting list will be held open until the last Needs is a statement made by the Church. Council for promoting Christian Unity day of the Summer term. local authority under section 324 of A list of those Eastern Catholic are available from the Diocesan Inclusion in the school’s waiting the Education Act 1996, specifying Churches which are in full communion Schools’ Department. list does not mean that a place will the special educational provision for with the Roman Catholic Church is a child. An Education, Health and 7. ‘children of other Christian eventually become available. available from the Diocesan Schools’ denominations’ means children 3 Care Plan is a plan made by the Department. 3 In-Year Applications local authority under section 37 of who belong to other churches 4. The designated feeder schools for All and ecclesial communities which, An application can be made for a the Children and Families Act 2014 specifying the special educational Saints Catholic High School are: acknowledge God’s revelation in place for a child at any time outside Christ, confess the Lord Jesus Christ the admission round and the child will provision required for a child. Emmaus Catholic and C of E Primary School as God and Saviour according to be admitted where there are available 2. A ‘looked after child’ has the same the Scriptures, and, in obedience to places. Applications are co-ordinated by meaning as in section 22(1) of the St John Fisher Catholic God’s will and in the power of the the Local Authority. Children Act 1989, and means any Primary School Holy Spirit commit themselves: to Where there are places available but child who is (a) in the care of a St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School seek a deepening of their communion local authority or (b) being provided with Christ and with one another in more applications than places, the St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School published oversubscription criteria, as with accommodation by them in the Church, which is his body; and set out above, will be applied. the exercise of their social services St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic to fulfil their mission to proclaim the functions (e.g. children with foster Primary School Gospel by common witness and If there are no places available, the child parents) at the time of making service in the world to the glory of the will be added to the waiting list (see St Theresa’s Catholic Primary School application to the school. one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. above). St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School A ‘previously looked after child’ is An ecclesial community which on You will be advised of the outcome of a child who was looked after, but For the purposes of this admission principle has no credal statements in your application in writing, and you have ceased to be so because he or she policy, attendance at a feeder primary its tradition, is included if it manifests the right of appeal to an independent was adopted, or became subject to a school also includes those Catholic faith in Christ as witnessed to in appeal panel. child arrangements order, or special children who were living within the the Scriptures and is committed to guardianship order. catchment area of a designated working in the spirit of the above. Fair Access Protocol All Saints feeder school whose 3. ‘Catholic’ means a member of a All members of Churches Together The school is committed to taking its fair application to that feeder school was Church in full communion with the See in and Churches Together share of children who are vulnerable unsuccessful due to oversubscription of Rome. This includes the Eastern in Wales (CYTÛN) are deemed to be and/or hard to place, as set out in of Catholics. This would normally be Catholic Churches. This will normally included in the above definition, as locally agreed protocols. Accordingly, evidenced by a letter of rejection from be evidenced by a certificate of are all other churches and ecclesial outside the normal admission round the feeder primary school and a copy baptism in a Catholic Church or a communities that are in membership the governing body is empowered to of the appropriate evidence that they certificate of reception into the full of any local Churches Together Group give absolute priority to a child where met the admission criteria for that communion of the Catholic Church. (by whatever title) on the above basis. admission is requested under any locally school at the time of application. For the purposes of this policy, it agreed protocol. The governing body 8. ‘children of other faiths’ means includes a looked after child living 5. ‘catechumen’ means a member of the has this power even where admitting children who are members of a with a family where at least one of the catechumenate of a Catholic Church. the child would mean exceeding the religious community that does not fall parents is Catholic. This will normally be evidenced by a within the definition of ‘other Christian published admission number. certificate of reception into the order For a child to be treated as Catholic, denominations’ at 7 above and which The governing body reserves the right of catechumens. evidence of baptism or reception falls within the definition of a religion to withdraw the offer of a place or, into the Church will be required. 6. ‘Eastern Christian Church’ includes for the purposes of charity law. The where the child is already attending Those who have difficulty obtaining Orthodox and Oriental Churches, Charities Act 2011 defines religion to

44 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 45 include: Please note: Admissions Policy for Notre Dame High School • A religion which involves belief in If you have any queries about completing for the Admission Year 2020/ 2021 more than one God, and the application form, then please contact • A religion which does not involve the headteacher of your child’s primary Address: Fulwood Road, Sheffield, S10 3BT belief in a God. school, the Clerk to the Governors of All Saints Catholic High School on 0114 Headteacher: S Davies Case law has identified certain 2743537 or the Diocesan Schools’ characteristics which describe Department on 0114 2566440 or email Telephone/Fax: 0114 230 2536 / 0114 230 8833 the meaning of religion for the [email protected]. Email: [email protected] purposes of charity law, which are characterised by a belief in a Website: www.notredame-high.co.uk 3 supreme being and an expression of Religious Affiliation: Roman Catholic 3 belief in that supreme being through School Category: Voluntary Aided Co-educational worship. Age Range: 11-18 9. ‘sibling’ includes: Admission Number for Y7: 210 (i) all natural brothers or sisters, half brothers or sisters, adopted brothers Anticipated number of pupils on roll or sisters, stepbrothers or sisters, at September 2020: 1328 foster brothers or sisters, whether or not they are living at the same address; and Notre Dame High School was founded The governing body is the admission (ii) the child of a parent’s partner where by the Diocese of Hallam to provide authority and has responsibility for that child for whom the school place education for children of Catholic admissions to this school. The local is sought lives for at least part of the families. Whenever there are more authority undertakes the co-ordination of week in the same family unit at the applications than places available, admission arrangements. The governing same home address as the child who priority will be in accordance with the body has set its admission number at is the subject of the application. oversubscription criteria listed below. 210 pupils to year 7 in the school year The school is conducted by its governing which begins in September 2020. Of In circumstances where an older body as part of the Catholic Church these places, a maximum of 200 are sibling attends a school sixth form, in accordance with its trust deed and prioritised for children in categories 1 sibling priority will only be afforded if articles of association, and seeks at all to 8 inclusive in the oversubscription the older sibling attended the school times to be a witness to Our Lord Jesus criteria below, of which a maximum of prior to Y12. Christ. 170 places are prioritised for Catholic 10. ‘parent’ means all natural parents, any As a Catholic school, we aim to provide children, covered by categories 1 to 3. person who is not a parent but has a Catholic education for all our pupils. Oversubscription Criteria (categories) parental responsibility for a child, and At a Catholic school, Catholic doctrine any person who has care of a child. and practice permeate every aspect of In any year where there are more 11. A child’s ‘home address’ refers to the the school’s activity. It is essential that than 210 applications, places will address where the child usually lives the Catholic character of the school’s be allocated in the order of priority with a parent or carer, and will be the education be fully supported by all described by the oversubscription address provided in the Common families in the school. We therefore criteria below, with the following Application Form (CAF). Where hope that all parents will give their full, provisions: unreserved and positive support for the parents have a shared responsibility • If there are more than 170 Catholic aims and ethos of the school. This does for a child, and the child lives for applicants then the tie-break will be not affect the right of an applicant who is part of the week with each parent, employed in the category (category 1, not Catholic to apply for and be admitted the home address will be the address 2 or 3) where 170 Catholic places is to a place at the school in accordance given in the CAF, provided that the reached. Places will then be allocated with the admission arrangements. child resides at that address for any in order of priority from category 4 part of the school week. onwards. 46 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 47 • If the total number of places allocated 11. Any other children who attend a Pupils with an Education, Health and oversubscription criteria listed above, reaches 200 before all applicants feeder school of Notre Dame (see Care Plan or a Statement of Special and you have the right of appeal to an covered by categories 1 to 8 have note 4) Educational Needs (see note 1) independent appeal panel. been allocated a place, then the 12. Any other children The admission of pupils with a statement If you do not provide the information tie-break will be employed in the of Special Educational Needs or an Within all categories listed above, the required in the SIF and return it by category where the total number of Education, Health and Care Plan is dealt following provision will be applied: the closing date, together with all 200 places is reached. Places will with by a completely separate procedure. supporting documentation, your child then be allocated in order of priority A child who has a sibling (see note 9) Children with a Statement of Special will not be afforded the appropriate from category 9 onwards, with the tie attending Notre Dame High School at Educational Needs or Education, Health priority and this is likely to affect break being employed in the category the time of enrolment will be placed and Care Plan that names the school your child’s chance of being offered a where the total number of allocated at the top of the category in which the must be admitted. Where this takes place place. places reaches 210. application is made. before the allocation of places under All applications which are submitted 3 1. Catholic looked after or previously these arrangements this will reduce 3 Tie Break on time will be considered at the same the number of places available to other looked after children (see notes 2 & 3) time and after the closing date for In the event of the school reaching children. 2. Catholic children (see note 3) who admissions which is 31st October 2019. capacity mid category, the Governing attend a feeder school of Notre Dame Body as Admissions Authority will Application Procedures and Timetable (see note 4) Late Applications allocate places using a random To apply for a place at this school in 3. Other Catholic children (see note 3) computer allocation process for all of the Late applications will be administered the normal admission round, you must in accordance with your home 4. Other looked after or previously students in that category, which will be complete a Common Application Form carried out by an independent body. Local Authority Secondary Co- looked after children (see note 5) available from the local authority in ordinated Admissions Scheme. You 5. Catechumens or members of an If your child is unsuccessful in gaining a which you live. You are also requested to are encouraged to ensure that your Eastern Christian Church (see notes place at Notre Dame High School, he/she complete the Supplementary Information application is received on time. 5&6) who attend a feeder school of will be placed onto the school’s waiting Form if you wish to apply under Notre Dame at the time of application list, which will be maintained according oversubscription criteria 1 to 11. The Admission of Children Outside their to the school’s admissions criteria in Supplementary Information Form should Normal Age Group 6. Other Catechumens and members category order. be returned to: of an Eastern Christian Church (see A request may be made for a child to be notes 5&6) If a place becomes available, the Mrs S Giles admitted outside their normal age group, applicant in the highest category will be Notre Dame High School for example if the child is gifted and 7. Children of other Christian allocated the place and where two or Fulwood Road talented or has experienced problems denominations whose membership is more applicants are in that category then Sheffield S10 3RJ such as ill health. evidenced by a minister of religion or random computer allocation is used to by 31 October 2019. Any such request should be made in other religious leader (see note 7) and allocate the place. This will take account who attend a feeder school of Notre You are strongly advised to apply writing to Mrs S Giles, Notre Dame High of any priority within the category School Fulwood Road Sheffield S10 Dame (see note 4) afforded to siblings/ children from feeder for three schools on the Common Application Form and you should list 3BT at the same time as the admission 8. Other children of Christian schools. application is made. The governing denominations whose membership is them in your preferred order. Application of the tie break (random body will make its decision about the evidenced by a minister of religion or For Catholic children specifically wanting request based on the circumstances other religious leader (see note 7) allocation) in the case of twins, a Catholic education you should consider triplets, etc. of each case and in the best interests 9. Children of other faiths whose listing both Sheffield Catholic schools of the child. In addition to taking membership is evidenced by a Where a child receives a place by as provision for places is across the two into account the views of the head minister of religion or other religious random allocation, but one or more schools. teacher, including the head teacher’s leader (see note 8) and who attend of their siblings does not, then those You will be advised of the outcome of statutory responsibility for the internal a feeder school of Notre Dame (see siblings who did not gain a place will be your application on 1 March 2020 or the organisation, management and control of note 4) admitted over and above the admissions next working day, by the local authority the school, the governing body will take number for the school, so there will be on our behalf. If you are unsuccessful into account the views of the parents and 10. Other children of other faiths whose no further impact on the availability membership is evidenced by a (unless your child gained a place at a of appropriate medical and education of places for children in the same or school you ranked higher) you will be professionals, as appropriate. minister of religion or other religious subsequent categories. leader (see note 8) informed of the reasons, related to the 48 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 49 Waiting Lists The governing body reserves the right For a child to be treated as Catholic, This will normally be evidenced by a In addition to their right of appeal, to withdraw the offer of a place or, evidence of baptism or reception certificate of reception into the order unsuccessful children will be offered the where the child is already attending into the Church will be required. of catechumens. opportunity to be placed on a waiting the school the place itself, where it is Those who have difficulty obtaining 6. ‘Eastern Christian Church’ includes list. This waiting list will be maintained in satisfied that the offer or the place was written evidence of baptism should Orthodox and Oriental Churches order of the oversubscription criteria set obtained by deception. contact their Parish Priest who, as listed by the Pontifical Council out above and not in the order in which after consulting with the Diocese, for promoting Christian Unity, and is Notes (these notes form part of the will decide how the question of applications are received or added to oversubscription criteria) normally evidenced by a certificate the list. Waiting lists for admission will baptism is to be resolved and how of baptism or reception from the operate throughout the school year. The 1. A Statement of Special Education written evidence is to be produced authorities of that Church. Needs is a statement made by the in accordance with the laws of the waiting list will be held open until the last Details of those Eastern Christian day of the Summer term. local authority under section 324 of Church. 3 the Education Act 1996, specifying Churches listed by the Pontifical 3 Inclusion in the school’s waiting A list of those Eastern Catholic Council for promoting Christian the special educational provision for Churches which are in full communion list does not mean that a place will a child. An Education, Health and Unity is available from the Diocesan eventually become available. with the Roman Catholic Church is Schools’ Department. Care Plan is a plan made by the available from the Diocesan Schools’ local authority under section 37 of In-Year Applications Department. 7. ‘children of other Christian the Children and Families Act 2014. denominations’ means children An application can be made for a Specifying the special educational 4. The current feeder schools for Notre who belong to other churches place for a child at any time outside provision required for a child. Dame High School are: and ecclesial communities which, the admission round and the child will 2. A ‘looked after child’ has the same St Ann’s Catholic Primary School acknowledge God’s revelation in be admitted where there are available Christ, confess the Lord Jesus Christ places. Applications are co-ordinated by meaning as in section 22(1) of the St Catherine’s Catholic Children Act 1989, and means any Primary School as God and Saviour according to the Local Authority. the Scriptures, and, in obedience to child who is (a) in the care of a St Marie’s Catholic Primary School Where there are places available but local authority or (b) being provided God’s will and in the power of the more applications than places, the with accommodation by them in St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Holy Spirit commit themselves: to seek a deepening of their communion published oversubscription criteria, as the exercise of their social services St Thomas More’s Catholic with Christ and with one another in set out above, will be applied. functions (e.g. children with foster Primary School the Church, which is his body; and If there are no places available, the child parents) at the time of making Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School to fulfil their mission to proclaim the will be added to the waiting list (see application to the school. St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School – Gospel by common witness and above). A ‘previously looked after child’ is a child (Joint Designation with All Saints) service in the world to the glory of the You will be advised of the outcome of who was looked after, but ceased one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. your application in writing, and you have to be so because he or she was For the purposes of this admission An ecclesial community which on the right of appeal to an independent adopted, or became subject to a policy, attendance at a feeder principle has no credal statements in appeal panel. child arrangements order, or special primary school includes those its tradition, is included if it manifests guardianship order. Catholic children, who were living faith in Christ as witnessed to in Fair Access Protocol in the catchment of a Notre Dame 3. ‘Catholic’ means a member of a the Scriptures and is committed to Feeder School whose application to The school is committed to taking its fair Church in full communion with the See working in the spirit of the above. that school was unsuccessful due to share of children who are vulnerable of Rome. This includes the Eastern oversubscription of Catholics. This All members of Churches Together in and/or hard to place, as set out in Catholic Churches. This will normally would normally be evidenced by a England and CYTÛN are deemed to locally agreed protocols. Accordingly, be evidenced by a certificate of letter of rejection from the feeder be included in the above definition, as outside the normal admission round baptism in a Catholic Church or a primary school and a copy of the are all other churches and ecclesial the governing body is empowered to certificate of reception into the full application which demonstrates communities that are in membership give absolute priority to a child where communion of the Catholic Church. that the child would have met the of any local Churches Together Group admission is requested under any locally For the purposes of this policy, it admission criteria for that school at (by whatever title) on the above basis. agreed protocol. The governing body includes a looked after child living the time of application. has this power even where admitting with a family where at least one of the 8. ‘children of other faiths’ means the child would mean exceeding the parents is Catholic. 5. ‘catechumen’ means a member of the children who are members of a published admission number. catechumenate of a Catholic Church. religious community that does not fall

50 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 51 within the definition of ‘other Christian the week with each parent, the home Admissions Policy for UTC Sheffield City Centre denominations’ at 7 above and which address will be the address given falls within the definition of a religion in the CAF, provided that the child for the Admission Year 2020/2021 for the purposes of charity law. The resides at that address for any part of Charities Act 2011 defines religion to the school week. Address: 111 Matilda Street, Sheffield S1 4QF include: Please note: Headteacher: Mr Alex Reynolds • A religion which involves belief in If you have any queries about completing Telephone/Fax: 0114 260 3970 more than one God, and the application form, then please contact • A religion which does not involve the headteacher of your child’s primary Email: [email protected] belief in a God. school, the Clerk to the Governors of Website: www.utcsheffield.org.uk Notre Dame Catholic High School on Case law has identified certain School Category: Co-educational 3 characteristics which describe 0114 2743537 or the Diocesan Schools’ 3 Age Range: 13-19 the meaning of religion for the Department on 0114 2566440 or email purposes of charity law, which [email protected] Admission Number for Y9: 100 Y10 - 120 are characterised by a belief in a Admission Number for Y12: 60 (external) supreme being and an expression of Anticipated number of pupils on roll belief in that supreme being through at September 2020: 536 worship. 9. ‘sibling’ includes: Overall Approach Admissions above these numbers would (i) all natural brothers or sisters, half UTC Sheffield City Centre will follow the only occur in exceptional cases. brothers or sisters, adopted brothers statutory school admissions and appeal or sisters, stepbrothers or sisters, Catchment Area codes. These proposals are based on foster brothers or sisters, whether the current code but will be reviewed in UTC Sheffield City Centre is designed or not they are living at the same the light of any future changes in the law. for the benefit of the whole Sheffield address; and City Region and our admissions In developing our admissions policy, (i) the child of a parent’s partner where process reflects this. Sheffield City we have struck a fair balance between that child for whom the school place Region is comprised of the nine local Sheffield and its neighbours, and is sought lives for at least part of the authority areas of Barnsley, Bassetlaw, provided a fair spread of places across week in the same family unit at the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, the region the UTC covers. We have same home address as child who is Doncaster, North East Derbyshire, also ensured that no individual will be the subject of the application. Rotherham and Sheffield. advantaged in gaining admission to the In circumstances where an older UTC by virtue of where they live. Students who reside outside Sheffield sibling attends a school sixth form, City Region can also apply to the UTC. sibling priority will only be afforded if Admission Numbers Such applicants will be treated as if they the older sibling attended the school In 2020/2021 UTC Sheffield City Centre were resident in the nearest area to them prior to Y12. will admit 100 students into Year 9. within the Region. 10. ‘parent’ means all natural parents, any For Year 12, there will be 160 places Year 9 (Post-13) Admissions person who is not a parent but has available. If the number of applicants to the UTC parental responsibility for a child, and There will be an automatic right of Sheffield City Centre for Year 9 entry is any person who has care of a child. transfer to Year 12 from Year 11 for UTC 100 or less, then all applicants will be 11. A child’s ‘home address’ refers to the students who meet the academic entry admitted. address where the child usually lives requirements. Therefore, there will a with a parent or carer, and will be the minimum of 60 Year 12 places (PAN - Specialisms address provided in the Common Published Admission Number) available All students for Year 9 admission will be Application Form (CAF). Where for new entrants to the UTC each year, expected to apply for one of the UTC’s parents have shared responsibility for more if not all Y11 students transfer, up two specialisms: a child, and the child lives for part of to the overall 160 place capacity.

52 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 53 • For Engineering & Manufacturing 2. All other applicants will be allocated Year 12 (Post-16) admissions Y12 Entry Requirements – exceptions there will be 75 places available to one of eight areas covering Children who for reasons of Y12 Student numbers • For Creative & Digital Media there will Sheffield City Region, according to bereavement, serious illness, or other be 25 places available their home postcode. Each area has For 2020/21 Year 12 capacity will be 160 adverse factors, where there is written a share of places according to the places. A minimum of 60 places (PAN) evidence from a social worker or other If there are insufficient applicants for number of Year 9 students at schools will be available for new applicants. places in one specialism, these will be relevant professional that these factors in that area. Places not filled by current UTC students have affected the child’s attainment, will added to the places available for the wishing to continue into Year 12 will other specialism up to a maximum of an 3. If some areas have unfilled places have the academic entry (or progression these will be shared out across over- also be made available to new external for our own Y11 students) requirements additional 15% in either specialism due applicants. to restrictions of the building. subscribed areas, in proportion to the waived. These instances will however, number of applicants in each, thereby be rare. Any such waiver will require Y12 Levels of Study All students with an Education Health increasing the number of places the approval of the UTC Board and an 3 and Care Plan naming the UTC will be available in these areas. Of the 160 places for Year 12, 140 will independent verifier. 3 admitted. be for students following Level 3 courses 4. Places in each over-subscribed area and 20 for students following a Level 2 Specialisms – Year 12 If there are more applicants than places, will then be allocated randomly. then the following arrangements will programme. For those students admitted All students for Year 12 admission will be apply: The following table shows the number of to Year 12 at Level 2 we will endeavour, expected to apply for one of the UTC’s places available to each postcode area, wherever possible, to enable their two specialisms: 1. Any Looked After Children in the care before any unfilled places are shared progression onto a Level 3 programme, of a local authority and previously out. Places for Looked After Children are including the option of following a three- • For Engineering & Manufacturing Looked After Children who wish to included in these numbers. year Post-16 programme rather than the there will be 120 places available attend the UTC, will first be admitted usual two years. • For Creative & Digital Media there will regardless of where they are resident. Any unfilled places at one level of study be 40 places available will be added to the places available for If there are insufficient applicants for District no. Postcode district: Approximate main area Number of the other level. places in one specialism these will be covered (NB: postcodes places available added to the places available for the boundaries do not align to Year 9 Y12 Entry Requirements - Level 2 other specialism up to a maximum of an with council areas) applicants admissions additional 15% in either specialism due to restrictions of the building. 1 DN 1 – 14, DN21, DN22, Doncaster 19 The minimum entry requirements for WF8 Level 2 admission, whether transferring internally or applying from outside, will Year 12 Admission process 2 DE4, DE45, DE55, DE56, Bassetlaw, Bolsover and 6 be 4 GCSEs at Grade 3, or equivalent, The UTC’s own 100 Year 11 students who DE6, SK17, ST14, NG16, Derbyshire Dales including English and Maths (and meet the entry requirements will be able NG19, NG20, NG22, Science for studying Engineering & to transfer to Year 12. The remaining 60 NG23, S80, S81 Manufacturing). Year 12 places will be offered to external 3 S70 – S75, HD8, HD9 Barnsley 10 applicants. If fewer than 100 students Y12 Entry Requirements - Level 3 transfer from Year 11, additional external 4 S60 – S66, S25-26 Rotherham 20 admissions applicants will be admitted until the Applicants for a Level 3 programme, UTC reaches its Year 12 capacity of 160 5 S40 – S49 Chesterfield and 10 whether transferring internally or applying places. NE Derbyshire from outside, will need to meet a minimum All students with an Education Health 6 S1-4, S9, S12-13, S20-21, Sheffield A 11 entry requirement of 5 GCSE passes and Care Plan naming the UTC and who S96-99 at grade 4 or above, including English meet the minimum entry requirements 7 S5, S7-8, S10, S14, S18 Sheffield B 13 and Maths (and Science for studying will be admitted. Engineering & Manufacturing), for Level 8 S6, S11, S17, S32-33, Sheffield C 11 3 courses. There may be additional For each Y12 specialism and level of S35-36 requirements to follow specific courses, study, admission of external applicants details of which will be published in will then be in the following order: advance in the UTC Prospectus.

54 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 55 1. Any Looked After Children in the care 3. If some areas have unfilled places Waiting lists inclusion in the combined information of a local authority and previously these will be shared out across over- Where in any year the UTC receives published by all the local authorities Looked After Children who wish to subscribed areas, in proportion to the more eligible applications than there covered by UTC admissions; attend the UTC, will first be admitted number of applicants in each, thereby are places available, a waiting list will For Year 9 entry, application forms will regardless of where they are resident. increasing the number of places be maintained by the UTC until the end be provided via the UTC web-site for 2. All other applicants who meet the available in these areas. of the first half term (October) after the return by 31 October to the UTC who will entry criteria will be allocated to one 4. Places in each over-subscribed area start of the school year. It will be open to share the information with Sheffield City of eight areas covering Sheffield will then be allocated randomly. any parent to ask for their child’s name Council. City Region, according to their home The following table shows the percentage to be placed on the waiting list. If and In addition, application forms can be postcode. Each area has a share of of places for Y12 external applicants when places become available, they will downloaded from the UTC website at places according to the number of available to each postcode area, before be allocated to those on the waiting list www.city.utcsheffield.org.uk or you can 3 Year 11 students at schools in that any unfilled places are shared out. in accordance with the oversubscription get a hard copy from UTC Sheffield City 3 area. Places for Looked After Children are criteria. Waiting lists will be re-ordered Centre, 111 Matilda St, Sheffield, S1 4QF included in these numbers. in accordance with the oversubscription or by telephoning 0114 260 3970. criteria whenever a place becomes available. • Decisions on applications will be District no. Postcode district (home Approximate main area Percentage made during February and notified to address of applicant): covered (NB: postcodes share of places Verification of random allocation parents, and applicants’ home local boundaries do not align available processes authorities, on or around 1 March. with council areas) to Year 12 All processes of random allocation under The application and notification dates applicants these arrangements will be supervised may vary in conformance with any 1 DN 1 – 14, DN21, DN22, Doncaster 19% by someone independent of the UTC. timetable variations to application WF8 processes made by Sheffield City Sponsorship 2 DE4, DE45, DE55, DE56, Bassetlaw, Bolsover and 7% Council. Full information will be published DE6, SK17, ST14, NG16, Derbyshire Dales The UTC promotes close employer each year on the UTC’s website www. NG19, NG20, NG22, involvement in learning, and as part cityutcsheffield.org.uk NG23, S80, S81 of this some employers may wish For Year 12 entry, application should to sponsor individual students. Any 3 S70 – S75, HD8, HD9 Barnsley 10% be made through the on-line application sponsorship will take place after system and for those who do not have 4 S60 – S66, S25-26 Rotherham 21% admission and will not be part of the access they can be downloaded from the admissions arrangements. Students UTC website at www.city.utcsheffield.org. 5 S40 – S49 Chesterfield and 10% sponsored in Years 9, 10 or 11 will only uk or you can get a hard copy from UTC NE Derbyshire be able to transfer to Year 12 if they meet Sheffield City Centre, 111 Matilda Street, the general entry requirements set out 6 S1-4, S9, S12-13, S20-21, Sheffield A 10% Sheffield, S1 4QF or by telephoning 0114 above. S96-99 260 3970. 7 S5, S7-8, S10, S14, S18 Sheffield B 12% Making an application The closing date for Year 12 applications is 31st January. For both age group applications will fit 8 S6, S11, S17, S32-33, Sheffield C 11% into Sheffield City Council’s timetable for • Decisions on applications will be S35-36 applications each year. Arrangements made during February and notified to will include: students and parents on or around 1 March. Appeals • Publication of a prospectus by September each year containing The application and notification dates Unsuccessful applicants will have a right Appeals will be conducted independently information for applicants wishing to may vary in conformance with any of appeal to an independent appeals of the Sheffield UTC Academy Trust. join the UTC the following September, timetable variations to application panel constituted and operated in Please contact us: including admissions arrangements processes made by Sheffield City accordance with the School Admissions [email protected] and details of open evening and Council. Full information will be published Appeals Code. opportunities to visit the UTC. These each year on the UTC’s website www.city. details will also be made available for utcsheffield.org.uk

56 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 57 Admissions Policy for UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy • For Health & Sports Sciences there 2. All other applicants will be allocated Park for the Admission Year 2020/2021 will be 60 places available to one of eight areas covering • For Computing there will be 40 places Sheffield City Region, according to available. their home postcode. Each area has Address: 2 Old Hall Road, Sheffield S9 3TU a share of places according to the If there are insufficient applicants for number of Year 8 students at schools Headteacher: Dr Sarah Clark places in one specialism these will be in that area. Telephone/Fax: 0114 260 3940 added to the places available for the other specialism up to a maximum of an 3. If some areas have unfilled places Email: [email protected] additional 15% in either specialism due these will be shared out across over- subscribed areas, in proportion to the Website: www.utcsheffield.org.uk to restrictions of the building. number of applicants in each, thereby School Category: Co-educational All students with an Education Health increasing the number of places 3 and Care Plan naming the UTC will be 3 Age Range: 13-19 available in these areas. admitted. Admission Number for Y9: 100 Y10:120 4. Places in each over-subscribed area If there are more applicants than places, will then be allocated randomly. Admission Number for Y12: 60 (external applicants) then the following arrangements will apply: The following table shows the number of Anticipated number of pupils on roll places available to each postcode area, at September 2019: 470 1. Any Looked After Children in the care before any unfilled places are shared of a local authority and previously out. Places for Looked After Children are Overall Approach more if not all Year 11 students transfer, Looked After Children who wish to included in these numbers. attend the UTC, will first be admitted UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park up to the overall 160 place capacity. regardless of where they are resident. (OLP) will follow the statutory school Admissions above these numbers would admissions and appeal codes. These only occur in exceptional cases. proposals are based on the current code District no. Postcode district: Approximate main area Number of Catchment Area but will be reviewed in the light of any covered (NB: postcodes places available future changes in the law. UTC Sheffield is designed for the benefit boundaries do not align to Year 9 In developing our admissions policy, of the whole Sheffield City Region and with council areas) applicants our admissions process reflects this. we have struck a fair balance between 1 DN 1 – 14, DN21, DN22, Doncaster 19 Sheffield City Region is comprised of the Sheffield and its neighbours, and WF8 provided a fair spread of places across nine local authority areas of Barnsley, 2 DE4, DE45, DE55, DE56, Bassetlaw, Bolsover and 6 the region the UTC covers. We have Bassetlaw, Bolsover, Chesterfield, DE6, SK17, ST14, NG16, Derbyshire Dales also ensured that no individual will be Derbyshire Dales, Doncaster, North East NG19, NG20, NG22, advantaged in gaining admission to the Derbyshire, Rotherham and Sheffield. NG23, S80, S81 UTC by virtue of where they live. Students who reside outside Sheffield City Region can also apply to the UTC. 3 S70 – S75, HD8, HD9 Barnsley 10 Admission Numbers Such applicants will be treated as if they In 2020/2021 UTC Sheffield OLP will be were resident in the nearest area to them 4 S60 – S66, S25-26 Rotherham 20 fully operational will admit 100 students within the Region. 5 S40 – S49 Chesterfield and 10 into Year 9. Year 9 (post-13) Admissions NE Derbyshire For Year 12, there will be 160 places 6 S1-4, S9, S12-13, S20-21, Sheffield A 11 available. If the number of applicants to the UTC for Year 9 entry is 100 or less, then all S96-99 There will be an automatic right of applicants will be admitted. 7 S5, S7-8, S10, S14, S18 Sheffield B 13 transfer to Year 12 from Year 11 for UTC students who meet the academic entry Specialisms 8 S6, S11, S17, S32-33, Sheffield C 11 requirements. Therefore, there will a All students for Year 9 admission will be S35-36 minimum of 60 Year 12 places (PAN - expected to apply for one of the UTC’s Published Admission Number) available two specialisms: for new entrants to the UTC each year,

58 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 59 Year 12 (Post-16) admissions Y12 Entry Requirements – exceptions 1. Any Looked After Children in the care 3. If some areas have unfilled places of a local authority and previously these will be shared out across over- Y12 Student numbers Children who for reasons of bereavement, serious illness, or other Looked After Children who wish to subscribed areas, in proportion to the For 2020/21 Year 12 capacity will be 160 adverse factors, where there is written attend the UTC, will first be admitted number of applicants in each, thereby places. A minimum of 60 places (PAN) evidence from a social worker or other regardless of where they are resident. increasing the number of places will be available for new applicants. relevant professional that these factors 2. All other applicants who meet the available in these areas. Places not filled by current UTC students have affected the child’s attainment, will entry criteria will be allocated to one 4. Places in each over-subscribed area wishing to continue into Year 12 will have the academic entry (or progression of eight areas covering Sheffield will then be allocated randomly. also be made available to new external for our own Y11 students) requirements City Region, according to their home applicants. The following table shows the percentage waived. These instances will, however, postcode. Each area has a share of of places for Y12 external applicants be rare. Any such waiver will require the places according to the number of Y12 Levels of Study available to each postcode area, before approval of the UTC Board and of an Year 11 students at schools in that any unfilled places are shared out. 3 There will be up to 160 places for 3 independent verifier. area. Places for Looked After Children are students following Level 3 courses, a included in these numbers. small number of L2 places (up to 20 Specialisms – Year 12 places) maybe available from GCSE All students for Year 12 admission will be results day, if sufficient capacity is expected to apply for one of the UTC’s District no. Postcode district (home Approximate main area Percentage available after allocation of L3 places in two specialisms: terms of specialist staff and facilities. address of applicant: covered (NB: postcodes share of places Such places will be made available • For Health & Sports Sciences there boundaries do not align available to firstly to UTC Y11 students and then to will be 100 places available with council areas) Year 12 external external applicants applying before 31st • For Computing there will be 60 places applicants January who have not met the L3 entry available 1 DN 1 – 14, DN21, DN22, Doncaster 19% requirement in the first instance. If there are insufficient applicants for WF8 Y12 Entry Requirements - Level 2 places in one specialism these will be 2 DE4, DE45, DE55, DE56, Bassetlaw, Bolsover and 7% admissions added to the places available for the DE6, SK17, ST14, NG16, Derbyshire Dales other specialism up to a maximum of an NG19, NG20, NG22, The minimum entry requirements for additional 15% in either specialism due NG23, S80, S81 Level 2 admission, whether transferring to restrictions of the building. internally or applying from outside, will 3 S70 – S75, HD8, HD9 Barnsley 10% be 4 GCSEs at Grade 3, or equivalents, Year 12 Admission process 4 S60 – S66, S25-26 Rotherham 21% including English and Maths (and The UTC’s own 100 Year 11 students who Science for studying Health & Sports meet the entry requirements will be able 5 S40 – S49 Chesterfield and 10% Sciences). to transfer to Year 12. The remaining 60 NE Derbyshire Y12 Entry Requirements - Level 3 Year 12 places will be offered to external 6 S1-4, S9, S12-13, S20-21, Sheffield A 10% admissions applicants. If fewer than 100 students S96-99 transfer from Year 11, additional external Applicants for a Level 3 programme, applicants will be admitted until the 7 S5, S7-8, S10, S14, S18 Sheffield B 12% whether transferring internally or UTC reaches its Year 12 capacity of 160 8 S6, S11, S17, S32-33, Sheffield C 11% applying from outside, will need to meet places. a minimum entry requirement of 5 GCSE S35-36 passes at grade 4, including English and All students with an Education Health Maths (and Science for studying Health and Care Plan naming the UTC and who & Sports Sciences), for Level 3 courses. meet the minimum entry requirements Appeals will be admitted. There may be additional requirements to Unsuccessful applicants will have a right Appeals will be conducted independently follow specific courses, details of which For each Y12 specialism and level of of appeal to an independent appeals of the UTC by Sheffield City Council. will be published in advance in the UTC study, admission of external applicants panel constituted and operated in Please contact us: Prospectus. will then be in the following order: accordance with the School Admissions [email protected] Appeals Code.

60 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 61 Waiting lists inclusion in the combined information Co-ordinated Sixth Form Admission System Where in any year the UTC receives published by all the local authorities for External Students more eligible applications than there covered by UTC admissions; are places available, a waiting list will For Year 9 entry, application forms will be maintained by the UTC until the end be provided via the UTC web-site for The Local Authority and schools are Internal Applicants of the first half term (October) after the return by 31 October to the UTC and the committed to providing a fully co- Students wishing to enter the sixth start of the school year. It will be open to information will be shared with Sheffield ordinated admission service for new form of a school that they are already any parent to ask for their child’s name City Council. entry to sixth form schools. The intention attending have an automatic right to do to be placed on the waiting list. If and In addition, applications forms can be is to make the process easier and more so as long as they meet the minimum when places become available they will downloaded from the UTC website at consistent for students and parents. entry criteria. Students may only hold be allocated to those on the waiting list www.olp.utcsheffield.org.uk or you can Under these co-ordinated arrangements, one 6th form offer. If you intend to stay at in accordance with the oversubscription get a hard copy from UTC Sheffield OLP, students are only required to complete your current 6th form school, you do not 3 criteria. Waiting lists will be re-ordered 3 2 Old Hall Road, Sheffield, S9 3TU or by a single application and have the need to apply for an alternative place at in accordance with the oversubscription telephoning 01142603940. opportunity to express up to three another 6th form. criteria whenever a place becomes preferences. The Authority will then liaise • Decisions on applications will be available. with the schools on behalf of the student The Co-ordinated Admission made during February and notified to in order to determine a single offer. The Arrangements Verification of random allocation parents, and applicants’ home local co-ordinated scheme ensures that open processes authorities, on or around 1 March. evenings, closing dates and allocation Application Procedure All processes of random allocation under The application and notification dates dates are consistent across all schools. Most students will be able to apply using these arrangements will be supervised may vary in conformance with any The Local Authority acts as the Sheffield Progress through their current by someone independent of the UTC. timetable variations to application co-ordinating body for managing school. Please seek further advice from processes made by Sheffield City applications on behalf of all external the Head of Year. Application forms can Sponsorship Council. Full information will be published students (students entering the school for also be obtained from the Local Authority each year on the UTC’s website The UTC promotes close employer the first time) for the following schools: at: involvement in learning, and as part www.olp.utcsheffield.org.uk All Saints Catholic High School, Bradfield Sixth Form Admission Officer of this some employers may wish For Year 12 entry, application should School, Forge Valley School, High Peoples’ Service to sponsor individual students. Any be made through an on-line application Storrs School, King Edward Community Floor 5 sponsorship will take place after and for those who do not have access Secondary, King Ecgbert Academy, West Wing admission and will not be part of the they can be downloaded from the UTC Meadowhead Academy, Notre Dame Moorfoot admissions arrangements. Students website at www.olp.utcsheffield.org.uk Catholic High School, Sheffield Park Sheffield sponsored in Years 9, 10 or 11 will only or you can get a hard copy from UTC Academy, and Tapton S1 4PL be able to transfer to Year 12 if they meet Sheffield OLP, 2 Old Hall Road, Sheffield, School. the general entry requirements set out S9 3TU or by telephoning 01142603940. Application Timescale for Admission above. The Local Authority is the “Admission The closing date for year 12 applications to the 2020/21 Academic Year Authority” for King Edward VII Community is 31st January. Making an application School. It is responsible for determining Autumn Term 2019 • Decisions on applications will be For both age group applications will fit the admission arrangements for external All open evenings are to be held in made during February and notified to into Sheffield City Council’s timetable for applicants to both school sixth forms. November 2019. Please check with the students and parents on or around 1 applications each year. Arrangements The remaining schools are their own individual school website for details March. will include: “Admission Authority” and responsible • Publication of a prospectus by The application and notification dates for setting their own admission Closing Date September each year containing may vary in conformance with any oversubscription criteria, details are 31 January 2020 information for applicants wishing to timetable variations to application provided below. join the UTC the following September, processes made by Sheffield City Allocation Date including admissions arrangements Council. Full information will be published 25 February 2020 and details of open evening and each year on the UTC’s website www.olp. opportunities to visit the UTC. These utcsheffield.org.uk details will also be made available for

62 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 63 Available places for External Students family bereavement in examination Bradfield and Silverdale have agreed The minimum number of places available at each school for external applicants from season. This category may also include the same criteria as the Local Authority. September 2020 is as follows: students who are or who have been Forge Valley, King Ecgbert and Tapton “In Care” and students with special have agreed the same criteria as the School Admission Number educational needs and/or physical Local Authority with the exception that disability with a requirement for adapted they have designated feeder schools. All Saints Catholic High School 100 buildings and/or facilities which can only Students attending the named feeder 70 be met at this particular school. school have a higher priority, details are confirmed below: Forge Valley School 150 Local Authority 130 Oversubscription Criteria King Ecgbert Academy 100 Where there are more applications 3 from external candidates than there are 3 King Edward VII Community School 200 places, places (subject to meeting the Admission Meadowhead School Academy Trust 30 entry requirements) will be offered in the Oversubscription Criteria following order: for Forge Valley School Notre Dame Catholic High School 120 1. Students In Care - this category The full policy is available from the Sheffield Park Academy 20 also includes students who were School. previously In Care but ceased to Silverdale School 120 be so because they were adopted Oversubscription Criteria 150 or became subject to a child 1. Students In Care - this category arrangement order or special also includes students who were guardianship order immediately previously In Care but ceased to after being In Care. The student be so because they were adopted These circumstances may include should meet the minimum entry Admission or became subject to a child students with English as a Second criteria described below. Exceptional arrangement order or special Oversubscription Criteria Language where the current school can circumstances may be considered. guardianship order immediately after demonstrate that the pupil would benefit for Community Schools 2. All other students who are predicted being In Care. The student should from attending the sixth form, but may The following arrangements apply for to meet the minimum entry meet the minimum entry criteria not meet the minimum entry criteria. King Edward VII Community School and requirement of 5 subjects at grade described below. is determined by the Local Authority. Any placement in this category would 4-9 including English and Maths require careful discussion and the views Some subjects will also require a Exceptional circumstances All other sixth form schools are of the school and any potential prejudice minimum subject grade at GCSE. responsible for setting their own 2. Students facing exceptional to the provision of efficient education Please see details in the school admission arrangements. All schools circumstances as described above. and/or the efficient use of resources as a prospectus. have agreed to follow the Authority’s 3. Students who are predicted to result of the placement would always be criteria as set out below: 3. If an entire category cannot be meet the general minimum entry considered before a decision is made. admitted without exceeding the requirement, of 5 subjects at grade The incidence of such cases is expected Exceptional Circumstances number of places available then 4-9 including English who attend to be low. places will be offered to those It is important that appropriate provision Chaucer or Tapton School. Some students within the category that live is made for students in exceptional We are aware that exceptional subjects will also require a minimum closest to the school. All distances will circumstances. For some applicants the circumstances do sometimes affect subject grade at GCSE. Please see be measured in a straight line from Admission Authority may wish to exercise students’ grades. As such it may be that details in school prospectus. In the home to school. reasonable discretion for an individual we make an offer to a student who does event of there being insufficient young person who could benefit from not achieve or is not expected to achieve Applications received after the closing places for students from this school the programme offered their sixth form the minimum entry criteria or individual date will be placed on a waiting list and the tiebreaker would be straight-line but because of his/her exceptional subject criteria. will be considered after those received distance between the home address circumstances has not met the minimum These exceptional circumstances will be on time for any places that become and Forge Valley. entry criteria. considered on an individual basis and available. 4. Any other student who is predicted may include long term illness; immediate 64 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 65 to meet the general minimum entry • A minimum entry requirement for 2. All other students. Offers and Enrolment requirement of 5 subjects at grade entry to High Storrs Sixth Form is If an entire category cannot be admitted Offers made to students within the LEA 4-9 including English. Some subjects five GCSE passes at grades 4 – 9, without exceeding the number of places timeline are conditional, based upon the will also require a minimum subject including English Language and available then places will be offered to student’s predicted grades at the time of grade at GCSE. Please see details Mathematics. those students within Minerva Learning application. in school prospectus. In the event • There are further minimum Trust and those who live closest to the of there being insufficient places Students should contact the LEA during requirements for specific courses. school. All distances will be measured in the application process if they wish to for students from these schools the These grades are reflective of the a straight line from home to High Storrs tiebreaker would be straight-line appeal a conditional offer not being standard that a student must achieve School. made by High Storrs Sixth Form. distance between home and Forge at GCSE to demonstrate the ability to Valley School. pursue a given subject at A Level to a Exceptional Circumstances Students will only be able to enrol when 3 5. If an entire category cannot be successful outcome. More information • It is important that appropriate they provide evidence of their GCSE 3 admitted without exceeding the about these entry requirements is provision is made for students in results to show that they meet both the number of places available then available in the High Storrs Sixth Form exceptional circumstances. For some minimum and subject specific entry places will be offered to those Prospectus and on the Sixth Form applicants High Storrs may exercise requirements. students within the category that live area of the High Storrs website. reasonable discretion for an individual Conditional offers will be withdrawn closest to the school. All distances will young person who could benefit from if students don’t meet the entry be measured in a straight line from Internal applicants the programme offered by High Storrs requirements. Offers will also be home to Forge Valley School. Students wishing to enter High Storrs but because his/her exceptional withdrawn on September 1st if students Sixth Form who already attend High circumstances has not met the have not been in contact with High Storrs School will be routinely offered minimum entry criteria. Storrs Sixth Form to confirm their place place so long as they meet the minimum • Students who request that exceptional following their GCSE results. Admission and subject-specific entry criteria. circumstances be taken into account External applicants should contact the school directly Oversubscription Criteria to discuss their application. Such for High Storrs School High Storrs aims to offer a minimum of applications would require careful 150 places for external students each discussion on a case-by-case The Local Authority acts as the year. More information can be found in Admission coordinating body for managing basis and will usually be supported Sheffield Secondary Admissions Team’s by evidence from a healthcare or Oversubscription Criteria applications on behalf of all external Guide for Parents. students (students entering High Storrs medical professional. for - for the first time). Admission Oversubscription Criteria • The incidence of such cases is Mercia Learning Trust for High Storrs School expected to be low. Admissions process 1. Students In Care - this category We aim to offer a place to all external Additional applicants also includes students who were The Local Authority and schools applicants who wish to study at High previously In Care but ceased to are committed to providing a fully Storrs Sixth Form. Where there are more Students who are applying to restart be so because they were adopted coordinated admission service for new applications from external candidates Sixth Form, i.e. are older than Year 11 or became subject to a child entry to Sixth Form schools. The intention than there are places, places (subject to age, should contact the school directly arrangement order or special is to make the process easier and more meeting the entry requirements) will be to discuss their application in the first guardianship order immediately consistent for students and parents. offered in the following order: instance. Such applications will be More information about the admissions considered on a case-by-case basis. after being In Care. The student 1. CLA (Child Looked After) Students - should meet the minimum entry process can be found in Sheffield Students currently studying at High Storrs this category also includes students criteria described below. Exceptional Secondary Admissions Team’s Guide for Sixth Form in Year 13 who wish to restart Parents. who were previously in care but circumstances may be considered. ceased to be so because they were Year 12 or make amendments to their programme of study should contact the 2. Students facing exceptional Entry requirements adopted or became subject to a Sixth Form Office to discuss this. Such circumstances as described above. • Minimum entry requirements apply child arrangement order or special requests will be considered on a case-by- 3. Students who are predicted to equally to internal and external guardianship order immediately case basis. Please note that attendance meet the general minimum entry applicants. after being in care. Exceptional circumstances may be considered. and Attitude to Learning (A2L) will always requirement of 5 subjects at 4-9 be taken in account in such situations. 66 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 67 specific entry requirements who has been set by Meadowhead immediate family bereavement in the Admission attend Newfield Secondary School. School. These required grades will examination season. This category Some subjects will also require a be reflective of the standard that a may also include students who are Oversubscription Criteria minimum subject grade at GCSE. student must achieve at GCSE to or who have been “In Care” and for Siverdale School Please see details in the school demonstrate the ability to pursue a students with special educational 1. Students In Care – this category prospectus. In the event of there given subject at A and BTEC level needs and/or physical disability with also includes students who were being insufficient places for students 3 to a successful outcome. More a requirement for adapted buildings previously In Care but ceased to from this school the tiebreaker would information is available from the and/or facilities which can only be met be so because they were adopted be straight-line distance between the school. at this particular school. or became subject to a child home address and King Ecgbert. Exceptional Circumstances Oversubscription Criteria arrangement order or special 4. Any other student who is predicted guardianship order immediately after • It is important that appropriate • Where there are more applications to meet the general minimum entry being In Care. The student should 3 provision is made for students in from external candidates than there 3 requirement of 5 subjects at 4 - 9 meet the minimum entry criteria exceptional circumstances. For some are places, places (subject to meeting specific entry requirements. Some described below. subjects will also require a minimum applicants the Admission Authority the entry requirements) will be offered 2. Students facing exceptional subject grade at GCSE. Please see may wish to exercise reasonable in the following order: circumstances as described above. details in the school prospectus. In discretion for an individual young Students In Care – this category the event of there being insufficient person who could benefit from the also includes students who were 3. Students who are predicted to places for students from these programme offered by the sixth form previously In Care but ceased to meet the general minimum entry schools the tiebreaker would be but because of his/her exceptional be so because they were adopted requirement of 5 subjects at grade straight-line distance between home circumstances has not met the or became subject to a child 4-9, including English and Maths, who and King Ecgbert School. minimum entry criteria. arrangement order or special attend Westfield School. Students from Westfield School are considered 5. If an entire category cannot be • These circumstances may include guardianship order immediately to be internal candidates as part admitted without exceeding the students with English as a Second after being In Care. The student of Chorus Education Trust. Some number of places available then Language where the current school should meet the minimum entry subjects will also require a minimum places will be offered to those can demonstrate that the pupil would criteria described below. Exceptional subject grade at GCSE. Please see students within the category that live benefit from attending the sixth circumstances may be considered. details in the school prospectus. In closest to the school. All distances will form, but may not meet the minimum 2. All other students who are predicted the event of there being insufficient be measured in a straight line from entry criteria. Any placement in to meet the minimum entry places for students from this school home to school. this category would require careful requirement of 5 4-9 GCSE passes. the tiebreaker would be straight line discussion and the views of the Some subjects will also require a distance between the home address school and any potential prejudice minimum subject grade at GCSE. and Silverdale. to the provision of efficient education Please see details in the school and/or the efficient use of resources prospectus. 4. Any other student who is predicted Admission as a result of the placement would to meet the general minimum entry 3. If an entire category cannot be always be considered before a requirement of 5 subjects at grade Oversubscription Criteria admitted without exceeding the decision is made. The incidence of 4-9, including English and Maths. number of places available then for Meadowhead School such cases is expected to be low. Some subjects will also require a places will be offered to those Academy Trust minimum subject grade at GCSE. • We are aware that exceptional students within the category that live Please see details in the school • Minimum Entry Requirements apply circumstances do sometimes affect closest to the school. All distances will prospectus. In the event of there equally to internal and external students’ grades. As such it may be be measured in a straight line from being insufficient places for students applicants. that we make an offer to a student home to Meadowhead School. who does not achieve or is not from these schools the tiebreaker • A minimum entry requirement for expected to achieve the minimum would be straight line distance entry to the sixth form is 5 GCSE entry criteria or individual subject between home and Silverdale School. passes at 4-9 including English and criteria. 5. If an entire category cannot be Mathematics. • These exceptional circumstances will admitted without exceeding the • A further minimum requirement in be considered on an individual basis number of places available then specific subjects for specific courses and may include long term illness; places will be offered to those

68 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 69 students within the category that live GCSE average point score entry the first time) for the following schools: individual schools for details closest to the school. All distances requirement. Please see details in All Saints Catholic High School, Astrea Closing Date: 31 January 2020 will be measured in a straight line school prospectus. In the event of Academy, Bradfield School, Forge Allocation Date: 25 February 2020 from home to school. there being insufficient places for Valley School, High Storrs School, King students from these schools the Edward VII Community School, King Available places for External Students tiebreaker would be straight-line Ecgbert Academy, Notre Dame Catholic The minimum number of places distance between home and High School, Sheffield Park Academy, available at All Saints Catholic High Tapton School. Silverdale School and Tapton School. Admission School for external applicants from 5. If an entire category cannot be oversubscription criteria The Local Authority is the Admission September 2020 is 100 admitted without exceeding the Authority for King Edward VII Community for Tapton School number of places available then School. It is responsible for determining Exceptional Circumstances places will be offered to those 1. Students In Care - this category the admission arrangements for external 3 students within the category that live It is important that appropriate provision 3 also includes students who were applicants to the sixth form. closest to the school. All distances will is made for students in exceptional previously In Care but ceased to be measured in a straight line from The remaining schools are their own circumstances. For some applicants the be so because they were adopted home to school. Admission Authority and responsible Admission Authority may wish to exercise or became subject to a child for setting their own admission reasonable discretion for an individual arrangement order or special oversubscription criteria, details are young person who could benefit from guardianship order immediately provided below. the programme offered their sixth form after being In Care. The student but because of his/her exceptional should meet the minimum entry Admission Internal Applicants circumstances has not met the minimum criteria described below. Exceptional Students wishing to enter the sixth entry criteria. circumstances may be considered. oversubscription criteria form of a school that they are already These circumstances may include 2. Students facing exceptional for All Saints Catholic attending have an automatic right to do students with English as a Second circumstances as described above. High School so as long as they meet the minimum Language where the current school can 3. Students who are predicted to entry criteria. demonstrate that the pupil would benefit Co-ordinated Sixth Form Admission meet the general minimum entry from attending the sixth form, but may System for External Students 2020/21 The Co-ordinated Admission not meet the minimum entry criteria. Any requirement, of 5 subjects at grade Arrangements 4-9 who attend a school which is The Local Authority and schools are placement in this category would require part of the Tapton School Academy committed to providing a fully co- Application Procedure careful discussion and the views of the Trust. Some subjects will also ordinated admission service for new school and any potential prejudice to All Sheffield students should have access require a minimum subject grade entry to sixth form schools. The intention the provision of efficient education and/ to UCAS Progress and should make their at GCSE. Certain combination of is to make the process easier and more or the efficient use of resources as a application through their current school. subjects will also require a minimum consistent for students and parents/ result of the placement would always be Please seek further advice from the Head GCSE average point score entry carers. Under these co-ordinated considered before a decision is made. of Year. Application forms can also be requirement. Please see details arrangements, students are only required The incidence of such cases is expected obtained from the Local Authority at: in school prospectus. In the event to complete a single application and to be low. of there being insufficient places have the opportunity to express up to Sixth Form Admission Officer We are aware that exceptional for students from this school the three preferences. The Authority will then Inclusion and Learning Service circumstances do sometimes affect tiebreaker would be straight-line liaise with the schools on behalf of the Floor 5 students’ grades. As such it may be that distance between the home address student in order to determine a single North Wing we make an offer to a student who does and Tapton. offer. The co-ordinated scheme ensures Moorfoot not achieve or is not expected to achieve that open evenings, closing dates and Sheffield S1 4PL 4. Any other student who is predicted the minimum entry criteria or individual allocation dates are consistent across all to meet the general minimum subject criteria. schools. Application Timescale for Admission entry requirement of 5 subjects at to the 2020/21 Academic Year These exceptional circumstances will be grade 4-9. Some subjects will also The Local Authority acts as the considered on an individual basis and require a minimum subject grade co-ordinating body for managing Autumn Term 2019 may include long term illness; immediate applications on behalf of all external at GCSE. Certain combination of Open evenings/mornings are to be held family bereavement in examination students (students entering the school for subjects will also require a minimum in November 2019. Please check with season. This category may also include

70 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 71 students who are or who have been according to the school’s admissions Footnote 1 • St Bernard’s High School, Rotherham Looked After and students with special criteria. A ‘looked after child’ has the same • The McAuley School, Doncaster educational needs and/or physical If a place becomes available, the meaning as in section 22(1) of the • St Pius X, Wath upon Dearne disability with a requirement for adapted applicant in the highest category will be Children Act 1989, and means any buildings and/or facilities which can only allocated the place and where two or child who is (a) in the care of a local • Holy Trinity, Barnsley be met at this particular school. more applicants are in that category then authority or (b) being provided with Footnote 4 Admission oversubscription criteria random computer allocation is used to accommodation by them in the exercise ‘catechumen’ means a member of the for All Saints Catholic High School allocate the place. of their social services functions (e.g. children with foster parents) at the time catechumenate of a Catholic Church. Criteria for Admission Minimum Entry Requirement of making application to the school. This will normally be evidenced by a certificate of reception into the order of The minimum entry requirements apply A ‘previously looked after child’ is a child Category 1 catechumens. 3 equally to all categories:- who was looked after, but ceased to be 3 Looked After Catholic students In agreement with other schools, this so because he or she was adopted, or Footnote 5 (Footnotes 1 & 2) will be based on the criteria set out in became subject to a child arrangements ‘Eastern Christian Church’ includes the Admissions and Oversubscription order, or special guardianship order. Category 2 Orthodox Churches, as listed by the Criteria for entry to Sheffield Sixth Pontifical Council for promoting Christian Catholic students (Footnote 2) Form Schools for External Students – Footnote 2 Unity, and is normally evidenced by a Academic Year 2020/21 which sets out ‘Catholic’ means a member of a certificate of baptism or reception from Category 3 grades for students who are predicted Church in full communion with the See the authorities of that Church. Other Looked After students (Footnote 1) to meet the general minimum entry of Rome. This includes the Eastern requirement, and subject grades. Within Catholic Churches. This will normally be Footnote 6 Category 4 the category there will be discretion evidenced by a certificate of baptism Late applications will be dealt with in Other students in Diocesan secondary to offer places to students facing in a Catholic Church or a certificate of accordance with the LA scheme. schools (Footnote 3), catechumens exceptional circumstances as described reception into the full communion of the in the Admissions and Oversubscription Catholic Church. For the purposes of (Footnote 4) and members of an Eastern Footnote 7 Christian Church (Footnote 5) Criteria. this policy, it includes a looked after child Waiting lists will be dealt with in All students must meet a minimum entry living with a family where at least one of Category 5 accordance with the LA Scheme. requirement for entry to the sixth form: the parents is Catholic. All other students. Within this category • for all level 3 courses the minimum For a child to be treated as Catholic, Footnote 8 there will be discretion to offer entry requirement is normally 5 or evidence of baptism or reception into places to students facing exceptional False Information more grades 4-9 at GCSE including the Church will be required. Those who circumstances as described in the 1. Where the Governing Body has made English Language and Mathematics have difficulty obtaining written evidence Admissions and Oversubscription an offer of a place at this school (except under exceptional of baptism should contact their Parish Criteria for entry to Sheffield Sixth on the basis of a fraudulent or circumstances) Priest who, after consulting with the Form schools for External Students – Diocese, will decide how the question intentionally misleading application Academic Year 2020-21. • A further minimum requirement of baptism is to be resolved and how from a parent/carer, which has may be set in terms of the required written evidence is to be produced in effectively denied a place to a student Oversubscription subject grade for some specific accordance with the laws of the Church. with a stronger claim to a place at the courses. These indicate the kind of school, the offer of a place may be In the event of the school reaching A list of those Eastern Catholic Churches capacity mid category, the Governing performance at GCSE that is required withdrawn. to be successful in the post 16 course which are in full communion with the Body as Admissions Authority will 2. Where a student starts attending the applied for. A table of school subject Roman Catholic Church is available from allocate places using a random school on the basis of fraudulent and entry requirements is available in the the Diocesan Schools’ Department. computer allocation process for all of the intentionally misleading information prospectus. students in that category, which will be Footnote 3 the place may be withdrawn by the independently monitored. Diocesan Feeder Schools for Admission Governing Body, depending on the If your child is unsuccessful in gaining a into All Saints Catholic High School length of time that the student has place at All Saints Catholic High School, been at the school. • Notre Dame High School, Sheffield he/she will be placed onto the school’s 3. Where a place or an offer has been waiting list, which will be maintained • St Mary’s High School, Chesterfield

72 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 73 withdrawn, the application will be re- The Local Authority acts as the Application Timescale for Admission We are aware that exceptional considered, by the Governing Body co-ordinating body for managing to the 2020/21 Academic Year circumstances do sometimes affect and a right of independent appeal applications on behalf of all external students’ grades. As such it may be that offered if the place is refused. students (students entering the school for Autumn Term 2019 we make an offer to a student who does the first time) for the following schools: All open evenings are to be held in not achieve or is not expected to achieve Appeals against any decision to refuse November 2019. Please check with the minimum entry criteria or individual admission All Saints Catholic High School, Forge Valley Community School, High Storrs individual schools for details subject criteria. If a place is not available, parents/ Community Secondary, King Edward Closing Date: 31 January 2020 These exceptional circumstances will be carers have the right of appeal to an Community Secondary, King Ecgbert considered on an individual basis and Allocation Date: 25 February 2020 independent Panel. Further information Academy, Notre Dame Catholic High may include long term illness; immediate about the appeal procedures will be School, Sheffield Park Academy, Available places for External Students family bereavement in examination issued with the decision letter. Sheffield Springs Academy, Silverdale season. This category may also include 3 School and Tapton School. The minimum number of places students who are or who have been 3 For further information regarding available at Notre Dame High School Looked After and students with special admissions, please contact one of the The Local Authority is the “Admission for external applicants from September educational needs and/or physical following: Authority” for King Edward VII Community 2019 is 20. More places will be available School. It is responsible for determining disability with a requirement for adapted Mrs Pamela Barnes, Sixth Form for external applicants depending on the the admission arrangements for buildings and/or facilities which can Admissions Officer, Local Authority number of internal applicants who meet only be met at this particular school. external applicants to King Edward VII the minimum entry requirements. Email: [email protected] Community School. Admission oversubscription criteria for Tel: 0114 2735790 The maximum total number of places Notre Dame High School The remaining schools are their own available is 230. All Saints Catholic High School “Admission Authority” and responsible Oversubscription Criteria Email: [email protected] for setting their own admission Exceptional Circumstances Should the total number of applicants Tel: 0114 2724851 oversubscription criteria, details are It is important that appropriate provision who meet the minimum entry provided below. is made for students in exceptional requirements exceed 230 then, once Internal Applicants circumstances. For some applicants the places have been allocated to internal Admission Authority may wish to exercise applicants, places for external applicants Students wishing to enter the sixth reasonable discretion for an individual will be offered in order of the following Admission form of a school that they are already young person who could benefit from oversubscription criteria: oversubscription criteria attending have an automatic right to do the programme offered their sixth form so as long as they meet the minimum 1. Looked After Catholic students for Notre Dame Catholic but because of his/her exceptional (Footnotes 1 & 2) entry criteria. circumstances has not met the minimum High School entry criteria. 2. Catholic students (Footnote 2) The Co-ordinated Admission The Local Authority and schools are Arrangements These circumstances may include 3. Other Looked After students committed to providing a fully co- students with English as a Second (Footnote 1) ordinated admission service for new Application Procedure Language where the current school can 4. Other students in Diocesan entry to sixth form schools. The intention All Sheffield students should have access demonstrate that the pupil would benefit secondary schools (Footnote 3), is to make the process easier and more to UCAS Progress and should make their from attending the sixth form, but may catechumens (Footnote 4) and consistent for students and parents. application through their current school. not meet the minimum entry criteria. Any members of an Eastern Christian Under these co-ordinated arrangements, Please seek further advice from the Head placement in this category would require Church (Footnote 5) students are only required to complete careful discussion and the views of the of Year. Application forms can also be 5. Other students. Within this category a single application and have the school and any potential prejudice to obtained from the Local Authority at: there will be discretion to offer opportunity to express up to three the provision of efficient education and/ places to students facing exceptional preferences. The Authority will then liaise Sixth Form Admission Officer or the efficient use of resources as a circumstances as described in the with the schools on behalf of the student Inclusion and Learning Service result of the placement would always be Admissions and Oversubscription in order to determine a single offer. The Floor 5 considered before a decision is made. Criteria for entry to Sheffield Sixth co-ordinated scheme ensures that open North Wing The incidence of such cases is expected Form schools for External Students – evenings, closing dates and allocation Moorfoot to be low. dates are consistent across all schools. Sheffield S1 4PL Academic Year 2020-21.

74 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 75 Oversubscription • A further minimum requirement of baptism is to be resolved and how a stronger claim to a place at the In the event of the school reaching may be set in terms of the required written evidence is to be produced in school, the offer of a place may be capacity mid category, the Governing subject grade for some specific accordance with the laws of the Church. withdrawn. Body as Admissions Authority will courses. These indicate the kind of A list of those Eastern Catholic Churches 2. Where a student starts attending the allocate places using a random performance at GCSE that is required which are in full communion with the school on the basis of fraudulent and computer allocation process for all of the to be successful in the post 16 course Roman Catholic Church is available from intentionally misleading information students in that category, which will be applied for. A table of school subject the Diocesan Schools’ Department. the place may be withdrawn by the independently monitored. entry requirements is available in the Governing Body, depending on the prospectus. Footnote 3 If your child is unsuccessful in gaining a length of time that the student has Footnote 1 Diocesan Feeder Schools for Admission been at the school. place at Notre Dame High School, he/she into Notre Dame High School will be placed onto the school’s waiting A ‘looked after child’ has the same 3. Where a place or an offer has been 3 list, which will be maintained according meaning as in section 22(1) of the • All Saints Catholic High School, withdrawn, the application will be re- 3 to the school’s admissions criteria. Children Act 1989, and means any Sheffield considered, by the Governing Body If a place becomes available, the child who is (a) in the care of a local • St Mary’s High School, Chesterfield and a right of independent appeal authority or (b) being provided with offered if the place is refused. applicant in the highest category will be • St Bernard’s High School, Rotherham allocated the place and where two or accommodation by them in the exercise of their social services functions (e.g. • The McAuley School, Doncaster Appeals against any decision to refuse more applicants are in that category then admission random computer allocation is used to children with foster parents) at the time • St Pius X, Wath upon Dearne of making application to the school. If a place is not available, parents have allocate the place. This will take account • Holy Trinity, Barnsley of any priority within the category A ‘previously looked after child’ is a child the right of appeal to an independent afforded to siblings/ children from feeder who was looked after, but ceased to be Footnote 4 Panel. Further information about the schools. so because he or she was adopted, or ‘catechumen’ means a member of the appeal procedures will be issued with became subject to a child arrangements catechumenate of a Catholic Church. the decision letter. Minimum Entry Requirement order, or special guardianship order. This will normally be evidenced by a For further information regarding certificate of reception into the order of The minimum entry requirements apply Footnote 2 admissions, please contact one of the equally to all categories:- catechumens. ‘Catholic’ means a member of a following: Footnote 5 In agreement with other schools, this Church in full communion with the See Mrs Pamela Barnes, Sixth Form will be based on the criteria set out in of Rome. This includes the Eastern ‘Eastern Christian Church’ includes Admissions Officer, Local Authority the Admissions and Oversubscription Catholic Churches. This will normally be Orthodox Churches, and is normally Email: [email protected] Criteria for entry to Sheffield Sixth evidenced by a certificate of baptism evidenced by a certificate of baptism Tel: 0114 2735790 Form Schools for External Students – in a Catholic Church or a certificate of or reception from the authorities of that Academic Year 2020/21 which sets out reception into the full communion of the Church. Notre Dame High School grades for students who are predicted Catholic Church. For the purposes of this Email: [email protected] to meet the general minimum entry Footnote 6 policy, it includes a looked after child who Tel: 0114 2302536 requirement, and subject grades. Within is part of a Catholic family where a letter Late applications will be dealt with in the category there will be discretion from a priest demonstrates that the child accordance with the LA scheme. to offer places to students facing would have been baptised or received Footnote 7 exceptional circumstances as described if it were not for their status as a looked Waiting lists will be dealt with in in the Admissions and Oversubscription after child (e.g. a looked after child in accordance with the LA Scheme. Criteria. the process of adoption by a Catholic All students must meet a minimum entry family). Footnote 8 requirement for entry to the sixth form: For a child to be treated as Catholic, False Information • for all level 3 courses the minimum evidence of baptism or reception into 1. Where the Governing Body has entry requirement is normally 5 or the Church will be required. Those who made an offer of a place at this more grades 5-9 at GCSE including have difficulty obtaining written evidence school on the basis of a fraudulent or English Language and Mathematics of baptism should contact their Parish intentionally misleading application (except under exceptional Priest who, after consulting with the from a parent, which has effectively circumstances) Diocese, will decide how the question denied a place to a student with

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Name of School Address Sheffied Special Schools (secondary) Tel No. Headteacher From September 2020 All Saints Catholic (Aided) Secondary (Physical difficulties) Name of School Address Granville Road, Sheffield, S2 2RJ Tel No. Headteacher Tel: 272 4851, Fax: 276 5371, Email: [email protected] Headteacher – Ms C Scott Bents Green Secondary (Day & Residential) (Age 11-19) (Autism and Communication Difficulties) Birley Community College (Communication difficulties) Ringinglow Road, Sheffield, S11 7TB Birley Lane, Sheffield, S12 3BP Tel: 236 3545, Fax: 235 6229 Tel: 239 2531, Fax: 265 5531, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Headteacher – Mrs S Robinson Headteacher – TBC. Executive Headteacher – Mrs J Smith Ecclesfield Secondary (Hearing impaired) 4 Chapeltown Road, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S35 9WD 4 Heritage Park Community School Tel: 246 1156, Fax: 257 0998, Email: [email protected] (Behavioural, emotional and social difficulties) (Age 7-16) Headteacher – Mr J Wirth Norfolk Park Road, Sheffield, S2 2RU Tel: 279 6850, Fax: 275 8476 Forge Valley Community School (Communication difficulties) Email: [email protected] Wood Lane, Sheffield, S6 5HG Executive Headteacher – Mr T Middleton Tel: 234 8805, Fax: 232 4120, Email: [email protected] Head of School – Mr M Walsh Headteacher – Mr Barracough

Holgate Meadow Community School High Storrs Secondary (Hearing impaired) (Behavioural, emotional and social difficulties) (Age 7-16) High Storrs Road, Sheffield, S11 7LH Lindsay Road, Sheffield, S5 7WE Tel: 267 0000, Fax: 266 3624, Email: [email protected] Tel: 245 6305, Fax 257 6761 Headteacher – Mrs C Tasker Email: [email protected] Executive Headteacher – Mr A R Middleton King Ecgbert Secondary (Communication difficulties) Head of School – Mr D Green Totley Brook Road, Sheffield, S17 3QU Tel: 235 3855, Fax: 236 2468, Email: [email protected] Seven Hills School Headteacher – Mrs P Haigh (Learning difficulties and complex needs) Granville Road, Sheffield, S2 2RJ Notre Dame Catholic High (Aided) (Physical Difficulties) Tel: 274 3560, Fax 276 5371 Fulwood Road, Sheffield, S10 3DT Email: [email protected] Tel: 230 2536, Fax: 230 8833, Email: school@notredame–high.co.uk Headteacher – Mrs E Everitt and Mr C Rock Headteacher – Mrs J Willis

Talbot Specialist School Silverdale Secondary (Hearing impaired) (Learning difficulties and complex needs) Bents Crescent, Sheffield, S11 9QH Lees Hall Road, Sheffield, S8 9JP Tel: 236 9991, Fax: 262 0627, Email: [email protected] Tel: 250 7394, Fax: 250 7857 Headteacher – Mrs R Paul Email: [email protected] Executive Headteacher – Mrs J Smith Tapton Secondary (Visually impaired) Headteacher – Mrs C Sutcliffe Darwin Lane, Sheffield, S10 5RG Tel: 267 1414, Fax: 294 1155, Email: [email protected] Headteacher – Mr Dennis

78 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 79 Sheffield Admissions School Transport General Entitlement to • The volume and speed of traffic Website Entitlement for Free Transport • The existence or otherwise of street lighting The Pupil Admissions Team has it’s own Secondary Schools The Authority will make provision website. A copy of this booklet can for free home to school transport in This section of the booklet describes be found on the site with links to other certain circumstances for children of the Children, Young People and Families Secondary Schools relevant sites. A full and detailed copy compulsory school age, irrespective responsibility with regards to Home to of Sheffield’s co-ordinated admission of income. Parents and Carers may Children entitled to free school meals School Transport for “Eligible children”. scheme can also be found on the apply for places at any school and will Before applying for free transport you are If your child is entitled to free school website. The website also has details be offered a place if there is availability. advised to read this section. meals and will be attending a secondary about the Admission team, catchment Normally if a place is taken up outside school which is one of three nearest areas and copies of application forms. the catchment area the child would not schools which is over 2 miles and under The website address is; How to Apply for Free be eligible for free transport. 6 miles from your home, you will receive www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions Transport Statutory eligibility criteria for free home a letter explaining how to apply for free to school transport: home to school transport following the To apply for a Zero Fare bus pass, National Offer Day (1 March or nearest • Your child is under 8 years old, School Terms and contact the Customer First Team on 0114 working day). 4 273 4567. You will be sent an application attends their catchment area or 4 Holidays 2020-2021 If your child is entitled to free school form. You must return the completed nearest suitable school and lives Please refer to the Council’s website for meals and will be attending their nearest form to the following address: more than two miles from the school details of term dates and school holiday. by the most direct walking distance, school on the grounds of your religion or www.sheffield.gov.uk/home/schools- Customer Services accompanied as necessary. belief, which is over 2 miles and under childcare/school-information-term-dates Floor 2, Howden House 15 miles from your home, your child is • Your child is 8 years old or over Please note that each school organises Union Street eligible for a free bus pass. attends their catchment area or 5 training and development days which Sheffield S1 2SH nearest suitable school and lives are determined by the school. For Parents who are on their maximum If your child meets the criteria for more than three miles from the school information on specific training days you level of Working Tax Credit need to: transport the Authority will provide a bus by the most direct walking distance, should contact the individual school. • Be in receipt of their maximum pass enabling your child to travel free accompanied as necessary. of charge to and from school on public Working Tax Credit (this has to be at transport. • The Authority must also make free the date of allocation for secondary Complaints transport available for children who school ie, 1 March or nearest working Please note that Sheffield Authority does If you are unhappy with the service you live within the statutory walking day) not have a statutory duty to provide distances of their nearest qualifying have received and would like to make a • Be attending one of three nearest transport for children who do not meet school but the nature of the route is complaint, you should put your concerns Secondary schools that are over 2 the criteria. such that the child cannot reasonably in writing to the Principal Admissions miles and under 6 miles from your Please note that misuse of the bus pass be expected to walk (accompanied Officer at the address given on page 84. home; or This procedure should not be confused or inappropriate behaviour on the bus, as necessary) in reasonable safety. If the school your child is attending is with the appeal process described on may result in the withdrawal of the pass. The Authority’s Road Safety Team may be on the grounds of religion or belief the page 23 which allows you to appeal for a Pupils attending a Sheffield school but requested to undertake an assessment check will be on whether the school is different school to the one you have been who live outside the Sheffield boundary of a specific journey. In doing so it will the nearest school up to 15 miles from allocated. must apply to their Home Authority. consider any proposed journey under your home. If you wish to complain against the Before applying for free transport you are nationally approved criteria Factors taken process followed by Sheffield Local advised to read the following information into account will include: If you meet both criteria you will qualify for a zero fare bus pass to enable your Authority, contact: about Sheffield’s Transport policy. • The age of the child child to travel to and from school free of Local Government Ombudsman • Whether any potential risk could be charge on public transport. PO Box 4771 mitigated against if the child was Coventry CV4 OGH accompanied. All other parents Tel: 0300 061 0614 • The width of any road travelled on If you think your child is eligible for free Website: www.lgo.org.uk and the existence of pavements transport you should telephone Customer

80 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 81 First Team on 0114 273 4567 to request request asking for a review of that has discretion to consider any case that Complaint to the Local Government an application form, or call into First decision. does not fall within the Council’s Home to Ombudsman/Judicial Review point at Howden House. Once the form is The written request should detail why the School Transport Policy. The Committee The decision of the Committee is final completed return it as described above parent/carer believes the decision should is experienced with regard to school and there is no further appeal, unless under “How to Apply for Free Transport”. be reviewed and give details of any transport legislation guidance. there have been significant and material changes in the parent’s circumstances Pupils With Special Educational Needs personal and/or family circumstances the Within 40 working days of receipt of a parent believes should be considered request for escalation, the Committee will that require a new decision about their Parents who have a child with an when the decision is reviewed. consider representations from the parent application, e.g. medical reasons or they Education Health Care Plan or a and Local Authority officers. The appeal have moved house. statement of special education needs Within 20 working days of receipt of the parent’s written request, a senior officer will be determined on the basis of the Where an appeal is unsuccessful at may also apply for free travel assistance. written material submitted. The Special Educational Needs Section will review the original decision and send Stage two, appellants will be notified will consider requests for pupils whom the parent a detailed written outcome Before reaching their decision the that they have the right of complaint to have an Education Health Care Plan or a setting out: Committee will look at all the available the Local Government Ombudsman, statement of Special Educational Needs. 1. The nature of the decision reached; information and documentary evidence only where complainants consider that and reach a considered view in light there was a failure to comply with the If travel assistance is approved and 2. What factors were considered; of their discretion. The Committee procedural rules or if there are any other 4 named in the child’s statement, a zero will consider whether there are any irregularities in 4 fare bus pass will be provided for pupils 3. How the review was conducted exceptional educational, financial, the way the appeal was handled. able to travel on public transport. In other (including the standard followed e.g. medical, physical, family or social cases a taxi or minibus may be provided. consideration of eligibility criteria, circumstances. The Committee will also If the complainant considers the decision qualifying schools, Road Safety etc. if consider the reasons for choosing a of the Admission Committee to be flawed appropriate); particular school. on public law grounds, the complainant Home to School Transport may also apply for judicial review. Appeals Process 4. Information about other departments Once a decision has been reached and/or agencies if they were the parent/carer will receive a detailed This document will be published on The following two stage home to school consulted as part of the process written outcome of the appeal setting the Sheffield City Council’s website transport review/appeals process will (if appropriate); out: and paper copies will be provided with be implemented for applicants who do refusal letters. 5. The rationale for the decision 1. The nature of the decision reached; not meet the statutory eligibility criteria reached; 2. What factors were considered; and have been refused assistance with Special Educational transport to a school. 6. Information regarding further 3. The rationale for the decision escalation of the appeals process to The parent/carer who wishes to reached; Needs (SEN) Section stage two (if appropriate). challenge a decision about the transport 4. How the review was conducted Most children with special educational arrangements offered to their child, Stage two: (including consideration of eligibility needs are educated in mainstream including questions of their child’s criteria qualifying schools, road safety schools. A small minority of children have The parent/carer has 20 working days eligibility for travel support, the distance assessments etc, if appropriate); more complex needs. measurement and the safety of the route, from receipt of the local authority’s Stage 5. The guidelines and standards The SEN Section works with schools will be entitled to seek a review of and, if one decision to make a written request to followed (including statutory and families to ensure that all children necessary, an appeal to the Admissions escalate the matter to stage two where duties, DFE guidelines, road safety with SEN are identified and supported Committee against the decision. an Admissions Committee will meet and consider the individual circumstances. assessments; appropriately. The SEN Section allocates Special School and Integrated Resource Stage one: The parent/carer should submit detailed 6. Information about other departments reasons for the appeal, together with any Unit placements. Once a decision has been made to and/or agencies that were consulted supporting information/documents. refuse Home to School Transport, a as part of the process The SEN service deals specifically with parent/carer will receive a letter from The Terms of Reference for the (if appropriate); those children who have an Education Health Care Plan or Statements and Customer First informing them that: Admissions Committee is set out in the 7. If refused, information about Council’s Constitution. The Committee are moving from Primary to Secondary They have 20 working days from receipt escalation to the Local Government have delegated authority to determine School, Infant to Junior School and of the local authority’s home to school Ombudsman (see below). appeals against decisions to refuse Nursery to Primary School. transport decision, to make a written transport. This means that the Committee The SEN Team aims to liaise closely with

82 ENTRY INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021 APPLY ONLINE - www.sheffield.gov.uk/pupiladmissions 83 parents, schools and relevant support Addresses of Barnsley services and agencies to ensure that Neighbouring Authorities Ms Rachel Dickinson the transition process for pupils with an Executive Director Education Health Care Plan or with a Rotherham Statement is managed as smoothly as People Directorate possible. Jon Stonehouse Schools Admissions Strategic Director PO Box 634 For further information contact the Barnsley S70 9GG Transitions Team on (0114) 273 6394. School Planning, Admissions and Appeals, Tel: 01226 773689/773588/ Riverside House 773677/773670 Main Street E-mail: Rotherham S60 1AE Secondary Admissions [email protected] Tel: 01709 823777 In Sheffield – Contact web: E-mail: www.barnsley.gov.uk/schooladmissions Details [email protected] The Admissions team is based at 4 Moorfoot. Doncaster 4 Derbyshire Learning Provision Organisation Service Contact us: Jane Parfrement Doncaster Council Secondary Admissions Director of Children’s Services Floor 3

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