A for your Child in Bath and North East 2018/2019

www.bathnes.gov.uk Deciding on a school preference for my child.

What do I need to do to apply for a school place for my child?

1. Decide which schools you would like to consider making an application for your child to attend. This can include schools within other Local Authorities (LAs). 2. Read the information about schools within Bath and North East Somerset in this booklet. Information about schools in other Local Authority areas can be found in their own information booklets for parents. You may also want to read other information about schools from their Ofsted reports etc. You can read this information on line at the Ofsted website www.ofsted.gov.uk or the school may be able to give you a summary of the report. 3. Visit the schools you prefer and ask any questions about things you may wish to know. 4. Check the admissions criteria in the LA booklet(s) for each school you prefer. You need to check to see if you are likely to gain a place. This is very important as some schools decide their own admissions criteria. 5. When you have all the information you want, decide the order in which to place the schools you prefer. Please consider your preferences carefully as after the closing date any changes made will be dealt with as a late application and your original application will be withdrawn. Your child would then not be considered for a school place in the first round of allocations made on 1 March 2016. You do not have to express a preference for more than one school but you are recommended to do so as this will increase your chances of being offered a place at one of the schools you prefer. Stating up to three preferences will in no way reduce the chance of being offered your first preference school. 6. Make your application and submit it by the National closing date. The information for schools within Bath and North East Somerset is given in far more detail in this booklet. Please take time to read it as it will help you to make your application. Please obtain and read other LA booklets for information regarding their schools and details of their admission policies if you want to apply for school places in other LA areas.

The information contained throughout this booklet refers to policies for Bath & North East Somerset LA only. Don’t forget the closing date - 31 October 2017 Parents/Carers - do you have concerns about your child’s education? Can we help you to work with schools to help your child? The SEND Partnership Service offers confidential, impartial information, advice and support to children and young people (up to 25 years) with SEND and their parent carers. For further information about how the SEND Partnership Service can help you or your child, or to become a Volunteer Supporter with the Service, please contact: SEND Partnership Helpline: 01225 394382 Text: 07530 263401 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bathnes.gov.uk/sps

SEND Partnership Service

A Secondary School for your Child 2018-2019 1 2 A Secondary School for your Child 2014-20152018-2019 Be on time - apply on-line

Areas of Prime and First Responsibility If you live within one of the aforementioned areas, for Secondary Schools you will be given higher priority under the admission Although the LA tries to offer a place to all children criteria than other children who live either inside or living within an area of prime responsibility this cannot outside the GBC. be guaranteed because it depends upon the number The Bath , IKB Studio School and of children who apply for a place in a particular year. Mendip Studio School serve a wider community and If it is not possible to offer a place, an alternative cater for the 14-18 age range. school will be offered including transport if the pupil is are eligible (See Travel Assistance to School). Other areas in Bath & North East Somerset normally served by the following schools with each When you are issued with details of how to make your school having a single Area of Prime Responsibility application for a Year 7 place you will be advised (APR). All schools cater for the 11-18 age range which school(s) serve the address at which your apart from Broadlands School which cater for the 11- child lives. You may express a preference for any 16 age range: school including those situated outside of Bath and Broadlands School, North East Somerset but you will need to think about , Chew Magna the transport implications of this when deciding. You should consider naming your area or local school , as one of your preferences to try and ensure you , Midsomer Norton are offered a place at a school within a reasonable , Keynsham distance from home. It should be noted that in the , Greater Bath Consortium (GBC) area transport is Broadlands School normally serves part of provided to the nearest appropiate school (excluding Keynsham (to the West of the River Chew) and those St. Gregory’s Catholic College) to the home address, parts of Whitchurch in Bath and North East Somerset. providing the pupil is eligible (See Travel Assistance normally serves Bishop Sutton, to School). Chew Valley School Cameley, Chew Magna, Chew Stoke, Compton The GBC area is an area of prime responsibilty Martin, Dundry, East Harptree, the Felton part of served jointly by the schools listed below. A map of Wrington parish, Hinton Blewett, Norton Hawkfield, the GBC area can be found on page 2 of this booklet. Norton Malreward, Nempnett Thrubwell, Pensford, All schools currently provide for 11-18 age range. Stanton Drew, Ubley, West Harptree and Winford. Beechen Cliff Boys School Norton Hill School normally serves part of Midsomer Hayesfield Girls School Norton (to the South East of the old Railway Line), Clutton, Farmborough, Farrington Gurney, Hallatrow and High Littleton. St Gregory’s Catholic College Somervale School normally serves part of Midsomer St Mark’s School Norton (to the North West of the old Railway Line), Ralph Allen School and Welton. If you live within one of the aforementioned areas, Wellsway School normally serves part of Keynsham you will be given higher priority under the admission to the East of the River Chew, Chelwood Village, criteria than other children who live either inside or Compton Dando, Corston, Marksbury, Newton St outside the GBC. Loe, Priston and Saltford. St. Mark’s School has first responsibility for the Writhlington School normally serves Camerton, following areas which fall outside the City of Bath Clandown, Coleford, Dunkerton, Faulkland, Haydon, boundary: Bathampton, Batheaston, Bathford (North), Hemington, Holcombe, Kilmersdon, Peasedown Charlcombe, Kelston, North Stoke, St. Catherine and St. John, Radstock, Shoscombe, Timsbury, Tunley, that part of Swainswick outside the City of Bath. Wellow and Writhlington.

A Secondary School for your Child 2018-2019 3 Contents

Apply on line...... 5 Introduction...... 6 Some Useful Names and Addresses ...... 7 Do’s & Dont’s of applying for a school place and an explanation of equal preferences...... 9 Useful Dates for your Diary...... 11 Section 1 Explanation of terms used in this booklet...... 13 Section 2 How do I know which school will suit my child?...... 15 Appendix 1 Details of previous Admissions to Schools ...... 17 Section 3 How Secondary Schools are organised in Bath and North East Somerset...... 18 Section 4 How do I apply for a school place? ...... 20 How do I apply for a school place? Section 5 What else do I need to consider in completing my application? ...... 23 Sixth Form Admissions Criteria Section 6 Travel assistance to school – what you need to know...... 27 Section 7 What happens to my application?...... 30 Section 8 I’ve been offered a school place, what next?...... 32 Section 9 In-year admissions ...... 34 Section 10 Admissions Criteria for Secondary Schools ...... 38 Section 11 Sixth Form Admissions Criteria...... 90 Appendix 2 List of Secondary Schools and Admission Levels for the 2018/2019 Academic Year...... 102 Appendix 3 Schools with a first admission at Year 10...... 104 Appendix 4 List of Mainstream Schools with a Resource Base for Secondary age children Academic Year 2018/2019...... 104 Appendix 5 List of Special Schools for Secondary age children Academic Year 2018/2019 ...... 105 Appendix 6 Open Days/Evenings for Secondary Transfer 2018/2019...... 106 Questionnaire ...... 109 Admissions Appplications - Disability Monitoring Form...... 111 Admissions Appplications - Ethnic Group Monitoring Form...... 113 Hyperlinks for web pages & Schools Admission Policies...... 115

About the information in this booklet The information contained throughout this booklet refers to policies for Bath & North East Somerset LA only. This document can be made available in a range of community languages, large print, Braille, on tape, electronic and accessible formats. Please contact the Admissions & Transport Section on telephone number 01225 394312 for further information.

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BE ON TIME APPLY ON LINE In September 2017 you can apply on-line for:  A Y7 place in a Secondary school for September 2018  A Y10 place for schools where this is their first admission group If you are a resident of Bath and North East Somerset and wish to apply for a place for your child in any school within this authority or within any other authority, you can do so by applying on-line as follows. Visit the following web site to make your application on-line www.bathnes.gov.uk and click on the Schools, Colleges and Learning Link, on the left hand side of the screen, followed by Admissions to schools. The closing date for Year 7 & Year 10 applications is:-  31 October 2017 Why apply on-line? Some benefits of applying on-line are:-  It’s quick and easy to use  You can apply from home 24 hours a day, seven days a week  There is no risk that your application will be lost in the post  You will receive email confirmation that your application has been received  You can change your application up to the published closing date  Following the published offer date, unless you have indicated otherwise, you will receive by email details of the school allocated  You can log in to the online system (with your password) on the published offer date to view the result of your application and you can accept your place online

For further information contact the Admissions & Transport Unit on 01225 394312 or email [email protected] Admissions & Transport Unit, Lewis House, Manvers Street, Bath BA1 1JG Remember to apply by the closing date and time of 31 October 2017

Prepared by Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Education Service and published by Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Print Services, Dartmouth Avenue, Oldfield Park, Bath BA2 1AS DP 495 08/17 JM

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Dear Parent I hope that this booklet gives you most of the information you will need regarding transfer to secondary school. It provides information about schools in the area and how to apply for a place for your child. In addition, individual schools produce their own brochures which will give you further information. They will also welcome your queries and many of them arrange open evenings for prospective parents and pupils. You will find these details on pages 106 in this booklet. Although more than 90% of local families are usually successful in gaining a place at their first preference school, there is a growing pressure on school places and so we have this year expanded the application process to allow you to express 5 preferences. Naming 5 schools does not reduce your chances of getting your first preference, but reduces the chance of you being offered a school which you haven’t requested and could be some distance away.

BATH CHEW VALLEY  Beechen Cliff - Boys  Chew Valley - Boys and Girls  Hayesfield - Girls MIDSOMER NORTON  Oldfield - Boys and Girls  Norton Hill - Boys and Girls  Ralph Allen - Boys and Girls  Somervale - Boys and Girls  St. Gregory’s Catholic College - Boys and Girls  Writhlington - Boys and Girls  St. Mark’s School - Boys and Girls Studio Schools KEYNSHAM  The Bath Studio School* - Boys and Girls  Broadlands - Boys and Girls  The IKB Studio School* - Boys and Girls  Wellsway - Boys and Girls  The Mendip Studio School* - Boys and Girls

* First Admission at Year 10

Transfer to secondary education is an important step and we want to make it as straightforward as possible for you and your child. This will help us meet our commitment to work in partnership with parents and schools to provide high quality education for all children in Bath and North East Somerset. Yours sincerely

Mike Bowden Strategic Director for People & Communities August 2017

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Bath & North East Somerset Council Children’s Services Department

 Mike Bowden  The Secretary of State for Education Strategic Director Sanctuary Buildings, for People & Communities Great Smith Street, Tel: 01225 394200 Westminster, London, SW1P 3BT  Admissions & Transport Unit Tel: 0171 925 5000 Tel: 01225 394312  Mr Jerry White,  SEND Partnership Service Local Government Ombudsman Tel: 01225 394382 The Oaks, Text: 07530 263401 No 2 Westwood Way,  Children Missing Education Service Westwood Business Park, Tel: 01225 394241 Coventry, CV4 8JB Tel: 024 7682 5999  Children’s Services Finance Section Fax: 024 7682 0001 Tel: 01225 394317  Director of Education, (Church of England)  Education Psychology Service Diocese of Bath & Wells, Tel: 01225 394901 Diocesan Education Office,  Special Educational Needs Section The Old Deanery, Tel: 01225 394306 Wells BA5 2UG Tel: 01749 670777 The above can be contacted at: Bath & North East Somerset Council,  Education Director / Advisor (Catholic) Lewis House, Diocese of Clifton Schools Commission Manvers Street Alexander House, Bath 160 Pennywell Road, BA1 1JG BS5 0TX Tel: 0117 902 5593  Black Families Education Support Group Fax: 0117 902 5520 South Vaults, Green Park Station,  Bristol School Admissions Bath, BA1 1JB Tel: 0117 903 7694 Tel: 01225 787924 Fax: 0117 903 7710 Email: [email protected]  Bath Racial Equality Council 5 Pierrepont Place  North Somerset School Admissions Team Bath, BA1 1JX Tel: 01275 884078 Tel: 01225 442352 Fax: 01275 882747 Email: cyps.schooladmissionsandtransport@n- somerset.gov.uk

If you have any difficulty in understanding any aspect of this booklet, please telephone the Admissions & Transport Unit on 01225 394312 who will do their best to help.

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 Somerset Direct Tel: 0845 4564038 [email protected]  South Gloucestershire Children & Young People Information Service Tel: 01454 868008 Fax: 01454 863330 Email: [email protected]

 Wiltshire School Admissions Tel: 01225 713010 Fax: 01225 713775 Email: [email protected]

8 A Secondary School for your Child 2014-20152018-2019 Do’s & Dont’s of applying for a school place Don’t forget the closing date - 31 October 2017 and an explanation of Equal Preferences

DO remember that you must still complete a common application form as well. If you only complete  Complete a common application form on line at a SIF you have not made an application for a www.bathnes.gov.uk/admissions or a paper form school place. and submit by 31 October 2017. If applying on line do make a note of your log in details and  Use the address where you are living as at password as you will need this any time you use 31 October 2017 and tell us if you know your the on line facility. address is going to change before 31 October 2017. (see the booklet for more details about  Express a preference for 5 schools. This means address changes) you are increasing your chances of being offered a place at a school you like. All preferences are  Tell us if your circumstances change. considered equally* (* see further notes below  Do fill out all parts of the application form about equal preferences *) carefully and read any explanatory notes.  Put the school names down on your application  Be honest. You need to make sure the in the order you like them. information you give us is accurate. We may  Consider how you will get your child to school. withdraw the offer of a school place where the application was fraudulent or intentionally  Consider the admissions criteria that will be misleading. applied if the school is oversubscribed. This booklets provides details of the admissions criteria for schools and academies in this area. DON’T  Consider naming your local ‘area’ school as 7 Miss the deadline for submitting your application one of your preferences. If you do not express a form. If you miss the deadline your preferences preference for your local school you will not be will not be considered until places have been considered for a place. This could lead to you offered to all children for whom we received an receiving an offer of a place some distance from application by the submission date of your home address and transport arrangements 31 October 2017. could prove difficult. 7 Assume that you do not need to apply for your  Attend school open evenings/open mornings local ‘area’ school. Although the Local Authority and look at copies of the school prospectus for will provide you with details of the school that further information to help you decide which normally serves your home address you must still schools you want to apply for. complete an application form. Even if you have spoken to your local school to inform them that  Mention Sibling links. If you expect to have you wish to be considered for a place, this does more than one child on roll at a school, name the not constitute an application and is not part of youngest sibling as opposed to the eldest. Read the application process. the definition of a sibling in the booklet. 7 Assume that you do not need to apply for the  Check whether any school you are interested school where you already have other children in in asks you to complete a supplementary attendance – you must complete an application information form (SIF). This is generally a form. requirement of Voluntary Aided Schools and Academies. Details can be found in their 7 Assume that just because your child attends admission policies, copies of which are provided a particular Junior or Primary School that this in this booklet for schools and academies automatically leads onto a secondary school situated in this area. place. You will need to apply for a place regardless.  Return SIFs direct to the individual Voluntary Aided School or by the requested date 7 Assume you will be entitled to free transport. which is usually the same as the closing date but

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7 Name the same school five times: this will be a preference for the school would initially qualify considered as one preference. Naming only one for a place. However the preferences could be a school does not increase your chance of being combination of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th preferences. offered a place at that particular school. If the school is oversubscribed then the admissions 7 Name a school if you don’t want a place there. criteria has to be applied to all the preferences that 7 Assume that automatic priority is given to have been made and the children are initially listed siblings. Often priority is to local siblings only. or ranked against the admissions criteria. When You will need to check the individual admissions ranking the children, all 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th criteria for the school or academy to see how preferences are considered equal. siblings are considered. This booklets provides In this way the Local Authority will initially see that details of the admissions criteria for schools and some children fall within the admission number for academies in this area. more than one of the schools that were named as 7 Assume that if one child in the family is offered preferences on the application. A child can only a place that other children in the family (either be offered one school place so in these cases we older or younger) will also be able to gain a place look at the order you named the schools on your at the same school. application form and of the schools you are initially qualifying for we keep the highest preference school 7 Assume that the school your child currently as the offer. attends will make an application for a school place on your behalf. This is why it is important to list the schools in your priority order. 7 Assume that the Local Authority or a school know that you want your child to attend a particular The other lower preference school place or school without your making an application to be places that your child initially qualified for is then considered for a place. released for another child or children and the Local Authority continue to use the ranked list to establish who next qualifies for the place if the school is An explanation about equal oversubscribed. preferences It must be acknowledged that the Local Authority Every year we receive lots of questions from parents cannot always meet parental preferences even who want to know what equal preference actually if more than one school has been named on the means and how it works in practice if they put more application form. However, by naming more than than one school name down on their application one preference you are maximising your chances of form. Hopefully the following explanation will help in being offered a place at a school you like and it does your understanding. not decrease your chance of qualifying for a place at We recommend you name 5 school preferences on your 1st preference school. your application as this means that your child can If you decide to only name one school as a be considered for a place at each of the schools you preference you can only be considered for a place name. at that school and this action will not increase your We publish an admission number for each school. chance of being offered a place. After the closing date we will then know how many Where parental preference of a school or schools preferences have been received for all of the schools cannot be met then the Local Authority has to offer and academies in our area. At this stage we know an alternative school place if you live in its area. The whether the individual schools are either under or school place offered may not necessarily be your over their admission number with the preferences ‘area’ school or close to your home address. that have been received for them. If the school is undersubscribed then it is clear that any of the children whose parents expressed

10 A Secondary School for your Child 2014-20152018-2019 Useful dates for your diary

Date Key Dates for Parents What the Council is doing 12 September 2017 Admissions system opens Council starts to receive Beginning of September applications Schools hold open days and September/October evenings

Midnight 31 October 2017 Closing date for all applications

By 14 November 2017 Documentary evidence must have been provided by those families moving address LA sends a report of Starting 6 November 2017 applications received to other authorities

LA sends a report of On 24 November 2017 applications received to all schools

By 15 December 2017 All schools send a list of pupils offered/refused a place to the LA B&NES LA Informs other By 9 February 2018 LA’s of the initial outcome of applications made by their residents for schools in B&NES, and other LA’s will give the outcome of B&NES residents being offered places in schools in their area All schools informed by LA of By 23 February 2018 all final offers up to admission number and of refusals for oversubscribed schools 1 March 2018 Parents who made an online application by the closing date can login to their account to view details of the offer made. Parents who made a paper application will receive a letter sent out by 2nd class post

Deadline for parents to respond 15 March 2018 to offer

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Date Key Dates for Parents What the Council is doing

29 March 2018 Deadline for on-time appeals written submission to be lodged

LA informs schools of 13 April 2018 Deadline for late applications acceptances by parents

LA exchanges info with By 16 March – 13 April 2018 schools and other LA’s on late applications, on-time applications still seeking a place and places not accepted

Parents to hear about re- Places which become available By the end of May 2018 allocation of places are re-allocated to children still seeking a place From June onwards Appeals are heard

12 A Secondary School for your Child 2014-20152018-2019 Explanation of terms used in this booklet

Admission Criteria Land and Property Gazetter (LLPG). Measurements1 These describe the way in which priority is will be determined using the Local Authority’s GIS given to children when places are allocated at computerised mapping system with those living individual schools. This booklets provides details closer to the school receiving the higher priority. of the admissions criteria for year 7 and sixth form admissions. Foundation Schools In these schools the governing body is responsible Admission Number for admissions and set their own criteria which are The Admission Number is the number of children outlined in this booklet. which a school is required to admit in each year group. All schools must offer places up to the The Greater Bath Consortium (GBC) Admission Number and, once that is reached, any further admissions would normally be by appeal to The GBC is an area of prime responsibility which an Appeals Panel. The Admission Number for each serves the City of Bath and surrounding parishes. school can be found in Appendix 2. See the map on page 2 for further details.

Academy& Studio Schools Home Address In these schools the Academy Trust is responsible This is the child’s permanent address where he or for Admissions and set their own criteria which are she generally resides with their parent. Temporary outlined in this booklet. addresses may not be used to obtain school places.

Areas of First or Prime Responsibility Looked after Children (see also Previously looked After Children) These are the geographical areas drawn around As defined in section 22 of the 1989 Childrens Act. each school. If you live within these areas you are These children are, however, often referred to as more likely to be offered a place at the school. Children in Care.In relation to school admissions legislation a ‘Looked After Child’ is a child in public Denominational Schools care at the time of application to a school. The denominational schools in Bath and North East Somerset are run either by the Church of England or the Catholic Church in partnership with the Local Authority (LA). The Governors in Voluntary Aided (VA) schools are responsible for admissions and set their own criteria.

Direct Line Distance Distance will be measured in a straight line from the address point of the child’s home address to the the address point of the school as defined by the Local

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National Curriculum Year Groups  adopted brother or sister;  stepbrother or sister; Year Group Age of Pupil  the child of the parent/carer’s partner; Y7 Keystage 11-12 years and in every case the child should be living in the Y8 3 12-13 years same family unit at the same address. Y9 13-14 years Undersubscribed Schools Y10 Keystage 14-15 years These are schools where the number of applications Y11 4 15-16 years is less than the admission number.

Y12 Post 16 16-17 years Voluntary Aided Schools (VA) Y13 17-18 years In a VA school the church, through the school governors, has a greater say in the running of the Oversubscribed Schools school, and is responsible for admissions to the These are schools where the number of applications school. VA schools may have criteria for admissions is more than the Admission Number. which are different from those of the LA. This booklets provides details of the admissions criteria for VA Schools in this area. Parent This includes all of those people who have parental responsibility for a child as set out in the Children Act 1989.

Previously looked After Children As defined in Section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 and Sections 8 and 14A of the 1989 Children Act. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a care arrangement order or special guardianship order.)

Siblings* A sibling refers to children who are:  brother or sister;  half brother or sister; *unless otherwise stated in individual schools admissions criteria these definitions apply

14 A Secondary School for your Child 2014-20152018-2019 How do I know which school will suit my child?

When you decide upon your preferred schools you  details of policies such as behaviour and2 can make up to 5 preferences. We would strongly discipline. advise you to use all 5 preferences when completing Governing bodies also publish a report to parents your application. You are not disadvantaged each year and this summarises the school’s by doing this as all your preferences are given achievements. equal consideration and we only consider other preferences if the highest preference school that The Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED), you have named cannot be offered’. When deciding now inspects all schools in turn. Reports on schools on your preferences Appendix 1 of the Secondary inspected are available as is a copy of the school’s School booklet will show you the schools which have action plan for development that is written after either been over or undersubscribed over the past 3 the inspection report is published. These reports years. It is worth reading this to help you decide on can be seen in your local library or in the schools the schools you select. If you name 5 schools which themselves. are usually oversubscribed and do not qualify for a Research has consistently shown that a number of place you may be offered a school which is further factors are good indicators in helping you decide from your home address. This is because legally whether or not a school will suit your child. You may the Council has to give priority, when considering wish to consider these when you visit schools and applications, to those parents who have named the before stating your preference. Some of the more school as a preference. Rather than select 5 popular important factors are: schools you may therefore wish to consider naming  the school places an importance on working with undersubscribed an school or one where places parents have previously been allocated to pupils living further away than your home address (see table  there is a welcoming atmosphere under Appendix 1) as one of your preferences which  staff have high expectations of the children will improve your chance of being allocated a place and there is an emphasis on each child’s at a local school. achievements You are now able to exercise a greater preference  the school supports children particularly where when deciding on a school for your child, a there are additional needs preference that is limited only by the number of  a wide range of out of school activities is available places available at any school. To help you make for all ages and abilities your decision, it is important you obtain as much information as possible about the schools you are  other parents are involved in the work of the considering. school and speak highly of it You should visit local schools and obtain as much  the school is well led by the headteacher and information as possible. All schools publish a school governors prospectus in which you will find an outline of:  there is a plan showing how the school hopes to  the school’s aims and objectives develop over the next few years  details of the curriculum offered  National Curriculum Assessment results at age 14  attendance figures  out of school activities

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 the children’s work is displayed with care  governors are fully involved in the life of the Summary school and parents have easy access to them You have the right to express a preference for the school(s) you prefer but do not have  the school makes good use of the LA and its a guaranteed choice as we may not be able support services. to meet your preference. We will do all we This list is by no means complete and you will be can to offer your child a place in the school able to judge a great deal from the atmosphere you prefer but remember that some schools of the school during your visit. All children and all become full, and we can only offer places up schools are different and it is helpful if you can visit to the school’s Admission Number. a number of schools before deciding which school is most likely to meet your child’s needs. See also page 10 for an explanation about equal preferences. You will have heard much about ‘parental choice’ and it is important for you to consider:

 the admissions criteria - are you likely to get a place in your preferred school? This booklets provides details of the admissions criteria for schools and sixth forms in this area.

 transport - if your preferred school is not the closest to your home, will you be able to organise transport?

This booklet will help you make these important decisions.

16 A Secondary School for your Child 2014-20152018-2019 Don’t forget the closing date - 31 October 2017 for 2015/16 applicable refusals Places offered and where 64 Offers 175 Offers Category 6 57 refusals 80 Offers 196 Offers Category E 4.753 miles 16 Refusals 210 Offers Category 6. 14 Refusals 270 Offers 219 Offers 210 Offers Category F 3.216 miles 33 Refusals 160 Offers Category 8 (random allocation) 30 Refusals 40 Offers 63 Offers 230 Offers Category F 3.113 miles 14 Refusals 219 Offers for 2016/17 applicable refusals Places offered and where 44 Offers 175 Offers Category 6 78 refusals 98 Offers 197 Offers 210 Offers Category 6 38 refusals 300 Offers Category F 4.528 miles 5 refusals 224 Offers Category 5 8.017 miles 11 refusals 240 Offers Category F 3.404 miles 39 refusals 160 Offers Category 8 (random allocation) 11 refusals 33 Offers 68 Offers 230 Offers Category F 2.109 miles 51 refusals 249 Offers for 2017/18 applicable refusals Places offered and where 0 Offers as the school will be closing at the end of July 2018 173 Offers Category 5 BA1 (2.639 miles) Category 5 BA2 (0.754 miles) Category 6 (4.848 miles) 86 refusals 132 Offers 210 Offers Category E 4.487 miles 22 Refused 224 Offers Category 5 (1.474 miles) Category 6 (7.41 miles) 64 refusals 300 Offers Category F 3.360 miles 20 refusals 200 Offers Category 5 4.744 miles 177 refusals 240 Offers Category F 3.064 miles 68 refusals 160 Offers 19 refusals 77 Offers 100 Offers 230 Offers Category F 1.686 miles 117 refusals 228 Offers Category 7 (random allocation) including the last category offered under admissions criteria if school oversubscribed. 2018/19 Number Admission 0 173* (162) 150 210 224* (210) 300* (247) 200* (180) 240* (180) 160 102 141 230 245

Academic Year 2018/19. Details of on time applications for Secondary Schools and details offers made

& 3rd 1st, 2nd, 0 372 226 333 399 320 696 597 332 91 217 521 322

School Appendix 1 Bath Community Beechen Cliff Broadlands Norton Hill Academy Chew Valley Hayesfield Girls’ Oldfield Ralph Allen St. Gregory’s Catholic College St. Mark’s C. of E. Somervale Wellsway Writhlington * These schools worked to this higher admissions number rather than their published admission shown in brackets

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3There are a total of 3 maintained secondary schools Writhlington School. Their admissions criteria are and 9 Academy schools within Bath and North East listed in this booklet. Somerset which admit children into the Year 7 age group. There are three special schools catering for The Bath Studio School, IKB Studio School and children of the secondary age range. In addition Mendip Studio School in Bath and North East there are 3 Academies in Bath and North East Somerset have a first admission at Year 10. Details Somerset with a first admission at Year 10. of their admissions criteria can be found in this booklet. Secondary Education Denominational Schools V.A. Children normally transfer from primary to secondary Within the LA there is one Church of England and school at the beginning of the school year following one Catholic Secondary , their 11th Birthday. This means that children born both located within the GBC. These are St Mark’s on or between 1 September 2006 and 31 August (Church of England) and St Gregory’s (Catholic). 2007 are due to transfer to secondary school in Admission to these schools is the responsibility of September 2018. Occassionally requests are made the Governors. Their admissions criteria are listed in for children to transfer outside these age ranges this booklet. which would be considered by the appropriate admission authority. All schools are comprehensive and provide for the 11-18 age range apart from Single Sex Schools Broadlands School which caters for the 11-16 age There are two single sex schools within the area. range. Some schools have established sixth form These are for boys and links with other schools and colleges to widen the Hayesfield School for girls. Both are located within range of sixth form courses available. Details are the GBC. Their admissions criteria are listed in this available from individual schools. booklet.

Co-Educational Non-Denominational Foundation Schools Schools There is one foundation school within the area which Eight schools in the LA are co-educational and non- is Chew Valley School. Admissions to this school is denominational. These are Oldfield and Ralph Allen the responsibility of the Governors. Their admissions in Bath, Broadlands and Wellsway in Keynsham, criteria is listed in this booklet. Chew Valley in Chew Magna, Norton Hill and Somervale in Midsomer Norton and Writhlington in Special Schools and Special Units Radstock. Their admissions criteria are listed in this The Special Schools for secondary age children are booklet. Fosse Way at Midsomer Norton and Three Ways and Aspire Academy in Bath. In addition Schools Secondary School has a special unit. Admission There are nine Academy Schools within the area to these establishments is restricted to children which admit pupils at Year 7. These are Beechen with a statement of special educational needs and Cliff School, Broadlands School, Hayesfield Girls a separate leaflet is available on this. If you have School, Norton Hill School, Oldfield School, Ralph an enquiry about admission to special schools or Allen School, Somervale School, Wellsway and special units please telephone 01225 394306.

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Accessible Schools Parents are still free to express a preference for Bath & North East Somerset Council is aware that a non-designated school for their disabled child, some of our older schools in particular, are not easily but only ‘reasonable’ adjustments can be made accessible for physically disabled children or adults. to accommodate them at these schools. This will Where possible, we work to make schools more not include major building alterations or additions accessible and aim to have at least one primary but could include limited adaptations such as school fully accessible in each area. A number fitting an essential handrail or small ramp. Parents of more modern and new schools provide fully are encouraged to visit schools and discuss their accessible facilities. The table below gives details of child’s needs with the Head Teacher to ensure the these schools. accommodation is suitable. For secondary phase pupils, there are fully The following secondary schools are fully accessible. accessible secondary schools in each of the three main urban areas, Bath, Keynsham and Norton Keynsham & Saltford Broadlands Radstock. Midsommer Norton Norton Hill South East Bath Ralph Allen

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4 LA will offer only one school place to a child at any Don’t be late! If your application one time. If the parents cannot agree they should is late it will affect your chances resolve the issue through the court system. For of getting a place at one of your example, to obtain a ‘Specific Issues Order’ which preferred schools. The closing date specifies which parent has responsibility to make for all applications is 31 October decisions on school preferences. 2017. However, in the absence of any Order the In order that your child can be considered for entry application received from the parent who receives to school for the school year 2018/19 you must Child Benefit for the child will be the only one complete and submit the common application considered. Parents may be asked to provide form by 31 October 2017. Completed common supporting documentation confirming receipt of application forms for residents of Bath & North East Child Benefit. Where the parent/carers are not Somerset must be returned directly to Bath & North entitled to Child Benefit the LA will ask for proof of East Somerset Admissions and Transport Team. the child’s home address as held by the doctor’s Parents/carers who do not live in Bath & North East surgery at the point of application. Bath & North Somerset but who wish to apply for a place at a East Somerset Council cannot become involved in secondary school in Bath & North East Somerset disputes between parents/carers. must complete the common application form available from the local authority in which they live. Who has parental responsibility? If an application form is received from a parent/ In England and Wales, if the parents of a child are carer living in England but outside the administrative married to each other at the time of the birth, or if area of Bath & North East Somerset, the form will be they have jointly adopted a child, then they both returned to the relevant home authority. have parental responsibility. Parents do not lose parental responsibility if they divorce, and this Should any parent/carer include on their application applies to both the resident and the non-resident form a preference for an independent school, the parent. independent school preference will be disregarded and the remaining preferences for schools will This is not automatically the case for unmarried be given a higher ranking than that shown on the parents. According to current law, a mother always original application form. has parental responsibility for her child. A father, however, has this responsibility only if he is married All parents/carers must complete the common to the mother when the child is born or has acquired application form. legal responsibility for his child through one of these Who should apply for a school place? four following routes: Applications should be made by the person who • (From 1 December 2003) by jointly has parental responsibility as the main carer as registering the birth of the child with the defined in the Children Act 1989. Parents are asked mother. to confirm this on the application form. Where • By a parental responsibility agreement parents share parental responsibility for a child but with the mother. live separately if two applications are received from the child’s parents the LA will ask them to determine • By a parental responsibility order, made which application it should consider and which by a court. application should be withdrawn. This is because the

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• By marrying the child’s mother after the that contains a link. Click this link. Return to the login child is born screen and enter your email and password. Living with the mother, even for a long time, does Once you have completed and submitted an online not give a father parental responsibility and if the application form you will receive an email to confirm parents are not married, parental responsibility does your application has been received. not always pass to the natural father if the mother dies. Online applications: You may change the details on your application up until the closing All parents (including adoptive parents) have a legal date, though it is very important to remember duty to financially support their child, whether they to re-submit each time you view or make have parental responsibility or not. changes to your application. If you do not re- Parental responsibility would also apply to a child’s submit your application after making changes guardian (appointed under a will), any person it will not be submitted on time and your granted a Residence Order for the child, or the Local application will be treated as late. Authority if a Care Order is in force in respect of the child. Completing and returning a paper application form Completing the common application Completed common application forms for residents form of Bath & North East Somerset must be returned Parents/carers of children resident in Bath & North directly to Bath & North East Somerset Admissions East Somerset have two options for completing the and Transport Team. Applications for a place will be common application form: considered only if parents/carers have submitted the • Apply Online: You may apply using your completed common application form by the closing mobile/tablet/handheld device date of 31 October 2017. Any change in preference received before the closing time and date will • Print and complete the application form supersede all previous applications which will be available to download at www.bathnes. withdrawn. gov.uk/Admissionstoschools and return it to the address indicated on the form or by Change of school preferences or school email to admissions_transport@bathnes. preference order gov.uk Please be aware that a paper After the closing date, parents can make a change application form received by post will only to their school preference or a change to their be acknowledged if you have provided a school preference order but they do so on the stamped addressed envelope or card. understanding that their previous application will be withdrawn. If parents decide to change, then Applying online their child will not be considered for a school place The first screen you will see has blue text that in the first round of allocations even if the original says ‘Register’ click the link. You will be asked application was received before the closing date. to complete security details, such as email and The change of preference or preference order will be password. Click Next. You will be asked to complete considered as a completely new late application. parent/carer name and gender. Click Next. Then you will need to provide your parent/carer contact Please note: Each LA owns and hold records for details. Click submit. An email will be sent to you the children resident in their LA at the start of the applications process and as such it is only the

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original LA that can amend any details relating to Statement of SEN or EHC the admissions criteria the child’s application. Another LA cannot make any listed under Section 9 of this booklet do not apply. changes to a different LA’s records but should be advised of any changes by the LA which owns the original record. Any changes received and accepted by this LA, as the home LA, which involve schools within another LA area will be passed to that LA as soon as possible.

Supplementary Information Forms All parents/carers must complete the common application form. However, individual admission authorities for academies, voluntary aided and foundation trust schools may wish to use supplementary information forms (SIF’s) to collect additional information in order to apply their over- subscription criteria. Parents/carers will need to contact the individual schools for information.

Admission for children with a statement of special educational needs (SEN) or an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC) If your child has a statement and you have moved or are moving into the area you should contact your current named officer who will provide advice to you about the necessary procedures to be followed. Children due to transfer to secondary education in September 2017 living in Bath and North East Somerset will be issued with details of how to make an application which should be submitted by the closing date of 31 October 2017. The applications for children with a SEN are dealt with through the SEN Code of practice and their placement is determined through the statutory assessment process or an annual review of their statement. All schools are consulted before being named on a pupil’s statement and schools have the opportunity to draw attention to any difficulties arising from oversubscribed year groups. If a particular school is named on a statement this will take priority over the Admissions Criteria although wherever possible the place will be offered within the Admission Number for the school. Please note that for children with a

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Find out which schools serve your area attendance in September 20185 (please Some schools serve Areas of Prime Responsibility refer to the school’s admission criteria) (APR). Where an APR exists, the area indicates to Please note that the offer of a place at any particular parents/carers the schools which normally serve the school does not guarantee an offer of a place for a home address. Bath & North East Somerset Council sibling at a later date. Different authorities will vary gives priority to those children who live within the in the priority that they give to siblings. You will need APR of the school, though there is no guarantee to consult the relevant admission authority for further that places will be offered to all those living within advice, i.e. where an admission authority serves the APR. A map at the front of the booklet shows an Area of Prime Responsibility, only children who the location of each school and a section along live within the Area of Prime Responsibility will be with details of the APR where appropriate. If you afforded priority of admission under the local sibling are unsure which schools serve your area please criterion. telephone Bath & North East Somerset Council. You should note that your child will not be We strongly recommend that you indicate a considered under the local sibling criterion if you do preference for a school that normally serves your not meet the criteria above. To be defined as a ‘local home address (your APR school). This will increase sibling’ a child must live in the APR for the school. your chances of getting a place at a local school, It is therefore important that you consider stating a in the event that your highest ranking preference preference for your local/nearest school, particularly cannot be met (if, for example, your highest ranking if you have younger children who you would like to school is over-subscribed from applicants living attend the same school in later years. within that school’s APR or living closer than you and/or any higher priority applications). Consider how you will get your child to school Local sibling links – younger brothers It is your responsibility as a parent/carer to get your and sisters child to school. You must think very carefully about Many parents/carers express a preference for the distance from home to school and about how younger brothers and sisters to attend the same your child will travel to school. school. Please check the over-subscription criteria The majority of children are not eligible for free for allocating places as some schools give priority transport to school. You may wish to contact your to local siblings. You should be aware that a local local school and ask for details of their school travel sibling is not the same as a sibling. Children are plan. The plan identifies various measures the school defined as local siblings if: has put into place to help reduce the number of car • they live within the APR; journeys made to and from school. Alternative travel options and schemes include; walking buses; road And safety workshops; and, cycle training. The range • they are full or half brother or sister; or of transport options available in Bath & North East • they are adoptive brother or sister; or Somerset can be found on the council’s website at School Transport. • they are children of the same household;

And • the older sibling is already in attendance at the preferred school and will be in

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• A copy of a signed rental agreement or a Some schools receive more applications than solicitor’s letter if moving to a council or rented there are places. While we will do our best, property and proof of your sale or Notice to there is no guarantee that we will be able to Quit on your current/previous property. offer you a place at your preferred school even if you meet the admission criteria. • A copy of a council tax bill or utility bill such as water, gas or electricity in your name for your Use your child’s permanent home newly owned or rented property together with address proof of your sale or Notice to Quit on your You must apply using your child’s permanent home current/previous property. address as at 31 October 2017. The child’s normal • A child benefit book. permanent home address where he or she lives with his or her parents or legal guardians will be used • If you are moving in with a relative a letter to decide where the child lives. Bath & North East from them will be required confirming the date Somerset Council cannot accept an address of a you will be moving in together with a copy business, relative, friend, childminder or a temporary utility bill showing their name and address. A address. solicitor’s letter will also be required confirming that completion of contracts has taken place In fairness to all parents, the Council reserves on your sale or Notice to Quit on your current/ the right to require documentary evidence of the previous property. genuineness of a family address and if this is not produced the Council reserves the right to make • In the case of children of UK Service Personnel its own enquiries with, for example, the Council Tax with a confirmed posting to the area or Crown Office. Servants returning from overseas, an official letter declaring the relocation date and a Unit Temporary addresses cannot be used to obtain postal address or quartering area address school places. If parents or guardians plan to move should be provided. documentary evidence will be required and in order for any address changes to be taken into account in the first round of allocations made on 1 March 2018 the appropriate documentary evidence must be submitted by midnight on the closing date and time of 31 October 2017. However, if details of a change of address that will occur after the closing date (and before the start of term 1) is received with the appropriate documentary evidence by 14 November 2017 i.e. before the LA has sent details of applications to other councils, it will be considered in the first round of applications. Examples of evidence that may be acceptable to determine a child’s address are:- • A solicitor’s letter confirming exchange of contracts and completion date for a property which is being purchased or a property which is being sold.

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A random sample of 10% of all applications received applications, parents/carers are advised to read each year will be checked to confirm addresses and understand the information contained in the using for example the electoral roll, council tax admission booklet. offices and if appropriate the school currently attended before allocations are made. A copy of a Tell us if your circumstances change recent utility bill may also be requested. In certain If your circumstances change during the application additional cases proof of residency will also be process or if you know in advance that your determined by using the above methods. Once proof circumstances are going to change, for example you is obtained to the LA’s satisfaction that the parent is are planning to move house before your child starts resident at the address given it will be accepted that school, it is important that you tell us. the child is also resident at the same address. Be honest – we may ask for Things to consider in advance of a documentary evidence house move Ensure the information you give us is accurate. In Parents/carers considering a house move in fairness to all parents/carers, Bath & North East advance of submitting an admission application Somerset Council reserves the right to require will very often want to research the local schools documentary evidence in support of the application that serve their new address. In particular, parents/ and to make its own enquiries. Examples of carers of more than one child may want to reassure evidence which may be requested include a birth themselves that their younger child will have a certificate, a copy of a court order, a solicitor’s letter good chance of obtaining an offer of a school confirming exchange of contracts (and completion place at the same school as their elder sibling. In date on a new property), a rental agreement, a letter these circumstances, parents/carers are advised to from an employer, a utility bill or evidence of child’s consider the following: residency. Please be aware that Bath & North East Somerset Council may withdraw an offer of a place • the schools closest to your new home where an application is fraudulent or intentionally address/which schools serve your new misleading. local area If false information is provided on an application • the admission arrangements for your form before an offer of a school place is made preferred school(s) for the relevant year of then the application will be void. Parents could admission submit a further application if they so wished. If this • the consequences of moving house on the application is received after the closing date it will outcome of your admission application for then be regarded as a late application. If it is found younger children, the distance from your that a sibling currently at the school was offered a new home to your preferred school(s) and place on the basis of false information then for any how you will get your child to school further application received the LA will discount the Please be aware that sometimes a house move sibling connection. can mean that families with more than one child What if I change my mind before the no longer qualify for admission to their preferred closing date? school(s) under the local sibling criterion. This can Any change in preference received before the cause disappointment for families who want their closing date will supersede all previous applications. children to attend the same school. While there can Previous applications will be withdrawn. be no guarantee about the outcome of admission

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Please remember if you submit your that there are extenuating reasons as to why the application online and make changes to or application could not have been submitted by view your application you will need to ensure the closing date and for allowing the application you re-submit your application. to be treated as if it had arrived on time. This will only apply to late applications received before 14 Applications or changes of preference received after November 2017. the closing date are ‘late applications’ and will not normally be considered for the initial allocation of Examples of extenuating circumstances might places. include a close family bereavement or a serious illness for which documentary evidence would be What happens if my application is late? required. If your application is late it will affect your chance After the closing date of 31 October 2017 parents/ of getting a place at one of the schools you have carers may make a change of school preference stated as a preference for your child. On time or change of school preference order on the applicants will be allocated a school place before understanding that their previous application late applicants. Only in exceptional circumstances will be withdrawn and their child will not be will Bath & North East Somerset Council consider considered for a school place in the first round of allocations even if the original application was received before the closing date. The change of preference or school preference order will be considered as a completely new late application. Please note: all admission authorities are required to publish details of their admission arrangements 18 months in advance of the school year before the arrangements are to apply. For admission in September 2018 this means that parents/carers were able to read and access the arrangements from 15 March 2017 onwards available on Admission Arrangements 2018-2019.

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Sustainable modes of Travel to School. Will I be offered free travel assistance6 Bath & North East Somerset Council is fully to school? committed to promoting walking, cycling and, for The policies that apply to school admissions and longer distances, greater use of buses for the school transport to school operate separately. In particular, journey. if a pupil is offered a place in a preferred school this does not in any way guarantee that assistance When you are thinking about schools you would like with travel will be available. If transport to school your child to attend, please consider the following: is an issue for you when applying for a school, you • Children who walk to school are fitter, are strongly advised to take this into consideration have better developed social skills, are before stating your preference. more familiar with their surroundings, have There can be a number of reasons why a child may better road sense and arrive at school qualify for home to school transport. The home more relaxed and ready to learn. address which determines entitlement to transport • Walking, cycling or using public transport is the place where the child is normally resident offers children greater independence and with his or her parent(s). Entitlement differs between flexibility - which is especially important primary and secondary aged pupils and Post 16 at a time of change in the nature of the pupils. Please refer to the sections below for further school day, with greater numbers of pupils information. staying for extra study, extra curricular activities and sport. It is your responsibility as a parent/carer to get your child to school. You must think very • Walking, cycling or using the bus reduces carefully about the distance from home to congestion on the roads. school and about how your child will travel to • Consider the cost of driving your child to school. The majority of children are not eligible school. Current figures put the average for free travel assistance to school. cost at £535 per year. Unless the school you choose is less than 800 metres from How do I check if my child is eligible your home (2km for Secondary) you will for free travel assistance to school? probably drive your child to school. The LA will provide free transport to school if: Where walking, cycling or public transport are • the school attended is the nearest not feasible, car sharing may be an option. This appropriate one, as designated by the LA, can save time and money and helps cut traffic and congestion and air pollution as well as being sociable for children. Car sharing can also reduce • the distance between home and that the costs for children whose families do not own a school, when measured by the nearest car. available walking route is three miles or more for children aged eight years and Parents who are interested in learning more about above. These distances are referred to as their children’s School Travel Plan, or in helping to “statutory walking distances”. implement the actions within it, should contact their child’s school. • the LA will also provide transport if the school attended is the closest school to your home address and closer than

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the designated school and the statutory a low income family] save in the case of children with walking distance given above are met. siblings currently at the school. This option would not affect students who attended the school before then, Children starting year 7 will be automatically only new pupils joining after September 2014. assessed for school transport by the local authority. Note: Assistance with travel, if agreed, is Further information regarding the entitlement and provided only at the beginning and end of the charges for denominational transport can be found normal school day and from the home address. on the council’s website at Denominational Transport Please note that there will likely be an inflationary If you do not apply for your nearest appropriate increase each year. school as your highest ranking preference your Parents/carers considering admission to a faith- child may not be given free travel assistance based secondary school are advised to consider to any school. You must then accept full the journey involved and how their child will travel to responsibility for the cost and arrangements of school. your child’s travel to and from school for the duration of their secondary phase education. Fare Paying Passenger Transport If your child is not entitled to transport under the Additional Transport for Low Income above policies he/she may be able to take up a Families spare seat on a hired vehicle only (this does not Transport will be provided for children of secondary include public bus services), if one is available, on age between the age of 11 and 16 who live between payment of the termly charge determined by the LA. two and six miles from one of their closest 3 schools However, it must be emphasised that before making and are in receipt of or entitled to free school your application, it is of vital importance that you meals or their maximum level of working tax credit understand that seats either may not be available at (with no reduction due to income). The distance all or once offered can be withdrawn at short notice is measured in the same way as the statutory (normally one month) if: walking. • a child entitled to free transport requires a Transport on Medical Grounds seat on the vehicle In exceptional circumstances home to school • it becomes possible to reduce the size transport may be provided on medical grounds, of the vehicle provided for passengers to enable pupils to attend their designated area entitled to free transport school even though they may live within the statutory • the vehicle is no longer required for walking distance from the school. The Health passengers entitled to free transport and Authority or you General Practitioner will need to the service is withdrawn altogether supply details of the child’s medical needs. Behaviour on Transport Will I be offered travel assistance to a faith school? Children travelling on LA transport are expected to conform to the accepted code of behaviour which From September 2014 the Council agreed a phased applies in the school. Any breach will be dealt with withdrawal of subsidised home to school transport by the school. services for new starters attending denominational schools from September 2014 who would not qualify under other home to school policy subsets, [e.g. as

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Summary Remember that you may only qualify for free transport if your child is attending the nearest appropriate school.

Application process for assistance with travel to school The details of school transport policies are available at School Transport This includes information on how to apply, how applications are considered and how to appeal if an application is refused. Application forms for school transport can be downloaded from this site.

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7 preference school, your second preference will not be treated any less favourably just because you Co-ordinated admissions placed school two as your second preference. All local authorities must have a co-ordinated If your child qualifies for a place at more than one admission scheme which allows details of school your highest ranked school with a place applications to be shared with other admission available will be offered. If you are not offered a authorities, as appropriate, to ensure that parents/ place at your highest ranking school, the alternative carers receive an offer of a single place on the offer school may be one of your other preferences or date. the next nearest appropriate school with a place Considering your preferences available. Once we receive your completed application by 31 Receiving your offer October 2017 we will consider all your preferences Online applicants will be able to view the outcome against the relevant admissions criteria and we of their application for a school place on 1 March will try to offer you a place at one of your preferred 2018 by logging onto the online system using their schools. password. Applicants who applied using the paper Any school which operates criteria for selection by application form will be notified of the offer of a ability or aptitude must ensure that its arrangements school place by letter to be posted 2nd class on 1 for assessing ability or aptitude, to enable decisions March 2018. Bath & North East Somerset Council to be made on preferences received, conform to the is unable to inform parents/carers of the offer by timing requirements of the admissions scheme. telephone. In the case of admission to academies, voluntary Bath & North East Somerset Council will make the aided and foundation trust schools in Bath & North single offer of a place for Year 7 to parents/carers East Somerset all applications will be considered resident within its area. Places will be allocated with reference to their own over-subscription criteria against the published admission criteria without including any supplementary data where necessary. reference to the applicant’s order of preference. Ranked lists of potential offers will then be returned Where a child qualifies for a place at more than to Bath & North East Somerset Council including the one school, the final offer will be the highest ranked reason why each applicant qualified for a place, by school with a place available. 15 December 2018. The list will also include those In the case of parents/carers resident in Bath & pupils, for whom a place cannot be offered, in rank North East Somerset being refused a place at their order, explaining the reasons for refusal against the preferred school(s), an alternative school place at over-subscription criteria, and in the order in which the nearest appropriate school/academy/ voluntary additional offers will be made should places become aided and/or foundation trust school to the home available. address with a place available will be offered to Applications for all schools will be considered under their child and they will be informed of the options an ‘equal preference’ system. This means that all available at that stage including their right of appeal. your preferences will initially be considered equally Parents/carers must respond to the offer directly to against the admission criteria regardless of your Bath & North East Somerset Council by 15 March ranking. This does not mean that we disregard your 2018. Where a response has not been received by preferences; it means that in the event that you 15 March 2018, Bath & North East Somerset Council are unsuccessful in gaining a place at your first

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will contact parents/carers to advise them of the foundation trust schools and other local authorities need to respond within one week and point out that as appropriate, for all applications received up to 31 the place may be withdrawn if they do not. Where a August 2018. place has been withdrawn this will be confirmed in writing to parents/carers.

Late applications Applications received after the closing date are ‘late applications’ and will not normally be considered for the initial allocation of places. However, Bath & North East Somerset will consider the circumstances of a late application before deciding whether or not to consider it along with the on time applications. For over-subscribed schools, if places become available following the initial allocation of places for a school, the same criteria will be applied to ‘late applications’, formal appeals and for children whose parents/carers have just opted to be on the waiting list. Where a place can be offered at a preferred school for a child on the waiting list or appeal, any place previously offered at a lower preference school will be withdrawn. In the case of under-subscribed schools all late applications received since the closing date and up until the 13 April 2018 will be considered together in the second round of allocations. If the school is then oversubscribed all late applications will be considered under the admissions criteria. If the school is still under-subscribed all applicants will be offered places and any further late applicants dealt with on a first come, first served basis. Details of late applications, on time applicants still seeking a place at their preferred schools and of places not accepted following the initial allocations will be exchanged with academies, voluntary aided and foundation trust schools and other local authorities as far as possible by 13 April 2018 to enable a second round of allocations for all schools to take place by the end of May 2018. The co-ordinated admissions process will continue to be operated, with application data being exchanged with academies, voluntary aided and

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8Once you receive your offer of a school place on 1 • where the offer was made as a result of an March 2018 you must respond to the offer directly administrative error to Bath & North East Somerset Council by 15 March 2018. Note: If you applied online you can view Waiting lists the outcome of your application online using your The waiting list comprises those children refused a password. place whose parents/carers have lodged a formal appeal or have just asked to go on a waiting list. All offers are accompanied with details explaining the next stage of the process. Your options are as A waiting list will be maintained for any vacancies follows: which occur until the end of Term 2 (December 2018) and then discarded. It is for each admission • accept the place offered authority to determine whether they will maintain • ask Bath & North East Somerset Council waiting lists after the autumn term. Priority order to consider your child for a place at an on the waiting list will be determined by the alternative preferred school(s); and/or oversubscription criteria, not by the date of joining • opt to put your child’s name on a waiting the waiting list. list but not formally appeal Children who are the subject of a direction by a local • appeal to an independent appeal panel authority to admit or who are allocated to a school in against the decision to refuse a place at accordance with the Fair Access Protocol must take your preferred school(s) precedence over those on a waiting list. • To appeal against the Admission Where a place becomes available and Bath & North Authority’s decision to refuse a place at East Somerset Council or the admission authority, your original preferred school(s). Your after using all advised contact details is unable to child’s name will also be added to the contact a successful applicant for a place within 10 waiting list for the school(s) concerned. school days, the available place will be offered to the next child to qualify for a place. Where an applicant Where a response from you has not been received decides to place their child(ren)’s name on a waiting by 15 March 2018, we will contact you to advise list, it is for the applicant to keep Bath & North you of the need to respond within one week and East Somerset Council and the school informed of point out that the place may be withdrawn if you do updated contact and address details. not. Where a place has been withdrawn this will be confirmed in writing. Can I appeal if my child has been Withdrawing offers refused a place at my preferred school? If a place is not offered at the parent’s/carer’s Once the offer of a place has been made, Bath & preferred school there is the right of appeal to an North East Somerset Council may withdraw the offer, independent appeal panel. When offers of places but only in very limited circumstances, for example: are made on 1 March 2018, if it has not been • where the application was fraudulent or possible to offer your child one of the schools named intentionally misleading; or as a preference, you will automatically be sent • where a parent/carer has not responded details of how to appeal. Pending your appeal, your to the offer within the time requested; or child will be offered a school place at a lower named preference if possible or at the nearest school with a • where it is possible to offer a higher place available. named preference

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Further information concerning how to appeal will Can I have a second appeal for the be explained in the decision letter and it will give the same school? reasons for the refusal by the school’s admission If an appeal is unsuccessful there is no automatic authority. Details of the appeals arrangements right to a further appeal. However, if there for academy, voluntary aided and foundation are significant and material changes in the schools can be obtained directly from the schools circumstances of the parent/carer, child or school concerned. since the time of the original appeal, these will be Please note that if you wish to appeal for one of considered. A significant and material change in these schools, your appeal should be returned to the circumstances might include: address on the appeals form. As already mentioned • where a change of address has occurred details concerning how to appeal will be explained since the original appeal which means in the decision letter but you will have at least 20 the home address is significantly closer to school days from the date of notification that your the preferred school or is now in the Area application was unsuccessful to prepare and lodge of Prime Responsibility for the preferred your written appeal. school Appeals must be made in writing and include: • where a sibling link has been created at • name, address and date of birth of your the preferred school which was not there child at the time of the original appeal • name of the preferred school • where new evidence is provided and is supported by a letter from a doctor, • reasons for preference psychologist, social worker or health • grounds for the appeal. visitor which could not have been introduced at the time of the original The appeals panel will pay particular attention to appeal hearing circumstances which support your application for the particular school together with the Admission Any requests for a further appeal should be made Authority’s reasons for refusal. The appeals panel is in writing to the relevant admissions authority for the not bound by the Admission Authority’s published school. criteria and has the power to exceed the school’s Admissions Number. The panel’s decision is binding on you, the school and the schools Admission Authority.

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9Applications during the school year Offers of a school place (in-year 2018/19 (in-year admissions) admissions) If you move into the local area during the school Where a parent/carer has been offered a place year 2018/19 or you are already resident in Bath & for their child, they will be expected to take up the North East Somerset and wish to move your child to offered place within 28 school days otherwise the another school, you will need to complete the Bath offer of a place may be withdrawn. & North East Somerset Changing Schools/In-year application form. The form can be used to apply to Fair access for children admitted any school within the Bath & North East Somerset outside the normal admissions round Council area and is available at In Year Admissions. Bath & North East Somerset Council has a Fair Alternatively, you may contact individual schools or Access Protocol which provides for children the Admissions & Transport team for an application admitted to school outside the normal admissions form. round. The protocol exists to ensure that access to education is secured quickly for children who For in-year admissions, completed application do not have a school place and that all schools forms should be returned direct to the admissions take their fair share of vulnerable children or those authority named as the 1st preference school. On who are hard to place. The protocol will be used receipt of an in-year application, schools/academies/ to place children during the school year and not foundation trust schools will notify Bath & North East at the beginning of the school year as part of the Somerset Council of both the application and its main admission round. The majority of children outcome. will be admitted to school under normal admission Academies, Voluntary Aided and foundation schools procedures. are their own admissions authorities. Own admission The protocol applies to the following groups of authority schools may also require parents/carers to children: complete a supplementary information form (SIF) to enable the school to collect additional information in • children from the criminal justice system order to apply their over-subscription criteria. or Pupil Referral Units who need to be reintegrated into mainstream education Please note: Where a school is unable to offer a place and another school is named as a lower • children who have been out of education preference on the application form, the form will be for two months or more forwarded to the lower preference school within five • children of Gypsies, Roma, Travellers, school days. refugees and asylum seekers In-year applications for Bath & North East Somerset • children who are homeless secondary schools can be made for any year group. • children with unsupportive family You may express a preference for a particular school backgrounds for whom a place has not or schools. Your application will be considered been sought against the admission criteria. Please refer to the Admission Arrangements for details of individual • children who are carers; and admission policies, also available under section 10 • children with special educational needs, of this booklet. disabilities or medical conditions (but without a statement or education, health care plan)

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Whilst some children in the above categories may Admission of refugee children find it difficult to secure a place, the majority of • The normal admission process is applied children will be dealt with through normal admission to admission applications received from all procedures. parents/carers, including parents/carers of Where a governing body does not wish to admit a refugee children. child with challenging behaviour outside the normal • The council will need to be satisfied that admissions round, even though places are available, applicants have a right to education in the UK. it must refer the case to the local authority for action • The council will seek appropriate verification under the Fair Access Protocol. This will normally be in advance of processing applications for appropriate only where a school has a particularly admission to school high proportion of children with challenging behaviour or previously excluded children. • Where parents/carers are unhappy with the allocated school, there is a right to an Admission authorities must not refuse to admit a independent appeal child thought to be potentially disruptive, or likely to exhibit challenging behaviour, on the grounds Early/late transfer of children that the child is first to be assessed for special It is Bath & North East Somerset Council policy educational needs. that children should move from one year group to The Fair Access Protocol does not apply to children another with their chronological age group, including in public care, children previously in public care or a children with special educational needs and those child with a Statement of Special Educational Needs with English as an additional language. naming the school in question, or an Education, Exceptionally, a child may be educated with a peer Health and Care Plan as these children must be group one year younger or one year older than admitted. their chronological age group. This needs careful Should a vulnerable child require a place at a thought. Once placed in a younger age group it school, they may be considered for admission is difficult, if not impossible, for a child to return even if the school has no places. Children admitted to their chronological age group successfully. under the terms of the protocol will also take priority Equally, once accelerated it is very difficult for a over any children on the waiting list. Access to a child to return to their age group without feeling school place via the protocol is normally by referral. demoralised. If it is agreed that it is in the child’s Relevant professionals dealing with your child will interest to be educated with a younger or older peer guide you through the process. group you will be required to sign a form to confirm Full details of the Fair Access Protocol are available that you understand and accept the implications on the council’s website at of late/early transfer. If you are seeking early/late Changing schools/In Year Admissions admission to a Bath & North East Somerset school you should please read the delayed and accelerated Please be aware that there is no guarantee that a admissions policy which is available on our place will be offered at a school of your preference Admissions to Schools web page before submitting and you still have the right of appeal regardless of the request for consideration to the appropriate your child’s circumstances (except in very limited admission authority. circumstances, for example if your child has been twice excluded from school). A child without a Statement of Special Educational Needs or an Education, Health and Care Plan may

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be educated with a peer group one year younger if • Admission authorities must not use there is an identified educational need and particular supplementary application or information conditions are met. Further details are available from forms that ask: the school concerned and the Special Educational a) for any personal details about parents Needs Section. and families, such as maiden names, Additional Information criminal convictions, marital, occupational or financial status (including marriage Parents of children of existing secondary school certificates); age moving into the LA or wishing to change their child’s school for any other reason can apply for b) for any financial contribution, voluntary or places within this LA at any time. Please see the otherwise; information given under In year admissions which c) for details about parents’ achievements, explains how to apply and how your application will educational background or whether either be processed. the parent or the child’s first language is • The Education and Skills Act 2008 English; strengthened the statutory admissions d) for details about parents’ or children’s framework to ensure that all schools adopt fair disabilities, special educational needs and lawful admissions practices. Below are a or medical conditions, unless this is in list of points which schools must not do: support of positive action; • The interviewing of parents and/or children as e) about parents’ or children’s interests, a method for deciding whether a child is to hobbies or membership of societies be offered a place at a school is prohibited. (this does not apply to membership Interviews must not form part of the admissions or participation in activities as part of process and admission authorities must not religious observance or practice at use either face-to-face interviews or interviews schools designated as having a religious by telephone or other means. character); • Staff and governors can meet parents at f) parents to agree to support the ethos of open evenings and on other occasions, but the school in a practical way; and information gained in this way must not play g) both parents to sign the form. a part in the admission decision-making process. Admission authorities must ensure • Photographs of children may be used only that information about the school and how to by schools that use tests and then only as apply including application forms are readily a security measure to verify that the child available to all potential applicants. Schools presenting for the test is the child named on must not require parents to attend the school the application. Otherwise, photographs of in person in order to collect an application children and families must not be required with form and must not require parents to return applications for school places. the completed application form to the school. • Schools must not ask for any form of payment Attendance at an open evening or other or for voluntary contributions, donations or meeting at the school must not be a condition deposits (even if refundable) as part of the for the allocation of a place. admissions process.

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• School visits are an important part of school life and can contribute to the ethos of the school. However, some parents may not want their children to go away from home or to take part in school visits. Schools must not imply that such visits are compulsory and as a result discourage some parents from applying for a place at the school.

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10All admission criteria’s are available Year 7 - Boarding Places on the on the Council’s web page via In addition to the Year 7 day pupils, up to 6-8 Admission Arrangements 2018/19 places may be taken by boarders in Year 7, subject BEECHEN CLIFF SCHOOL to availability and the additional requirements in Appendix 1. A shortfall in boarding places taken by 1. Introduction Year 7 pupils will not make additional day places available. Beechen Cliff School is the Admissions Authority for the School, although all admissions into Year 7 Sixth Form - Day Places are co-ordinated by Bath and North East Somerset In the Sixth Form at least 20 students from other Council. The Governors and the Headmaster only schools will be admitted. Students in excess of this have authority to admit students to Beechen Cliff number may be admitted if places are available. School in accordance with this Admissions Policy. Sixth Form - Boarding Places Eligibility - nationality In addition to the day students the School will In order to be eligible for admission to the School, admit up to 4 boarders into the Sixth Form, subject prospective pupils/students (or their Parents/ to availability and the additional requirements Carers) must have full UK citizenship or citizenship in Appendix 1. The Governing Body may admit of another member state of the European Union students in excess of this number to fill boarding or European Economic Area or Switzerland, or vacancies. have other legitimate residential status within the UK which confers the right to education at public Other years - Day and Boarding Places expense. The school may require proof of eligibility Places are occasionally available in other year before processing an application. groups where a pupil/student has withdrawn from the School, but there is no guarantee that such Boarding Places places will be available in any particular year. Beechen Cliff School is principally a day school but has a small number of boarding places available for 3. How to make an Application all years. For further information on the requirements for those wishing to board see Appendix 1. Applications for Day Places at Year 7 Applications for admission as a day pupil must 2. Categories of Admission be made on the Common Application Form (CAF) In Years 7 to 11 only boys are admitted to the of the Local Authority and submitted to them as School. In the Sixth Form both boys and girls are instructed. These forms are usually made available admitted. automatically to the parents of Year 6 pupils in the Local Authority primary schools. Parents/Carers of Year 7 - Day Places children attending an independent school or who live The School has a published admission number outside England, or in areas where the normal age of (PAN) of 162 for Year 7 day pupils. If the School transfer to secondary schools is not Year 7, should decides that it is able to admit Year 7 day pupils request a CAF from the Local Authority. above its PAN, it will notify the local authority in good The School requires a supplementary Sporting time to allow the local authority to deliver its co- Excellence Form if the admission is sought on the ordination responsibilities effectively. basis of Sporting Excellence. This form is available

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from the School website or by contacting the School It should be noted that pupils are not normally directly. Completed forms must be returned to the admitted to Year 11. School, by the date specified. Joint Day and Boarding Applications for Applications for Boarding Places at the Main School Year 7 Applicants may make separate applications for Applications for a boarding place from residents in both a boarding and a day place using the forms England must be made on the Common Application identified above. But for Year 7 places they must Form (CAF) of the home Local Authority and rank the two applications on the Local Authority CAF submitted to them as instructed. These forms are Form. usually made available automatically to the parents As boarding and day place applications are of Year 6 pupils in the Local Authority primary considered separately, the outcome of the higher schools. Parents/Carers of children attending an ranked option cannot be jeopardised by the outcome independent school or who live outside England, of the lower. However, Parents should not apply or in areas where the normal age of transfer to for a boarding place for their son unless they are secondary schools is not Year 7, should request a prepared to take up and pay for the boarding place CAF from the Local Authority. if it is offered to them. It should be remembered The School also requires a Boarding Application that the allocation of a boarding place at the School Form to be completed. This form is available from will mean that no other place can be offered at any the School website or by contacting the School state school as part of the co-ordinated admissions directly. Completed forms must be returned to the arrangements for Year 7 places. School, by the date specified. Applications for Main School Boarding Applications for Main School Places, Places from Outside England other than at Year 7 Where a boarding applicant is resident in Scotland, Applications for a place must be made directly to the Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, the School. Isle of Man or overseas, the application must be made directly to the School using the Boarding For Day Places application is made on the School Application Form only. Application Form. For Boarding Places application is made on the Boarding Application Form. These Applications for Sixth Form - Boarding forms are available from the School website or or Day Places by contacting the School directly. Completed All applications for places in the Sixth Form are forms must be returned to the School, who will made directly to the School. respond to the applicant’s parents/carers directly. In accordance with the Schools Admission Code For Day Places application is made on the School 2014, the School will advise the local authority of Sixth Form Application Form. For Boarding Places each application received and the outcome of that application is made on the Boarding Application application at the end of each term. Form. These forms are available from the School website or by contacting the School directly. Completed forms must be returned to the School, who will respond to the applicant’s Parents/Carers directly.

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The minimum entry requirement onto the A Level admission. The support of the applicant’s present programme is 5 GCSEs at Grade 6 including at least school is normally required in order to establish that a Grade 4 in English Literature or Language and the applicant is “due to transfer” under the Schools Mathematics. Students will also have to obtain at Admissions Code. least a Grade 6 in the subject (or related subjects) of the chosen A Level subject, with individual subject 4. How applications are handled details given in the Sixth Form Prospectus. Oversubscription The School will make alternative arrangements to In the event of oversubscription, places will be ascertain whether or not an applicant has attained a offered for Year 7 and Sixth Form in accordance with level equivalent to the minimum requirement where the appropriate Admissions Criteria: the applicant has been educated in an overseas education system which does not offer an equivalent Day pupils - Year 7 see Appendix 3 to the GCSE. Day students - Sixth Form see Appendix 4 Boarding pupils - Year 7 see Appendix 5 Applicants may apply for both a boarding and a Sixth Form boarding see Appendix 6 day place in the Sixth Form. In the event that the applicant qualifies for both places, he/she will be Admissions to the Main School other than in Year invited to decide by a given deadline which place 7 will be made subject to eligibility (Section 1) and he wishes to hold. If no decision is forthcoming, the there being space available. School reserves the right to withdraw one of the Pupils/students with Statements of places at its discretion in order that other applicants Special Educational Need are not disadvantaged. Please Note - boarding is only available to boys at present. The admission of a pupil/student with a Statement of Special Educational Need will be administered Year 11 pupils must apply to return to the Sixth through Bath and North East Somerset in Form. Provided that they meet the minimum GCSE accordance with the requirements of the Education attainment standard and the particular requirements Act 1966 Section 324(5)(b) and Schedule 27 3(3) for their proposed courses they will automatically be and 3(4) and the SEN Code of Practice (8:80-86 and given a place, unless they also wish to transfer from 8:125-134). boarder to day student or vice versa, in which case there is no automatic transfer and the criteria set out Sporting Excellence Priority Places in Appendix 2 apply. Year 7 It should be noted that students are not normally Up to twelve places for day pupils in Year 7 will admitted to Upper Sixth. be allocated on the basis of sporting excellence. The places are allocated on the basis of sporting Applications from Over or Under Age aptitude in tests conducted by the School. It should applicants be noted that meeting the required standard in a The School will not normally admit a pupil other test does not guarantee a place at the School. This than into his chronological year group. However, is because more candidates may meet the required in exceptional circumstances where there is a standard than there are places available to students compelling education, developmental or social who do so. If this is the case, places are allocated reason why a pupil should be educated out of his according to the oversubscription criteria detailed in chronological year group, the Headmaster may this policy. use his discretion to permit an application for such

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Waiting Lists Appendix 1: Boarding - Admission Day Places requirements and procedure Applicants who are unsuccessful in obtaining a Year Additional requirements for admission 7 or Sixth Form place will be maintained on a waiting as a Boarder - Main School and Sixth list managed by the School until August 2019. Form Waiting lists are not maintained for candidates who Boarding provision is subject to the School Boarding are unsuccessful in obtaining a Main School place Agreement and a fee is payable by parents. Parents outside Year 7. who are entitled to claim Working Tax Credit are The Governing Body does not consider it in the best able to claim the boarding fee against the childcare interests of students for them to commence their element of their tax credits. Sixth Form studies later than three weeks after the Pursuant of their duty to safeguard and promote beginning of the Autumn Term. the welfare of all boarders under section 87 of the Boarding Places Children Act 1989, the School will not admit any Applicants who are unsuccessful in obtaining a child to the School as a boarder unless the School is boarding place will be maintained on a waiting list, if satisfied that he/she is suitable to board. Applicants parents request it, after the allocation of places has for boarding places are assessed to determine their been made and confirmed. The allocation of places suitability for boarding. The assessment includes the from the waiting list follows the procedure set out in following: Appendix 1. • An interview Appendices • A reference from the applicant’s present Appendix 1: Boarding - Admission requirements school and/or a previous school (where the and procedure candidates is not currently at school or has recently changed school) Appendix 2: Transfer to Sixth Form and between Boarder and Day pupil status • Consideration of any other information that the Parent/Carer of the applicant may wish to Appendix 3: Admission Criteria for Day pupils - provide to support the applicant’s application Year 7 or which may be provided at the request of the Appendix 4: Admission Criteria for Day students - Parent/Carer by another person Sixth Form • Information provided by a Local Authority Appendix 5: Admission Criteria for Boarding (or equivalent authority outside England and pupils - Year 7 Wales), where relevant Appendix 6: Admission Criteria for Sixth Form In determining whether or not an applicant is suitable boarding to board, the School has regard to the following questions: • Does the applicant wish to board? • Does the applicant have experience of staying away from his Parents/Carers whether or not he/she is currently a boarder?

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• Does the applicant show evidence of self EITHER reliance and independence? 1. The candidate satisfies at least ONE • Does the applicant show evidence of of the following criteria in that: understanding and relishing the challenges of Appropriate a communal life? person to provide • Does the applicant show understanding of corroboration the responsibilities of a member of a boarding 1 His main parent/carer is, or will Commanding community? be at the date of admission, a Officer or other member of HM Armed Forces authorised • Is there any medical or psychological reason liable for deployment overseas Service Office why boarding would not be appropriate, or (whether or not eligible for receipt of the Continuing any need that could not be met by reasonable Education Allowance) or frequent adjustment to the boarding accommodation, changes of posting within the UK routine and practice? 2 His main parent/carer is, or will Line Manager or be at the date of admission, Head of The School will inform the Parents of applicants serving with or for the Foreign Department/ and Commonwealth Office or Service whether or not their son is considered suitable for other UK Government boarding as soon as possible after the process has Department on terms which may been completed. Candidates who are considered include either deployment overseas or frequent changes of suitable for boarding are then allocated places posting within the UK according to the published oversubscription criteria. 3 His parent/carer is, or will be at Line Manager or the date of admission, serving Head of Significant degree of Boarding Need with or for an institution of the Department/ European Union, United Nations Service In the Admission Criteria for boarding (see or other international body of Appendices 5 and 6) one of the priority categories in which the United Kingdom is a member the event of oversubscription is that an applicant has 4 His main parent/carer is, or will Line Manager or a significant degree of boarding need. To determine be at the date of admission, Head of this, the School will have reference to the following. employed by a UK based Department/ company which requires the Service In each case, it is the responsibility of Parents/ parent to travel overseas or be Carers to provide the information required to enable resident overseas for a period of the School to make a determination. In particular, more than one month per year. 5 He is the subject of a voluntary LA Lead the names and contact details of an appropriately agreement between the School Professional qualified person from whom the School may seek and a Local Authority or or Trust Officer corroborating evidence must be given. Charitable Trust to provide a boarding place for reasons of The School may consider that a candidate has a boarding need. significant degree of boarding need if: 6 His home is in a remote rural Current location and appropriate Headteacher education is not available within or LA Officer a reasonable daily travelling distance 7 His home is in a remote rural Headteacher location and he/she lacks or LA Officer social interaction with children or the same age/or gender

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8 He is a member of an elite Officer authorised 7 He is homeless Teacher, Medical sporting academy supported by by the sport Practitioner, social the Governing Body of a Governing Body worker or other recognised sport and requires a and School professional person boarding place to participate who knows the in that school’s programme family 8 His main or only carer is a lone Teacher, Medical OR parent/carer. Practitioner, social worker or other 2. The candidate satisfies at least TWO professional person of the following criteria in that: who knows the family Appropriate person to Waiting lists for boarding provide corroboration Any places that become available are allocated to 1 He is in the care of a grandparent Teacher, Medical those waiting as follows: or other person, whether or not a Practitioner, social relative, other than his/her natural worker or other Sixth Form Places parent, step parent or adoptive professional a. Until 30 September of the year in which parent person who knows the family admission was sought, places are 2 His main or only carer has been Police Family allocated according oversubscription the victim of a serious crime or Liaison Officer criteria. No other applicants will be reasonably fears that he/she may or social worker become a victim of a serious considered until these applicants have crime been made offers. 3 His main or only carer has been Medical Practitioner diagnosed with a medical or or social worker b. From 1 October of the year in which psychological condition which is admission was sought, places are life threatening or which seriously impairs the carer’s ability to care allocated according to the stated for the applicant oversubscription criteria at the point when 4 His main or only carer also has Medical Practitioner a vacancy arises and new applicants will the main responsibility for the or social worker be considered alongside any still on the care of another member of the applicant’s close family or waiting list. The Governing Body does not household who has been consider it in the best interests of students diagnosed with a serious medical or psychological condition and for them to commence their Sixth Form the care of whom seriously studies later than three weeks after the impairs the carer’s ability to care beginning of the Autumn Term. for the applicant 5 His home circumstances prevent Teacher, Medical For Other Places social interaction with children of Practitioner, social a. Unsuccessful applicants who applied by the same age and/or gender worker or other professional person the stated closing date are maintained who knows the on a waiting list together with any late family applicants. 6 He has a particular gift or talent Teacher, sports which can be developed at coach or similar b. If further vacancies arise after the offer Beechen Cliff School but not in person who knows his/her home area the applicant and date, all applicants who applied, whether his/her within the deadline or late, are considered, circumstances and offers will be made in accordance with the oversubscription criteria at the time the vacancy occurs. Thus, an

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applicant’s place on the waiting list can to ability or aptitude. The number of intended alter if other applicants with a higher admissions for the year commencing 1 September priority under the School Admissions 2018 will be 162 day places. Criteria come onto the waiting list. Beechen Cliff is an academy and admission is the Waiting lists are maintained for one year from the responsibility of the Governors. The Local Authority September of the year in which admission was (LA) application form must be completed and originally sought. Applicants judged to be unsuitable returned to the LA by the closing date. On-line LA for boarding will not be kept on a waiting list for application can also be made. boarding places. They may, however, reapply and Where applications for admission exceed the be reassessed for any subsequent year of entry. number of places available, all applications will Appendix 2: Transfer to Sixth be considered equally and the following criteria will be applied at the closing date for applications, Form and from Boarder to Day Midnight, Tuesday 31 October 2017, in the order pupil status or vice versa set out below, to decide which children to admit. The following procedures and conditions apply to 1. ‘Looked after children and previously those wishing to change from Boarder to Day pupil looked after children’: this is defined as a at the time of seeking entry to the Sixth Form. boy who is in the care of a local authority Those admitted as day pupils may transfer to take or provided with accommodation by that up a vacant boarding place provided that they are authority or who was previously looked judged to be suitable to board. Those transferring after, but ceased to be so because they from day pupil status have Priority 3 for boarding were adopted, became subject to a places, after Looked After Children and those with residence order or special guardianship boarding need. order(see Section 22 of the Children Act 1989). Those admitted as boarders may apply to transfer to day pupil status at the beginning of the Lower Sixth 2a. Where the boy has a brother or sister, half by making a written application by the published brother or half sister, or step brother or date. They take Priority 2 for day pupils places, after step sister living at the same address and Looked After Children. currently attending Beechen Cliff School and who will be in attendance at the time There is no facility for the routine change of status of admission (1 September 2018). from boarder to day pupil at any other time. However, the parents of a boarder are free to apply 2b. Where the boy has a brother or sister, half for a day place should a vacancy occur after their brother or half sister, or step brother or son has joined the School. Boarders seeking to step sister living at the same address and transfer status do not have any priority for day currently attending Hayesfield School and places except when joining Lower Sixth. who will be in attendance at the time of admission (1 September 2018). Appendix 3 Admission Criteria: 3. Sons of members of staff who have been Day Pupils – Year 7 employed by Beechen Cliff School or Hayesfield Co-ordinated Admission of Pupils Pupils will be admitted at age 11 without reference School for 2 years. (A member of staff is defined as full time and part time,

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teaching and non-teaching staff employed Bath City Boundary, but this is available for parents and paid through the Academy Trust’s to view at the school. payroll) Multiple births – In the event of one place remaining 4. Up to 12 places to be allocated on the for offer, the school would admit over the admission basis of sporting excellence* number to ensure that the siblings were able to be educated at the same school. If a place would be 5. Within the Bath City Boundary after the available for a sibling in Hayesfield (multiple births allocation of places under criteria 1 to only), then a place would be offered over the number 4, 40% of the remaining places will be to ensure that the siblings were educated at schools allocated to boys living to the north and conveniently situated. 40% to boys living to the south of the River Avon.‡ If there is an uneven number of To be considered under the above criteria parents/ places available, the additional place will carers must have named the school as a preference. be allocated to the side of the river having Under the above criteria all preferences are most applicants. Any places not filled by considered equally. If a pupil qualifies for more those living on one side of the river will be than one school they will be offered their highest transferred to the other. preference as stated on their application form. This includes the higher preference between a 6. 20% of remaining places will be allocated boarding and day place if both applied for. to boys living beyond the Bath City boundary’.‡ Please note that the home address is the address at which the prospective pupil normally resides, *A completed Sporting Excellence form (available at the time of application. The School reserves the from the school or its website) from the applicant’s right to seek verification of this address. The School primary or prep school or from the coaching staff retains the right to withdraw the offer of a place, if it of a club will be required for an applicant to be has been made on the basis of false or misleading considered under this criterion. Assessments will information. also be made of applicants during November, 2017 - the date will be notified to the applicants under this Waiting Lists criterion. A waiting list will be kept for one year in accordance ‡ Those living closer to the School, as measured with the above criteria, maintaining the 40% BA1, in a direct line from the address point of the boy’s 40% BA2 and 20% beyond the Bath City Boundary home address (including flats) to the point of the divides, i.e. if a place becomes available in BA1, intersection of road between Bruton Avenue and the the next boy on the waiting list in that category will A367 (Wells Road), will be accorded higher priority be allocated the place; BA2, the next boy on the within each geographical area (i.e., 40% BA1, 40% waiting list in that category and beyond the Bath BA2 and 20% beyond the Bath City Boundary). This City Boundary, the next boy on the waiting list in that geographical point has been chosen as the midpoint category. between both Hayesfield Girls’ and Beechen Cliff Late Applications Schools. Measurements will be determined using the Local Authority’s GIS computerised mapping Late applications will be made via the Local system. Authority who will inform the school after all on-time applications have been made. Late applications will The Local Authority do not hold a map showing the then be admitted, if there is a place, or added to the waiting list in criteria order.

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There is a different procedure for the admission secure and the School is committed to the to school for children with Statements of Special student. Educational Needs: It is administered by the Local • As part of the Bath Schools Alliance, there Authority (LA) in whose area the family lives. The is collaboration between Beechen Cliff and LA is responsible for issuing the Statement and Hayesfield Schools which enables students consulting parents and the Governing Body of the opportunity to study a wider choice of Beechen Cliff School, before the school is named subjects and options. in the Statement. If the school is named in the statement, the child will be admitted. • The intended admission number is 200 Minimum Entry Requirements:- Appendix 4 Admission Criteria: Day Students – Sixth Form • The minimum entry requirement onto the A Level programme is 5 GCSEs at Grade Beechen Cliff Sixth Form is co-educational and 6 including at least a Grade 4 in English highly successful. Literature or Language and Mathematics. • Minimum entry requirements are needed to Students will also have to obtain at least a obtain a place. Up to four advanced level Grade 6 in the subject (or related subjects) subjects, and for many the Extended Project of the chosen A Level subject, with individual Qualification (EPQ), will be studied for the two subject details given in the Sixth Form years. If required, students will have to retake Prospectus. English and Mathematics GCSE. In the event of the courses being oversubscribed, • All students who join the Sixth Form will have the following criteria would be applied to determine access to our Future Horizons programme admission. of careers and higher education guidance. 1. ‘Looked after children and previously This includes UCAS, Oxbridge and Medicine looked after children’: this is defined as applications support and non-university a boy or girl who is in the care of a Local destinations advice and guidance. Authority or provided with accommodation • All students will also have access to by that authority or who was previously the school’s Super and Extra Curricular looked after, but ceased to be so because programmes. they were adopted, became subject to a residence order or special guardianship • Prospective students will be given the order (see Section 22 of the Children Act opportunity to visit the school and attend 1989). a meeting at which their options will be discussed 2. Beechen Cliff students who meet the entry requirements • Application deadline midnight, Friday 15th December 2017. 3. Offers of places to external applicant will be made based on predicted GCSE • Students will be contacted in writing performance. confirming an offer of a place, subject to gaining the agreed qualifications, within six Appendix 5 Admission Criteria: weeks of the arranged meeting date Boarding Pupils – Year 7 • Once students have accepted a place, it is These criteria apply for Year 7 boarding places. Up

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to 4 places may be taken by boarders in Year 7, 5, 40% of the remaining places will be subject to availability. allocated to boys living to the north and 40% to boys living to the south of the River Where applications for admission exceed the Avon‡. If there is an uneven number of number of places available, all applications will places available, the additional place will be considered equally and the following criteria be allocated to the side of the river having will be applied at the closing date for applications, most applicants. Any places not filled by Midnight, Tuesday 31 October 2017, in the order those living on one side of the river will be set out below, to decide which children to admit. transferred to the other 1. ‘Looked after children and previously 6. 20% of remaining places will be allocated looked after children’: this is defined to boys living beyond the Bath City as a boy who is in the care of a local boundary’.‡ authority or provided with accommodation by that authority or who was previously ‡ Those living closer to the School, as measured looked after, but ceased to be so in a direct line from the address point of the boy’s because they were adopted, became home address (including flats) to the point of the subject to a residence order or special intersection of road between Bruton Avenue and the guardianship order (see Section 22 of A367 (Wells Road), will be accorded higher priority the Children Act 1989). Pursuant of their within each geographical area (i.e., 40% BA1, 40% responsibilities under the Children Act BA2 and 20% beyond the Bath City Boundary). This 1989, the Governors will not admit pupils geographical point has been chosen as the midpoint who cannot satisfy them that they are between both Hayesfield Girls’ and Beechen Cliff suitable for boarding whether or not they Schools. Measurements will be determined using are looked after by a local authority or the Local Authority’s GIS computerised mapping were previously looked after by a local system. authority. The Local Authority do not hold a map showing the 2. Where the pupil who satisfy the School Bath City Boundary, but this is available for parents that they have a significant degree of to view at the school. boarding need as defined in the School Multiple births – In the event of one place remaining policy. Within this category, priority is for offer, the school would admit over the number to given to the children of members of HM ensure that the siblings were able to be educated at Forces who are entitled to a Ministry of the same school. Defence subsidy for boarding places. To be considered under the above criteria parents/ 3. Where the boy has a brother or sister, half carers must have named the school as a preference. brother or half sister, or step brother or Under the above criteria all preferences are step sister living at the same address and considered equally. If a pupil qualifies for more currently attending Beechen Cliff School. than one school they will be offered their highest 4. Sons of members of staff who are required preference as stated on their application form. to be resident on the School site for the This includes the higher preference between a better performance of their duties. boarding and day place if both applied for. 5. Within the Bath City Boundary after the Please note that the home address is the address allocation of places under criteria 1 to at which the prospective pupil normally resides,

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at the time of application. The School reserves the Where applications for admission exceed the right to seek verification of this address. The School number of places available, all applications will retains the right to withdraw the offer of a place, if it be considered equally and the following criteria has been made on the basis of false or misleading will be applied at the closing date for applications, information. Midnight, Sunday 31 December 2017, in the order Waiting Lists set out below, to decide which students to admit. A waiting list will be kept for one year in accordance Priority One with the above criteria, maintaining the 40% BA1, ‘Looked after children and previously looked after 40% BA2 and 20% beyond the Bath City Boundary children’: this is defined as a boy or girl who is divides, i.e. if a place becomes available in BA1, in the care of a Local Authority or provided with the next boy on the waiting list in that category will accommodation by that authority or who was be allocated the place; BA2, the next boy on the previously looked after, but ceased to be so waiting list in that category and beyond the Bath because they were adopted, became subject to a City Boundary, the next boy on the waiting list in that residence order or special guardianship order(see category. Section 22 of the Children Act 1989). Late Applications Pursuant of their responsibilities under the Children Act 1989, the Governors will not admit pupils Late applications will be made via the Local who cannot satisfy them that they are suitable for Authority who will inform the school after all on-time boarding whether or not they are looked after by a applications have been made. Late applications will local authority or were previously looked after by a then be admitted, if there is a place, or added to the local authority. waiting list in criteria order. There is a different procedure for the admission Priority Two to school for children with Statements of Special Where the pupil who satisfy the School that they Educational Needs: it is administered by the Local have a significant degree of boarding need as Authority (LA) in whose area the family lives. The defined in the School policy. Within this category, LA is responsible for issuing the Statement and priority is given to the children of members of HM consulting parents and the Governing Body of Forces who are entitled to a Ministry of Defence Beechen Cliff School, before the school is named subsidy for boarding places. in the Statement. If the school is named in the Priority Three statement, the child will be admitted subject to Boys who are transferring from a boarding place in suitability to boarding. Year 11 at Beechen Cliff School who have met the criteria. Appendix 6 Admission Criteria: Sixth Form - Boarding Priority Four Boys from other schools. Those potential Sixth The minimum entry requirement onto the A Level Form students will be able to take up the remaining programme is 5 GCSEs at Grade 6 including at least boarding places in the Lower Sixth. Potential AS a Grade 4 in English Literature or Language and level Sixth Form students will be ranked according to Mathematics. Students will also have to obtain at predicted GCSE performance. least a Grade 6 in the subject (or related subjects) of the chosen A Level subject, with individual subject details given in the Sixth Form Prospectus.

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NOTE that order being made. In February 2018 all applicants will receive Over-subscription Criteria notification of provisional places or their place on the waiting list. Final confirmation of places will take If the Academy is oversubscribed, after the place in August 2018 following the confirmed results admission of pupils with an Education, Health and at GCSE. Care Plan (“EHC”) where the school is named in the plan. Priority for admission will be given to those *Prospective students should have regard to the children who meet the criteria set out below, in Sixth Form prospectus to ascertain the particular priority order: subject requirements. 1. Looked after children and previously BROADLANDS ACADEMY looked after children. Academies Enterprise Trust is the Admissions 2. Children in receipt of the mobility Authority for the Academy. component of the Disability Living Allowance in respect of a physical These arrangements are established in accordance disability who live within the Area of Prime with Annex 1 of the Academy’s Supplemental Responsibility. Funding Agreement. 3. Children from within the Area of Prime Admission Number Responsibility whose older sibling will be Broadlands Academy has an agreed Published attending the school on the admission Admission Number (PAN) of 150 for entry into Year date. 7. The Academy will accordingly admit at least 4. Children living within the Area of Prime 150 pupils in the relevant age group each year if Responsibility. sufficient applications are received. All applications will be admitted if 150 or fewer apply. 5. Children living outside the Area of Prime Responsibility whose older sibling will be Children with an Education, Health and attending the school on the admission Care Plan date. Any child with an Education, Health and Care Plan 6. Children living outside the Area of Prime (“EHC”) is required to be admitted. This gives such Responsibility. children overall priority for admission to the named academy. This is not an oversubscription criterion. Operation of waiting lists Subject to any provisions regarding waiting lists in Looked After Children the coordinated admission scheme, the Academy Any child that is Looked After or previously Looked will operate a waiting list. Where in any year the After is required to be admitted to the Academy. This Academy receives more applications for places than gives such children overall priority for admission to there are places available, a waiting list will operate the named school. In the case of previously looked until the end of the first school term. This will be after children, admission authorities may request maintained by the Academy and it will be open to a copy of the adoption order, residence order or any parent to ask for his or her child’s name to be special guardianship order and a letter from the local placed on the waiting list, following an unsuccessful authority that last looked after the child confirming application. Places from the waiting list will be that he or she was looked after immediately prior to offered in the priority order set out above, not in

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order of the date applications are made. time and to any school. On receipt of an in-year application, the school will notify the Local Authority Late applications of both the application and its outcome, to allow the Application forms received after the closing date Local Authority to keep up to date with figures on the will be considered alongside those applicants who availability of schools places within their authority. applied on time wherever possible. Where it is not practicable because places have already been Fair Access Protocols allocated, or are shortly to be allocated, then late The Academy works in accordance with the in-year applications will be considered only after those Fair Access Protocols held by the Local Authority; applicants who applied by the published closing should a vulnerable child within the protocols require date. a place at the Academy, they will take precedence over any child on the waiting list. Admission Outside of the Normal Age Group Tie breaker Parents may seek to apply for their child’s admission If it is necessary to use a tie-breaker to distinguish to school outside of their normal age group, for between two or more applications, a distance example if the child is exceptionally gifted and criterion will be used. We will give priority to the talented or has experienced problems such as ill applicants who live nearest to the school as health. In addition, the parents of summer born measured by a straight line from the front door of the children may choose not to send their child to school home of the applicant to the front door of the main until the September following their fifth birthday and reception of the school site that was on the original may request that they are admitted outside of their application for a place. normal age group to Reception rather than Year 1. Appeals These parents will need to make an application Academies Enterprise Trust as the Admission alongside children applying at the normal age Authority delegates the responsibility for appeals which should explain why it is in the child’s best back to the Academy/Local Authority. Parents interest to be admitted outside of their normal age who wish to appeal the decision of the admissions which may include information such as professional authority to refuse their child a place at your evidence as to why this is the case and why an Academy may apply in writing to the Academy exception should be made in the case of the child. where appeals will be heard by an independent A decision as to whether this is an appropriate panel. course of action will be made by The Trust (AET) as the admissions authority, who will take into account The Academy can be contacted at the following the circumstances of the case and views of the address: Principal. Parents do not have the right to insist that Mr James Hall, Principal their child is admitted to a particular year group. Broadlands Academy St Francis Road In Year Admissions Bristol The Academy will co-ordinate their own in year BS31 2DY admissions and an application made outside Tel: 0117 9864791 the normal admissions round (in-year admissions) Fax: 0117 9161102 should be made directly to the Academy. Parents/ carers can apply for a place for their child at any

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Definitions who were adopted under the Adoption A sibling is defined as a child who has a brother, and Children Act 2002 (see section 46 sister, adopted brother or sister or stepbrother adoption orders). or stepsister living in the same family unit in the (3) Under the provisions of s.14 of the same family household and address who attends Children and Families Act 2014, which the Academy in any year group excluding the final amend section 8 of the Children Act 1989, year. Biological siblings who attend the Academy in residence orders have now been replaced any year group excluding the final year will also be by child arrangements orders. treated as siblings irrespective of place of residence. (4) See Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 Children residing in the same household as part which defines a ‘special guardianship of an extended family, such as cousins, will not be order’ as an order appointing one or treated as siblings. more individuals to be a child’s special Brothers and Sisters guardian (or special guardians). Brothers and sisters include children with the same Adoption Order natural parents living at the An adoption order is an order under Section 46 of same address children with the same natural parents the Adoption and Children Act 2002. living at different addresses (e.g. due Residence Order to separation of natural parents) half- brothers/sisters A residence order is an order settling the living at the same address step – arrangements to be made as to the person with brothers/sisters living at the same address - children whom the child is to live under Section 8 of the living as part of the same family unit Children Act 1989. Section 14A of the Children Act with their parents/guardians at the same address. 1989 defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a Looked after child child’s special guardian (or special guardians). A ‘looked after child’ (1) or a child who was Residence/resident previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption (2) child Residence is defined as the normal family address arrangements order (3) or special guardianship where the child resides. The qualifications date order (4). is the closing date for applications under the co- ordinated admissions scheme (where families (1) A ‘looked after child’ is a child who is (a) change normal address after the closing date but in the care of a local authority, or (b) being before the allocation process has finished this can provided with accommodation by a local be considered under the review procedure). Where authority in the exercise of their social parents live at separate addresses and have joint services functions (see the definition in custody, the address used will be the one where the Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) child spends the main part of the school week (i.e. at the time of making an application to a Sunday night to Thursday night inclusive). Childcare school. arrangements involving relatives’ addresses do not (2) This includes children who were adopted qualify as normal family addresses for this purpose under the Adoption Act 1976 (see unless there is a court Residence Order in place. section 12 adoption orders) and children

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Exceptional Medical and Social Grounds line from the address point of the child’s home address to the address point of the school as Children who the academy accepts have an defined by the Local Land & Property Gazetteer exceptional medical or social need for a place at one (LLPG). Measurements will be determined using specific school. Applications will only be considered the Local Authority’s GIS computerised mapping under this category if they are supported by a written system with those living closer to the school statement from a doctor, social worker or other receiving the higher priority. relevant independent professional. The information must confirm the exceptional medical or social need For the purpose of measuring home to school and demonstrate how the specified school is the distance, all calculations will be measured using a only school that can meet the defined needs of the straight line measurement from the address point of child. This includes children in need, as determined the home to the address point of the school using a by Section 17(10) of the Children Act 1989. Geographical Information System (GIS) method. The GIS system used within this LA would not be able CHEW VALLEY SCHOOL to calculate a staircase measurement in the case PRIORITY A of multi-level dwellings. If the distance between two children’s homes and the school is exactly the same Children in Public Care [Looked after children and then a random allocation would be used for any such previously looked after children]. cases. PRIORITY B In the event of the school being oversubscribed Children from within the Area of Prime Responsibility where the applicant for the final qualifying [APR] whose older sibling will be attending the place(s) available within the admission number is school on the admission date. the parent/carer of twins, triplets or other multiple PRIORITY C births the Governors will breach the admission Children living within the APR. number to allow these children to be offered places. PRIORITY D Children living outside the APR whose older sibling General Infomation will be attending the school on the admission date. Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs [SEN] or an Education Health and Care PRIORITY E Plan [EHC] are dealt with through the SEN Code of Children living outside the APR. Practice and their placement is determined through To be considered under the above criteria the statutory assessment process or an annual parents/carers must have named the school review of their statement. All schools are consulted as a preference. Under the above criteria all before being named on a pupil’s Statement and preferences are considered equally. If a pupil schools have the opportunity to draw attention to any qualifies for more than one school they will be difficulties arising from oversubscribed year groups. offered their highest preference as stated on their If a particular school is named on a Statement application form. this will take priority over the Admissions Criteria, If under all the above criteria any single category although, wherever possible the place will be offered resulted in oversubscription, priority would be within the Admission Number for the school. given to those children who live nearest to the A sibling refers to children who are brother or sister, school. Distance will be measured in a direct half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister,

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step brother or sister, the child of the parent/carer’s will be informed of any late applications received in partner and in every case the child should be living accordance with the Bath & North East Somerset in the same family unit at the same address. LA’s secondary coordinated scheme.

Looked after Children and previously looked after HAYESFIELD SCHOOL children. In line with the School Admissions Code these children are given the highest priority within Co-ordinated Admission of Students (with the oversubscription criteria. The code defines Beechen Cliff School) a Looked After Child as a child who is (a) in the Students will be admitted at age 11 without care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with reference to ability or aptitude. The number of accommodation by a local authority in the exercise intended admissions for the year commencing 1 of their social services functions at the time of September 2018 will be 224. If the School decides making an application to a school. Previously looked that it is able to admit Year 7 students above its after children are defined as children who were PAN, it will notify the local authority in good time to looked after, but ceased to be so because they were allow the local authority to deliver its co-ordination adopted (or became subject to a child arrangement responsibilities effectively. order or special guardianship order). Hayesfield is an Academy and admission is the The school has a Published Admissions Number of responsibility of the Governors. The Local Authority 210. All applications must be submitted to the child’s (LA) application form must be completed and home Local Authority (LA) by the closing date of 31 returned to the LA by the closing date. An on-line LA October 2017. Parents can either use their LA’s On application can also be made. Line application facility or can complete their LA’s Where applications for admission exceed the common application form. After the closing date the number of places available, all applications will be Governing Body will be provided with details of all considered equally and the following criteria will be applications received. applied at the closing date for applications to be Under the Bath & North East Somerset LA’s submitted to the Local Authority in the order set out secondary coordinated scheme, any parents below, to decide which children to admit. refused a place for the new Year 7 intake may ask 1. Looked after Children or a child who was for their child’s name to go on the waiting list where previously looked after but immediately the name will remain until the end of the academic after being looked after became subject to year. During that time, they would be re-considered an adoption, child arrangement or special by the Governors under the admissions criteria for guardianship order. any places that may become available within the admission number and alongside any parents who 2a. Where the girl has a brother or sister, half have lodged an appeal and any later applications brother or half sister, or step brother or received. Please note, however, that children who step sister residing at the same address are the subject of a direction by a LA to admit or who and currently attending Hayesfield Girls’ are allocated to the school in accordance with a Fair School and who will be in attendance at Access Protocol must take precedence over those the time of admission (1 September 2018). on the waiting list. 2b. Where the girl has a brother or sister, half Any late applicants should complete their home brother or half sister, or step brother or LA’s common application form and return it to their step sister residing at the same address home LA as soon as possible. The Governing Body and currently attending Beechen Cliff

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School and who will be in attendance at address to the point of the intersection the time of admission (1 September 2018). of road between Bruton Avenue and the A367 (Wells Road), will be accorded 3. Children of staff at the school where the higher priority. This geographical point member of staff has been employed by has been chosen as the midpoint between the school for two or more years at the both Hayesfield Girls’ and Beechen time at which the application for admission Cliff Schools. Measurements will be to the school is made, (A member of determined using the Local Authority’s staff is defined as full time and part time, GIS computerised mapping system. teaching and non-teaching staff employed and paid through the Academy Trust’s Multiple births – In the event of one place remaining payroll) for offer, the school would admit over the number to ensure that the siblings were able to be educated 4. Up to 12 places to be allocated on the at the same school. If a place would be available basis of sporting or musical excellence. for a sibling in Beechen Cliff, then a place would be Forms are available on the Admissions to offered over the number to ensure that the siblings Hayesfield page of the School’s website. were educated at schools conveniently situated. This form should be signed by the primary or prep school Headteacher or from the To be considered under the above criteria parents/ coaching staff. If there are more than carers must have named the school as a preference. 12 applications the School will allocate Under the above criteria all preferences are places according to its need. considered equally. If a pupil qualifies for more than one school they will be offered their highest 5. Within the Bath City Boundary, after the preference as stated on their application form. allocation of places under criteria 1 to 4, 80% of the remaining places will be Please note that the home address is the address allocated to girls living within the Bath at which the prospective student normally resides, City Boundary. Those living closer to at the time of application. The School reserves the the School, as measured in a direct line right to seek verification of this address. The School on a map from the address point of the retains the right to withdraw the offer of a place, if it child’s home address to the point of has been made on the basis of false or misleading the intersection of road between Bruton information. Avenue and the A367 (Wells Road), Late Applications will be accorded higher priority. This geographical point has been chosen as Late applications will be made via the Local the midpoint between both Hayesfield Authority who will inform the school after all on-time Girls’ and Beechen Cliff Schools. applications have been made. Late applications will Measurements will be determined using then be admitted, if there is a place, or added to the the Local Authority’s GIS computerised waiting list in criteria order. mapping system. Waiting Lists 6. 20% of remaining places will be allocated A list will be kept for a full academic year in to girls living beyond the Bath City accordance with the above criteria. Any late Boundary. Girls living closer to the School, applications, stating Hayesfield as a preference as measured in a direct line on a map or change of preference due to changed from the address point of the child’s home circumstances, will be added at the appropriate

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position. Places will be offered in order from the disability and whose home address is within the Area waiting list. of Prime Responsibility (APR) for either Norton Hill Fair Access School or Somervale School. Students who are the subject of a direction by a Priority C Local Authority to admit, or who are allocated to a Children whose home address is within the Area of school in accordance with a Fair Access Protocol, Prime Responsibility (APR) whose older sibling will must take precedence over those on a waiting list. be attending the school on the admission date. Statement of Special Educational Need or an Priority D Education Health and Care Plan [EHC] Children whose home address is within the APR. There is a different procedure for the admission Priority E to school for children with a Statement of Special Children whose home address is outside the APR Educational Need or an Education Health and Care whose older sibling will be attending the school on Plan [EHC]. It is administered by the Local Authority the admission date. (LA) in whose area the family lives. The LA is responsible for issuing the Statement and consulting Priority F parents and the Governing Body of Hayesfield Children whose home address is outside the APR School, before the school is named in the Statement. To be considered under the above criteria parents/ If the school is named in the statement, the child will carers must have named the school as a preference. be admitted. Under all the above criteria all preferences are considered equally. If a child qualifies for more NORTON HILL SCHOOL than one school they will be offered their highest preference as stated on their application form. When schools are oversubscribed the LA has to apply criteria to decide which children shall be If under all the above criteria any single category admitted to the school. resulted in oversubscription, priority would be given to those children whose home address is nearest These are as follows: to the school, as measured in a direct line between Priority A the home address and preferred school. This rule Looked after children A ‘looked after child’ or would still be applied strictly to both children living a child who was previously looked after but within Bath and North East Somerset and those from immediately after being looked after became neighbouring authorities. subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or In the event of a school being over-subscribed special guardianship order. A looked after child is where the applicant for the final qualifying place(s) a child who, at the time of application, is (a) in the available within the admission number is the parent/ care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with carer of twins, triplets or other multiple births, the accommodation by a local authority in the exercise Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership will breach of their social services functions (section 22 (1) of the admission number to allow these children to be the Children Act 1989 applies. offered places. Priority B For admission purposes, the Admission Authority will Children in receipt of the mobility component of the consider the home address to be: Disability Living Allowance in respect of a physical The address at which the child concerned is living,

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at the time of application, for more than 2.5 school turned down, parents have the right of appeal to an days per week, with the person(s) who has legal Independent Appeal Committee who may decide to responsibility for this child. This address should be allow the pupil to be admitted. clearly stated on the application form. For further details of Admissions Criteria and the Where the child will be moving to a new home Appeals Procedure, please see your copy of the address and the parent wishes this to be taken into B&NES booklet ‘A Secondary School for your Child’. account, one of the following documents, depending All parents should have a copy of this. Alternatively on the circumstances of the case, must be made visit www.bathnes.gov.uk (Schools and Colleges). available at the time of application. Copies of these are available for inspection by • A legal ‘exchange of contract’ which confirms parents but a charge not exceeding the cost of the purchase of the property production will be levied if copies are to be supplied. • A copy of a formal tenancy agreement The following documents are held in school and are (minimum six month term) signed and dated available for inspection by parents: by the applicant and the Landlord for the 1. All statutory orders relating to National property Curriculum subjects, and administrative • Where the child will be living at an address memoranda relating to the parts of the 1988 other than the parental family home, for more Education Act which refer to the curriculum than 2.5 school days per week (for example; 2. Curriculum overviews currently used by with an extended family member, or in teachers in the school emergency or other public accommodation) - A formal written letter, signed and dated 3. All syllabuses followed whether for public by the person responsible for the address in examinations or otherwise question. This must explain the living/care 4. The locally agreed syllabus for Religious arrangements for the child and state how long Education these arrangements are expected to remain in 5. The School Policies on: place. i Collective Worship • For Children of UK service personnel with a confirmed posting to the area or Crown ii Special Educational Needs servants returning from overseas, an official iii Sex Education letter confirming a relocation date and Unit postal address or quartering area address. iv Behaviour For admission purposes, if a parent wishes a v Disability Arrangements sibling connection to be taken into account, the vi Child Protection & Safeguarding sibling’s details must be provided on the admission vii Exclusions application form and he/she must qualify as a full, half or adoptive brother or sister, or a child living for 6. Policies are also available to view on our the majority of his/her school time (more than 2.5 website: www.nortonhillschool.com school days per week) within the same family unit 7. The leaflet issued by the LEA referring to and at the same home address. transfer and admissions If an application for a place at Norton Hill School is 8. The Complaints Procedure

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9. The full OFSTED Report on the Inspection of Priority 2 Norton Hill (January 2013). The summary is Children whose older sibling4 will be attending the available free of charge. school on the admission date5 or have left the school 10. The map showing the area of APR within two years of the admission date.

OLDFIELD SCHOOL Priority 3 Children of members of staff employed6 by 1. Purpose the. school in either or both of the following circumstances: 1.1. The school is compliant with the School Admissions Code issued by the Department a) where the member of staff has been employed for Education on 19 December 2014, and with at the school for two or more years at the time the law relating to admissions. at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or 1.2. As the school is an academy, the responsibility for admissions falls to the Governing Body. b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant The purpose of the Code is to ensure that post for which there is a demonstrable skill all school places are allocated and offered shortage. in an open and fair way. In drawing up our admission arrangements, we ensure that the Priority 4 Those children who live nearest to the school, practices and the criteria used to decide the as measured in a direct line between the home allocation of school places are fair, clear and address and preferred school. All calculations will objective. be measured using a straight line measurement 2. Determination of Priorities: from the address point of the home to the address 2.1. Students will be admitted to the school point of the school using a Geographical Information according to the following criteria, in order of System (GIS) method. The GIS system used within priority. this LA would not be able to calculate a staircase measurement in the case of multi-level dwellings. If Priority 1 the distance between two children’s homes and the Children in Public Care (looked after children1 and school is exactly the same then a random allocation previously looked after children. Previously looked would be used for any such cases. This rule would after children are children who were looked after, still be applied strictly to both children living within but ceased to be so because they were adopted2 Bath and North East Somerset and those from or became subject to a Child arrangement order3 or neighbouring authorities. special guardianship order).

1 A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. 2 Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. 3 Under the terms of the Children Act 1989. A ‘Child arrangement order’ is defined as an order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is to live. 4 A sibling refers to children who are brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, foster brother or sister, step brother or sister, the child of the parent/ carer’s partner and in every case the child should be living in the same family unit at the same address. A sibling is defined as a child attending the school in Years 7-13 in the year of entry or has left the school within two years of the admission date. 5 If a child is living with two parents with different addresses and is spending time with each parent, one must be nominated as a main address. 6 Employed means being party to a contract of employment with the School as direct employer and does not include contractors.

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3. Determination of Places assessment process or an annual review. 3.1. The majority of places are likely to be allocated 4.2. All schools are consulted before being through Priority 4. named on a student’s Education, Health and 3.2. To be considered under the above criteria Care Plan (EHC Plan) and schools have the parents/carers must have named the school as opportunity to draw attention to any difficulties a preference in their application to the LA. arising from oversubscribed year groups. 3.3. Under the above criteria all preferences are 4.3. If a particular school is named on an EHC considered equally. If a student qualifies for Plan this will take priority over the Admissions more than one school they will be offered Criteria, although, wherever possible, the their highest preference as stated on their place will be offered within the Admission application form. Number for the school. 3.4. If under all the above criteria any single 5. Published Admissions Number category resulted in oversubscription, (PAN) priority would be given to those children who 5.1. The school has a Published Admissions live nearest to the school. Distance will be Number of 180 All applications for the new measured in a straight line from a central Year 7 intake must be submitted to the child’s point in the school to the property of the home Local Authority (LA) by the closing child’s home address. Measurements will be date of 31 October 2017. Parents can either determined using the Local Authority’s GIS use their LA’s online application facility or computerised mapping system with those can complete their LA’s Common Application living closer to the school receiving the higher Form. After the closing date the Governing priority. Body will be provided with details of all 3.5. In the event of the school being applications received. oversubscribed where the applicant for the final qualifying place(s) available within the 6. Waiting lists and appeals admission number is the parent/carer of twins, 6.1. Under the Bath & North East Somerset LA’s triplets or other multiple births the Governors secondary coordinated scheme, any parents will breach the admission number to allow refused a place for the new Year 7 intake may these children to be offered places. ask for their child’s name to go on the waiting list where the name will remain until the end of 3.6. If there is more than one applicant ranked Term 2. equally according to the published admission criteria and there are insufficient places 6.2. During that time, they would be re-considered available to allocate all of the equally ranked by the Governing Body under the admissions applicants, the B&NES random allocation criteria for any places that became available procedure will be followed. within the admission number and alongside any parents who have lodged an appeal or 4. Education, Health and Care Plan any later applications received. (EHC Plan) 6.3. Please note, however, that children who 4.1. Children with an EHC Plan are supported are the subject of a direction by a LA to through the 2014 SEN & D Code and their admit or who are allocated to the school in placement is determined through the statutory accordance with a Fair Access Protocol must

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take precedence over those on a waiting servants returning from overseas to live in the list. Each added child requires the list to area, the Governing Body will: be ranked again in line with the published 9.1.1. allocate a place in advance of the oversubscription criteria. Priority is not given family arriving in the area, provided the to children based on the date their application application is accompanied by an official was received or their name was added to the letter that declares a relocation date and list. Looked after children, previously looked a Unit postal address or quartering area after children, and those allocated a place at address when considering the application the school in accordance with a Fair Access against the oversubscription criteria. Protocol, take precedence over those on a This will include accepting a Unit postal waiting list. address or quartering area address for a 6.4. Parents have a right to appeal if their child is service child. The school will not refuse refused a place at the school. The school will a service child a place because the communicate why admission was refused, family does not currently live in the area, information about the right to appeal, the or reserve blocks of places for these deadline for lodging an appeal and contact children; details for making an appeal. Parents will be 9.1.2. ensure that arrangements in their area informed that, if they wish to appeal, they must support the Government’s commitment set out their grounds for appeal in writing. to removing disadvantage for service 7. Late Applications children. Arrangements will be appropriate for the area and as described in the local 7.1. Any late applicants should complete their authority’s composite prospectus. home LA’s common application form as soon as possible. The Governing Body will be 10. In Year Applications (Casual informed of any late applications received. Admissions) 10.1. In Year Admissions i.e. all applications other 8. Admission of children outside their normal age group than for Year 7 or Sixth Form in September 8.1. Parents of gifted and talented children, or 10.2. All applications must be made directly to the those who have experienced problems or school. An application is made by completing missed part of a year, for example due to ill an application form which must be forwarded health, can seek places outside their normal to the Admissions Registrar. All applications age group. The Governing Body will make will be considered by the Admissions Authority decisions on the basis of the circumstances of and places will be offered to those successful. each case, informing parents of their statutory 10.3. Where there are more applicants at any one right to appeal. This right does not apply if time than there are places available applicants they are offered a place in another year group will be invited to be added to the waiting list. If at the school. a place becomes available, the place will be offered in accordance with the priority order 9. Children of UK service personnel set out in section 2 above and not the length of (UK Armed Forces) time a child’s name has been on a waiting list. 9.1. For families of service personnel with a confirmed posting to the area, or crown 10.4. Overseas applicants must provide proof of

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address and if necessary the DSL (Designated 11.5. We plan to run as many courses as possible. Safeguarding Lead) will make further enquiries However, the school will inform students in to ensure the placement meets private April/May which courses we are unable to run fostering guidelines. (DFE Safeguarding and due to very low student uptake Child Protection Guidance 2016). 11.6. The school currently caters for GCE A Level, 11. Sixth Form Admissions and BTEC students between the ages of 16 to 19. We enrol only full time students. 11.1. Entry to Oldfield School Sixth Form is by A Level student are expected to study 3 application to the Head of Sixth Form. advanced level courses. We do allow students Applications from external candidates are very occasionally to study 4 advanced level welcome. courses dependent on GCSE grades and 11.2. Students applying to Oldfield School Sixth individual circumstances. Form from other schools are invited to meet the 11.7. The admissions number for Oldfield School’s Director of Post-16 Learning to discuss their Sixth Form is 125 students. option choices and references are requested from their previous school. The references 11.8. The Sixth Form has a code of conduct that enable us to assess the students’ predicted students are expected to sign when they GCSE grades. In considering applications, join. This sets out guidelines on expected our aim is to accept students on to courses on attendance and behaviour. which they can be expected to have a good 11.9. Specified Entry Requirements chance of success. 11.9.1. Advanced level GCE: Students 11.3. Students are asked to make provisional course are usually expected to have gained choices. This is not a final commitment and a minimum of 5 grade 5s at GCSE (or they will be able to reconsider their options equivalent) and students are expected after GCSE results are published and in light of in most subjects to gain 9, 8, 7 or 6 in the school timetable. We encourage students the subjects they wish to study. This to apply by the end of Term 2 (Christmas). The means that the vast majority of Sixth Form deadline for all applications for September students achieve at least 3 GCSEs at 2018 is 15th December 2017 although late grade 6 (or equivalent) or above. Each applications will be considered. From February subject details its own entry requirement 2018 subjects will be placed in timetable in the prospectus. blocks. Prospective students can choose one 11.9.2. Entry on to Year 13 A2 GCE level subject from each block. Students who apply courses is not automatic. This is assessed before the February deadline and gain the on the basis of the successful completion necessary grades will be given priority if a of the Year 12 courses. Year 13 students class becomes oversubscribed. are full time students and study at least 11.4. As with all applications, the school has to 2 A Level courses. They also attend tutor consider the likely class sizes before enrolling registrations and meetings, assembly and a student in September. Applying early PSHE events. gives the school an opportunity to plan a 11.10. Students from overseas may be asked to manageable curriculum to best meet students’ produce evidence of their entitlement to needs.

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funding. This will affect only a few students demonstrable skill shortage. who do not have full UK citizenship. The vast 12.2.4. Those children who live nearest to majority of Sixth Form students are entitled to the school, as measured in a direct line free (LA funded) post -16 education and do between the home address and preferred not need to apply for this LA funding. We are school. This rule would still be applied already aware of the status of current Oldfield strictly to both children living within Bath School students. and North East Somerset and those from 12. Over-subscription of Sixth Form neighbouring authorities. Places 12.3. In the event of a place not being offered at 12.1. In all the cases listed below the general Oldfield School Sixth Form, the candidate has entry requirements and academic entry the right of appeal to an independent appeal grades needed for each course would still panel. apply. Potential A Level Sixth Form students are ranked according to predicted GCSE 13. Evaluation and Review performance when being considered for an 13.1. The policy is evaluated in the following ways: oversubscribed class. informal discussion with parents; discussion with our local Admissions Forum; annual 12.2. If the sixth form is over-subscribed priority review by Governors’ Admissions Committee would be given as follows: 13.2. This Policy will be reviewed annually by the 12.2.1. A. Children in Public Care looked Headteacher, and the Admission Committee after children and previously looked will annually determine the admissions after children. Previously looked after arrangements for the next year. children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they 13.3. Any changes to the admissions criteria must were adopted (or became subject to a be consulted on. This consultation will be an residence order or special guardianship open consultation lasting a period of 6 weeks. order). It would be expected they would 13.4. This policy will be approved by the Full have the required qualifications for the Governing Body. courses they wish to study. 13.5. Date when policy was last approved: 12.2.2. Those children who have siblings December 2016 currently attending Oldfield School. 13.6. Date when next review is due: December 2017 12.2.3. Children of staff at the school, in either or both of the following circumstances: RALPH ALLEN SCHOOL a) where the member of staff has been Years 7-11 employed at the school for two or Ralph Allen School is compliant with the School more years at the time at which the Admissions Code issued by the Department for application for admission to the school Education in December 2014, and with the law is made, and/or relating to admissions. As the school is an academy, b) the member of staff is recruited to the responsibility for admissions falls to the Academy fill a vacant post for which there is a Trust. The purpose of the Code is to ensure that all school places are allocated and offered in an

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open and fair way. In drawing up the admission based at the or a similar high-level arrangements, the school ensures that the practices sports institution. These students must be registered and the criteria used to decide the allocation of on an elite athletes’ training programme such as the school places are fair, clear and objective. Lawn Tennis Association Academy Programme; or a comparable programme relating to another sport5. For further information please see the School Admissions Code on the school website. PRIORITY E Students with an Education Health and Care Plan Children of staff at the school, in either or both of the (or Statement of Special Educational Needs) which following circumstances: names the school will be admitted (which will reduce a) where the member of staff has been employed at the number of available places under the school’s the school for two or more years at the time at which published admission number). Students will be the application for admission to the school is made, admitted to the school according to the following and/or criteria, in order of priority. b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant PRIORITY A post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Children in Public Care (looked after children1 and previously looked after children. Previously looked PRIORITY F Children who are resident in the Greater Bath after children are children who immediately after Consortium. being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order). PRIORITY G PRIORITY B Those children who live nearest to the school, as measured in a direct line between the home address Children in receipt of the mobility component of the and preferred school. This rule would still be applied Disability Living Allowance2 in respect of a physical strictly to both children living within Bath and disability and who live within the Greater Bath North East Somerset and those from neighbouring Consortium (GBC). authorities. PRIORITY C NOTES Children whose older sibling3 will be attending the school on the admission date.4 The majority of places are likely to be allocated through priorities F and G. PRIORITY D To be considered under the above criteria parents/ Ralph Allen will admit up to 15 students per year carers must have named the school as a preference. group who have aptitude in sports. Evidence of Under the above criteria all preferences are aptitude can be provided in the following ways: a considered equally. If a student qualifies for more letter from a student’s primary school, or a letter from than one school they will be offered their highest the providers of the specialized training programme

1 A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. 2 To consider applications under Priority B of the admissions criteria documentary evidence confirming receipt of the mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance in respect of a physical disability must be sent to the school and the B&NES Admissions Dept by the closing date of 31 October 2017. 3 A sibling refers to children who are brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, foster brother or sister, step brother or sister, the child of the parent/ carer’s partner and in every case the child should be living in the same family unit at the same address. 4 If a child is living with two parents with different addresses and is spending time with each parent, one must be nominated as a main address. 5 To be considered under this priority, documentary evidence should be forwarded to B&NES Admissions Dept and the School Manager at Ralph Allen School for bulk Year 7 admissions, and to the School Manager at Ralph Allen School for in-year admissions. For Year 7 entry this letter must be sent to B&NES and the school by 31 October 2017 before any application can be considered for Priority D. The University of Bath and Ralph Allen School have a formal agreement with well-established links and working practices. Ralph Allen School has developed the ability to meet the needs of these students academically through coordinated school and academy programmes. We assess the appropriate number of courses for these students to study, based on academic capacity and their training schedules.

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preference as stated on their application form. the 2014 SEN & D Code and their placement is determined through the statutory assessment Distance from the school process or an annual review. All schools are If under all the above criteria any single category consulted before being named on a student’s resulted in oversubscription, priority would be Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC Plan) and given to those children living nearest the school as schools have the opportunity to draw attention to any measured in a straight line from the address point of difficulties arising from oversubscribed year groups. the child’s home address to the address point of the If a particular school is named on an EHC Plan school as defined by the Local Land and Property this will take priority over the Admissions Criteria, Gazetteer (LLPG). Measurements will be determined although, wherever possible, the place will be using the Local Authority’s Geographic Information offered within the Admission Number for the school. System (GIS) computerised mapping system with Published Admissions Number (PAN) those living closer to the school receiving higher priority. The school has a Published Admissions Number of 180 for each of Years 7-11. All applications for the For the purpose of measuring home to school new Year 7 intake must be submitted to the child’s distance, all calculations will be measured using a home Local Authority (LA) by the closing date of straight line measurement from the address point of 31 October 2017. Parents can either use their LA’s the home to the address point of the school using a online application facility or can complete their LA’s Geographical Information System (GIS) method. The Common Application Form. After the closing date GIS system used within this LA would not be able the Academy Trust will be provided with details of all to calculate a staircase measurement in the case applications received. of multi-level dwellings. If the distance between two children’s homes and the school is exactly the same Waiting lists and appeals then a random allocation would be used for any such Under the Bath & North East Somerset LA’s cases. secondary coordinated scheme, any parents refused In the event of the school being oversubscribed a place for the new Year 7 intake may ask for their where the applicant for the final qualifying place(s) child’s name to go on the waiting list where the available within the admission number is the parent/ name will remain until the end of Term 2. During that carer of twins, triplets or other multiple births the time, they would be re-considered by the Academy Governors will breach the admission number to allow Trust under the admissions criteria for any places these children to be offered places. that became available within the admission number If there is more than one applicant ranked equally and alongside any parents who have lodged an according to the published admission criteria and appeal or any later applications received. Please there are insufficient places available to allocate all note, however, that children who are the subject of of the equally ranked applicants, the B&NES random a direction by a LA to admit or who are allocated to allocation procedure will be followed. the school in accordance with a Fair Access Protocol must take precedence over those on a waiting list. GENERAL INFORMATION Each added child requires the list to be ranked again in line with the published oversubscription Notes criteria. Priority is not given to children based on Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC Plan) the date their application was received or their Children with an EHC Plan are supported through name was added to the list. Looked after children, previously looked after children, and those allocated

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a place at the school in accordance with a Fair postal address or quartering area address for Access Protocol, take precedence over those on a a service child. The school will not refuse a waiting list. service child a place because the family does not currently live in the area, or reserve blocks Parents have a right to appeal if their child is refused of places for these children; a place at the school. The school will communicate why admission was refused, information about the b) ensure that arrangements in their area right to appeal, the deadline for lodging an appeal support the Government’s commitment to and contact details for making an appeal. Parents removing disadvantage for service children. will be informed that, if they wish to appeal, they Arrangements will be appropriate for the must set out their grounds for appeal in writing. area and as described in the local authority’s composite prospectus. Late applicants In-year applications Any late applicants should complete their home LA’s common application form as soon as possible. Applicants should apply to the school on the The Academy Trust will be informed of any late application form available on the school and B&NES applications received. websites. Any parent can apply for a place for their child at any time to any school outside the normal Any supporting evidence as detailed in the above admissions round. A detailed procedure is listed on policy relating to Priority B, D or E applicants should the website with details of how to appeal should an be sent to B&NES Admissions Dept and the School application be unsuccessful. Manager at Ralph Allen School. Admission of children outside their normal age group Sixth Form Arrangements 2018/19

Parents of gifted and talented children, or those who General Entry Policy (External have experienced problems or missed part of a year, Applications) for example due to ill health, can seek places outside Entry to Ralph Allen School Sixth Form is by their normal age group. The Academy Trust will application to the Head of Sixth Form. Applications make decisions on the basis of the circumstances from external candidates are very welcome. of each case, informing parents of their statutory right to appeal. This right does not apply if they are Students applying to Ralph Allen School Sixth Form offered a place in another year group at the school. from other schools are invited to meet the Head of Sixth Form or a member of the leadership team Children of UK service personnel (UK to discuss their option choices. In considering Armed Forces) applications, our aim is to accept students on to For families of service personnel with a confirmed courses on which they can be expected to have a posting to the area, or crown servants returning from good chance of success. overseas to live in the area, the Academy Trust will: Students are asked to make provisional course a) allocate a place in advance of the family choices. This is not a final commitment and they arriving in the area, provided the application is will be able to reconsider their options after GCSE accompanied by an official letter that declares results are published and in light of the school a relocation date and a Unit postal address timetable. We encourage students to apply by the or quartering area address when considering end of Term 2 (Christmas). The deadline for all the application against the oversubscription applications for September 2018 is 1 February 2018, criteria. This will include accepting a Unit although late applications will be considered. From

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February 2018, subjects will be placed in timetable explained in the sixth form planner. Year 13 students blocks. Prospective students can choose one are full time students. They also attend tutor subject from each block. Students who apply before registrations and meetings, assembly and PSHE. the February deadline and gain the necessary grades will be given priority if a class becomes Elite Athletes oversubscribed. Ralph Allen will admit up to 15 students into Year 12 who have aptitude in sports. These students will As with all applications, the school has to consider still need to meet the academic entry requirements the likely class sizes before enrolling a student in for Ralph Allen School Sixth Form Centre (as listed September. Applying early gives the school an above). opportunity to plan a manageable curriculum to best meet students’ needs. Students who have found Evidence of aptitude can be provided in the the GCSE course difficult, and who consequently following ways: a letter from a student’s school, or a achieve less than they had hoped to achieve, do find letter from the providers of the specialized training studying for a Level 3 qualification in a large class programme based at the University of Bath or a difficult. The school takes this into consideration similar high-level sports institution. These students when enrolling students in September. We believe must be registered on an elite athletes’ training our students are successful because we consider programme such as the Lawn Tennis Association these issues and we discuss their options post-16 Academy Programme; or a comparable programme with them. relating to another sport. (Elite athletes also study at Ralph Allen School in Key Stages 3 and 4.) We plan to run as many courses as possible. However, the school will inform students which The University of Bath and Ralph Allen School courses we are unable to run due to very low student have a formal agreement with well-established uptake links and working practices. Ralph Allen School has developed the ability to meet the needs of Please check our website for updates to our these students academically through coordinated provision for September 2018. school and academy programmes. We assess the The school currently caters for students between the appropriate number of courses for these students ages of 16 to 19 studying for GCE A level, AS level to study, based on academic capacity and their and BTEC. We enrol full time students. training schedules. The capacity for Year 12 in the Ralph Allen sixth form UK Citizenship is 125 students. The number of external applicants admitted to the sixth form will be a minimum of 15, Students from overseas may be asked to produce provided they meet the minimum academic criteria evidence of their entitlement to funding. This will (which applies to internal and external applicants). affect only a few students who do not have full UK citizenship. The vast majority of sixth form students Specified Entry Requirements are entitled to free (state-funded) post-16 education AS and Advanced level GCE and do not need to apply for this funding. We are already aware of the status of current Ralph Allen Specific subject entry requirements and further School students. information are available on the school website and in the sixth form curriculum booklet. Over-subscription (external candidates) Progression to Year 13 is assessed on the basis In all the cases listed below the general entry policy of the successful completion of Year 12 and is and specific subject academic entry grades needed

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for each course would still apply. In extreme cases within Bath and North East Somerset and of large class size and the school’s inability to those from neighbouring authorities. provide another class, potential sixth form students In the event of a place not being offered at Ralph are ranked according to date of application when Allen Sixth Form, both the candidate and the being considered for an oversubscribed class. candidate’s parents have the right of appeal to an If the sixth form is over-subscribed priority would be independent appeal panel. Details of how to appeal given as follows: are on the school website.

6 A. Children in Public Care (looked after children General Information and previously looked after children. The Principal’s regular reports to governors will Previously looked after children are children include a summary of the current admissions who immediately after being looked after position. became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order). Date: 1 November 2016 It would be expected they would have the required qualifications for the courses they SOMERVALE SCHOOL wish to study. When schools are oversubscribed the LA has to B. Children in receipt of the Personal apply criteria to decide which children shall be Independence Payment7. admitted to the school. These are as follows: C. Elite Athletes (with local sports training Priority A provision at the appropriate level in place, as Looked after children A ‘looked after child’ or well as the required academic entry grades). a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became D. Those children who have siblings currently subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or attending Ralph Allen School. special guardianship order. A looked after child is E. Children of staff at the school, in either or both a child who, at the time of application, is (a) in the of the following circumstances: care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with a) where the member of staff has been accommodation by a local authority in the exercise employed at the school for two or more of their social services functions (section 22 (1) of years at the time at which the application the Children Act 1989 applies. for admission to the school is made, and/ Priority B or Children in receipt of the mobility component of the b) the member of staff is recruited to Disability Living Allowance in respect of a physical fill a vacant post for which there is a disability and whose home address is within the Area demonstrable skill shortage. of Prime Responsibility (APR) for either Norton Hill F. Those children who live nearest to the school, School or Somervale School. as measured in a direct line between the home Priority C address and preferred school. This rule would Children whose home address is within the Area of still be applied strictly to both children living Prime Responsibility (APR) whose older sibling will

6 A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. 7 To consider applications under Priority B of the admissions criteria documentary evidence confirming receipt of the Personal Independence Payment in respect of a physical disability must be sent to the school by the closing date of 1 February 2018.

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be attending the school on the admission date. account, one of the following documents, depending on the circumstances of the case, must be made Priority D available at the time of application. Children whose home address is within the APR. • A legal ‘exchange of contract’ which confirms Priority E the purchase of the property Children whose home address is outside the APR • A copy of a formal tenancy agreement whose older sibling will be attending the school on (minimum six month term) signed and dated the admission date. by the applicant and the Landlord for the Priority F property Children whose home address is outside the APR • Where the child will be living at an address To be considered under the above criteria parents/ other than the parental family home, for more carers must have named the school as a preference. than 2.5 school days per week (for example; Under all the above criteria all preferences are with an extended family member, or in considered equally. If a child qualifies for more emergency or other public accommodation) than one school they will be offered their highest - A formal written letter, signed and dated preference as stated on their application form. by the person responsible for the address in question. This must explain the living/care If under all the above criteria any single category arrangements for the child and state how long resulted in oversubscription, priority would be given these arrangements are expected to remain in to those children whose home address is nearest place. to the school, as measured in a direct line between the home address and preferred school. This rule • For Children of UK service personnel with would still be applied strictly to both children living a confirmed posting to the area or Crown within Bath and North East Somerset and those from servants returning from overseas, an official neighbouring authorities. letter confirming a relocation date and Unit postal address or quartering area address In the event of a school being over-subscribed where the applicant for the final qualifying place(s) For admission purposes, if a parent wishes a available within the admission number is the parent/ sibling connection to be taken into account, the carer of twins, triplets or other multiple births, the sibling’s details must be provided on the admission Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership will breach application form and he/she must qualify as a full, the admission number to allow these children to be half or adoptive brother or sister, or a child living for offered places. the majority of his/her school time (more than 2.5 school days per week) within the same family unit For admission purposes, the Admission Authority will and at the same home address. consider the home address to be: For further details of Admissions Criteria and the The address at which the child concerned is living, Appeals Procedure, please see your copy of the at the time of application, for more than 2.5 school B&NES booklet ‘A Secondary School for your Child’. days per week, with the person(s) who has legal All parents should have a copy of this. Alternatively responsibility for this child. This address should be visit www.bathnes.gov.uk (Schools and Colleges). clearly stated on the application form. The following documents are held in school and are Where the child will be moving to a new home available for inspection by parents: address and the parent wishes this to be taken into

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1. All statutory orders relating to National North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Curriculum subjects, and administrative North West Wiltshire and the north of the memoranda relating to the parts of the 1988 County of Somerset and admits children of 11- Education Act which refer to the curriculum 18 years. A map of the designated catchment area is included at the end of this policy. 2. Curriculum overviews currently used by teachers in the school The school has an agreed Published Admission Number (PAN) of 160 for entry in 3. All syllabuses followed whether for public year 7 and this is also the number of places examinations or otherwise available in other year groups from Year 4. The locally agreed syllabus for Religious 7-11. The school will accordingly admit up Education to 160 pupils in the relevant age group each 5. The School Policies on: year if sufficient applications are received. All applicants will be admitted if 160 or fewer i Collective Worship apply. ii Special Educational Needs The governing body, acting in accordance iii Sex Education with arrangements on which they consulted iv Behaviour with the Clifton Diocesan Department for Schools and Colleges and Bath and North v Disability Arrangements East Somerset Local Authority and within the vi Child Protection & Safeguarding School Admissions Code hereafter called The Code, is responsible for admissions. vii Exclusions In line with The Code, the governing body, 6. Policies are also available to view on our website: as admissions authority for the school, will www.nortonhillschool.com operate an equal preference system. In the 7. The leaflet issued by the LEA referring to event of oversubscription, all applications for transfer and admissions the school will be considered equally against the oversubscription criteria and ranked 8. The Complaints Procedure in order of how they meet the criteria. This 9. The full OFSTED Report on the Inspection of information will be given to the B&NES Local Norton Hill (January 2013). The summary is Authority (LA) who will then consider all the available free of charge. preferences for each applicant and offer the 10. The map showing the area of APR highest preference which is available. 2. The governors will admit up to the Published ST. GREGORY’S CATHOLIC Admission Number (PAN) of 160 for pupils COLLEGE entering Year 7 in September 2018. This is For Entry to Year 7 in September 2018 and for In- also the number of places available in the 8 – Year Applications from September 2018-July 2019 11 year groups. 1. Saint Gregory’s is a Catholic voluntary aided 3. Requests for admissions outside the normal secondary school, which was established age group will be individually considered by the Diocese of Clifton. It primarily serves and the advice of the B&NES LA’s specialist designated Catholic parishes in Bath and advisers (eg Educational Psychologists) and other relevant professionals, including the

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child’s present Headteacher, will be sought, allocations. if appropriate, before a decision is made. After the submission deadline of 31 October Requests should be put in writing to the 2017, any Common Application Forms school, along with any additional evidence. submitted will be processed in accordance The school will notify applicants of the with the Coordinated Admissions Scheme outcome of their request in writing. Those of the child’s home Local Authority. Any late refused will have the right of appeal unless applicants should complete their home LA’s offered a place in another year group at the common application form and return it to their school. home LA as soon as possible. The schools 4. Year 7 intake: for children living within B&NES, Supplementary Information Form (SIF) should, application for a place at the school should be however, be sent to the school direct. made on the B&NES common application 5. The governing body will consider all form, either online at http://www.bathnes.gov. applications and if more applications are uk/services/schools-colleges-and-learning/ received than places available, it will apply admissionsschools or on paper. Paper its policy criteria and inform the B&NES LA of applications should be submitted to the the ranking of all the applications. For on time Admissions and Transport Department at applicants the home LA will offer places to Bath and North-East Somerset Council, those who qualify for a place on behalf of the Lewis House, Manvers Street, Bath, BA1 governing body on 1 March 2018. A waiting 1JG by 31 October 2017. For children list, of those still seeking a place, including living outside of B&NES, parents should late applications from families moving into the indicate their preference for a place at Saint area or who were otherwise unable to apply Gregory’s on the common application form by the specified date, will be maintained until for their home LA e.g. Wiltshire, Somerset, 31 December 2018. Applicants will be ranked South Gloucestershire, or any other LA. in the same order as the over-subscription These authorities will then inform B&NES criteria and places offered on that basis, with about this preference who will in turn inform the exception of children who are subject of the Governors of Saint Gregory’s. To be a direction by a Local Authority or who have considered in the first round of allocations, been allocated to the school in accordance applications must be submitted to the child’s with the local Fair Access Protocol, who will home LA by 31 October 2017. take precedence over those on the waiting In addition parents/carers seeking application list. Each child added to the list will require the on grounds of faith or specialism are list to be ranked again in accordance with the requested to complete a ‘Supplementary oversubscription criteria. Applications received Information Form’ (SIF) issued by the school after the 31 August 2018 will be considered as in order that the governors may apply their in-year applications as outlined in paragraph 8 admissions policy fairly and consistently. of this policy. Failure to do so may affect which category of 6. If the school is oversubscribed, after the applicant a child is placed into. These forms admission of pupils with a Statement of Special should be returned to the Admissions Educational Needs or Education, Health and Officer at Saint Gregory’s by 31 October Care Plan hereafter called EHCP, where the 2017 to be considered in the first round of school is named in the Statement or EHCP,

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applications will be ranked in accordance with Joseph and Teresa, Wells; St Paul’s, the criteria set out below, in order: Yate; St. Patrick’s, Corsham. St Mary’s, Chippenham; Our Lady of Lourdes, 1a Baptised Catholic looked after and Kingswood. previously looked after children who were previously looked after but 4 Other children (i.e. who don’t come under ceased to be so because they were 1-3) within the designated catchment adopted or became subject to a child area with a brother or a sister already arrangements or special guardianship at the school at the date of application order immediately following having and who will be in attendance at the been looked after. A looked after child time of admission. To be considered a is a child who is (a) in the care of the brother or sister a child must be living at local authority, or (b) being provided the same address for the majority of the with accommodation by a local time (at least 50% of the time) as a full, authority in the exercise of their social half, step or adoptive brother or sister. services functions (see the definition Step brothers/sisters are defined as in Section 22(1) of the Children Act children who are not necessarily related 1989) at the time of application. biologically (including foster children) but are living in the same household for 1b Baptised Catholic children within the the majority of the time as the address designated area of the school. considered to be the address of the child 1c Baptised Catholic children who do not for whom the application is made. have a designated school to attend. 5 In accordance with the provisions set out 1d Baptised Catholic children outside the in section 1.24 of the School Admission designated area of the school Code the governors will offer up to 16 2 Children in public care (looked after (i.e. 10%) places to those pupils who can children / previously looked after children) demonstrate an aptitude in the performing arts i.e. Music, Dance, Drama and who A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was live in the designated area. previously looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special 6 Children with a parent who has been a guardianship order. A looked after child member of St Gregory’s Catholic College is a child who is (a) in the care of the staff for two or more years at the time local authority, or (b) being provided with of application, or who was recruited to accommodation by a local authority in the fill a vacant post for which there is a exercise of their social services functions demonstrable skills shortage. This does (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the not include staff who work on the school Children Act 1989). site for other employers. 3 Any children attending any of our eight 7 Other children living within the designated Catholic partner primary schools in area. the South Clifton Catholic Federation 8 All other children. i.e. St. John’s, Bath; St. Mary’s, Bath; For category 1 a baptismal certificate must St Benedict’s, Midsomer Norton. SS be submitted with the school’s Supplementary

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Information Form for applicants to be which fall outside the normal admission considered within these categories. A map of process for Year 7 intake) for the offer year the designated catchment area is included at 2018/19 and all subsequent years. In-year the end of this policy. applications must be referred to the school for consideration by the Admissions Committee For category 5 the relevant section of the against the oversubscription criteria listed school’s Supplementary Information Form is in paragraph 6 above if more applications requested to be completed and submitted to are received than places available. As the school by 31 October 2017 with copies with all faith or aptitude applications, a of evidence detailing aptitude in the relevant Supplementary Information Form is requested subjects. to be completed. This will assist the governors’ Governors will consider supporting evidence admission panel to determine the applicant’s (e.g. references and/or certificates regarding category. performing arts aptitude) sent in up to the date 9. Multiple births of the Governors’ Admissions Panel meeting in December 2017. In the event of more than In the event of applications from multiple 16 children applying for places within this births, they will be considered as one category all category 5 applicants will be application in order not to split them. Where invited to an audition in the school during one child of a multiple birth qualifies for a Term 2, organised and assessed by specialist place, the other child(ren) will also be offered staff, to help the governors arrive at fair and a place, even if the school has to exceed the objective decisions based on aptitude and the Published Admission Number. In the event of 16 judged best would be ranked within this them having to be placed on a waiting list they category. Those children who are not offered will continue to be treated as one application a place in category 5 will be placed in the to maintain our policy not to split multiple appropriate category 6, 7 or 8. births. 7. Tiebreakers 10. Appeals procedure Places are allocated to the Published Parents have a right to appeal against a Admission Number (PAN) starting with refusal by the governing body to admit their category 1. Where applications cannot be child and should put their appeal in writing separated by applying the oversubscription to the Clerk to the Governors at the school. criteria, random allocation i.e. the drawing of Appeals will be conducted in accordance with lots will be used to determine the order of the the School Admissions Appeals Code. ranking. Where one child of a multiple birth 11. For Children previously looked after: is drawn the other child or children will be deemed to have also been drawn. This will be a) A ‘looked after child’ is a child who is supervised by someone independent of the in the care of a local authority, or being school. provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their 8. In-Year Applications social services at the time of making an There is no requirement for local authorities application to a school. to co-ordinate in-year applications (i.e. b) A “previously looked after child” is a child applications for places in existing year groups who was looked after, but ceased to be so

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because she/he was adopted* or became Appendix 1 - Churches in Communion with subject to a child arrangements order** or Rome. special guardianship order***. Oriental Rite (or Eastern Catholic) Churches in union *This includes children who were adopted with Rome under the Adoption Act 1976 (see section Alexandrian 12 adoption orders) and children who - Coptic Catholic Church were adopted under the Adoption and - Ethiopian Catholic Church (‘Gheez rite’) Childrens Act 2002 (see section 46 (Includes Eritrean Catholic Church) adoption orders). Antiochean (West Syrian) **Child arrangements orders are defined - Syrian Catholic Church in s.8 of the Children Act 1989, as - (Syro-)Maronite Catholic amended by s.12 of the Children and - Church Syro-Malankar Catholic Church Families Act 2014. Child arrangements orders replace residence orders and Armenian any residence order in force prior to Armenian Catholic Church 22 April 2014 is deemed to be a child Chaldean (East Syrian) arrangements order. - Chaldean Catholic Church ***See Section 14A of the Children - Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Act 1989 which defines a ‘special Constantinopolitan (Byzantine) guardianship order’ as an order - Albanian (Byzantine) Catholic Church appointing one or more individuals to - Belarussian Catholic Church be a child’s special guardian (or special - Bulgarian (Byzantine) Catholic Church guardians). - Georgian Catholic Church 12. Baptised Catholic - Greek (Hellenic) Catholic Church - Greek-Melakite Catholic Church A baptised Catholic in the context of the - Hungarian (Byzantine) Catholic Church Admission Policy means a person baptised - Italo-Albanian (Byzantine) Catholic Church as a Roman Catholic or baptised in a Church - Church of the Byzantines of the Diocese of which is in Communion with the See of Krizevci (Krizevci Catholic Church) Rome or baptised into another Christian - Macedonian Catholic Church denomination but has subsequently been - Romanian (Greek) Catholic Church received into a Catholic Church or a Church - Russian Catholic Church which is in Communion with the See of Rome - Ruthenian (Byzantine) Catholic Church (see Appendix 1). - Slovak (Greek) Catholic Church Where a certificate is not available a letter - Ukrainian (Greek) Catholic Church from a member of the clergy confirming that the person has (or in their opinion has) been received/baptised into the Catholic Church must be provided.

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ST. MARK’S SCHOOL initiatives and peer leadership roles and opportunities. Part 1 - General information • Committed teachers equip students with 1.1 St Mark’s School, Bath the expertise and skills they need to At St Mark’s School, Bath, our vision is succeed. to inspire students for future success by • Impressive and expanding partnerships developing confident, independent learners with our community, primary schools and with a spirit of ambition and adventure. Our businesses, widens the academic offer. vision is underpinned by our Christian ethos • Our Christian ethos shapes our students and core school values: wisdom, ambition, through the development of Christian integrity. values. We are committed to: • We provide a place at the thriving New • Achieving excellence for all through a Sixth, providing a high-quality sixth form personalised student experience. education. • Providing opportunities for students The Governing Body is the Admissions to grow into principled, well-rounded Authority and is responsible for admission individuals. decisions in connection with the school. ‘Day • Promoting spiritual, moral, social and to day’ admission decisions are delegated cultural development. to an Admissions Committee of at least three governors. • Advancing individual development, instilling self-esteem, confidence and The governors welcome applications from all enthusiasm. parents and children from the local community including the neighbouring regions, from • Being a positive resource and making a the Greater Bath Consortium (GBC) and contribution to our community through use generally from families beyond this area. When of our extensive grounds and facilities. administering the admission arrangements the We provide a unique learning experience school will follow, unless otherwise stated, the where: definitions, procedures and timescale included • Tailored support and a personalised, within these admission arrangements. dynamic curriculum ensures every student 1.2 Contact details is known, valued and encouraged to St Mark’s School achieve their full potential. Bay Tree Road • A raising aspirations programme, Larkhall including a careers programme, extra- Bath curricular activities and enrichment BA1 6ND opportunities, allows students to build Tel: 01225 312661 on their personal achievements and Fax: 01225 429063 experiences. Email: [email protected] • Students develop leadership skills Headteacher: Mr B Ash and self-confidence through school

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Chair of Governors: Mr Roger Coombe Related documents of particular importance School website: www.st-marks.org.uk are: Bath and North East Somerset Local Authority • The Local Authority Coordinated Admissions website: www.bathnes.gov.uk Scheme (this applies to starting and 1.3 The Published Admission Number transferring school for the first time) http:// (PAN) www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/schools- colleges-and-learning/admissionsschools/ Statutory PANs apply for years 7 and 12 admissions-criteria-determined-school-0 (the years of entry) and these indicate the number of places normally available. In • The Local Authority In-Year Admissions accordance with the School Admissions Code, Scheme 2016-17 http://www.bathnes.gov. the governors may increase PANs from time uk/services/schools-colleges-and-learning/ to time without further consultation and any admissionsschools/ changing-schoolscasual- change will be clearly notified on the school admissions website and the information updated in these • The Local Authority Fair Access Protocol link admission arrangements. http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/search/site/fair%20 The statutory PANs set for the 2018/19 access%20protocol academic year are: • The Local Authority School Transport link Year 7 102 (a non-statutory admission limit http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/schools- of 102 applies for years 8 –11). Year 12 20 colleges-and-learning/home-schooltransport (applies for entry from other educational • Free School Meal Entitlement http://www. establishments – refer to separate Sixth Form bathnes.gov.uk/search/site/school%20meals Admission Arrangements) The governors’ Admissions Committee will Part 2 - Over Subscription Criteria consider all applications in accordance with 2.1 The School Admissions Code requires these admission arrangements and places the governors to admit any children with a will always be offered until the PANs or Statement of Special Educational Needs or an admission limits are reached, at which point Education Health Care Plan (EHC) naming St the governors will consider refusing other Mark’s School before the consideration of any applications. other applications.

1.4 Relevant Documents: Please read 2.2 Where there are more applications than this information before applying for there are places available within the required a school place year group, the governors will consider Important documents published by your all applications received against the Local Authority are relevant to some areas of oversubscription criteria set out in section school admissions procedure. Applicants are 2.3. This will enable the governors to rank strongly advised to contact their home Local children according to priority and identify Authority or access the Local Authority website those children who should be allocated a and ensure that they read and understand place within the Published Admission Number this information before proceeding with an or admission limit and those who should be application for a school place. refused. Where there are fewer applications

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than places available within the Published 6. Children living within the parish of St Admission Number or admission limit set for Saviour’s, Larkhall (see sections 6.7 the required year group, places will normally Home address and 6.13 Parish map) be provided for every child. 7. Children living within the GBC who 2.3 Over Subscription Criteria themselves, or whose parent(s) are practising members of the Church of 1. Children in the care of a Local Authority England or another Christian group at the time of application, or whose care has ceased because he/she has (see sections 6.7 Home address, 6.8 become adopted or the subject of a Supplementary Information Form and 6.13 child arrangement order or special Parish map) guardianship order (see section 6.12 8. Children living within the GBC (see Children in care) sections 6.7 Home address and 6.13 Parish map) 2. Children with a sibling attending the school at the time of application and 9. Children who are themselves, or still be on roll at the time of admission whose parent(s)/carer(s) are practising (see section 6.5 Siblings) members of the Church of England or another Christian group (see section 6.8 3. Children living in the parishes of Bathampton, Bathford, Batheaston, Supplementary Information Form) Charlcombe, Kelston, North Stoke, St 10. Children not satisfying a higher Catherine and Swainswick who are criterion themselves or whose parent(s) are 2.4 Tie Breaker: practising members of the Church of England or another Christian group Where the Published Admission Number (see sections 6.7 Home address, 6.8 is reached part way through any criterion, Supplementary Information Form and 6.13 places will be allocated in priority order Parish map) up to the published admission number, to those children living nearest to the school 4. Children living in the parishes of by straight line measurement between the Bathampton, Bathford, Batheaston, main gate of the school and the door of the Charlcombe, Kelston, North Stoke, St child’s permanent home the ‘address point’ Catherine and Swainswick at the time of the school and the ‘address point’ of the of application (see sections 6.7 Home child’s permanent home (see section 6.7). address and 6.13 Parish map) Where two or more children are assessed 5. Children living within the parish as exactly equal and it cannot otherwise be of St Saviour’s, Larkhall, who are determined which child has the higher priority themselves, or whose parent(s) are for a school place or a position on a waiting practising members of the Church of list, the order of priority will be determined by England or another Christian group the drawing of lots for these children. Where (see sections 6.7 Home address, 6.8 required, this will be conducted on the school Supplementary Information Form and 6.13 premises by someone entirely independent Parish map) of the Admissions Committee and the Chair of Governors or a nominated governor will

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observe this process. 3.4 The governors’ allocation decisions will be notified to Bath and North East Somerset Part 3 – Starting School in Year 7 (B&NES) Local Authority in accordance with for the first time this authority’s Coordinated Admissions 3.1 The following information should be read Scheme timetable and the home Local in conjunction with the 2018 Coordinated Authority will then inform parents of individual 1 March 2018 Admissions Scheme published by the Local decisions on by email or letter Authority in which area the child subject to the post. application lives (the home Local Authority). Part 4 - Admission to any Additionally, applicants should read the information contained in the Local Authority’s year group during the 2018/19 ‘secondary guide for parents’, which will academic year (in-year explain the admission application process in admission) detail. 4.1 Applications can be submitted at any time These documents should be available on during the academic year, by completing the home Local Authority’s website or upon the governors’ in-year application form and request to that Local Authority. returning this directly to the School Office. The application form is available to download from 3.2 Application forms relating to starting in year 7 the school website, or a copy can be provided in September 2018 must be submitted directly upon request to the school office. The to the home Local Authority, to arrive no later governors will not consider any applications than 23.59 hours on 31 October 2017. A received during school holiday periods until Supplementary Information Forms submitted in school resumes. support of an application in order to evidence ‘practicing member of a Church organisation’ 4.2 The governors’ Admissions Committee will must be sent directly to the school to arrive meet within five school days of the receipt of by the same closing date (see section 1.2 an application form. Where the request is for Contact details). the child’s chronological age year group and there is a place available, the decision will 3.3 The home Local Authority will forward normally be to admit the child concerned and applications directly to the Local Authority applicants will be notified of this in writing. in which area a preferred school is located. Where the application is for St Mark’s School, 4.3 In-year decision letters are sent out from the the Governing Body will be notified and the School Office within five school days of the governors Admissions Committee will meet Admission Committee decision being taken. and rank every application received according Applicants will be expected to confirm their to the oversubscription criteria set out in acceptance of any place offered within 21 section 2.3. Applications received ‘on time’ by school days (see section 6.11 Withdrawing an the published closing date will be processed allocated place) and places allocated before any late 4.4 Where the governors have more than one applications are considered. A late application application to consider at any one time for closing date is published in Local Authority the same year group, they may need to apply Coordinated admissions Schemes. the published oversubscription criteria in

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order to determine a priority for admission This sets out the timeframe for the various where insufficient places exist (see Part 2 – stages in the appeal process and includes Oversubscription Criteria) statutory dates by which appeals must be heard. The governors do not organise appeal 4.5 Where the requested chronological age year hearings during school holiday periods and group is oversubscribed, the governors will any appeal applications received when the carefully consider whether an additional child school is closed will not be administered until might still be admitted to the school without school resumes. impacting on the available resources or affecting the delivery of education. Normally 5.3 The school appeal application form must the decision will be to refuse admission if always be completed and submitted to the the year group is full and, where this is the School Office within 21 school days of the case, parents will be notified in writing of the date on the admission refusal letter. An appeal reasons for refusal and how to appeal against application form may be downloaded from the the governors’ decision (see Part 5 of these school website, or obtained from the School arrangements). Office.

4.6 The governors Admissions committee may Part 6 – Important Information refer some in-year admission applications in accordance with the B&NES Local Authority 6.1 Waiting Lists Fair Access Protocol, where the information In accordance with statutory requirement provided by an applicant on the school place the governors will maintain a waiting list for application form indicates that the child the year of entry (Year 7) until the end of the concerned may require additional support or first term following transfer each September an alternative school provision. Applicants (shuts down at the end of December). Waiting are advised to read the Local Authority Fair lists are not held for any other statutory age Access Protocol document before completing year group. The governors operate waiting an in-year application form. This document can lists for every year group. Where a child is be downloaded and/or read on the B&NES formally refused admission to any year group, Local Authority Website (see section 1.2 parents may request that his/her child’s Contact details). name is placed on the appropriate waiting Part 5 - Appeals Procedure list. This is held in ranked order according to the oversubscription criteria. Waiting lists will 5.1 Parents have the legal right to appeal against be maintained until the end of the academic the governors’ decision to refuse a place year. If a place becomes available within at St Mark’s School for a child in their care, the Published Admission Number or other providing a formal application for a school admission limit, this will be offered for the place has been submitted and a decision highest ranked child at that time. letter sent out on behalf of the Governing Body explaining the reasons for refusal. Full details 6.2 Applications for children to explaining the appeal application process will enter a year group other than be enclosed with the decision letter. chronological age The governors will consider applications 5.2 An appeal timetable will be published on the on a case by case basis for ‘retained’ or school website by 28th February every year.

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‘accelerated’ entry in circumstances where parents, whether they are married or not and parents would like their child to be admitted to a person other than the natural parent(s) who a year group either side of the chronological has parental responsibility or care of a child age year group. Children must be of statutory or young person. Having ‘care’ of a child or school age when applications are made. The young person means that person who looks reasons for the request must be fully explained after the child and with whom the child lives, in writing and included with the school place irrespective of what their relationship is with application form. A child admitted under the child. these circumstances will be subject to an annual review in order to determine whether 6.7 Home Address the retention or acceleration should continue For the purposes of school admission, the or the child return to their chronological age governors’ definition of a child’s home address group. is considered to be where the child resides for the majority of their time with the person(s) who 6.3 Multiple birth applications (for legally have care of the child. Documentary example twins) evidence of house ownership or a minimum In the case of multiple birth applications, the six-month rental agreement may be required, Published Admission Number or admission together with proof of the child’s residence limit will be increased at the point of allocation at the property concerned. Places will not be or exceeded to ensure that multiple birth allocated on the basis of a future house move siblings can be allocated places at the same unless this can be confirmed through the school (the sibling definition still applies). exchange of contract or a signed formal lease agreement in place at the time of application. 6.4 Children from Overseas An address used for childcare arrangements Governors will not allocate a place to anyone cannot be used as a home address for the moving into the country from abroad prior purpose of applying for a school place. to their arrival in the county. Governors will The governors may withdraw the offer of a require proof of residency – see 6.7 ‘home school place if the child’s home address is address’. The only exceptions are children subsequently found to be fraudulent. of UK Service personnel and other Crown servants (including Diplomats) returning to the 6.8 Supplementary Information Form local area. (SIF) The Governors Supplementary Information 6.5 Siblings Form must be submitted in connection with For the purpose of school admission, the oversubscription criteria 3, 5, 7 or 9. The governors’ definition of a sibling is “a child governors define ‘practicing’ as ‘attending living at the same address as a half or full the place of worship at least once per month brother or sister, an adoptive brother or sister, for a minimum period of six months prior to or children of the same household at the time application’. Applicants must complete the of application and remaining so at the time of governors Supplementary Information Form admission”. and ensure that the vicar, priest, minister, pastor or warden of their Church/place of 6.6 Parent worship also completes the relevant sections. A ‘parent’ in education law includes natural

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Completed supplementary Information Forms letter. The governors reserve the right to must be submitted in conjunction with a withdraw the offer of a place if these conditions school place application form and be returned are not met and to reallocate the place to the directly to the school office. Application forms highest ranked child on a waiting list, or to will not be considered until all the relevant a new applicant where no waiting list exists. supplementary information is available. The governors may also withdraw the offer of a school place if the child’s home address is 6.9 Distance Measurements subsequently found to be fraudulent. For the purpose of measuring home to school distance, all calculations will be based on a 6.12 Children in Care (Looked After straight-line measurement between the main Child) gate of the school and the front door of the The School Admissions Code requires that; child’s home address (as defined in 6.8) published oversubscription criteria provide using a Geographical Information System ‘Looked After Children’ and ‘previously Looked (GIS) method the address point of the home After Children’ with the highest priority for a to the address point of the school using a GIS school place. For admission purposes, Looked mapping system. (Address Point is a dataset After Children are defined as ‘children who are that uniquely defines and locates residential, in the care of local authorities as defined by business and public postal addresses in Great Section 22 of the Children Act 1989 and must Britain. It is created by matching information be in public care at the time of application to from Ordnance Survey digital map databases a school. Previously looked after children are with more than 27 million addresses recorded defined as children who were looked after, but in the Royal Mail). In the case of multi-level ceased to be so because they were adopted dwellings such as flats, the staircase will be or became subject to a child arrangement included in the distance measurement. order or special guardianship order.

6.10 Children with a Statement of 6.13 Parish map Special Educational Needs The governors prioritise some school places Children with a Statement of Special on the basis of parish areas. A map indicating Educational Needs or an Education Health the parish boundaries is available to view on Care Plan (EHC) are admitted to school the school website or a copy can be provided in accordance with a separate process for viewing at the school office (see Section administered by the Local Authority (LA) in 1.2 Contact detail whose area the family lives. The governors must always admit a child whose Statement WELLSWAY SCHOOL names St Mark’s School. This criteria to be specifically applied for entry to Year 7 in September 2018. 6.11 Withdrawing an allocated place The governors will expect parents to confirm Wellsway School’s Local Governing Body is by post or email within 21 school days, their the Admissions Authority for the school. These acceptance of any place offered at the school arrangements are established in accordance with and the child must be attending school within the school’s Supplemental Funding Agreement. five weeks of the date of the original offer Wellsway School (“the school”) is set in east

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Keynsham. It is an Academy and is, as a The Over-Subscription Criteria: consequence, its own admissions authority. PRIORITY A The school has a single Area of Prime Responsibility Looked after children or previously looked after (APR) which normally serves the part of Keynsham children [the latter are children who were looked to the East of the River Chew, Chelwood Village, after, but ceased to be so because they were Compton Dando, Corston, Marksbury, Newton St adopted (or became subject to a residence order or Loe, Priston and Saltford. The school caters for the special guardianship order). 11-18 age range. PRIORITY B While parents have the right to choose a preferred Children from within the Area of Prime Responsibility school, the number of places available at that school [APR] whose older sibling will be attending the may limit the choice. Usually the school is over- school on the admission date. subscribed and therefore the Governing Body has to apply criteria (“the over-subscription criteria”), listed PRIORITY C in order of priority, when allocating places. Children of staff where that member of staff has been employed for two or more years at the time at which Admission to Year 7 September 2018 the application for admission to the school is made The process for admissions to the school is and/or where the member of staff is recruited to fill governed by regulations made under the school a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill Standards and Framework Act 1998. All the shortage. processes described below are in accordance with PRIORITY D that Act. The arrangements set out in this Policy Children living within the APR. apply to all students except those with Statements of Special Educational Needs. If your child has such a PRIORITY E statement you do not apply for a place at the school Children living outside the APR whose older sibling under this policy. Instead, you must contact your will be attending the school on the admission date. local authority who will advise you on the procedure to follow. PRIORITY F Children living outside of the APR. Published Admissions Number Applying: The school has a Published Admission Number of 230 which means that it will admit 230 students in Please note that applications for Wellsway School Year 7. This includes students with Statements of should be made through the family’s home local Special Educational Needs whose Statements name authority. the school. If 230 or fewer applications (including To be considered under the above criteria parents/ those children with statements) are received, all carers must have named the school as a preference those applying will be offered places. If the school on the Common Application Form. Under the above receives more than 230 applications, i.e. the school criteria all preferences are considered equally. If a is over-subscribed, the following procedure is student qualifies for more than one school they will followed. be offered their highest preference as stated on their application form. If under the above criteria any single category resulted in oversubscription, priority would be

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given to those children who live nearest to the permanent address where he or she generally school. Distance will be measured in a straight line resides with their parent. Temporary addresses may from the front door of the child’s home address not be used. Where the parent/guardian/carers of the (including flats) to the main entrance of a school. child have separated, the home address of the child Measurements will be determined using the Local will be regarded as the address at which the child Authority’s GIS computerised mapping system with sleeps for the majority of the weekdays. those living closer to the school receiving the higher The school reserves the right to investigate home priority. addresses and may ask applicants to supply further In the event of the school being oversubscribed evidence of the home address. This may include where the applicants for the final qualifying place(s) Council Tax, Electoral Roll, Utility Bill records, GP available within the admission number are twins, registration, and Child Benefit records. triplets or other multiple births the school will offer A place allocated on the basis of fraudulent these children places. information may be withdrawn.

GENERAL INFORMATION In Year Admissions (i.e. all applications As indicated above, children with a Statement other than for Year 7 or Sixth Form in of Special Educational Needs [SEN] are dealt September 2018) with through the SEN Code of Practice and their All applications must be made directly to the placement is determined through the statutory school. An application is made by completing an assessment process or an annual review of their application form which must be forwarded to the statement. All schools are consulted before being school. If no form is submitted the school will not named on a student’s Statement and schools have be able to process the application. All applications the opportunity to draw attention to any difficulties will be considered by the Admissions Authority and arising from oversubscribed year groups. If the places will be offered if this will not prejudice efficient school is named on a Statement the student must be education of others at the school or the efficient use admitted. . of resources. Where there are more applicants at any one time than there are places available, priority Waiting List will be determined by applying the Oversubscription Unsuccessful applicants will have the opportunity Criteria set out above. to go on the Waiting List. Places in Year 7 are offered from the Waiting List in accordance with the Independent Appeal Panel oversubscription criteria. The Waiting List will be Anyone applying under any of the provisions of this kept open until December. policy who is not offered a place at the school will Every effort will be made to contact applicants on the be advised of the process for appeal. The admission waiting list using the last contact details provided by appeals timetable will be published on the school’s the applicant, but, where a response to an offer has website by 28th February of each year. not been received within 10 school days, the offer will be withdrawn and the available place offered Sixth Form Admissions Policy to the next child on the waiting list to qualify for the Wellsway Sixth Form consistently produces results available place. which compare with the very best providers in our part of the south west of England. Its success is Home Address founded on a culture of high challenge and high The child’s home address is defined as the

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support. Our curriculum is focused on Level 3 the support of a specialist subject teacher. In most courses in the main. In addition, there are several cases, Key Stage 5 teachers expect a minimum Level 2 courses for those students who wish to GCSE level 4/grade C or equivalent in the subject at re-sit English and Maths GCSE. In considering Level 2. However, this is not the case for the subjects applications, we aim to advise students to undertake not offered at Level 2 at Wellsway and others who courses which will enable them to succeed. This will accept students with no previous experience advice will be offered during open evening and of the subject. Further information on this matter is the initial student meeting where prior academic given in the Sixth Form Prospectus. achievement will be discussed. Students who do not obtain a level 4 in Maths and Capacity English will be encouraged to re-sit during Year 12. The school reserves the right to admit students Every year, the Sixth Form enrols approximately one who do not meet these criteria into the Sixth Form in hundred and fifty students into Year 12. On average, exceptional circumstances. one sixth of these students are external applicants. However, the Sixth Form is eager to expand and has The entry requirements apply equally to internal and set itself the ambitious target of increasing intake by external candidates. one fifth. As a result we anticipate a minimum of fifty Appeals external students will be admitted, although this may be exceeded if the demand exists. Applicants who are refused admission to our Sixth Form are entitled to appeal to an independent Oversubscription Criteria appeals panel. In the unlikely event of the Sixth Form being Late applications oversubscribed, we will give priority to applicants as follows: Application forms received after the closing date will be considered alongside those applicants who 1) Looked after children and previously looked applied on time wherever possible. Where it is not after children practicable because places have already been 2) Students living within the area of prime allocated, or are shortly to be allocated, then late responsibility of the school. applications will be considered only after those applicants who applied by the published closing 3) External applicants date. 4) Siblings of students on roll of the school on 1st September 2016 In Year Admissions 5) All other applicants The school will co-ordinate their own in year admissions and an application made outside the Entry Criteria normal admissions round (in-year admissions) Academic entry requirements to the Sixth Form are: should be made directly to the school. Parents/ A minimum of 4 GCSEs (or equivalent) ‘good’ passes carers can apply for a place for their child at any or better including either GCSE Maths or English. time and to any school. On receipt of an in-year application, the school will notify the Local Authority Subject Leaders reserve the right to ask for higher of both the application and its outcome, to allow the grades than these or passes in Higher GCSE Local Authority to keep up to date with figures on the papers, rather than Intermediate or Foundation. In availability of schools places within their authority. order to start a Level 3 course, students will need

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Fair Access Protocols Biological siblings who attend the school in any year The school works in accordance with the in-year group excluding the final year will also be treated as Fair Access Protocols held by the Local Authority; siblings irrespective of place of residence. Children should a vulnerable child within the protocols require residing in the same household as part of an a place at the school, they will take precedence over extended family, such as cousins, will not be treated any child on the waiting list. as siblings. Brothers and Sisters Tie breaker If it is necessary to use a tie-breaker to distinguish Brothers and sisters include children with the same between two or more applications, a distance natural parents living at the criterion will be used. We will give priority to the same address children with the same natural parents applicants who live nearest to the school as living at different addresses (e.g. due to separation measured by a straight line from the front door of the of natural parents) half- brothers/sisters living at the home of the applicant to the front door of the main same address step – brothers/sisters living at the reception of the school site that was on the original same address - children living as part of the same application for a place. family unit with their parents/guardians at the same address. Definitions: Looked after child Children with a statement of Special Education Needs or an Education, Health and Care Plan A ‘looked after child’ (1) or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being Any child with a statement of Special Educational looked after became subject to an adoption (2) child Needs or an Education, Health and Care Plan arrangements order (3) or special guardianship (“EHCP”) is required to be admitted. This gives such order (4). children overall priority for admission to the named school. This is not an over-subscription criterion. (1) A ‘looked after child’ is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided Looked After Children with accommodation by a local authority in the Any child that is Looked After or previously Looked exercise of their social services functions (see After is required to be admitted to the school. This the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children gives such children overall priority for admission to Act 1989) at the time of making an application the named school. In the case of previously looked to a school. after children, admission authorities may request (2) This includes children who were adopted a copy of the adoption order, residence order or under the Adoption Act 1976 (see section special guardianship order and a letter from the local 12 adoption orders) and children who were authority that last looked after the child confirming adopted under the Adoption and Children Act that he or she was looked after immediately prior to 2002 (see section 46 adoption orders). that order being made. (3) Under the provisions of s.14 of the Children A sibling is defined as a child who has a brother, and Families Act 2014, which amend section sister, adopted brother or sister or stepbrother or 8 of the Children Act 1989, residence stepsister living in the same family unit in the same orders have now been replaced by child family household and address who attends the arrangements orders. school in any year group excluding the final year.

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(4) See Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 which only school that can meet the defined needs of the defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as child. This includes children in need, as determined an order appointing one or more individuals by Section 17(10) of the Children Act 1989. to be a child’s special guardian (or special guardians). WRITHLINGTON SCHOOL

Adoption Order Rationale An adoption order is an order under Section 46 of The Trust has a responsibility to ensure that the Adoption and Children Act 2002. admission and leaving procedures are fair, open, Residence Order clear, precise and managed effectively in the interests of the students. A residence order is an order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with Purpose whom the child is to live under Section 8 of the • To ensure that admission criteria are Children Act 1989. Section 14A of the Children Act applied appropriately 1989 defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an • To provide a smooth transfer (whether to order appointing one or more individuals to be a or from the school) of the student between child’s special guardian (or special guardians). schools Residence/resident Guidelines Residence is defined as the normal family address where the child resides. The qualifications date Admissions in The Mendip Studio School Admissions is the closing date for applications under the co- are covered by a separate policy which can be ordinated admissions scheme (where families found at: change normal address after the closing date but www.mendipstudioschool.org.uk/admissions-policy/ before the allocation process has finished this can Admissions into Year 7 are managed by the Local be considered under the review procedure). Where Authority in consultation with the school who apply parents live at separate addresses and have joint their admissions criteria (Appendix 1) to bulk custody, the address used will be the one where the applications. child spends the main part of the school week (i.e. The appeals process is delegated to the Local Sunday night to Thursday night inclusive). Childcare Authority by the school. arrangements involving relatives’ addresses do not qualify as normal family addresses for this purpose In year admissions are managed by the Senior unless there is a court Residence Order in place. Leader responsible for admissions

Exceptional Medical and Social Grounds In Year Admissions Children who the school accepts have an • All admissions enquiries are dealt with exceptional medical or social need for a place at one by the Senior Leader responsible for specific school. Applications will only be considered admissions. under this category if they are supported by a written • The Senior Leader meets with parents and statement from a doctor, social worker or other students to give a tour of the school and relevant independent professional. The information answer queries. Parents are provided with must confirm the exceptional medical or social need an application form which they return to and demonstrate how the specified school is the the Admin Manager.

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• The Senior Leader contacts the current Leaving school to check whether fair access • Obtain written details from the parents of protocols apply (Appendix 2). If this is the date and reason for departure. case the parents are advised to contact • The Progress Leader informs and the Local Authority for referral to the despatches relevant documentation to Behaviour & Attendance Panel. the new school/college which includes all • The admissions criteria are then applied reports, targets and levels and all other to each case. relevant information. • Parents are informed of the school’s • The Progress Leader ensures that school decision in writing and are informed on the records are updated. process for appeals. (Appendix 3) • The Progress Leader ensures that all • The Admin Manager then provides books and equipment are returned to the parents with a Welcome pack. school before the student leaves. • The Data Manager liaises with the current • The Senior Team Administrator will contact school to arrange for the transfer of parents to arrange financial settlement for academic information. or return of the student’s iPad. • The Senior Leader in consultation with • If a student leaves the school without the relevant Progress Leader designates giving details of a new school, the senior the tutor group and subject groups leader will inform the CMEO and the Data appropriate to the age and academic Manager will put the information onto needs of the student. the S2S Website. The student cannot be • The Senior Leader will be responsible taken off roll until the CMEO service has for ensuring that the SEND administrator informed the school that investigations provides the appropriate tests for the have been completed. student in advance of their admission. Evaluation • The Progress Leader is responsible for This policy is reviewed annually by the Deputy Head the dissemination of information to all staff responsible for admissions, the Mat Board and the with responsibility for the new student Local Governing Body. at least one day prior to admission and ensure that all relevant information is Writhlington School Admissions entered onto the SIMS system The school is compliant with the School Admissions • The Progress Leader meets the student Code issued by the and parents on their first day. on 19 December 2014, and with the law relating to admissions. As the school is an academy, the • The Progress Leader should provide a responsibility for admissions falls to the Academy programme of induction. (Appendix 4) Trust. The purpose of the Code is to ensure that • The Progress Leader will contact parents all school places are allocated and offered in an informing them of the student’s progress open and fair way. In drawing up our admission four weeks after initial entry. arrangements, we ensure that the practices and the criteria used to decide the allocation of school

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places are fair, clear and objective. The school’s Authority’s GIS computerised mapping system admission arrangements will be set annually with those living closer to the school receiving in collaboration with B&NES and following full the higher priority. consultation. For further information please see the In the event of the school being oversubscribed School Admissions Code on the school website. where the applicant for the final qualifying Students will be admitted to the school according place(s) available within the admission number is to the following criteria, in order of priority. the parent/carer of twins, triplets or other multiple births the Governors will breach the admission Admissions Criteria for Writhlington number to allow these children to be offered School (ref BANES booklet ‘A places. Secondary School for your Child’) PRIORITY A General Information Children in Public Care [Looked after children and Children with a Statement of Special Educational previously looked after children]. Needs or an Education and Health Care Plan. [SEN] are dealt with through the SEN Code of Practice and PRIORITY B their placement is determined through the statutory Children from within the Area of Prime Responsibility assessment process or an annual review of their [APR] whose older sibling will be attending the statement or Education and Health Care Plan. All school on the admission date. schools are consulted before being named on a PRIORITY C pupil’s Statement or Education and Health Care Plan, Children living within the APR. and schools have the opportunity to draw attention to any difficulties arising from oversubscribed PRIORITY D year groups. If a particular school is named on a Children living outside the APR whose older sibling Statement or an Education and Health Care Plan, will be attending the school on the admission date. this will take priority over the Admissions Criteria, although, wherever possible the place will be offered PRIORITY E within the Admission Number for the school. Children living outside the APR. Looked after children and previously looked after To be considered under the above criteria children are as defined in the Department for parents/carers must have named the school Education School Admissions Code which came as a preference. Under the above criteria all into force on 19 December 2014. Children in Public preferences are considered equally. If a pupil care [Looked after Children] or a child who was qualifies for more than one school they will be previously looked after but immediately after being offered their highest preference as stated on their looked after became subject to an adoption, child application form. arrangement order, or special guardianship order. If under all the above criteria any single category A sibling refers to children who are brother or sister, resulted in oversubscription, priority would be half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, given to those children who live nearest to the step brother or sister, the child of the parent/carer’s school. Distance will be measured in a straight partner and in every case the child should be living line from the address point of the child’s home in the same family unit at the same address. address to the address point of the school. Measurements will be determined using the Local The school has a Published Admissions Number of 245. All applications must be submitted to the

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child’s home Local Authority (LA) by the closing date success. Students are asked to make provisional of 31 October . Parents can either use their LA’s course choices. This is not a final commitment and Online application facility or can complete their LA’s they will be able to reconsider their options after common application form. After the closing date the GCSE results are published and in light of the school Governing Body will be provided with details of all timetable. applications received. We encourage students to apply by the end of Term Under the Bath & North East Somerset LA’s 2 (Christmas). The deadline for all applications for secondary coordinated scheme, any parents September 2018 is 1 February 2018, although late refused a place for the New Year 7 intake may ask applications will always be considered. Prospective for their child’s name to go on the waiting list where students can choose one subject from each block. the name will remain until the end of the academic Students who apply before the February deadline year. During that time, they would be re-considered and gain the necessary grades will be given priority by the Governors under the admissions criteria for if a class becomes oversubscribed. As with all any places that may become available within the applications, the school has to consider the likely admission number and alongside any parents who class sizes before enrolling a student in September. have lodged an appeal and any later applications Applying early gives the school an opportunity received. Please note, however, that children who to plan a manageable curriculum to best meet are the subject of a direction by a LA to admit or students’ needs. who are allocated to the school in accordance with Students who have found the GCSE course difficult, a Fair Access Protocol must take precedence over and who consequently achieve less than they had those on the waiting list. Any late applicants should hoped to achieve, do find studying for an A level complete their home LA’s common application form in a large class difficult. The school takes this into and return it to their home LA as soon as possible. consideration when enrolling students in September. The Governing Body will be informed of any late We believe our students are successful because we applications received in accordance with the Bath consider these issues and we discuss their options & North East Somerset LA’s secondary coordinated post-16 with them. We plan to run as many courses scheme. as possible. However, the school will inform students Sixth Form Arrangements 2018/19 in April/May which courses we are unable to run due - General Entry Policy (External to very low student uptake Please check our website Applications) for updates to our provision for September 2018. Entry to Writhlington Sixth Form is by application to The school currently caters for GCE A level and the Head of Sixth Form. Applications from external BTEC students between the ages of 16 to 19. candidates are very welcome. Students applying to We only enrol full time students. All students are Writhlington School Sixth Form from other schools expected to study three advanced level courses are invited to meet the Head and/or BTECs. We do allow students occasionally to study four A level courses dependent on of Sixth Form to discuss their option choices and GCSE grades and individual circumstances. The references are requested from their previous school. admissions number for Writhlington School’s Sixth The references enable us to assess the students’ Form is 125 students. predicted GCSE grades. In considering applications, our aim is to accept students onto courses which The Sixth Form has a code of conduct that students they can be expected to have a good chance of are expected to sign when they join and all students are expected to follow our programme of

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study which includes tutor time, work experience, in the home local authority as quickly as possible. enrichment and life skills as well as all of their This includes admitting children above the published lessons. admission number to schools that are already full. Whilst each protocol covers only the schools in its Specified Entry Requirements local authority area, the home local authority should A level GCE and applied GCE: contact a neighbouring (maintaining) authority to Students are usually expected to have gained a help secure a school place in that area under its minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade 4/5 for BTECs and protocol where appropriate, and with the maintaining 6/7 for A Levels. Each subject details its own entry authority’s agreement. requirements. Specific subject entry requirements Procedure and further information are available on the school The Admissions Team have produced a Casual website and in the Sixth Form curriculum booklet. Admissions Application Form and an additional Entry on to the year 13 A2 GCE level courses is not information form which can be used for all in year automatic. This is based on the outcomes of their applications. This and the Fair Access Protocol are Year 12 exams, completing work experience and available to download on the school admissions having 95% attendance. page of the Council Website which has been Appendix 2 distributed to all schools: http://www/educationandlearning/ Fair Access Protocol Schoolsandcolleges/schooladmissions/Pages/ Background default.a spx Fair Access Protocols exist to ensure that access The additional information form asks questions to education is secured quickly for children who to enable us to make a decision on whether the have no school place but for whom a place at application should be considered under the Fair a mainstream school or alternative provision is Access criteria. The parent has to ask the child’s appropriate, and to ensure that all schools in an area latest/previous school to complete the additional admit their fair share of children with challenging information form and this is then submitted with behaviour, including children excluded from the application form. It is made clear on the forms other schools. An agreed protocol encourages that the request for a school place can only be local authorities and schools to work together in processed if both forms have been received. partnership to improve behaviour, tackle persistent If the application is deemed to be Fair Access absence and help support improving behaviour a referral will be made to the Children Missing partnerships. Local authorities must not require Education Service who will forward the information undersubscribed schools to admit a greater to the appropriate Behaviour and Attendance proportion of children with a recent history of Partnership. Where appropriate a Children Missing challenging behaviour than other schools. Education Officer will attend to present the case. Each local authority must have a Fair Access Normally only pupils without a school place and who Protocol. All schools and Academies must meet the Fair Access Criteria will be referred to the participate in their local authority area’s protocol Partnership. Any other pupils presented will have in order to ensure that unplaced children, who live a full explanation of why the LA has decided they in the home local authority, especially the most should be considered as Fair Access. vulnerable, are offered a place at a suitable school

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If a request is received for a child resident in a Local Children returning from the criminal justice Authority outside of Bath and North East Somerset system; and which is deemed to be Fair Access an Officer from Children of UK service personnel and other the home authority will be asked to present to the Crown Servants. Panel. The Officer will be able to explain any support In line with the code normal admission arrangements which they may be able to offer in addition to that will apply to the above groups and any other which will be provided by Bath and North East children unless they fall into the following categories: Somerset. - Children who meet one of these locally agreed Criteria categories will be considered by the Behaviour and Attendance Partnership as a Fair Access admission. Only Pupils who meet the Fair Access Criteria can be referred to the Partnership, to do otherwise would contravene the 2014 School Admissions Code. Schools with a First Normally only children without a school place will be Admission at Year 10 considered as Fair Access. In line with the updated 2015 School Admissions The Bath Studio School Code the following children must be considered as part of the Fair Access Protocol:- The Mendip Studio School Children from the criminal justice system or Pupil The IKB Studio School Referral Units who need to be reintegrated back Year 10 and 12 admissions for 2018-19 will not into mainstream education; be part of the Local Authority’s co-ordinated Children who have been out of education for arrangements. Therefore, parents, guardians and longer than one school term; carers need to apply directly to The Bath Studio Children whose parents have been unable to find school. them a place after moving to the area, because of a shortage of places; Children withdrawn from schools by their family, following fixed term exclusions and unable to find another place; Children of refugees and asylum seekers; Homeless children; Children with unsupportive family backgrounds, where a place has not been sought; Children known to the police or other agencies; Children without a school place and with a history of serious attendance problems; Traveller children; Children who are carers; Children with special educational needs (but without a statement); Children with disabilities or medical conditions;

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11Please note that admission numbers for sixth English and Maths. Individual AS courses may have form places in the following policies relate to subject-specific GCSE requirements for entry - these external pupils applying to the school only. are outlined fully in the prospectus each year. Pupils already attending the school in Y11 who The minimum entry requirement to move onto an A2 transfer into Y12 are not counted as part of the course is that a student has obtained at least a pass admissions number. in the relevant AS qualification. The minimum entry BEECHEN CLIFF SCHOOL requirement to move into Year 13 from an AS Year is to have obtained 2 passes in AS subjects. See main admissions policy under Section 10 for details of 6th form admission arrangements. APPLICATIONS FROM STUDENTS NOT STUDYING IN YEAR 11 AT CHEW CHEW VALLEY SCHOOL VALLEY SCHOOL Chew Valley has a highly successful Sixth Form Each year a number of students join our sixth form and was rated Outstanding in the Ofsted report from other schools. Applications are welcomed of September 2011 and again in 2015. We offer from such students who wish to continue their programmes at Level 3 only. In considering studies at Chew Valley School. The academic entry applications, our aim is to accept students onto requirements for courses are identical for external courses on which they can be successful. Evidence applications as they are for internal ones. for making this judgement has to be an appropriate Our admission number for external applications is level of prior academic achievement and evidence of thirty. Where over-subscribed we will give priority to a positive, self-motivated approach to learning. applicants as follows:

METHOD OF APPLICATION 1. Looked after children and previously looked after children. Prospectuses and application forms are published during the Autumn Term each year, and are 2. Siblings of pupils on the roll of the school available to all. They are specifically issued on the 1st September 2018. a) to all students in our Year 11 3. Pupils living within the area of prime responsibility of Chew Valley School. b) visitors to the Sixth Form Open Evening in November 4. All other applicants. c) on request In the event of the school being oversubscribed in any of the above criteria, places will be offered to Information, advice and guidance meetings are set those living nearest the school as measured in a up for every prospective 6th former with their parents direct line distance from the home to the school. to provide expert professional support at a critical time of decision. Applicants refused admission to our sixth form are entitled to appeal to an independent appeals panel. ENTRY CRITERIA FOR COURSES Signed This policy has been adopted by Governors Academic entry requirements for Levels of in December 2012 programme are: For AS and other Level 3 courses: evidence of a HAYESFIELD SCHOOL positive, self-motivated approach to learning and a Hayesfield Mixed Sixth Form is a highly successful minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C or above including and inclusive co-educational Sixth Form.

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• The School offers places to all students for either English or Maths to study 3 A-Level whom we have suitable courses. subjects. Subject teachers reserve the right to ask for a Grade B/ Level 6 in the specific • In order to obtain a place, there are minimum subject or similar requirement for new entry requirements. Depending on the number subjects. These are listed against each subject of GCSEs you pass, you will take between in the information located on the website. three and five advanced level subjects and continue to study these for two years. If you • Significant numbers of A/A* grades or better need to, you will have to retake English or including English or Maths to study 4 or more Mathematics GCSE. A-Level subjects. • Year 12 students follow a study skills Students who have 5+ Grade C/ Level 5 or better programme and many go on to take the GCSE equivalent may be offered Level 3 BTEC/ Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). All Applied courses from those on offer. Students who students also undertake a wide-ranging achieve the entry requirements for the Sixth Form enrichment programme. through vocational courses are expected to continue BTEC study in the Sixth Form. All courses chosen • The school runs a well-developed and are subject to an average GCSE point score analysis successful Early Entry programme to support after results day and enrolment. students applying for Oxbridge, Medicine and Veterinary Sciences. Every student without GCSE English Language and Maths must attend the planned resit lessons and • Prospective students will be given the examination. opportunity to visit the school (external applicants) and attend a meeting at which their options will be discussed • Applications should be made by Christmas. In the event of the Sixth Form being over- Applications from students not subcribed, those applications received ontime studying in Year 11 at Hayesfield will take precedence. Late applications A significant number of students transfer to will only be considered if there are places Hayesfield Mixed Sixth Form. The admissions available. number for external candidates is 65, although this • Students will be contacted in writing number may be exceeded if demand for courses confirming an offer of a place, subject to can be met. 25% of admissions places in Year 12 gaining the agreed qualifications, within one can be boys. month of the arranged meeting date In the event of the courses being oversubscribed by • Once students have accepted a place, it is applicants who qualify, the following criteria would secure and the School is committed to the be applied to determine admission. student. 1. Looked after Children (Young people in the care of a local authority). Minimum Entry Requirements:- For A Level programmes students the entry 2. Those living closest to the school as qualification is: determined by a direct line measurement between the home address and the • 6 GCSE Grade C/ Level 5 or better including school.

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Midsomer Norton schools Art & Design (A Level) Grade B in GCSE Art. partnership (NORTON HILL Biology (A Level) Grade BB in GCSE AND SOMERVALE SCHOOLS) Core and Additional • Applications are welcomed from students Science including a B currently at both Norton Hill and Somervale in the B1 and B2 Schools as well as from students who wish to modules. transfer from other institutions. Business (BTEC) 5 GCSE A*-C grades • All applicants, whether internal or external will or equivalent. be treated equally Business and Grade B in GCSE • We will accommodate all students who apply Management (Pre-U) English Language or by the end of November application deadline Business and a grade who meet the admissions criteria (below) C in GCSE Mathematics. • Late applicants will be accepted provided they meet the criteria (below) and places are Chemistry (A Level) 6 GCSE subjects at available on the courses they wish to join. Grade C or above + Grade BB overall in • All students will be interviewed after Higher GCSE Science, application in order to confirm that their option and at least a minimum choices are suitable. Admission Requirements of a B grade in C1 To take A Level or Pre-U courses you will need & C2 modules. You to achieve 6 A*-C grades at GCSE. To take should have studied BTEC courses, Business Academy and the GCSE Maths at higher Extended Project you will need to achieve 5 tier level and have A*-C grades or equivalent at GCSE. achieved a grade B or Subject Essential including above, and the GCSE grades continuation of Maths Criminology – Level 3 5 A* - C grades at to A Level is an GCSE or equivalent advantage. including a grade C in Computer Science Grade B or English or a grade C (A Level) equivalent in in either History, Computing or Geography or Mathematics. Philosophy & Belief. Creative Media No previous Applied Science (BTEC) Minimum of 5 grade Production (BTEC) qualification in Media C’s at GCSE including Studies is necessary, English and Maths. but candidates must In addition a minimum have a Grade C in of a C grade in GCSE GCSE English Additional Science or a Language and have an Merit in BTEC Science. interest in the media.

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Drama & Theatre Studies Grade B in GCSE Health and Social Care 5 A*-C grades at (A Level) Drama plus an interest (BTEC) GCSE or equivalent. in Performing Arts. History (Pre-U) Grade B in GCSE Economics (Pre-U) Grade B’s in both History. If History GCSE Maths and not taken at GCSE GCSE English then a Grade B in Language. English Language. Employability Skills 5 A*-C grades at IT (BTEC) Grade C GCSE or (Level 3 Certificate) GCSE or equivalent. equivalent in ICT. English Language and Grade C in GCSE Mathematics (A Level) Grade A in GCSE Literature (A Level) English Language and/ Maths. Entry is at the or GCSE Literature. discretion of the Head English Literature (Pre-U) Grade B in English of Maths. Language and/or Further Mathematics Grade A* in GCSE Grade B in English (A Level) Maths. Literature. Modern Languages – GCSE Grade B or Enterprise & 5 A*-C grades at French, German, Spanish higher in the chosen Entrepreneurship (BTEC) GCSE or equivalent (Pre-U) language. including a C grade in Music (A Level) Grade B in GCSE GCSE Mathematics. Music or grade 5 Extended Project (EPQ) 5 A*-C grades at standard on an GCSE or equivalent. instrument or voice. Fashion and Clothing Grade C in GCSE Music Performance Grade C in GCSE (BTEC) Grade C in GCSE Art, (BTEC) Music or equivalent GCSE Textiles or Music performing another D&T subject. evidence, such as Geography (A Level) Grade B in GCSE graded exams or Geography or through equivalent standard to discussion with Head grade 4. of Geography if not Performing Arts (BTEC) 5 A*-C grades at studied Geography at GCSE or equivalent GCSE. and previous Global Perspectives & Grade B in GCSE experience in Research (Pre- U) English Language. Performing Arts: Dance and/or Drama. Graphics (A Level) Grade B in GCSE Graphics or prior Physical Education Grade B in GCSE experience in (A Level) PE and a grade B in Graphics. GCSE Science. If GCSE PE has not

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been studied, it is at GCSE a grade B in essential that the GCSE English candidate has gained Language. a grade B or above in Psychology (A Level) Grade C or above in Biology or Science at GCSE English GCSE level. Language and grade Philosophy & Ethics GCSE Grade B in B or above in GCSE (A Level) Philosophy & Belief Maths and GCSE and a GCSE grade B Additional Science. in English Language. Sociology (A Level) Grade B or above in Photography (A Level) All students should GCSE English submit a portfolio of Language, a grade C work to the Art & or above in GCSE Photography Maths and grade C or department. Also above in GCSE students will need Science. to have their own Sport BTEC (BTEC) Grade C in GCSE camera to complete PE and a grade C in this course. Places on GCSE Science or a this course will be merit in BTEC Science. allocated following an interview with the Head Travel and Tourism 5 A* - C grades at of Art. (BTEC) GCSE or equivalent.

Physics (A Level) 6 GCSE subjects at In addition we will establish from the Head of Year Grade C or above + 11 (internal or external) that the applicant is suited to Grade BB overall in further study in a school environment. Higher GCSE Science, Entry into Year 13 is not automatic. This is assessed and at least a minimum on the basis of successful completion of the AS level of a B grade in P1 & courses. Students will need to pass a subject at AS P2 modules. You level with above an E grade to carry it onto A2 level. should have studied GCSE Maths at higher Admissions Criteria tier level and have Candidates for external places who meet the achieved a grade B or required qualifications will be admitted using the above, and the following criteria: continuation of Maths to A Level is an 1. A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was advantage. previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject Politics (A Level) GCSE grade B in to an adoption, child arrangements, or History or if you special guardianship order. A looked haven't studied History after child is a child who, at the time of

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application, is (a) in the care of a local OLDFIELD SCHOOL authority, or (b) being provided with See main admissions policy under Section 10 for accommodation by a local authority in the details of 6th form admission arrangements. exercise of their social services functions (section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989 RALPH ALLEN SCHOOL applies. See main admissions policy under Section 10 for 2. Siblings of pupils within Year 7-13 of either details of 6th form admission arrangements. school who will be in attendance on the 1st September of that academic year. GREGORY’S CATHOLIC COLLEGE 3. Pupils whose home address is within the (in partnership with St Mark’s area of prime responsibility (APR)* of School) Norton Hill and Somervale Schools. 1. Introduction 4. Pupils whose home address is outside the APR; 1. St. Gregory’s Catholic College opened a sixth form to Year 12 students in September 2013 In the event of the school being oversubscribed in providing some places to Year 12 students any of the above criteria, places will be offered to from outside of St. Gregory’s (see: No. 4 for those whose home address is nearest the school as maximum number for 2018). measure in a direct line distance from the home to the school. 2. Students enrolled in Year 11 at St. Gregory’s will not need to complete the Application Form. For admission purposes, the Admission Authority will Instead, students will express a preference consider the home address to be: for a place in the sixth form and providing The address at which the child concerned is living, they meet the published examination entrance at the time of application, for more than 2.5 school requirements will automatically be allocated a days per week, with the person(s) who has legal place. responsibility for this child. This address should be 3. For Year 11 students wishing to transfer clearly stated on the application form. to the Sixth Form from other educational Where the child will be moving to a new home establishments, an Application Form must be address and the parent wishes this to be taken into completed and submitted to the school by account, one of the following documents, depending Friday 16 December 2017 to be considered on the circumstances of the case, must be made in the first round of allocations. Parents and/or available at the time of application. students may complete this application form. • A legal ‘exchange of contract’ which 4. A Published Admission Number (PAN) applies confirms the purchase of the property. to the entry of students from other educational establishments (external applications). This • A copy of a formal tenancy agreement represents the maximum number of students (minimum six month term) signed and who will be admitted providing they meet the dated by the applicant and the Landlord published examination entrance requirements, for the property. and for 2018/19 the PAN is 20. 5. If there are more external applications

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than places available within the PAN, then to be so because they were adopted (or every application received on time will became subject to a child arrangements or be considered and ranked against the special guardian ship order) and who have oversubscription criteria below. In the first met the Sixth Form published examination instance, the 20 highest ranked students will entrance requirement for the courses by the provisionally be allocated places. Students time of admission. who have been formally refused will have 4. Other students who have met the published their names entered on a waiting list which examination entrance requirements by the time will be maintained until 31 December 2018 of admission. and students will be re-ranked each time a place becomes available in line with the 3. Tie Breaker oversubscription criteria. A ‘tie breaker’ will be applied where the 6. Under the terms of the Trust Deed entered Admission Number is reached part way into by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton through any oversubscription criterion and and the Church of England Diocese of Bath there is a need to decide which students and Wells, all Year 11 students at St. Mark’s meeting this criterion are to be allocated School, Bath, and St. Gregory’s Catholic places and which are to be refused. For College, Bath, have equal access to the sixth this purpose places will be determined by form provision (i.e. post- 16 courses and the drawing of lots supervised by someone facilities at St. Gregory’s and/or St. Mark’s) independent of the school. Where one child established by both schools in a collaboration of a multiple birth is drawn the other child or arrangement, provided they meet the children will be deemed to have also been published examination entrance requirements drawn. for the courses. 4. Additional Admissions 2. Oversubscription Criteria On occasion, it may be possible to exceed the 1. Catholic students in the care of the Local PAN, if so any extra places will be allocated in Authority, or who have previously been in accordance with the above criteria. care but ceased to be so because they 5. Entrance Examination were adopted (or became subject to a child Requirements arrangements or special guardian ship order) immediately following having been in care Level 3 two-year AS/A Level courses: students and who have met the Sixth Form published will be expected to have achieved 5 or more examination entrance requirement for the A*-C or equivalent passes at GCSE# and have courses by the time of admission. achieved the entrance grade for their chosen subjects specified in the course. Please note 2. Students who are baptised Catholic and who that the entrance grade requirements may vary have met the published examination entrance from subject to subject. requirements by the time of admission. A baptismal certificate will be required to be Level 2 one –year GCSE or equivalent courses: submitted with the application. students will be expected to have achieved a good range of GCSE grades from A*-G or 3. Students in the care of the Local Authority, or equivalent#. Entry to the sixth form will require who have previously been in care but ceased students to meet the entry requirements for

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enough courses to constitute a full-time course 8. Baptised Catholics of study. For any of the oversubscription categories for (#: subject to new GCSE gradings) Baptised Catholics, a copy of a baptismal certificate or equivalent validation should be sent to the school. 6. Appeals To be considered in the first round of allocations, it Parents or students whose application has been must be submitted by Friday 15 December 2017. formally refused will have the right to appeal against A baptised Catholic in the context of the Admission the decision. An appeal form and information Policy means a person baptised as a Roman explaining the application deadline and how to Catholic or baptised in a Church which is in appeal will be enclosed with each decision letter Communion with the See of Rome or baptised notifying a refused application. into another Christian denomination but has subsequently been received into a Catholic Church 7. Children in Care (Looked after or a Church which is in Communion with the See of Children) Rome (see Appendix 1). a) A ‘looked after child’ is a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being Where a certificate is not available a letter from a provided with accommodation by a member of the clergy confirming that the person has local authority in the exercise of their (or in their opinion has) been received/baptised into social services at the time of making an the Catholic Church must be provided. application to a school. Appendix 1 - Churches in Communion b) A “previously looked after child” is a child with Rome. who was looked after, but ceased to be so Oriental Rite (or Eastern Catholic) Churches in union because she/he was adopted* or became with Rome subject to a child arrangements order** or special guardianship order***. Alexandrian - Coptic Catholic Church *This includes children who were adopted under the - Ethiopian Catholic Church (‘Gheez rite’) Adoption Act 1976 (see section 12 adoption orders) (Includes Eritrean Catholic Church) and children who were adopted under the Adoption and Childrens Act 2002 (see section 46 adoption Antiochean (West Syrian) orders). - Syrian Catholic Church - (Syro-)Maronite Catholic **Child arrangements orders are defined in s.8 of - Church Syro-Malankar Catholic Church the Children Act 1989, as amended by s.12 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Child arrangements Armenian orders replace residence orders and any residence Armenian Catholic Church order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be Chaldean (East Syrian) a child arrangements order. - Chaldean Catholic Church ***See Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 which - Syro-Malabar Catholic Church defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order Constantinopolitan (Byzantine) appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s - Albanian (Byzantine) Catholic Church special guardian (or special guardians). - Belarussian Catholic Church - Bulgarian (Byzantine) Catholic Church

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- Georgian Catholic Church and for September 2018/19 the PAN is 20. - Greek (Hellenic) Catholic Church 5. If there are more external applications - Greek-Melakite Catholic Church than places available within the PAN, then - Hungarian (Byzantine) Catholic Church every application received on time will - Italo-Albanian (Byzantine) Catholic Church be considered and ranked against the - Church of the Byzantines of the Diocese of oversubscription criteria below. The 20 highest Krizevci (Krizevci Catholic Church) ranked students will provisionally be allocated - Macedonian Catholic Church places. Students who have been formally - Romanian (Greek) Catholic Church refused will have their names entered on a - Russian Catholic Church waiting list which will be maintained until 31st - Ruthenian (Byzantine) Catholic Church December 2018 and students will be re ranked - Slovak (Greek) Catholic Church each time a place becomes available in line - Ukrainian (Greek) Catholic Church with the over-subscription criteria. ST MARK’S SCHOOL (in 6. Under the terms of the Trust Deed entered partnership with St Gregory’s into by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton Catholic College) and the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells, all Year 11 students at St. Mark’s Introduction Church of England School, Bath, and St. Gregory’s Catholic College, Bath, have equal 1. St. Mark’s opened a sixth form to Year 12 access to the sixth form provision (i.e. post- students in September 2013 providing some 16 courses and facilities at St. Gregory’s and/ places to Year 12 students from outside of St or St. Mark’s) established by both schools in Mark’s (see: No. 4 for number for 2018). a collaboration arrangement, provided they 2. Students enrolled in Year 11 at St. Mark’s will meet the published examination entrance not need to complete the Application Form. requirements for the courses. Instead, students will express a preference for a place in the sixth form and providing Oversubscription Criteria they meet the published examination entrance 1. Looked after children and children who requirements will automatically be allocated a were previously looked after but immediately place. after being looked after became subject to 3. For Year 11 students wishing to transfer adoption, a child arrangements order, or to the Sixth Form from other educational special guardianship order and who have met establishments, an Application Form must the Sixth Form published examination entrance be completed and submitted by Friday 15th requirement for the courses by the time of December 2017 to the school. Parents and/or admission. students may complete this application form. 2. Students who are practising members of the 4. A Published Admission Number (PAN) applies Anglican faith and who have met the published to the entry of students from other educational examination entrance requirements by the time establishments (external applications). This of admission. A Supplementary Information represents the number of students who will Form will be required to be submitted with normally be admitted providing they meet the the application to demonstrate practise of the published examination entrance requirements, Anglican faith.

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3. Students who are practising members of will require students to meet the entry requirements other Christian organisations and who have for enough courses to constitute a full-time course of passed the published examination entrance study. requirements by the time of admission. A Supplementary Information Form will need Appeals to be completed to demonstrate religious Parents or students whose application has been practice. formally refused will have the right to appeal against the decision of the Admission Authority. An appeal 4. Other students who have met the published form and information explaining the application examination entrance requirements by the time deadline and how to appeal will be enclosed with of admission. each decision letter notifying a refused application. Tie Breaker This policy was approved by the full governing A ‘tie breaker’ will be applied where the Admission body of St Mark’s on Wednesday 9 November Number is reached part way through any 2016. The policy was then checked by an oversubscription criterion and there is a need to independent expert, revisions made and it was re- decide which students meeting this criterion are to approved by the Full Governing body on 11.1.17. be allocated places and which are to be refused. For this purpose places will be determined by the WELLSWAY SCHOOL independent drawing of lots by a representative of Wellsway Sixth Form consistently produces results the local authority. As part of this process, students which compare with the very best providers in our will be placed in rank order, not only the applications part of the south west of England. Its success is that satisfy the cut off criteria but also those that fall founded on a culture of high challenge and high below this criterion. support. Our curriculum is focused on Level 3 courses in the main. In addition, there are several Additional Admissions Level 2 courses for those students who wish to On occasion, it may be possible to exceed the re-sit English and Maths GCSE. In considering PAN. If so, any extra places will be allocated in applications, we aim to advise students to undertake accordance with the above criteria. Examination courses which will enable them to succeed. This requirements for entry must be attained in these advice will be offered during open evening and circumstances. the initial student meeting where prior academic Entrance Examination Requirements achievement will be discussed. Level 3 two-year AS/A Level courses: students will Capacity be expected to have achieved 5 or more A*-C or Every year, the Sixth Form enrols approximately one equivalent passes at GCSE (# subject to new GCSE hundred and fifty students into Year 12. On average, grades) and have achieved the entrance grade for one sixth of these students are external applicants. their chosen subjects specified in the course. Please However, the Sixth Form is eager to expand and has note that the entrance grade requirements may vary set itself the ambitious target of increasing intake by from subject to subject. one fifth. As a result we anticipate a minimum of fifty Level 2 one -year GCSE or equivalent courses: external students will be admitted, although this may students will be expected to have achieved a good be exceeded if the demand exists. range of GCSE grades from A*-G or equivalent (# subject to new GCSE grades). Entry to the sixth form

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Oversubscription Criteria appeals panel. In the unlikely event of the Sixth Form being Late applications oversubscribed, we will give priority to applicants as follows: Application forms received after the closing date will be considered alongside those applicants who 1) Looked after children and previously applied on time wherever possible. Where it is not looked after children practicable because places have already been 2) Students living within the area of prime allocated, or are shortly to be allocated, then late responsibility of the school. applications will be considered only after those applicants who applied by the published closing 3) External applicants date. 4) Siblings of students on roll of the school on 1st September 2016 WRITHLINGTON SCHOOL 5) All other applicants Writhlington School has an “outstanding Sixth Form” (Ofsted 2007) with an excellent record of examination Entry Criteria success at all levels. Students are admitted to Academic entry requirements to the Sixth Form are: programmes of study subject to course entry level A minimum of 4 GCSEs (or equivalent) ‘good’ passes requirements. Level 3 students in Year 12 are normally or better including either GCSE Maths or English. required to follow 4 courses at AS level (or equivalent). Admission to these Advanced Courses are dependent Subject Leaders reserve the right to ask for higher on students having at least 5 GCSE passes at Grades grades than these or passes in Higher GCSE A*-C. In addition students taking A Level Maths, papers, rather than Intermediate or Foundation. In Physics or Chemistry are normally expected to have order to start a Level 3 course, students will need an A or A* grade at GCSE in these subjects. the support of a specialist subject teacher. In most The procedure for the admission of external cases, Key Stage 5 teachers expect a minimum candidates is identical to that followed for internal GCSE level 4/grade C or equivalent in the subject candidates. Parents wishing to enrol students on at Level 2. However, this is not the case for the courses should contact the Assistant Headteacher subjects not offered at Level 2 at Wellsway and (Post 16) in order to arrange an interview to discuss others who will accept students with no previous suitable courses. The same entry requirements for experience of the subject. Further information on this courses apply to both internal and external applicants. matter is given in the Sixth Form Prospectus. Our admission number for external candidates is 100. Students who do not obtain a level 4 in Maths and All students who join Post 16 arrangements at English will be encouraged to re-sit during Year Writhlington have to show evidence of a positive and 12. The school reserves the right to admit students motivated approach and have the ability to succeed who do not meet these criteria into the Sixth Form in in their chosen course of study. Prospectuses and exceptional circumstances. details of course are published in the Autumn term The entry requirements apply equally to internal and and are available to both internal and external external candidates. applicants. Writhlington has an excellent retention rate and each year over 100 students from within the Appeals school continue into Post 16 education. Applicants who are refused admission to our Sixth In the event of the school being oversubscribed the Form are entitled to appeal to an independent following order of criteria will be applied.

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1. Looked after children and previously looked after children who meet the required qualifications. 2. Siblings of pupils within years 7-13 who will be in attendance on the starting date of the course. 3. Young people living within the area of prime responsibility (APR) of the school. 4. Young people living outside the APR of the school. 5. In the event of the school being oversubscribed following the application of the above criteria places will be offered to students living closest to the school as measured in a direct line between the home address and the school. Students who wish to pursue their Advanced Level studies at Writhlington should contact the Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for all Post 16 education.

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List of Secondary Schools and Admission Levels for the 2018/2019 Academic Year

School Name Status Admission No. Address Age Range 2018/2019 Tel No. Headteacher Email Address

Beechen Cliff Academy 162 Alexandra Park, Bath, BA2 4RE 11-18 Telephone: Bath 01225 480466 Mr Andrew Davies Email: [email protected]

Broadlands Academy 150 St. Francis Road, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 2DY 11-16 Telephone: Bristol 0117 986 4791 Mr James Hall Fax: 0117 986 7092 Email: [email protected]

Chew Valley Foundation 210 Chew Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8QB 11-18 Telephone: Chew Magna 01275 332272 Mr Gareth Beynon Fax: 01275 333625 Email: [email protected]

Hayesfield Girls School Academy 210 Upper Oldfield Park, Bath, BA2 3LA 11-18 Telephone: Bath 01225 426151 Ms Emma Yates Fax: 01225 427005 Email: [email protected]

Norton Hill Academy 247 Charlton Road, Midsomer Norton, Bath, BA3 4AD 11-18 Telephone: Midsomer Norton 01761 412557 Mr Alun Williams Fax: 01761 410622 Email: [email protected]

Oldfield Academy 180 Kelston Road, Bath, BA1 9AB 11-18 Telephone: Bath 01225 423582 Mr Steve Mackay Email: [email protected]

Ralph Allen Academy 180 Claverton Down Road 11-18 , Bath BA2 7AD Mr Tim Withers Telephone: Bath 01225 832936 Fax: 01225 832338 Email: [email protected]

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School Name Status Admission No. Address Age Range 2018/2019 Tel No. Headteacher Email Address

St. Gregory’s Catholic College Voluntary Aided 160 Combe Hay Lane, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 8PA 11-18 Telephone: Bath 01225 832873 Ms Ann Cusack Fax: 01225 835848 Email: [email protected]

St. Mark’s Voluntary Aided 102 Baytree Road, Bath, BA1 6ND 11-18 Telephone: Bath 01225 312661 Mr Barnaby Ash Fax: 01225 429063 Email: [email protected] Web: www.st-marks.org.uk

Somervale Academy 141 Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton, Bath, BA3 2HG 11-18 Telephone: Midsomer Norton 01761 414276 Ms Joanna Postlethwaite Fax: 01761 410613 Email: [email protected]

Wellsway Academy 230 Chandag Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1PH 11-18 Telephone: Bristol 0117 986 4751/2/3 Mr Matthew Woodville Fax: 0117 916 1039 Email: [email protected]

Writhlington Academy 245 Radstock, Bath, BA3 3NQ 11-18 Telephone: Radstock 01761 433581 Mr Mark Everett Fax: 01761 432307 Email: [email protected]

Norton Hill and Somervale Schools are federated with a single governing body and single executive Head.

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Details of Schools with a first admission at Year 10 and Admission Levels for the 2018/2019 Academic Year School name Status Admission No. Address Age Range 2017/2018 Tel No. Headteacher Email Address The Bath Studio School Academy 60 Frome Road, Bath BA2 5RF 14 – 18 Telephone: 01225 831933 Mr Colin Cattanach Email: [email protected] Web: www.thebathstudioschool.org.uk The Mendip Studio School Academy 70 Knobsbury Lane, Writhlington, Radstock, BA2 2NQ 14 – 18 Telephone: 01761 438557 Mr Bruce Hain Web: www.mendipstudioschool.org.uk Isambard Kingdom Brunel Studio School Academy 60 68 Bath Road, Keynsham, 14 – 18 Bristol, BS31 1SP Mrs Deborah Gibbs Telephone: 0117 9161025 Web: [email protected] Appendix 4

List of Mainstream Schools with Special Resource Bases for Secondary age children Academic Year 2018/2019 School Name Age Range Resource Base Broadlands School, Keynsham 11-16 For Pupils with a visual impairment NB Please note that if possible all pupils admitted to a Resource Base are allocated within the admission number for the school.

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List of Special Schools for Secondary age children Academic Year 2018/2019

School Name Status Number of Address Age Range places* Tel No. Headteacher (Provisional) Email Address

Aspire Academy Academy Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath BA2 5RF 4-16 years Telephone 01225 832212 Mr Colin Cattanach Email [email protected] For pupils with Emotional, Behavioural & Social difficulties

Fosse Way School Academy Longfellow Road, Midsomer Norton 3-19 years Bath BA3 4BL Mr Justin Philcox Tel: 01761 412198 Email: [email protected] For pupils with complex learning difficulties

Three Ways School, Bath 180 Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath BA2 5RF Academy Telephone 01225 838070 2-19 years Email [email protected] Mrs Julie Dyerr For pupils with complex learning difficulties.

* The Local Authority commission places in negotiation with the schools on annual basis.

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Open Days/Evenings for Secondary Transfer 2018/2019

School Date Time Beechen Cliff School Tuesday 19 September 2017 6.00pm – 8.30pm Wednesday 27 September 2017 9.00am – 12.00pm Saturday 14 October 2017 9.00am – 12.00pm – Sixth Form Open Morning Broadlands School Thursday 28 September 2017 6.30pm – 8.30pm – Principal’s presentations at 6.30pm and 7.15pm Monday 2 October 2017 to Tours by appointment each day at 9.15am and Friday 6 October 2017 10.15am Chew Valley School Thursday 21 September 2017 6.00pm Tuesday 26 September 2017 to Open morning sessions at 9.15am each day Thursday 28 September 2017 Hayesfield Girls School Tuesday 19 September 2017 6.00pm – 8.30pm - Upper Oldfield Park Campus Friday 22 September 2017 9.00am – 12.00pm Thursday 12 October 2017 1.30pm – 4.15pm Contact school for dates and times for the Sixth Form Opening Evening Norton Hill School Thursday 21 September 2017 4.45pm – 7.30pm – Talks at 5.00pm and 6.15pm Open days – Please contact [email protected] Oldfield School Wednesday 27 September 2017 6.00pm – 8.30pm – Headteacher’s talks and activities taking place around the school. Friday 29 September 2017 and 9.00am – 11.30am with guided tours from 9.00am Monday 02 October 2017 Tuesday 14 November 2017 6.00pm – 8.00pm Tours of the school and 6th form are available at any point on request. Ralph Allen School Thursday 28 September 2017 6.00pm – 8.30pm Tuesday 3 October 2017 9.00am – 10.30am – Sign in at the Lee Sixth Form Centre; no appointment necessary Thursday 16 November 2017 5.30pm – 8.00pm – Sixth Form Open Evening. Arrive promptly for 5.30pm talks in the hall. St. Gregory’s Thursday 28 September 2017 6.30pm – 9.00pm Catholic College Tuesday 2 October 2017 and 9.00am – 12.00pm Tuesday 10 October 2017 Thursday 19 October 2017 6.30pm – 9.00pm Sixth Form Open Evening St. Mark’s C of E School Wednesday 20 September 2017 6.30pm – 8.30pm Thursday 28 September 2017 and 9.00am – 11.00am Friday 6 October 2017

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School Date Time Somervale School Thursday 28 September 2017 6.00pm – 8.30pm Tuesday 26 September 2017 9.15am – 10.30am Wednesday 4 October 2017 9.15am – 10.30am and 1.45pm – 3.00pm Friday 6 October 2017 9.15am – 10.30am Monday 9 October 2017 11.00am – 12.30pm Please contact contact Tanya Iles on 01761 414276 or email [email protected] to book one of our small group tours. Wellsway School Thursday 5 October 2017 5.30pm – 8.30pm Monday 9 October 2017 9.30am – 11.00am Wednesday 11 October 2017 6.00pm – 8.00pm – Sixth Form Open Evening Writhlington School Please contact school directly for dates and times Open days/evenings for Studio Schools (Year 10 and Year 12 Students) 2018/19 The Bath Studio School Wednesday 27 September 2017 9.00am – 12.00pm Wednesday 18 October 2017 6.00pm – 8.00pm Wednesday 22 November 2017 6.00pm – 8.00pm Wednesday 24 January 2018 9.00am – 12.00pm Wednesday 21 March 2018 9.00am – 12.00pm Wednesday 25 April 2018 6.00pm – 8.00pm The IKB Studio School Please contact school directly for dates and times The Mendip Studio School Thursday 5 October 2017 6.00pm

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