Secondary Schools Supplement 2014-15

Cheshire East Schools Secondary Schools Supplement 2014-15

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Contents

Secondary schools in Cheshire East 2

Open Evenings 6

School Specialisms 7

Feeder/Partner Primary Schools 8

2013 Allocation Information 9

Secondary Preference Data 11

Breakdown of Allocations - 13 Oversubscription Criteria Applied

Admission Arrangements 2014-15 14

This supplement must be read in conjunction with the booklet, Applying for School Places - Cheshire East Guide for Parents and Carers 2014-15

Contact:

School Admissions Cheshire East Council Floor 7, c/o Municipal Buildings Earle Street Crewe CW1 2BJ

Email: [email protected] Twitter: @CE_Admissions Telephone: 0300 123 5012 Fax: 01270 686491

The information contained in this booklet relates to the school year 2014-2015. Although correct at the time of printing (August 2013), there may be changes before or during the 2013 -2014 school year and in subsequent years. Further information can be obtained from the Council and from individual schools.

2 Apply online at www.cheshireeast.gov.uk Secondary Schools in Cheshire East

Congleton

1. Alsager School 2. Congleton High School 3. Eaton Bank Academy 4. Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School 5. Middlewich High School 6. Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College 7. Sandbach School

Crewe

1. King’s Grove School 2. Ruskin Sports College - A Community High School 3. Shavington High School 4. Sir William Stanier Community School 5. St Thomas More Catholic High School

Knutsford

1. Knutsford Academy

Macclesfield

1. All Hallows Catholic College 2. The Fallibroome Academy 3. The Macclesfield Academy 4. Tytherington High School

Nantwich

1. Brine Leas School 2. Malbank School and Sixth Form College

4 Apply online at www.cheshireeast.gov.uk Secondary Schools in Cheshire East

Poynton

1. Poynton High School and Performing Arts College

Wilmslow

1. Wilmslow High School

School Open Evenings

All Hallows Catholic College 18 September 2013 - 7pm 28 September 2013 - 9.30am Alsager School - 12.30pm 9 October 2013 - day and Brine Leas School evening Congleton High School 26 September 2013

Eaton Bank Academy 30 October 2013

Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School Please contact the school

King’s Grove School 25 September 2013 2 October 2013 Knutsford Academy 6:00pm - 8:30pm Malbank School and Sixth Form College 26 September 2013 26 September 2013 Middlewich High School 5:30pm - 8.30pm 26 September 2013 Poynton High School and Performing Arts College 5.30pm - 8.30pm Ruskin Sports College - a Community High School 24 September 2013

Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College 23 September 2013

Sandbach School 19 & 21 September 2013

Shavington High School 25 September 2013 - 6pm

Sir William Stanier Community School 25 September 2013

St Thomas More Catholic High School 26 September 2013

The Fallibroome Academy 26 September 2013 11 September 2013 The Macclesfield Academy 6.30pm - 8.30pm Tytherington High School 12 September 2013

Wilmslow High School Please contact the school

Further information may be available on the school’s website or from the school.

6 Apply online at www.cheshireeast.gov.uk School Specialisms

School Specialism

All Hallows Catholic College Business, Ethical Enterprise and Languages

Alsager School Business & Enterprise

Brine Leas School Technology and Languages

Congleton High School Engineering

Eaton Bank Academy Maths & Computing

Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School Science, Leadership and Teaching School

King’s Grove School Business & Enterprise

Knutsford Academy Humanities ‘Professional School’

Malbank School and Sixth Form College Arts

Middlewich High School Maths, Computing and Science Poynton High School and Performing Arts Performing Arts College Sandbach School Arts and Sports

Shavington High School Science & Mathematics

Sir William Stanier Community School Art & Technology

St Thomas More Catholic High School Maths, ICT & Languages Specialist Arts College and National Teaching The Fallibroome Academy School The Macclesfield Academy Under Review

Tytherington High School Science

Wilmslow High School Sports

All Hallows Alsager School Brine Leas Congleton High Eaton Bank Holmes Chapel Catholic College School School Academy Comprehensive School St Alban’s Alsager Highfields Audlem St James Astbury St Mary’s Bosley St. Mary’s CE Brereton CE St Benedict’s Cranberry CE CE Buglawton Chelford CE St Gregory’s Excalibur Bridgemere CE Black Firs Havannah Goostrey St John the Pikemere Pear Tree Daven Marton & District Hermitage Evangelist Rode Heath Sound Scholar Green CE Holmes Chapel St Mary’s Stapeley Broad Smallwood CE Marlfields Lower Peover CE (Congleton) Lane CE The Quinta Mossley CE Peover Superior St Paul’s Weaver Woodcock’s Well (Poynton) Wrenbury CE Christ the King Wyche King’s Grove Knutsford Malbank School Middlewich High Poynton High Ruskin Sports School Academy & Sixth Form School School and College - A College Performing Arts Community High Centre School Underwood West Bexton Acton CE Byley Adlington Edleston Vine Tree Egerton Highfields Cledford Disley Gainsborough Wistaston Green High Legh Millfields Middlewich Lostock Hall Pebble Brook Little Bollington CE Willaston Wimboldsley Lower Park Manor Park St Oswalds Pott Shrigley Mobberley CE Worleston CE Vernon Wyche Worth Sandbach High Sandbach School Shavington High Sir William St Thomas More The Fallibroome School and Sixth School Stanier Catholic High Academy Form College School Elworth CE Elworth CE Shavington Beechwood St Anne’s Bollinbrook CE Elworth Hall Elworth Hall The Berkeley Brierley St Gabriel’s Broken Cross Haslington Haslington Weston Village Hungerford St Mary’s (Crewe) Mottram St Offley Primary Offley Primary Wistaston Church Leighton Andrew Rode Heath Rode Heath Lane Mablins Lane Nether Alderley Sandbach Sandbach Wybunbury Delves Monks Coppenhall Prestbury CE St John’s CE, St John’s CE, CE Oakefield Upton Priory Sandbach Heath Sandbach Heath Warmingham CE Whirley The Dingle The Dingle Wheelock Wheelock The Macclesfield Tytherington High Wilmslow High High Schools Maintained by other Local Authorities Academy School School

Ash Grove Bollington Cross Alderley Edge Bishop Heber Lymm High School Tarporley High Broken Cross CE Ashdene High School (Warrington School (Cheshire Gawsworth Bollington St Dean Oaks (Cheshire West Borough Council) West & Chester Hollinhey John’s CE Gorsey Bank & Chester Council) Council) Ivy Bank Dean Valley Lacey Green Bickerton Holy High Legh Bunbury Aldersey Parkroyal Hurdsfield Lindow Trinity CE Little Bollington CE Calveley School Community Kettleshulme Nether Alderley Puss Bank St James CE St Anne’s Fulshaw St Nicholas The County High St John The Parkroyal CE Catholic High School, Leftwich Evangelist CE Puss Bank Styal School (Cheshire West Whirley Rainow Wilmslow Grange & Chester Council) Wincle CE The Marlborough St Vincent de High Legh Paul, St Marys Middlewich

8 Apply online at www.cheshireeast.gov.uk 2013 Allocation Information

What do you need to consider? Published Admission Number (PAN)

The tables on the following pages; This is the number of places available - Secondary Preference Data, and; for September in Year 7. Places will be - Breakdown of Allocation - Oversubscription allocated up to the PAN assuming sufficient Criteria; applications are received. In some cases it provide information about secondary schools may be necessary to allocate over the PAN. in Cheshire East, including the names and Please refer to the Applying for School Places addresses, contact details, age range of booklet for more information about published pupils in the school and the number of places admission numbers. available for September 2014 (shown on the table as the PAN – the published admission Anticipated Number for 2014 number). This data will give you an idea of the size of The information includes the number of the school for September 2014. This includes preferences (applications) that were received the number on roll in 2013 and projections for each school and the number of places based on the PAN and the history of allocated based on the oversubscription applications. This is only provided as a guide criteria. These relate to September 2013 and does not represent the actual number of admissions and the information is provided to children that will be on roll in September 2014. help you estimate the likelihood of success with your application. It is important to Number of Preferences Received remember that this is only an indication and does not guarantee admission to any particular This is the number of applications received school. for a place in year 7 at the school. These are broken down into ranking (e.g. 1st, 2nd You are invited to express three preferences and 3rd preference). There is also a column in ranked order with your preferred school showing ‘other’ preferences, this refers to any as your first preference and two other late applications received before offers are schools in order of choice as your second made. Please bear in mind that all preferences and third preferences. Once all preferences are considered equally and therefore places (applications) have been considered by can be offered to parents or carers who the relevant admission authority against its have included a school as a lower ranked published oversubscription criteria, the Local preference but who have a higher priority Authority will notify you of the school place within the oversubscription criteria and have offered, which will be a single offer and will been unsuccessful with a higher ranked be for the highest preference that you can be preference. Late applications are considered offered from all your preferences. This may not after all on-time applications. Please refer be your first preference. You will have a right to the information about ‘late applications’ of appeal to an independent appeals panel for contained within our booklet entitled Applying any schools where a preference (application) for School Places - Cheshire East Guide for was unsuccessful. Parents and Carers 2014-15.

If none of your preferred schools can be Oversubscription Criteria offered we will offer you a place at the nearest school with a vacancy (Cheshire East If the school receives more applications than residents only). The following explains the places available, the oversubscription criteria definitions for the data held in the tables will be used to determine which applications

have priority for the limited number of school Summary places. 1. First consider how many applications were We have included information about how received for your preferred school/s in the many offers were made within each criterion ‘Secondary Preference Data’ section that to help you make an informed choice about follows. Using last year’s applications as a your preferences before completing your guide, are your preferred schools likely to be application. It is important to consider any oversubscribed? changes to the oversubscription criteria agreed 2. Compare this with how the places were for 2014 and therefore we have included offered in the ‘Breakdown of Allocation - a summary for your information within this Oversubscription Criteria’ data on the following supplement on page 16. pages. For example, if your family are resident in the school’s ‘catchment area’, were all Placed by LA (Local Authority) applications within this criterion successful last year? If not, what was the furthest distance In cases where we are unable to offer any of used to offer places? This will give you an the preferences included on the application indication of the likelihood of success with form, Cheshire East residents will be made an your preference – it is important to remember offer of the ‘nearest school with a vacancy’. that this is no guarantee as the pattern of This process is implemented after we have parental preference can change from year to considered all preferences and is shown on year. Please remember that you can express the table as ‘Placed by LA’. This is to ensure three school preferences. Please refer to our that no Cheshire East child for whom we have Applying for School Places booklet for more received an application is without a school information about ‘equal preferences’. place for September. Parents and carers 3. If you have a low priority (within the can accept or decline this offer and have oversubscription criteria) for admission to your a legal right of appeal for all unsuccessful preferred school/s, you need to bear in mind preferences. We also operate a waiting list that your application may be unsuccessful. You process and more information about this is will have a statutory right of appeal if this is the included in our Applying for School Places case. booklet. 4. Now you need to complete your application form, which you can do online at www. Furthest Distance cheshireeast.gov.uk - Alternatively, please ring us on 0300 123 5012. This is the straight line distance measurement 5. Please remember to apply by the in miles from the home address to the school closing date to avoid disadvantage and and shows the furthest distance that was used disappointment. to allocate a school place under the lowest criterion used. Parents of children within this lowest criterion but living further away Key to School Status (opposite) from the school were unsuccessful with their preference. In such circumstances, requests A - Academy can be made to add children to a school’s C - Community School waiting list and parents have a legal right of F - Foundation School appeal to an independent panel. Please refer FS - Free School to the Applying for School Places booklet for more information.

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Anticipated numbers DFE School Age for Sept Number of Preferences No Status School Name & Address Contact Details Range PAN 2014 Received in 2013

1st 2nd 3rd Other TOTAL 4801 A All Hallows Catholic College Mr Tony Billings 11 to 18 210 1210 205 115 31 4 355 Brooklands Avenue Tel: 01625 426138 M a c c l e s fi e l d Fax 01625 500315 SK11 8LB email:[email protected]. org.uk website:www.ahcc.org.uk 4121 A* Alsager School Mr Richard Middlebrook 11 to 18 235 1236 173 89 56 3 321 Hassall Road Tel: 01270 871100 Alsager Fax: 01270 871139 Stoke-on-Trent email:[email protected] ST7 2HR website:www.alsagerschool.co.uk 4220 A Brine Leas School Mr Andrew Cliffe 11 to 18 210 1294 237 165 57 6 465 Audlem Road Tel: 01270 625663 Nantwich Fax: 01270 610373 CW5 7DY email:[email protected] website:www.brineleas.co.uk 4226 A Congleton High School Mr David Hermitt 11 to 18 200 954 165 61 16 2 244 Box Lane Tel: 01260 387000 Congleton Fax: 01260 275477 CW12 4NS email:enquiries@congletonhigh. com website:www.congletonhigh.com 4227 A Eaton Bank Academy Mrs Ann Webb 11 to 18 180 873 89 63 4 1 157 Jackson Road Tel: 01260 273000 Congleton email:postpoint@eatonbank. CW12 1NT cheshire.sch.uk website:www.eatonbank.org 4165 A Holmes Chapel Mr Denis Oliver 11 to 18 210 1229 189 110 44 0 343 Comprehensive School and Tel: 01477 689500 Sixth Form College Fax: 01477 534489 Selkirk Drive email:[email protected] Holmes Chapel website:www.hccs.info CW4 7DX 4223 F King’s Grove School Mr Trevor Langston 11 to 16 156 640 126 87 39 5 2 Buchan Grove Tel: 01270 661223 Crewe Fax: 01270 560789 CW2 7NQ email:admin@kings-grove. cheshire.sch.uk website:www.kings-grove.cheshire. sch.uk 4163 A Knutsford Academy Mr Kevin Hollins 11 to 18 270 1168 134 92 137 0 363 Bexton Road Tel: 01565 633294 / 632277 Knutsford Fax: 01565 633796 WA16 0EA email:contact@knutsfordacademy. org.uk website:www. knutsfordacademy.org.uk 4143 F Malbank School & Sixth Mrs Jeannette Walker 11 to 18 210 1086 153 180 68 3 404 Form College Tel: 01270 611009 Welsh Row Fax: 01270 610350 Nantwich email:[email protected]. CW5 5HD sch.uk website:www.malbank.com 4127 C Middlewich High School Mr Keith Simpson 11 to 16 140 703 110 47 17 1 175 King Edward Street Tel: 01606 288170 Middlewich Fax: 01606 738260 CW10 9xBU email:admin@middlewichhigh. cheshire.sch.uk website:www.middlewichhigh. cheshire.sch.uk 4211 C Poynton High School and Mr David Waugh 11 to 18 246 1534 259 113 73 2 447 Performing Arts College Tel: 01625 871811 Yew Tree Lane Fax: 01625 874541 Off Dickens Lane emasil:[email protected] Poynton website:www.phs.cheshire.sch.uk SK12 1PU

Anticipated numbers DFE School Age for Sept Number of Preferences No Status School Name & Address Contact Details Range PAN 2014 Received in 2013 1st 2nd 3rd Other TOTAL 4139 C Ruskin Sports College - a Mrs Ella Brett 11 to 16 140 480 77 77 43 7 204 Community High School Tel: 01270 560514 Ruskin Road Fax: 01270 650248 Crewe email:[email protected]. CW2 7JT uk website:www.ruskin.cheshire.sch. uk 4123 A Sandbach High School and Mr John Leigh 11 to 18 210 1337 211 66 37 2 316 Sixth Form College Tel: 01270 765031 girls Middlewich Road Fax: 01270 768544 Sandbach email:sandbachhighadmin@ CW11 3NT cheshire.gov.uk website:www.sandhigh.cheshire. sch.uk 6010 FS Sandbach School Mrs Sarah Burns 11 to 18 210 1207 244 68 30 4 346 Crewe Road Tel: 01270 758870 boys Sandbach Fax: 01270 764787 CW11 3NS enquiries @sandbachschool.org 4144 F Shavington High School Mrs Carol White 11 to 16 170 529 118 58 66 3 245 Rope Lane Tel: 01270 685111 Shavington Fax: 01270 661305 Crewe email:[email protected]. CW2 5DH sch.uk website:www.shavington.cheshire. sch.uk 4803 A* Sir William Stanier Mr Wayne Trafford 11 to 16 210 932 133 27 17 6 183 Community School Tel: 01270 685360 Coronation Street Fax: 01270 213809 Crewe email:[email protected] CW1 4EB website:www.sws.cheshire.sch.uk 4612 A St Thomas More Catholic Mr Edward McHugh 11 to 16 128 616 132 61 31 5 229 High School Tel: 01270 568014 / 661328 Dane Bank Avenue Fax: 01270 650860 Crewe email:head@st-thomasmore. CW2 8AE cheshire.sch.uk website:www.st-thomasmore. cheshire.sch.uk 5401 A The Fallibroome Academy Mr Peter Rubery 11 to 18 240 1531 266 183 44 4 599 Priory Lane Tel: 01625 827898 Upton Fax: 01625 820051 M a c c l e s fi e l d email:[email protected] SK10 4AF website:www.fallibroome.cheshire. sch.uk 4001 A T h e M a c c l e s fi e l d A c a d e m y Mr Richard Hedge 11 to 16 120 358 72 42 33 5 152 Park Lane Tel: 01625 383100 Macclesfield Fax: 01625 668635 SK11 8JR email:head@macclesfieldacademy. org website:www.macclesfieldacademy. org 4116 F Tytherington High School Mr Stephen Jowett 11 to 18 210 1081 142 58 56 4 260 A** Manchester Road Tel: 01625 610220 Tytherington Fax: 01625 610925 Macclesfield email:[email protected] SK10 2EE website:www.tytheringtonhs.co.uk 4225 C Wilmslow High School Mrs Gill Bremner 11 to 18 300 2029 348 97 79 7 531 Holly Road Tel: 01625 526191 Wilmslow Fax: 01625 536858 SK9 1LZ email:reception@wilmslowhigh. cheshire.sch.uk website:www.wilmslowhigh.com

* Academy from 01/09/2013 ** Academy proposed from 01/01/2014

12 Apply online at www.cheshireeast.gov.uk Breakdown of Allocations - Oversubscription Criteria 300 140 210 246 PAN 235 156 210 170 210 210 210 180 180 210 260 210 210 240 120 PAN 128 PAN 140 300 81 141 246 Total Total Allocated 176 126 172 124 187 210 215 169 94 195 183 210 240 240 91 Total Allocated 128 Total Allocated 112 1.333 1.059 1.11 4.503 2.464 Furthest Distance 7.553 1000+ 100+ 5.744 4.667 0.751 2.862 5.832 5.461 10.339 100+ 7.405 5.192 1.393 10.019 Furthest Distance 1.153 Furthest Distance Placed By LA 0 0 6 1 35 0 0 2 1 2 8 0 0 0 10 Placed by LA 0 n/a Late 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 21 n/a 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 n/a 8 0 0 60 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 81 0 0 8 0 n/a 0 0 4 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0 7 29 Placed By LA 0 0 0 0 6 6 3 Late 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 14 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 9 0 10 5 5 0 Distance 19 37 0 39 1 13 3 6 0 34 2 0 55 1 6 31 3 9 0 16 5 4 17 28 4 17 14 109 1 4 0 Feeder 5 31 9 25 28 13 15 106 0 70 200 104 37 3 32 91 58 111 127 4 51 3 26 In Area 43 67 30 75 48 79 79 69 63 87 44 82 28 2 72 38 0 33 54 68 0 68 41 67 52 0 0 91 19 2 41 Siblings 43 13 5 BREAKDOWN OF OVERSUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA ALLOCATED at 1 MARCH 2013 ALLOCATED BREAKDOWN OF OVERSUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA SEN & 1 7 1 6 7 5 1 3 6 3 0 1 7 5 2 11 5 6 1 & SEN 3 at 1 MARCH 2013 ALLOCATED BREAKDOWN OF OVERSUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA Cared For & SEN 2

* Academy from 01/09/2013 ** Academy proposed from 01/01/2014 Academy on 01/01/2013 Converted to Academy on 01/06/2013 Converted to Wilmslow High School Sir William Stanier Community School Foundation/Aided/Academies Criterion Arts Poynton High School & Performing College Ruskin Sports College a Community High School Foundation Schools Alsager School Kings Grove School Malbank School & Sixth Form College Shavington High School High School Tytherington Academies All Hallows Catholic College * Brine Leas School Congleton High School Eaton Bank Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School Knutsford Academy Sandbach High and Sixth Form College Sandbach School The Fallibroome Academy Academy The Macclesfield Aided Schools Voluntary Thomas More Catholic High School ** St Community Schools Criterion Middlewich High School * **

Oversubscription Criteria - school nominated as a feeder/partner primary Community Schools school for admissions purposes.

The relevant school’s oversubscription 5. Pupils living nearest to the school criteria will be used to determine which measured using an Ordnance Survey address- preferences have priority for admission. point system which measures straight line The oversubscription criteria for Community distances in miles from the address point of schools, i.e. those for which the Local Authority the school to the address point of the place of is the admissions authority are as follows: residence.

1. ‘Cared for children’ and children who Notes: were previously ‘cared for’. A ‘cared for child’ is a child who is in the care of a local Where a school cannot accommodate all authority or provided with accommodation by pupils qualifying under one of the criteria that local authority (as defined in section 22 stated above, the next criteria will also be of the Children Act 1989). Children previously applied to determine priority for admission. For ‘cared for’ are children who were ‘cared for’ example, if a school cannot accommodate all as defined above, but immediately after being children resident within the catchment area ‘cared for’ became subject to an adoption, (criterion 3), the priority will be in the order of: residence, or special guardianship order. An adoption order is an order under section • Resident in the catchment area (criterion 3) 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. attending a feeder school (4) and living nearest A ‘residence order’ is an order settling the to the school (5) arrangements to be made as to the person • Resident in the catchment area (criterion 3) with whom the child is to live under section not attending a feeder school (4) and living 8 of the Children Act 1989. Section 14A of nearest to the school (5) the Children Act 1989 defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing All applicants within each criterion will be put one or more individuals to be a child’s special into a distance order with priority being given to guardian (or special guardians). those that live nearest to the school, as stated in criterion 5 above. Where it is identified that 2. Siblings - pupils with brothers or sisters, there are a limited number of places available step-brothers or step-sisters, foster brothers and the Local Authority cannot differentiate or foster sisters, half-brothers or half-sisters, between the applications using the distance adopted brothers or adopted sisters living criterion (criterion 5) a random allocation tie- together as part of one household, already breaker will be applied. This may be required attending the preferred school (in years 7 for example, where applicants reside in the through to Year 10) and expected to continue same block of flats. at the school in the following school year. (i.e. at the time of admission) In the case of previously cared for children (criterion 1) admission authorities may request 3. Children resident within the designated a copy of the adoption order, residence order catchment area of the school. Children will or special guardianship order and a written be classed within this criterion if they and their correspondence from the local authority that parents/carers are resident within the area last cared for the child confirming that he or served by the school. she was cared for immediately prior to that order being made. 4. Children not resident within a school’s designated catchment area but attending a

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Catchment Areas Oversubscription Criteria - Other Publicly Funded Schools Children are considered resident in the ‘catchment area’ for a school under the Local The oversubscription criteria agreed by Authority’s admission arrangements if they governing bodies of Academies and Free and their parents/guardian/carers are resident Schools, and Voluntary Aided, Foundation in the area served by the school on the and Trust Schools are listed on the following date published for the receipt of supporting pages. Please note, some schools that have documentation. Supporting information may recently changed status will continue to apply be requested to verify the place of residence. the arrangements determined for them by the For children of UK service personnel (UK Local Authority (indicated by ***): Armed Forces) a Unit postal address or quartering area address will be accepted in advance of removal into the area, subject to School Page official written confirmation of the address and All Hallows Catholic College 19 relocation date. Preferences for the catchment Alsager School 20 area school for the confirmed address will be Brine Leas School 21 considered under criterion 3, unless a higher Congleton High School 21 criterion is applicable. Eaton Bank Academy 22 You can check your catchment area school on Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School 23 our website at www.cheshireeast.gov.uk or by King’s Grove School 24 contacting the Authority on 0300 123 5012. Knutsford Academy 24 Please note: we cannot guarantee places Malbank School & Sixth Form College 25 where ‘catchment area’ is included as a Sandbach High and Sixth Form College 26 criterion, however, you may wish to bear in mind that if the school is oversubscribed and Sandbach School 27 you do not state a preference for it on your Shavington High School 28 application form, all available places may be Sir William Stanier High School *** 29 offered to parents and carers who have applied St Thomas More Catholic High School 29 for a place. Places will be offered on the basis The Fallibroome Academy 30 of the published oversubscription criteria and The Macclesfield Academy 31 this can result in an offer regardless of whether Tytherington High School 32 a child lives in the catchment area.

You may wish to consider including your Priority for admission to these schools is ‘catchment area’ school as one of your based on the governing bodies’ determined preferences just in case a higher preference admission arrangements. for another school is unsuccessful. These arrangements relate to the following Full details of the admission arrangements for schools: these schools are provided on the school’s • Middlewich High website with a summary at the end of this • Poynton High supplement. These are as determined and • Ruskin Sports College provided by the relevant admission authority. • Wilmslow High School

the new studio school will have a published New 14-19 Studio School for 2014 admission number for each relevant age group of 75. The Knutsford Academy Trust is seeking to Information about the process for establishing establish a 300 place 14-19 Studio School with the new school will be published on the an intended opening date of September 2014. Knutsford Academy website at http:// Studio Schools are all-ability and mixed knutsfordacademy.org.uk/ gender state funded schools, independent of local authorities. They are small schools Applying for Places with around 300 pupils delivering mainstream qualifications through traditional teaching In the event that the Studio School opens for allied with project based learning. They offer September 2014, applications for admission academic and vocational qualifications. Study must be made to the Academy and not your is combined with work placements with local home local authority. and national employers who are involved For more information about the application in the school. Students follow a curriculum please contact the Academy. designed to give them academic qualifications Applications for admission in September 2015 and the employability skills they need for work and subsequent years; those made at the or for Further and Higher Education. More normal point of entry to the school in Year 10, information about studio schools is published will be coordinated by the home local authority. on the Department for Education’s website More information about the process will be at http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/ published from September 2014 at the start of leadership/typesofschools/technical/a0077819/ the application timetable. about Changes to Admission Arrangements Consultation on Establishing the Studio for 2014 School Admission arrangements that have been The Academy Trust will undertake a statutory revised for 2014 are listed below. When consultation on the establishment of the school considering your likelihood of success with and it is expected that this will commence in an application, you will need to take into September 2013 and run for approximately 6 account the revised priority afforded within weeks. More information about this process the oversubscription criteria and any agreed can be obtained from the Academy. change to the published admission number.

The admission arrangements, which will be Community Schools applied to applications at the normal point of entry to the school for the relevant age At the cabinet meeting on 4 April, Cheshire groups -Year 10 and Year 12 (Sixth Form), will East Cabinet determined the Admission include oversubscription criteria and published Arrangements for its Community schools. This admission numbers and will be included in the determination was that the arrangements were consultation exercise. to remain the same, as no changes had been

Oversubscription criteria is used to decide proposed to the admission arrangements and which children will be allocated a place if the coordinated admissions scheme for 2014,. school receives more applications than it has places. The number of places available in the Other Publicly Funded Schools relevant age groups is set by the published admission number. Early indications are that The admission authority for these schools is the governing body. Priority for admission

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when the school is oversubscribed is therefore Criterion 4: now includes boys with based on the arrangements determined by the sisters, step-sisters or half-sisters governing body. already attending Sandbach High School & Sixth Form College and expected to continue there the The changes determined for 2014 have Sandbach following school year. School been summarised below. A Summary of the Criteria 5 & 6: are in reverse order admission arrangements for these schools is Criterion 6 now includes Rode Heath provided at the end of this booklet. primary as feeder school Criterion 7 has been removed: Published Admission Numbers (PAN) personal/domestic circumstances St Thomas Please see revisions at the end of More Catholic Previous this supplement School 2014 PAN High School PAN Removed feeder school Christ The Brine Leas School 210 215 the King Catholic and Church of Macclesfield England Primary. Included Broken Congleton High School 180 200 Academy Cross Community School Knutsford Academy 260 270 Tytherington Reversed criteria 3 and 4, and High School included names of feeder schools School Status Change

School Previous Revised Default Definitions All Hallows Catholic Voluntary Academy - The following terms used throughout this College Aided 01/01/2013 booklet are defined as follows, except where Academy - Alsager School Foundation 01/09/2013 individual arrangements spell out a different Academy - description. Sir William Stanier Community 01/09/2013 St Thomas More Voluntary Academy - Additional / Supplementary Forms Catholic High School Aided 01/06/2013 All parents who list their preferred schools Criteria Changes on the Local Authority’s Common Application Form are regarded as having made valid applications. An additional or supplementary School Changes form may also have to be completed for Brine Leas Removed Criteria 2: Exceptional applicants considered under faith criteria of School medical reasons faith schools, for boarding school and for Revised criterion 4: siblings now selective schools. includes any who have ever been Sandbach High on roll, and girls with brothers, step School and brothers or half brothers already Cared for Children and Children who were Sixth Form attending Sandbach School or ever previously Cared for. College been on roll there. Criterion 6 now includes Rode Heath A ‘cared for child’ is a child who is in the primary as feeder school care of a local authority or provided with accommodation by that authority (as defined in section 22 of the Children Act 1989).

Children previously ‘cared for’ are children who were ‘cared for’ as defined above, but immediately after being ‘cared for’ became

subject to an adoption, residence, or special adopted brothers or sisters living together as guardianship order. An adoption order is an part of one household, already attending the order under section 46 of the Adoption and preferred school, and expected to continue at Children Act 2002. A ‘residence order’ is as an the school in the following year. order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is to Twins / Multiple Births live under section 8 of the Children Act 1989. Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines In relation to children of multiple births, a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order exceptionally it may be necessary to offer appointing one or more individuals to be a places over the published admission number. child’s special guardian (or special guardians). This is to ensure that, as far as possible, siblings (i.e. twins, triplets or children from Please note: The law requires that all other multiple births) can attend the same arrangements give first priority to these school. Where necessary, random allocation children (see page 14). All admission will be undertaken by an independent body to authorities must therefore adhere to the legal determine the place or places offered. Parents requirement even if this is not stated in their will be notified of their legal right of appeal in arrangements. respect of the unsuccessful application/s for the other child/children. Children with Statements Under exceptional circumstances, if a school Section 324 of the Education Act 1996 requires is named in the Statement for a child with the governing bodies of all maintained schools Special Educational Needs (A Statement to admit a child with a Statement of Special of Special Educational Need is a statement Educational Needs that names their school. made by the local authority under Section 324 of the Education Act 1996 that specifies the Distance special educational provision required for that child) any siblings (including twins or other Pupils living nearest to the school measured children of multiple birth) will be considered for using an Ordnance Survey address-point admission in accordance with criterion 2 of the system which measures straight line distances oversubscription criteria. This is to ensure that in miles from address point of the school to the siblings from a multiple birth can attend the address point of the place of residence. same school.

Parents/ Family Members Supplementary Information Forms

A parent is any person who has parental A number of Academies (listed below) require responsibility or care of the child. Where the completion of a Supplementary Information admission arrangements refer to ‘parent’s Form in order that additional information in attendance at church’ it is sufficient for just one support of an application, particularly in relation parent to attend. ‘Family members’ include to faith, is provided for consideration by the only parents and siblings. governing body as the admissions authority for the school. You can access a copy of the forms Sibling on the Council’s website at www.cheshireeast. gov.uk/schools. Alternatively, please contact Sibling refers to pupils with brothers or sisters, the school. step-brothers or step-sisters, foster brothers or foster sisters, half-brothers and half-sisters, • All Hallows Catholic College • St Thomas More Catholic High School

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All Hallows Catholic College c) All Catholic applicants will be required to produce baptismal certificates. Catholic Admissions Criteria refers to baptised members of the Roman Catholic Church, children enrolled in or 1. Children who are, or were previously, in having completed the catechumenate, or the care of the Local Authority (Cared for members of oriental rite churches in full Children) communion with Rome. Those belonging to other Christian denominations will 2. Children who have a sibling in the academy need to show such by proof of Baptism or at the time of admission. Confirmation in writing from a Minister of Religion. 3. Children from our Learning Community d) If category (3) is oversubscribed, Primary Schools: St Alban’s Catholic children who satisfy (2) and (3) will have Primary School (Macclesfield), St Benedict’s priority over children who satisfy only Catholic Primary School (Handforth), (3). Subsequently if in this or any other St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School category there are more applications than (Bollington), St John the Evangelist Church places available, priority will be given on of England Primary School (Macclesfield),St the basis of distance from home to school. Mary’s Catholic Primary School (Congleton), Distance will be measured in a straight St Paul’s Catholic Primary School (Poynton), line from the front door of the child’s home Christ the King Catholic and Church of address (including the community entrance England Primary School (Macclesfield). to flats) to the main entrance of the school using the Local Authority’s computerised 4. Baptised Catholic children from other measuring system with those living nearer primary schools. to the school having priority. In the event of distances being the same for 2 or more 5. Baptised Christian Children attending other applicants where this distance would be Church Primary Schools. last place(s) to be allocated, a random lottery will be carried out in a public place. 6. Baptised Christian children from other All the names will be entered into a hat Primary Schools. and the required number of names will be drawn out. 7. Other children. e) In relation to children of multiple births it may, exceptionally, be necessary to offer Notes: places over the published admission number. This is to ensure that, as far as a) All applicants will be considered at the possible twins, triplets or children from same time, and after the closing date, other multiple births can attend the same which is 31 October 2013 school. b) A Cared for Child is a child who is (a) in f) Sibling is defined as a brother or sister by the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being the same parents, half brother or sister, provided with accommodation by a Local adopted brother or sister, step brother or Authority in the exercise of their Social sister, or the child of the parent/carer’s Services functions (under section 22(1) partner where the child for whom the school of the Children Act 1989). A previously place is sought is living in the same family Cared for Child is one who immediately unit at the same address as that sibling. moved on from that status after becoming g) In addition to Catholic applications, subject to an adoption, residence or special applications are welcomed from other guardianship order. Christian traditions (as recognised

by Churches Together in England). This also includes half-brothers/sisters and Applications are also welcomed from the unrelated children living together as part of parents of children attending other local one household. Church schools who wish for their Christian education to continue. 3. Pupils who attend one of the following h) A waiting list for children who have not feeder primary schools: Alsager Highfields been offered a place will be kept and will be Community Primary School, Pikemere ranked according to the Admissions Criteria. Primary School, Excalibur Primary School, Parents will be informed on their child’s Cranberry Primary School, Rode Heath position on the waiting list which will not Primary School. All schools will be treated be operated for longer than the end of the equally. Autumn Term. 4. All other pupils based on distance criteria. i) For “In Year” applications received outside the normal admissions round, and if places Notes are available, then children qualifying under the published criteria will be admitted. (a) The Governors reserve the right to admit If there are places available but more children with proven and exceptional applicants than places then the published medical and social needs where admission oversubscription criteria will be applied. to the school might best help satisfy those “In Year” and late applications will be exceptional needs, providing that such treated as per the co-ordinated admissions application is submitted with appropriate arrangements published by the Local evidence or reports from a doctor or social Authority. worker. j) If an application for admission has been (b) If the school is named in a statement of turned down by the Governing Body, parents educational needs the Governors have a can appeal to an Independent Appeals duty to admit the child to the school. Panel. This appeal must be sent in writing (c) In relation to children of multiple births, to the Clerk to the Governors at the school exceptionally it may be necessary to offer within 14 days of refusal. Parents must give places over the published admission reasons for appealing in writing and the number. This is to ensure that, as far as decision of the Appeals Panel is binding on possible, siblings (i.e. twins, triplets or the Governors. children from other multiple births) can k) The Governing Body reserves the right to attend the same school. ithdraw the offer of a school place where (d) Where capacity is exceeded in any of the false evidence is received in relation to proof above admission criteria a place will be of baptism, sibling connections or place of allocated to the student living nearest to the residence. school measured using an ‘address – point system’. (i.e. the Local Authority distance Alsager School measuring system which measures straight line distance in miles from the student’s Admissions Criteria permanent place of residence to the main school). 1. Looked after children and previously looked (e) Proof of address and residency may be after children– as defined in section 22 of required and the Governors retain the right the children act 1989 to withdraw any place offered on the basis of a fraudulent or intentionally misleading 2. Pupils whose brother or sister attends the application. school and who is expected to continue (f) When a child lives at more than one at the school in the following school year. address e.g. spends part of each week

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at different addresses, full details of 5. Pupils for whom there are exceptional the arrangements must be included on personal/ domestic circumstances presented the application form (or by means of by the parents or carers, which justify, in an accompanying note) to enable the the Governors’ view, admission to a Brine Governors to decide which address Leas school (few applications fall within this (or, exceptionally, addresses) to use for category). admission purposes. (g) Late applications for places will be 6. Pupils living nearest to the school measured considered after all applications received using an Ordnance Survey address-point on time. system which measures straight line (h) Repeat applications will not be considered distances in miles to the place of residence. within the same school year, unless the parents’ or the school’s circumstances have changed significantly since the original Oversubscription within a criterion application was made. Where The Academy can accommodate Brine Leas School some, but not all pupils qualifying for one of the preceding criteria, priority will be given to Admissions Criteria pupils having regard to the subsequent criteria.

1. Siblings – pupils with brothers or sisters, Children with statements of special step-brothers or step-sisters, half-brothers educational needs or cared for children and half-sisters living together as part of one household, already attending the preferred The Academy will: school, and expected to continue at the school in the following school year. a. subject to its right of appeal to the Secretary of State in relation to a named pupil, 2. Children resident within the designated admit all pupils with a statement of special catchment zone of: Audlem, Bridgemere, educational needs naming the Academy; Sound and District, Pear Tree, Stapeley, (see Annex A (page 8) of this document). Weaver, Wrenbury and Wyche(part). (Our Catchment map can be viewed at www. b. give highest priority to looked after children cheshire.gov,uk). or previously looked after children in accordance with the relevant provisions of 3. Pupils of Staff provided that they have the School Admissions Code. (as defined in been employed for a minimum of two years section 22 of the Children’s Act 1989) and/or are recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills Congleton High School shortage. Admissions Criteria 4. Pupils not resident within a school’s local catchment area but attending a school 1. Children in ‘Public Care’ as defined in designated as a partner/ feeder school section 22 of the Children Act 1989 and for admissions purposes, as out-of-area children previously in Public Care, who pupils. Partner/feeder schools are: Audlem have since been adopted or are subject to a St James CE, Bridgemere CE, Pear Tree, residency order or special guardianship. Sound & District, Stapeley Broad Lane CE.Weaver, Wrenbury & Wyche (part) 2. Children whose brother or sister attends the school and who is expected to continue

at the school in the following school year. (c) Proof of address and residency may be This also includes half-brothers/sisters and required and the Governors retain the right unrelated children living together as part of to withdraw any place offered on the basis one household. of a fraudulent or intentionally misleading application. 3. Children who attend one of the following (d) When a child lives at more than one feeder schools: Astbury St Mary’s CE address e.g. spends part of each week Primary, Black Firs Primary, Daven Primary, at different addresses, full details of Scholar Green Primary, Smallwood CE the arrangements must be included on Primary, The Quinta Primary, Woodcocks’ the application form (or by means of Well CE Primary. These schools will be an accompanying note) to enable the treated equally. Governors to decide which address (or, exceptionally, addresses) to use for 4. The Governors reserve the right to admit admission purposes. children with proven and exceptional (e) Supporting evidence from a registered medical and social needs where admission professional such as a medical practitioner, to the school might best help satisfy those psychologist or social worker, must be exceptional needs, providing that such provided which sets out the particular application is submitted with appropriate reasons why the school in question is the evidence or reports from a doctor or social most suitable school and the difficulties worker. (see note below). that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. The Governors, 5. All other pupils if it is considered appropriate, will seek the views of the School Doctor or Notes: Educational Psychologist in the event of parents requesting admission on medical A ‘looked after child’ is a child who is (a) in the or psychological grounds. This criterion care of a local authority, or (b) being provided cannot be considered if the required with accommodation by a local authority in documents have not been received. the exercise of their social services functions (f) Late applications for places will be at the time of making an application to a considered after all applications received school. Previously looked after children are on time. children who were looked after, but ceased (g) Repeat applications will not be considered to be so because they were adopted (or within the same school year, unless the became subject to a residence order or special parents’ or the school’s circumstances have guardianship order). changed significantly since the original application was made. (a) If the school is named in a Statement of (h) Pupils whose applications are unsuccessful Educational Needs the Governors have a will be placed on a ‘reserve list’ for one duty to admit the child to the school term after the start of the academic year in (b) Where capacity is exceeded in any of the case any further places become available. above admission criteria a place will be allocated to the student living nearest to Eaton Bank Academy the school measured using an ‘address –point system’. (i.e. the Local Authority Eaton Bank Academy will continue to apply distance measuring system which admission arrangements as determined by the measures straight line distance in miles Local Authority for 2014/15. from the students permanent place of residence to the main school.

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Holmes Chapel Comprehensive siblings (i.e. twins, triplets or children from School other multiple births) can attend the same school. In the event of Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School being over-subscribed the Governors Where capacity is exceeded in any of the of the school, in prioritising applications, will above admission criteria a place will be use the following criteria:- allocated to the student living nearest to the school measured using an ‘address – point 1. Cared for Children and previously cared system’. (i.e. the Local Authority distance for children as defined in Section 22 of the measuring system which measures straight Children’s Act 1989 line distance in miles from the student’s permanent place of residence to the main 2. Students whose brother or sister attends school). the school and who is expected to continue at the school in the following school year. Proof of address and residency may be This also includes half-brothers/sisters and required and the Governors retain the right unrelated children living together as part of to withdraw any place offered on the basis one household. of a fraudulent or intentionally misleading application. 3. Students who attend one of the following feeder primary schools:- When a child lives at more than one address • Brereton Primary e.g. spends part of each week at different • Chelford Primary addresses, full details of the arrangements • Goostrey Primary must be included on the application form (or • Hermitage Primary by means of an accompanying note) to enable • Holmes Chapel Primary the Governors to decide which address (or, • Lower Peover Primary exceptionally, addresses) to use for admission • Peover Superior Primary purposes. All schools will be treated equally. Late applications for places will be considered 4. All other students based on distance criteria. after all applications received on time.

The Governors reserve the right to admit Repeat applications will not be considered children with proven and exceptional within the same school year, unless the medical and social needs where admission parents’ or the school’s circumstances have to the school might best help satisfy those changed significantly since the original exceptional needs, providing that such application was made. application is submitted with appropriate evidence or reports from a doctor or social Students whose applications for year 7 are worker. unsuccessful will be placed on a ‘reserve list’ for the first term of the academic year. If any If the school is named in a statement of special further places become available, they will be educational needs the Governors have a duty allocated according to the oversubscription to admit the child to the school. criteria set out in these arrangements.

In relation to children of multiple births, exceptionally it may be necessary to offer places over the published admission number. This is to ensure that, as far as possible,

King’s Grove School 7. Children of staff members: provided they have been employed for a minimum of two King’s Grove School will continue to apply years and/or are recruited to fill a vacant admission arrangements as determined by the post for which there is a demonstrable skills Local Authority for 2014/15. shortage.

Knutsford Academy 8. Distance: all other pupils based on distance from the school measured using an 1. Cared for children: a cared for child is a Ordnance Survey address point system child who is in the care of a Local Authority which measures straight line distances in or provided with accommodation by that miles from the Academy to the place of Authority (as defined in Section 22 of the residence. Children Act 1989). Late applicants will be considered after offers 2. Children with medical needs for whom have been made using the above criteria. advice from a medical practitioner or The admissions criteria apply regardless of the psychologist has been provided in support Local Authority area in which pupils live. If a of admission to the school. child lives at more than one address full details of the arrangements must be included on the 3. Catchment: children living within its defined application form to enable Governors to decide catchment as identified in Appendix 1. which address to use for admission purposes. Where the Academy can accommodate some 4. Siblings: pupils whose brother or sister but not all pupils qualifying for one of the attends the school and are expected to preceding criteria priority will be given to pupils continue to do so in the following school having regard to the subsequent criteria. year. This also includes half-brothers/sisters If the Academy is named in a statement of and unrelated children living together as part educational needs the Governors will admit the of one household. child to the school as required. Proof of address and residency may be 5. Partner primary schools: pupils not resident required and the Governors retain the right within the catchment area but attending a to withdraw any place offered on the basis primary school within it. Partner primary of a fraudulent or intentionally misleading schools are: application.

• Bexton Primary School The Academy will meet in full the requirements • High Legh Primary School of the School Admissions Code which is • Egerton Primary School attached to the school’s admissions policy as • Little Bollington Primary School Appendix 2 (school admissions code). • Manor Park Primary School The Academy Trust will ensure that an • Yorston Lodge School Independent Appeals Panel is trained to • Mobberley Primary School hear admission appeals in accordance with statutory requirements. Full details of the 6. Pupils who attend associate partner schools appeals process will be forwarded on request. in the boroughs of Trafford, Cheshire West In matters relating to admissions parents can and Chester, Warrington, Stockport or the get advice from the website of the Advisory City of Manchester from which the Academy Centre for Education (ACE) in London or has taken students previously. from the Admissions Teams of the relevant

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Authority. The Cheshire East Admissions sisters including half brothers / sisters and Team helpline number is 0300 123 5012. The unrelated children living together as part of department of Education also provides a range one household already attending Malbank of information on its website : www.dfe.gov.uk School and are expected to be continuing Objections to the Admissions Policy will be their education at the School the following considered by the Education Funding Agency school year. on behalf of the Secretary of State. The Academy will abide by any decisions it makes. 5. Children of staff at the school – where the The Academy will take part in any mandatory member of staff has been employed at the Admissions Forum set up by the Local school for two years or more at the time at Authority (LA) in which it is situated and have which the application is made or is recruited regard to its advice, and will participate in to fill a vacant post for which there is a the co-ordinated admission arrangements demonstrable skill shortage. operated by the LA and the local Fair Access Protocol. 6. Pupils not resident within the local catchment zone but attending a School Malbank School and Sixth Form designated as a partner school for College admissions purposes as out-of-catchment pupils: Admissions Criteria Designated Partner Primary Schools: Acton, 1. Looked after Children; a looked after child Millfields, Highfields, Willaston, St. Oswald’s is a child who is in the care of the local and Wyche (shared with Brine Leas). authority or provided with accommodation by that authority. This also includes children 7. Pupils for whom there are exceptional that have been in care of local authority and circumstances presented by the parents have subsequently been adopted. which justify, in the School’s view, admission. These might for example include 2. Children for whom a medical practitioner or personal, domestic or social circumstances psychologist has been provided in support or relate to the pupil’s particular needs, of a particular school which in the governors interests or welfare. view justifies admission to the school on the basis that admission to the school is 8. Pupils living nearest to the School measured essential for the well being of the child. The using an Ordnance Survey address-point governors, if it is considered appropriate, system which measures straight line will seek the views of the school doctor or distances in miles from the Ordnance educational psychologist in the event of Survey address-point of the school to the parents requesting admission on medical or Ordnance Survey address-point of the place psychological grounds. of residence. Notes: 3. Pupils resident within the designated catchment zone of Acton, Millfields, a) Proof of address and residency may be Highfields, Willaston, St. Oswald’s required, and Governors retain the right to (Worleston) and in part of the catchment withdraw any place offered on the basis zone of the Wyche Primary School. of a fraudulent or intentionally misleading application. 4. Siblings – pupils with elder brothers / b) If a child lives at more than one address (e.g. spends part of each week at different addresses) full details of the arrangements

must be included on the application form Primary, Elworth Hall Primary, Offley (or in an accompanying note) to enable Primary, Sandbach Community Primary, the governors to decide which address Sandbach Heath St John’s CE Primary, (or, exceptionally, addresses) to use for Wheelock Primary, Haslington Primary and admission purposes. The Dingle Primary and girls living in the c) Where the School can accommodate some, parishes of Arclid and Hassall and most of but not all, pupils qualifying for one of the Betchton Parish. preceding criteria, priority will be given to pupils having regard to the subsequent 4. Siblings – girls with sisters, step sisters or criteria. half- sisters already attending Sandbach HSSF or who have ever been on roll. Girls Sandbach High School and Sixth with brothers, step brothers or half-brothers already attending Sandbach School or have Form College ever been on roll there. Admissions Criteria 5. Daughters of staff employed where the member of staff has been employed at the 1. A cared for child is a girl who is in the care school for two or more years at the time of a LA or provided with accommodation at which the application for admission to by that authority – as defined in Section 22 the school is made, and/or the member of the Children Act 1989. A girl who was of staff has been recruited to fill a vacant previously cared for but immediately after post for which there is a demonstrable skill became subject to an adoption, residence shortage. or special guardianship order is also included in this category. 6. Girls not resident within the local catchment zone but attending a school designated as 2. Girls for whom there are particular a partner primary school for admissions medical or social reasons, which, in the purposes as out-of-catchment girls. Governors view, justifies admission to Designated Partner Primary Schools are: our school. Supporting evidence from a Elworth CE Primary, Elworth Hall Primary, registered professional, such as a medical Offley Primary, Sandbach Community practitioner, psychologist, social worker or Primary, Sandbach Heath St John’s CE current school, must be provided which Primary, Wheelock Primary, Haslington sets out the particular reasons why our Primary, The Dingle Primary and Rode school is the most suitable school and Heath Primary the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. The 7. Girls living nearest to the school as Governors, if it is considered appropriate, measured using an Ordnance Survey will seek the views of the School Doctor or “address-point system” which measures Educational Psychologist in the event of straight line distances in miles from the parents requesting admission on medical school to the place of residence. or psychological grounds. This criterion cannot be considered if the required Notes: documents have not been received. Few applications fall within this category. a) Proof of address and residency may be required, and Governors retain the right to 3. Girls resident within the designated withdraw any place offered on the basis catchment zone of the school.Girls living of a fraudulent or intentionally misleading in the catchment zones of: Elworth CE application.

26 Apply online at www.cheshireeast.gov.uk Oversubscription Criteria - Other Publicly Funded Schools b) Where parents or carers have shared Community Primary, Sandbach Heath St responsibility for a girl the place of John’s CE Primary, Wheelock Primary, residency will be determined as the Haslington Primary and The Dingle Primary, address where the girl lives for the majority (including the current and proposed shared of the week (e.g. where the girl wakes up areas in relation to Haslington and The between Monday and Friday). Full details Dingle Primaries) and pupils living in the of the arrangements must be included on parishes of Arclid and Hassall and of the application form (or by means of an Betchton Parish. accompanying note) to enable Governors to decide which address (or, exceptionally, 4. Siblings – boys with brothers, step-brothers addresses) to use for admission purposes. or half-brothers living together as part of c) Where the school can accommodate some, one household already attending Sandbach but not all, girls qualifying for one of the School and expected to continue here the preceding criteria, priority will be given following school year, OR boys with sisters, to girls having regard to the subsequent step-sisters or half-sisters already attending criteria. Sandbach High School & Sixth Form College and expected to continue there the Sandbach School following school year.

Admissions Criteria 5. Children of staff with more than two years service, or those new members of 1. Cared for children and previously cared staff recruited to meet a particular skills for children. A “cared for” child is a boy shortage, who are not resident within who is in the care of the LA or provided the local catchment zone nor attending with accommodation by that authority – as a school designated as a partner/feeder defined in Section 22 or the Cheshire Act school for admissions purposes. 1989. A “previously cared for” child is a boy who has ceased to be so because 6. Pupils not resident within the local they were adopted or became subject to catchment zone but attending a school a residence order or special guardianship designated as a partner/feeder school for order’ admissions purposes as out-of-catchment pupils. Designated Partner Schools: 2. Children for whom advice from a medical Elworth CE Primary, Elworth Hall Primary, practitioner or psychologist has been Offley Primary, Sandbach Community provided in support of admission to our Primary, Sandbach Heath St John’s CE school and which in the school’s view Primary, Wheelock Primary, Haslington justifies admission on the basis that a place Primary and the Dingle Primary and Rode here is essential for the medical well-being Heath Primary. of the child. If it is considered appropriate the views of the School Doctor or 7. Pupils living nearest to the school as Educational Psychologist will be sought in measured using an Ordnance Survey the event of parents requesting admission “address-point system” which measures on medical or psychological grounds. straight line distances in miles from the school to the place of residence. 3. Pupils resident within the designated catchment zone of the school – given Notes: below.Pupils living in the catchment zones of: Elworth CE Primary, Elworth a) Proof of address and residency may be Hall Primary, Offley Primary, Sandbach required, and Governors retain the right to

withdraw any place offered on the basis to be continuing their education at the of a fraudulent or intentionally misleading School the following school year. application. b) When a child lives at more than one 5. Children of staff at the school – where the address (e.g. spends part of each week member of staff has been employed at the at different addresses) full details of school for two years or more at the time at the arrangements must be included on which the application is made or is recruited the application form (or by means of to fill a vacant post for which there is a an accompanying note) to enable the demonstrable skill shortage. Governors to decide which address (or, exceptionally, addresses) to use for 6. Pupils not resident within the local admission purposes. catchment zone but attending a School c) Where the school can accommodate some, designated as a partner school for but not all, pupils qualifying for one of the admissions purposes as out-of-catchment preceding criteria, priority will be given to pupils. pupils having regard to the subsequent criteria. 7. Pupils for whom there are exceptional circumstances presented by the parents Shavington High School which justify, in the School’s view, admission. These might for example 1. Looked after Children; a looked after child include personal, domestic or social is a child who is in the care of the local circumstances or relate to the pupil’s authority or provided with accommodation particular needs, interests or welfare. by that authority. This also includes children that have been in care of local 8. Pupils living nearest to the School authority and have subsequently been measured using an Ordnance Survey adopted. address-point system which measures straight line distances in miles from the 2. Children for whom a medical practitioner or Ordnance Survey address-point of the psychologist has been provided in support school to the Ordnance Survey address- of a particular school which in the governors point of the place of residence. view justifies admission to the school on the basis that admission to the school is Proof of address and residency may be essential for the well being of the child. The required, and Governors retain the right to governors, if it is considered appropriate, withdraw any place offered on the basis will seek the views of the school doctor or of a fraudulent or intentionally misleading educational psychologist in the event of application. parents requesting admission on medical or psychological grounds. If a child lives at more than one address 3. Pupils resident within the designated (e.g. spends part of each week at different catchment zone of Weston, Church Lane, addresses) full details of the arrangements Wybunbury Delves, Shavington and The must be included on the application form Berkeley Primary Schools. (or in an accompanying note) to enable the governors to decide which address (or, 4. Siblings – pupils with elder brothers / exceptionally, addresses) to use for admission sisters including half brothers / sisters purposes. and unrelated children living together as part of one household already attending Where the School can accommodate some, Shavington High School and are expected but not all, pupils qualifying for one of the

28 Apply online at www.cheshireeast.gov.uk Oversubscription Criteria - Other Publicly Funded Schools preceding criteria, priority will be given to admissions which is 31st October 2013. pupils having regard to the subsequent criteria. b) As a Catholic school there is a need to be sure that information regarding religious Sir William Stanier High School affiliation and practice is accurate. Since obtaining this information within the short Sir William Stanier High School will continue to timescales involved in the common process apply admission arrangements as determined may disadvantage some children, parents by the Local Authority for 2014/15. are invited to complete a Supplementary Information Form available from the school St Thomas More Catholic High and to be returned to the school by 31st October 2013.

School c) All Catholic applicants will be required to produce Baptismal certificates. Admissions Criteria d) If category (3) is oversubscribed, children who satisfy (2) and (3) will have priority 1. Children who are in the care of the Local over children who satisfy only (3). Authority (Looked After Children) and Subsequently if in this or any category previously Looked After Children, as there are more applications than places defined in Section 22 of the Children Act available, priority will be given on the basis 1989 of distance from home to school, measured using an Ordnance Survey address point 2. Children who are Baptised Roman Catholic system which measures straight line and who have a sibling in the school at the distance in miles from the address point time of admission of the school to the address point of the place of residence those living nearer to the 3. Baptised Roman Catholic children from the school having priority following Roman Catholic Partner Primary e) Within criteria 7 Non Catholic children who Schools; St Mary’s, St Anne’s, and St are Baptised or Dedicated and a regular Gabriel’s. church attender will be required to submit a supporting letter from their church 4. Baptised Roman Catholic children from f) Siblings are defined as pupils with brothers other Primary Schools or sisters, step-brothers or step-sisters, half-brothers and half-sisters living together 5. Children who are not Baptised Roman as part of one household. In relation to Catholic but who have a sibling in the children of multiple births, exceptionally school at the time of admission. it may be necessary to offer places over the published admission number. This is 6. Non Baptised children from Catholic to ensure that, as far as possible, siblings Primary Schools (i.e. twins, triplets or children from other multiple births) can attend the same school. 7. Non Roman Catholic children who are If only one place can be offered random Baptised or Dedicated and a regular church allocation undertaken by an independent attender body will apply. Parents will be notified of their legal right of appeal in respect of the 8. All other applicants unsuccessful application/s for the other child/children. Notes: g) For ‘In Year’ applications received outside the normal admissions round and if places a) All applicants will be considered at the are available then children qualifying under same time and after the closing date for

the published criteria will be admitted. • Broken Cross If there are places available but more • Mottram St Andrew applicants than places then the published • Nether Alderley oversubscription criteria will be applied. • Prestbury h) Late applications will be treated as per the • Upton Priory co-ordinated admissions arrangements • Whirley published by the Local Education Authority i) If an application for admission has been All schools will be treated equally. turned down by the Governing Body, parents can appeal to an Independent 5. All other pupils based on distance criteria. Appeals Panel. Parents must be allowed at least twenty school days from the date Notes: of notification that their application was unsuccessful to submit that appeal. Parents a) The Governors reserve the right to admit must give reasons for appealing in writing children with proven and exceptional and the decision of the Appeals Panel is medical and social needs where admission binding on the Governors. to the school might best help satisfy those j) The Governing Body reserves the right to exceptional needs, providing that such withdraw the offer of a school place where application is submitted with appropriate false evidence is received in relation to evidence or reports from a doctor or social Baptism, sibling connections or place of worker. residence. b) If the school is named in a statement of special educational needs the Governors The Fallibroome Academy have a duty to admit the child to the school. c) In relation to children of multiple births, Admissions Criteria exceptionally it may be necessary to offer places over the published admission 1. Cared for Children and previously looked number. This is to ensure that, as far as after children – as defined in section 22 of possible, siblings (i.e. twins, triplets or the children act 1989. children from other multiple births) can attend the same school. 2. Pupils whose brother or sister attends the d) Where capacity is exceeded in any of the school and who is expected to continue above admission criteria a place will be at the school in the following school year. allocated to the student living nearest to the This also includes half-brothers/sisters and school measured using an ‘address – point unrelated children living together as part of system’. (i.e. the Local Authority distance one household. measuring system which measures straight line distance in miles from the student’s 3. Children of all staff employed at the permanent place of residence to the main Academy for two or more years, at the school). time at which the application for admission e) Proof of address and residency may be to the school is made or staff recruited required and the Governors retain the right to fill a vacant post for which there is a to withdraw any place offered on the basis demonstrable skill shortage. of a fraudulent or intentionally misleading application. 4. Pupils who attend one of the following f) When a child lives at more than one address feeder primary schools:- e.g. spends part of each week at different addresses, full details of the arrangements • Bollinbrook must be included on the application form

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(or by means of an accompanying note) registered professional, such as a medical to enable the Governors to decide which practitioner, psychologist or social worker, address (or, exceptionally, addresses) to must be provided which sets out the use for admission purposes. particular reasons why the school is the g) Late applications for places will be most suitable school and the difficulties considered after all applications received on that would be caused if the child had to time. attend another school. The Academy Trust h) Repeat applications will not be considered will consider the information presented within the same school year, unless the and will determine whether the evidence is parents’ or the school’s circumstances have sufficiently compelling to apply this criterion changed significantly since the original to the application. Few applications fall application was made. within this category. i) Pupils whose applications for year 7 are unsuccessful will be placed on a ‘reserve 3. Siblings - Pupils with elder brothers or list’ for the first term of the academic year. sisters, step-brothers or step-sisters, half- If any further places become available, brothers or half-sisters, adopted brothers they will be allocated according to the or adopted sisters living together as part oversubscription criteria set out in these of one household, already attending the arrangements. Academy (in years 7 through to Year 10) and expected to continue at the Academy in The Macclesfield Academy the following school year. (i.e. at the time of admission). Where more applications are received than there are places available, after the 4. Children resident within the designated admission of pupils with a statement of catchment zone of the Academy - Children special educational need naming Macclesfield will be classed within this category if they Academy, applications will be considered in and their parents/carers are resident within accordance with the Academy’s published the area served by the Academy on the oversubscription criteria: closing date for applications.

1. ‘Looked after Children’ and ‘Previously The Academy’s catchment zone is illustrated Looked after Children’ - A ‘looked after in Annex A to the policy on the Academy’s child’ is a child who is in the care of a local website, and is available additionally, and in authority or provided with accommodation further detail, at the following website: http:// by that authority (as defined in section 22 maps.cheshire.gov.uk/ of the Children Act 1989) at the time of application and who the local authority has 5. Children not resident within the Academy’s confirmed will still be looked after at the designated catchment area but attending time of admission to the school. Previously a school nominated as a feeder/partner looked after children are children who were primary school for admissions purposes, as looked after, but ceased to be so because out-of-zone pupils. they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship The agreed feeder/partner primary schools order). are:

2. Children for whom there are particular • Ash Grove medical or social reasons which, in the • Broken Cross Academy’s view, justifies admission to • Gawsworth the school, supporting evidence from a • Hollinhey

• Ivy Bank appointing one or more individuals to be a • Parkroyal Community child’s Special Guardian/s. *Cheshire East • Puss Bank Council uses the term ‘cared for’ instead of • St John The Evangelist CE ‘looked after’. • Whirley • Wincle CE 2. Siblings - Children with brothers or sisters, step-brothers or step-sisters, half-brothers 6. Pupils living nearest to the Academy or half-sisters, adopted brothers or adopted measured using an Ordnance Survey sisters, foster brothers or foster sisters address-point system which measures living together as part of one household, straight line distances in miles from the already attending Tytherington High School address point of the Academy to the and expected to continue at the school address point of the place of residence. in the following year (i.e. at the time of [This criterion will be used as a tie-break in admission). criteria (3) to (5) above] 3. Children attending Feeder/Partner 7. If the Academy cannot differentiate between Primary Schools - The following schools the applications using criterion 6, a random are designated as feeder/partner primary allocation tie-breaker will be applied. schools for Tytherington High School: This may be required for example, where Bollington Cross CE Primary School, applicants reside in the same block of flats Bollington St John’s CE Primary School, or are children of a multiple birth living at Dean Valley Community Primary School, the same address. Hurdsfield Community Primary School, Kettleshulme St James’ CE Primary Tytherington High School and School, Parkroyal Primary School, Puss Specialist Science College Bank School, Rainow Primary School, The Marlborough Primary School. Oversubscription Criteria 4. Children resident in the school’s catchment 1. Looked after children and children who area - Children are classed as resident were previously looked after* - A ‘looked in the school’s catchment area if they after child’ is a child who is in the care and their parents/carers are living in the of a Local Authority or provided with area served by the school. A map of the accommodation by that Local Authority (as catchment area for Tytherington High defined in section 22 of the Children Act School can be viewed at www.cheshireeast. 1989). Children previously ‘looked after’ are gov.uk/schools children who were ‘looked after’ as defined above, but immediately after being ‘looked 5. Children living nearest to the school. after’ became subject to an adoption, Distance from school will be measured residence, or special guardianship order. An using an Ordnance Survey address-point “Adoption Order” is an order under section which measures straight line distances 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. in miles from the address point of the A “Residence Order” is as an order settling school to the address point of the place of the arrangements to be made as to the residence. person with whom the child is to live under section 8 of the Children Act 1989. Section Notes 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a “Special Guardianship Order” as an order a) The Governing Body reserves the right to admit children with proven and exceptional

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medical and social needs where admission to the school might best help satisfy these needs, providing that such application is submitted with appropriate evidence or reports from a doctor or social worker. b) Section 324 of the Education Act 1996 requires the Governing Body of all maintained schools to admit a child with a Statement of Special Educational Needs that names their school. c) Proof of address and residency may be required and the Governing Body retains the right to withdraw any place offered on the basis of a fraudulent or intentionally misleading application. d) When a child lives at more than one address, e.g. spends part of each week at different addresses, full details of the arrangements must be included in the application form (or by means of an accompanying note) to enable the Governing Body to decide which address (or exceptionally, addresses) to use for admission purposes. e) Late applications will be considered after all applications received on time. f) Repeat applications will not be considered within the same year, unless the parents’/ carers’ or the school’s circumstances have changed significantly since the original application was made. (Such changes may be a house move, or a vacancy becoming available at the school). g) Pupils whose applications for Year 7 are unsuccessful will be placed on a reserve list for the first term of the academic year. If any further places become available, they will be allocated according to the oversubscription criteria set out in these arrangements. h) Where the school can accommodate some, but not all, pupils qualifying for one of the preceding criteria, priority will be given to pupils having regard to the subsequent criteria.

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