Admission to primary and secondary schools

Information for parents 2021/22

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Admission to primary and secondary schools • InformationPROOF for parents 2021/22 SUBJECT TO CHANGE Application information Key dates for admissions process

Secondary Transfer 2021 Friday 11 September 2020 – Application process starts Saturday 31 October 2020 – Applications closing date Friday 8 January 2021 – Any changes to the application e.g. address change and subsequent preference changes may be considered up until this date Friday 8 January 2021 – Late applications received after closing date can be requested to be considered on time with evidence of significant and exceptional circumstances for the late application up until this date Monday 1 March 2021 – National Offer Day* Transfer to Junior 2021 Friday 11 September 2020 – Application process starts Friday 15 January 2021 – Applications closing date Friday 5 March 2021 – Any changes to the application e.g. address change and subsequent preference changes may be considered up until this date Friday 5 March 2021 – Late applications received after closing date can be requested to be considered on time with evidence of significant and exceptional circumstances for the late application up until this date Friday 16 April 2021 – National Offer Day* Starting School 2021 Monday 2 November 2020 – Application process starts Friday 15 January 2021 – Applications closing date Friday 5 March 2021 – Any changes to the application e.g. address change and subsequent preference changes may be considered up until this date Friday 5 March 2021 – Late applications received after closing date can be requested to be considered on time with evidence of significant and exceptional circumstances for the late application up until this date Friday 16 April 2021 – National Offer Day*

* National Offer Day – Emails sent for online applicants. Letters sent to paper applicants. Allocations cannot be notified over the phone.

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Key dates for admissions process ...... 3 Dear parent or carer ...... 5 How to use this book ...... 6 Open evenings ...... 7 Equal preference flow chart ...... 8 Applying for a school place ...... 9 The admissions process ...... 13 Schools and admissions policies ...... 21 Infant, primary and junior schools admissions policies ...... 22 Secondary school admissions policies ...... 46 Guide to criteria and additional information on admission policies ...... 60 List of schools (Infant / Junior / Primary) ...... 63 List of schools (Secondary) ...... 67 Secondary school catchment areas ...... 68 Junior Feeder schools chart ...... 69 Secondary Feeder schools chart ...... 70 Infant, junior and primary school allocation breakdown for 2020 intake ...... 71 Secondary school allocation breakdown for 2020 intake ...... 76 Independent appeal statistics ...... 78 Useful information ...... 81 2021/22 Academic year groups ...... 87 Interpreting support for parents ...... 88 Useful contacts ...... 89 Summary of how to apply for a starting school place or a junior school place ...... 90 Summary of how to apply for a secondary school place ...... 91

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Dear parent or carer In this booklet you will find: We are delighted that you are considering sending • the application and admissions process for your child to a Portsmouth school in September infant, primary, junior and secondary schools 2021. • the admissions policies for infant, junior, primary Portsmouth City Council is committed to working in and secondary schools close co-operation with school staff, governors and • general information parents to make sure that all children in Portsmouth have an exciting, rewarding and successful If you have any questions of concerns, please experience in school. contact either the school you have applied to or the Admissions Team via the Helpdesk at the Civic During the course of 2020/21 the council will be Offices on 023 9268 8008 who will be happy to working with schools to welcome back all pupils help you. following the decision by the Government to reopen schools to all year groups in September Your child’s time at school is precious and vital to 2020, making sure school buildings and classrooms their success in life. We wish your child every are as safe as possible but also feel familiar and success. normal. School is the best place for children and young people to enjoy developing independence, building friendships and learning with their peers. All Portsmouth schools are committed to enabling all children to develop as first class versions of themselves as individuals, achieving the very best Councillor Suzy Horton they can and learning how to develop the personal Cabinet Member for Children, Families and relationships and interests which will enable them Education to live rewarding lives. As a parent or carer you have a hugely important role to play in your child’s education. Your support is crucial to make sure they attend school regularly and to give them the positive encouragement they need. Your child’s school will be keen to help you support your child in their learning. We strongly Alison Jeffery encourage you to ask questions and make sure you Director of Children, Families and Education have the information you need from the school to help you do this as well as you can.

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How to use this book PROOF SUBJECT TO CHANGE Application information

This book contains information for primary and secondary school admission applications. The information has been colour coded to help you find the relevant sections easily. Information relevant to all applications is contained in the purple sections titled ‘Application information’. Information relating to primary schools only is contained in the orange sections titled ‘Primary schools’ (including Infant and Junior). Information relating to secondary schools only is contained in the blue sections titled ‘Secondary schools’.

Useful information and contact details.

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Transfer to Secondary School 2021/22 Open Evenings The secondary schools will be providing opportunities for parents to visit schools through a mix of open events and virtual tours. Parents/carers are advised to check the websites of schools they are interested in to get further up to date details of the events going on. School website addresses and contact details for the secondary schools are all listed on Page 67.

Starting School and Transfer to Junior 2021/22 Visits The infant/junior and primary schools will be providing opportunities for parents to visit schools through a mix of open events and virtual tours. Parents/carers are advised to check the websites of schools they are interested in to get further up to date details of the events going on. School website addresses and contact details for infant, junior and primary schools are all listed on Pages 63-66.

UTC Portsmouth (University Technical College) 2021/22 Open Events (for entry into year 10 in September 2021) Wednesday 30 September 5 – 7pm and Saturday 17 October 10am – 12pm. Please book your place for these events in advance via the college website if you would like to attend. UTC website and contact details are on Page 67.

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Equal preference flow chart (This is how school places are allocated) PROOF SUBJECT TO CHANGE Application information

All preferences are put in to each school’s pot

All preferences are ranked The admissions policies with the criteria are on against the criteria of the pages 22 – 62, as well as information regarding admissions policies of each the pattern of applications the previous year on preferred school. Your preference pages 71 – 77 . order is not used at this stage

Once ranked against the criteria For example: you may be a regular worshipping in the admission policies, Catholic applying for a Catholic school and be provisional offers are made for offered that school, you may also have applied for your catchment school and be offered that school, each school up to the number of you may have applied for an undersubscribed school places available (PAN). school where you have no criteria and be offered, Again your preference order is ending up with three potential offers at this stage. not used at this stage

At this stage some applicants may end up with more than one Example A. You have not been offered school provisionally offered. preference 1 but have been provisionally offered Now your preference order is preference 2 and preference 3. The LA must discard preference 3, offer (allocate) preference 2 used. By law we must offer your and invite you to join the waiting list for highest possible preference. preference 1 for which you have been Any school places no longer unsuccessful. needed (the lower preference Example B. You have been provisionally offered schools) are returned to the all three preferences. The LA must discard preferences 2 and 3 and offer (allocate) school’s pot to be further preference 1. allocated to other applicants

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Co-ordinated admissions process • transferring to junior school (Year 2 to 3), and Portsmouth City Council (PCC) and other local • transferring to secondary school (Year 6 to 7) authorities (LAs) are required to take part in a • transferring to Year 10 at UTC Portsmouth cross-border co-ordinated admission scheme for (see page 58). Applications direct to the UTC main round admissions. This allows parents to Non – Portsmouth residents should contact their complete one application form from their home home local authority or visit their website for local authority, regardless of the school and the area information on applying for a school and the they wish to apply for a place in. admissions process. This is known as a ‘Common Application Form’ (CAF). Portsmouth operates an ‘Equal Preference’ In-year applications admissions scheme (see flow chart opposite) in line with government requirements. Further information If you wish to apply for a school place at any other is contained in the ‘How are places allocated?’ time, please look at the information sheet ‘In-year section on pages 13 – 14. applications – applying for a school place at other times during the school year’ and the ‘Admission to primary and secondary schools – information for How to contact us parents 2020 – 21’ booklet. • Admissions Team For all Portsmouth schools and academies (except St Portsmouth City Council Edmund’s Catholic School) applications are made to Civic Offices Portsmouth City Council – Admissions. Guildhall Square These are available on our website Portsmouth (www.portsmouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions) or PO1 2EA on request from the Admissions Team. • Tel: 023 9268 8008 via city Helpdesk • Email: [email protected] Closing dates and allocation dates There are different closing dates and allocation How to apply for a school dates for starting school applications/junior transfer As part of a co-ordinated admission scheme, applications and secondary transfer applications. parents need to complete only one application form The closing date for secondary transfer applications for each child. is Saturday 31 October 2020 and allocation date You can either apply online or by completing a for these applications is Monday 1 March 2021. paper application form. This booklet provides The closing date for starting school and junior transfer information for Portsmouth residents: applications is Friday 15 January 2021 and the • applying for starting school allocation date for these applications is Friday 16 April 2021.

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Applying online Application forms

Secondary transfer Portsmouth residents If for any reason you are unable to apply online you From Friday 11 September 2020 until can obtain an application form from us or from any Saturday 31 October 2020 you can apply online at infant, primary or junior school in Portsmouth. You www.portsmouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions may use this form to apply for any school whether it Junior transfers is in your own or another local authority area. From Friday 11 September 2020 until You can download and print a form from the Friday 15 January 2021 you can apply online at council website – address below. www.portsmouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions Non – Portsmouth residents Starting School Non – Portsmouth residents who wish their child to attend a Portsmouth school need to contact their From Monday 2 November 2020 until Friday home local authority for an application pack. See 15 January 2021 you can apply online at contact details on page 89. www.portsmouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions All you need is access to the Internet and an email Starting school address. If you don’t have access to the Internet at home you can access the Internet at any city library Portsmouth residents or at the civic offices. Parents who have children starting school should apply online from Monday 2 November 2020 or What are the benefits of applying online? request an application form from the council. • quick and easy Application forms will be available from Monday 16 November 2020. • you can make changes to your application up to the closing date Please contact us again (see page 9) if you do not receive your form within two weeks of your • no risk of the application getting lost in the post request. • an email acknowledgement of your application For information on when your child has to start as soon as you have submitted it school please see page 81. • an email advising you of the outcome of your application on allocation day • facility to accept your allocated place straight away • links to other useful information and websites

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Transferring from Infant to under the in-year process (see ‘In-year Junior School applications’ on page 9). As children attending primary schools automatically Portsmouth residents whose child currently move into year 3, we will not know whether there attends a Portsmouth infant school are vacancies until later in the summer term after In September you will receive a letter via your child’s the allocation date for junior schools. Therefore if infant school advising you how to apply. your child is in an infant school you are strongly advised to apply for a junior place for your child to Portsmouth residents whose child currently ensure they have a school place for Year 3 as well as attends a school outside Portsmouth applying for a primary school through the in-year process. In September you will receive a letter advising you how to apply. Where can I get help to complete the application? Transferring to secondary school If you require help or would like advice about completing your application please contact us (see Portsmouth residents whose child currently page 9). attends a Portsmouth school In September you will receive a letter via your child’s What are my rights? school advising you how to apply. You have the right to express a preference for a Portsmouth residents whose child currently school. However, this is not a free and open-ended attends a school outside Portsmouth choice. The law says that the local authority and admission authority for the school must comply with In September you will receive a letter advising you your preference unless it would prejudice the ‘efficient how to apply. education and the efficient use of resources’. Whether or not a place can be offered will depend Transferring from an infant school upon the number of other applicants who want places (Year 2) to a primary/all through at the school, the criteria for your child and other school (Year 3) applicants, and the number of places available. You cannot apply for a place in year 3 for a If a place is not offered at any of your preferred primary school as a junior transfer application schools, your child’s name will automatically be (except for 15 places in Year 3 at Copnor Primary added to the waiting list for the schools. You will School, 30 places in Year 3 then be asked to confirm if you wish to remain on at Mayfield All Through School and 20 places at any waiting lists. You also have a right to appeal to Wimborne Primary, which are allocated through an independent panel. the junior transfer process).You must apply

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You can use pages 71 – 77 as a guide to It is important when applying for a school place: expressing realistic preferences based on your • to understand the order in which places are individual criteria for a school. allocated if a school is oversubscribed by reading How should I decide on my the admission policy for the school. preferred schools? • to be aware of your designated catchment school and consider whether this needs to be Parents submit only one application form stating up one of your preferences (it doesn’t have to be to six preferences. If parents submit more than your first preference school). Please note that one application then the application with the transport assistance can only be considered if latest date will be used as the admissions you have applied for, and been refused a place at application. It is therefore important to gain as your catchment school. Your child will not be much information as you can to decide which considered for a place at your catchment school school to put on your application. unless it is one of your preferences. Contact schools direct for a copy of their individual prospectus or view their website (see pages 63 to Who can apply? 67) and for dates of any open days or evenings (see page 7 open evening information). Copies Applications must be made by a parent or carer of inspection reports by the Office for Standards in who holds legal parental responsibility for a child. Education (OFSTED) are available from schools, All those who hold parental responsibility for the libraries and from the OFSTED website child MUST be in agreement with the application www.ofsted.gov.uk. School performance tables before applying, otherwise we cannot proceed with can also be viewed on the Department for the application. Education (DfE) website www.education.gov.uk Only one application should be made per child. Any You need to be aware that many schools in the dispute will have to be resolved between the parties city are oversubscribed and this is important to before the LA can process the application. remember when deciding on your preferred We will only be able to communicate with the schools. applicant. In the case of a split family, the applicant In previous years, at a number of schools in Portsmouth, is responsible for informing others of the application it has not been possible to meet all preferences. If a details and outcome. school is oversubscribed by the number of applications for places available, the admission policy is used to allocate the places. When considering your preferred schools, you are strongly advised to look at the school’s admission policy criteria and consider which category you would come under.

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Proof of address catchment is a higher criteria than feeder. This is the same for many of the junior/ We will check the address on your application primary schools which are feeders for against the records we hold for your child’s current secondary schools. school/nursery and against council tax records. We may also require you to submit proof of address ! For children starting school, attendance at a including council tax bills, utility bills, signed nursery – even on a school’s premises – is not tenancy agreement or other specified address a criterion and does not guarantee a place evidence on request. in the school.

What are my chances of getting How are places allocated? my preferred school place? We use an ‘Equal Preference Scheme’. This means at the first stage, each of your preferences is This can be difficult to assess as the pattern of considered for that school regardless of your applications changes from year to year for each preference order. If a school is oversubscribed by school. It would be unwise to assume that your the number of applications, places will be allocated child is guaranteed a place at a particular school strictly according to the admission criteria stated in based upon the pattern of applications in previous the admission policy for that school. If a school is years. Generally, if a school has been oversubscribed undersubscribed then places can be offered to all you will need to consider if your child would meet applicants. any of the admission policy criteria and the priority of that criterion. If we are able to potentially offer a place at more than one of your preferences, the place will be allocated For information on previous years’ applications see at the school which you have ranked the highest. pages 71 – 77 . If a place cannot be offered at any of the preferred ! Living in the catchment area does not schools, a place will be offered at the catchment guarantee a place in a school. area school (if places remain available), or the ! A sibling link at the preferred school does next nearest school with places available. Parents not guarantee a place. will also be advised of alternative schools with ! If your child is transferring from infant to places available at that time. Please refer to the junior school or to a secondary school, they ‘Equal preference flow chart’ on page8 . are not guaranteed a place if they attend a Please do not name the same school more than linked feeder school (see page 69–70 once as this will not increase your chance of for feeder schools). obtaining a place at the school and will limit your ! If you are successful in gaining a place at an number of preferences. infant school which is not your catchment If you do not apply to your catchment area school, you may not gain a future place school as one of your preferences, you will not at the junior school that it feeds into if automatically be offered a place there if you

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are unsuccessful with your other preferences Informal residence arrangements / (as your catchment area school may already temporary addresses have filled with preference requests). You need to consider whether your catchment school Informal residence arrangements with family should be one of your preferences. and friends or temporary addresses will not generally be accepted unless there are exceptional Please be aware that you may not be eligible circumstances, for which independent supporting for transport assistance to school if you have evidence will be required, as specified by the not applied for your catchment school. authority.

What is an admission policy? What happens if I move house during the application process? Each school in the city has an admission policy. The policy will describe the order in which places are Where families are moving home or have moved allocated when there are more applications than recently, it will be necessary to prove that the new places i.e. if a school is oversubscribed. address is their main dwelling. Parents will need to produce evidence to confirm occupancy, for The admission policies are on pages 22 to 62. example: a) that contracts have been exchanged for the Home address for allocation purchase of a residential property The address used in the admissions allocation b) details of a lease on such a property or proof process is the child’s permanent residential address of tenancy on the closing date. c) council tax bill AND a utility bill Only one address can be used on the application form and considered as your child’s residence for The address used on the application form must be allocation purposes. the child’s permanent address on the application closing date – Saturday 31 October 2020 Children residing within a split family for secondary transfer applicants, and Friday 15 January 2021 for starting school and Parents must nominate one of their addresses as the junior transfer applicants. Future addresses will child’s address for the application if the child spends be taken into account for the admissions process part of the week with each parent. This must be the if you have exchanged contracts on a property address of a parent not another family member. or signed a lease rental agreement before Friday Address checks will be carried out and we may 8 January 2021 for secondary applications and require further evidence (see page 15). In the Friday 5 March 2021 for starting school and event of a dispute, the LA will determine residence junior transfer applications, but you must contact based on the information it holds and/or where the us to advise us of your change of address and child benefit is paid. The same address will be used provide evidence as stated above. If we receive for subsequent applications and waiting lists. information from the child’s school or other

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sources that your address has changed before Children of UK service personnel the start of the allocation process, we will update the address for allocation purposes For service families moving into the area a letter which may impact on the criteria for your from the Drafting Officer or confirmation of service preferred schools. family accommodation will be sufficient providing it is received by Friday 8 January 2021 for secondary Parents who are moving house but who are unable applications or by Friday 5 March 2021 for starting to provide evidence of this move by the closing date school and junior transfer applications. Please are advised to submit their application on time ensure you indicate on your application that you are using their current address and address evidence. a service family. The local authority will then amend the application to the new address, if the relevant evidence is NB: not all schools have an oversubscription criterion received by Friday 8 January 2021 for secondary relating to service premium. See pages 22 – 62. applications or by Friday 5 March 2021 for starting If you are making a late application, see page 17. school and transfer to junior applications. However, if evidence is received after this date, as the Evidence requests and false allocation process will have begun, the allocation will be based on the previous address. If your information application is unsuccessful, your new address will be Evidence supplied at the request of the Admissions used if you confirm you wish to remain on the Team must be recent. Evidence must be received by school’s waiting list. It is the parent’s responsibility the required date. to ensure the evidence is received by us by the dates specified. If requests for evidence are not responded to by the required date, the application will either not be We will determine the matter of residence, if considered under that criterion or, if a change of necessary, and must be satisfied with the evidence address, the application may be considered using provided for an address to be accepted for the the old address. purpose of a child’s admission to school. Admissions staff will also verify addresses by checking council Checks are made on the information provided and tax records and by requesting further address we will also investigate any allegations of fraud evidence direct from parents. We may make further including using a false address. If it is established checks if claimed addresses, including temporary that fraudulent or misleading information has been addresses, cause concern. Please note places can used in order to gain a place at a school, the law be withdrawn if the address given is not the allows admission authorities to withdraw places. An child’s permanent residence. example of false information would be the use of an address which is not the child’s normal residence. A child’s place may be withdrawn even if the child has started at the school. If the child were allowed to remain at the school, any subsequent children within the same household would not benefit from the sibling link criterion.

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! It is an offence to give false information to ! Failure to apply on time will seriously affect obtain a place at a school. your child’s chances of being offered a place at your preferred school. Pupils with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) Applying online If a child has an Education Health and Care You will receive an email confirming that you have Plan (previously known as statement of special applied. If you do not receive an email you may educational needs) the local authority has a legal not have submitted your application. Please go duty to consult with the governing body of the back into your application and submit, or check parent’s preferred school to determine if the school your spam/junk/trash folder before contacting the can meet those needs. Admissions Team. The admission limit of each school includes the number of EHCPs. These applicants are usually allocated Where do I return my application places before the mainstream application process is form? completed. However, if the EHCP is not completed until after allocation day, the law requires the Applications for children starting school named school to admit these children over number If you are unable to apply online, you can complete if necessary. a paper application form and return it directly to us Further information about SEND and the admissions at the address on page 9. arrangements for children with an EHCP is available on page 82, or: Applications for children transferring to Web: www.portsmouth.gov.uk junior school or transferring to secondary Phone: 023 9284 1238 school Email: [email protected] Applications should be completed online. If you need to complete a paper application form, and return it Make sure you apply by the directly to us at the address on page 9. closing date Parents (resident in Portsmouth) of children attending schools outside of the city or independent Your online application or application form must be infant/primary schools should return the form to us submitted by the relevant closing date. at the address on page 9. Secondary transfer Saturday 31 October 2020

Starting school and junior transfer Friday 15 January 2021

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! If you are posting your form we recommend considered after all those applications received on you obtain proof of posting or hand deliver time have been considered and allocated places. your form to the Civic Offices. A late application, even to your catchment area school, is unlikely to be successful if your preferred Non – Portsmouth residents applying for a schools have been oversubscribed with on time Portsmouth School applications. Late applications will also mean that Parents should apply online through their home you will have a delay in going onto the school’s local authority’s website or return their applications waiting list as you will have to wait for your as advised to their home local authority. application to be processed before this can happen. For example, if you live in Havant and want to If you consider you have significant and exceptional apply to a Portsmouth school you will need to apply reasons for your late application you will need to to Hampshire County Council and follow their put your reasons in writing to us for consideration instructions. You can include Portsmouth or other before Friday 8 January 2021 for secondary area schools, not just schools from your home local transfer or Friday 5 March 2021 for starting school authority. or junior transfer. Late applications will be processed in batches within How do I know if my application time frames determined by the LA. Each batch will has been received? be allocated under the equal preference scheme (see page 8). If you have applied online, you will receive a confirmation email straight away. If it has been Children of UK service personnel necessary to complete a paper application Applications from service families moving into before the closing date, you will receive a letter Portsmouth will be accepted as on time until Friday to acknowledge receipt of your application 8 January 2021 for secondary applications and form. Please contact us if you do not receive an Friday 5 March 2021 for starting school or junior acknowledgement by January 2021 for secondary transfer providing there is proof of drafting or transfer applications, or by March 2021 for starting confirmation of service family accomodation. school and junior transfer applications. If your application is late and you are applying for a starting school place (Year R), the School What happens if my application is Admissions Code allows for admission authorities late? (Received after the relevant to consider admitting your child to a school even closing date) if it is full (as an excepted pupil). This decision will be based on all the circumstances including those You will not be able to apply online after the relevant to your family and child and the impact on closing date. the school, including the ‘efficient education and All applications received by the closing date will efficient use of resources’. be considered first. Late applications will only be

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The current guidance is that an excepted pupil can Other applicants will have a letter sent out to the only be admitted from the top of the waiting list. home address on allocation day by post. Emails or letters will also be sent by us on behalf Can I change my preferences? of the governing body of voluntary aided and academies to parents on that date. BEFORE the closing date Parents need to ensure that the Admissions Team If you are applying online, you can change your holds the correct address details. preferences online and resubmit your application. ! Allocation details will NOT be given over You will receive an email confirmation that your the telephone. application has been resubmitted. We will process the latest application. ! Only parents who have applied online will be able to be notified by email. If you have submitted a paper application and wish to change the original preferences made on your form before the closing date, you should put your What do I do when I receive request in writing to us. notification of allocation? AFTER the closing date Parents are required to confirm their acceptance of the place offered via the online response – or if a You are not able to change your preferences paper application – in writing by the deadline in your after the application closing date. Only additional offer information. preferences received in writing may be added which will be considered as late preferences and processed Refusing the allocated place making your child after all the on-time applications. unallocated will not increase your chances of getting your preferred school at a later date. Your If you feel you have significant and exceptional child may also end up being allocated a school reasons for changing your preferences after the place much further away. closing date you will need to put your reasons in writing to us for consideration before Friday If a parent does not confirm their acceptance of the 8 January 2021 for secondary applications and place offered within the time specified, the offer of before Friday 5 March 2021 for starting school the place may be withdrawn. and junior applications.

When will I know whether my application has been successful? You will receive an email on allocation day if you have applied online and requested this option.

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What can I do if I am not Please note: you can have your child’s name on successful in gaining a place at my more than one waiting list at the same time as making an appeal to the school. preferred school(s)? We manage all waiting lists for starting school, You can confirm that you wish your child’s name to junior transfer and secondary transfer until the end remain on the waiting list and make an appeal to of each academic year (31 August). We also maintain an independent appeal panel. all waiting lists for in-year year groups except for We strongly recommend accepting the allocated St. Edmund’s Catholic School. For this school, please school place if you have opted to remain on a contact them directly with waiting list queries. waiting list and/or lodge an appeal as we cannot guarantee places will be allocated from waiting list Appeals process or via appeal. If you have been refused a place at any of your preferred schools, you have the right of appeal Waiting lists to an independent panel, which is set up under If you have not gained a place at one or more of Section 94 of the School Standards and Framework your preferred schools, we will place your child’s Act 1998. This right of appeal may be for more name on the school’s waiting list and ask you to than one school. You may only appeal where you confirm that you wish your child’s name to remain have applied and have been refused admission to on the waiting list for that academic year. Your a school. You have 20 school days within which to child’s position on the waiting list will be prioritised state that you intend to appeal or by the specified according to the admissions criteria in their deadline date given in your letter. admissions policies. If your appeal form is received after the deadline Note: there is no distinction between on time date, we cannot guarantee that your appeal will applicants and late applicants on the waiting list. be heard before the start of the academic year. On-time appeals for admissions in September It is important to note that a child’s position on are usually heard in April and May for secondary the waiting list can change, moving both up or schools and June and July for starting school and down, as children either join or are removed junior transfers. from the waiting list. No priority is given based on the length of time on the waiting list. They The appeals process is independent and separate must be ordered by oversubscription criteria. from the process followed by the Admissions Team for the allocation of places and for the operation If you wish your child to remain on a school waiting of waiting lists. Successful appellants are allocated list please indicate this on your online response or a place in a school above the published admission on the response form received with your allocation number by the appeals panel. letter and return it to us by the date specified as places can become available at any time. Please refer to page 79 for information on the number of appeals upheld for junior transfer last year and previous years. Please refer to page 80

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for the number of appeals upheld for secondary time, so it is important to be clear about your transfer last year and previous years. grounds for appeal. Please carefully consider and review your grounds Please refer to page 78 for information on the for appeal before submitting it. number of infant appeals upheld for starting school last year and in previous years. Appeals for admission to infant classes Please carefully consider and review your grounds If you are applying for admission at Key Stage for appeal before submitting it. 1 (year groups R, 1 and 2), your grounds for appealing are limited because of legislation on the Where can I get my appeal form? statutory legal class size limit. The law only allows Please request a form from the Admissions Team or a Key Stage 1 appeal to be upheld where one or download a form from the website. more of the following grounds are established: Ground A: The admission of additional children How many times can I appeal for a would not breach the infant class size limit. particular school? Ground B1: The admission arrangements do not If your appeal is unsuccessful, you cannot appeal comply with admissions law. for a place at the same school in the same academic Ground B2: The school’s admissions arrangements year again unless there is a significant and material were not correctly and impartially applied. change in your circumstances. A significant and material change in your circumstances would be, To be successful under grounds B1 and 2, your for example, if you moved into the designated child must have been disadvantaged and would catchment area for your preferred school or if a otherwise have been offered a place. brother or sister of the child you have made an Ground C: The decision not to admit your child was application for, is offered a place in another year a decision that no reasonable authority would make group at the school. You would need to notify the in the circumstances. Admissions Team of any change in circumstances prior to lodging a further appeal. The appeal panel are limited to a review of the decision of the LA to refuse a school place You can, of course, remain on the waiting list for a based on the information available at the school even if your appeal was unsuccessful.

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Types of school first. There is also lots of information on individual schools on their websites. Community schools The LA is required to coordinate all admissions These are maintained by Portsmouth City Council as applications for the main point of entry in the local authority. These are run by the headteacher September for Year R, Year 3 (Infant – Junior and governors in partnership with the local only) and Year 7. authority. The council is responsible for the admission policy and admissions.

Voluntary controlled schools These were originally set up by bodies such as the Church of England or Roman Catholic Church but are now maintained by Portsmouth City Council as the local authority. These are run by the headteacher and governors in partnership with the local authority. The council is responsible for the admission policy and admissions.

Voluntary aided schools These were originally set up by bodies such as The Church of England or Roman Catholic Church and are jointly funded by the Church Diocesan Boards and the city council. The governors are responsible for their admission policy and procedures.

Academies Academies are publicly funded, non-selective schools that operate within the state system although they are independently governed. Academies are responsible for their admission policies and admissions.

Enquiries for more information All schools are pleased to receive enquiries and can provide an individual prospectus. They are happy to meet parents but you must arrange an appointment

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Infant Schools/academies with the exception of Court Lane Infant, Langstone Infant, Solent Infant and Stamshaw Infant

This policy will apply to all admissions for the 2) Children or families who have a significant academic year 2021/22 including in-year medical, physical, psychological or social need. applications. For details of Published Admission Evidence must be attached with the application Numbers (PAN’ s) for each infant school please refer form. Applications under this criterion must be to list on pages 63 – 66. supported by written evidence from an appropriate professional involved stating clearly If the school is oversubscribed, applications will be why the preferred school is the most considered first according to the priorities in the appropriate for the child and reasons why other order set out below: schools in the city are inappropriate. 1) Children who are looked after by a local 3) Children living within the school’s designated authority (i.e. in their care or provided with catchment area. (If the school cannot admit all accommodation by the authority for a applications from the catchment area, continuous period of more than 24 hours). applicants will be ranked within this category in Children who were previously looked after but accordance with the priorities below.) immediately following being looked after became subject to an adoption order, residence or special guardianship order.

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4) Children living outside the school’s catchment b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a area in the following priority order: – vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage i) children who have a brother or sister (living within the same household) at the school or iv) children who live closest to the school, an adjacent junior school in the following based on the shortest distance from home academic year. to school, measured on a straight line ‘as Note: this category includes step-brothers/ the crow flies’. (This distance will be used step-sisters, adoptive brothers/sisters living where necessary to prioritise applications). within the same household or children Should there be two or more identical whose parents are married or cohabiting distances requiring prioritisation, this will be and live together within the same household done by casting lots. ii) children eligible for service premium NOTE: should the school be oversubscribed Note: service premium is paid to eligible from within any of the criteria, then any children of armed services personnel under additional criteria will be used to prioritise S14 of the Education Act 2002 applications within these categories. iii) children of staff employed at the school (or school on an adjacent site) a) where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application is made, and or

Note: Attendance at a linked / on-site nursery is not a criterion for a starting school application

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Court Lane Infant Academy, Langstone Infant Academy and Stamshaw Infant School

For a full copy of the policy and explanatory 2) Children or families with significant, notes please visit each school’s website. physical, psychological or social need. The published admission number (PAN) for Evidence must be attached with the application. Court Lane Infant is 120. Applications under this criterion must be supported by written evidence from an The published admission number (PAN) for appropriate professional involved stating clearly Langstone Infant is 90. why the preferred school is the most The published admission number (PAN) for appropriate for the child and reasons why other Stamshaw Infant is 90. schools in the local authority are inappropriate. 3) Children of staff employed at the school Over-subscription criteria Children of a member of staff who has been The following oversubscription criteria will be used employed at the school for two or more years to allocate places should there be more demand at the time at which the application is made than places available as set out in an academy’s and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a published admission number (PAN). Any children vacant post for which there is a demonstrable with Education, Health and Care Plans that name skill shortage (see additional information). an academy must be allocated a place even before the over-subscription criteria are applied. 4) Children with a sibling in the school 1) Children looked after or previously looked Children who have a brother or sister (living after by a local authority within the same household) already on roll and who will still be attending the school or a linked Children who are looked after by a local school (Court Lane Junior for Court Lane Infant authority (i.e. in their care or provided with applicants and Langstone Junior for Langstone accommodation by the authority for a Infant applicants) the following academic year. continuous period of more than 24 hours). Children who were previously looked after but This does include step-brothers/step-sisters/ immediately following being looked after foster brothers/sisters living within the same became subject to an adoption order, residence household or children whose parents are or special guardianship order. married or cohabiting and live together within the same household.

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5) Catchment Area Children living within the school’s designated catchment area. If the school cannot admit all applications from the catchment area, priorities 6(i) to 6 (ii), will be used to allocate places. 6) Out of Catchment Area Children living outside the school’s catchment area in the following priority order: i) Children eligible for the service premium at the time of application to the school. Note - service premium is paid to eligible children of armed services personnel under S14 of the Education Act 2002 ii) Children who live closest to the school, based on the shortest distance from home to school, measured ‘as the crow flies’. (This distance will be used where necessary to prioritise applications- see additional information). Should there be two or more identical distances requiring prioritisation, this will be done by casting lots (see additional information). Should the academy be oversubscribed from within any of the criteria 6(i) to 6 (ii) above, then any additional criteria as given in 6(i) to 6 (ii) will be used to prioritise applications within these categories.

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Solent Infant School

For a full copy of the policy and explanatory 4) Children living within the school’s designated notes please visit the school’s website. catchment area. (If the school cannot admit all applications from the catchment area, Solent Infant has a published admission number (PAN) applicants will be ranked within this category in of 90. accordance with priorities 5(i) to (iii) below.) If the school is oversubscribed, applications will be 5) Children living outside the school’s catchment considered according to the following priorities in the area in the following priority order: order set out below: - i) children who have a brother or sister (living 1) Children who are looked after by a local within the same household) already on roll authority (i.e. in their care or provided with and who will still be attending the school accommodation by the authority for a the following academic year. continuous period of more than 24 hours). Children who were previously looked after but Note – this category includes step-brothers/step- immediately following being looked after sisters, adoptive and foster brothers/sisters living became subject to an adoption order, residence within the same household or children whose parents or special guardianship order. are married or cohabiting and live together within the same household. 2) Children or families who have a significant medical, physical, psychological or social need. ii) children eligible for service premium. Evidence must be attached with the application. iii) children who live closest to the school, based Applications under this criterion must be on the shortest distance from home to supported by written evidence from an school, measured on a straight line (This appropriate professional person involved stating distance will be used where necessary to clearly why the preferred school is the most prioritise applications). Should there be two appropriate for the child and reasons why other or more identical distances requiring schools in the city are inappropriate. prioritisation, this will be done by casting lots 3) Children of staff employed at the school (or Note: Should a school within the Trust be school on an adjacent site) oversubscribed from within any of the criteria 5(i) to 5(iii) above, then any additional criteria i) where the member of staff has been in 5(i) to 5(iii) will be used to prioritise employed at the school for two or more applications within these categories. years at the time at which the application is made, or ii) the member of teaching staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage

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Primary schools/academies: Beacon View, Copnor, Cottage Grove, Gatcombe Park, New Horizons, Medina, Milton Park, Portsdown, The Victory, Westover and Wimborne Primary

This policy will apply to all admissions for the the following academic year; academic year 2021/22 including in-year Note: this category includes step-brothers/ applications. Please see a list of primary schools step-sisters, adoptive brothers/sisters living and their published admission numbers (PANs) on within the same household or children whose pages 63 – 66 . parents are married or cohabiting and live together within the same household If the school is oversubscribed, applications will be considered first according to the following priorities ii) children eligible for service premium in the order set out below: Note: service premium is paid to eligible children of armed services personnel under 1) Children who are looked after by a local S14 of the Education Act 2002 authority (i.e. in their care or provided with accommodation by the authority for a iii) children of staff employed at the school continuous period of more than 24 hours). a) where the member of staff has been Children who were previously looked after but employed at the school for 2 or more immediately following being looked after years at the time at which the became subject to an adoption order, residence application is made, and or or special guardianship order. b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a 2) Children or families who have a significant vacant post for which there is a medical, physical, psychological or social need. demonstrable skill shortage Evidence must be attached with the application form. Applications under this criterion must be iv) for Wimborne Primary only – junior supported by written evidence from an transfer applicants only – children appropriate professional involved stating clearly attending Cumberland Infant School at why the preferred school is the most time of junior transfer application appropriate for the child and reasons why other v) Children who live closest to the school, schools in the city are inappropriate. based on the shortest distance from home 3) Children living within the school’s designated to school, measured on a straight line ‘as catchment area. (If the school cannot admit all the crow flies’ (this distance will be used applications from the catchment area, where necessary to prioritise applications). applicants will be ranked within this category in Should there be two or more identical accordance with the priorities below.) distances requiring prioritisation, this will be done by casting lots. 4) Children living outside the school’s catchment area in the following priority order: – NOTE: Should the school be oversubscribed from within any of the criteria above, then any additional i) children who have a brother or sister (living criteria will be used to prioritise applications within within the same household) already on roll these categories. and who will still be attending the school

Note: Attendance at a linked / on-site nursery is not a criterion for a starting school application

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Ark Ayrton Primary Academy/Ark Dickens Primary Academy

For a full copy of the policy and explanatory nursery). For this purpose “sibling” means a notes please go to the academy’s website. whole, half or step-brother or – sister or an adopted child resident at the same address. Each academy has an agreed PAN of 60 pupils in the Reception year. After the allocation of reception v) Children of staff in the school who have been places, the academy will admit ‘rising fives’, i.e. all employed at the school for two or more years at children with places can be admitted to the the time the application is submitted. Ark reception year at school in the September following Schools must approve the Principal’s decision to their fourth birthday but before reaching allocate places to staff under this criterion. compulsory school age. Priority will be limited to one place for each form of entry in any year (i.e. 2 places in each 2-form Oversubscription criteria year group) Where the academy is named on a pupil’s vi) Children living in the schools designated Statement of Special Educational Needs or catchment area – A map of the area will be Education and Health Care Plan, that child will be available at the academy. admitted by the academy. If the number of vii) Children living outside the catchment area. applications for admission to the school is greater than the PAN, applications will be considered against For categories vi) and vii), where it is necessary to the criteria and order set out below: prioritise applications within each category, the shortest distance from the child’s home* to school, i) Looked After Children and Children who have measured in straight line distance, will be used. been previously looked after (pursuant to the Admissions Code) The Local Authority measures distance on behalf of Ark Schools. Portsmouth city Council use their ii) Children who are eligible for the Service Pupil Geographical Information System and Ordinance Premium. Survey Data to calculate straight line distance iii) Children of staff at the school who occupy, or between the child’s home* and the main entrance have been recruited to, a post where there is a to the school. demonstrable skill shortage. Ark Schools must *PLEASE NOTE: A child’s home will be the address approve the Principal’s assessment process and at which the child normally resides and which has designation of such posts to confirm the staff been notified to relevant agencies (e.g. the Local members’ eligibility under this criterion. Priority Authority) as being the child’s normal place of will be limited to one place for each form of residence. Where a child lives normally during the entry in any year (i.e. 2 places in each 2-form school week with more than one parent at different year group). addresses, the permanent home address for the iv) Children who at the time of the admission have purposes of school admissions will be the one a sibling who attends the academy (but not the

Note: Attendance at a linked / on-site nursery is not a criterion for a starting school application

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where the child spends the majority of school nights Monday–Friday. viii) Tie breaker: If Ark Schools is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published oversubscription criteria, places will be offered via a random draw which will be supervised by someone independent of the school. ix) In the case of multiple births or siblings in the same year group, where there is only one place available in the school, all will be considered together as one application.

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Arundel Court Primary Academy, Highbury Primary School and The Flying Bull Academy

For a full copy of the policy and explanatory appropriate for the child and reasons why other notes please go to each academy’s website. schools in the local authority are inappropriate. The following oversubscription criteria will be used 3) Children of staff employed at the school to allocate places should there be more demand Children of a member of staff who has been than places available as set out in an academy’s employed at the school for two or more years published admission number (PAN). at the time at which the application is made The PAN for each school is as follows: and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable Arundel Court 90 skill shortage. Highbury 60 The Flying Bull Academy 60 4) Children with a sibling in the school Any children with Education, Health and Care Plans Children who have a sibling (living within the that name an academy must be allocated a place same household) already on roll and who will even before the over-subscription criteria are still be attending the school the following applied. academic year. 1) Children looked after or previously looked This does include step-brothers/step-sisters/foster after by a local authority brothers/sisters living within the same household or children whose parents are married or Children who are looked after by a local cohabiting and live together within the same authority (i.e. in their care or provided with household. accommodation by the authority for a continuous period of more than 24 hours). 5) Catchment Area Children who were previously looked after but Children living within the school’s designated immediately following being looked after catchment area. If the school cannot admit all became subject to an adoption order, residence applications from the catchment area, priorities or special guardianship order. 6(i) to 6 (ii), will be used to allocate places. 2) Children or families with significant, 6) Out of Catchment Area physical, psychological or social need. Children living outside the school’s catchment Evidence must be attached with the application. area in the following priority order: Applications under this criterion must be i) Children eligible for the service premium at supported by written evidence from an the time of application to the school. appropriate professional involved stating clearly why the preferred school is the most

Note: Attendance at a linked / on-site nursery is not a criterion for a starting school application

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Note - service premium is paid to eligible children of armed services personnel under S14 of the Education Act 2002 ii) Children who live closest to the school, based on the shortest distance from home to school, measured ‘as the crow flies’. (This will be used where necessary to prioritise applications). Should there be two or more identical distances requiring prioritisation, this will be done by casting lots. Should the academy be oversubscribed from within any of the criteria 6(i) to 6 (ii) above, then any additional criteria as given in 6(i) to 6 (ii) will be used to prioritise applications within these categories.

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Catholic primary schools

For a full copy of the policy and explanatory The PAN for each school is as follows: notes please visit each school’s website. Corpus Christi 45 Corpus Christi, St John’s, St Paul’s and St Swithun’s St John’s 30 are voluntary aided schools in the trusteeship of the St Paul’s 60 Diocese of Portsmouth. They are maintained by St Swithun’s 45 Portsmouth Local Authority (LA). The schools were founded by and are part of the Catholic Church. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, St The schools are conducted as Catholic schools in John’s Cathedral Catholic Primary School, St accordance with canon law, the teachings of the Swithun’s Catholic Primary School Catholic Church and the Trust Deed of the Diocese Should there be more applications than places of Portsmouth. The schools offer a Catholic available at any one of the schools Corpus Christi, education serving the Catholic communities in the St. John’s or St. Swithun’s the governing body of Portsmouth Pastoral Area incorporating the parishes that school will admit children in the following of St John’s Cathedral, Corpus Christi with St category order: Joseph, Our Lady of Lourdes and St Swithun and St Colman with St Paul. Although Catholic children 1) Baptised Catholic looked after children and have priority of admission, the governing bodies of previously looked after children (see explanatory Corpus Christi, St John’s, St Paul’s and St Swithun’s notes*). also welcome applications from those of other 2) Baptised Catholic children of parents who have denominations and faiths who support the religious attended Sunday Mass weekly in a Catholic ethos of the schools. community for the last year at the point at The admissions process for all schools in the city is which the Supplementary Information Form is co-ordinated by the LA. However, the Governing signed. Body of each Catholic school is its own Admission 3) Baptised Catholic children of parents who have Authority and is responsible for determining the attended Sunday Mass at least monthly in a School’s admission policy. The four Catholic primary Catholic community for the last year at the schools work closely with each other and with the point at which the Supplementary Information support of the LA and Diocese have agreed the Form is signed. following policy for 2021 – 2022. 4) Baptised catholic children of parents who have The Governing Body of each school will admit attended Sunday mass less than monthly in a children, who will attain the age of 5 years during the catholic community for the last year at the school year 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022, point at which the Supplementary Information up to its published admission number (PAN). form is signed. 5) Other baptised Catholic children.

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6) Looked after children and previously looked 4) Siblings of children at the school at the after children who are not baptised Catholic intended time of entry(see explanatory notes*). (see explanatory notes*). 5) Children who are members of other Christian 7) Siblings of children at the school at the denominations (see explanatory notes*). intended time of entry (see explanatory notes*). 6) Children from other faith traditions. 8) Children who are active members of other 7) Other applications. Christian denominations (see explanatory notes*). Should there be more applicants than places available in any one of the above categories priority 9) Children who are active members of other faith will be given in the following order: traditions. a) Siblings (see explanatory notes*). 10) Other applications. b) Distance (see explanatory notes*). Should there be more applicants than places available in any one of the above categories priority will be given in the following order: a) Siblings (see explanatory notes*). b) Distance (see explanatory notes*). St Paul’s Catholic Primary School Should there be more applications than places available at St Paul’s School, the governing body will admit children in the following category order: 1) Baptised Catholic looked after children and previously looked after children (see explanatory notes*). 2) Baptised Catholic children (see explanatory notes*). 3) Looked after children and previously looked after children who are not baptised Catholic (see explanatory notes*).

*To view each school’s explanatory notes please visit their individual website or contact the Admissions Team. Note: Attendance at a linked / on-site nursery is not a criterion for a starting school application

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St Jude’s Church of England Primary School

This policy will apply to all admissions for the 4) Children living within the school’s designated academic year 2021/22 including in year applications. catchment area. (If the school cannot admit all applications from the catchment area, applicants The published admission number is 60 for September will be ranked within this category in accordance 2021. with priorities below. If the school is oversubscribed, applications will be 5) Children living outside the school’s catchment considered first according to the following priorities in area in the following priority order: – the order set out below: – i) children who have a brother or sister (living 1) Children who are looked after by a local within the same household) already on roll authority (i.e. in their care or provided with and who will still be attending the school accommodation by the authority for a the following academic year; continuous period of more than 24 hours). Note – this category does include step- Children who were previously looked after but brothers/step-sisters, adoptive and foster immediately following being looked after brothers/sisters living within the same became subject to an adoption order, residence household or children whose parents are or special guardianship order. married or cohabiting and live together 2) Children or families who have a significant within the same household. medical, physical, psychological or social need. ii) children eligible for service premium Evidence must be attached with the application Note – service premium is paid to eligible form. Applications under this criterion must be children of armed services personnel under supported by written evidence from an S14 of the Education Act 2002 appropriate professional involved stating clearly why the preferred school is the most appropriate iii) children of staff employed at the school for the child and reasons why other schools in the a) where the member of staff has been city are inappropriate. employed at the school for 2 or more 3) Children whose parents have a religious years at the time at which the conviction for attending the school. Supporting application is made, and or evidence must be submitted with the application b) the member of staff is recruited to fill on the supplementary form provided, signed by a vacant post for which there is a the appropriate religious leader*. If the school demonstrable skill shortage cannot admit all applications from this criteria applicants will be ranked within this category in accordance with priorities below.

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iv) children who live closest to the school, based on the shortest distance from home to school, measured on straight line ‘as the crow flies’. (This distance will be used where necessary to prioritise applications). Should there be two or more identical distances requiring prioritisation, this will be done by casting lots. NOTE: Should a school be oversubscribed from within any of the criteria above then any additional criteria will be used to prioritise applications within these categories.

* Please note In the event that during the period specified for attendance at worship the church and other religious buildings have been closed for public worship and have not provided alternative premises for that worship, the requirements of these [admissions] arrangements in relation to attendance will only apply to the period when the church or other relevant places of worship or alternative premises have been available for public worship.

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St George’s Beneficial Church of England Primary School

This policy will apply to all admissions for the household or children whose parents are academic year 2021/22 including in year applications. married or cohabiting and live together within the same household. The Published Admission Number is 50 for September 2021. ii) Children whose parents have a religious conviction for attending the school;* If the school is oversubscribed, applications will be considered first according to the following priorities in iii) children eligible for service premium; the order set out below: – Note – service premium is paid to eligible children of armed services personnel under 1) Children who are looked after by a local S14 of the Education Act 2002 authority (i.e. in their care or provided with accommodation by the authority for a iv) children of staff employed at the school; continuous period of more than 24 hours). a) where the member of staff has been Children who were previously looked after but employed at the school for 2 or more immediately following being looked after years at the time at which the became subject to an adoption order, residence application is made, and or or special guardianship order. b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a 2) Children or families who have a significant vacant post for which there is a medical, physical, psychological or social need. demonstrable skill shortage Evidence must be attached with the application form. Applications under this criterion must be v) children who live closest to the school, supported by written evidence from an based on the shortest distance from home appropriate professional involved stating clearly to school, measured on straight line ‘as the why the preferred school is the most appropriate crow flies’. for the child and reasons why other schools in the 4) Children living outside the school’s catchment city are inappropriate. area in the following priority order: 3) Children living within the school’s designated i) children who have a brother or sister (living catchment area. (If the school cannot admit all within the same household) already on roll applications from the catchment area, applicants and who will still be attending the school will be ranked within this category in accordance the following academic year; with priorities i) to v) below: ii) Children whose parents have a religious i) children who have a brother or sister (living conviction for attending the school;* within the same household) already on roll and who will still be attending the school iii) children eligible for service premium the following academic year; Note – service premium is paid to eligible Note – this category does include step- children of armed services personnel under brothers/step-sisters, adoptive and foster S14 of the Education Act 2002 brothers/sisters living within the same

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iv) children of staff employed at the school a) where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application is made, and or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage v) children who live closest to the school, based on the shortest distance from home to school, measured on straight line ‘as the crow flies’. NOTE: Should a school be oversubscribed from within any criteria then any additional criteria will be used to prioritise applications within these categories.

* Please note In the event that during the period specified for attendance at worship the church and other religious buildings have been closed for public worship and have not provided alternative premises for that worship, the requirements of these [admissions] arrangements in relation to attendance will only apply to the period when the church or other relevant places of worship or alternative premises have been available for public worship. Note: Attendance at a linked / on-site nursery is not a criterion for a starting school application

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PROOF SUBJECT TO CHANGE Primary schools All Community Junior Schools and Academies (except Court Lane Junior, Langstone Junior, Meon Junior, Newbridge Junior, Solent Junior and Stamshaw Junior)

This policy will apply to all admissions for the academic same household or children whose parents are year 2021/22 including in-year applications. Please see married or cohabiting and live together within the list of junior schools and their published admission same household. numbers (PAN’s) on pages 63 – 67 . ii) children eligible for service premium If the school is oversubscribed, applications will be Note: service premium is paid to eligible considered first according to the priorities in the order children of armed services personnel under set out below: S14 of the Education Act 2002 1) Children who are looked after by a local iii) children of staff employed at the school (or authority (i.e. in their care or provided with school on an adjacent site) accommodation by the authority for a continuous a) where the member of staff has been period of more than 24 hours). Children who employed at the school for 2 or more were previously looked after but immediately years at the time at which the application following being looked after became subject to is made, and or an adoption order, b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a 2) Children or families who have a significant vacant post for which there is a medical, physical, psychological or social need. demonstrable skill shortage Evidence must be attached. Applications under this criterion must be supported by written iv) children attending, at the time of evidence from an appropriate professional application, a named feeder infant school; involved stating clearly why the preferred school is Please see list of feeder infant schools on the most appropriate for the child and reasons page 70. why other schools in the city are inappropriate. v) children who live closest to the school, based 3) Children living within the school’s designated on the shortest distance from home to catchment area. (If the school cannot admit all school, measured ‘as the crow flies’. (This applications from the catchment area, applicants distance will be used where necessary to will be ranked within this category in accordance prioritise applications). with priorities below. Should there be two or more identical distances requiring prioritisation, this will be 4) Children living outside the school’s catchment done by casting lots. area in the following priority order: NOTE: Should the school be oversubscribed from i) children who have a brother or sister (living within any of the criteria above, then any additional in the same household) at the school or an criteria will be used to prioritise applications within adjacent infant school the following these categories. academic year. Note: this category includes step-brothers/step- sisters, adoptive brothers/sisters living within the

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Langstone Junior Academy, Court Lane Junior Academy and Stamshaw Junior School

The following oversubscription criteria will be used 3) Children of staff employed at the school to allocate places should there be more demand Children of a member of staff who has been than places available as set out in an academy’s employed at the school for two or more years published admission number (PAN). Any children at the time at which the application is made with Education, Health and Care Plans that name and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a an academy must be allocated a place even before vacant post for which there is a demonstrable the over-subscription criteria are applied. skill shortage (see additional information). Court Lane Junior Published Admission Number 4) Children with a sibling in the school (PAN) for 2021/22 is 120. Children who have a brother or sister (living Langstone Junior Published Admission Number within the same household) already on roll and (PAN) for 2021/22 is 90. who will still be attending the school or a linked Stamshaw Junior Published Admission Number school (see table below) the following academic (PAN) for 2021/22 is 90. year. 1) Children looked after or previously looked This does include step-brothers/step-sisters/ after by a local authority foster brothers/sisters living within the same household or children whose parents are Children who are looked after by a local married or cohabiting and live together within authority (i.e. in their care or provided with the same household (see additional accommodation by the authority for a information). continuous period of more than 24 hours). Children who were previously looked after but 5) Catchment Area immediately following being looked after Children living within the school’s designated became subject to an adoption order, residence catchment area. If the school cannot admit all or special guardianship order. applications from the catchment area, priorities 2) Children or families with significant, 6(i) to 6 (iii), will be used to allocate places. physical, psychological or social need. 6) Out of Catchment Area Evidence must be attached with the application. Children living outside the school’s catchment Applications under this criterion must be area in the following priority order: supported by written evidence from an appropriate professional involved stating clearly i) Children attending, at the time of why the preferred school is the most application, a named linked feeder school. appropriate for the child and reasons why other For Court Lane Junior applicants this will be Court schools in the local authority are inappropriate. Lane Infant Academy. For Langstone Junior

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applicants this will be Langstone Infant Academy. For Stamshaw Junior applicants this will be Stamshaw Infant School. ii) Children eligible for the service premium at the time of application to the school. Note - service premium is paid to eligible children of armed services personnel under S14 of the Education Act 2002 iii) Children who live closest to the school, based on the shortest distance from home to school, measured ‘as the crow flies’. (This distance will be used where necessary to prioritise applications). Should there be two or more identical distances requiring prioritisation, this will be done by casting lots (see additional information). Should the academy be oversubscribed from within any of the criteria 6(i) to 6 (iii) above, then any additional criteria as given in 6(i) to 6 (iii) will be used to prioritise applications within these categories.

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Meon Junior School and Newbridge Junior School

For a full copy of the policy and explanatory 3) a) Children who attend the following infant notes please go to each academy website. schools run by The Thinking Schools Academy Trust, namely Penhale Infant This policy will apply to all admissions for the School, Moorings Way Infant School and academic year 2021/22 including in year Meon Infant School. applications. b) Children who attend Manor Infant School The Published Admission Number (PAN) for year 3 for applications to Newbridge Junior. intake in September 2021 is; • Meon Junior-90 If the school cannot admit all children from the named feeder infant schools, • Newbridge Junior-150 applicants will be ranked within this If the school is oversubscribed, applications will be category in accordance with any of the considered first according to the priorities in the additional priorities below: order set out below: – i) Catchment 1) Children who are looked after by a local ii) Children who have a brother or sister (living authority (i.e. in their care or provided with in the same household) at the school accommodation by the authority for a already on roll and who will still be continuous period of more than 24 hours). attending the school the following Children who were previously looked after but academic year. Note – this category does immediately following being looked after include step-brothers/step-sisters, adoptive became subject to an adoption order, residence brothers/sisters living within the same or special guardianship order. household or children whose parents are 2) Children or families who have a significant married or cohabiting and live together medical, physical, psychological or social need. within the same household Evidence must be attached. Applications under iii) Children eligible for service premium. this criterion must be supported by written Note – service premium is paid to eligible evidence from an appropriate professional children of armed services personnel under involved stating clearly why the preferred S14 of the Education Act 2002 school is the most appropriate for the child and reasons why other schools in the city are iv) Children of staff employed at the school (or inappropriate. Please see “Additional school on an adjacent site) Information”.

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a) where the member of staff has been children of armed services personnel under employed at the school for 2 or more S14 of the Education Act 2002 years at the time at which the iii) Children of staff employed at the school (or application is made, and or school on an adjacent site) b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a a) where the member of staff has been vacant post for which there is a employed at the school for 2 or more demonstrable skill shortage years at the time at which the v) Children who live closest to the school, application is made, and or based on the shortest distance from home b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a to school, measured ‘as the crow flies’. vacant post for which there is a (This distance will be used where necessary demonstrable skill shortage to prioritise applications). iv) Children who live closest to the school, 4) Children living within the school’s designated based on the shortest distance from home catchment area. (If the school cannot admit all to school, measured ‘as the crow flies’. applications from the catchment area, (This distance will be used where necessary applicants will be ranked within this category in to prioritise applications). accordance with priorities 6 i) to 5 iv) below). NOTE: should the school be oversubscribed from 5) Children living outside the school’s catchment within any of the criteria then any additional criteria area in the following priority order: as given in 5(i) to 5(iv) will be used to prioritise i) Children who have a brother or sister (living applications within these categories. Should there in the same household) at the school be two or more identical distances requiring already on roll and who will still be prioritisation, this will be done by casting lots attending the school the following academic year. Note – this category does include step- brothers/step-sisters, adoptive brothers/ sisters living within the same household or children whose parents are married or cohabiting and live together within the same household ii) Children eligible for service premium Note – service premium is paid to eligible

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Solent Junior School

Solent Junior has a published admission number 5) Children living outside the school’s catchment (PAN) of 90 area in the following priority order: If the school is oversubscribed, applications will be i) children who have a brother or sister (living considered according to the following priorities in within the same household) already on roll the order set out below: - and who will still be attending the school or an adjacent infant school the following 1) Children who are looked after by a local academic year. authority (i.e. in their care or provided with accommodation by the authority for a Note – this category includes step-brothers/step- continuous period of more than 24 hours). sisters, adoptive and foster brothers/sisters living Children who were previously looked after but within the same household or children whose immediately following being looked after parents are married or cohabiting and live together became subject to an adoption order, residence within the same household. or special guardianship order. ii) children eligible for service premium 2) Children or families who have a significant iii) children attending Solent Infant School (as medical, physical, psychological or social need. part of The De Curci Trust). Evidence must be attached with the application. Applications under this criterion must be iv) children who live closest to the school, supported by written evidence from an based on the shortest distance from home appropriate professional person involved stating to school, measured on a straight line (This clearly why the preferred school is the most distance will be used where necessary to appropriate for the child and reasons why other prioritise applications). Should there be two schools in the city are inappropriate. or more identical distances requiring prioritisation, this will be done by casting 3) Children of staff employed at the school (or lots (see “Additional information”). Note: school on an adjacent site) Should a school within the Trust be i) where the member of staff has been oversubscribed from within any of the employed at the school for two or more criteria 5(i) to 5(iv) above, then any years at the time at which the application is additional criteria in 5(i) to 5(iv) will be used made, or ii) the member of teaching staff to prioritise applications within these is recruited to fill a vacant post for which categories. there is a demonstrable skill shortage 4) Children living within the school’s designated catchment area. (If the school cannot admit all applications from the catchment area, applicants will be ranked within this category in accordance with priorities 5(i) to (iv) below.)

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Mayfield All Through School

This policy will apply to all admissions for the appropriate professional person involved stating academic year 2021/22 including in year clearly why the preferred school is the most applications. Mayfield has a published admission appropriate for the child and reasons why other number (PAN) of: schools in the city are inappropriate. • 60 for entry into Year R 3) Children of staff employed at the school • 30 additional places for Year 3 (total PAN of a) where the member of staff has been 90 including children moving up from Year 2) employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application is Secondary schools • 140 additional places for entry into made, and or Year 7 (total PAN of 200 including children moving up from year 6) b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a For both year 3 and year 7, if fewer pupils transfer demonstrable skill shortage then any additional places will be offered to external applicants. 4) a) Children living in catchment who have a brother or sister (living within the same There are three points of main phase entry for this household) already on roll and who will school in 2021/22 to Year R, Year 3 and to the still be attending the school the secondary phase in Year 7. This policy applies to all following academic year; cohorts. b) Children living outside of catchment who If the school is oversubscribed, applications will be have a brother or sister (living within considered according to the following priorities in the same household) already on roll and the order set out below: – who will still be attending the school the 1) Children who are looked after by a local following academic year authority (i.e. in their care or provided with Note – this category does include step- accommodation by the authority for a brothers/step-sisters, adoptive and foster continuous period of more than 24 hours). brothers/sisters living within the same Children who were previously looked after but household or children whose parents are immediately following being looked after married or cohabiting and live together became subject to an adoption order, residence within the same household. or special guardianship order. 5) Children living within the school’s designated 2) Children or families who have a significant catchment area. (If the school cannot admit all medical, physical, psychological or social need. applications from the catchment area, Evidence must be attached with the application. applicants will be ranked within this category in Applications under this criterion must be accordance with priorities below.) supported by written evidence from an

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6) Children eligible for service premium.

Note – service premium is paid to eligible Secondary schools children of armed services personnel under S14 of the Education Act 2002 7) Children attending a feeder junior/primary school (this is only relevant for Secondary Transfer applicants): • New Horizons Primary • Lyndhurst Junior • Newbridge Junior • Northern Parade Junior • Stamshaw Junior 8) Children who live closest to the school, based on the shortest distance from home to school, measured on a straight line (This distance will be used where necessary to prioritise applications) below. Should there be two or more identical distances requiring prioritisation, this will be done by casting lots. NOTE: Should the school be oversubscribed from within any of the criteria above, then any additional criteria will be used to prioritise applications within these categories.

Note: Attendance at a linked / on-site nursery is not a criterion for a starting school application

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Admiral Lord Nelson School

For a full copy of the policy and explanatory notes brothers/step-sisters, adoptive brothers/ please go to the academy website. The Published sisters living within the same household or Admission Number (PAN) is 250 for Year 7 2021. children whose parents are married or cohabiting and live together within the If the school is oversubscribed, applications will be same household. considered first according to the following priorities in the order set out below: ii) children attending a feeder junior/primary school, these are Copnor Primary, Westover 1) Children who are looked after by a local Primary and Gatcombe Park Primary authority (i.e. in their care or provided with accommodation by the authority for a iii) children who are eligible for service premium continuous period of more than 24 hours). Note: service premium is paid to eligible Children who were previously looked after but children of armed services personnel under immediately following being looked after S14 of the Education Act 2002: became subject to an adoption order, residence iv) children who live closest to the school, or special guardianship order. based on the shortest distance from home 2) Children or families who have a significant to school, measured ‘as the crow flies’. medical, physical, psychological or social need. Note: should the school be oversubscribed Evidence must be attached with the application. from within any of the criteria 4i to 4iii Applications under this criterion must be above, then any additional criteria as given supported by written evidence from an in 4i – iv, will be used to prioritise appropriate professional involved stating clearly applications within these categories. Should why the preferred school is the most there be two or more identical distances appropriate for the child and reasons why other requiring prioritisation, this will be done by schools in the city are inappropriate. casting lots. 3) Children living within the school’s designated catchment area. If the school cannot admit all applications from the catchment area, priorities 4i to 4iv, will be used. 4) Children living outside the school’s catchment area in the following priority order: i) children who have a brother or sister (living within the same household) already on roll and who will still be attending the school the following academic year, Note: this category does include step-

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Trafalgar School

For a full copy of the policy and explanatory notes brothers/step-sisters, adoptive brothers/ please go to the academy’s website. sisters living within the same household or children whose parents are married or The published admission number (PAN) is 200 and cohabiting and live together within the both boys and girls are welcome to apply for Year 7 same household. in September 2021. ii) children attending a feeder junior/primary If the school is oversubscribed, applications will be school (Lyndhurst Junior, Newbridge Junior, considered according to the priorities in the order New Horizons Primary, Northern Parade set out below. Junior, Stamshaw Junior), 1) Children who are looked after by the Local iii) children who are eligible for service Authority (i.e. in their care or provided with premium. accommodation by the authority for a Note: service premium is paid to eligible continuous period of more than 24 hours). children of armed services personnel under Children who were previously looked after but S14 of the Education Act 2002. immediately following being looked after became subject to an adoption order, residence iv) Children of staff employed by the or special guardianship order. school – where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or 2) Children or families who have a significant more years at the time that the application medical, physical, psychological or social need. of admission to the school is made and/or Evidence must be attached with the application. the member of staff is recruited to fill a Applications under this criterion must be vacant post for which there is a supported by written evidence from an demonstrable skill shortage. appropriate professional involved stating clearly why the preferred school is the most v) children who live closest to the school, appropriate for the child and reasons why other based on the shortest distance from home schools in the city are inappropriate. to school, measured ‘as the crow flies’. (This distance will be used where necessary 3) Children living within the school’s designated to prioritise applications, see additional catchment area (shared with Mayfield School). If information). the school cannot admit all applications from the catchment area, priorities 4i to 4v, will be used. NOTE: should the school be oversubscribed from within any of the criteria 4i to 4v above, then any 4) Children living outside the school’s catchment additional criteria as given in 4i-v, will be used to area in the following priority order: prioritise applications within these categories. i) children who have a brother or sister (living Should there be two or more identical distances within the same household) already on roll requiring prioritisation, this will be done by casting and who will still be attending the school lots. the following academic year: Note: this category does include step-

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Ark Charter Academy

For a full copy of the policy and explanatory notes v) Children of staff in the school – who will have please go to the academy website. been have been employed in the academy for two or more years at the time the application is The academy is a Church of England Secondary submitted. Priority will be limited to one place School. for each form of entry in any year. The academy has an agreed PAN of 180 pupils in vi) Children who attend one of the following Year 7. feeder primary schools at the time of Oversubscription criteria application: Where the academy is named on a pupil’s Statement • Ark Ayrton Primary Academy (URN: 139713) of Special Educational Needs or Education and • Ark Dickens Primary Academy (URN: 141020) Health Care Plan, that child will be admitted by the • St George’s Beneficial CE Primary academy. If the number of applications for admission School (URN: 116346) to the secondary school is greater than the PAN, applications will be considered against the criteria • St Jude’s CE Primary School (URN: 116344) and order set out below: vii) Pupils who live in the catchment area for the i) Looked After Children and children who have academy, which is defined as: south of and previously been a looked after child but including both sides of Kingston Crescent; west immediately following this became subject to of centre of Kingston Road and Fratton Road; adoption, a child arrangements order or special west of and excluding Victoria Road North; guardianship order. west of centre of Victoria Road South, Lennox Road South and Clarence Parade down to Jack ii) Children who are eligible for the Service Pupil Cockerill Way then south of Clarence Parade Premium. and part of South Parade. A map of the area is iii) Children of staff at the school who occupy, or available at the academy and on the website. have been recruited to, a post where there is viii) Children living outside the catchment area but demonstrable skill shortage. Ark Schools must currently attending one of the following approve the Principal’s assessment process and primary schools at the time of application: designation of such posts to confirm the staff members’ elegibility under this criteria. Priority • Arundel Court Primary Academy (URN: 144194) will be limited to one place for each form of • Cottage Grove Primary School (URN: 116203) entry in any year group. • The Flying Bull Academy (URN: 140719) iv) Children who at the time of the admission have a sibling who attends the academy. For this Please note: for criterias vi), vii), and viii) where purpose “sibling” means a whole, half or there are more applications than available places step-brother or – sister or an adopted child within each criteria, priority will be given to children resident at the same address. living closest to the school measured by straight line distance from the child’s home to the school.

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Distance measurement – Children living outside the catchment area and not attending a feeder primary school will be prioritised by the nearest straight line distance between their home address and Charter Academy. A child’s home will be the address at which the child normally resides and which has been notified to the academy and other relevant agencies as being the child’s normal place of residence. Portsmouth City Council measures distance on behalf of Ark Schools using their Geographical Information System and Ordinance Survey data to calculate straight line distance between home and school.

Tie breaker: If Ark Schools is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria, places will be offered via a random draw which will be supervised by someone independent of the academy.

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Castle View Academy

For a full copy of the policy and explanatory notes parents are married or cohabiting and live please go to the school’s website. together within the same household. The Published Admission Number (PAN) is 200. ii) children attending a feeder junior/primary school; (Medina Primary, Beacon View lf the school is oversubscribed, applications will be Primary Academy, Portsdown Primary, The considered first according to the following priorities Victory Primary) in the order set out below: iii) children who live closest to the school, 1) Children who are looked after by a local based on the shortest distance from home authority (i.e. in their care or provided with to school, measured ‘as the crow flies’. accommodation by the authority for a (This distance will be used where necessary continuous period of more than 24 hours). to prioritise applications). Children who were previously looked after but Should there be two or more identical immediately following being looked after distances requiring prioritisation, this will became subject to an adoption order, residence be done by casting lots. or special guardianship order. NOTE: should the school be oversubscribed from 2) Children or families who have a significant within any of the criteria 4(i) to 4(ii) above, then medical, physical, psychological or social need. any additional criteria as given in 4(ii) to 4(iii) will be Evidence must be attached with the application. used to prioritise applications within these Applications under this criterion must be categories. supported by written evidence from an appropriate professional involved stating clearly why the preferred school is the most appropriate for the child and reasons why other schools in the city are inappropriate. 3) Children living within the school’s designated catchment area. lf the school cannot admit all applications from the catchment area, priorities 4i to 4iii, will be used. 4) Children living outside the school’s catchment area in the following priority order: i) children who have a brother or sister (living within the same household) already on roll and who will still be attending the school the following academic year: Note: this category includes step-brothers/ step-sisters, adoptive brothers/sisters living within the same household or children whose

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Miltoncross Academy

For a full copy of the policy and explanatory notes i) children who have a brother or sister (living please go to the academy website. within the same household) already on roll and who will still be attending the school The Published Admission Number (PAN) is 200. the following year; If the school is oversubscribed, applications will be Note: this category includes step-brothers/ considered first according to the following priorities step-sisters, adoptive brothers/sisters living in the order set out below: within the same household or children whose 1) Children who are looked after by a local parents are married or cohabiting and live authority (i.e. in their care or provided with together within the same household. accommodation by the authority for a ii) children attending a feeder junior/primary continuous period of more than 24 hours). school; (Milton Park Primary, Langstone Children who were previously looked after but Junior and Meon Junior) immediately following being looked after became subject to an adoption order, residence iii) children who live closest to the school, or special guardianship order. based on the shortest distance from home to school, measured ‘as the crow flies’. 2) Children or families who have a significant (This distance will be used where necessary medical, physical, psychological or social need. to prioritise applications). Evidence must be attached with the application. Applications under this criterion must be supported by written evidence from an NOTE: Should a school be oversubscribed from appropriate professional person involved stating within any of the criteria 4 (i) to 4 (ii) above, then clearly why the preferred school is the most any additional criteria as given in 4 (i) to 4 (iii) will appropriate for the child and reasons why other be used to prioritise applications within these schools in the city are inappropriate. categories. Should there be two or more identical distances requiring prioritisation, this will be done 3) Children living within the school’s designated by casting lots. catchment area. If the school cannot admit all applications from the catchment area, priorities 4(i) to (iii) will be used. 4) Children living outside the school’s catchment area in the following priority order:

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The Portsmouth Academy

For a full copy of the policy and explanatory notes c) “Children who attend Newbridge Junior School please go to each academy’s website. (part of the Thinking Schools Academy Trust, and which has an annex for year 6 children on The Portsmouth Academy (formerly Portsmouth the academy site).” Academy for Girls and part of the Thinking Schools Academy Trust) is a co-educational school and has d) “Children attending New Horizons Primary and no defined catchment area; applications are Meon Junior School” (schools who are part of welcome from anywhere in Portsmouth and the the Thinking School Academy Trust). surrounding area. e) “Children of staff at the school where there is a Where the Academy is named on a student’s demonstrable skill shortage.” Statement of Special Educational Needs or Statutory Note – priority will be given to the children of Education, Health and Care Plan, the student will be members of staff if the staff member is filling a admitted by the Academy. If the number of post for which there is a demonstrable skill applications for admission to the Academy is greater shortage. TSAT will be required to approve the than the Published Admissions Number (PAN) of Principal’s designation of such posts and 250, places will be allocated in the following priority confirm the assessment that a member of staff order: appointed meets the requirements of the shortage. a) “Looked After Children and children who have been previously looked after, but following f) “Children of staff at the school.” Note – priority being looked after became subject to an will be given to the child of a person who has adoption order, residence order or special been employed in the Academy for two or guardianship order.”* more years at the time the application is made. b) “Children who, at the time of the admission, g) “Children or families who have a significant have a sibling who attends the Academy.” For medical, physical, psychological or social need.” this purpose, “sibling” means a whole, half or Evidence must be attached with the application. step-sister or brother, or an adopted child Applications under this criterion must be resident at the same address. The Academy will supported by written evidence from an also include in this criterion children whose appropriate professional person involved stating parents are married or cohabiting and live clearly why the preferred school is the most together within the same household. In the appropriate for the child and reasons why other case of multiple births or siblings in the same schools in the city are inappropriate. year group, where there is only one place available in the Academy, the other child/ children will be offered place above PAN.

*Looked after Children are defined as being in the LA’s care or provided with accommodation by the authority for a continuous period of more than 24 hours

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h) “Children eligible for service premium.” Note – service premium is paid to eligible children of armed services personnel under S14 of the Education Act 2002”. If the school is oversubscribed from within any of the above categories a – h then distance as described in category i) will be used to prioritise applications. i) “Children who live closest to the school.” Distance will be based on the shortest distance from home to school, measured in a straight line, using the LA Geographical Information System. Should there be two or more identical distances requiring prioritisation, this will be done by casting lots by an independent party such as the LA Admissions Team.

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Priory School (Academy)

For a full copy of the policy and explanatory notes have been recruited to fill a vacant post for of the criteria please go to the academy’s website. which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. The published admission number (PAN) is 250. *The term ‘staff’ includes support and teaching staff on a permanent contract. If the school is oversubscribed, applications will be considered first according to the following priorities 4) Fourth priority: Siblings of children living in the order set out below. in catchment. 1) First priority: Looked after Children and Children whose permanent home address is previously looked after children inside the school’s designated catchment area and have a sibling on the roll of Priory School ‘Looked after children and children who were and who will still be on roll at the time of the previously looked after, but ceased to be so sibling’s admission. because they were adopted or became the subject of a child arrangements order or special By sibling we mean: guardianship order’ h Children living at the same address who 2) Second priority: Exceptional medical or have one or both natural parents in social needs common Children who have exceptional medical or h Children living at the same address who are psychological conditions that make it essential related by a parent’s marriage that they attend Priory School rather than any h Children living at the same address whose other school. Appropriate medical or parents are living as partners at this address psychological evidence must be produced in support. This must be supported by written h Foster children or adopted children living at evidence from an independent professional the same address aware of the case relating to the child. The h We do not include ‘cousins’ within our evidence must be specific to Priory School; it definition of sibling must show why the school is the most suitable; what facilities will benefit the child and why no 5) Fifth priority: Children living with other can offer the same support. catchment and attending a linked school (feeder school). 3) Third priority: Children of staff Children whose permanent home address is Children of BET Bohunt Education Trust) staff inside the school’s designated catchment area at the school where the member of staff is the and attend a linked (feeder) school. legal parent / guardian of that child and: In alphabetical order: 1) Children of staff* who have, (i) been employed at the school for two or more Craneswater Junior School years at the time at which the application Fernhurst Junior School for admission to the school is made, or (ii) Wimborne Junior School

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6) Sixth priority: Children living in catchment Only distances measured by GIS will be taken into account for the purposes of the distance criterion. Children whose permanent home address is Should there be two or more identical distances, inside the school’s designated area (catchment the prioritisation will be done by casting lots. The area) .Children in this category will be Admissions Service will arrange for this to be prioritised by distance i.e. who live closest to carried out by the LA’s Democratic Services who are the school, measured on a straight line basis. independent of the school and the admissions 7) Seventh priority: Children living outside process. the catchment area, in order of priority i) Children living outside the designated catchment area that have a sibling (including children living in the same family unit) already on the school roll and who will still be on roll as the time of the admission; ii) Children living outside the designated catchment area who attend a linked feeder school as mentioned above iii) Children who are eligible for the Service Premium. Note; Service Premium is eligible to children of people in the Armed Services as outlined in S14 of the Education Act 2002. iv) Children who live closest to the school measured on a straight line basis

Tie breaker Where it is necessary to prioritise applications the criterion will be prioritised based on the shortest distance from the child’s home to school, measured in a straight line ‘as the crow flies’. Distances will be measured using the council’s Geographical Information System (GIS) department. The Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) unique property reference co-ordinates will be used to represent the school, whilst home co-ordinates will be primarily derived from the LLPG, with Ordnance Survey’s ADDRESS-POINT® product used as support

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St Edmund’s Catholic School (voluntary aided)

For a full copy of the policy and explanatory notes Christi, St John’s Cathedral, St Mary’s, St Paul’s, please go to the school’s website. St Swithuns Catholic Primary Schools. The Published Admission Number (PAN) for 2021/22 11) Other applicants is 208. Tiebreakers: Should there be more applicants than places available based on the evidence provided with each Oversubscription within the above criteria. application, the governors will use the criteria for Should there be more applicants than places admission to place every applicant in one of the available in any of the above criteria, priority will be categories listed below. The order of the categories given in order of: listed below determines the order of priority for admission. Applicants who qualify for more than 1) Category 2: one category will be placed in the highest one in i) Baptised Catholic children which they appear. ii) Distance Admission categories: iii) Random allocation 1) Baptised Catholic Looked After Children and 2) All other categories: previously looked after children i) Distance 2) Baptised Catholic children ii) Random allocation 3) Other Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children 4) Children being prepared to be received into the Catholic Church (RCIA) 5) Children of staff employed at the school 6) Children with siblings at the School at the intended time of entry 7) Children who are members of Eastern Orthodox Churches 8) Children from families who are members of other Christian churches 9) Children whose parent(s) are baptised Catholic 10) Children attending schools who are part of the Edith Stein Catholic Academy Trust – Corpus

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Springfield School

For a full copy of the policy and explanatory notes applicants will be ranked within this category in please go to the academy website. accordance with priorities 5i) to iv) below.) This policy will apply to all admissions for the 5) Children living outside the school’s catchment academic year 2021/22 including in year area in the following priority order: applications. Springfield has a PAN of 240. i) children who have a brother or sister (living If the school is oversubscribed, applications will be within the same household) already on roll considered according to the following priorities in and who will still be attending the school the order set out below: – the following academic year; Note – this category does include step- 1) Children who are looked after by a local brothers/step-sisters, adoptive and foster authority (i.e. in their care or provided with brothers/sisters living within the same accommodation by the authority for a household or children whose parents are continuous period of more than 24 hours). married or cohabiting and live together Children who were previously looked after but within the same household. immediately following being looked after became subject to an adoption order, residence ii) children eligible for service premium or special guardianship order. Note – service premium is paid to eligible children of armed services personnel under 2) Children or families who have a significant S14 of the Education Act 2002 medical, physical, psychological or social need. Evidence must be attached with the application. iii) children attending a feeder junior/primary Applications under this criterion must be school (Highbury Primary, Court Lane Junior supported by written evidence from an and Solent Junior); appropriate professional person involved stating iv) children who live closest to the school, clearly why the preferred school is the most measured as a straight line (this distance appropriate for the child and reasons why other will be used where necessary to prioritise schools in the city are inappropriate. applications). Should there be two or more 3) Children of staff employed at the school identical distances requiring prioritisation, this will be done by casting lots. a) where the member of staff has been employed Note – should a school be oversubscribed at the school for two or more years at the time from within any of the criteria then any at which the application is made, and/or; additional criteria will be used to prioritise b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant applications within these categories. post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage 4) Children living within the school’s designated catchment area. (If the school cannot admit all applications from the catchment area,

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PROOF SUBJECT TO CHANGE Secondary schools University Technical College (UTC) Portsmouth

For a full copy of the policy, explanatory notes , Year 12 Applications Procedure details of how to apply and other information about Applications for post 16 places at UTC Portsmouth the UTC please go to the Portsmouth UTC website. will be made directly to, and be administered by the UTC Portsmouth is a state funded, co-educational UTC either online on UTC Portsmouth’s website school, for 14-19 year-olds. It delivers the core (www.utcportsmouth.org) or via the paper form, national curriculum with a specific focus on STEM which will be available on request. The application education. deadline is 1 January 2021. The PAN for academic year 2021/22 is 150 for year 10 and 150 for year 12. Procedures where UTC Portsmouth is oversubscribed Students have the option to join the UTC at the beginning of either year 10 or year 12. The UTC will If the UTC is oversubscribed, applicants with process applications for the college outside the statements of Special Educational Needs (SEN) or normal process of LA co-ordination. This means that Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP) for whom you will need to make a separate application for the UTC offers a suitable provision, will be admitted this college. Applications should be sent to the first. Thereafter, in the event of oversubscription, Admissions Team at UTC Portsmouth using the the following criteria will be applied in the order in website link www.utcportsmouth.org which they are set out below: Paper copies of the application form are available 1) Looked after children and previously looked on request from the Admissions Team at UTC after children. Portsmouth: 2) Children eligible for the service pupil premium. • Email: [email protected] 3) Children of UTC Portsmouth’s staff where the • Postal address: UTC Portsmouth, London Road, member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post Portsmouth, PO2 9DU for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. 4) 50% of the remaining places will be allocated Year 10 Application Process to girls, where there is an odd number of places Applications for places in 2021 will be made directly to be allocated, random selection will be used, to, and be administered by the UTC either online on if required, to determine whether to allocate UTC Portsmouth’s website the extra place to a boy or a girl. If there are (www.utcportsmouth.org) or via the paper form. more female applicants than places, the Applications will open on 1/10/20. The closing date following oversubscription criteria are to be for applications is noon on 1/12/2020. Offers of used: places will be made by email/post at the start of the spring term.

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a) 50% of these places will be allocated to 6) Any remaining places will be allocated to girls resident in Zone A, which will include children who live outside the main zones and all postcodes in the City of Portsmouth. will be prioritised to those who live closest to the UTC, based on the shortest distance from b) 50% of these places will be allocated to home to school, measured on a straight line. girls resident outside of Zone A. (See ‘further information and definitions’ for c) If there are an odd number of girls’ places, further information on distance measurement.) random selection will be used to determine which zone to allocate the extra place to. Tie-break d) If one zone is undersubscribed then Should there be a need for a tie breaker for two remaining places will be allocated to the or more applicants that cannot be otherwise remaining zone. separated, the decision will be made by 5) The remaining places will be allocated to boys, independently verified random selection (drawing if there are more male applicants than places, of lots) to determine which applicant is offered a the following oversubscription criteria are to be place. used: a) 50% of these places will be allocated to boys resident in Zone A, which will include all postcodes in the City of Portsmouth. b) 50% of these places allocated to boys resident outside of Zone A. c) If there are an odd number of boys’ places, random selection will be used to determine which zone to allocate a place to. d) If one zone is undersubscribed then remaining places will be allocated to the remaining zone.

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Guide to criteria and additional information on admission policies NOTE: Not all schools have the criteria below. You must check the school’s policy. If the criterion is not PROOFin the policy then it cannot be considered in allocating places eg. medical evidence cannot be considered SUBJECTfor schools without TO CHANGEthis criterion. Meeting a criterion within an admission policy for a school does not guarantee a place at the school. Application information

Pupils with special educational needs and it is appropriate that your child attends your an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) preferred school and why other schools in the city are inappropriate. The Admissions Code states that all children with an EHCP which names a particular school must be Please note that many children experience anxiety admitted. These children have priority over and linked to changing schools or leaving friendship above all applications and so are allocated first or groups and this will not usually be considered a overnumber if the school is already full. significant medical or psychological need. Failure to attach supporting evidence will delay the Looked After Children progress of your application and/or result in it not These are defined as children who are looked after being considered under this criterion. It is your by a local authority, i.e. in their care or provided responsibility to provide the necessary evidence to with accommodation by the authority for a support your application. All information given will continuous period of more than 24 hours. be treated confidentially. If you are in any doubt about whether or not to include details, please Children who were previously looked after*, but contact the Admissions Team for further advice. ceased to be so because they were adopted or subject to a residence (now a child arrangement Catchment areas order) or special guardianship order. A copy of the relevant court order will be required. A catchment area is a geographical area defined by *A child is considered as ‘Looked After’ as defined in section the council. The idea of having a catchment area is 22(1) of the Children Act 1989. A child is considered to give some priority for the admission of children ‘Adopted’ as defined in section 46 of the Adoption and living in the local area of the school. Please note – Children Act 2002. Residence order – as defined in section 8 of the Children Act 1989. Residence Orders were replaced living in the catchment area does not guarantee a by Child Arrangement Orders in 2014 so all reference to place at the school. Your catchment area is residence orders includes child arrangement orders. Special determined by your home address (the child’s guardianship order – as defined in section 14 a of the Children permanent residence). Further details of the Act 1989 individual school’s catchment area is provided on Medical, physical, psychological or social need the council’s website. If your child or a family member has a significant Sibling link medical, physical, psychological or social need which relates to your school application, please tick A sibling link is defined as a child’s brother or sister the relevant box on the application form and attach (living in the same household) already on roll and supporting evidence to your form. All evidence attending the school you have applied to or at an must be sent together with the application form. adjacent infant/junior school and who will still be The evidence must be in writing from your doctor attending the school the following academic year. or other appropriate professional involved with your This category includes step-brothers/step-sisters; child’s health, wellbeing or your specific family adoptive brothers/sisters living in the same circumstances. In all cases evidence must show why household or children whose parents are married or

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cohabiting and live together within the same • The child must live with the service parent to be household. This does not include siblings who live in eligible for service premium. a different household. If you have twins, triplets or Evidence may be required if none available from more children in the same household who are due current educational setting. to transfer into the same year group, please be aware that should the admission limit of a school be Children of staff employed at the school reached by admitting one child, your other (or school on an adjacent site) child(ren) will be offered a place at the same school. a) where the member of staff has been employed Please note: a sibling link at the school does not at the school for 2 or more years at the time at guarantee admission to the school. which the application is made, and / or Feeder schools b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a skill shortage Junior schools have named feeder infant schools, see page 69. We will contact the headteacher to confirm this information. Secondary schools have named feeder junior/ primary schools, see page 70. Distance measurement Attendance at a feeder school does not guarantee Where it is necessary to prioritise applications the admission to a linked school. criterion will be prioritised based on the shortest distance from the child’s home to school, measured Children eligible for service premium in a straight line ‘as the crow flies’. Distances will be Service premium is paid to eligible children of measured using the council’s Geographical armed services personnel under S14 of the Information System (GIS). The Local Land and Education Act 2002 Property Gazetteer (LLPG) unique property reference co-ordinates will be used to represent the school, The service premium is designed to support children whilst home co-ordinates will be primarily derived with parents serving in the regular British armed from the LLPG, with Ordnance Survey’s ADDRESS- forces. Pupils attract the premium if they meet the POINT® product used as support. Only distances following criteria: measured by GIS will be taken into account for the • one of their parents is serving in the regular purposes of the distance criterion. Should there be armed forces two or more identical distances, the prioritisation will be done by casting lots. The Admissions Team • one of their parents served in the regular armed will arrange for this to be carried out by the LA’s forces in the last 3 years Democratic Services who are independent of the • one of their parents died while serving in the armed school and the admissions process. forces and the pupil is in receipt of a pension under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) and the War Pensions Scheme (WPS).

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Subsequent sibling applications Fair Access Protocol Where the LA is unable to meet a parental The Local Authority operates a Fair Access Protocol preference in relation to a catchment school, the which prioritises admissions for certain categories of LA will have to allocate a place at a lower children. This protocol relates to admission preference school or even allocate the next nearest applications during the year (but not the transfer of school with places available. Parents may prefer to year 6 pupils from primary/junior to secondary then try and get a place for another sibling at the schools or transfer of year 2 pupils from infant to same school. In such instances, this school could junior schools). The protocol takes priority above then be treated as the catchment school for the school’s admission policy for those on a waiting subsequent sibling applications. Parents would list and the LA may require the school to admit have to notify the LA on application that they above their published admission number. consider this exception applies. If the application was for the actual catchment school this criterion would still be applied. This would be applicable to Portsmouth schools who have catchment criterion as part of their admissions policy.

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List of schools Primary schools

School types PAN = Published Admission Number, i.e the number of places available for September 2021 entry. COM: Community VA: Voluntary Aided VC: Voluntary Controlled ACAD: Academy

Name of school Address Tel Type PAN Ark Ayrton Primary Somers Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 4LS 9282 4828 ACAD 60 Academy (part of ARK Headteacher: Mrs Hibberd-Chapman Schools Academy Trust) www.arkayrtonprimary.org Ark Dickens Primary Turner Road, Portsmouth, PO1 4PN 9282 6514 ACAD 60 Academy (part of ARK Principal: Mrs Chapman Schools Academy Trust) www.arkdickensprimary.org Arundel Court Primary Fyning Street, Portsmouth. PO1 1FG 9282 4893 ACAD 90 Academy (part of Headteacher: Ms Stocks University of Chichester www.arundelcourt.com Academy Trust) Beacon View Primary Allaway Avenue, Paulsgrove, Portsmouth, PO6 3PS 9237 5302 ACAD 60 Academy (part of United Executive Headteacher: Mr Jim Hartley Learning Academy Trust) Head of School: Mrs Rebecca Mitchell www.beaconviewprimary.co.uk Bramble Bramble Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 0DT 9282 8604 COM 60 Infant School Headteacher: Mr Bradley and Nursery www.bramble.portsmouth.sch.uk College Park Crofton Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0LB 9266 2823 ACAD 120 Infant School Executive Headteacher: Mr Richard Hunter (part of King’s Group Head of School: Mrs Lathem Academy Trust) www.collegeparkinfantschool.co.uk Copnor Primary School Copnor Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5BZ 9266 1191 COM 90 (yr R) Headteacher: Mr Johnson 15a for www.copnorprimary.co.uk yr 3 junior transfer Corpus Christi Catholic Gladys Avenue, North End, Portsmouth, PO2 9AX 9266 1818 VA 45 (aided) Primary School Headteacher: Miss Ursula Clark Clarkwww.corpuschristi.portsmouth.sch.uk Cottage Grove Primary Chivers Close, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 1HG 9234 1133 COM 60 School Headteacher: Mrs Honeychurch www.cottagegrove.co.uk

a PAN for years 3 – 6 is 105 so there are an additional 15 places to allocate in the junior transfer process.

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Name of school Address Tel Type PAN Court Lane Hilary Avenue, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 2PP 9237 8890 ACAD 120 Infant Academy Headteacher: Mrs Ramshaw (part of University of Head of School: Mrs Geddes Chichester Academy Trust) www.courtlaneinfant.co.uk Court Lane Hilary Avenue, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 2PP 9237 5444 ACAD 120 Junior Academy Headteacher: Mrs Ramshaw PROOF(part of University of www.courtlanejunior.co.uk SUBJECT TO CHANGE Primary schools Chichester Academy Trust) Craneswater St. Ronan’s Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 0PX 9273 4787 COM 120 Junior School Headteacher: Mr Jones www.craneswater.portsmouth.sch.uk Cumberland Methuen Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 9HJ 9273 3161 COM 60 Infant School Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca Herbert www.cumberland.portsmouth.sch.uk Devonshire Infant Francis Avenue, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 0AG 9273 4902 COM 60 School Headteacher: Miss Collins www.devonshire.portsmouth.sch.uk Fernhurst Francis Avenue, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 0AG 9273 5998 COM 90 Junior School Headteacher: Mrs Kirby www.fernhurst.portsmouth.sch.uk The Flying Bull Flying Bull Lane, Buckland, Portsmouth, PO2 7BJ 9269 4313 ACAD 60 Academy (part of Headteacher: Mr Hewett – Dale University of Chichester www.fbacademy.co.uk Academy Trust) Gatcombe Park St. Barbara Way, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 0UR 9269 4412 ACAD 30 Primary School Headteacher: Mr Baker (part of The Ridings Trust) www.gatcombepark.portsmouth.sch.uk

Highbury Primary Dovercourt Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 2RZ 9237 5404 ACAD 60 School (part of University Headteacher: Mr Howard of Chichester Academy Trust) www.highburyprimary.org Langstone Infant Stride Avenue, Copnor, Portsmouth, PO3 6HL 9283 2642 ACAD 90 Academy (part of Headteacher: Miss Page University of Chichester www.langstoneinfants.co.uk Academy Trust) Langstone Junior Lakeside Avenue, Portsmouth, PO3 6EZ 9282 4138 ACAD 90 Academy (part of Headteacher: Mrs Bush University of Chichester www.langstone-jun.portsmouth.sch.uk Academy Trust) Lyndhurst Junior Crofton Road, North End, Portsmouth, PO2 0NT 9266 3645 ACAD 120 School (part of King’s Executive Headteacher: Mr Richard Hunter Group Academy Trust) Head of School: Mrs Beechurst www.kgalyndhurst.uk Manor Infant School Inverness Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5QR 9282 0548 COM 90 Headteacher: Mrs Castle www.manorinfantschool.co.uk

64 Apply online www.portsmouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions Admission to primary and secondary schools • InformationPROOF for parents 2021/22 SUBJECT TO CHANGE Name of school Address Tel Type PAN Mayfield Schoola Mayfield Road, North End, Portsmouth, PO2 0RH 9269 3432 COM 60 (Yr R)

Headteacher: Mr Jeapes 30 (for Yr 3 Primary schools Admissions: junior transfer) [email protected] 140 (for Year www.mayfield.portsmouth.sch.uk 7 secondary transfer) Medina Primary Medina Road, Portsmouth, PO6 3NH 9237 5475 COM 30 School Headteacher: Mr Payne www.medinaprimary.co.uk Meon Infant School Shelford Road, Milton, Portsmouth, PO4 8NT 9273 1082 ACAD 60 (part of Thinking Schools Executive Headteacher: Mrs Nickerson Academy Trust) Headteacher: Mrs Daish www.meoninfantschool.org.uk Meon Junior School Shelford Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 8NT 9273 2844 ACAD 90 (part of Thinking Schools Executive Headteacher: Mrs Nickerson Academy Trust) Headteacher: Mrs Paine www.meonjuniorschool.org.uk Milton Park Eastney Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 8ET 9273 3792 COM 60 Primary School Headteacher: Mrs Fowler www.miltonparkprimaryschool.co.uk Moorings Way Moorings Way, Milton, Portsmouth, PO4 8YJ 9282 9147 ACAD 45 Infant School Executive Headteacher: Mrs Nickerson (part of Thinking Schools Head of School: Ruth Vonk Academy Trust) www.mooringswayinfantschool.org.uk Newbridge New Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7RW 0333 360 ACAD 150 Junior School Headteacher: Mrs Anna Webb 2190 (part of The Thinking www.newbridgejuniorschool.org.uk Schools Academy Trust)

New Horizons Primary Portchester Road, Portsmouth. PO2 7JB 0333 360 ACAD 90 (part of The Thinking Headteacher: Lucy Carroll 2160 Schools Academy Trust, www.newhorizonsprimaryschool.org.uk formerly Meredith Infant & Isambard Brunel Junior) Northern Parade Kipling Road, Portsmouth, PO2 9NJ 9266 2596 ACAD 120 Infant School (part of Executive Headteacher: Mr Richard Hunter the King’s Group Academies) Head of School: Mrs Carlyle www.npschools.co.uk Northern Parade Doyle Avenue, Portsmouth, PO2 9NE 9266 2129 ACAD 120 Junior School (part of Executive Headteacher: Mr Richard Hunter the King’s Group Academies) Head of School Mr Beadell www.npschools.co.uk Penhale Infant School Lincoln Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5BG 0333 360 ACAD 90 (part of The Thinking Headteacher: Mrs Anna Webb 2185 Schools Academy Trust) www.penhaleinfantschool.org.uk Portsdown Primary Sundridge Close, Portsmouth, PO6 3JL 9237 8991 COM 60 School Headteacher: Mr Vaghela www.portsdownprimary.co.uk a Mayfield is an all through school ( Year R-11) so pupils on roll automatically transfer through from the primary phase to the secondary phase. There are also 30 additional places for Year 3 for external pupils to apply for via the junior transfer process and 140 additional places for external pupils to apply for via the secondary transfer process.

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Name of school Address Tel Type PAN Solent Infant School Evelegh Road, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1DH 9237 1073 ACAD 90 (part of the De Curci Trust) Executive Headteacher: Mrs Wilby Head of school: Mrs Curthoys www.solentinfant.thesolentschools.org Solent Junior School Solent Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1HJ 9237 5459 ACAD 90 (part of the De Curci Trust) Executive Headteacher: Mrs Wilby PROOF Head of School: Mrs Peterkin-Aldred SUBJECT TO CHANGE Primary schools www.solentjunior.thesolentschools.org Southsea Collingwood Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 2SR 9282 8176 COM 60 Infant School Headteacher: Miss Cook www.southsea.portsmouth.sch.uk St. George’s Beneficial Hanover Street, Portsea, Portsmouth, PO1 3BN 9282 2886 VC 50 CE Primary School Headteacher: Mrs Gibb www.stgbs.co.uk St. John’s Cathedral Cottage View, Landport, Portsmouth, PO1 1PX 9282 1055 VA 30 Catholic (aided) Headteacher: Mrs Park Primary School www.stjohnscathedralschool.org.uk St. Jude’s CE St. Nicholas Street, Old Portsmouth, PO1 2NZ 9282 4061 VC 60 Primary School Headteacher: Miss Osborne www.st-judes.portsmouth.sch.uk St. Paul’s Catholic Bourne Road, Portsmouth, PO6 4JD 9237 5488 VA 60 Primary School and Headteacher: Zoe Killick Nursery www.st-pauls.portsmouth.sch.uk St. Swithun’s Catholic Taswell Road, Southsea, PO5 2RG 9282 9339 VA 45 Primary School Headteacher: Mr Olive www.stswithunscatholicprimaryschool.co.uk Stamshaw North End Avenue, Stamshaw, Portsmouth, 9266 1192 ACAD 90 Infant School PO2 8NW (part of University Headteacher: Mrs Cooper of Chichester Trust) www.stamshawinfant.co.uk Stamshaw Tipner Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8HQ 9266 1045 ACAD 90 Junior School Headteacher: Mr Jones (part of University www.stamshawjun.org.uk of Chichester Trust) The Victory Primary Allaway Avenue, Portsmouth, PO6 4QP 9200 1160 ACAD 60 School (part of United Executive Headteacher: Mr Jim Hartley Learning Academy Trust) Head of School: Mrs Kath Jones www.thevictoryprimary.co.uk Westover Westover Road, Portsmouth, PO3 6NS 9266 0178 ACAD 30 Primary School Headteacher: Mrs Worsick (part of The Hamwick www.westoverprimary.co.uk Education Trust) Wimborne Wimborne Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 8DE 9273 3784 COM 70 (Year R) Primary Headteacher: Mrs Jacobs 20* (for www.wimborne.portsmouth.sch.uk Year 3 Junior transfer)

*PAN for Y3–6 is 90 so there are an additional 20 places to allocate for the junior transfer process.

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List of schools Secondary schools

School types: COM: Community VA: Voluntary Aided ACAD: Academy PAN = Published Admission Number, i.e the number of places available for September 2019 entry.

Name of school Address Tel Type PAN Admiral Lord Dundas Lane, Portsmouth, PO3 5XT 9236 4536 ACAD 250 Nelson School Headteacher: Mrs Hardingham, Admissions: Mrs Power (part of Salterns www.alns.co.uk Academy Trust) ARK Charter Hyde Park Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 4HL 9282 4204 ACAD 180 Academy Executive Principal: Mrs F Chapman Principal: Mrs E Morey (part of ARK Schools Admissions: Mrs Dymott Academy Trust) www.charteracademy.org.uk Castle View Allaway Avenue, Paulsgrove, Portsmouth, PO6 4QP 9237 0321 ACAD 200 Academy Principal: Mr Down Admissions: Mrs West – Thomas www.kingrichardschool.net Mayfield Schoola Mayfield Road, North End, Portsmouth, PO2 0RH 9269 3432 COM 60 Yr R Headteacher: Mr Jeapes 30 Yr 3 Admissions: [email protected] 140 Yr 7 www.mayfield.portsmouth.sch.uk Miltoncross Milton Road, Milton, Portsmouth, PO3 6RB 9273 8022 ACAD 200 Academy Executive Headteacher: Ms Calderbank, (part of The Kemnal Head of School: Mr Noble, Admissions: Mrs Cross Academies Trust) www.miltoncross-tkat.org Priory School Fawcett Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 0DL 9281 9115 ACAD 250 (part of Bohunt Headteacher: Mr Vaughan, Admissions: Ms Williams Education Trust) www.priorysouthsea.org St. Edmund’s Arundel Street, Landport, Portsmouth, PO1 1RX 9282 3766 VA 208 Catholic School Headteacher: Mr Graham, Admissions: Mrs White www.saintedmunds.org.uk Springfield Central Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1QY 9237 9119 ACAD 240 School (part of The Headteacher: Ms Spivey, Admissions: Ms Kelly De Curci Trust) www.springfield.uk.net The Portsmouth St. Mary’s Road, Fratton, Portsmouth, PO1 5PF 0333 360 2200 ACAD 250 Academy (part of Principal: Mrs Grey, Admissions: Mrs Meale The Thinking Schools www.theportsmouthacademy.org.uk Academy Trust) Trafalgar School London Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 9RJ 9269 3521 ACAD 200 (part of Salterns Executive Headteacher: Mr Labedz Academy Trust) Headteacher: Ms Copeland, Admissions: Mrs H Hammond www.trafalgarschool.org.uk University London Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 9DU 9312 0120 – 150 (Yr 10) Technical College Principal: Mr J.Doherty Portsmouth www.utcportsmouth.org

a Mayfield is an all through school ( Year R-11) so pupils on roll automatically transfer through from the primary phase to the secondary phase. There are also 30 additional places for Year 3 for external pupils to apply for via the junior transfer process and 140 additional places for external pupils to apply for via the secondary transfer process.

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Secondary school catchment areas You can also view your catchment areas, including infant, junior and primary catchment areas online at www.portsmouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions PROOF SUBJECT TO CHANGE Secondary schools

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Junior Feeder schools chart Useful information

Note: some infant schools are feeders for more than one junior school. Attendance at a feeder school is not a guarantee of a place.

Infant Junior Court Lane Infant * Court Lane Junior *

Bramble Infant Cumberland Infant Craneswater Junior Southsea Infant

Bramble Infant Fernhurst Junior * Devonshire Infant *

Langstone Infant * Langstone junior *

College Park Infant * Lyndhurst Junior *

Meon Infant * Moorings Way Infant Meon Junior * Penhale Infant

Manor Infant Meon Infant Newbridge Junior * Moorings Way Infant Penhale Infant

Northern Parade Infant * Northern Parade Junior *

Solent Infant * Solent Junior *

Stamshaw Infant Stamshaw Junior

Cumberland Infant Wimborne Primary * For junior transfer (yr3) only

* Infant/junior schools on adjacent sites which is relevant to sibling link criteria.

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Secondary Feeder schools chart

Note: some schools are feeders for more than one school. Attendance at a feeder school is not a guarantee of a place.

Junior/Primary Secondary Copnor Primary Useful information Gatcombe Primary Admiral Lord Nelson School Westover Primary

Ark Ayrton Primary Ark Dickens Primary Arundel Court Primary Cottage Grove Primary Charter Academy Flying Bull Academy St. George's Beneficial Primary St. Jude's Church of England Primary

Beacon View Primary Medina Primary Castle View Academy Portsdown Primary The Victory Primary School

Newbridge Junior New Horizons Primary The Portsmouth Academy Meon Junior

Northern Parade Junior Stamshaw Junior Lyndhurst Junior Mayfield & Trafalgar Schools New Horizons Primary Newbridge Junior

Langstone Junior Meon junior Miltoncross Academy Milton Park Primary

Fernhurst Junior Craneswater Junior Priory School Wimborne Junior

Court Lane Junior Solent Junior Springfield School Highbury Primary

Corpus Christi RC Primary St John's RC Primary St Paul's RC Primary St Edmund’s Catholic School St Swithun's RC Primary St Mary's RC Primary

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Infant, junior and primary school Primary schools allocation breakdown for 2020 intake This section tells you how many applicants were successful, and admission criteria used in the allocation process. This information is for on-time applications only.

Table header key: PAN: Published Admission LAC: Looked After Child ! Please note the pattern of Number MED: Medical/social applications and places allocated changes from year to Apps considered = applications CAT: Catchment year, so 2020 trends may not remaining after applicants SIB: Sibling allocated to higher preference give an indication of what will DIST: Distance schools during the first stage of happen in September 2021. REL: Religion the allocation process For guidance on criteria see pages SEN: Special Educational Needs 60 – 62.

Breakdown for Infant allocation

School PAN Applications Total Apps Considered SEN LAC MED REL CAT REL SIB Service Premium of Staff Children DIST Last Place offered was on Criterion Bramble 60 180 68 * * 1 N/A 15 N/A 6 * 1 37 Distance (0.824m) College Park 120 311 149 * * 1 N/A 62 N/A 27 1 1 28 Distance (0.449m) Cumberland 60 230 87 1 * 3 N/A 41 N/A 6 2 * 7 Distance (0.2m) Devonshire 60 197 73 * * 2 N/A 36 N/A 11 * 2 9 Distance (0.325m) Manor 90 119 63 * * * N/A * N/A * * * * All Applicants Successful Sibling (0.403m) not all Meon 60 230 103 1 1 * N/A 55 N/A 5 * * * siblings were successful - over PAN x2 - SEN Meredith 90 173 83 * * * N/A * N/A * * * * All Applicants Successful Moorings Way 60 142 54 * * * N/A * N/A * * * * All Applicants Successful Northern Parade 120 181 108 * * * N/A * N/A * * * * All Applicants Successful Penhale 90 126 64 * * * N/A * N/A * * * * All Applicants Successful Southsea 60 189 71 * * 1 N/A 39 N/A 3 1 * 16 Distance (0.664m) Stamshaw 90 116 68 * * * N/A * N/A * * * * All Applicants Successful Wimborne 70 246 95 * * * N/A 46 N/A 19 2 1 2 Distance (0.19m)

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Breakdown for Infant allocation (cont)

PROOFSchool PAN Applications Total Applications Considered SEN LAC MED REL of Staff Children REL SIB CAT Service Premium DIST Last place offered was on Criterion Court Lane Infant All Applicants SUBJECT TO CHANGE120 243 117 * * * N/A * N/A * * * * Primary schools Academy Successful Langstone Infant 90 175 100 * 1 * N/A 1 N/A 10 69 1 8 Distance (0.586m) School

School PAN Applications Total Applications Considered SEN LAC MED REL of Staff Children REL CAT SIB Service Premium DIST Last place offered was on Criterion

Solent Infant School 90 215 114 1 * 2 N/A * N/A 75 6 1 5 Distance (0.489m)

Breakdown for Primary allocation (a)

School PAN Applications Total Applications Considered SEN LAC MED REL CAT REL SIB Service Premium of Staff Children DIST Last place offered was on Criterion Copnor Primary 90 263 116 * 1 * N/A 51 N/A 15 * * 23 Distance (0.392) Cottage Grove 60 106 60 * * * N/A * N/A * * * * All Applicants Successful Gatcombe Park 30 115 35 * * 2 N/A 26 N/A 1 * * 1 Distance (0.893) Primary Milton Park Primary 60 121 58 * * * N/A * N/A * * * * All Applicants Successful Portsdown Primary 60 90 38 * * * N/A * N/A * * * * All Applicants Successful Westover Primary 60 73 29 * * * N/A * N/A * * * * All Applicants Seccessful

School PAN Applications Total Applications Considered SEN LAC MED REL of Staff Children REL SIB CAT Service Premium DIST Last place offered was on Criterion Arundel Court 90 167 79 * * * N/A * N/A * * * * All Applicants Successful Primary Academy Highbury Primary 60 119 65 * * * N/A 3 N/A 25 26 6 Distance (0.808m) School The Flying Bull 60 82 45 * * * N/A * N/A * * * * All Applicants Successful Primary Academy

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School PAN Applications Total Applications Considered SEN LAC MED REL CAT REL SIB Service Premium of Staff Children DIST Last place offered was on Criterion St Jude's CofE 60 131 80 1 * * 41 4 N/A 6 * * 8 Distance (.415m) Primary School

School PAN Applications Total Applications Considered SEN LAC MED REL CAT SIB REL Service Premium of Staff Children DIST Last place offered was on Criterion St George's CofE 50 59 46 * * * * * * * * * * All applicants Successful Primary School * REL - religious criterion applicable to St Jude’s and St George’s only

Breakdown for Primary allocation – Ark academies (b) PAN Applications Total Applications Considered SEN LAC Service Premium Shortage Staff-Skill SIB skill Staff-no shortage CAT DIST Last place offered was on Criterion Ark Ayrton Primary 60 112 60 * 1 * 1 30 1 16 11 Distance (0.867m) Ark Dickens Primary 60 78 44 * * * * * * * * All Applicants Successful *Employed 2+ yrs Breakdown for Primary allocation (c)

PAN Applications Total Applications Considered SEN LAC MED CAT SIB DIST Last place offered was on Criterion Beacon View Primary 60 70 36 * * * * * * All Applicants Successful Academy The Victory Primary 60 89 60 * * * * * * All Applicants Successful

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Breakdown for Catholic Primary allocation (d)

School name PAN Applications Total Applications Considered Last place offered was on Criterion PROOFCorpus Christi 45 70 36 All Applicants Successful SUBJECT TO CHANGE Primary schools St John’s 30 101 49 Baptised Catholic Child attending mass less than monthly (0.841m) with a sibling St Paul’s 60 62 46 All Applicants Successful Child of Other Christian Denomination (1.872m) not all students in this criterion were St Swithun’s 45 113 63 successful. Please contact the school regarding details of allocations against each criteria Breakdown for Mayfield all through school allocation (Year R)

School name PAN Applications Total Applications Considered SEN LAC MED of Staff Children CAT&SIB SIB CAT Service Premium DIST Last place offered was on Criterion

Catchment & Service Premium criteria(0.37m) not all Mayfield 60 340 146 * 2 1 6 47 1 3 * * applicants under this criterion were successful

Breakdown for Junior allocation

School name Published Admission Number for Sept 2020 applications Total Applications Considered School Named on EHCP Looked After Child Significant Medical, physical, psychological or Social Need Catchment Area Sibling Link Service Premium Child Staff Feeder School Distance All on-time applicants Copnor Primary 15 64 10 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 N/A 6 successful The final criterion under which places have been Craneswater Junior 120 211 150 4 3 5 80 15 2 0 11 0 offered is Feeder. Not all successful. Last distance was (0.454 miles) The final criterion under which places have been Fernhurst Junior 90 202 101 3 1 3 48 13 1 1 12 8 offered is Distance. (0.503m) All on-time applicants Lyndhurst Junior 120 147 110 0 1 1 50 25 1 0 30 2 successful Northern Parade All on-time applicants 120 151 120 1 0 5 77 17 2 0 13 5 Junior successful Stamshaw Junior All on-time applicants 90 77 64 1 1 0 42 3 0 0 15 2 Academy successful The final criterion under which places have been Wimborne Junior 90 177 96 1 1 1 30 24 0 0 23 10 offered is Distance. (0.734m)

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School name Published Admis sion Number for Sept 2020 applications Total Applications Con sidered School Named on EHCP Looked After Child Significant Medical, physical, psycholog ical or Social Need Catchment Area Sibling Link Service Premium Child Staff Feeder School Distance The final criterion under which places have been Langstone Junior 90 117 93 1 0 1 1 44 33 10 N/A 0 offered is Feeder. Not all Academy successful. Distance was 0.8m. The final criterion under Court Lane Junior 120 169 122 3 2 4 1 53 51 5 0 1 which places have been Academy offered is Distance. (0.54m) Published Admission Number for Sept 2020 applications Total Applications Considered School Named on EHCP Looked After Child Significant Medical, physical, psychological or Social Need Feeder TSAT* Schools Other Feeder Schools Catchment Area Sibling Link Service Premium Child Staff Distance All on-time applicants Isambard Junior 90 93 76 1 0 3 0 66 0 0 0 0 6 successful The final criterion under which places have been offered is Meon Junior 90 134 100 0 6 2 82 0 0 0 0 0 Feeder. Not all successful. Last distance was(2.178m) All on-time applicants Newbridge Junior 150 140 120 2 1 3 55 45 1 0 0 0 13 successful Published Admission Number for Sept 2020 applications Total Applications Considered School Named on EHCP Looked After Child Significant Medical, physical, psychological or Social Need Child Staff Catchment Area Sibling Link Service Premium Feeder School Disatance The final criterion under which places have been Solent Junior 90 145 96 0 1 0 2 67 6 3 11 0 offered is Feeder. Not all Academy successful. Last distance was (0.979m) Published Admission Number for Sept 2020 applications Total Applications Considered School Named on EHCP Looked After Child Significant Medical, physical, psychological or Social Need Child Staff & Catchment Area sibling Sibling Link Catchment Area Service Premium Disatance The final criterion under which places have been Mayfield School 30 133 36 1 0 0 1 12 3 13 0 0 offered is Catchment. Not all successful. Last distance was (1.098m)

*The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

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Secondary school allocation breakdown for 2020 intake PROOFThis section tells you how many applicants were successful, SUBJECTand the TO admission CHANGE criteria used in the allocation process. Secondary schools This information is for on-time applications only.

! Please note the pattern of applications and Applications considered = applications remaining places allocated changes from year to year, after applicants allocated to higher preference so 2020 trends may not give an indication of schools during the first stage of the allocation process what will happen in September 2021. * = see last column

School Name Published Admission Limit for September 2020 Applications Total Applicants Total Considered School Named on EHCP Looked After Children Medical, Physical, Psychological or Social Need Catchment Area Sibling Link Feeder School Service Premium Distance Notes The final criterion under which Admiral Lord Nelson 250 468 260 4 4 1 118 35 30 2 56 places have been offered is School distance (1.531 miles)

School Name Published Admission Limit for September 2020 Applications Total Applicants Total Considered School Named on EHCP Looked After Children Service Premium (iii) of Staff Children Sibling Link of Staff(v) Children Feeder School (vi) Catchment Area Feeder School (viii) Distance Notes ARK Charter All on-time applicants 180 300 143 * * * * * * * * * * Academy successful

School Name Published Admission Limit for September 2020 Applications Total Applicants Total Considered School Named on EHCP Looked After Children Medical, Physical, Psychological or Social Need of Staff Children Catchment/Sibling Sibling Link Catchment Area Service Premium Feeder School Distance Notes All on-time applicants Mayfield School 200 340 139 * * * * * * * * * * successful

School Name Published Admission Limit for September 2019 Applications Total Applicants Total Considered School Named on EHCP Looked After Children Sibling Link Feeder Link (c) Feeder Link (d) of Staff(e) Children (f) of staff Children Medical, Physical, Psychological or Social Need Service Premium Distance Notes The final criterion under The Portsmouth which places have been 250 448 253 4 2 55 58 26 2 0 3 0 100 Academy offered is distance (1.45 miles)

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School Name Published Admission Limit for September 2020 Applications Total Applicants Total Considered School Named on EHCP Looked After Children Medical, Physical, Psychological or Social Need Catchment Area Sibling Link Feeder School Service Premium Child Staff Distance Notes All on-time applicants Trafalgar School 200 373 197 * * * * * * * * * successful

School Name Published Admission Limit for September 2020 Applications Total Applicants Total Considered School Named on EHCP Looked After Children Medical, Physical, Psychological or Social Need of Staff Children Catchment Area Sibling Link Service Premium Feeder School Distance Notes All on-time applicants Springfield School 240 318 196 * * * * * * * * * successful

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Name Published Admission Limit for September 2020 Applications Total Applicants Total Considered Education and Health Plan (named Care school) Baptised Catholic Looked After Children Baptised Catholic Children Non Catholic Looked After Children for Catholic Preparation Church of Staff Children Sibling Members of Eastern Orthodox Members of other Christian churches 0f Baptised Children Catholic Parents Feeder School Other Applications Notes The final criterion under which St places have been Edmund’s 220 552 376 6 0 153 6 3 4 32 7 9 0 0 0 offered is Other Catholic Christian and School distance of 0.652 miles

School name Published Admission Limit for September 2020 Applications Total Applicants Total Considered School Named on EHCP Looked After Children Medical, Physical, Psychological or Social Need Catchment Area Sibling Link Feeder School Distance Notes Castle View Academy 200 152 123 * * * * * * * All on-time applicants successful Miltoncross Academy 200 302 150 * * * * * * * All on-time applicants successful

School name Published Admission Limit for September 2020 Applications Total Applicants Total Considered School Named on EHCP Looked After Children Medical, Physical, Psychological or Social Need Child Staff Catchment Area and Sibling Link Catchment Area and Feeder School Catchment Area Sibling Link Feeder School Service Premium Distance Notes The final criterion under which places Priory School 250 473 279 5 2 3 1 26 113 19 26 31 1 23 have been is distance (0.751 miles)

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Independent appeal statistics Independent appeals were made to the following schools for entry at the start of the academic year (not including in-year appeals) PROOFbetween September 2017 and September 2020. SUBJECT TO CHANGE Primary schools

Starting school infant appeals School Appeals 2017 Appeals 2018 Appeals 2019 Appeal 2020* Appeals Admitted Appeals Appeals Appeals Admitted Appeals Admitted heard heard heard heard heard Ark Ayrton Primary - - 3 3 3 0 - - Arundel Court Primary 2 2 2 2 2 0 - - College Park Infant 1 0 ------Copnor Primary 0 0 ------Corpus Christi Catholic Primary 3 0 ------Cottage Grove Primary 0 0 ------Court Lane Infant 3 0 2 2 2 0 - - Cumberland Infant ------2 0 Gatcombe Park Primary 2 0 ------Highbury Primary 4 0 ------Mayfield School 7 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 Medina Primary 8 0 ------Meon Infant 2 0 - - - - 3 1 Portsdown Primary 4 0 ------Solent Infant - - 2 2 2 0 1 0 Southsea Infant 3 0 ------St John’s Cathedral Catholic Primary 2 0 2 2 2 0 - - St Jude’s CE Primary 2 0 5 5 5 0 - - St Paul’s RC Primary 1 0 ------St Swithun’s RC Primary ------1 0 Stamshaw Infant 1 0 ------Wimborne Infant ------1 0 *Latest data correct as of 12/08/20

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Independent appeals were made to the following junior schools for entry at the start of the academic year (not including in-year appeals) between September 2017 and September 2020. Transfer to junior school appeals School Appeals 2017 Appeals 2018 Appeals 2019 Appeals 2020* Appeals Appeals Appeals Appeals Admitted Admitted Admitted Admitted heard heard heard heard Court Lane Junior 2 1 4 3 4 2 - - Craneswater Junior 4 2 - - - - 4 2 Fernhurst Junior 2 0 - - - - 1 0 Meon Junior 5 3 - - 2 2 2 2 Solent Junior 2 0 - - 2 1 - - Wimborne Junior 3 1 - - - - 1 0 *Latest data correct as of 12/08/20

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PROOF SUBJECTIndependent TO CHANGE appeals were made to the following secondary Secondary schools schools for entry at the start of the academic year (not including in-year appeals) between September 2017 and September 2020. Secondary school appeals 2017 entry 2018 entry 2019 entry 2020 entry* Appeals Appeals Appeals Appeals Admitted Admitted Admitted Admitted heard heard heard heard Admiral Lord Nelson School 2 1 2 0 - - 3 1 Priory School - - 2 0 7 2 3 1 St Edmund’s Catholic School 10 0 15 3 27 5 19 2 The Portsmouth Academy - - 8 2 6 3 - - *Latest data correct as of 12/08/20

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Starting school Summer-born children – requests to delay entry into Year R When can my child start school? Parents have a right to request that their summer- To start school in September 2021, your child must born children start school in Year R the following be born on or between 1 September 2016 and academic year. The law has not been changed to 31 August 2017. give parents the right to insist their child starts in According to the law, your child must attend school Year R the following year. Although you do not at the start of the term following their fifth birthday. have to send your child to school until they are However, in Portsmouth, most children will start statutory school age, they will have to start in Year school when they are four years old. 1 if delayed entry has not been agreed. Generally, most pupils will attend school on a In Portsmouth the LA co-ordinates these requests full-time basis by the end of September 2021. with all own admission authority schools and Parents will need to contact schools direct for academies. Please see the full guidance and request information as starting arrangements will vary form. You must make your request by the closing between schools. date for applications of 15 January 2021. The LA will not consider requests for delayed entry into Can I defer starting school for my child? Year R after this date unless there are exceptional reasons for doing so. Once a child has been allocated a place, parents can ask their school to defer their child(ren)’s entry into A decision not to start your child at school in their school until the beginning of either the spring term chronological year group will not give you or the summer term dependent on date of birth. additional criteria for Early Years’ funding. You Entry cannot be deferred beyond the beginning of should enquire with your child’s early years setting term after the child’s fifth birthday, or beyond the about the possibility of keeping your child there and academic year for which the admission is sought. whether they will continue to be able to access a Parents may also request that their child attends on free place if you are considering delaying your a part-time basis until the child reaches compulsory child’s start at school. school age. If a delay is agreed you will need to re-apply for a Once your child has a place confirmed, any Year R place for the following academic year – discussions about deferring or attending part time places cannot be reserved. Please note that any should be with the headteacher of the school. subsequent schools are not legally required to continue this arrangement and the agreement will You will also not be entitled to any funding for a not give any additional priority when you apply the nursery place if you agree with the school part time following year. attendance or deferred start date.

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Leave of absence in term time • Working Tax run-on-paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for work Tax Credit Only headteachers can authorise a leave of absence in term time through a ‘leave of absence form’ • Universal Credit (providing your household which is available from schools. Parents are income does not exceed £7,400 per year reminded that headteachers will decide on a case by excluding benefits) case basis whether they will authorise this absence Since the introduction of Universal Credit, the based on exceptional circumstances. If the leave is Government has agreed that all children who are not authorised but taken, parents may receive eligible for free school meals will have their penalty notices for the absence. eligibility protected, regardless of any changes in financial circumstances. Free school meals are School terms and holiday dates protected until December 2023 or until the end of your child’s current phase of education, whichever is Details of school terms and holidays can be found the latest. at www.portsmouth.gov.uk and search “school terms”. The application form to apply for free school meals is available at school, Portsmouth City Council or to download at: www.portsmouth.gov.uk Free School Meals Parent/carers of children in Yr 3 and above who are Universal infant free school meal entitled to any of the following benefits are entitled to free school meals: All pupils in year R, 1 and 2 will be able to receive a school meal at no cost to the parent/guardian. • Income Support School meals in the city are healthy, tasty, social and • Income based Jobseekers Allowance fun and will help parents to save up to £400 per year. • Income based Employment and Support Allowance Transport to school • Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Transport assistance to mainstream or special Asylum Act 1999 schools is provided to children based on specific criteria laid out in the Home to School Travel • The guarantee element of State Pension Credit Assistance Policy. For further information contact • Child Tax only, provided your annual household 023 9283 4962, www.portsmouth.gov.uk or visit income (as by the evidence & customs) does not the Portsmouth Local Offer website exceed £16,190 www.portsmouthlocaloffer.org

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Funded Early Education Universal Funded Early Education (eligible two-year-olds) (all three and four-year-olds) Your 2-year-old can get free early education and Universal funded childcare places ensure that childcare if you live in England and get one of the children from 3 years old have access to high quality following benefits: early years education in readiness for school. These places are offered to eligible parents free of charge. • Income Support Your child will be eligible from the term after their • income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) 3rd birthday until they start school, regardless of • income-related Employment and household income or family circumstances. Children Support Allowance (ESA) are entitled to use up to 15 hours per week when • Universal Credit - if you and your partner taken over 38 weeks of the year. Some early years have a combined income from work settings are able to offer fewer hours over more of less than £15,400 a year after tax, weeks; for example; around 11 hours per week not including benefit payments taken over 52 weeks a year. Be sure to ask your chosen setting about what they can offer. • tax credits and you have an annual income of under £16,190 before tax In Portsmouth there are a variety of providers offering the funded entitlement including nurseries • the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit and childminders. Parents should consult with the • support through part 6 of the provider of their choice with regards to what Immigration and Asylum Act sessions are available. Parents may not always be able to access their full entitlement at the times • the Working Tax Credit 4-week run on they want, with the provider of their choice. In (the payment you get when you stop these circumstances, parents can find information qualifying for Working Tax Credit) about other settings that offer the entitlement by A child can also get free early education and visiting www.portsmouth.gov.uk and search childcare if any of the following apply: “finding childcare”. • they’re looked after by a local council For further information about Early Education • they have an education, health Funding, settings, help with paying for childcare or and care (EHC) plan general family enquiries; please contact the City Helpdesk. • they get Disability Living Allowance Phone: 023 9283 4092 • they’ve left care under a special guardianship order, child arrangements order or adoption order Website: www.portsmouth.gov.uk and search Early Years and Childcare If you think you may be eligible for a funded 2 yr old place, please apply at myeducation.portsmouth.gov.uk

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PROOF SUBJECT TO CHANGE Useful information

Extended Funded Early Education (eligible three and four-year-olds) In addition to the ‘universal’ 15 hours, some families are eligible for additional funded early education if they are working. Eligible families can access an additional 15 hours per week when taken over 38 weeks (a total of 30 hours per week). Some early years settings are able to offer fewer hours over more weeks; be sure to ask your chosen setting about what they can offer. To find out more and apply for this extended funding you must visit www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

Delaying your child’s start in school and funding. A request and subsequent agreement, not to start your child at school in their chronological year group will impact on your entitlement to Funded Early Education; this will cease at the end of the term your child turns 5 years old. You should enquire with your child’s early years setting about the possibility of keeping your child there and whether they will continue to be able to access a free place if you are considering delaying your child’s start at school.

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2021/22 Academic year groups Useful information

Transfer Group Date of birth (between and inclusive of) Age Year Key Stage

Rising 4s 1 Sept 2017 to 31 Aug 2018

Infant 1 Sept 2016 to 31 Aug 2017 4 – 5 R 1

1 Sept 2015 to 31 Aug 2016 5 – 6 1 1

1 Sept 2014 to 31 Aug 2015 6 – 7 2 1

Junior 1 Sept 2013 to 31 Aug 2014 7 – 8 3 2

1 Sept 2012 to 31 Aug 2013 8 – 9 4 2

1 Sept 2011 to 31 Aug 2012 9 – 10 5 2

1 Sept 2010 to 31 Aug 2011 10 – 11 6 2

Secondary 1 Sept 2009 to 31 Aug 2010 11 – 12 7 3

1 Sept 2008 to 31 Aug 2009 12 – 13 8 3

1 Sept 2007 to 31 Aug 2008 13 – 14 9 3

1 Sept 2006 to 31 Aug 2007 14 – 15 10 4

Secondary Leavers 1 Sept 2005 to 31 Aug 2006 15 – 16 11 4

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Interpreting support for parents PROOF SUBJECT TO CHANGE Useful information

This may be available from the Ethnic Minority Achievement Team depending on language and availability. Support can be arranged through the Admissions Team.

Pomoc tlumacza dla rodzicow Tlumacz bedzie dostepny dla rodzicow pod warunkiem ze, EMAT bedzie mial osobe ktora mowi konkretnym jezykiem. Za organizacje pomocy jest odpowiedzialne Biuro Admissions. 023 9268 8008

Acest lucru poate fi disponibil cu ajutorul echipei Ethnic Minority Achievement depinzand de limba disponibilia. Support in clasa poate fi aranjat intermediul Serviciului de Admitere.

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Useful contacts Useful information

Portsmouth City Council The Advisory Centre for Education (ACE) Admissions Team, Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, National charity which provides independent advice Portsmouth, PO1 2EA on education issues for parents of school age children, including advice on school admission and appeals. Tel: 023 9268 8008 (City Helpdesk will be first point of contact) Tel: 00300 0115 142 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ace-ed.org.uk Web: www.portsmouth.gov.uk Ofsted Hampshire County Council Office for Standards in Education. You can view Tel: 0300 555 1377 school Ofsted inspection reports on this website: Email: [email protected] www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted Web: www.hants.gov.uk/ educationandlearning/admissions Portsmouth Local Offer Information on services for children and young West Sussex County Council people (0 – 25) with special educational needs or Telephone: 033 301 42903 disabilities. Email: [email protected] Web: www.portsmouthlocaloffer.org Web: www.westsussex.gov.uk Office of Schools Adjudicator Southampton City Council Deals with the legalities of and any objections to Tel: 023 8083 3004 admission authority’s procedures and policies. Email: [email protected] Web: www.southampton.gov.uk Web: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ office-of-the-schools-adjudicator GOV.UK/department for education This is a government website and has a variety of information including information about schools, admissions and appeals. Web: www.gov.uk/browse/education/school- admissions-transport

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Summary of how to apply for a starting school place or a junior school place PROOF SUBJECT TO CHANGE Primary schools Step 1: Gain as much Step 4: Return the application information as you can about form the schools and admissions Closing date Friday 15 January 2021. process You will not be able to apply online after the You are encouraged to request a copy of the closing date. school’s prospectus from the school and you Failure to apply on time will seriously affect your can also ask about any open days or child’s chances of being offered a place at your evenings. You are also advised to read the preferred school/s. guidance notes on the application form and in this booklet. You can speak to the Paper application froms Admissions Team for advice and information For children starting school on 023 9268 8008 via City Helpdesk You should send your application to the Admissions Team at the address below. For children transferring from infant to Step 2: Decide on your junior school. preferred schools Return the form to: This should follow your visits to preferred Admissions Team, Civic Offices, Guildhall schools and after you have considered the Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2EA admission policies. ! If you are posting your form we recommend you obtain proof of posting. Any forms that arrive after this date will be regarded as late applications (see page 17 for Step 3: Apply exceptions). For starting school, apply online from We will acknowledge all on-time applications. 2 November 2020 at Please contact us if you do not receive an www.portsmouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions acknowledgement letter before March 2021. or request and complete an application form. For junior transfers, apply from 11 September 2020. You can state up to six preferences for starting Step 5: Allocation school and six for junior, and must submit the Parents are advised of allocation via email online form or return the application form by (if applied online) or by letter sent on Friday 15 January 2021. Guidance notes for Friday 16 April 2021. Allocations cannot be completing your application are attached to notified by telephone. the form and in this booklet. The final decision regarding which preference to state lies with you.

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Summary of how to apply for a secondary Secondary schools school place

Step 1: Attend the open Step 4: Return the application evenings/days form Portsmouth secondary schools’ open Closing date Saturday 31 October 2020 evenings/days will take place in September/ Failure to apply on time will seriously affect your October 2020 and information can be found child’s chances of being offered a place at your on page 7. preferred school.

Paper application forms Return the form to: Admissions Team Step 2: Decide on your Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, preferred schools Portsmouth, PO1 2EA. This should follow your visit to a preferred ! If you are posting your form we school and after you have considered the recommend you obtain proof of posting. admission policy. You will not be able to apply online after the closing date. Any forms that arrive after this date will be regarded as late applications. (see page 17 for exceptions). The Admissions Team will acknowledge all on-time applications. Please contact the Step 3: Apply Admissions Team if you do not receive your Apply online from 11 September 2020 at acknowledgement letter before January 2021. www.portsmouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions or request and complete an application form. You can state up to six preferences and must submit the online form or return the application form by Step 5: Allocation Saturday 31 October 2020. Guidance notes for completing the application can be found Parents are advised of allocations by email on the form and in this booklet. (if applied online) or by letter sent on Monday 1 March 2021. Allocations cannot The final decision regarding which be notified by telephone. preferences to state lies with you.

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