THE NEXT STEP PARENT’S GUIDE Year 7 secondary admissions September 2015

Remember the deadline! Apply by 31 October 2014 Apply online at www..gov.uk/schooladmissions DEAR PARENT

DEAR PARENT

Welcome to the Parent’s Guide. This booklet is designed 01752 307469 to help you apply for a Year 7 place for your child. 01752 307469 You can apply for school places online through the City Council’s website at www.plymouth.gov.uk/ schooladmissions. Applying online is quick and easy and 01752 307469 you will get an email acknowledgement as a receipt for your application. Alternatively, you can fill in the 01752 307469 application form towards the back of this booklet (don’t forget to use the receipt on the inside back cover). 01752 307469 You need to be aware that the deadline for application is 31 October 2014. If you apply late, the school that you prefer may already have been filled. Please read this parent’s guide carefully before applying. It tells you about the schools in the area and explains 01752 307469 how the Council deals with applications for places. We try to meet parents’ wishes wherever possible, but not everyone will have their wishes met and the parent’s 01752 307469 guide explains why. If you need further advice or guidance about school admission arrangements, help is available from the School 01752 307469 Admissions Team, Parent Partnership Service or from your local school. May I take this opportunity to wish your child success 01752 307469 and enjoyment at the continuance of their education. We are proud of our schools and the young people who attend them. Your child’s education is very important 01752 307469 to us. Rest assured that we will be working in close partnership with schools to ensure that the admissions process is as smooth as possible.

Yours sincerely 01752 307469

01752 307469

Carole Burgoyne 01752 307469 People Directorate

01752 307469 www.plymouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions

INDEX Section Page GENERAL Equal preference – how does it work? - flowchart 4 Glossary 5 1 Introduction 6 2 Categories of school 6 3 What secondary schools are available in Plymouth? 6 4 How the law applies to the Council 6 5 When do children normally start secondary school? 7 6 Can a child go to secondary school a year early or stay longer in a primary school? 7 7 Who can apply for a school place? 7 8 How do I apply for a place? 7 9 Meetings at schools for parents and pupils 8 10 What if I want a school outside Plymouth? 9 11 What if my child attends Bickleigh Down CE Primary or Wembury Primary and 9 wants a school in Plymouth? 12 How places are allocated 9 13 Special Educational Needs, Disabilities, and Significant Medical or Psychological Conditions 10 14 What if I plan to move house 10 15 What happens if my application is late or I change my mind? 10 16 Will my child get a place at my preferred school? 11 17 When can I expect a decision? 11 18 What if my child is not allocated a place at a school I nominated? 11 19 What do I need to do when I receive the school place allocation? 11 20 Is there a waiting list for places? 12 21 Can I appeal? 12 22 May I apply again if my request is refused or my appeal dismissed? 12 23 Withdrawing the offer of a school place 12 24 What is a feeder primary school? 12 25 Making contact with a school 13 26 Can my child travel free to school or benefit from cheap bus fares? 13 27 Sustainable travel 14 28 Who is responsible for travel arrangements? 14 29 School meals and milk 14 30 Education Welfare Service 14 31 School uniform 14 32 Fair Access 15 33 School term dates 15 34 Insurance 15 35 Privacy notice 15 36 Complaints 15 37 Further information and advice contact 16

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Section Page YEAR 7 ADMISSION POLICY 38 Main changes for 2015 admissions 17 39 Admission criteria: (), 17 Eggbuckland Community College (Academy), Hele’s School (Academy), Lipson Co-operative Academy (Academy), (Academy), School (Academy), Ridgeway School (Academy), Sir John Hunt Community Sports College (Community), Stoke Damerel Community College (Academy), (Academy) 40 Admission criteria: All Saints CE Academy Plymouth (Academy) 20 41 Admission criteria: Devonport High School for Boys (Grammar) 21 42 Admission criteria: Devonport High School for Girls (Grammar), 23 Plymouth High School for Girls (Grammar) 43 The City Council’s 11-plus procedure 24 44 Admission criteria: Notre Dame RC School 24 45 Admission criteria: St Boniface’s Catholic College 25 46 Admission criteria: Plymouth School of Creative Arts 27 STATISTICS 47 What happened last year? 30 48 Timetable for application 34 FORMS Common Application form (to be completed by all applicants for Year 7) 33 Supplementary Information Form – (Members of staff only) 35 Supplementary Information Form – Notre Dame RC School only 37 Supplementary Information Form – St Boniface’s Catholic College only 41 MISCELLANEOUS Secondary Schools in Plymouth – School directory 43 School location map 46 Your comments please 47 Acknowledgement slip Inside back cover

2 www.plymouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions SWITCH ONTO THE ONLINE SCHOOL APPLICATION FORM Apply Online Remember the deadline! Applications for first admission to school should be made online by visiting www. plymouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions. Apply by 31 October 2014

If you wish to apply for a n It is quick and easy to do school for your child, then n You will get an email confirmation that your application has been you will have to apply received through the City Council. n There is no risk that your application will get lost in the post Paper application forms are n The system has a series of security procedures which will prevent available but many parents anyone seeing information they are not entitled to see and carers find it easier and quicker to apply electronically n Available 24 hours a day 7 days a week up until the closing date using the online facility. If you apply online n You can have your child’s school allocation sent to you by email n The system helps you by checking for errors and gives simple prompts to guide you through the application n Use your unique (UID) number and the system will enter a lot of the Easy to follow, a much information for you “simpler way of doing n By making a note of your reference number, you can change the details things. on your application up until the closing date Quote from Plymouth Parent

Where can I access the website to apply online? n At home n At an internet café n At a library n At work (if your employer allows this)

Use this space to record your unique number, user name and password which you have used to make your application.

Unique (UID) number

User name

Password

3 The Next Step - Starting Secondary School in Plymouth EQUAL PREFERENCE HOW DOES IT WORK? Find out to whom you pay your Council Tax. This is Make sure you apply on time to your home local the local authority to whom you apply for a school authority. place for your child.

Complete the Common Application Form, either On this form, you identify your first, second and third online or in paper format and send it to your local ranked preferences authority. If you pay Council Tax to Plymouth, send it to Plymouth City Council.

We put your child’s name onto the ‘School List’ for Applications are not dealt with on a first come each school you have named on your application first serve basis – although there is a close date for form. We do not look at your order of preference at application. this stage.

All of the names on each School List are ranked Your child’s name will be on the School List for each according to the admission criteria (see pages 17 school named in your application. to 27).

We look at the published admission number (PAN) Each school will now have a list of potential applicants for each school (see pages 43 to 45) and mark the up to PAN and a waiting list of names. names of children at the top of each School List up to the PAN.

We see how many School Lists your child’s name In some cases, your child’s name might appear on appears on. more than one School List. In rare cases, they might not appear on any School List.

Where a child’s name appears on more than one Where your child does not appear on any School List, School List, it means that s/he is potentially eligible it means that s/he will not be allocated a place at any for a place at more than one school. We will of the schools you requested. We will allocate a place therefore allocate the eligible one that you ranked at the nearest school to you with a vacancy where highest on your list. your child meets the admission criteria. It is only at this point that we look at your ranked In this case, the local authority will allocate a place to order of preference. your child.

For each school that you ranked higher than the one holiday. After this date, the waiting list is kept by the allocated (where your child meets the admission relevant admission authority until at least the end of criteria), your child will be placed on a waiting list for a the December term. place. The list is kept in ranked order according to the You are entitled to lodge an appeal for a place at any school’s admission criteria. Plymouth local authority school for which you have been refused as long as the operates these lists until the end of the summer school was ranked higher than the one allocated.

If a vacancy comes up in a school, we look at the You may check your place on the waiting list with waiting list for the school and will allocate the place to the local authority or the Admissions Authority as the next child on the waiting list. appropriate. 4 www.plymouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions GLOSSARY Explanation of terms used

Academy A looked after child and previously looked A state school, independent of the LA but publicly after child funded, where the governing body is the admissions A looked after child or a child who was previously authority. looked after but immediately after being looked after Admission authority became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. A looked after child is a child who is The body responsible for the admission of children to a (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided school. with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise Admission criteria of their social services functions (see the definition in The categories - in priority order - into which each section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). application falls if the school is oversubscribed. Maintained schools Community College The collective term for Community, Voluntary, A non-selective school with a wider role within the Foundation and Trust schools. local community. Multiple applications Co-ordinated admissions scheme Where parents may apply for a number of schools and Formal arrangements between all the admission rank them in order of preference. authorities in each area designed to ensure that each Non-selective school applicant receives a single offer of a school place. A maintained secondary school that admits pupils of all Feeder school abilities without selection. Admission authorities can name a primary as a feeder Oversubscription criteria school. The selection of a feeder school or schools as (See admission criteria). an oversubscription criterion must be transparent and made on reasonable grounds. Parent Free school Any person who has parental responsibility. All-ability state-funded school set up in response School Appeals Panel to what local people say they want and need in An independent body that decides the outcome of order to improve education for children in their statutory appeals against the refusal of a place at a community. school nominated by the parent. In the care of a local authority SEN Statement A child fostered or in the care of the local authority A formal document describing a child’s special (see local authority). This term does not include those educational needs (SEN) and how they will be provided children under residence orders or those who have for in school. been adopted or with a special guardianship order. Statutory appeal Grammar school An appeal, to which every parent is entitled by law, A school which selects its pupils by academic ability and against the refusal of a school place. aptitude. Time of admission Local authority The start of the academic year in September. The local council responsible for the provision of Trust school statutory education in each area (LA for short, previously known as the Local Education Authority or A maintained school owned by a Trust, where the LEA for short). governing body is the admissions authority.

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1 Free Schools Introduction These have the same status as Academies and the For most families, the admission arrangements will be Governing Body determines admission arrangements. quite simple and straightforward. The parent applies in Studio Schools good time and the child is introduced and admitted These have the same status as Academies and the to their preferred school in due course. For some governing body determines admission arrangements. applicants, however, things may not run so smoothly. Independent They may find that the place they want cannot be These operate on a fee paying basis and cover a variety allocated because the school is full and they are then of age ranges. Any application for a place should be offered a place at another school. This booklet explains made direct to the school as the local authority has why this sometimes happens and what a parent can do no input into the admission arrangements for these about it. schools. The information contained in the booklet was correct at the time it was printed in August 2014, but 3 What secondary schools are readers should note that there may be changes to the published information that take effect during or after available in Plymouth? the 2014-15 academic year. The policies quoted in the There are 17 secondary schools in Plymouth: 14 booklet are the determined admission arrangements non-selective and 3 grammar schools. Non-selective and were open for comment to the Office of the schools admit children of all abilities aged 11 to 16 or Schools Adjudicator. Subject to comment, policies 18 without selection. Grammar schools admit children may be changed by that office. The booklet cannot aged 11 to 18 at the top end of the academic ability therefore form the basis of a contract with parents range, selected by means of the 11-plus exam. Faith as arrangements may differ to those published in this schools give priority to the admission of children of the document. relevant faith if the school is oversubscribed. Please refer to the glossary on page 5 for definitions of terms used in this publication. 4 How the law applies to the The arrangements described in this booklet meet the Council legal requirements. The booklet explains in detail how the arrangements will work locally. The City Council is the local authority (LA) for Plymouth and, as such, must ensure that there are 2 enough school places available for all children in the Categories of schools area within reasonable travelling distance of home. There are eight categories of school: Community By law local authorities must co-ordinate applications These are maintained by the local authority. to all schools within their area for the normal year of entry in September. This means that all applications are Voluntary Aided sent to the local authority and all decision letters come These are jointly supported by Church Diocesan from it. Individual schools cannot consider applications Boards and the local authority and are responsible for nor can they offer places. If you would like to see a their own admission policy. copy of the co-ordinated admission scheme please Voluntary Controlled contact the School Admissions Team or you can view These were originally set up by voluntary bodies such it on the Plymouth website. as the Church of and are maintained by the All schools in Plymouth will comply with the School local authority. Admissions Code and the School Appeals Code Foundation available to download from the Department for These are responsible for their own admission Education website at www.gov.uk In particular, the arrangements; however, they are ‘maintained’ by the Council aims to ensure that parents living in Plymouth local authority. receive no more or less than one offer of a school Academy place by, amongst other things, sharing information provided by parents on application forms with other Academies are responsible for their own admission local admission authorities. arrangements and are funded directly by central government.

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5 In respect of own admission authority schools, a decision When do children normally will be made by the governing body as to whether an start secondary school? application would be accepted for out of age cohort transfer reviewing the educational, social, and physical Children normally start secondary education in the needs of the child as demonstrated by the case made. September following their eleventh birthday and remain until they are 16 or 18 years old. In September Where an application is accepted out of age cohort, it will 2015, those born between 1 September 2003 and 31 be considered in accordance with the normal admission August 2004 (inclusive) will be due to start. If your child arrangements. is due to transfer from primary to secondary education, you must apply for a school place through the City Children being considered for early admission to a Council by applying online or by downloading and grammar school take the 11-plus tests. If you are thinking completing the application form available on the school of requesting early admission you should consult your admissions webpage. child’s headteacher first. Early admission to a secondary school does not alter the age at which a child can leave 6 Can a child go to secondary education which is currently17 years old, rising to school a year early or stay 18 in 2015. longer in a primary school? 7 Who can apply for a school The admission authority may take into account place? a number of factors when considering each case application. It is important to seek a wide opinion base Any person with legal parental responsibility in order to give full consideration to each request. (www.gov.uk/parental-rights-responsibilities) for a child is entitled to be involved in all major decisions affecting On receipt of a parental request for admission to an the child which includes where the child attends out of age cohort, the School Admissions Team will: school. When an application is submitted for a school n Collate the request from the parent/carer including place, the person signing the application form is also any medical evidence; confirming that everyone with parental responsibility n Notify the parent of the procedure to be followed is in agreement with the application. Occasionally, and the implications of out of age cohort education; objections are later raised by a person with legal parental responsibility. n Seek the opinion of the Headteacher/Manager of the school setting currently attended; Where this happens, we will ask for evidence that the objecting parent/carer has legal parental responsibility n Seek the opinion of the Plymouth Educational and also ask both parties for evidence of court orders Psychology team; relating to education or a special guardianship order. n Consider a request to any other relevant professional involved with the case; In the absence of such an order, we will make a decision in the best interest of the child taking into n In the case of a child deferring to the following account any views submitted by persons with parental September, consider the possible impact of entering responsibility, the child’s residence and who has day to Yr 7 without having completed Yr 6; day responsibility for the child e.g. transport to school. n Seek the opinion of the school to whom the Where an objection is raised, parents/carers will be request is made. advised to seek legal advice with a view to obtaining a final court order relating to education/special In respect of schools for which the City Council guardianship. Once we receive evidence of this order, is the admission authority or in respect of own the case will be reviewed. admission authorities who have delegated the function to the local authority, a decision will be made 8 How do I apply for a place? in conjunction with the Team Leader, School Admissions as to whether an application would be accepted for out If you live in Plymouth you need to apply to Plymouth of age cohort transfer reviewing the educational, social, City Council for a school place. A good way to tell if you and physical needs of the child as demonstrated by the live within the Plymouth City boundary is to see whom case made. your Council Tax is paid to. Even if you live in Plymouth but your child goes to school outside Plymouth, you must still apply to the School Admissions Team, at 7 The Next Step - Starting Secondary School in Plymouth

Plymouth City Council, Plymouth PL1 2AA. If you have not only the Council’s form but also the school’s own decided which schools to apply for, apply online at supplementary information form, available in this book, www.plymouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions An email will on request from the school or via our website. If you be sent to confirm receipt of an online application. only complete the City Council’s form, your application Alternatively, if you prefer, you can apply by paper will be valid but the school may not be able to rank application using the form in this book or you can your application against their admission criteria. If you download from the school admissions webpage or only complete the school’s form, your application will obtain one from the School Admissions Team. If you not be valid and will not be considered. decide to apply by paper, fill in the form and return it to the School Admissions Team or via your child’s You must complete the City Council’s Common headteacher. To confirm receipt of a paper application Application Form even if you have applied to the complete the receipt on the inside back cover of this school direct. If you do not complete the City Council’s book and attach this to your application. Common Application Form, your child may not be allocated a place at a school. If you live outside Plymouth but want to apply for a school in Plymouth, do not complete the Plymouth You must complete the City Council’s Supplementary application form. Instead, obtain an application form Information Form if you are a member of staff from your local authority and return it direct to them. employed by the school for two or more years at That authority will then pass your details to us. You can the time at which the application for admission to apply from 3 September 2014. The closing date for the school is made or a member of staff where the applications is Thursday 31 October 2014. The on-line member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for application is only available up until this date. If you apply which there is a demonstrable skill shortage late, you will need to complete a paper application form. Parents of children being considered for placement Notes in a special school or unit should also apply for a mainstream school place to secure their position in If you live in Plymouth and want to apply for a case the special placement is not forthcoming. place at Notre Dame RC School or St Boniface’s Catholic College, you should complete and return 9 Meetings at schools for parents and pupils All Saints CE Academy Thursday 18 September 6.30 – 8.30pm Coombe Dean School Wednesday 10 September 7 – 9pm Devonport High School for Boys Refer to school Devonport High School for Girls Tuesday 9 September 6 – 8pm Wednesday 10 September 2.15 – 3.30pm Eggbuckland Community College Monday 22 September 6 – 8.30pm (Principal’s presentations throughout the evening) Hele’s School Wednesday 17 September 5 – 8pm Lipson Co-operative Academy Monday 8 September 6.30 – 8.30pm Thursday 2 October 2.15 – 4.30pm Marine Academy Plymouth Tuesday 11 September 3.45 – 5.30 pm Monday 29 September 6 – 8pm Notre Dame RC School Wednesday 24 September 4 – 6.30pm Plymouth High School for Girls Tuesday 23 September 2 – 3.30pm and 6 – 8.30pm Plymouth School of Creative Arts Thursday 9 October 6.30 – 8 pm Tuesday 14 October 6.30 – 8 pm Monday 15 September 6.30 – 8.30pm Ridgeway School Tuesday 16 September 6.30 – 8.30pm St. Boniface’s RC College Tuesday 16 September 6.00 – 8.30pm Sir John Hunt Community Sports College Monday 8 September 6.30 – 8.30pm Tuesday 30 September 3.45 – 5.30pm Stoke Damerel Community College Wednesday 10 September 6.30 – 8.30pm Tor Bridge High Thursday 25 September 5pm

8 Please confirm details with individual schools prior to attending open evenings. GENERAL

10 What if I want a school 11 What if my child attends outside Plymouth? Bickleigh Down CE Primary If you live in Plymouth and want to apply for a school or Wembury Primary and outside Plymouth, complete and return the form on wants a school in Plymouth? the school admissions webpage or in this parent’s guide. We will then send details of your request to the If you live in the South Hams area of you may appropriate local authority. The City Council will write prefer that your child attend a school in Plymouth to you on 2 March 2015 to inform you whether a place (Bickleigh Down CE Primary is a linked primary school can be offered at the school. for Tor Bridge High and Wembury Primary is a linked primary school for Coombe Dean School). If so, you For secondary schools in Saltash and Torpoint, the will need to complete the application form in the local authority is Cornwall Council and the deadline Devon Next Step booklet or online at for applications is 31 October 2014. Contact www.devon.gov.uk/admissionsonline Residents of South Access and Infrastructure on 0300 1234 101 or Hams should not complete the Plymouth City Council email [email protected] for further application form. At the appropriate time, Devon information. For secondary schools in Ivybridge and County Council will inform us of your interest in a , is the local authority Plymouth school and your request will be considered at and the deadline for applications is 31 October 2014. the same time as those from Plymouth residents. Contact School Admissions Team, One Capital Court, Bittern Road, Sowton, Exeter, Devon EX2 7NL on 12 How places are allocated 0845 155 1019 or email [email protected] for further information. Each school has a limited number of places available depending largely on the physical capacity of its buildings. Details of open evenings for parents and pupils are set The number of places available is called the Published out below. Please confirm details with individual schools Admission Number (or PAN for short), listed in the prior to attending open evenings. Schools Directory section. If the number of applications exceeds the PAN, all are put in priority order, according

Ivybridge Thursday 18 September to the individual school’s admission criteria, and places Community 6pm allocated to those highest in the admission criteria up to College Thursday 25 September the PAN. Tel: 01752 691000 6pm Each school you list on the application form will be Saltash.net Wednesday 1 October treated as an application for a place and, in the first Community School 6.30pm instance, given equal weight (subject to the individual Tel: 01752 843715 Thursday 2 October school’s oversubscription criteria). This might mean 6.30pm that two or even three of these schools could offer you Thursday 18 September places. Where this happens, your own order of priority, evening as set out on the application form, will determine at Tel: 01822 614231 which school a place is allocated. In other words, if your Tuesday 23 September morning child is eligible in principle for a place at more than one Friday 26 September morning school, the school allocated will be the eligible one that you ranked highest in your application. Torpoint Thursday 25 September Community 6.30 - 8pm If none of the schools you list can offer a place, a place will be allocated at the nearest appropriate school to College Tuesday 30 September your home address with a vacancy after all applications Tel: 01752 812511 10am with a stated preference have been dealt with. For this and Wednesday 1 October reason, it is important that you list three different schools 10am in your application, as this will increase your chances of getting a place at one of your preferred schools. Please ensure that you list the schools in your ranked order of preference, that is, put the one that you prefer most at the top of your list. If you are unsure what to do, please ask for help.

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Notes 14 What if I plan to move You must apply to your home local authority for a house? school place. Your home authority is the one to whom you pay your Council Tax. n If you move house before allocations are made, your child’s position in the order of priority for places On the Common Application Form, you should list at a particular school may change, depending on your first, second and third ranked preferences. where you live now and where you plan to move. Applications are not dealt with on a first come first You must notify the School Admissions Team if serve basis. you plan to change address before the allocations are made. You would be expected to provide Any change of preference to the application should be the City Council with clear proof of the move by put in writing to the City Council’s School Admissions submitting, for example, a solicitor’s letter confirming Team and not the school. that contracts have been exchanged on a specified property. Confirmation of intention to buy, or that Applying for second and third preference ranked a contract has been signed, is insufficient proof. The schools will not prejudice your first preference rank. It new address cannot be used until this evidence is is important that you list your schools in the order of provided as a proposed move may fall through. your preference. If your local school (the one you live closest to) is not at the top of your list, it is strongly n If you are planning to leave the area or change recommended that you include it in the list to try to address but have not arranged your move yet, still secure a place there should your preferred school(s) complete the application form for a school place be oversubscribed. using your current address in case the move does not happen. As stated above, as soon as the move is 13 confirmed and you can provide the necessary proof, Special Educational Needs, contact us so that we can amend your application. Disabilities, and Significant n If you are moving out of the area or have made Medical or Psychological alternative arrangements for schooling and no Conditions longer need the place allocated to your child, you must let us know so that we can reallocate that The term Special Educational Needs (SEN) has a place to someone else on the waiting list. legal definition. Children with SEN all have learning difficulties or disabilities that make it harder for them n It may not be possible to change your details after to learn than most children of the same age. They may the allocation procedure has started (see section need extra or different help from that given to other 48 Timetable for application). children of the same age. With very few exceptions, the needs of children with SEN are met by any mainstream 15 What if my application is school by providing the appropriate extra help. This late or I change my mind? means that your child’s SEN will not be considered as a reason for them to be allocated a place at any n The close date for application is 31 October 2014. particular school. The on-line application form is only available up until the close date for application. If you are applying The exceptions to this are: after the close date for application, you will need Children with an existing Statement of Special to fill in the form available to download from the Educational Needs who have their places at school admissions website or from the School mainstream schools allocated before all other Admissions Team and return it as soon as possible. applications are considered for the normal year of n entry. If your child has a Statement, you will need to You can alter your application as many times as you discuss with your local authority which school you like before the application deadline. We will act upon would prefer them to attend. Once the school is your latest application which means that we will named on your child’s Statement, then a place will be disregard any earlier application received from you. allocated there. However, if you are a Plymouth resident n Applications/changes of preference received after you should still complete an application form for the the published close date will be classed as a late place, naming the agreed school as a preference and application unless there is a valid reason for the late ticking the ‘Statement of Special Educational Needs’ box application e.g. a proven change of address. on the form.

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n If there is a valid reason for the late application/ 17 When can I expect a change of preference, we will try to include you decision? in the first allocation round. However, it is not always possible to include a late application after If you apply for a secondary school place by Friday the allocation process has started (see section 31 October 2014, we will post a letter to you on 48 Timetable for application). Monday 2 March 2015 to let you know at which school your child has been allocated a place. If you apply for n If there is no acceptable reason for a late a school place online and ask to be notified of the application, your application will be considered allocation by email, we will send you an email on the after all the on-time applicants have been allocation day in addition to the letter. offered places. This may mean that regularly oversubscribed schools will be full before late You must respond to the allocation within two weeks applications are considered. of receipt to let us know whether or not you intend to take up the place. If you tell us that you do not want n A further allocation round will be held to take up the place or if you do not make a response approximately one month after the initial allocations. within the required time period, the place may be taken If you miss the initial round, your application will be away from you and allocated to someone else. held until that time. Thereafter applications will be considered upon receipt. Note n It is very important when notifying a change of Your allocation letter will be posted to you on 2 preference, to also tell us if you no longer wish to March 2015. You will not receive it until after this date. be considered for a place in a school previously listed in an application. This is because you will remain on any waiting list for the schools previously 18 What if my child is not requested unless you tell us otherwise. allocated a place at a school n All changes must be submitted in writing. If this I nominated? presents a problem, please speak with the School Admissions Team. .A place will be allocated at the nearest appropriate school to your home with a vacancy, but only if it is not Note possible to allocate a place at one of the schools you applied for. It is not normally possible to change your ranked preferences in the period after the application close 19 What do I need to do date and before the allocated school is notified. Please therefore think very carefully about your ranked when I receive the school school preferences before submitting your application. place allocation? You must tell us whether you wish to accept the place 16 Will my child get a place at allocated or not within two weeks of the offer. my preferred school? n You can submit your online response online at www.plymouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions Yes, if there is a place and the school is suitable for the n If you prefer or if you did not apply online, you can child’s age, aptitude and ability. send your response by email. No, if the relevant year group is full and: n If you accept the place, your child will still be on the waiting list(s) for any schools higher ranked. If a n to admit the child ‘would prejudice the provision of vacancy comes up and your child is allocated to a efficient education or the efficient use of resources’ higher ranked school, the allocation will outweigh (to quote the 1998 Education Act) or your previous acceptance of the lower ranked school. n s/he fails to qualify for a grammar school place or n If you reject the place allocated, it will be re-allocated to someone else. n you ranked the school lower than the one at which a place has been offered. n If we do not receive your response to the allocation, the place will be withdrawn and re-allocated to someone else. 11 The Next Step - Starting Secondary School in Plymouth

20 Is there a waiting list for Notes places? Appeal arrangements differ for children with SEN Statements, where it is the Special Educational Needs Yes. and Disability Tribunal that hears appeals against the school named in a Statement. n On your application form, you will have nominated three schools in rank order. With the exception of You do not need to reject the place allocated to your Devonport High School for Boys, if you are not child to be able to appeal for any school for which offered your highest ranked school, your child’s your application has been refused. name will automatically be placed on a waiting list for the schools that you ranked higher than the 22 one actually offered (see admission criteria for May I apply again if my Devonport High School for Boys). request is refused or my n If a place becomes available, your case will be appeal dismissed? considered alongside others on the waiting list, any appeal cases, and any late applications, in accordance Repeat applications for the same school in the same with the published admission criteria. school year are not considered unless there are significant and relevant changes in the applicant’s n If a vacancy arises and your child is next on the circumstances, or those of the school in question. waiting list for a place, we will allocate that place Where an application is not considered, there can be to your child as you ranked the school higher than no further review or appeal. the one we allocated. We will reallocate the place previously held to someone else regardless of 23 Withdrawing an offer of a whether or not you had notified your acceptance of the allocation. school place n The waiting list will be maintained up until 31 The School Admissions Code allows an offer of a August 2015. From 1 September 2015 the in-year school place to be withdrawn if: admissions criteria will apply and parents will be invited to join the in-year waiting list if they are n it has been offered in error or eligible to do so. n a parent has not responded within a reasonable period of time or 21 Can I appeal? it is established that the offer was obtained through a n Ye s, you are entitled to lodge a statutory appeal for fraudulent or intentionally misleading application. An a place at any school for which your application has example of this would be knowingly using an incorrect been refused. home address for a child. In these cases the application would be considered using the information that the If a place becomes available before the appeal is heard, local authority believes to be correct, for example using your case would be considered alongside any other the home address where the local authority considers appeals, those on the waiting list, and any late applications, that the child actually lives. in accordance with the published admission criteria. Foundation, Free, Trust and Voluntary Aided schools and 24 What is a feeder primary Academies may have their own appeal arrangements. school? Further details are available direct from the school. Every primary school in Plymouth is linked to a Each Admission Authority will set a timetable for particular secondary school. This means that there appeal. The deadline to submit an appeal will be at are close links between them including, for example, least 20 school days from the date of notification regular meetings between teachers to discuss the that the application was unsuccessful. Appeals will be curriculum; the transfer of pupils; and other matters of heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging mutual interest. At this point, it has not been decided appeals. In the case of late applications, appeals should which secondary school St Matthew’s CE Primary and be heard within 40 school days from the deadline for Nursery Academy will be a feeder to. In the case of RC lodging appeals where possible, or within 30 school primary schools, the linked school for girls is Notre days of the appeal being lodged.

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Dame RC School. There is no linked RC school for the 26 boys attending RC primary schools. The primary school Can my child travel free to a child attends and whether it is a feeder school to school or benefit from the nominated secondary school may affect the child’s cheap bus fares? position in the order of priority for a place if the school is oversubscribed. A list of non-selective schools and Local authority responsibility for transport depends their feeder primary schools is set out below. on where a child lives. Pupils of secondary school age who live more than three miles from their nearest 25 Making contact with school are entitled to travel free to and from school. a school Where the nearest school is full and unable to admit a child, the local authority may nominate and provide A parent, who contacts a school to enquire about free travel to the nearest alternative school if this is admissions, can arrange a visit to the school and expect beyond three miles. Free travel may also be provided at the headteacher or the school administrator to explain our discretion for exceptional reasons, for example on the admission arrangements. On request, a copy of the medical grounds. school’s brochure, along with the address for the school admissions website (which contains this parent’s guide, Pupils who have Special Educational Needs will be the oversubscription criteria for each of the schools assessed for free travel as above to their nearest in Plymouth and the online application form) can be mainstream school or to a special school or unit if provided free of charge. they have been placed there by the local authority. Their needs will also be considered when making Please be aware that each school will have its own the assessment for entitlement to free travel. A policies on matters such as school uniform, curriculum, passenger assistant will be provided if necessary. The school organisation, bullying, home school agreements local authority will decide on the most suitable mode etc. You are advised to read the school’s own brochure of transport. There is no entitlement to free travel if so that you are aware of the expectations that the the pupil is attending a school other than the nearest school will have of your child before applying for a school due to parental preference. place at the school. Non-selective School Feeder Primary Schools All Saints CE Academy Hyde Park Junior, Knowle, Manadon Vale, Mayflower, Montpelier, Pennycross, Shakespeare, St Andrew’s CE, St. Budeaux Foundation CE Junior, St. George’s CE, St. Peter’s CE, Compton CE, Mary Dean’s CE, St. Edward’s CE Coombe Dean Goosewell, Wembury (Devon) Eggbuckland Austin Farm, Compton CE, Eggbuckland Vale, St. Edward’s CE, Widey Court Hele’s Boringdon, Old Priory Junior, Woodford Lipson High View, Laira Green, Lipson Vale, Mount Street, Prince Rock, Salisbury Road, St. Andrew’s CE, St. Peter’s CE Marine Academy Plymouth Ernesettle, Marine Academy Primary (MAP2), Mayflower, Riverside, St. Budeaux Foundation CE Junior, Victoria Road, Weston Mill Notre Dame Cathedral School of St. Mary’s RC, Holy Cross RC, Keyham Barton RC, St. Joseph’s RC, St. Paul’s RC, St. Peter’s RC Plymouth School of Plymouth School of Creative Arts (primary) Creative Arts Plymstock Dunstone, Elburton, Hooe, Oreston, Pomphlett Ridgeway Chaddlewood, Glen Park, St. Maurice, Yealmpstone Farm St. Boniface’s None Sir John Hunt Beechwood, Mary Dean’s CE, Oakwood, Whitleigh, Woodfield Stoke Damerel Drake, Ford, High Street, College Road, Marlborough, Montpelier, Morice Town, Mount Wise, Pilgrim, St. George’s CE, Stoke Damerel, Stuart Road Tor Bridge High Bickleigh Down CE (Devon), Leigham, Thornbury, Tor Bridge, Widewell

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Pupils who are entitled to free school meals or whose There is a review/appeals procedure for school parents are in receipt of the maximum level of Working transport disputes between parents and the local Tax Credit will qualify for free travel to school if they authority, details of which are available at are attending one of their three nearest qualifying www.plymouth.gov.uk/schooltransportfaq schools and the school measures between two and six For information on suitable bus routes to school, please miles from home. For pupils attending a school on the contact Traveline at www.travelinesw.com grounds of religion or belief the mileage is extended up to 15 miles. This criteria does not include travel to 29 Schools meals and milk grammar schools. Meals are available in all Plymouth schools as are facilities You can apply for school transport online or fill in a for those who wish to bring sandwiches. The City paper form, available from the School Transport Team Council does not provide milk for pupils other than that on telephone 01752 308770. All major bus operators which some schools sell to pupils. in Plymouth offer child fares, various season tickets and day rider tickets for children of statutory school age. From September 2014 free school meals will be available Further information on entitlement to free travel is to all those in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. available at www.plymouth.gov.uk/schooltransportfaq Free school meals are available to all other children of parents who receive Income Support, or Income Based 27 Sustainable travel Job-Seekers Allowance, or Child Tax Credit with no entitlement to Working Tax Credit and an income as At the start and end of the school day, about 20 per cent assessed by the Inland Revenue that does not exceed of traffic is related to schools and colleges. The obvious the threshold of £16,190 (up to 31 March 2015), or effect of this is apparent every morning, increased Guarantee element of State Pension Credit, or Income congestion, pollution and risk to safety. Plymouth City Related Employment and Support Allowance or Support Council promotes sustainable school travel and you can under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. help. When making your school choices, take a moment to consider how your children will travel to school. Is Further details and an application form can be there an opportunity to walk or cycle? If you live further downloaded from the Education > Schools page of away, could you use public transport, car share or ‘Park the City Council website at www.plymouth.gov.uk and Stride’. Encouraging sustainable choices from an early Application forms and further advice are also available age will have a positive effect on our health, safety and from schools, or from the Free School Meals Team on environment, with children gaining valuable life and social 01752 307410. Application forms should be returned to skills along the way. We can all have an impact on the your child’s school for authorisation. wider environment by acting smarter and reducing our Carbon Footprint. 30 Education Welfare Service To view your options for home to school travel using The Education Welfare Service provides support bus, train and walking please visit: www.travelinesw.com and advice on school attendance, bullying, exclusion, alternative educational provision, child employment and Note entertainment performance licences, links to other child The local authority responsibility for transport welfare agencies, and child protection procedures. Most depends on where a child lives. If you do not live in children in Plymouth have a named Education Welfare Plymouth, please ask your home LA for details of Officer. For further information telephone transport entitlement. 01752 307405 or visit the City Council website at www.plymouth.gov.uk/educationwelfare 28 Who is responsible for 31 School Uniform travel arrangements? Most schools require pupils to wear a school uniform, with the exception of the Sixth Form. Individual school For children receiving free school transport, parents web sites set out the policy on school uniform. The are responsible for ensuring their child’s safety between local authority no longer offers crisis payments for home and the school transport picking-up and setting- assistance in purchasing a school uniform. Parents/carers down points. Where there is no entitlement to free should contact the school which may be able to assist travel, the parent is entirely responsible for making and parents with the cost of purchasing items of uniform. paying for all the travel arrangements.

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32 Fair Access 34 Insurance All local authorities must have a Fair Access protocol. The City Council is insured against legal liability for any The protocol applies to all schools in Plymouth, injury, loss or damage caused to pupils as a result of including Foundation, Trust, Voluntary Aided and Free negligence on its part or that of its employees. Pupils schools, Academies and UTCs. The School Admissions are not insured for personal accident while on school Code sets out that the Fair Access protocol exists to: premises or on work experience schemes. However, cover is provided for pupils on organised school trips n ensure that, outside the normal admissions round, and visits: headteachers and principals can provide unplaced children, especially the most vulnerable, details. Pupils are expected to accept responsibility for are offered a place at a suitable school as quickly as their personal possessions, including money. Parents possible; may wish to consider taking out their own insurance n ensure all schools in an area admit their fair share to cover any risks. of children with challenging behaviour, including children excluded from other schools. 35 Privacy Notice Copies of the Fair Access policy can be obtained from All information provided for your application may be the School Admissions Team. processed and kept by schools and by Plymouth City Council and exchanged with schools, other councils 33 School term and holiday and relevant government departments for dealing with dates for 2015/16 school applications and related matters (for example, admission appeals). It may be used for dealing with School term and holiday dates are set by the matters connected with or ancillary to the child’s local authority (LA) for Community and Voluntary education and to update any other records held Controlled (VC) schools and maintained nursery relating to the child and may be exchanged within the schools. School governing bodies set occasional and Council for the purpose of prevention and detection professional development days for their schools, known of fraud. as non-pupil days. The governing bodies of individual Anonymous statistical information may also be schools will allocate 10 non-pupil days from within passed to other organisations to help in planning and these dates. monitoring services. n Parents or carers are advised to contact schools direct for confirmation of their non-pupil days. Information Lead officers act as the Data Controller for the Council and can be contacted about the use of n Own admission authority schools may not follow your personal information. Tel: 01752 306800 the term dates set by the LA. Email: [email protected] n Parents or carers are advised to check individual If your application is completed on behalf of someone schools websites for definitive dates. else or personal details or contact data about a third party are provided, then it is your responsibility to 2015/16 academic year make sure that you have informed the other person Term one: 1 September 2015 to of what you have told the Council (not applicable for 23 October 2015 complaints or investigations). Term two: 2 November 2015 to 18 December 2015 36 Complaints Term three: 4 January 2016 to 12 February 2016 You are entitled to submit a complaint if you are Term four: 17 February 2016 to 24 March 2016* unhappy with the way in which the Council has handled Term five: 11 April 2016 to 27 May 2016 your application. If you wish to lodge a complaint Term six: 6 June 2016 to 22 July 2016 against the Council then telephone the City Council’s contact centre on 01752 668000 in the first instance. * Term four officially starts on 17 February but individual governing bodies can allocate ‘occasional days’ so that children return to school on 22 February. Refer to individual schools for this information.

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37 Further information and advice contact: n Any primary or secondary school n Plymouth City Council: n School Admissions Team – 01752 307469 n Education Welfare Service – 01752 307405 n Special Educational Needs – 01752 307409 n Free School Meals – 01752 307410 n School Transport – 01752 308770 n English as an Additional Language – 01752 307485 n Education other than at School – 01752 307471

Other Organisations: Parent Support Adviser (PSA) – the majority of schools within Plymouth have a Parent Support Adviser. The PSA is able to assist parents with the application process and also with the transition from Primary to Secondary education. Parent Partnership Service – based at the Jan Cutting Healthy Living Centre, Scott Business Park, Beacon Park Road, Plymouth PL2 2PQ. Telephone 01752 258933 offers independent support and information for those with concerns about their child’s education, including special educational needs. For further information visit www.plymouthparentpartnership.org.uk Choice Advice help is also available from the Parent Partnership service and supports Plymouth parents/carers to make the best and most realistic choice of school for their child. The service assists parents of all school age children. Email [email protected] Plymouth Family Information Service – freephone 0800 783 4259 or email [email protected]. - information on childcare and education facilities, tax credits and benefits calculations and family legal advice. For further information visit www.plymouth.gov.uk/familyinformationservice ACE Education Advice CIC – independent advice is also available from ACE Education Advice CIC, who offer a comprehensive range of advice and information on education issues. The information is based on current education law and guidance and covers state funded education for children aged 5-16 years in England only. Normal opening hours are Monday to Wednesday from 10am to 1pm. For further information telephone 0300 0115 142 or visit www.ace-ed.org.uk

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TRANSFERRING FROM PRIMARY SCHOOL TO SECONDARY SCHOOL YEAR 7 38 Main changes for 2015 39 Admission criteria: admissions Coombe Dean School (Academy), n In September 2014, legislation comes into force Eggbuckland Community College to replace Statements of Special Education Need (Academy), Hele’s School (Academy), with Education, Health and Social Care Plans. Lipson Co-operative Academy (Academy), Local authorities have until 2017 to transfer their Marine Academy Plymouth (Academy), statements over to the new plans. Wherever Plymstock School (Academy), Ridgeway ‘Statement of Special Education Needs or SEN School (Academy), Sir John Hunt statement’ is mentioned in this booklet, the same Community Sports College (Community), provision will apply to Education, Health and Social Stoke Damerel Community College Care plans. (Academy), Tor Bridge High (Academy) n Redefinition of the term ‘Looked after or previously looked after child’. The Government has accepted All applicants must: that the current School Admissions Code provisions n Complete the Common Application Form available in relation to priority school admissions for children from, and returnable to their home local authority; adopted from local authority care in England and Wales can be interpreted more widely. The n In addition, applicants applying under criteria 5 Government now seeks to ensure that forthwith below must complete the Plymouth Supplementary all children adopted from local authority care in Information Form and return it direct to the School England and Wales should have highest priority. Admissions Team, Plymouth City Council. Previously the policy on admissions was restricting A child with a Statement of Special Educational Needs priority to children adopted from care under the (SEN) which names the school will be admitted. Adoption and Children Act 2002 (implemented on 30 December 2005). The DfE has therefore decided Where there are less applicants than the PAN, all to adopt this wider interpretation of the Code and children will be admitted unless they can be offered a as a consequence expects admission authorities to higher ranked preference. In the event that the School give highest priority to all children adopted from is oversubscribed, the admission authority will apply the care. If you are affected by this redefinition, you following oversubscription criteria in order of priority: should seek guidance from the relevant admission authority. 1 A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after n With effect from 1 April 2014 the following Roman being looked after became subject to an adoption, Catholic schools became part of the Plymouth residence, or special guardianship order. A looked Catholic and Anglican Schools Trust (CAST) a Multi after child is a child who is (a) in the care of Academy Trust formed with all RC schools from a local authority, or (b) being provided with Cornwall, Devon and Dorset. accommodation by a local authority in the exercise n Notre Dame Girls School of their social services functions (see the definition n St Boniface’s College in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989); n St Peter’s Primary School 2 A child with exceptional medical or social grounds. n Cathedral School of St Mary Primary School Applicants will only be considered under this n Holy Cross Primary School heading if the parent/carer or their representative can demonstrate that only the preferred school n Keyham Barton Primary School can meet the exceptional medical or social needs n St Paul’s Primary School of the child. This can be in the form of a testimony n St Joseph’s Primary School from a medical practitioner, social worker or other professional who can support the application on an n The Pan for Eggbuckland Community College will ‘exceptional’ basis. reduce from 210 to 180

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Exceptional medical or social grounds could include, factors such as the address to which the Child Benefit for example: Allowance or Child Tax Credit is payable, registration for medical services etc. n a serious medical condition, which can be supported by medical evidence Multiple births: Defined as children of multiple birth (including those born within the same academic year n a significant caring role for the child which can be cohort). We understand that parents/carers would like supported by evidence from social services; to keep twins, triplets and other children of multiple birth 3 Children with a sibling already attending the together. Where the admission criteria is applied and it school at the time of admission. Children are is not possible to offer places to all children of the same siblings if they are a full, half, step, or adoptive multiple birth family we would work with the family to brother or sister, and live in the same family unit find the best solution for them and their children. Should and household; it transpire that it is not possible to offer place(s) to all 4 Children attending a feeder primary school. A children within that multiple birth, the parent will be feeder primary school is linked to the secondary invited to nominate which child should be allocated the school. A list of feeder primary schools is available place(s). in the Next Step Parent’s Guide; Response: Parents/carers must respond to an allocation 5 Children whose parent is a member of staff of a school place within two weeks of the date of employed at the school for two or more years at notification of availability of a school place. Response the time at which the application for admission to must be made to Plymouth City Council. In the absence the school is made or where the member of staff of a response, the offer may be revoked and the place is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there may be reallocated to someone else. is a demonstrable skill shortage evidenced by Tie-breaker: Where we have to choose between two or completion of the supplementary information form; more children in the same category as each other, then 6 Other children measured by a straight line on the nearer to the school the child lives - as measured by the map using Plymouth City Council’s electronic a straight line on the map using Plymouth City Council’s mapping system – the shorter the distance, the electronic mapping system - the higher the priority. higher the priority. Measurement points will be from Measurement points will be from an internal point of an internal point of the building concerned (usually the building concerned (usually the visual centre of the visual centre of the building). Flats are therefore the building). Flats are therefore taken to be the same taken to be the same measurement point regardless measurement point regardless of floor of location. of floor of location. Definitive tie-breaker: In the event of there still being Notes a tie, there will be a random ballot using an electronic random number generator. Such a ballot will be Appeals: In the event that an applicant is denied a place supervised by an officer of Plymouth City Council. at the school, the parent/carer will have the right of appeal to an independent appeal panel. Information Waiting lists: If a place cannot be offered at the relating to the appeal process can be obtained from preferred school, the child’s name will automatically be Plymouth City Council’s School Admissions Team1. added to the waiting list for any school ranked higher than the school allocated. Those on a waiting list and late Home address: Any allegations received by the applicants will be treated equally and placed on the same admission authority of people providing false or list. Waiting lists will be held in the order of the published accommodation addresses when applying for school admission criteria and will be maintained until the end places shall be fully investigated and, if found to be true, of the summer holidays 2015. Any vacancies that arise allocated places may be withdrawn, as appropriate. will be allocated to the child at the top of the waiting Schools have been advised by Plymouth City Council to list. From the commencement of the September term ask parents to provide proof of residence (for example in 2015, the in-year admissions scheme applies and the utility bills) before admitting a child. Plymouth local admission criteria and waiting list procedure will change. authority (LA) will also carry out checks as appropriate. A child’s home address is defined as the address at 1 At the time of determination, Coombe Dean School, Eggbuckland which the child is normally resident or, where a child Community College, Hele’s, Lipson Co-operative Academy, Marine lives at more than one address, the address at which Academy Plymouth, Plymstock School, Ridgeway, Stoke Damerel Community College and Tor Bridge High purchase services from the child lives for the majority of the time. Where the Plymouth City Council. If any of the schools cease this service, the home address is unclear, the Admission Authority will function will be undertaken by the school or contracted to another determine the appropriate address taking into account provider.

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40 C of E [VA] Academy, St. Peter’s C of E [VA] Admission criteria: All Saints Primary School, Compton C of E [VC] Primary CE Academy Plymouth School, Mary Dean’s C of E [VC] Primary School, St. Edward’s C of E [VC] Primary School; All applicants must complete the Common Application Form available from, and returnable to their home local 6 Other children measured by a straight line on authority. the map using Plymouth City Council’s electronic mapping system – the shorter the distance, the A child with a Statement of Special Educational Needs higher the priority. Measurement points will be from (SEN) which names the Academy will be admitted. an internal point of the building concerned (usually Where there are fewer applicants than the PAN, all the visual centre of the building). Flats are therefore children will be admitted unless they can be offered taken to be the same measurement point regardless a higher ranked preference. In the event that the of floor of location. Academy is oversubscribed, the admission authority will apply the following oversubscription criteria in order of Notes priority: Appeals: In the event that an applicant is denied a place 1 A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously at the academy, the parent/carer will have the right of looked after but immediately after being looked after appeal to an independent appeal panel. Information became subject to an adoption, residence, or special relating to the appeal process can be obtained from guardianship order after the 2002 Adoption Act Plymouth City Council’s School Admissions Team1. came into force on 31 December 2005. A looked Home address: Any allegations received by the after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local admission authority of people providing false authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation accommodation addresses when applying for school by a local authority in the exercise of their social places shall be fully investigated and, if found to be true, services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) allocated places may be withdrawn, as appropriate. of the Children Act 1989); Schools have been advised by Plymouth City Council1 2 Children whose siblings currently attend the to ask parents to provide proof of residence (for academy and who will continue to do so on the example utility bills) before admitting a child. Plymouth date of admission. Sibling means children who live local authority1 (LA) will also carry out checks as as brother or sister in the same house, including appropriate. A child’s home address is defined as natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, the address at which the child is normally resident stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and or, where a child lives at more than one address, the sisters; address at which the child lives for the majority of the 3 Children who are baptised members of the time. Where the home address is unclear, the admission Church of England [a copy of the baptism authority will determine the appropriate address taking certificate to be presented to the Principal of the into account factors such as the address to which the Academy by 31 October 2014]. If parents are Child Benefit Allowance or Child Tax Credit is payable, unable to provide the baptism certificate, they registration for medical services etc. should speak to the Principal as soon as possible; Multiple births: Defined as children of multiple birth 4 Children who are members of other Christian (including those born within the same academic year denominations recognised by Christians Together cohort). We understand that parents/carers would like in Devon [a copy of the baptism certificate to be to keep twins, triplets and other children of multiple presented to the Principal of the Academy by 31 birth together. Where the admission criteria is applied October 2014]. If parents are unable to provide and it is not possible to offer places to all children of the baptism certificate, they should speak to the the same multiple birth family we would work with Principal as soon as possible; the family to find the best solution for them and their children. Should it transpire that it is not possible to 5 Children from the following feeder primary offer place(s) to all children within that multiple birth, , Knowle Primary schools: the parent will be invited to nominate which child School, Manadon Vale Primary School, Mayflower should be allocated the place(s). Community School, Montpelier Primary School, Pennycross Primary School, Shakespeare Primary Response: Parents/carers must respond to an allocation School, St. Andrew’s C of E [VA] Primary School, of an academy place within 2 weeks of the date of St. Budeaux C of E [VA] Junior School, St. George’s notification of availability of an academy place.

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1 Response must be made to Plymouth City Council . In 41 the absence of a response, the offer may be revoked Admission criteria: and the place may be reallocated to someone else. Devonport High School If there is oversubscription in any category, pupils will for Boys be admitted by the following tie-breaker. Tie-breaker: Where we have to choose between Approved admission number two or more children in the same category as each The admission number in Year 7 will be 174. other, then the nearer to the school the child lives - as measured by a straight line on the map using Plymouth Admission arrangements 1 City Council’s electronic mapping system - the higher 1 Admission to the school is on the basis of selection the priority. Measurement points will be from an by reference to ability or aptitude. internal point of the building concerned (usually the visual centre of the building). Flats are therefore taken 2 Devonport High School for Boys uses papers to be the same measurement point regardless of floor designed by GL Assessment (GLAss) to meet the of location. needs of the selective schools, and an internal English paper. Definitive tie-breaker: In the event of there still being a tie, there will be a random ballot using an electronic 3 The tests will comprise an assessment of potential random number generator. Such a ballot will be through GLAss English and Mathematics papers. supervised by an officer of Plymouth City Council1. Candidates will also take an internally set English paper (testing composition skills). These tests will be Waiting lists: If a place cannot be offered at All Saints conducted at Devonport High School for Boys on CE Academy, the child’s name will automatically be two consecutive Saturday mornings in September. added to the waiting list for any school ranked higher 4 The programme for the two Saturday mornings than the school allocated. Those on a waiting list and will be: Week 1) Familiarisation and DHSB English late applicants will be treated equally and placed on paper and Week 2) GLAss English and Mathematics the same list. Waiting lists will be held in the order of papers. the published admission criteria and will be maintained until the end of the summer holidays 2015. Any 5 When the scores have been standardised the vacancies that arise will be allocated to the child at the Admission Panel will meet to discuss the results: The top of the waiting list. From the commencement of Admission Panel will consist of the Headteacher, the September term in 2015, the in-year admissions Admissions Officer and a representative of the scheme applies and the admission criteria and waiting Governing Body of the school. The results will be list procedure will change. placed in one of three bands:

1 At the time of determination, All Siants CE Academy purchases A Candidates who achieve The candidate services from Plymouth City Council. If any of the schools cease this a qualifying GLAss mark has qualified and service, the function will be undertaken by the school or contracted equal to or higher than is eligible for to another provider. that of the 174th can- consideration for a didate, and a qualify- place at the school. ing score in the DHSB English paper B Candidates who achieve The candidate a qualifying GLAss mark has qualified and lower than that of the is eligible for 174th candidate, and a consideration for a qualifying score in the place on the DHSB DHSB English paper waiting list. C Candidates who do not The candidate has achieve the qualifying not qualified and GLAss mark and/or so is ineligible to sufficient marks in the be considered for a DHSB English paper place at this selective school.

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Notes who are not initially allocated a place will be automatically placed on our waiting list. The list gives 1 A candidate who is listed in Category A and whose priority strictly by the oversubscription criteria for any special educational needs (SEN) statement names place that may become available by the last day of DHSB will be admitted. December in the year of admission. 2 If it is necessary to distinguish between candidates in a particular category, priority will be determined Application procedure on the basis of distance between home and school. Measurements are taken by a straight line on a map 1 Parents must register for the DHSB admission exams using the City Council’s electronic mapping system by submitting the registration form at www.dhsb.org. – the shorter the distance the higher the priority. Alternatively, the registration form is also available in Measurement points will be from an internal point the school prospectus and can be completed and of the building concerned (usually the visual centre returned by post. The registration period will be open of the building). Flats are therefore taken to be the from 22 April 2014 to 5 September 2014. Letters same measurement point regardless of floor of giving an indication of 11+ test results will be sent by location. post on 15 October 2014. 2 Parents must also apply for a place at the school by Waiting list and subscription criteria completing the application form provided by their home LA (i.e. the LA serving their home address) 1 Category B candidates who apply for a place at the and returning it to them by post or on-line by the school will be eligible for a place on the waiting list. closing date published for that LA. The following criteria will be used by the school to rank the candidates on this list if any places become 3 The school will administer the 11+ test to all available by the last day of December in the year of registered candidates and will, as is required, inform admission. Those achieving the highest GLAss score the LA of the admission decisions. Parents will be will have priority. To resolve any tied positions within informed by the home LA of their son’s school this ranked list the following four criteria will be used allocation on the first working day in March. (strictly in this order): 4 All parents are entitled to appeal against non- i. Looked after children (those in the care of a local admission. Requests for such appeals will be authority) and previously looked after children. considered by the independent appeal panel. Contact This means a ‘looked after child’ or a child who details: [email protected] or 01752 208787. was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, Late Registrations (Registration for the residence, or special guardianship order after admission exams received by DHSB from 06.09.14 the 2002 Adoption Act came into force on 31 to 31.10.14) December 2005. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) 1 Arrangements will be made for the 11+ tests to being provided with accommodation by a local be taken. Please note that test results will only be authority in the exercise of their social services included in the first allocation round if the admission functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of authority is satisfied that the parent could not the Children Act 1989). reasonably have known about the requirement and deadline for registration. ii. In the event of an unresolved tie, then the mark for the DHSB English paper will be used to Late applications (applications received by the discriminate between candidates. LA from 1.11.14 to 31.08.15) iii. If there is still a tie then distance from the school, measured in a straight line on a map, will be used 1 Parents should make an application to their Home LA. to favour those living nearer to the school. (see 2 Arrangements will be made for the 11+ test to be notes). taken. Places will be allocated to those who qualify if iv. Finally, a random number generator will be used. there is a vacancy. The over-subscription criteria will This will be supervised by the DHSB Admission be applied if necessary. If there are no vacancies then Panel. the candidate will be placed on the school waiting list. The waiting list will be maintained until the end of 2 Candidates taking the 11+ test late and who qualify December 2015. by virtue of a score higher than the 174th candidate

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42 Devonport High School for Notes Appeals: In the event that an applicant is denied a place Girls (Academy) and at the school, the parent/carer will have the right of Plymouth High School for appeal to an independent appeal panel. Information Girls (Community) relating to the appeal process can be obtained from Plymouth City Council’s School Admissions Team. The same admission arrangements apply to Devonport Cut-off score: The cut off score is the score attained by High School for Girls which is an academy and the 120th candidate allocated to the school. Plymouth High School for Girls which is a community grammar school. Home address: Any allegations received by the admission authority of people providing false or Grammar schools select pupils through academic ability accommodation addresses when applying for school and all candidates will be required to participate in places shall be fully investigated and, if found to be true, the 11-plus examination. The 11-plus examination will allocated places may be withdrawn, as appropriate. take place before the close date for submission of the Schools have been advised by Plymouth City Council1 application form for a school place and parents are to ask parents to provide proof of residence (for required to register their child to take the examination. example utility bills) before admitting a child. Plymouth Only those students who complete the registration local authority1 (LA) will also carry out checks as and sit the examination at the published date will be appropriate. A child’s home address is defined as included in the allocations for 1 March 2015. the address at which the child is normally resident or, where a child lives at more than one address, the 1 Places will be allocated according to highest score address at which the child lives for the majority of the attained in the 11-plus examination. time. Where the home address is unclear, the admission 2 Should it prove necessary to distinguish between authority will determine the appropriate address taking candidates with identical aggregate scores, the into account factors such as the address to which the following criteria apply in order of priority: Child Benefit Allowance or Child Tax Credit is payable, registration for medical services etc. a A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after Response: Parents/carers must respond to an allocation being looked after became subject to an of a school place within two weeks of the date of notification of availability of a school place. Response adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. 1 A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the must be made to Plymouth City Council . In the absence care of a local authority, or (b) being provided of a response, the offer may be revoked and the place with accommodation by a local authority in the may be reallocated to someone else. exercise of their social services functions (see Waiting lists: Candidates not allocated a place will the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children automatically be placed on a waiting list which will be Act 1989; ranked by test score attained. Those on a waiting list b Students whose home address is nearest the and late applicants will be treated equally and placed on preferred school. Measurements are taken by the same list. The waiting list will be maintained up until a straight line on a map using the Council’s the end of the summer holiday 2015. Should a vacancy electronic mapping system1 – the shorter the become available, the place will be offered to the next distance the higher the priority. Measurement student on the list. From 1 September 2015, the in-year points will be from an internal point of the admissions criteria will apply and parents will be invited building concerned (usually the visual centre of to join the in-year waiting list if they are eligible to do so. the building). Flats are therefore taken to be the Only candidates whose 11-plus score is not more than 2 same measurement point regardless of floor of marks below the final cut-off score will be invited to join location. In the event of there still being a tie, the in-year waiting list. Parents/carers will be required to there will be a random ballot using an electronic renew their intent to remain on the waiting list, usually random number generator. Such a ballot will in the autumn, spring and summer. If the Council does be supervised by an officer of Plymouth City not receive a form within the specified timescale, the Council1. candidate’s name will be removed from the waiting list. 1 At the time of determination, Devonport High School for Girls purchases services from Plymouth City Council. If the school ceases this service, the function will be undertaken by the school or contracted to another provider. 22 ADMISSIONS ARRANGEMENTSGENERAL

43 If you only complete the local authority form your The City Council’s 11-plus application will be valid, but the school may not be able procedure to rank your application against their admission criteria. If you only complete the school’s form your application The Council’s 11-plus procedure is used for assessing will not be valid and will not be considered. girls whose parents apply for a place at Devonport High School for Girls or Plymouth High School for Girls Children with Statements of Special Educational Need and for no other purpose. It is designed to measure will be admitted before any other child ranked by the a child’s academic ability, to determine whether she criteria below. would be suited to a grammar school education. All other applications will be ranked on the criteria Great care is taken to try to ensure that no child is listed below: allocated to a course of education to which she would be unsuited; and that the standard of entry to the 1 A Looked after child, or a previously looked after child. grammar schools remains consistent from year to year. 2 Girls who are baptised Roman Catholic. The 11-plus examination will be completed before the This should be evidenced by a baptism certificate close date for application for a school place. or by the Supplementary Information Form being signed by their RC Parish Priest to confirm baptism The procedure comprises two NFER (National or that the child is enrolled as a catechumen. Foundation for Educational Research) standardised tests in Maths and English in a multiple choice format, 3 Girls who are baptised or recognised members of a normally taken at one of the girls’ grammar schools Christian denomination or other faith. during the autumn term. A local English paper will also This should be evidenced by a baptism certificate be used but this does not form part of the overall or by the Supplementary Information Form being score as it is only used for additional information in signed by a Christian Minister/Priest/Senior Leader cases of appeal. of their faith community to confirm baptism. Where The test dates will be Saturday 20 September 2014, a faith community does not recognise or carry (English comprehension), Saturday 27 September 2014, out baptisms, the form must be signed by the faith (Maths and local English test [two separate papers]). leader to confirm membership of the community. The locally set English test will be evaluated only in 4 Girls for whom exceptional medical or social cases where parents lodge statutory appeals against the justification is demonstrated. decision not to allocate a grammar school place. This should be evidenced by testimony from The results of the 11-plus examination will be sent to a medical practitioner, social worker or other you on 15 October 2014, which might help you to professional that demonstrates that only Notre decide which schools to apply for when you complete Dame School can meet the exceptional needs of the application form for a school place. You will need to the child. apply to your home local authority for a school place 5 Girls of no particular faith tradition whose parents/ by 31 October 2014. If you live in Plymouth, you can guardians nonetheless wish their child to receive complete your application online from 3 September faith-based schooling within the Catholic Christian 2014. tradition. 44 Admission criteria: 6 Other applicants who do not fall into the above Notre Dame RC School categories. In the event of oversubscription within any criterion, The planned admission number (PAN) for entry in Year the allocation of places will be decided by: 7 in 2015-16 is 140. In applying our admission criteria: a Girls with siblings who are still attending Notre If you want to apply for a place at Notre Dame School Dame School, Plymouth, at the time of their you should complete and return not only the local admission. (‘Siblings’ means brothers or sisters. They authority Common Application Form (CAF), but also are defined as children with at least one natural or the school’s own Supplementary Information Form, adoptive parent in common, living at the same or a in the forms section of the Next Step Booklet (for different address). Plymouth LA), available on request from the school or b Within each category, children of multiple birth downloaded from the school’s website. (including those born within the same academic

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cohort) where an application is submitted for the at Windsor House and at the Open Evening in admission of all children of that multiple birth will be September 2014. placed at the top of that admission category. Should n The Supplementary Information Form (SIF) must it transpire that it is not possible to offer place(s) to be returned to the College for processing by 31 all children within that multiple birth, the parent will October 2014 if admission is being sought under be invited to nominate which should be allocated the categories 2 to 5 of the oversubscription criteria. place(s). We strongly recommend all correspondence sent c Girls attending a Feeder Primary School, as specified to the College is sent by recorded delivery. Any in the Plymouth LA ‘The Next Step’ booklet or correspondence delivered to the College by hand will attending another RC school. be recorded with a receipt. d “The basis of distance between home and school. n Parents will be notified of the school place allocated Measurements are taken by a straight line on a to their child on Monday 2 March 2015 by Plymouth map using the Council’s electronic mapping system City Council. – the shorter the distance the higher the priority. n The letter which informs parents of an unsuccessful Measurement points will be from an internal point of application to the College advises parents of their the building concerned (usually the visual centre of right to appeal to the Independent Appeal Panel. the building). Flats are therefore taken to be the same measurement point regardless of floor or location.” Any parent who makes an application is presumed to want their son to benefit from the specifically Christian Definitive tie-breaker; in the event of there still being ethos of the College. This does not affect the right a tie in any of the categories, there will be a random of parents who are not of the Catholic faith to be ballot using an electronic random number generator. considered for a place. Note St Boniface’s Catholic College is a single sex Voluntary If you live in Plymouth and want to apply for a place Aided School for Boys in years 7 – 11 and male and at Notre Dame RC School, you should complete female students in years 12 and 13. and return not only the Council’s form but also the n The Planned Admissions Number for the intake year school’s own Supplementary Information Form, group is 136 pupils. available on request from the school or downloaded from the school’s website. If you only complete the n The Governors will operate a waiting list until the City Council’s form, your application will be valid but end of the autumn term. the school may not be able to rank your application against their admission criteria. If you only complete Oversubscription Criteria for Admission to the school’s form, your application will not be valid Year 7 in September 2015 and will not be considered. Boys with a Statement of Special Educational Need that name the College will be admitted before any others 45 Admission criteria: ranked by the criteria below. St Boniface’s Catholic If more than 136 applications are received for places in Year 7 Governors will admit pupils using the following College criteria in strict precedence once the deadline for The admissions process is largely administered by admissions applications has been reached: Plymouth City Council through its co-ordinated 1 Looked after children and previously looked after Admissions Scheme for admission to Secondary Schools. children. n Any parent who makes an application is presumed 2.1 Baptised Catholic boys who regularly practise their to want their son to benefit from the specifically faith. (Evidence required is a baptism certificate plus a Christian ethos of the College. priest’s signature on the Supplementary Information n The application form must be returned to Plymouth form (SIF). Catechumens will also be considered City Council, or completed on-line, by 31 October under this criterion.) 2014. 2.2 Other baptised Catholic boys. (Evidence required is n Copies of the College Supplementary Information a baptism certificate only). Form (SIF) are available directly from the College’s 3 Practising members of other Christian Churches. main office, the College website, the local authority (Evidence required is the signature of the vicar or 24 ADMISSIONS ARRANGEMENTSGENERAL

minister of the Church they attend. This signature 6. By ‘parent’ we mean: on the SIF will confirm that the family are known to 1 any natural parent; practise their religion.) 2 any person who, although not a natural parent, has 4 Any other Christian boy whose parents can provide parental responsibility for a child; or evidence of baptism. 3 any person who, although not a natural parent, has 5 A boy who is a member of another recognised faith care of the child. community whose SIF is signed by a Senior Leader of 7 By ‘sibling’ we mean children living within the same that faith confirming membership. household. Typically this will be brother(s) and 6 All other boys whose parents express a preference sister(s) or children with the same person having for the College who make a valid application on the parental responsibility. Common Application Form (CAF). 8 By ‘Looked after children and previously looked In any situation the application of the above criteria after children’ we mean a ‘looked after child’ results in more children with an equal right to admission or a child who was previously looked after but to the school than the number of available places within immediately after being looked after became subject a single criterion, places will be allocated in the following to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order: order. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with 1 Brothers of pupils who will be on roll in September accommodation by a local authority in the exercise 2015. of their social services functions (see the definition in 2 Final tie-break will be made by a lottery. The names section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). of all those with an equal right to admission will be 9. By we mean the local allocated to numbered counters. These will then be ‘Plymouth City Council’ authority that operates the coordinated admissions drawn and the order in which they are drawn will system in the area give the order of priority for the allocation of the places available. The places will be allocated, in order, 10 By ‘Plymouth and the surrounding area’ we mean up to the number of places available. This process parishes in areas within travelling distance of will be carried out under the supervision of an St. Boniface’s such as: The Cathedral, Plymouth independent observer. Central; St. Joseph’s Church, Devonport; Christ the King, Plymouth Central; St. Paul’s, St. Budeaux; Definitions of terms used in the Policy Holy Family, Beacon Park; Our Most Holy Redeemer, 1. A Catholic child is a child baptised according to the Keyham; St. Peter’s, Crownhill; St. Thomas More, rites of the Roman Catholic Church. Southway; St. Edward the Confessor, Peverell; 2. ‘Practising’ means attending Mass weekly for Roman St. Margaret Mary Plymstock; Our Lady of Lourdes, Catholic families. Parents will indicate their parish on Plympton; Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. the College’s Supplementary Information Form (SIF). .Teresa, Efford; St. Austin’s Priory, Ivybridge; Sacred A Priest’s signature on the SIF will be the required Heart, Kingsbridge; Our Lady of the Angels, Saltash evidence for regular practice. and Torpoint; Our Lady and St. Neot, Liskeard; Our Lady of Light, Sclerder; Our Lady of the Assumption 3. ‘Practising’ for members of other Christian Churches Tavistock and Callington; Holy Cross, Yelverton. or other recognised world Faiths means regular attendance at Church or other place of worship. Note Parents will indicate their parish/place of worship on If you live in Plymouth and want to apply for a place the College’s Supplementary Information Form (SIF). at St Boniface’s Catholic College, you should complete A Vicar’s, Priest’s or Leader’s signature on the SIF will and return not only the Council’s form but also the be required evidence for regular practice. school’s own Supplementary Information Form, 4. Another recognised faith community is a world available on request from the school or downloaded recognised faith such as Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and from the school’s website. If you only complete the Hinduism. City Council’s form, your application will be valid but the school may not be able to rank your application 5. By ‘Catechumen’ we mean a child enrolled on against their admission criteria. If you only complete the Rite of Christian Initiation of Children (RCIC) the school’s form, your application will not be valid programme. This will be verified by the parish priest and will not be considered. or the person leading the programme.

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46 Exceptional medical or social grounds could include, for Admission criteria: example: Plymouth School of n a serious medical condition, which can be supported Creative Arts by medical evidence; The admission arrangements outlined within this n a significant caring role for the child which can be section apply to children starting in Year 7 for the first supported by evidence from social services. time in 2015/16. The published admission number 3 Children with a sibling already attending the (PAN) for this year group is 120. The close date for school at the time of admission. Children are application is 31 October 2014. Allocation results will siblings if they are a full, half, step, or adoptive be notified on 1 March 2015 (or the next working brother or sister, and live in the same family unit and day where 1 March is not a normal working day). The household; school follows Plymouth City Council’s co-ordinated 4 secondary admissions scheme. A child selected by aptitude assessment in the field of creative arts evidenced by ranked performance All applicants must: in the school’s aptitude test arrangements; n Complete the Common Application Form available 5 Children whose parent is a member of staff from, and returnable to their home local authority; employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission n In addition, applicants applying under criteria 5 to the school is made or where the member of below must complete the Plymouth Supplementary staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which Information Form and return it direct to the School there is a demonstrable skill shortage evidenced Admissions Team, Plymouth City Council. by completion of the Plymouth Supplementary A child with a Statement of Special Educational Needs Information Form; (SEN) which names Plymouth School of Creative Arts 6 Children attending a feeder primary school. will be admitted. A feeder primary school is linked to the secondary Where there are less applicants than the PAN, all school. A list of feeder primary schools is available in children will be admitted unless they can be offered a the Next Step Parent’s Guide; higher ranked preference. In the event that the School 7 Other children measured by a straight line on is oversubscribed, the admission authority will apply the the map using Plymouth City Council’s1 electronic following oversubscription criteria in order of priority: mapping system – the shorter the distance, the higher the priority. Measurement points will be from 1 A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was an internal point of the building concerned (usually previously looked after but immediately after the visual centre of the building). Flats are therefore being looked after became subject to an adoption, taken to be the same measurement point regardless residence, or special guardianship order after of floor of location. the 2002 Adoption Act came into force on 31 December 2005. A looked after child is a child who Notes is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being Appeals: In the event that an applicant is denied a place provided with accommodation by a local authority at the school, the parent/carer will have the right of in the exercise of their social services functions (see appeal to an independent appeal panel. Information the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act relating to the appeal process can be obtained from 1989); Plymouth City Council’s School Admissions Team1. 2 A child with exceptional medical or social grounds. Aptitude assessment: Candidates wishing to be Applicants will only be considered under this considered under the category for aptitude assessment heading if the parent/carer or their representative must complete a registration process for assessment can demonstrate that only the preferred school via the school. Candidates will need to complete an can meet the exceptional medical or social needs assessment on 12 July 2015. Portfolios and interviews of the child. This can be in the form of a testimony will not form part of this assessment. Assessment will from a medical practitioner, social worker or other be marked by external assessors. professional who can support the application on an ‘exceptional’ basis. Creative arts: This means creative thinking processes and practices as ascribed to creative art forms (Visual, Performing, Music and Media). 26 ADMISSIONS ARRANGEMENTSGENERAL

Home address: Any allegations received by the Waiting lists: If a place cannot be offered at Plymouth admission authority of people providing false or School of Creative Arts, the child’s name will accommodation addresses when applying for school automatically be added to the waiting list for any places shall be fully investigated and, if found to be true, school ranked higher than the school allocated. Those allocated places may be withdrawn, as appropriate. on a waiting list and late applicants will be treated Schools have been advised by Plymouth City Council1 equally and placed on the same list. Waiting lists will be to ask parents to provide proof of residence (for held in the order of the published admission criteria example utility bills) before admitting a child. Plymouth and will be maintained until the end of the summer local authority1 (LA) will also carry out checks as holidays 2015. Any vacancies that arise will be allocated appropriate. A child’s home address is defined as to the child at the top of the waiting list. From the the address at which the child is normally resident commencement of the September term in 2015, the or, where a child lives at more than one address, the in-year admissions scheme applies and the admission address at which the child lives for the majority of the criteria and waiting list procedure will change. time. Where the home address is unclear, the admission authority will determine the appropriate address taking Feeder primary school: Plymouth School of Creative into account factors such as the address to which the Arts (primary). Child Benefit Allowance or Child Tax Credit is payable, 1 At the time of determination, Plymouth School of Creative Arts registration for medical services etc. purchases services from Plymouth City Council. If the school ceases this service, the function will be undertaken by the school or Multiple births: Defined as children of multiple birth contracted to another provider. (including those born within the same academic year cohort). We understand that parents/carers would like to keep twins, triplets and other children of multiple birth together. Where the admission criteria is applied and it is not possible to offer places to all children of the same multiple birth family we would work with the family to find the best solution for them and their children. Should it transpire that it is not possible to offer place(s) to all children within that multiple birth, the parent will be invited to nominate which child should be allocated the place(s). Response: Parents/carers must respond to an allocation of a school pace within 2 weeks of the date of notification of availability of a school place. Response must be made to Plymouth City Council1. In the absence of a response, the offer may be revoked and the place may be reallocated to someone else. Tie-breaker: Where we have to choose between two or more children in the same category as each other, then the nearer to the school the child lives - as measured by a straight line on the map using Plymouth City Council’s1 electronic mapping system - the higher the priority. Measurement points will be from an internal point of the building concerned (usually the visual centre of the building). Flats are therefore taken to be the same measurement point regardless of floor of location. Definitive tie-breaker: In the event of there still being a tie, there will be a random ballot using an electronic random number generator. Such a ballot will be supervised by an officer of Plymouth City Council1.

27 The Next Step - Starting Secondary School in Plymouth 1 0 2 6 3 7 4 1 0 0 2 14 10 145 116 202 172 157 Allocations 8 1 78 52 69 52 145 117 122 122 203 134 102 179 160 183 118 Applications 1 1 (0) 1 (0) Other 45 (1) 35 (1) 93 (2) 96 (1) 44 (5) 38 (0) 23 (23) 29 (29) 79 (11) 29 (29) 120 (2) 25 (23) 87 (84) 142 (8) 107 (1)

0 (0) 8 (1) 6 (0) 0 (0) 9 (0) 27 (4) 15 (2) 43 (3) 27 (5) 18 (2) 15 (0) 33 (0) Feeder 69 (69) 51 (50) 91 (87) 27 (27) 104 (103)

0 (0) 5 (1) 2 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 6 (1) 0 (0) 7 (1) 0 (0) 8 (2) 2 (1) Sibling 48 (48) 34 (34) 65 (65) 60 (60) 41 (41)

0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) In Care

0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Special Reason

3 (3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5 (5) 36 (34) 0 (0) 121 (58) 201 (42) 0 (0) 3 (2) 71 (66) 361 118 (104) 0 (0) 246 (32) 139 0 (0) 440 67 (61) 124 (89) 207 107 (28) 301 180 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5 (5) 3 (3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5 (5) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (4) 0 (0) 0 (0) Needs Special

5 (5) 0 (0) 1 (0) 4 (4) 55 (49) 0 (0) 111 (75) 103 (25) 1 (1) 51 (44) 275 69 (27) 155 336 (93) 461 170 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 21 21 21 Preference Preference

180 210 210 180 180 PAN

What happened last year? last year? What happened 47 All Saitns C of E Academy Coombe Dean Eggbuckland Community College School Hele’s Lipson Co-operative Academy Data as at allocations in April 2014. Please remember that because parental preferences can change, this should not be can change, Please remember that because parental preferences April 2014. Data as at allocations in as an indication of future school place allocations. taken Number of places allocated in each categoryApplications to Secondary are in brackets. September 2014. School for

28 STATISTICSGENERAL

3 1 3 0 4 1 0 0 2 4 0 6 2 3 1 2 4 2 2 3 10 122 234 106 108 111 205 228 Allocations

1 1 1 1 69 37 62 41 85 44 58 40 72 88 53 159 102 122 249 101 106 108 111 244 229 Applications

1 (0) 1 (1) 0 (0) 1 (0) Other 89 (1) 38 (2) 25 (0) 62 (6) 41 (2) 66 (2) 39 (3) 58 (1) 41 (0) 67 (1) 38 (1) 36 (1) 33 (1) 132 (2) 17 (17) 47 (42) 98 (98) 15 (15) 26 (26) 74 (43) 52 (51) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 7 (0) 7 (1) 25 (2) 13 (1) 29 (2) 12 (0) 16 (1) 15 (5) 34 (3) 30 (2) 19 (1) 13 (2) Feeder 59 (59) 56 (56) 43 (43) 87 (83) 90 (90) 111 (106)

0 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) 4 (2) 0 (0) 8 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) Sibling 41(41) 80 (75) 31 (31) 37 (37) 74 (70) 81 (81) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (1) 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) In Care

0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Special Reason

5 (5) 0 (0) (0) 0 43 (41) 100 (61) 6 (6) 81 (19) 0 (0) 229 5 (5) (0) 0 127 0 (0) 83 (81) 128 (93) 1 (1) 3 (3) 274 (54) (31) 35 0 (0) 79 (57) 491 (18) 117 (2) 2 234 41 (39) 237 66 (49) 8 (8) 112 98 (30) 0 (0) 210 2 (1) (70) 77 126 119 (86) 180 (45) 386 210 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5 (5) 8 (8) 5 (5) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 8 (8) 0 (0) 0 (0) 6 (6) Needs Special 11 (11) 1 (0) 0 (0) (75) 89 175 (111) 146 (43) 422 240 11 (11) 8 (8) (0) 0 0 (0) 0 (0) (0) 0 201 (106) 209 117 2 3 4 4 4 4 2 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 21 21 21 Preference Preference

180 120 180 150 240 210 260 PAN

Art

Academy Marine Plymouth School of Plymouth Creative School Plymstock School Ridgeway Hunt Sir John SportsCommunity College Damerel Stoke College Community Bridge High Tor

29 The Next Step - Starting Secondary School in Plymouth 0 6 Allocations 8 2 Allocations 63 102

Applications Applications 21 47 63 43 53 102

All other All other applications Applicants 17 (0) 39 (3) 27 (2) 33 (1) 16 (16) 21 (21) No faith Any other 0 (0) tradition Denominations 1 (1) 2 (1) 2 (0) 0 (0) 12 (12)

Baptised Christian Other Recognised 1 (0) 0 (0) denomination or Faiths 1 (1) 9 (5)

other faith 11 (1) 45 (45) Baptised Other Christian Catholic 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (2) 4 (0) 7 (0) Baptised Boys 34 (34) In Care Practising members of other Christian 2 (0) 0 (0) 9 (9) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (1) Churches Special Other Baptised Reason 0 (0) 2 (0) 5 (5) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Catholic Boys

Special Baptised Catholic Needs 2 (1) 0 (0) (1) 1 45 (34) (51) 65 4 (1) 81 (24) 198 112 0 (0) 3 (1) 1 (0) 0 (0) 1 (1) 15 (15) 2 3 Preference 1 In Care 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

PAN Special Needs 140 6 (4) 0 (0) 18 (16) 7 (5) 11 (9) 2 (2) 2 (1) (13) 13 72 (19) 131 69 1 (0) 2 (1) 3 (3) 3 2 Preference 1

PAN 136

Faith Schools Faith St Boniface’s Catholic College Faith Schools Faith Dame Notre RC School

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PAN Preference Applications Allocations

Grammar Schools Devonport High 174 1 206 174 School for boys 2 8 0 3 2 0 216 174

Devonport High 120 1 185 119 School for Girls 2 90 1 3 11 0 286 120

Plymouth High 120 1 121 83 School for Girls 2 170 37 3 17 0 308 120

Schools for whom appeals for admission were heard: School Appeals Appeals allowed dismissed Devonport High School for Boys 2 6 Devonport High School for Girls 2 1 Plymouth High School for Girls 0 1 Stoke Damerel Community College 2 0 Tor Bridge High 3 3

Note Results will be dependent on parental preference. Last year’s results should not therefore be taken as a set indicator for future results.

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48 Timetable for application From 3 September 2014 n Availability of Parent’s Guide and relevant application forms. 22 April 2014 – 5 September 2014 n 11-plus registration takes place for grammar schools 22 April 2014 – 27 June 2014 n Aptitude registration takes place for Plymouth School of Creative Arts 12 July 2014 n Aptitude assessment for Plymouth School of Creative Arts 20 and 27 September 2014 n 11-plus selection examinations take place for grammar schools 13 October 2014 n 11-plus results issued for girls 15 October 2014 n 11-plus results issued for boys By 31 October 2014 n Common application forms are returned to the City Council. Proof of date of posting will be required for applications received after this date in order to verify the submission date

n Supplementary information, as required, is sent direct to the relevant foundation, trust or VA school. By 1 December 2014 n The City Council sends to other LAs details of relevant applications received.

n The City Council sends to academy, foundation, free, trust, UTC and VA schools details of relevant applications received.

n The City Council notifies each community school of the number of applications for the school and how the applications are ranked. By 12 January 2015 n Academy, foundation, free, trust, UTC and VA schools provide the City Council with ranked lists of applicants. 2 February 2015 n The allocation procedure starts. By 9 February 2015 n The City Council has matched the ranked lists of all schools and allocated places.

n The City Council notifies other LAs of applicants from their areas who will be offered places in Plymouth schools on 1 March. By 26 February 2015 n The City Council notifies each school of the applicants who will be offered places at the school on 1 March.

n The allocation procedure ends. 2 March 2015 The City Council sends allocation notifications to parents. By 15 March 2015 Parents/carers to respond to allocation notifications. 19 March 2015 n Latest submission date for applications to be included in the 2nd allocation round By 2 April 2015 n Late 11+ Testing, results to be issued on 2nd round of allocations 2 April 2015 2nd round of allocations - The City Council sends allocation notifications to parents 16 April 2015 Parents/carers to respond to allocation notifications. From 1st day of term 1 (autumn) Applications for Year 7 are treated as in-year admissions. 2015 (1 September)

32 STATISTICSGENERALFORMS Everyone must complete this form

Secondary Common Application Form: September 2015 (for applications for Year 7 only). Everyone wishing to apply for a year 7 place must complete this form

If you live in Plymouth and wish to apply for a secondary school place, read the Parent’s Guide, complete this application form and return it by Friday 31 October 2014 at the very latest to either your child’s primary school or Plymouth City Council at the address below. You may nominate up to three schools in rank order and give your reasons overleaf. If you nominate Notre Dame RC School or St Boniface’s Catholic College, as well as filling in this form you must also complete the school’s Supplementary Information Form, available from the school or to download from the school admissions webpage. Plymouth City Council reserves the right to withdraw the offer of a school place where an applicant has knowingly provided false or misleading information; and to share the information on this form within the Council and with other admission authorities.

Name of child (block capitals please)

First name Middle name

Surname M F Date of birth

Home address (Normal place of residence)

Postcode Tel No.

Current school

Please tick the box if the child named above has a Statement of Special Educational Need or is undergoing statutory assessment

Please tick the box if the child named above is in the care of a local authority or classed as ‘Looked after’

I would like my child to be allocated a place at one of the following schools (in rank order): 1st Ranked Preference School

2nd Ranked Preference School

3rd Ranked Preference School The law requires that everyone with parental responsibility for a child can contribute to decisions about the education of the child. The local authority will assume that in signing this form you are saying that everyone who is entitled to participate in the decision agrees that this application should be lodged. It will also be taken that you have read the Parent’s Guide.

Your name

Your signature Date

What is your relationship to the child named in this application? Does the child named in this application normally live with you? (refer to Glossary) Yes No I confirm that I have read the Parent’s Guide Please also complete the other side of this form and return it to the child’s primary school (if in Plymouth) or direct to The School Admissions Team, Education, Learning and Family Support, Plymouth City Council, Plymouth, PL1 2AA. Telephone: 01752 307469 33 The Next Step - Starting Secondary School in Plymouth

For each school nominated overleaf, please list below any older brothers or sisters who already attend the school. You may also give your reasons for nominating each school. If you wish to claim exceptional medical or social need, you must read the individual school’s admission criteria to see if this is possible and you must provide evidence. Please continue on a separate sheet of paper if necessary.

Name your 1st ranked preference school here

Name any older brothers or sisters attending this school

Date of birth

Reasons for preferring this school

Name your 2nd ranked preference school here

Name any older brothers or sisters attending this school

Date of birth

Reasons for preferring this school

Name your 3rd ranked preference school here

Name any older brothers or sisters attending this school

Date of birth

Reasons for preferring this school

Please now check that you have signed and dated the form (overleaf) before returning it

34 GENERALFORMS Only complete this form if you are: A member of staff employed by the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made or a member of staff recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. PLYMOUTH SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FORM 2015/16 Please note this is a supplementary information form for administration purposes only and is not an application form. It will used to rank a submitted application according to the published admission criteria. Only complete this form if you are: a A member of staff employed by the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; b A member of staff recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. If you are applying under the oversubscription category of a) or b) above, complete this form and return it to the School Admissions Team, Education Learning and Family Support, Plymouth City Council, Civic Centre, Plymouth PL1 2AA.

To be completed by the parent

Full name of child

Date of birth

Please name the member of staff employed by the school

Name of school

Name of parent

Relation to child

Signature Date

Data Protection All information supplied will be processed and held by Plymouth City Council. Information may be shared with other relevant admission authorities and Government Departments where there is a Legal requirement to do so.

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36 GENERALFORMS Only complete if you are applying to Notre Dame RC School. Return this form to the school. NOTRE DAME ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL Looseleigh Lane, Derriford, Plymouth, PL6 5HN Telephone 01752 775101; Fax 01752 768120 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FORM For Use With The Local Authority Common Application Form

Have you completed the Local Authority Common Application Form?

Surname First names(s)

Date of birth

Address

Postcode

Home telephone Mobile number

Email address(s)

School now attending

Address of school

Pupils Religion/Denomination

Roman Catholic No Religion Other Christian denomination/other faith (Please state)

Evidence of Baptism/Dedication/Other

Baptism Certificate attached Form countersigned below by priest/minister/faith leader None

Parish Priest/Minister of Faith/Faith Leader (Please print)

Signature

From (Place of worship) Siblings at the time of admission attending Notre Dame RC school

Name of sibling Name of sibling

Parent/guardian name (please print) 1 Title Initial Surname

2 Title Initial Surname

Parent/Guardian Signature Date 37 Please see guidance notes overleaf The Next Step - Starting Secondary School in Plymouth

NOTRE DAME ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL Looseleigh Lane, Derriford, Plymouth PL6 5HN. Telephone 01752 775101; Fax 01752 768120

Guidance notes for completion of the form Full admission criteria available at www.ndonline.org and in the Next Step Booklet.

n For girls with Statements of Special Educational Need, or For girls who are, or previously were a Looked After Child: Please attach a letter stating this. Verification will be sought by Note Dame RC School from the local authority.

n For girls who are baptised Roman Catholic: This should be evidenced by a Baptism Certificate, or By this form being signed by your RC Parish Priest to confirm baptism or that the child is enrolled as a catechumen.

n For girls who are baptised or recognised members of a Christian denomination or other faith: This should be evidenced by a Baptism Certificate, or By this form being signed by a Christian Minister/Priest/Senior Leader of your faith community to confirm baptism. Where a faith community does not recognise or carry out baptisms, the form nust be signed by the faith leader to confirm membership of the community.

n For girls who have exceptional medical or social justification: Please attach evidence to this form when returning to Notre Dane RC School.

n Please do not forget to complete and return the Local Authority Common Application Form TO THE LOCAL AUTHORITY.

n This form should be returned to: The Admissions Secretary, Notre Dame RC School, Looseleigh Lane, Derriford, Plymouth PL6 5HN.

n Data Protection Act 1998 The school is registered under the Data Protection Act for holding personal data. The school has a duty to protect this information and to keep it up to date. The school is required to share some of the data with the Education Authority and with the Department for Education.

38 GENERALFORMS Only complete if you are applying for a place at St Boniface’s Catholic College. Return this form to the school.

ST BONIFACE’S CATHOLIC COLLEGE 21 Boniface Lane, Manadon Park, Plymouth PL5 3AG. Tel: 01752 779051 Fax: 01752 774692 Email: [email protected]

Supplementary information form (SIF) For use with the local authority Common Application Form

Month and year of entry

Surname

First name(s)

Date of birth

Address

Postcode

Home telephone Mobile number

Email address(s)

School now attending

Address of school

Pupil’s religion/denomination

Date of baptism/dedication/Other

Please attach a copy of your child’s Baptism/Dedication Certificate to this form if applicable.

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Parish priest/minister of faith/faith leader (please print)

Signature

From (place of worship)

Siblings at the time of admission attending St Boniface’s Catholic College

Parent/guardian name (please print)

1 Title Initial Surname

2 Title Initial Surname

Parent/guardian signature Date

NB Please see the admissions criteria – available on our website www.stbonifaces.com

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Maintained and State Secondary Schools in Plymouth School name; address; Headteacher/ Type Age Specialism PAN Forecast email; telephone and fax; Principal Range 2015 NoR mixed unless otherwise listed 2015

ALL SAINTS CE ACADEMY Mr P Grainger A 11-18 180 844 PLYMOUTH Pennycross, Plymouth PL5 3NE T 01752 705131 Fax 01752 705191 www.asap.org.uk [email protected]

COOMBE DEAN SCHOOL Mr P Frean A 11-18 M & C 180 968 Charnhill Way, Elburton PL9 8ES T 01752 406961 Fax 01752 482140 www.coombedean.co.uk [email protected]

DEVONPORT HIGH SCHOOL Mr KJ Earley A 11-18 Eng/Lang 174 1127 FOR BOYS AL Paradise Road, Plymouth PL1 5QP T 01752 208787 Fax 01752 208788 www.dhsb.org [email protected]

DEVONPORT HIGH SCHOOL Mrs A Hemsi A 11-18 Lang 120 816 FOR GIRLS Lyndhurst Road, Plymouth PL2 3DL T 01752 705024 Fax 01752 791873 www.devonportgirls.plymouth.sch.uk [email protected]

EGGBUCKLAND COMMUNITY Ms K Borowski A 11-18 Arts 180 1,070 COLLEGE Westcott Close, Plymouth PL6 5YB T 01752 779061 Fax 01752 766650 www.eggbuckland.com [email protected]

HELE’S SCHOOL Mr A Birkett A 11-18 Lang/M & C 210 1,270 Seymour Road, Plympton PL7 4LT AL T 01752 337193 Fax 01752 331460 www.heles.plymouth.sch.uk [email protected]

LIPSON CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY Mr S Baker A 11-18 Arts 180 1,222 Bernice Terrace, Plymouth PL4 7PG T 01752 671318 Fax 01752 252140 www.lipsonco-operativeacademy.coop [email protected]

MARINE ACADEMY PLYMOUTH Mr N Ward A 11-18 180 804 Trevithick Road PL5 2AF T 01752 213939 Fax 01752 213909 www.marineacademy.org.uk [email protected]

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Maintained and State Secondary Schools in Plymouth School name; address; Headteacher/ Type Age Specialism PAN Forecast email; telephone and fax; Principal Range 2015 NoR mixed unless otherwise listed 2015

NOTRE DAME RC SCHOOL Ms K White A 11-18 Hum 140 849 (GIRLS) Looseleigh Lane, Plymouth PL6 5HN T 01752 775101 Fax 01752 768120 www.ndonline.org [email protected]

PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL Miss M Utton CG 11-18 Tech/Lang 120 800 (GIRLS) St Lawrence Road, Plymouth PL4 6HT T 01752 208308 Fax 01752 208309 www.phsg.org [email protected]

PLYMSTOCK SCHOOL Mr D Farmer A 11-18 Sp 260 1,533 Church Road, Plymstock PL9 9AZ T 01752 402679 Fax 01752 484018 www.plymstockschool.org.uk [email protected]

PLYMOUTH SCHOOL OF Mr D Strudwick FS 4-16 120 298 CREATIVE ARTS (Both 14 Hobart Street, Plymouth PL1 3DG primary T 01752 268495 and www.plymouthschoolofcreativearts.co.uk secondary info@schoolofcreative arts.co.uk

RIDGEWAY SCHOOL Mr J Didymus A 11-18 Sc/M & C 180 901 Moorland Road, Plympton PL7 2RS T 01752 338373 Fax 01752 331559 www.ridgeway.plymouth.sch.uk [email protected]

ST BONIFACE’S Mr F Ashcroft A 11-18 136 720 CATHOLIC COLLEGE (BOYS) 21 Boniface Lane, Plymouth PL5 3AG T 01752 779051 www.stbonifaces.com [email protected]

SIR JOHN HUNT COMMUNITY Mrs W Brett CC 11-18 Sp 150 719 SPORTS COLLEGE Lancaster Gardens, Whitleigh, Plymouth PL5 4AA T 01752 201020 Fax 01752 201102 www.sirjohnhunt.plymouth.sch.uk [email protected]

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Maintained and State Secondary Schools in Plymouth School name; address; Headteacher/ Type Age Specialism PAN Forecast email; telephone and fax; Principal Range 2015 NoR mixed unless otherwise listed 2015

STOKE DAMEREL COMMUNITY Mrs C Hannaford A 11-18 M & C 240 1,402 COLLEGE Somerset Place, Stoke PL3 4BD T 01752 556065 Fax 01752 562323 www.sdcc.net [email protected]

TOR BRIDGE HIGH Mrs L Dunstan A 11-18 Arts 210 1,185 Miller Way, Estover, PL6 8UN T 01752 207907 Fax 01752 207888 www.torbridge.net [email protected]

KEY A Academy AL Applied Learning CC Community Non-selective Eng Engineering CG Community Grammar Hum Humanities FS Free School Lang Languages NoR Number on Roll (forecast) M&C Maths and Computing PAN Published Admission Number Sc Science Sp Sports Tech Technology

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SCHOOL LOCATION MAP

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SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMISSIONS IN PLYMOUTH Your comments please Does this booklet contain the information you need? Is it easy to read? Is it set out clearly enough? Your views on the booklet’s content and style would be welcome, so that we can continually improve it and the service we provide. Please take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire below and return it to the The School Admissions Team, Education, Learning and Family Support, Plymouth City Council, Plymouth PL1 2AA.

1 How helpful was the information provided? Very helpful Helpful Adequate Unhelpful Very unhelpful 2 Was the information you required easy to find? Very easy Easy Adequate Difficult Very difficult 3 How clear was the style and presentation of the booklet? Very clear Clear Adequate Unclear Very unclear 4 How easy was it to understand the application form? Very easy Easy Adequate Difficult Very difficult 5 How long did it take to complete the application form? 0-5 minutes 6-10 minutes 16-20 minutes 21-30 minutes More than 30 minutes 6 Were there any parts of the booklet you did not understand? If so, which?

7 Is any additional information needed? Yes No If Yes, please specify below.

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8 Where did you hear about the need to apply for a school place?

9 How could the information provided be improved?

10 Do you have any other comment to make?

46 GENERALNOTES

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48 CHECKLIST n Have you researched schools before making a decision? n Have you used the receipt for your form submission? n Have you submitted your form by the closing date? n Who did you submit it to? n Have you received an acknowledgement that your application has been received? If you would like a confirmation receipt for your application form, please complete the tear off slip below with your name and address, attach an appropriate priced stamp and return it along with your application form to: School Admissions Team, Plymouth City Council, Plymouth, PL1 2AA The ‘office use’ box will be date stamped as confirmation of receipt of your application. The receipt should be returned to you within 14 days. Note If you do not attach a stamp, your receipt will NOT be returned to you.

I confirm receipt of your application form for a secondary school place in Affix Plymouth for the 2015/16 academic year. stamp here

Official use To

Carole Burgoyne People Directorate The Next Step Parent’s Guide 2015 Published by Plymouth City Council August 2014 Version: 8

CONTACT School Admissions Team Education, Learning and Family Support Plymouth City Council Plymouth PL1 2AA Tel: 01752 307469 [email protected] www.plymouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions

This information is available in other languages and formats, please call: 01752 668000