Admissions Policy 2021/22 PURPOSE This policy sets out the admission arrangements for Ark St Albans Academy in 2021/22. It applies to applications to start in Year 7 and Year 12 in September 2021 as well as ‘In- year ’ applications; it also includes details of the oversubscription criteria, waiting lists and the appeals process. Date of last October 2019 Author: Governance Team consultation : Date policy February 2020 Date published: February 2020 determined: Date of next October 2026 Owner: Ark Schools consultation: Network-wide Management Type of policy: ☐ Approval: ☒ Tailored by school Board Key Contact School: Ark St Albans Academy Suzann Mason Name: Key Contact Key Contact
[email protected] 0121 446 1300 Email: Phone: 1 Contents 1. Introduction 2. Statutory Guidance and Definitions 3. Application Process 3.1 Normal Round - Secondary (External Year 7) 3.2 Post-16 Provision (Sixth Form – Year 12) 4. Oversubscription Procedure and Criteria (All Applications) 5. ‘In-Year’ Application Process 6. Waiting Lists 7. Unsuccessful Applications and the Appeals Process 8. Applications Out-of-Chronological Age Group 9. Further Information and Contact Details 2 1. Introduction i. Thank you for your interest in applying for a place at Ark St Albans Academy, Conybere Street, Birmingham, B12 0YH. The aim of this policy is to provide clear guidance on the admission arrangements for a place at the school including information on timescales, deadlines and contact details for queries. ii. It also provides guidance on how applications are administered, the criteria used to prioritise applications (where necessary), waiting lists and the appeals process. iii. Ark St Alban’s Academy is a non-selective Church of England secondary school.