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This means that Brighton & Hove or if you want to comment about this booklet or the admission arrangements, City Council is responsible for making decisions about how your please write to: personal data will be processed and how it may be used. School Admissions Team Brighton & Hove The purpose for which your data will be processed is to make City Council, arrangements for school admissions and home to school transport, King’s House establish pupil records to assist schools in administrative matters, track Grand Avenue, pupil progress, assess pupil entitlement to various benefits and services, Hove BN3 2LS and, not least, plan future school places and services. The information you provide will be treated confidentially at all times. The data you provide may be disclosed to CACI International who are If you need a translated, large print, or audio copy of this booklet, the software suppliers of the city council’s admissions software. This will or if you have difficulty reading and writing, please email be purely for the purposes of system development, training and testing, [email protected] or telephone the and it will not be disclosed by them to any third party. The data you School Admissions Team on 01273 293653. provide may also be shared with the Department for Education. Telephone opening hours are: Security safeguards apply to both Please be aware that there manual and computerised held data, are no facilities for School 8.30am - 5pm Monday and only relevant city council or school Admissions Team members 8.30am - 5pm Tuesday staff can access your information. to meet with parents/ 1.00pm - 5pm Wednesday carers face to face 8.30am - 5pm Thursday 8.30am - 5pm Friday If you have any queries contact However, during the June-July period, and in September, when we are the Data Protection Officer exceptionally busy we will operate reduced telephone opening hours of [email protected] 8.30am-1pm, Monday-Friday. 3 Contents Where you see an asterisk (*) next to a word or term, a definition can be found at the end of the booklet, in the section titled ‘Explanation of terms and definitions’ on page 38. Data Protection Act 3 Section 5: What to do when you receive the decision 26 How do I accept my child’s school place? 26 Foreword: A school place for your child in September 2016 5 What happens if I am not happy with the school offered? 26 Reallocation pools* 26 Before you make your application 6 Section 1: How do I get my child’s name into a reallocation pool? 26 Key dates in the admissions process 7 How does the council manage reallocation pools? 27 Maximise your chance 8 How to appeal for a place at your preferred school 27 Applying for a school place 8 Apply Online 9 Section 6: Moving house 28 Section 2: Making an application 10 What happens if I change address during the admission process? 28 What happens if I am temporarily absent from the city? 28 Decide which schools you prefer 10 What if I move to the area when my child would not normally change school? 28 Types of Secondary Schools in Brighton & Hove 12 In-year fair access protocol 29 Co-ordinated Admissions 12 Moving school if you have not moved house 29 How do I apply for a school place in another Local Authority area? 13 How will my application for a transfer be dealt with 30 What do I do with my completed application? 14 What happens if my application is late? 15 Special educational needs (SEN) 15 Section 7: School transport 31 Section 3: How your application is processed 16 Section 8: Admission priorities for schools which are their own admission authority 33 Section 4: Admission priorities & catchment areas 17 The admission priorities for Community Schools 17 Explanation of terms and definitions 38 Catchment Areas, Map and Postcodes 20 Useful telephone numbers and websites 39 List of secondary schools in Brighton & Hove 24 4 A school place for your child in September 2016 Dear Parent/Carer Transferring to secondary school is a momentous and exciting time in a We have ten secondary schools across the city. They offer a range of child’s life. It can also be a time when both pupils and their parents or carers specialisms and each will have something to offer your child.