A guide for parents and carers on admissions to Secondary School
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A guide for parents and carers on admissions to Secondary School

A guide for parents and carers on admissions to Secondary School A guide for parents and carers on admissions to Secondary School

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Admission authorities will NOT givepriority to preference when determiningthe allocation of places.Naming more than one school does notreduce your chances of getting a place atyour first preference school.You do not have to list four preferences butyou are advised to list more than one.If you list the same school more than once itdoes not mean you will have a strongerchance of getting a place. If it is not possibleto offer a place at the school it will meanyour child will not have been considered ong>forong>any other school.You are advised to consider naming yourdesignated area school as one of yourpreferences.Designated AreaA map of Reading Borough Council area onpage 51 shows the designated of schoolsthat include addresses in the Borough. Ifyou need advice about the designated areaschool ong>forong> your home address pleasecontact the Admissions Team.Living in the designated area of a schooldoes not guarantee admission to thatschool. It will depend on how manyapplications are received ong>andong> whether thereare enough places at the school. It may benecessary to use the tie-breaker publishedby the admission authority.Strong medical or social groundsThis category only applies to some schools.You will need to check if it applies to yourpreferred school. You will need to send inevidence from the professional supportingyour family or child. The professional muststate why it is the only school that cansupport the medical or social needs of yourchild.SiblingsIf your child has a sibling (see page 5) whowill be attending a preferred school inSeptember 2013, please provide his/hername ong>andong> date of birth. Siblings who will bein Years 12 or 13 are not always counted assiblings in over-subscription criteria so youwill need to check the admission policy ofyour preferred school.Religious or philosophical reasonsIf you have selected a school ong>forong> religiousreasons ong>forong> example Blessed Hugh FaringdonSchool or The Piggott School you areadvised to complete the school’ssupplementary ong>forong>m.3. Parents/Carers detailsPlease ensure you complete the section(s)on ong>parentsong>/ong>carersong> details ong>andong> remember toprovide a daytime telephone number.4. Declaration ong>andong> signaturePlease check all the sections of theapplication ong>forong>m. If you have completed apaper ong>forong>m please sign ong>andong> date the ong>forong>m.Your signature means you are declaring thatthe inong>forong>mation given on the ApplicationForm is correct. If incorrect inong>forong>mation isgiven, Reading Borough Council reserves theright to take away any place offered at anystage of the process.If you apply online you cannot submit theapplication unless you accept the terms ong>andong>conditions box which is the declaration thatthe inong>forong>mation you have supplied is correct.5. Returning the Application FormIf you have chosen to complete the paperapplication ong>forong>m ong>andong> your child is currentlyattending a school in Reading you can returnthe ong>forong>m to your child’s primary school. Theschool will ong>forong>ward the ong>forong>m to theAdmissions Team.11If you have any queries please contact the Admissions Team on 0118 937 2550 or email: admissions.team@reading.gov.ukApply online at www.reading.gov.uk/schooladmissions

If your child does not attend a Readingschool, please return the ong>forong>m to:The Admissions TeamEducation & Children’s ServicesReading Borough CouncilCivic CentreReading RG1 7AEPlease remember A4 envelopes are not thenormal postage cost. Incorrect postage cong>andong>elay receipt of application.The closing date ong>forong> receipt ofpaper application ong>forong>m is31 October 2012.The Website will close at midnighton 31 October 2012.PLEASE NOTE: All paper applicationsreceived by the Admissions Team willbe acknowledged within 10 workingdays of receipt.Inong>forong>mation which ong>parentsong>/ong>carersong>provide will be kept safely on a database in accordance with the DataProtection Act 1998. This ensures thedata is only used ong>forong> defined purposes.If you have any queries please contact the Admissions Team on 0118 937 2550 or email: admissions.team@reading.gov.ukApply online at www.reading.gov.uk/schooladmissions 12

If your child does not attend a Readingschool, please return the <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g>m <strong>to</strong>:The Admissi<strong>on</strong>s TeamEducati<strong>on</strong> & Children’s ServicesReading Borough CouncilCivic CentreReading RG1 7AEPlease remember A4 envelopes are not thenormal postage cost. Incorrect postage c<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>elay receipt of applicati<strong>on</strong>.The closing date <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> receipt ofpaper applicati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g>m is31 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 2012.The Website will close at midnight<strong>on</strong> 31 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 2012.PLEASE NOTE: All paper applicati<strong>on</strong>sreceived by the Admissi<strong>on</strong>s Team willbe acknowledged within 10 workingdays of receipt.In<str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g>mati<strong>on</strong> which <str<strong>on</strong>g>parents</str<strong>on</strong>g>/<str<strong>on</strong>g>carers</str<strong>on</strong>g>provide will be kept safely <strong>on</strong> a database in accordance with the DataProtecti<strong>on</strong> Act 1998. This ensures thedata is <strong>on</strong>ly used <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> defined purposes.If you have any queries please c<strong>on</strong>tact the Admissi<strong>on</strong>s Team <strong>on</strong> 0118 937 2550 or email: admissi<strong>on</strong>s.team@reading.gov.ukApply <strong>on</strong>line at www.reading.gov.uk/schooladmissi<strong>on</strong>s 12

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