A guide for parents and carers on admissions to Secondary School

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Highdown School& Sixth Form CentreSurley RowEmmer GreenReadingRG4 8LRTel: 0118 901 5800Fax: 0118 901 5801office@highdown.reading.sch.ukwww.highdown.reading.sch.ukHeadteacher: Mr T Royle (RCA) FRSA MASchool Type: AcademyCo-educational ComprehensiveSpecialist School Status <strong>for</strong> Mathematics <strong>and</strong>ComputingSchool DfE number: 870 4020Age Range: 11-18Number of children on roll: 1350Admission Number <strong>for</strong> September 2013: 220Number of applications (all preferences)2010 : 466, 2011 : 481, 2012 : 496How places were allocated according to theover-subscription criteria on offer day.Category of the Over-subscription criteria2010 2011 2012StatementedPupils 6 3 8Category 1(children in care) 0Category 2(medical/socialgrounds) 0 1 3Category 3children living in thedesignated area ofthe school withsiblings at the school 80 71 68Category 4 Tie Tie Tiechildren living in the Breaker Breaker Breakerdesignated area Used Used Used134 145 141The last distance 1.112 1.121 1.033offered wasmiles from schoolAppeals heard 21 14 15Appeals granted 4 3 3A number of places are allocated from thewaiting list every year which increases thedistance from home to school in category 4.In 2012 that was 1.300 miles.Over-subscription CriteriaIf there are more applicants than placesavailable applications will be prioritised inaccordance with the following oversubscriptioncriteria;Children with a statement of specialeducational needs that names the school willbe allocated a place above all otherapplicants1. Children in the care of a local authority<strong>and</strong> children who were looked after butceased to be so because they wereadopted (or became subject to aresidence order) immediately after theyhad been looked after. Providedappropriate evidence is submitted.2. Children who have strong medical orsocial grounds <strong>for</strong> admission (seedefinition of social medical grounds below)3. Children whose permanent homeaddress is in the designated area of theschool who has an older sibling(s) whowill still be attending the school inYears 7-11 in September 2013.4. Children whose permanent home addressis in the designated area of the school.5. Children who do not live in thedesignated area who will have an oldersibling(s) who will still be attending theschool in years 7-11 in September 2013.6. Other children.25If 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
Tie-BreakerIf the school does not have enough places<strong>for</strong> all applicants in a particular category –places will be allocated to those livingnearest to the school measured in a straightlinebetween the data point of the home<strong>and</strong> the data point of the school. The datapoint is the unique address point <strong>for</strong> eachproperty supplied by Ordnance Survey. Thedistance between the two points ismeasured using Reading Borough Council’smapping software. The data point <strong>for</strong> thehome <strong>and</strong> the school can be seen onReading Borough Council’s website.DEFINITIONSSiblingSiblings are children who have either thesame mother or father, or they are childrenwho live together in a family unit <strong>and</strong> withtheir parent/<strong>carers</strong>(s). Siblings must also liveat the same address as each other. If they donot live at the same address, then they arenot treated as siblings.Home addressSee page 3.Strong Medical/Social GroundsChildren with a chronic medical condition orstrong social grounds which is fullysupported by written confirmation from theprofessional person involved in the case,who states that Highdown School is the onlyschool that the pupil can attend because ofthe medical or social reasons.Multiple birthThe policy <strong>for</strong> school admissions is thatplaces are offered according to theoversubscription criteria. In the event thatit is not possible to offer places to allchildren of multibirths (twins etc) anadditional place(s) would be allocated to theother sibling(s).Waiting ListsAfter 1 March 2012 a ‘waiting list’ will beadministered if the school has moreapplicants than places available. A child’sposition on the waiting list is determinedaccording to the over-subscription criteria.When a place becomes available this will beoffered to the next child on the waiting list.Positions on the waiting lists may go up ordown due to student withdrawals or newarrivals. The waiting list will be retained untilthe end of December 2013. Waiting lists arenot kept beyond the 31 December <strong>for</strong> Year 7<strong>and</strong> not at any time <strong>for</strong> other year groups.In Year admissionsApplications <strong>for</strong> entry to Year 7 after 31August 2012 <strong>and</strong> applications <strong>for</strong> entry toYear 8 to Year 11 at any time are treated as inyear admissions.If numbers in the appropriate year group arebelow the admission number then a placewill be offered. If there are moreapplications than places available thenapplications will be considered according tothe published over-subscription criteria.Highdown School <strong>and</strong> Sixth Form Centre willparticipate in the Reading Local Authority’sagreed protocol.Applications will normally be considered <strong>for</strong>entry to their chronological year group.Applications <strong>for</strong> entry to a different yeargroup (e.g. in the case of a student movingfrom overseas where it maybe moreappropriate to consider intake one yearbelow normal) are considered by theappropriate Deputy Headteacher at theschool. Each case will be considered on itsown merits <strong>and</strong> circumstances. Thoserefused places outside the normal agegroups will be in<strong>for</strong>med of their statutoryright of appeal.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 26
Page 1 and 2: MOVING ON TOSECONDARY SCHOOL2013-20
Page 3 and 4: CONTENTSTimetableExplanation of Ter
Page 5 and 6: EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED INTHIS GU
Page 7 and 8: parent or legal carer i.e a single
Page 9 and 10: for each end point
Page 11 and 12: • school’s aims and</st
Page 13 and 14: HOW TO APPLY FOR A SECONDARYSCHOOL
Page 15 and 16: If your child does not attend a Rea
Page 17: Can school 1 beoffered?YesOffer pla
Page 20 and 21: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSThis section m
Page 22 and 23: OPEN EVENINGSBlessed Hugh Faringdon
Page 24 and 25: Late Change of PreferenceA late cha
Page 26 and 27: communion with the See of Rome’.T
Page 30 and 31: Pre-Admission MeetingAs part of the
Page 32 and 33: Any applicant unsuccessful in the s
Page 34 and 35: Open EveningOpen Evening - Monday 2
Page 36 and 37: e inaccurate will potentially inval
Page 38 and 39: normally be achieved in a single si
Page 40 and 41: lowest score to qualify for
Page 42 and 43: address is NOT in the designated ar
Page 44 and 45: Reading SchoolErleigh RoadReadingRG
Page 46 and 47: Children who are not in the normala
Page 48 and 49: Boarding needChildren with a boardi
Page 50 and 51: ii)iii)iv)needs and</strong
Page 52 and 53: Entrance TestsThe entrance tests wi
Page 54 and 55: Reading Girls’ SchoolNorthumberl<
Page 56 and 57: Admissions to other Year GroupsAppl
Page 58 and 59: Process of Application2. (a) Arrang
Page 60 and 61: (e) If we are unable to distinguish
Page 62 and 63: 22. As the Year 10 entry is followi
Page 64 and 65: Schools in Other Local AuthoritiesI
Page 66 and 67: Schools in West Berkshire Council c
Page 68 and 69: Post 16 and Sixth
Page 70 and 71: circumstances transport application
Page 72 and 73: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, CHARGINGAND G
Page 74 and 75: SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDSWhat are s
Page 76 and 77: within the Borough of Reading” is
Page 78 and 79:
USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS ANDCONTACT DET
Page 80:
Every effort has b
show all

A guide for parents and carers on admissions to Secondary School

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?