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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Prospect SchoolCockney Hill, Reading RG30 4EXTel: 0118 959 0466Fax: 0118 950 4172email:enquiries@prospect.reading.sch.ukwww.prospect.reading.sch.ukHeadteacher: Richard KearseySchool Type: Academy. Specialist SchoolStatus
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Prospect <strong>School</strong>Cockney Hill, Reading RG30 4EXTel: 0118 959 0466Fax: 0118 950 4172email:enquiries@prospect.reading.sch.ukwww.prospect.reading.sch.ukHeadteacher: Richard Kearsey<strong>School</strong> Type: Academy. Specialist <strong>School</strong>Status <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> Sport <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> ICT.<strong>School</strong> DfE number: 870 5410 Age Range: 11-18Number of children <strong>on</strong> roll: 1164Admissi<strong>on</strong> Number <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> September 2013: 240including 24 spaces that may be allocatedbased <strong>on</strong> sports aptitude.Number of applicati<strong>on</strong>s (all preferences)2010 : 473, 2011 : 547, 2012 : 496The table below shows how places wereallocated according <strong>to</strong> the oversubscripti<strong>on</strong>criteria <strong>on</strong> 1 March <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2010 <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2011.Places allocated in 2012 : 2401234562011 2012Children with a statement of special 10needs naming the school <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>children in care of a Local AuthorityChildren living in the designated 1area <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> have str<strong>on</strong>g medical socialgrounds <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> admissi<strong>on</strong>Children living in the designated 60area with a sibling at the school inYears 7 – 11Children living in the designatedareaChildren with a sibling at the schoolin years 7-11Other applicants – it was notpossible <strong>to</strong> offer places <strong>to</strong> allapplicants from this category <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>the tie-breaker was169*0*Tie breaker used in this category last distance offered 1.544 miles0All preferences allocatedapplied. The last place offered was<strong>to</strong> a child whose home address is1.327 miles from the schoolAppeals heardAppeals granted20 03 0Over-subscripti<strong>on</strong> CriteriaThe following criteria will be applied if thereare more applicants than places available.Children with a statement of specialeducati<strong>on</strong>al needs that names the school willbe allocated a place above all otherapplicants1. Children in the care of a local authoritywhere the corporate parent namesProspect <strong>School</strong>. (LAC) Children whowere looked after but ceased <strong>to</strong> be sobecause they were adopted (or becamesubject <strong>to</strong> a residency order)immediately after they had been lookedafter providing appropriate evidence issubmitted.2. Up <strong>to</strong> 10% of 240 students (24) will beselected by aptitude in Sport.Assessment will be by means ofaptitude tests in sport <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> rankedaccording <strong>to</strong> the results.The remaining places up <strong>to</strong> a <strong>to</strong>tal of 240 willbe allocated according <strong>to</strong> the followingcriteria:3. Children who have str<strong>on</strong>g medical orsocial grounds <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> admissi<strong>on</strong> (seedefiniti<strong>on</strong> of social/medical groundsbelow).4. Children whose permanent homeaddress is in the designated area <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>have siblings or have had siblingspreviously at the school5. Children whose permanent homeaddress is in the designated area of theschool6. Children whose permanent homeIf 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 38