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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Reading SchoolErleigh RoadReadingRG1 5LWTel: 0118 935 3261Fax: 0118 935 2755www.readingschool.reading.sch.ukadmissions@readingschool.co.ukPrincipal: Mr A RobsonSchool Type: Academy Grammar School –day ong>andong> boardingSpecialist School Status ong>forong> Humanities ong>andong>ScienceSchool DfE number: 870 5401Age Range: 11-18Number of children on roll: 890Admission Number ong>forong> Entry to Year 7 inSeptember 2013: 112100 day places 12 Boarding PlacesAdmission number ong>forong> Year 9 in 2013 : 12(day ong>andong> boarding)Admission number ong>forong> sixth ong>forong>m 2013 : 15Number of applications ong>forong> Year 7September 2012 : 507- Day places2010 Appeals heard 14 : 2 granted2011 Appeals heard 8 : 1 granted2012 Appeals heard 8 : Non grantedApplication ong>forong> a placeApplications must be made to theappropriate home Local Authority. Inaddition, the school’s supplementary ong>forong>mmust be completed ong>andong> returned to theschool, together with TWO stampedaddressed envelopes (C5 size) to theRegistrar by 24 September 2012.The school’s supplementary ong>forong>m can beobtained by contacting the school orReading Borough Council or from thewebsites of either the school or ReadingBorough Council.Entrance TestsThe entrance tests will be taken at ReadingSchool on 1 October 2012. There will bethree tests each of length approximately onehour.They will cover:i) Reasoning [verbal ong>andong>/or non-verbal(abstract)],ii)English ong>andong>iii) MathematicsAll tests will build on current good practiceadopted in primary schools. They will betests ong>forong> which no additional preparation isnecessary. No past papers are available ong>andong>no further inong>forong>mation with respect to thetests will be given.Allowance will be made ong>forong> a pupil’s age.Applications received after thedeadlineApplications received after the deadline willbe treated as late applications. However,applications that are received late ong>forong> a goodreason may be considered, if received beong>forong>e4 January 2013. Such cases might be if illness41If 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

prevented a single parent/carer fromreturning the ong>forong>m on time, if the reason ong>forong>lateness is supported in writing by a medicalprofessional involved in the case. Any suchcong>andong>idates will be tested on 11 January 2013.Test ResultsThe result of the entrance test will beposted to ong>parentsong>/ong>carersong> on 23 October2012. If you son is accessed as suitable ong>forong>admission to Reading School you may wishto list Reading School as one of yourpreferences. However being assessedsuitable ong>forong> admission to Reading School willnot guarantee a place as it is extremelylikely that there will be many more boyswho qualify than places available. In this casethe over-subscription criteria will be appliedto all where an application is received on thelocal authority ong>forong>m.Special Educational NeedsThe ong>parentsong> of any child with specialeducational needs or a disability, who areapplying ong>forong> a place at the School, shouldwrite to the Special Educational NeedsCoordinator so that the School can makeappropriate provision ong>forong> the entry tests.Fraudulent ApplicationsAny inong>forong>mation that is subsequently provento be inaccurate will potentially invalidatethat application.Over subscription CriteriaGrammar Schools are permitted to select theirentire intake on the basis of high academicability. To be considered ong>forong> admission to theschool all applicants must take the entrancetests set by the school the results of which willbe used to allocate places.A cut-off point will be determined, belowwhich students will be deemed not tobenefit from the style of education providedat Reading School ong>andong> these students willnot be offered a place ong>andong> will not thereong>forong>ebe ranked according to the over-subscriptioncriteria below.All applicants above the cut-off point will beranked in the following order ong>andong> withineach category strictly by their perong>forong>mancein the test:i) The applicant has a statement of specialneeds ong>andong> has named Reading Schoolspecifically on the statement.ii)iii)iv)The applicant is a child in care orpreviously in care.The permanent home address of thestudent is within the designated area ofthe school ong>andong> this home address is theaddress of the parent(s)/carer(s) ong>andong> thestudent.Students whose home address is NOTin the designated area of the school.A waiting list ranked as above will be used tooffer further places if any original offers aredeclined either by the LA, or by theong>parentsong>/ong>carersong> themselves. Parents ofchildren above the cut-off point who changetheir preference following allocation day i.ebecause their child was offered a higherpreference will be added to the waiting listaccording to the over-subscription criteria.Equally any child ranked as category iv) whomoves into the designated area followingreceipt of proof of address will be re-rankedto category iii).The tie-break situationThe following criterion will be used toallocate places as between borderlinecong>andong>idates who cannot be distinguished interms of academic ability.With regard to the historic links with theBorough of Reading, eligible boys livingnearer to the School will be accorded ahigher priority in the allocation of day-boyplaces. Distance is measured on the straightline between Ordnance Survey data pointsong>forong> the home address ong>andong> the school usingReading Borough Council digital mappingsoftware.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 42

Reading <strong>School</strong>Erleigh RoadReadingRG1 5LWTel: 0118 935 3261Fax: 0118 935 2755www.readingschool.reading.sch.ukadmissi<strong>on</strong>s@readingschool.co.ukPrincipal: Mr A Robs<strong>on</strong><strong>School</strong> Type: Academy Grammar <strong>School</strong> –day <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> boardingSpecialist <strong>School</strong> Status <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> Humanities <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>Science<strong>School</strong> DfE number: 870 5401Age Range: 11-18Number of children <strong>on</strong> roll: 890Admissi<strong>on</strong> Number <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> Entry <strong>to</strong> Year 7 inSeptember 2013: 112100 day places 12 Boarding PlacesAdmissi<strong>on</strong> number <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> Year 9 in 2013 : 12(day <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> boarding)Admissi<strong>on</strong> number <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> sixth <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g>m 2013 : 15Number of applicati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> Year 7September 2012 : 507- Day places2010 Appeals heard 14 : 2 granted2011 Appeals heard 8 : 1 granted2012 Appeals heard 8 : N<strong>on</strong> grantedApplicati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> a placeApplicati<strong>on</strong>s must be made <strong>to</strong> theappropriate home Local Authority. Inadditi<strong>on</strong>, the school’s supplementary <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g>mmust be completed <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> returned <strong>to</strong> theschool, <strong>to</strong>gether with TWO stampedaddressed envelopes (C5 size) <strong>to</strong> theRegistrar by 24 September 2012.The school’s supplementary <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g>m can beobtained by c<strong>on</strong>tacting the school orReading Borough Council or from thewebsites of either the school or ReadingBorough Council.Entrance TestsThe entrance tests will be taken at Reading<strong>School</strong> <strong>on</strong> 1 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 2012. There will bethree tests each of length approximately <strong>on</strong>ehour.They will cover:i) Reas<strong>on</strong>ing [verbal <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>/or n<strong>on</strong>-verbal(abstract)],ii)English <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>iii) MathematicsAll tests will build <strong>on</strong> current good practiceadopted in primary schools. They will betests <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> which no additi<strong>on</strong>al preparati<strong>on</strong> isnecessary. No past papers are available <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>no further in<str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g>mati<strong>on</strong> with respect <strong>to</strong> thetests will be given.Allowance will be made <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> a pupil’s age.Applicati<strong>on</strong>s received after thedeadlineApplicati<strong>on</strong>s received after the deadline willbe treated as late applicati<strong>on</strong>s. However,applicati<strong>on</strong>s that are received late <str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g> a goodreas<strong>on</strong> may be c<strong>on</strong>sidered, if received be<str<strong>on</strong>g>for</str<strong>on</strong>g>e4 January 2013. Such cases might be if illness41If 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

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