A guide for parents and carers on admissions to Secondary School

prevented a single parent/carer fromreturning the <strong>for</strong>m on time, if the reason <strong>for</strong>lateness is supported in writing by a medicalprofessional involved in the case. Any suchc<strong>and</strong>idates will be tested on 11 January 2013.Test ResultsThe result of the entrance test will beposted to <strong>parents</strong>/<strong>carers</strong> on 23 October2012. If you son is accessed as suitable <strong>for</strong>admission to Reading School you may wishto list Reading School as one of yourpreferences. However being assessedsuitable <strong>for</strong> 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 <strong>for</strong>m.Special Educational NeedsThe <strong>parents</strong> of any child with specialeducational needs or a disability, who areapplying <strong>for</strong> a place at the School, shouldwrite to the Special Educational NeedsCoordinator so that the School can makeappropriate provision <strong>for</strong> the entry tests.Fraudulent ApplicationsAny in<strong>for</strong>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 <strong>for</strong> 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 <strong>and</strong> these students willnot be offered a place <strong>and</strong> will not there<strong>for</strong>ebe ranked according to the over-subscriptioncriteria below.All applicants above the cut-off point will beranked in the following order <strong>and</strong> withineach category strictly by their per<strong>for</strong>mancein the test:i) The applicant has a statement of specialneeds <strong>and</strong> 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 <strong>and</strong> this home address is theaddress of the parent(s)/carer(s) <strong>and</strong> 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 the<strong>parents</strong>/<strong>carers</strong> 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 borderlinec<strong>and</strong>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 points<strong>for</strong> the home address <strong>and</strong> 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