A guide for parents and carers on admissions to Secondary School

Admission Arrangements <strong>for</strong>entry into Year 9 in 2013/2014Y9 Admission NumberThe admission number <strong>for</strong> Year 9 is 12, withno specified number <strong>for</strong> day or boardingpupils.Application <strong>for</strong> a placeApplications must be made to ReadingSchool <strong>and</strong> to the home Local Authority.Registration <strong>for</strong>ms are available fromSeptember 2012 <strong>for</strong> day applications <strong>and</strong> atany time <strong>for</strong> boarding. Parents shouldexpect to receive an acknowledgement oftheir application.The deadline <strong>for</strong> receipt of applications isWednesday 4 January 2013.Entrance testsThe entrance tests will be taken at ReadingSchool.There will be three written tests each ofapproximately one hour duration.They will coveri) Mathematicsii) Englishiii) ScienceThe tests will be based on the NationalCurriculum <strong>and</strong> will be such that noadditional preparation is necessary. No pastpapers are available <strong>and</strong> no furtherin<strong>for</strong>mation with regard to these tests willbe given. No allowance will be made <strong>for</strong> apupil’s age.The test will take place at Reading School onFriday 11 January 2013. Places will be offeredby the home local authority <strong>and</strong> ReadingSchool will in<strong>for</strong>m <strong>parents</strong> about theoutcome of the test results on 1 February2013.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.Oversubscription 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 whoare applying <strong>for</strong> a boarding place or who livewithin the designated area <strong>and</strong> are applying<strong>for</strong> a day place will be ranked strictly bytheir per<strong>for</strong>mance in the test, howeverpriority will be given to applicants in thefollowing categories:i) The applicant has a statement of specialIf 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 46