A guide for parents and carers on admissions to Secondary School

ii)iii)iv)needs <strong>and</strong> has named Reading Schoolspecifically on the statement.The applicant is a child in care orpreviously in care.Children of members of the UK ArmedForces.The applicant has a boarding need.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 of childrenabove the cut-off point who change theirpreference following allocation day i.e becausetheir child was offered a higher preference willbe added to the waiting list according to theover-subscription criteria. The waiting list willbe kept until 31 January 2014.Boarding needChildren with a boarding need include:i) Those at risk or with an unstable homeenvironment <strong>and</strong> children of servicepersonnel who have died while servingor who have been discharged as a resultof attributable injury; orii) children of key workers <strong>and</strong> CrownServants working abroad (e.g. thechildren of charity workers, peopleworking <strong>for</strong> voluntary serviceorganisations, the diplomatic service orthe European Union, teachers, lawen<strong>for</strong>cement officers <strong>and</strong> medical staffworking abroad) whose work dictatesthat they spend much of the year overseas.The tie-break situationIf two or more borderline applicants havethe same ranking, then places will beallocated r<strong>and</strong>omly.Children who are not in the normalage groupOnly in highly exceptional circumstances willapplications be accepted from any boy whosebirth date is be<strong>for</strong>e 01.09.1999 or after 31.12.2000.In addition such boys must be studying inYear 8 at the time of the test.Offer dateAll parent/<strong>carers</strong> will be in<strong>for</strong>med in writingby Reading School how their sons haveper<strong>for</strong>med in the tests on 1 February 2013.Waiting listsThe list as described in the oversubscriptioncriteria will be kept open until 31 January2013.Boarding RegulationsBoarders must have suitable accommodationoutside School <strong>for</strong> the weekends. This maybe provided by the family, friends or aguardian. Reading School regrets that it isunable to assist in finding a guardian.Passport RequirementsAll students must be entitled to hold a fullBritish Citizen passport, be a national of theEuropean Economic Area or have the right ofresidence in the United Kingdom. Theholding of a British Overseas or BritishDependent Territories passport does notmake a child eligible <strong>for</strong> a State BoardingSchool education, neither does a temporarystudent visa.Entry into the Sixth FormSixth Form Admission NumberThe admission number <strong>for</strong> non ReadingSchool pupils <strong>for</strong> Year 12 is 15, with nospecified number <strong>for</strong> day or boarding pupils.Application <strong>for</strong> a placeApplications must be made to ReadingSchool <strong>and</strong> NOT to the Local Authority.Application <strong>for</strong>ms will be available from July2012 <strong>for</strong> day applications <strong>and</strong> at any time <strong>for</strong>boarding. Students should expect to receivean acknowledgement of their application.The deadline <strong>for</strong> receipt of applications is 25January 2013. Reading School Reference<strong>for</strong>m must be received by Friday 8 February2013.47If 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