A guide for parents and carers on admissions to Secondary School

14. Children’s position on the waiting listwill be determined solely inaccordance with the oversubscriptioncriteria set out in Section 7, or <strong>for</strong>post-16 places Section 10, above.Where a place becomes vacant it willbe allocated to children on the waitinglist in accordance with theoversubscription criteria. Where a newunsuccessful applicant is added to theyear 10 waiting list all applicants on thewaiting list will be subject to furtherr<strong>and</strong>om allocation to determinepriority <strong>for</strong> the place available.15. Looked after children, previouslylooked after children <strong>and</strong> thoseallocated a place at the school inaccordance with a Fair Access Protocolwill take precedence over those on awaiting list.Arrangements <strong>for</strong> admitting pupils to otheryear groups, including to replace any pupilswho have left the Reading TechnicalAcademy16. The Reading Technical Academy willparticipate in Reading LA’s In Year FairAccess Protocol.17. Subject to any provisions in the LA’sco-ordinated admission arrangementsrelating to applications submitted <strong>for</strong>years other than the normal year ofentry, the Academy Trust will considerall such applications <strong>and</strong> if the yeargroup applied <strong>for</strong> has a place available,admit the child unless one of thepermitted reliefs apply. If moreapplications are received than there areplaces available, the oversubscriptioncriteria in Section 7, or <strong>for</strong> post-16places Section 10, shall apply. Parents,<strong>and</strong>/or young person in the case of 6th<strong>for</strong>m, whose application is turneddown shall be entitled to appeal.Admission of children outside their normalage group18. Parents of gifted <strong>and</strong> talented children,or those who have experiencedproblems or missed part of a year, <strong>for</strong>example due to ill health, can seekplaces outside their normal age group.Admission authorities must makedecisions on the basis of thecircumstances of each case, in<strong>for</strong>ming<strong>parents</strong> of their statutory right toappeal. This right does not apply ifthey are offered a place in anotheryear group at the school.Arrangements <strong>for</strong> admission of pupils asthe Reading Technical Academy builds toits full capacity19. The Reading Technical Academy willopen on 1 September 2013 with aPublished Admission Number relatingsolely to pupils in Year 10 <strong>and</strong> Year 12.The Appeals Process20. There will be a right of appeal to anIndependent Appeals Panel <strong>for</strong> internalpupils refused transfer <strong>and</strong> externalapplicants refused admission.Unsuccessful applicants may appeal <strong>for</strong>a place at the Reading TechnicalAcademy. Parents or young person (6th<strong>for</strong>m) wishing to appeal should writeto the Reading Technical Academystating the reasons <strong>for</strong> their appeal.The letter should be addressed to theClerk to the Governors, Reading UTASchool Trust, c/o Ox<strong>for</strong>d <strong>and</strong> CherwellValley College, Oxpens Road, Ox<strong>for</strong>d,OX1 1SA. Appeals will be heard by apanel which is independent of theTechnical Academy <strong>and</strong> the governors.21. For 6th <strong>for</strong>ms where the offer of aplace is conditional upon the results ofthe minimum academic entryrequirements depending on what theyare progressing to (as per Section 10),appeals will be heard within 30 schooldays of confirmation of those results.Where the offer of a place is notconditional upon these results, appealswill be heard within 40 school days ofthe deadline <strong>for</strong> lodging appeals.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 58