Entry guidelines
Admissions criteria
Students will be admitted to the school according
to the order of priority in the oversubscription criteria detailed
below.
Over-subscription criteria:
The number of students admitted in each year group
will not inhibit the education of students at the school nor
adversely affect the health, safety and security of students or
staff.
Students will be admitted to the school according to the order of priority in the oversubscription criteria detailed below.
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Looked after children
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Having a brother sister who will still be attending the school in September 2009*.
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Exceptional medical grounds relating to the child*.
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Special circumstances relating to the child*.
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Proximity of the child’s home to the school measured as a straight line*.
If two or more students have equal priority under the criteria random allocation will be used.
Waiting lists
If it is not possible to offer a place to a child
immediately, their name will be placed on a waiting list. The
criteria for admission is used to determine position on the waiting
list.
* Evidence for the criteria claimed against needs to be provided with application e.g. birth certificate (for sibling criteria), consultant’s letter (for medical criteria), utility bill (for distance criteria).
Please also see high school admissions and applying for a year 7 school place.
Admission to Year 12:
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Sixth Form places are available for students who fulfil the individual requirement for each subject of the proposed course as set out in the prospectus.
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Admission to Sixth Form does not guarantee that students will be able to undertake any course of study for which they have expressed a preference.
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For specific course requirements, please see individual course descriptions in the post 16 prospectus.
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If you have recently arrived from overseas and have not taken GCSE examinations, we will assess you by other methods to find out the most suitable course for you.
In cases of oversubscription the admission criteria one to five of the above criteria for the main school will be applied.