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A.
Policy
and Number for entry in Year 7
Pupils will be admitted
at age 11 without reference to aptitude or ability
(except as in B iii) below). The number of intended
admissions for the year commencing 1st September 2007
will be 168.
B.
Oversubscription
for entry in Year 7
Where applications for admission exceed the number of
places available, the following
criteria will be applied, in the order set out below, to
decide which children to admit.
i) Any
relevant looked after children.
ii)
Where a brother or sister of the child is attending
the School at the time of application.
iii)
10% (17) places will be allocated to children who show
particular aptitude and ability in the Performing Arts
(Music, Drama, Dance).
iv) Proximity of the
child's home to the School, with those living nearer (as
the crow flies) being accorded the higher priority.
C.
Administrative Arrangements
The
Local Authority will be making a single offer against
our criteria and as such the statement of preference on
the Common Application Form is critical, since no offer
will be made to a lower preference if the higher
preference criteria are met.
i) It is the policy of
the school not to accept Performing Arts applications
after the set closing date, which for admission in
September 2007 is 20th October 2006. Late applications,
from parents in a position to have applied by the
closing date, will therefore be held on a waiting list
and considered after those received by the deadline.
ii) No second applications for places will be considered
within the same academic year.
iii) All Performing Arts applications will be
acknowledged in writing within ten days of receipt as
proof of application.
Parents should contact the school without delay if no
acknowledgement is received.
Notes - General
à The
final criterion of proximity will be critical to
applicants for a place should the school be
oversubscribed, and who do not qualify under one of the
other criteria. Proximity to the school is measured by a
straight line, not by the shortest walking or bus route.
The extent of places allocated by proximity will vary
each year, depending on the volume of demand.
à The
home address is a key part of the admissions process.
When considering an applicant for a proximity place (as
in B iv) no account will be taken of any intended change
in normal address until an exchange of contracts has
taken place. Applicants will need to provide supporting
evidence from a solicitor regarding the date of exchange
of contract. In the case of rented property, sight of
the rental agreement is required.
In
such cases applicants are strongly advised to inform the
school of a change of address at the earliest
opportunity.
à Please
note that an allocation of a place may be withdrawn if,
after having gained a place on the basis of the home
address, the applicant moves further away from the
school.
Notes
– Performing Arts
à Where
a pupil seeks admission to the School on the basis of
their aptitude or ability in Performing Arts, the School
will seek a report from the primary school concerning
the pupil’s present progress in the Arts. Such
applicants will be invited to the School for an
audition. The choice will be made on the basis of, but
not restricted in the order of importance of:-
a) Any Performing Arts
graded tests already taken, eg Royal School of Music.
b) The primary school
report.
c) The audition.
à When
the pupils are in the School the courses open to them
will be those open to all pupils of the School, though
it is expected that such pupils will continue with their
extra-curricular Arts studies throughout their period at
the School.
à If
a pupil admitted under B iii) leaves the school, the
Arts place may be offered to an Arts applicant held on
the waiting list in the relevant year group. Where there
is no suitable applicant, the place will be offered in
accordance with B ii) or B iv).
Application
form for a place on the basis of aptitude in
performing arts |
