Admission to secondary school booklet 2014-15 - South ...

Don’t be late– the closing datefor submission of yourapplication is31 October 2014Admission toSecondary Schoolsin South GloucestershireSeptember 2015 – August 2016A Guide for Parents / Carerswww.southglos.gov.uk1

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this booklet. Some details mayhave changed since publication. All maps in this document are based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with thepermission of the Controller HM Stationery Officer. Crown Copyright. All rights reserved.South Gloucestershire Council Licence Number 100023411 2014.Please note that all maps are indicative and must be viewed in that way.

ContentsPageWelcome 4Important dates for your diary 5ContentsDos and don’ts of applying for a school place 6Where can I get help and advice? 7Transferring to secondary school 8How do I choose my preferred schools? 9How do I apply for a school place? 10What else do I need to consider in completing my application? 12Travel assistance to school – what you need to know 14How are places allocated? 16What happens to my application? 19I’ve been offered a school place, what next? 21In-year admissions 23Post 16 admission arrangements 25What happened last year? 26Map of South Gloucestershire showing location of secondary schools 27Secondary schools, academies, foundation trust schools and university technical colleges 28in South Gloucestershire (and maps)Open day/evening information 38Special resource bases 40Special schools 41Admission to South Gloucestershire academies, foundation trust schools and university 42technical collegesSchool term and holiday dates 2015/2016 academic year 90Useful contact details 91Glossary of terms 93Application form 97✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk3

WelcomeWelcomeSelecting the school you would prefer your child to attend is an important decision. Theinformation in this booklet is intended to help you in making that decision. There is a wide rangeof successful schools in South Gloucestershire. School staff, school governors and SouthGloucestershire Council’s Department for Children, Adults & Health want your child to have goodeducational opportunities. This booklet will help you to understand how the school admissionprocess works. It will also guide you to sources of further information and advice. Please takethe opportunity to read the booklet, to consider the information set out and to seek any furtheradvice you need.Please bear the following in mind:❚ Places are offered at schools in line with theirpublished admission criteria. These are set outin this booklet. It is important to consider howthese apply to your child and family.❚ The admission process has clear stages andimportant deadlines. This booklet sets out theprocess and gives guidance on how to submityour application.If you have any doubts or questions about theadmission to school process, please do nothesitate to seek further information from SouthGloucestershire Council’s Department forChildren, Adults & Health on 01454 868008.Successful education is a partnership betweenfamilies, schools and the Department for Children,Adults & Health. We wish you and your child wellin starting school and moving on in education.❚ When considering your preferred school(s),there are a number of ways in which you canobtain more information. Schools hold opendays or evenings or offer opportunities tovisit the schools. Each school publishes aprospectus (obtainable from the school) whichgives information about the school, includingresults. Many schools also have websites andthe results of school inspections can be foundon the Ofsted website.❚ Free travel assistance to school is given only incertain circumstances. It will not be given justbecause your child is attending your preferredschool. This booklet sets out importantinformation on school transport to take intoaccount when considering your preference(s).Peter MurphyDirector for Children, Adults & Health SouthGloucestershireMark DeePrimary and Special Head Teachers’ Executive SouthGloucestershireWill RobertsSecondary Head Teachers’ Association SouthGloucestershire❚ While most parents/carers obtain a placeat their preferred schools this cannot beguaranteed. It is important to bear this in mindwhen talking to your child about starting schoolor moving to a new school.Jim LottSouth Gloucestershire Governors’ Association Chair4Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Important dates for your diaryThe on-line application form will be available for completion at:www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions from 8 September 2014.The closing date for all applications is 31 October 2014. If you miss this date your application willbe ‘late’ and you will reduce the likelihood of receiving an offer at one of your preferred schools.Offers of a secondary school place made to parents/carers resident in South Gloucestershire will be on2 March 2015.Parents/carers must reply to offers made by 16 March 2015.Important dates for your diary✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk5

Dos and don’ts of applying for a school placeDos and don’ts of applying for aschool placeDo✔ Complete a common application form on lineat www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions or apaper form and submit by 31 October 2014.✔ Express a preference for three schools.✔ Consider how you will get your child to school.✔ Consider naming your local school as oneof your preferences. If you do not express apreference for your local school you will not beconsidered for a place there and may receivean offer of a place some distance from yourhome address. Transport arrangements will beyour responsibility.✔ Sibling links: If you expect to have more thanone child on roll at the same school, name theyoungest sibling who is already on roll at theschool as opposed to the eldest.✔ Provide evidence if you feel there areexceptional reasons for your preference.✔ Tell us if your circumstances change.✔ Use the address where you are living as at31 October 2014 and tell us if you know youraddress is going to change before 31 October2014.✔ Check whether any school you are interestedin requires you to complete a supplementaryinformation form as well as the commonapplication form.✔ Where applicable return supplementaryinformation forms to academies andfoundation trust schools. The closing datefor supplementary information forms maydiffer from the closing date for the commonapplication form (NB everyone must completea common application form regardless ofthe school). Please check with the individualacademies and foundation trust schoolsconcerned for details.Don’t✗ Miss the deadline for submitting yourapplication form. If you miss the deadline yourpreferences will not be considered until placeshave been offered to all children for whom wereceived an application by the submission dateof 31 October 2014.✗ Assume that you do not need to apply foryour local school. You must complete anapplication form. Even if you have spoken toyour local school to inform them that you wishto be considered for a place, this does notconstitute an application and is not part of theapplication process.✗ Assume that you do not need to apply forthe school where you already have otherchildren in attendance – you must complete anapplication form.✗ Name the same school three times: this will beconsidered as one preference.✗ Assume you will be entitled to free transport.✗ Name a school if you don’t want a place there.✗ Assume that South Gloucestershire Counciloffers automatic priority to siblings. Thecouncil offers priority to local siblings only.You will need to check the definition of localsiblings to see whether or not you are likely tobe considered under the local sibling criterion.Please refer to the “How are places allocated”section.6Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Where can I get help and advice?South Gloucestershire Council is the first pointof contact for those seeking help and adviceon the admissions process.Members of staff in the Department for Children,Adults & Health are available on:Telephone: 01454 868008Email: cis@southglos.gov.uk.Alternatively, further guidance includinginformation about schools that serve your areacan be found on the council’s websitewww.southglos.gov.uk ‘Find my nearest’.Help with on-line applicationsIf, after reading the guidance notes on ourwebsite, you need help with your on-lineapplication please telephone the council on01454 868008.Comments or suggestions aboutthis bookletIf you have any specific comments or suggestionsto make about this booklet please return thesewith your completed application form.Other helpFree school mealsIf you are claiming certain benefits, your childmay be eligible to receive free school meals. Youmay be eligible if you fall into one of the followingcategories:❚ you are in receipt of income support or ajobseeker’s allowance (income-based JSA);❚ you are entitled to child tax credits with incomeno greater than £16,190 as shown on yourTC602 from H M Revenue and Customs. Ifyou receive working tax credit then you are noteligible;❚ you receive the guaranteed element of statepension credit;❚ you get support from the National AsylumSupport Service;❚ you receive employment and supportallowance (ESA).If you live in South Gloucestershire you cancontact us for an application form on:Telephone: 01454 868008Email: cis@southglos.gov.ukProof of eligibility will be required.Where can I get help and advice?✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk7

Transferring to secondary schoolTransferring to secondary schoolChildren in South Gloucestershire transfer to secondary school in the September following theireleventh birthday. The process of transferring to secondary school is summarised below.Research the schools andunderstand the admissionsprocess❚ read this booklet carefully and ask for help ifyou need it;❚ know which school(s) serves your area (look atthe list and map of schools in this booklet);❚ visit schools, attend open days or eveningsand talk to members of staff;❚ ask schools to send you a school prospectus,visit school websites, consider their results;❚ talk to parents/carers who already havechildren at your local school(s);❚ consider the distance/route from home toschool. Will you be able to get your child toschool?❚ find out what other activities the school offers,i.e. breakfast clubs/after school clubs/sportingactivities.Apply for a school place❚ complete a common application form eitheron-line at www.southglos.gov.uk/admissionsor on the form at the back of this booklet;❚ express a preference for three schools;Remember, it’s important yourapplication is on time❚ submit your application form by 31 October2014;❚ you cannot apply on-line after the closing date;❚ if your application is late, places at the schoolsyou prefer may already have been filled – noplaces are held in reserve.Note: Secondary school age provision in SouthGloucestershire includes community andvoluntary controlled schools, academies andfoundation trust schools. In this booklet, theword ‘schools’ includes both schools, academiesand foundation trust schools unless a differentprocedure applies. See the ‘Glossary of terms’section for an explanation of the different types ofschools.Academies/university technologycolleges with a first admission atyear 10There is one UTC in South Gloucestershire witha first admission at Year 10. This is the BristolTechnology and Engineering Academy, UniversityTechnical College. Details of the admissionarrangements are provided in the “Admission toSouth Gloucestershire academies, foundationtrust school and university technical colleges”section of this booklet.❚ consider naming your local school as one ofyour preferences;❚ provide accurate and complete information onyour application form;❚ find out whether you need to complete asupplementary information form for the school.8Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

How do I choose my preferredschools?The common application form enables you to express a preference for up to three schoolsand to list them in preference order. You are advised to list all three preferences. There is noadvantage in naming just one preference or naming one preference three times. Similarly, youshould not write down schools if you really do not want a place there.Understand the admissions criteriaThink very carefully about the schools for whichyou express a preference and make sure you readand understand the relevant admission criteriafor the school concerned. This will help you toconsider whether or not you will be successful ingaining a place at your preferred school(s). Theadmission criteria for all community and voluntarycontrolled schools are provided in the “How areplaces allocated” section.Academies, foundation trust schools anduniversity technical colleges have their ownadmission criteria and details are set out towardsthe end of this booklet.It is important to remember that it may not alwaysbe possible to offer your child a place at one ofyour preferred schools.Research your preferred schoolsYou may like to do some research into your localschools before you complete your application.The sorts of things you might consider are asfollows:❚ talk to parents/carers who already havechildren at your local schools and talk to staff atyour child’s primary/junior school.❚ consider the distance from home to schooland how you will get your child to school.Think about the route to school and modeof travel. (If your child is walking rememberthey will need to do the journey twice a day).Please remember that it is your responsibilityto get your child to and from school. Freetransport provision is offered only in certaincircumstances. Eligibility criteria for theprovision of home to school transport areavailable in the “Travel and transport to school”section.❚ find out what other activities and extendedprovision the school offers, i.e. breakfast clubs/after school clubs/sporting activities.A list of schools is provided in the “Secondaryschools, academies, foundation trust schoolsand university technical colleges in SouthGloucestershire (and maps)” section.How do I choose my preferred schools?❚ schools hold open days or evenings oroffer opportunities to visit the schools.We recommend parents/carers take theopportunity to visit the schools and talk tomembers of staff. See section entitled “Openday/evening information” for dates.If you are considering applying for a schooloutside South Gloucestershire you should stillcomplete the common application form. SouthGloucestershire Council will pass the details ofapplications received on to other local authoritiesfor processing as appropriate.❚ each school publishes a prospectus(obtainable from the school) which givesinformation about the school, including results.Many schools also have websites and theresults of school inspections can be found onthe Ofsted website at www.ofsted.gov.uk.✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk9

How do I apply for a school place?How do I apply for a schoolplace?!Don’t be late! If your application is late it will affect your chances of getting a place atone of your preferred schools. The closing date for all applications is 31 October 2014.In order that your child can be considered forentry to school for the school year 2015/2016you must complete and submit the commonapplication form by 31 October 2014.Completed common application forms forresidents of South Gloucestershire must bereturned directly to South GloucestershireCouncil’s Admissions & Transport Team.Parents/carers who do not live in SouthGloucestershire but who wish to apply for a placeat a secondary school in South Gloucestershiremust complete the common application formavailable from the local authority in which theylive. If an application form is received from aparent/carer living in England but outside theadministrative area of South Gloucestershire,the form will be returned to the relevant homeauthority.Where a common application form is sentdirect to a school in South Gloucestershire, theform will be forwarded by the school to SouthGloucestershire Council Admissions & TransportTeam.Should any parent/carer include on theirapplication form a preference for an independentschool, the independent school preference will bedisregarded and the remaining preferences forschools will be given a higher ranking than thatshown on the original application form.Glossary of Terms for a definition of parental/carerresponsibility). It is important that both parents/carers agree with the preferred schools namedso any difficulties in reaching this agreement aredealt with in advance of the closing date. We canprocess only one application per child and SouthGloucestershire Council cannot become involvedin disputes between parents/carers.ON-LINE APPLICATIONS: NOTE:You may change the details on yourapplication up until the closing date,though it is very important to rememberto re-submit each time you view or makechanges to your application. If you donot re-submit your application aftermaking changes it will not be submittedon time and your application will betreated as late.Completing the commonapplication formParents/carers of children resident in SouthGloucestershire have two options for completingthe common application form:❚ Apply on-line atwww.southglos.gov.uk/admissionsYou will receive an email to confirm that yourapplication has been received.All parents/carers must complete the commonapplication form.Only the parent/carer with legal responsibilityfor the child may complete and submit theapplication form and only one applicationper child will be accepted (please refer to the❚ Complete the paper application form providedat the back of this booklet and return it to theaddress shown on the form. Please be awarethat owing to the volume of applications SouthGloucestershire Council is unable to provideacknowledgements for applicants using thepaper form.10Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Applying on-lineThe on-line application form is available 24 hoursa day, seven days a week up to the submissiondate of 31 October 2014. Once you havecompleted and submitted an on-line applicationform you will receive an email to confirm yourapplication has been received.If you have previously registered with the onlinesystem you can simply log on using youroriginal email address and password. If youhave not used the system before, you will needto choose a password and enter this in both the‘password’ and ‘re-type password’ boxes (you areadvised to use a password that you will be likelyto remember easily). If you have changed youremail address since your previous application,you will need to log on using your original emailaddress and then enter your new email address in‘my details’.Completing and returning thepaper application formCompleted common application forms forresidents of South Gloucestershire must bereturned directly to South GloucestershireAdmissions & Transport Team. Applications fora place will be considered only if parents/carershave submitted the completed commonapplication form by the closing dateof 31 October 2014. Any change inpreference received before the closingtime and date will supersede allprevious applications which will bewithdrawn.Supplementary formsAll parents/carers must complete the commonapplication form. However, individual admissionauthorities for academies and foundation trustschools may wish to use supplementary formsto collect additional information in order to applytheir over-subscription criteria. Parents/carerswill need to contact the individual schools forinformation.Admission for children withstatements of special educationalneeds (SEN) or an education,health and care plan (EHC Plan)There is a separate form for children withStatements of SEN or an EHC Plan which will beprovided to parents/carers by the relevant leadprofessional. If your child has a Statement ofSEN or an EHC Plan do not complete the formin this booklet. However, you may find some ofthe information useful. If your child is undergoingstatutory assessment please contact your leadprofessional for further advice before completinga form. If your child has special educationalneeds but does not currently have a statementyou should complete and submit a commonapplication form in the normal way.How do I apply for a school place?✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk11

What else do I need to consider in completing my application?What else do I need to considerin completing my application?Find out which schools serve yourareaSome schools serve Areas of Prime Responsibility(APR). Where an APR exists, the area indicatesto parents/carers the schools which normallyserve the home address. South GloucestershireCouncil gives priority to those children wholive within the APR of the school, though thereis no guarantee that places will be offered toall those living within the APR. Maps showingthe location of each school are provided in the“Secondary schools, academies, foundationtrust schools and university technical collegesin South Gloucestershire (and maps)” sectionalong with details of the APR where appropriate.If you are unsure which schools serve your areaplease telephone South Gloucestershire Council.Alternatively, please visit the council’s websitewww.southglos.gov.uk ‘Find my nearest’.We strongly recommend that you indicate apreference for a school that normally servesyour home address (your APR school). Thiswill increase your chances of getting a placeat a local school, in the event that your highestranking preference cannot be met (if, for example,your highest ranking school is over-subscribedfrom applicants living within that school’s APR orliving closer than you and/or any higher priorityapplications).Local sibling links – youngerbrothers and sistersMany parents/carers express a preference foryounger brothers and sisters to attend the sameschool. South Gloucestershire’s over-subscriptioncriteria for allocating places to community andvoluntary controlled schools gives some priorityto local siblings. You should be aware that a localsibling is not the same as a sibling. In SouthGloucestershire children are defined as localsiblings if:❚ they are full or half brother or sister; or❚ they are adoptive brother or sister; or❚ they are children of the same household; and❚ they live within the school’s defined area ofresponsibility; and❚ they have indicated that school as apreference; and❚ the older sibling is already in attendance at thepreferred school and will be in attendance inSeptember 2015 (statutory school age only).You should note that your child will not beconsidered under the local sibling criterion if youdo not meet the criteria above. To be defined asa ‘local sibling’ a child must live in the APR for theschool. It is therefore important that you considerstating a preference for your local/nearest school,particularly if you have younger children whoyou would like to attend the same school in lateryears.!Some schools receive moreapplications than there are places.While we will do our best, there is noguarantee that we will be able to offeryou a place at your preferred schooleven if you meet the admission criteria.Use your child’s permanent homeaddressYou must apply using your child’s permanenthome address as at 31 October 2014. Thehome address is considered to be where the childlives most of the time with his or her parent(s) orcarer(s). South Gloucestershire Council cannotaccept an address of a business, relative,friend, childminder, a temporary address or anaddress of a house it is intended to move to. Theonly exceptions are for children of UK servicepersonnel for whom special arrangements apply.South Gloucestershire Council reserves the rightto seek documentary evidence to support a claimof residence.12Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Where a child spends time with each parent/carerat two different addresses, South GloucestershireCouncil will ask for proof of the arrangementsand will determine the appropriate address to beused in allocating a school place. In reachingthis decision, evidence may be requested toshow the address to which any Child Benefit ispaid and from which the child is registered witha medical GP. Any other evidence provided byparents/carers will also be considered in reachinga decision on the home address for admissionspurposes.Consider how you will get yourchild to schoolIt is your responsibility as a parent/carer to getyour child to school. You must think very carefullyabout the distance from home to school andabout how your child will travel to school.The majority of children are not eligible for freetransport to school. You may wish to contact yourlocal school and ask for details of their SchoolTravel Plan. The Plan identifies various measuresthe school has put into place to help reduce thenumber of car journeys made to and from school.Alternative travel options and schemes include;walking buses; road safety workshops; and, cycletraining. An audit of the range of transport optionsavailable in South Gloucestershire can be foundon the council’s website at www.southglos.gov.uk - search for the Sustainable School Travel andTransport Strategy.Tell us if your circumstanceschangeIf your circumstances change during theapplication process or if you know in advancethat your circumstances are going to change, forexample you are planning to move house beforeyour child starts school, it is important that you tellus.Be honest – we may ask fordocumentary evidenceEnsure the information you give us is accurate.In fairness to all parents/carers, SouthGloucestershire Council reserves the right torequire documentary evidence in support ofthe application and to make its own enquiries.Examples of evidence which may be requestedinclude a birth certificate, a copy of a courtorder, a solicitor’s letter confirming exchangeof contracts (and completion date on a newproperty), a rental agreement, a letter from anemployer, a letter from a bank or building society,a utility bill or evidence of child’s residency.Please be aware that South GloucestershireCouncil may withdraw an offer of a place wherean application is fraudulent or intentionallymisleading.What if I change my mind beforethe closing date?Any change in preference received beforethe closing date will supersede all previousapplications. Previous applications will bewithdrawn.!Please remember if you submityour application on-line and makechanges to or view your application youwill need to ensure you re-submit yourapplication.Applications or changes of preference receivedafter the closing date are ‘late applications’ andwill not normally be considered for the initialallocation of places.What happens if my application islate?If your application is late it will affect your chanceof getting a place at one of the schools youhave stated as a preference for your child. Ontime applicants will be allocated a school placebefore late applicants. Only in exceptionalcircumstances will South Gloucestershire Councilconsider the reasons why the application is latebefore deciding whether or not to consider italong with the on time applications. The sameover-subscription criteria are applied to lateapplications but will be considered after the initialallocation of places.What else do I need to consider in completing my application?✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk13

Travel assistance to school – what you need to knowTravel assistance to school –what you need to knowWill I be offered free travelassistance to school?The policies that apply to school admissionsand transport to school operate separately.In particular, if a pupil is offered a place ina preferred school this does not in any wayguarantee that assistance with travel will beavailable. If transport to school is an issue foryou when applying for a school, you are stronglyadvised to telephone South GloucestershireCouncil before stating your preference.It is your responsibility as a parent/carer toget your child to school. You must think verycarefully about the distance from home toschool and about how your child will travelto school. The majority of children are noteligible for free travel assistance to school.How do I check if my child iseligible for free travel assistance toschool?You will be eligible for free travel assistance toschool if:❚ the child is of statutory school age, and❚ the school/academy/foundation trust schoolattended is the nearest appropriate one asdetermined by South Gloucestershire Council,andArrangements for low incomefamiliesChildren from families entitled to free schoolmeals or who are in receipt of the maximumlevel of Working Tax Credit will be entitled to freetravel if they are aged between 11 and 16 andare attending one of their three nearest qualifyingschools, stated as a preference, and live betweentwo and six miles from that school. The two milesis measured in the same way as the statutorywalking distance; the six miles is along roadroutes.A low income criterion has been introduced forfaith-based home to school travel. For childrenaged 11-16 from low income families, free travelmust be arranged to the nearest suitable schoolpreferred on the grounds of religion or beliefwhere they live more than two miles but not morethan fifteen miles from the school.!If you do not apply for your nearestappropriate school as your highestranking preference your child maynot be given free travel assistance toany school. You must then acceptfull responsibility for the cost andarrangements of your child’s travel toand from school for the duration of theirsecondary phase education.❚ the distance between home and school ismore than the “statutory walking distance”.The statutory walking distance is two milesfor pupils aged up to eight and three milesfor those aged eight and over. See Glossaryof Terms for details of the statutory walkingdistance and how this is measured.Note: Assistance with travel, if agreed, is providedonly at the beginning and end of the normalschool day and from one address (the homeaddress).Children with special educationalneeds (non-statemented andstatemented) or an education,health and care plan (EHC Plan)Pupils with special educational needs (nonstatemented)have the same entitlementto transport under legislation or SouthGloucestershire policies as any other SouthGloucestershire pupil.14Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Children with Statements of Special EducationalNeeds who may have no entitlement on distancegrounds or normal South Gloucestershirepolicies will be considered under SouthGloucestershire Council’s Special EducationalNeeds transport policy. Transport is providedto the nearest appropriate school, as defined bySouth Gloucestershire Council, with regard to achild’s particular disabilities. In specific casesentitlement may include access to a Guide Escort.In appropriate cases, a Guide Escort may beprovided to assist a child in walking to school,rather than provision of transport.Entitlement to assistance with transport forchildren with an Education, Health and CarePlan (EHC Plan) will be included as part of theassessment of their needs and there will be noneed to apply for transport separately.Will I be offered travel assistance toa faith school?Children entering faith-based secondaryschools will not be entitled to free home toschool travel even if they are attending ondenominational grounds and regardless of thedistance from home.There are two exceptions to this:❚ where the faith-based secondary school is thenearest secondary school of any status underthe general transport eligibility rules mentionedabove, or❚ where a child aged between 11 and 16 comesfrom a low income family (entitled to free schoolmeals or the maximum level of Working TaxCredits) and attends the nearest faith school onfaith grounds and the home to school journeyis more than two miles and not more than 15miles (further details are available from SouthGloucestershire Council on 01454 868008).Parents/carers considering admission to a faithbasedsecondary school are advised to considerthe journey involved and how their child will travelto school.Application process for assistancewith travel to schoolThe details of home to school transport policiesare available on-line at www.southglos.gov.uk – search for ‘Transport to schools’. Theseinclude information on policies, how to apply, howapplications are considered and how to appeal ifan application is refused.Application forms for home to school transportcan be downloaded from this site or are availablefrom South Gloucestershire Council on 01454868008.Sustainable travelWhere assistance with travel is agreed SouthGloucestershire Council will determine themode of transport. The council is committedto promoting greater use of buses for schooljourneys and will seek, as far as possible, toissue bus passes to students. Alongside this,the council works actively to promote walkingand cycling to school to help reduce congestionon the roads, encourage greater independenceand flexibility and raise awareness of the healthbenefits of sustainable travel. Where walking,cycling or public transport are not feasible, youmay wish to consider car sharing. For furtherinformation contact your local school and ask fordetails of the School Travel Plan.You are advised to consider which schools arewithin walking distance of your home bearing inmind that we cannot guarantee an offer of a placeat your nearest school even if you state it as apreference. Remember, if you choose a schoolsome distance away from your home address youare committing yourself to the journey for at leasta five year period.Appeals processIf, following your application for help with transportcosts, you have a complaint or wish to challengethe outcome of your assessed eligibility fortravel assistance, you may appeal to the councilusing the transport appeals process. Detailsare provided on the council’s website at www.southglos.gov.uk – search for ‘Transport toschools’.Travel assistance to school – what you need to know✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk15

How are places allocated?How are places allocated?Each school has an admission number to reflect the number of places that can be offered fornew children joining the school. Sometimes schools receive more applications than thereare places available. Where this happens, it is important that we are fair and consistent in thedecisions we make about who should be offered a place. To make these decisions the oversubscriptioncriteria are applied to each application.The over-subscription criteria are not the same forall schools. Parents/carers are advised to checkthe relevant admission criteria for the school(s)concerned. The over-subscription criteria forcommunity and voluntary controlled schoolsin South Gloucestershire are determined bythe council and are set out below. For schoolsoutside the area you are advised to check withthe relevant admission authority. The oversubscriptioncriteria for academies and foundationtrust schools are determined by the governingbody of the individual academy/foundation trustschool and are set out in the “Admission to southgloucestershire academies, foundation trustschools and university technical colleges” section.Note: Academies/foundation trust schools mayoperate criteria for selection by ability or aptitudes.You are advised to check the arrangements forassessing ability or aptitude with the individualacademy/foundation trust school concerned.Over-subscription criteria forcommunity and voluntarycontrolled schools in SouthGloucestershireBy law the council is required to have clear andpublished rules about how school places willbe allocated when the number of applicationsexceeds the places available.In South Gloucestershire priority for admission tocommunity and voluntary controlled schools isas follows (parents/carers should also refer to thenotes to the over-subscription criteria provided inthis section):1 Children in Public Care or Previously inPublic Care.2 Local siblings (those living within aschool’s Area of Prime Responsibilityand who have named the school as apreference).3a Geographical considerations (thoseliving within a school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility).3b Geographical considerations (thoseliving outside a school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility).4 Tie breaker:Where it does not prove possible to resolveallocations to an over-subscribed school bythe application of criteria 1-3, any remainingplaces will be allocated by drawing lots.Notes to the over-subscription criteria forcommunity and voluntary controlled schools:1 Children in Public Care* are those lookedafter by a local authority within the meaning ofSection 22 of the Children Act 1989.Children Previously in Public Care* arethose who were looked after, but ceasedto be so because they were adopted 1 (orbecame subject to a residence order 2 orspecial guardianship order 3 ).* Documentation will need to be provided to SouthGloucestershire Council as proof of care status.1Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.Advice from the DfE sets out that the Adoption Act did notcome into force until 31 December 2005 and therefore onlychildren adopted after this date qualify as Previously LookedAfter Children.2Under the terms of the Children Act 1989.3Section 14A of the Children Act 1989.16Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

2 Local siblings: children are defined as localsiblings if:❚❚❚❚❚❚they are full or half brother or sister; orthey are adoptive brother or sister; orthey are children of the same household; andthey live within the school’s defined area ofresponsibility; andthey have indicated that school as apreference; andthe older sibling is already in attendance atthe preferred school and will be in attendancein September 2015 (statutory school ageonly).Please note: to be defined as a ‘localsibling’ a child must live in the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the school.the school. Distances from home to schoolare measured in a straight line between theaddress point of the child’s home and acentral point within the main school buildingusing South Gloucestershire Council’scomputerised mapping system.4 Tie breaker: Lots will be drawn by a seniorofficer of South Gloucestershire Council whois independent of the school admissionsprocess.!Please note: In determining whichapplicants live closest to school,distances from home to school will bemeasured in a straight line between theaddress point of the child’s home anda central point within the main schoolbuilding. Applications for assistancewith transport will continue to beassessed using the nearest availablewalking route.How are places allocated?3a Geographical considerations (for thoseliving within a school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): Priority will be given to thosechildren who live within the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the school. Where a schoolalso has an Area of First Responsibility,children living in this area will be given thehighest priority.If in any year there are more children livingwithin the Area of Prime Responsibility thanthe number of places available at the school,priority will be given to those children wholive closest to the school. Distances fromhome to school are measured in a straightline between the address point of the child’shome and a central point within the mainschool building using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system.3b Geographical considerations (for thoseliving outside a school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): After places have beenallocated from within the Area of PrimeResponsibility, any remaining places will beallocated to those children who live closest toAdmission to all year groups duringthe school year 2015/2016All other applications for places for SouthGloucestershire secondary schools during theyear 2015/2016, including those to other yeargroups, will be considered using the relevantover-subscription criteria for the school concernedand in accordance with the in-year admissionarrangements set out in the “In-year admissions”section.Children of multiple birthsWhenever possible, South GloucestershireCouncil will endeavour to place children ofmultiple births in the same school within theplaces available. However, where the last childto qualify for a place is a twin or child of multiplebirth, the place will be offered to one child andthe other child/children considered under theadmission criteria but normally admitted.✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk17

How are places allocated?Children of UK service personnel(UK armed forces)South Gloucestershire Council recognisesthe particular needs of children of UK servicepersonnel (UK Armed Forces). The local authorityensures that the needs of these children are takeninto account by:❚ allocating a school place in advance, if theapplication is accompanied by an officialgovernment letter which declares a relocationdate and a Unit postal address or quarteringaddress.❚ accepting a Unit postal address, or, ifappropriate, a quartering area address (theaddress of the closest house in the relevantquartering area), for applications from servicepersonnel in the absence of a new home postaladdress. A quartering address will be usedonly where the housing authorities confirm inwriting that a house will be offered in the area.❚ considering an application on the criterion of‘local sibling’ where another child in the familyhas been offered a place at the preferredschool and the Unit postal address orquartering address is within the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the preferred school.❚ where an application is received for acommunity or voluntary controlled secondaryschool, children of UK service personnel will beoffered a place at the preferred local school buttaking into account the admission number forthe school.❚ accepting a late application from UK servicepersonnel as ‘on time’ where a notification ofposting has been received afterthe closing date and beforethe date of exchange ofinformation with otheradmission authorities.18Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

What happens to myapplication?Co-ordinated admissionsAll local authorities must have a co-ordinatedadmission scheme which allows details ofapplications to be shared with other admissionauthorities, as appropriate, to ensure that parents/carers receive an offer of a single place on theoffer date.Once we receive your completed application(by 31 October 2014) we will consider all yourpreferences against the relevant admissionscriteria and we will try to offer you a place at oneof your preferred schools.Any school which operates criteria for selectionby ability or aptitude must ensure that itsarrangements for assessing ability or aptitude,to enable decisions to be made on preferencesreceived, conform to the timing requirements ofthe admissions scheme.In the case of admission to academies andfoundation trust schools in South Gloucestershireall applications will be considered with referenceto their own over-subscription criteria includingany supplementary data where necessary.Ranked lists of potential offers will then bereturned to South Gloucestershire Councilincluding the reason why each applicant qualifiedfor a place, by 9 January 2015. The list will alsoinclude those pupils, for whom a place cannot beoffered, in rank order, explaining the reasons forrefusal against the over-subscription criteria, andin the order in which additional offers will be madeshould places become available.Applications for all schools will be consideredunder an ‘equal preference’ system. This meansthat all your preferences will initially be consideredequally against the admission criteria regardlessof your ranking. This does not mean that wedisregard your preferences; it means that in theevent that you are unsuccessful in gaining aplace at your first preference school, your secondpreference will not be treated any less favourablyjust because you placed school 2 as your secondpreference.If your child qualifies for a place at more thanone school your highest ranked school with aplace available will be offered. If you are notoffered a place at your highest ranking school,the alternative school may be one of your otherpreferences or the next nearest appropriateschool with a place available.Receiving your offerOn-line applicants will be able to view theoutcome of their application for a school place on2 March 2015 by logging onto the on-line systemusing their password. On-line applicants will beformally notified of the offer of a school place byemail unless otherwise specified at the time ofapplication. Applicants who applied using thepaper application form will be notified of the offerof a school place by letter to be posted 1st classon 2 March 2015. South Gloucestershire Councilis unable to inform parents/carers of the offer bytelephone.South Gloucestershire Council will make thesingle offer of a place for Year 7 to parents/carersresident within its area. Places will be allocatedagainst the published admission criteria withoutreference to the applicant’s order of preference.Where a child qualifies for a place at more thanone school, the final offer will be the highestranked school with a place available.In the case of parents/carers resident in SouthGloucestershire being refused a place at theirpreferred school(s), an alternative school placeat the nearest appropriate school/academy/foundation trust school to the home address witha place available will be offered to their child andthey will be informed of the options available atthat stage including their right of appeal.What happens to my application?✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk19

What happens to my application?Parents/carers must respond to the offer directlyto South Gloucestershire Council by 16 March2015. Where a response has not been receivedby 16 March 2015, South Gloucestershire Councilwill contact parents/carers to advise them of theneed to respond within one week and point outthat the place may be withdrawn if they do not.Where a place has been withdrawn this will beconfirmed in writing to parents/carers.Late applicationsApplications received after the closing dateare ‘late applications’ and will not normally beconsidered for the initial allocation of places.However, South Gloucestershire will considerthe circumstances of a late application beforedeciding whether or not to consider it along withthe on time applications.For over-subscribed schools, if places becomeavailable following the initial allocation of placesfor a school, the same criteria will be appliedto ‘late applications’, formal appeals andapplications for children whose parents/carershave indicated in writing that they still wish to beconsidered for a place. Where a place can beoffered at a preferred school for a child on thewaiting list, any place previously offered at a lowerpreference school will be withdrawn.In the case of under-subscribed schools, lateapplications will be considered in order of date ofreceipt. If any under-subscribed school becomesover-subscribed owing to the number of lateapplications, places will be allocated using thepublished over-subscription criteria.appropriate, for all applications received up to31 August 2015.Changes of preference after theclosing dateA change of preference received after theclosing date will be considered as a ‘lateapplication’ unless there are considered to be,by South Gloucestershire Council, exceptionalcircumstances for the change. Details of lateapplications, on time applicants still seeking aplace at their preferred schools and of places notaccepted following the initial allocations made, willbe exchanged with other local authorities as faras possible between 17 March 2015 and 17 April2015 to enable a second round of allocations forall schools to commence on 5 May 2015.The co-ordinated admissions process willcontinue to be operated, with application databeing exchanged with other local authorities asappropriate, for all applications received up to31 August 2015.Moving house/change of addressParents/carers must write to the Admissions &Transport Team as soon as possible, attachingproof of the change of address. It is the homeaddress of the child as at the closing date of31 October 2014 that determines the prioritygiven to applications for the first round ofallocations. Parents/carers are advised to takethis into account in advance as any subsequentchanges of preferences agreed after theclosing date will be dealt with alongside the lateapplications.Details of late applications, on time applicantsstill seeking a place at their preferred schoolsand of places not accepted following the initialallocations will be exchanged with academies,foundation trust schools and other localauthorities as far as possible by 17 April 2015to enable a second round of allocations for allschools to commence on 5 May 2015.The co-ordinated admissions process willcontinue to be operated, with application databeing exchanged with academies, foundationtrust schools and other local authorities as20Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

I’ve been offered a school place,what next?Once you receive your offer of a school place (2 March 2015) you must respond to the offerdirectly to South Gloucestershire Council by 16 March 2015. Note: If you applied on-line youmay view the outcome of your application on-line using your password.All offers are accompanied with details explainingthe next stage of the process. Your options are asfollows:❚ accept the place offered;❚ ask South Gloucestershire Council to consideryour child for a place at your preferredschool(s) if one becomes available; and/or❚ ask about the availability of places at otherSouth Gloucestershire schools; and/or❚ appeal to an independent appeal panel againstthe decision to refuse a place at your preferredschool(s).Where a response from you has not beenreceived by 16 March 2015, we will contactyou to advise you of the need to respond withinone week and point out that the place may bewithdrawn if you do not. Where a place has beenwithdrawn this will be confirmed in writing.Withdrawing offersOnce the offer of a place has been made, SouthGloucestershire Council may withdraw theoffer, but only in very limited circumstances, forexample:❚ where the application was fraudulent orintentionally misleading; orWaiting lists - community andvoluntary controlled schoolsThe waiting list comprises those children refuseda place whose parents/carers have lodged aformal appeal or asked to go on a waiting listtogether with any late applications received.A waiting list will be maintained for any vacancieswhich occur until the end of Term 2 2015 andthen discarded. It is for each admission authorityto determine whether they will maintain waitinglists after the autumn term. Priority order onthe waiting list will be determined by the oversubscriptioncriteria, not by the date of joining thewaiting list.Children who are the subject of a direction bya local authority to admit or who are allocatedto a school in accordance with the Fair AccessProtocol must take precedence over those on awaiting list.Where a place becomes available and the localauthority, after using all advised contact detailsis unable to contact a successful applicant fora place within two school weeks, the availableplace will be offered to the next child to qualifyfor a place. Where an applicant decides to placetheir child(ren)’s name on a waiting list, it is for theapplicant to keep South Gloucestershire Councilinformed of updated contact and address details.I’ve been offered a school place, what next?❚ where a parent/carer has not responded to theoffer within a reasonable time; or❚ where it is possible to offer a higher namedpreference.✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk21

I’ve been offered a school place, what next?Waiting lists – academies andfoundation trust schoolsOnce the offers have been sent out by SouthGloucestershire Council on behalf of all admissionauthorities, any questions about waiting listsshould be made to the relevant school. If there ispupil movement after allocations have been madeand academies or foundation trust schools findthat they can offer additional places, they mustkeep South Gloucestershire Council informed untilthe end of Term 2 2015. It is for each admissionauthority to determine whether they will maintainwaiting lists after the end of Term 2 2015.Can I appeal if my child has beenrefused a place at my preferredschool?If a place is not offered at the parents’/carers’preferred school there is the right of appeal to anindependent appeal panel. When offers of placesare made on 2 March 2015, if it has not beenpossible to offer your child one of the schools ofyour preference, you will automatically be sentdetails of how to appeal. Pending your appeal,your child will be offered a school place at a lowernamed preference if possible or at an alternativeschool with a place available. If an appeal isunsuccessful there is no automatic right to afurther appeal. However, if there are significantand material changes in the circumstances ofthe parent/carer, child or school since the time ofthe original appeal, these will be considered. Asignificant and material change in circumstancesmight include:Any requests for a further appeal should be madein writing to the Admissions & Transport Team, POBox 298, Civic Centre, High Street, Kingswood,Bristol, BS15 0DQ.Withdrawing offersOnce the offer of a school place has been made,South Gloucestershire Council reserves theright to withdraw the offer but only in very limitedcircumstances, for example:❚ where the application was fraudulent orintentionally misleading; or❚ where a parent/carer has not responded to theoffer within a reasonable time; or❚ where it is possible to offer a higher namedpreference.❚ where a change of address has occurred whichmeans the home address is significantly closerto the preferred school or is now in the Area ofPrime Responsibility for the preferred school;❚ where a sibling link has been created at thepreferred school which was not there at thetime of the original appeal;❚ where new evidence is introduced andis supported by a letter from a doctor,psychologist, social worker or health visitorwhich could not have been introduced at thetime of the original appeal hearing.22Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

In-year admissionsApplications during the school year2015/2016 (in-year admissions)If you move into the local area during the schoolyear 2015/2016 or you are already resident inSouth Gloucestershire and wish to move yourchild to another school, you will need to completethe South Gloucestershire in-year applicationform. The form can be used for application toany school within the South GloucestershireCouncil area and is available at www.southglos.gov/admissions. Alternatively, you may contactindividual schools or South GloucestershireCouncil on 01454 868008.For in-year admissions, completed applicationforms should be returned direct to the individualschool/academy/foundation trust schoolconcerned. The application form should bereturned to the school/academy/foundation trustschool named as the first preference. On receiptof an in-year application, schools/academies/foundation trust schools will notify the localauthority of both the application and its outcome.Academies and foundation trust schools are theirown admissions authorities. Own admissionauthority schools may also require parents/carersto complete a supplementary information form toenable the school to collect additional informationin order to apply their over-subscription criteria.Please Note:Where a school is unable to offer a place andanother school is named as a lower preference onthe application form, the form will be forwardedto the lower preference school within five schooldays.In-year applications for South Gloucestershiresecondary schools can be made for any yeargroup. You may express a preference for aparticular school or schools. Your application willbe considered against the admission criteria. Theadmission criteria for community and voluntarycontrolled schools are set out in the “How areplaces allocated” section. Please refer to the“Admission to South Gloucestershire academies,foundation trust schools, and university technicalcolleges” section for details of individualadmission policies.Offers of a school place (in-yearadmissions)Where a parent/carer has been offered a place fortheir child in a community or voluntary controlledschool, they will be expected to take up theoffered place within four school weeks otherwisethe offer of a place may be withdrawn.Fair access for children admittedoutside the normal admissionsroundSouth Gloucestershire Council has a Fair AccessProtocol which provides for children admitted toschool outside the normal admissions round. Theprotocol exists to ensure that access to educationis secured quickly for children who do not havea school place and that all schools take their fairshare of vulnerable children or those who arehard to place. The protocol will be used to placechildren during the school year and not at thebeginning of the school year as part of the mainadmission round. The majority of children willbe admitted to school under normal admissionprocedures.The protocol applies to the following groups ofchildren:❚ children from the criminal justice system orPupil Referral Units who need to be reintegratedinto mainstream education;❚ children who have been out of education fortwo months or more;❚ children of Gypsies, Roma, Travellers, refugeesand asylum seekers;❚ children who are homeless;❚ children with unsupportive family backgroundsfor whom a place has not been sought;In-year admissions✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk23

In-year admissions❚ children who are carers; and❚ children with special educational needs,disabilities or medical conditions (but without astatement).Whilst some children in the above categoriesmay find it difficult to secure a place, the majorityof children will be dealt with through normaladmission procedures.Where a governing body does not wish to admita child with challenging behaviour outside thenormal admissions round, even though placesare available, it must refer the case to the localauthority for action under the Fair AccessProtocol. This will normally be appropriate onlywhere a school has a particularly high proportionof children with challenging behaviour orpreviously excluded children.Admission authorities must not refuse to admit achild thought to be potentially disruptive, or likelyto exhibit challenging behaviour, on the groundsthat the child is first to be assessed for specialeducational needs.The Fair Access Protocol does not apply tochildren in public care, children previouslyin public care or a child with a Statement ofSpecial Educational Needs naming the school inquestion, or an Education, Health and Care Planas these children must be admitted.Please be aware that there is no guaranteethat a place will be offered at a school of yourpreference and you still have the right of appealregardless of your child’s circumstances (exceptin very limited circumstances, for example if yourchild has been twice excluded from school).Early/late transfer of childrenIt is South Gloucestershire Council policy thatchildren should move from one year group toanother with their chronological age group,including children with special educational needsand those with English as an additional language.Exceptionally, a child may be educated with apeer group one year younger or one year olderthan their chronological age group. This needscareful thought. Once placed in a youngerage group it is difficult, if not impossible, for achild to return to their chronological age groupsuccessfully. Equally, once accelerated it isvery difficult for a child to return to their agegroup without feeling demoralised. If it is agreedthat it is in the child’s interest to be educatedwith a younger or older peer group you willbe required to sign a form to confirm that youunderstand and accept the implications of late/early transfer. If you are seeking early/lateadmission to a South Gloucestershire school youshould submit the request for consideration bySouth Gloucestershire Council’s Department forChildren, Adults & Health.Should a vulnerable child require a place at aschool, they may be considered for admissioneven if the school has no places. Childrenadmitted under the terms of the protocol willalso take priority over any children on the waitinglist. Access to a school place via the protocolis normally by referral. Relevant professionalsdealing with your child will guide you through theprocess.A child without a Statement of Special EducationalNeeds or an Education, Health and Care Planmay be educated with a peer group one yearyounger if there is an identified educational needand particular conditions are met. Further detailsare available from the school concerned and theDepartment for Children, Adults & Health.Full details of the Fair Access Protocol areavailable on the council’s website atwww.southglos.gov.uk/admissions.24Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Post 16 admission arrangementsAll admission authorities must publish their determined arrangements which set out how placeswill be allocated and this may include set academic entry criteria. Children and their parents/carers applying for sixth form places should contact the individual school(s) concerned.For sixth form admission to community andvoluntary controlled secondary schools forSeptember 2015/2016:❚ applications will be considered for admission atthe age of 16+. These should be made directto the school;❚ where the number of applications exceeds thenumber of post 16 places available at individualschools, and after admission of any studentswith a Statement of Special Educational Needsnaming the school or an Education, Health andCare Plan, priority will be given in accordancewith the over-subscription criteria set foradmissions to the school at 11+ years;❚ in the case of applicants in public care orpreviously in public care, the applicant mustmeet any set academic criteria;Compulsory school age – howlong must young people stay inlearning?Under the Education and Skills Act 2008, alocal authority has a duty to ensure that fromSeptember 2013 all young people continue ineducation or training until the end of the academicyear in which they become 17 years of age (andfrom September 2015 until 18 years of age).This does not change the compulsory school agewhich remains 5-16 as defined in the EducationAct 1996.As well as the technical/legal difference, there isthe practical difference that appropriate post 16participation could be fulfilled in ways other thanbeing in school.Post 16 admission arrangements❚ the school will publish specific minimumacademic achievement requirements foradmission to post 16 provision. These criteriawill be the same for both internal and externaltransfers.Parents/carers are advised to check the numberof post 16 places and the courses available withindividual community and voluntary controlledschools.Under the School Admissions Appeal Code therewill be a right of appeal to an independent appealpanel for unsuccessful applicants, both internaland external.✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk25

What happened last year?What happened last year?School September 2013 Admissions September 2014 AdmissionsTotal OnTotal OnTime Offers+AppealsHeardAppealsUpheldAdmissionLevel 2013Total OnTime FirstPreferencesTotal OnTime Offers+Abbeywood Community School 82 123 - - 180 125 170Bradley Stoke Community School 250 180 12 - 180 235 180Brimsham Green School 177 177 - 210 133 139Bristol Technology and EngineeringAcademy, University Technical College153 132 - - 132 138 138The Castle School 247 270 - - 270 248 270Chipping Sodbury School 78 80 - - 150 94 99Downend School 149 184 - - 210 141 171The Grange School and Sports College 88 97 - - 180 9 12Hanham Woods Academy 122 161 - - 180 100 139John Cabot Academy 342 160 26 1 160 392 160King’s Oak Academy 55 69 - - 120* 119 149Mangotsfield School 177 196 - - 240 190 221Marlwood School 97 123 - - 210 82 100Patchway Community College 74 98 - - 180 80 108The Ridings’ Federation YateInternational AcademyThe Ridings’ Federation WinterbourneInternational Academy108 110 - - 150 131 134300 300 8 0 300 324 300Sir Bernard Lovell School 146 164 - - 210** 217 236+ Includes first, second and third preferences and offers for children not offered any of the schoolsnamed as a preference* Agreed breach to 150** Agreed breach to 24026Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Map of South Gloucestershireshowing location of secondaryschoolsNSevernBeachA403M49R i v e r S e vPilningA4018AustM4K ilometres2 1 0 1 2 31 0 1 2M ilesM48AlmondsburyM5Patchwaye r nThornbury11 The Castle School2 Marlwood School3 Brimsham Green School4 The Ridings’ Federation Yate InternationalAcademy5 Chipping Sodbury School6 Bradley Stoke Community School7 Abbeywood Community School8 Patchway Community College9 Bristol Technology and Engineering Academy,University Technical College10 Downend School11 King’s Oak Academy12 Mangotsfield School13 The Ridings’ Federation WinterbourneInternational Academy2Frampton8 Bradley Winterbourne CotterellStoke56413Coalpit YateStokeHeathGifford1797FiltonM4Frenchay10DownendEmersonsGreen PucklechurchMangotfieldStaple 12HillKingswood1117 Warmley14WickHanham 16Longwell15GreenBittonA38Oldbury-on-SevernAlvestonA4174M4M32A 4 2 0IronActonFalfieldM5A38TytheringtonRangeworthyA432A4174A431TortworthCromhall3CharfieldChippingSodburyA 4 2 0WickwarA 4 6OldSodburyHawkesburyUptonA 4 2 0A46TormartonMarshfieldA433Badminton© Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 10002341014 The Grange School and Sports College15 Hanham Woods Academy16 Sir Bernard Lovell School17 John Cabot AcademyMap of South Gloucestershire showing location of secondary schools✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk27

Secondary schools, academies, foundation trust schools anduniversity technical colleges in South Gloucestershire (and maps)© Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100023410Secondary schools, academies,foundation trust schools anduniversity technical colleges inSouth Gloucestershire (and maps)All schools are co-educational day schools0B4461M48Oldburyon-SevernLittletonon-Severn0.5 1 2KmRiver SevernThe Castle School Area of Prime Responsibility1. The Castle SchoolShepperdineKingtonB4461Hill LnOldbury LnKington Ln1ThornburyB4061AlvestonHillMortonMidland WayRockhamptonA38WhitfieldBuckoverMilburyHeathFalfieldTytheringtonCromhallBibstoneThe Castle School normally serves the parishes of Oldbury-on-Severn, Hill, Rockhampton, Thornbury,Falfield, Tortworth, Cromhall and Charfield.M5B4061M5LeyhillB4058A38TortworthB4058HeathEndB4059M5B4509CharfieldWickwarB4060The Castle School - The Castle School Education TrustSpecialism: Visual Arts and SEN: Cognition & LearningHead Teacher – Mr P Smart Status AcademyPark Road, Thornbury Age Range 11-18South Gloucestershire BS35 1HT Admission Number 270Telephone: 01454 862100 Expected No. of Pupils on Roll 11-15 (September 2014) 1340Email: enquiries@thecastleschool.org.ukWebsite: www.thecastleschool.org.uk‘Area of Prime Responsibility’ and ‘First Area of Responsibility’ are explained in the Glossary of Terms. Ifyou are unsure which schools serve your area please visit the council’s website www.southglos.gov.ukor telephone the council on 01454 868008.28Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Littletonon-Severntleton-Severnbury LnRiver SevernA4043SevernBeachM49HallenBerwick LnPilningAustBilsham LnM5B4055M4A4018B4461M48Redham LnPilning StEasterComptonMonmouth HillAlmondsburyB44612Hortham LnThornburyAlvestonOld DownOlveston RudgewayTockingtonA38A38PatchwayBradleyStokeLittleStokeM5M4B4061StokeGiffordMarlwood School Area of Prime Responsibility2. Marlwood SchoolShellards LnB4427B4427B4057A38B4058M5WinterbourneLatteridg e LnWinterbourneDownWhitfieldBuckoverMilburyHeathTytheringtonB4059Iron ActonFramptonCotterellMarlwood School normally serves the parishes of Aust, Pilning and Severn Beach, Alveston,Tytherington and Almondsbury.Marlwood SchoolCromhallRangeworthyB4058CoalpitHeath0 0.5 1 2KmSpecialism: ScienceHead Teacher – Mr J Pope Status Voluntary Controlled *Vattingstone Lane, Alveston Age Range 11-18South Gloucestershire BS35 3LA Admission Number 210Telephone: 01454 862525 Expected No. of Pupils on Roll 11-15 (September 2014) 753Email: theschool@marlwood.netWebsite: www.marlwood.com* Academy order issued. Marlwood School will convert to academy status as part of the Castle School Education Truston 1 November 2014.‘Area of Prime Responsibility’ and ‘First Area of Responsibility’ are explained in the Glossary of Terms. Ifyou are unsure which schools serve your area please visit the council’s website www.southglos.gov.ukor telephone the council on 01454 868008.© Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100023410university technical colleges in South Gloucestershire (and maps)29Secondary schools, academies, foundation trust schools and✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk

B4060Secondary schools, academies, foundation trust schools anduniversity technical colleges in South Gloucestershire (and maps)Redham LnRiver SevernLittletononSevern© Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100023410B4059WinterbourneHambrookIron ActonM4FrenchayDownendMangotsfieldEmersonsGreenStaple HillSoundwellTytheringtonFramptonCotterellWinterbourneDown KendleshireB4059A342B4058RangeworthySistonaYate3WesterleighcPucklechurchTanhouse LnB40594 5Rodford WayWickwarB4060Mapleridge LnB4465LittleSodburyChippingSodbury OldSodburyA342DodingtonCodringtonHintonDyrhamInglestonCommonHortonTormartonWest LittletonHighfield LnHawkesburyUptonA46bB4040Old Down RdM4A433LittleBadmintonBadmintonActon Turville0 0.5 1 2KmYate and Chipping Sodbury Consortium Area of Prime Responsibility3. Brimsham Green School4. The Ridings’ Federation Yate International Academy5. Chipping Sodbury SchoolBrimsham Green School, Chipping Sodbury School and The Ridings’ Federation Yate InternationalAcademy normally serve the Yate and Chipping Sodbury area.a Brimsham Green School has a First Area of Responsibility for the parish of Rangeworthy and most ofIron Acton.b Chipping Sodbury School has a First Area of Responsibility for the parishes of Wickwar, Hawkesbury,Horton, Little Sodbury, Acton Turville, Tormarton, part of Dodington parish and Old Sodbury area.c The Ridings’ Federation Yate International Academy has a First Area of Responsibility for parts ofWesterleigh and Dodington parishes.‘Area of Prime Responsibility’ and ‘First Area of Responsibility’ are explained in the Glossary of Terms. Ifyou are unsure which schools serve your area please visit the council’s website www.southglos.gov.ukor telephone the council on 01454 868008.30Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Brimsham Green SchoolSpecialism: HumanitiesHead Teacher – Ms K GarlandBroad Lane, Yate Status CommunitySouth Gloucestershire BS37 7LB Age Range 11-18Telephone: 01454 868888 Admission Number 210Email: admin@brimsham.com Expected No. of Pupils on Roll 11-15 (September 2014) 977Website: www.brimsham.comThe Ridings’ Federation Yate International AcademySpecialism: Science and Health & SportPrincipal – Mr R Gilbert Status AcademySundridge Park, Yate Age Range 3-18South Gloucestershire BS37 4DX Admission Number 150Telephone: 01454 862626 Expected No. of Pupils on Roll 11-15 (September 2014) 585Email: Office@trfyia.org.ukWebsite: www.trfyia.org.ukChipping Sodbury SchoolSpecialism: TechnologyHead Teacher – Mr G Millington Status Co-operative Foundation TrustBowling Road, Chipping Sodbury Age Range 11-18South Gloucestershire BS37 6EW Admission Number 150Telephone: 01454 862900 Expected No. of Pupils on Roll 11-15 (September 2014) 557Email: enquiries@chippingsodburyschool.comWebsite: www.chippingsodburyschool.comSecondary schools, academies, foundation trust schools anduniversity technical colleges in South Gloucestershire (and maps)✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk31

Secondary schools, academies, foundation trust schools anduniversity technical colleges in South Gloucestershire (and maps)© Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100023410Westburyon-TrymB4055B4055 A4081EasterComptonBrentryM5Filton AirfieldSouthmeadConiston RdHighwood RdFiltonB4056NorthvilleMonks Park AveHorfieldA388Filton AvePatchwayLittleStokeBradley Stoke Community School, Abbeywood Community 0 0.5 1School 2KmandPatchway Community College Consortium Area of Prime Responsibility6. Bradley Stoke Community School7. Abbeywood Community School8. Patchway Community College9. Bristol Technology and Engineering Academy, University Technical College (not included inthe Area of Prime Responsibility)Bradley Stoke Community School, Abbeywood Community School and Patchway Community Collegenormally serve the parishes of Patchway, Filton, Stoke Gifford, Bradley Stoke and part of Winterbourne.A38Filton AveStation RdTrench LnBowsland WayBrook WayLittle Stoke LnNew RdBradley Stoke Way7M326BradleyStokeB4057Stoke Gifford9HarryStokeColdharbour LnA4174Filton RdB4427Hambrook LnB4427WinterbourneM4HambrookFrenchayB4057WinterbourneDownM4B4058DownendLittleonSeRed‘Area of Prime Responsibility’ and ‘First Area of Responsibility’ are explained in the Glossary of Terms.If you are unsure which schools serve your area please visit the council’s website www.southglos.gov.uk or telephone the council on 01454 868008.If you are unsure which schools serve your area pleasetelephone South Gloucestershire Council.32Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Bradley Stoke Community School - The Olympus Academy TrustSpecialism: Performing Arts and LanguagesExecutive Head Teacher – Mr D Baker Status AcademyAssociate Head Teacher – Ms J Sutton Kirby Age Range 4-19Fiddlers Wood Lane, Bradley Stoke Admission Number 180South Gloucestershire BS32 9BS Expected No. of Pupils on Roll 11-15 (September 2014) 912Telephone: 01454 868840Email: admin@bradleystokecs.org.ukWebsite: www.bradleystokecs.org.ukAbbeywood Community School - The Olympus Academy TrustSpecialism: HumanitiesExecutive Head Teacher – Mr D Baker Status AcademyAssociate Head Teacher – Mrs J Mee Age Range 11-18New Road, Stoke Gifford Admission Number 180South Gloucestershire BS34 8SF Expected No. of Pupils on Roll 11-15 (September 2014) 666Telephone: 0117 307 5660Email: info@abbeywoodschool.comWebsite: www.abbeywoodschool.comPatchway Community College - Fusion Schools TrustSpecialism: Business and EnterpriseHead Teacher – Mrs J Millicent Status AcademyHempton Lane, Almondsbury Age Range 11-18South Gloucestershire BS32 4AJ Admission Number 180Telephone: 01454 862020 Expected No. of Pupils on Roll 11-15 (September 2014) 560Email: enquiries@patchwaycc.comWebsite: www.patchwaycc.comBristol Technology and Engineering Academy, University Technical CollegeSpecialism: Engineering and Environmental TechnologyContact – Melissa Flemming Status UTCNew Road, Stoke Gifford Age Range 14-19South Gloucestershire BS34 8SF Admission Number 132 Year 10 / 110 Year 12Telephone 0117 969 0154 Expected No. of Pupils on Roll (September 2014)Email: admissions@bteacademy.co.uk Year 10 132Website: www.bteacademy.co.uk Year 12 120Secondary schools, academies, foundation trust schools anduniversity technical colleges in South Gloucestershire (and maps)✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk33

Secondary schools, academies, foundation trust schools anduniversity technical colleges in South Gloucestershire (and maps)© Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100023410FiltonM5A38NorthvilleHorfieldPatchwayBradleyStokeLittleStokeB4057A4174M32StokeGiffordStapleton0 0.5 1 2KmM5M4WinterbourneHambrookB4058Goose Green RdDownend School, King’s Oak Academy, Mangotsfield School and TheRidings’ Federation Winterbourne International Academy ConsortiumArea of Prime Responsibility10. Downend School11. King’s Oak Academy12. Mangotsfield School13. The Ridings’ Federation Winterbourne International Academy13aFrenchay DownendFishpondsA420B4427B4057WinterbourneDown10Staple HillA4017B4058MangotsfiedNorthcote RdA4175SoundwellHolly Hill RdKingswoodA4174Iron ActonFramptonCotterell1211CoalpitHeathEmersons GreenB4465A4174A4174B4466WarmleyDownend School, King’s Oak Academy, Mangotsfield School and The Ridings’ FederationWinterbourne International Academy normally serve the area north of the A420 road. Addresses on thenorthern side of the A420 road itself are included in this area.a The Ridings’ Federation Winterbourne International Academy has a First Area of Responsibility for theareas of Winterbourne, Frampton Cotterell, Frenchay, Hambrook and parts of Westerleigh Parish.SistonA420B4059A432YateWesterleighPucklechurchBridgeyateWickB4465bM4Doynton LnDoytonChippingSodburyCodringtonHintonDyrhamDodingtonSands HillA420A46A46LittleonSeRedhb Mangotsfield School has a First Area of Responsibility for the parishes of Dyrham and Hinton andPucklechurch.‘Area of Prime Responsibility’ and ‘First Area of Responsibility’ are explained in the Glossary of Terms.If you are unsure which schools serve your area please visit the council’s website www.southglos.gov.uk or telephone the council on 01454 868008.If you are unsure which schools serve your area pleasetelephone South Gloucestershire Council.34Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Downend SchoolSpecialism: TechnologyHead Teacher – Mr W Roberts Status AcademyWesterleigh Road, Downend Age Range 11-18South Gloucestershire BS16 6XA Admission Number 210Telephone: 01454 862300 Expected No. of Pupils on Roll 11-15 (September 2014) 882Email: admin@downend.comWebsite: www.downend.comKing’s Oak Academy - Part of the Cabot Learning FederationSpecialism: Mathematics and ComputingPrincipal – Mr I Frost Status AcademyBrook Road, Kingswood Age Range 4-19South Gloucestershire BS15 4JT Admission Number 120Telephone: 01454 866538 Expected No. of Pupils on Roll 11-15 (September 2014) 457Email: principal@kingsoakacademy.org.ukWebsite: www.kingsoakacademy.org.ukMangotsfield SchoolSpecialism: Engineering and ScienceHead Teacher – Mr R Badley Status Community *Rodway Hill, Mangotsfield Age Range 11-18South Gloucestershire BS16 9LH Admission Number 240Telephone: 01454 862700 Expected No. of Pupils on Roll 11-15 (September 2014) 1156Email: mangotsfieldsecondary.school@southglos.gov.ukWebsite: www.mangotsfieldschool.org.uk* Application submitted to convert to academy status.The Ridings’ Federation Winterbourne International AcademySpecialism: Mathematics and Modern Foreign LanguagesPrincipal – Mr R C Evans Status AcademyHigh Street, Winterbourne Age Range 11-18South Gloucestershire BS36 1JL Admission Number 300Telephone: 01454 252000 Expected No. of Pupils on Roll 11-15 (September 2014) 1504Email: Office@trfwia.org.ukWebsite: www.trfwia.org.ukSecondary schools, academies, foundation trust schools anduniversity technical colleges in South Gloucestershire (and maps)✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk35

Secondary schools, academies, foundation trust schools anduniversity technical colleges in South Gloucestershire (and maps)© Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100023410M32HambrookFrenchayFishpondsDownend EmersonsGreenMangotsfieldStaple HillSoundwellWarmleyKingswood17 14BarrsBridgeyateCourtNorthHanham CommonNorthCadbury Common15 Heath 16A4A4174A4017A420LongwellOldlandGreenWillsbridgeKeynshamM4A432A4175SistonWesterleighPucklechurchWickKelstonThe Grange School and Sports College, Hanham Woods Academy andthe Sir Bernard Lovell Consortium Area of Prime Responsibility14. The Grange School and Sports College15. Hanham Woods Academy16. Sir Bernard Lovell School17. John Cabot AcademyA4174OldlandCommonA4B4465BittonUptonCheyneyA431B4465Abson RdBath RdMarshfield LnDyrhamDoyntonCodringtonMarshfield0 0.5 1 2KmThe Grange School and Sports College, Hanham Woods Academy and the Sir Bernard Lovell Schoolnormally serve the area south of the A420 road. Addresses on the southern side of the A420 road itselfare included in this area.HintonNimlettLansdownDodingtonColdAshtonUpperSwainswickTormartonWestLittletonNorthenda The Sir Bernard Lovell School has a First Area of Responsibility for the parishes of Wick and Abson,Doynton, Cold Ashton, Marshfield and part of the parish of Bitton.Rookery LnDoynton LnaA420Hall LnM4B4465A46Leigh LnA46A46Oakford LnAshwicke Rd‘Area of Prime Responsibility’ and ‘First Area of Responsibility’ are explained in the Glossary of Terms.If you are unsure which schools serve your area please visit the council’s website www.southglos.gov.uk or telephone the council on 01454 868008.If you are unsure which schools serve your area pleasetelephone South Gloucestershire Council.36Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

The Grange School and Sports College(Options for the possible provision of a new Studio School are being considered)Specialism: SportsInterim Principal – Mr M GunstonTower Road North, Warmley Status CommunitySouth Gloucestershire BS30 8XQ Age Range 11-18Telephone: 01454 862800 Admission Number 180Email: school@thegrangeschool.net Expected No. of Pupils on Roll 11-15 (September 2014) 574Website: www.thegrangeschool.netHanham Woods Academy - Cabot Learning FederationSpecialism: Performing ArtsHead Teacher – Mr P Bevan Status AcademyMemorial Road, Hanham Age Range 11-18South Gloucestershire BS15 3LA Admission Number 180Telephone: 01454 867600 Expected No. of Pupils on Roll 11-15 (September 2014) 759Email: info@hanhamwoods.academyWebsite: www.hanhamwoods.academySir Bernard Lovell SchoolSpecialism: LanguageExecutive Head Teacher – Mr D G Turrell CBE Status Foundation Trust *North Street, Oldland Common Age Range 11-18South Gloucestershire BS30 8TS Admission Number 210Telephone: 01454 868020 Expected No. of Pupils on Roll 11-15 (September 2014) 947Email: SirBernardLovellSecondary.School@southglos.gov.ukWebsite: www.sblonline.org.uk* Currently working towards sponsored academy status, to be sponsored by Wellsway Multi Academy Trust. Planned toconvert from 1 February 2015.John Cabot Academy – Cabot Learning FederationSpecialism: Science and TechnologyPrincipal – Mr J Angell Status AcademyWoodside Road, Kingswood Age Range 11-18Bristol BS15 8BD Admission Number 160Telephone: 0117 976 3000 Expected No. of Pupils on Roll 11-15 (September 2014) 800Email: info@cabot.ac.ukWebsite: www.cabot.ac.ukSecondary schools, academies, foundation trust schools anduniversity technical colleges in South Gloucestershire (and maps)✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk37

Open day / evening informationOpen day / evening informationAbbeywood Community SchoolWednesday 1 October 2014Open Evening - 6.00pm - 8.00pm. Head Teachertalks at 6.00pm and 6.45pm.Wednesday 1 and Tuesday 7 October 2014Open Days – Tours at 9.00am, 10.00am and11.30am by appointment only. Please telephoneor email the school to book places.Bradley Stoke Community SchoolWednesday 24 September 2014Open Day - tours at 8.45am, 9.45am, 11.05amand 1.35pm by appointment only. Pleasetelephone or email the school to book places.Open Evening - 6.00pm – 8.00pm. Head Teachertalks at 6.00pm and 6.45pm.Brimsham Green SchoolThursday 2 October 2014Open Evening - 6.00pm. Head Teacher talks at6.15pm and 6.50pm.Chipping Sodbury SchoolThursday 11 September 2014Open Evening - 5.45pm – 8.30pm. Head Teachertalks at 6.00pm and 7.00pm in the Drama Hall.Downend SchoolThursday 18 September 2014Open Evening 5.45 – 8.00pm. Head Teachertalks to be held throughout the evening.Open Mornings – the school will be holding openmornings from Monday 22 September through toWednesday 22 October. Open mornings need tobe booked in advance, please contact the schoolfor availability.Hanham Woods AcademyThursday 18 September 2014Open Evening - 6.30pm – 9.30pm. Head Teachertalks at 6.30pm, 7.15pm and 8.00pm.Friday 19 and Thursday 25 September 2014Open Mornings - 9.15am.Bristol Technology and EngineeringAcademy, University TechnicalCollegeYear 10Thursday 25 September and Wednesday 8October 2014 - Open Evenings - 6.30pm.Thursday 9 October and Wednesday 15 October2014 - Open Days.Year 12Wednesday 12 November and Thursday 20November 2014 - Open Evenings.Wednesday 26 November 2014 - Open Day.Please register at www.bteacademy.co.uk/open-eventsThe Castle SchoolThursday 25 September 2014Open Evening - 6.00pm – 8.30pm. Head Teachertalks at 6.00pm and 7.30pm.Tours during the regular school day are byappointment only. Please telephone the SchoolReceptionist to book an appointment.John Cabot AcademyThursday 11 September 2014Open Evening – 3.30pm - 8.00pm.The Principal will give presentations regularlythroughout the evening. Only disabled parkingon site. Please contact the academy for furtherdetails.King’s Oak AcademyWednesday 17 September 2014Open Evening - 6.30pm - 9.00pm. Head Teachertalks at 6.45pm and 7.30pm.Thursday 18, Friday 19 and Monday 22September 2014Open Mornings - 8.50am - 11.00am.Mangotsfield SchoolMonday 15 September 2014Open Evening - 5.30pm - 8.00pm. Head Teachertalks at 5.45pm and 7.00pm.Wednesday 17 September 2014Open Morning - 9.00am - 11.00am.38Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Marlwood SchoolThursday 2 October 2014Open Evening - 6.00pm - 8.00pm.Wednesday 8 and 15 October 2014Open Mornings – 9.00am – 11.00am byappointment.Tours during the regular school day are byappointment only. Please telephone the schoolreceptionist to book an appointment.Patchway Community CollegeTuesday 23 September 2014Open Evening - 6.00pm - 8.00pm. Head Teachertalks at 6.15pm and 7.15pm.Wednesday 1 October 2014Open Morning –9.15am - 10.45am.Open day / evening informationThe Ridings’ FederationWinterbourne InternationalAcademyThursday 2 October 2014Open Evening – finalised timings will be availablenearer the date and can be found on the schoolwebsite www.trfwia.org.uk.The Ridings’ Federation YateInternational AcademyThursday 25 September 2014Open Evening - 6.00pm - 8.30pm. Principal’saddress at 6.00pm, 6.45pm and 7.15pm.Wednesday 1, Thursday 2 and Friday 3October 2014Open Mornings – 9.00am – 12.00pm. Please ringthe academy for an appointment.Sir Bernard Lovell SchoolThursday 18 September 2014Open Evening - 6.30pm - 9.00pm. Head Teachertalks at 7.00pm and 7.45pm.Friday 19 September 2014Open Morning - between 9.15am and 12 noon,visits by appointment only.Tuesday 23 September 2014Open Morning - between 9.15am and 12 noon,visits by appointment only.✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk39

Special resource basesSpecial resource basesContact Details / Head Teacher Type of Provision Age RangeAbbeywood Community SchoolExecutive Head Teacher – Mr D Baker Language and Communication Difficulties 11 - 18Associated Head Teacher – Mrs J MeeNew Road, Stoke GiffordSouth Gloucestershire BS34 8SFTelephone: 0117 307 5660Email: info@abbeywoodschool.comWebsite: www.abbeywoodschoool.comBrimsham Green SchoolHead Teacher – Ms K Garland Physical Difficulties 11 - 18Broad Lane, YateSouth Gloucestershire BS37 7LBTelephone: 01454 868888Email: admin@brimsham.comWebsite: www.brimsham.comChipping Sodbury School AS Access CentreHead Teacher – Mr G Millington Autism Spectrum Disorders 11 - 18Bowling Road, Chipping SodburySouth Gloucestershire BS37 6EWTelephone: 01454 862900Email: enquiries@chippingsodburyschool.comWebsite: www.chippingsodburyschool.comHanham Woods AcademyHead Teacher – Mr P Bevan Language and Communication Difficulties 11 - 18Memorial Road, HanhamSouth Gloucestershire BS15 3LATelephone: 01454 867600Email: general@hanhamhighschool.org.ukWebsite: www.hanhamhighschool.org.ukThe Ridings’ Federation Yate International AcademyPrincipal – Mr R Gilbert Hearing Impairment 3 - 18Sundridge Park, YateSouth Gloucestershire BS37 4DXTelephone: 01454 862626Email: Office@trfyia.org.ukWebsite: www.trfyia.org.ukPlacement at Special Resource Bases will always be decided centrally by the Department forChildren, Adults & Health.40Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Special schoolsContact Details / Head Teacher Type of Provision Age RangeCulverhillHead Teacher – Miss N Jones Complex Learning 7 - 16Kelston Close, YateDifficultiesSouth Gloucestershire BS37 8SZTelephone: 01454 866930Email: culverhillschool@sgmail.org.ukWebsite: www.culverhillschool.org.ukSpecial schoolsNew Horizons Learning CentreExecutive Head Teacher – Mrs T Craig Behavioural, Emotional & 11 - 16Mulberry Drive Campus, Mulberry DriveSocial DifficultiesKingswood, South Gloucestershire BS15 4EATelephone: 01454 865340Email: enquiries@newhorizonslc.org.ukWebsite: www.newhorizonslc.org.ukNew SiblandsHead Teacher – Mr A Buckton Severe Learning 11 - 19Easton Hill Road, ThornburyDifficultiesSouth Gloucestershire BS35 2JUTelephone: 01454 862888Email: NewSiblandsSpecial.School@southglos.gov.ukWebsite: www.newsiblands.org.ukWarmley ParkHead Teacher – Miss L Parker Severe Learning 11 - 19Tower Road North, WarmleyDifficulties (includingSouth Gloucestershire BS30 8XLLearning and CommunicationTelephone: 01454 867272for pupils with Autism)Email: school@warmleyparkschool.org.ukWebsite: www.warmleyparkschool.org.ukPlacement at Special Schools will always be decided centrally by the Department for Children,Adults & Health.✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk41

Admission to South Gloucestershire academies,foundation trust schools and university technical collegesAdmission to South Gloucestershireacademies, foundation trust schoolsand university technical collegesSchools with academy/foundation trust status are their own admission authority and areresponsible for setting their own admissions criteria. Allocations of places will be made inaccordance with the criteria adopted by the academy/foundation trust. If your application fora place at an academy/foundation trust school is unsuccessful you have the right of appealunder the terms of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. Information on the appealprocedure can be obtained from individual academies/foundation trust schools.Applications to an academy/foundation trustschool in South Gloucestershire from SouthGloucestershire residents should be made toSouth Gloucestershire Council either by on-lineapplication form or the application form includedin this booklet. Applicants resident in the areaof another local authority requesting a place inan academy/foundation trust school in SouthGloucestershire must complete and return anapplication form available from their own ‘home’local authority. An academy’s/foundation trustschool’s admission criteria are listed overleaf inalphabetical order. Academies/foundation trustschools may require applicants to complete asupplementary information form in connectionwith their admission criteria. Applicants shouldcheck with the academy/foundation trust schoolconcerned.In South Gloucestershire, we have threeacademies providing for both primary andsecondary school age pupils.The Ridings’ Yate International Academy is anall-through academy providing for the 3-19 agerange. The academy operates the primary phaseat Sundridge Park (previously, Woodlands PrimarySchool premises).As from September 2015, Bradley StokeCommunity School will be an all-throughacademy providing for the 4-19 age range andproviding 30 reception class places.As from September 2015, King’s Oak Academywill be an all-through academy providing for the4-19 age range and providing 60 reception classplaces.The Bristol Technology and EngineeringAcademy, University Technical College (UTC)opened in September 2013. It specialises inengineering and environmental technology for the14-19 age range and first admission to this UTCis in Year 10. The curriculum is highly academicwith students also benefiting from specialistand work-based skills. Details of the admissionarrangements are provided in this section.New 14-19 provision in other localauthority areasNew provision for the 14-19 age range with a15 mile radius catchment area includes BathStudio School and North Somerset Engineering& Technology College. All applications fromparents/carers of students wishing to applyshould be made direct to the individual localauthority and will be dealt with under the coordinatedadmission scheme.Bath Studio SchoolPlanned to open in September 2014 for Year 10and Year 12. Applications for Bath Studio Schoolshould be made to Bath & North East SomersetCouncil and will form part of the co-ordinatedadmission scheme.North Somerset Engineering &Technology CollegeA new free school opening for Year 10 studentsin September 2015. Applications for NorthSomerset Engineering & Technology Collegeshould be made to North Somerset Counciland will form part of the co-ordinated admissionscheme.42Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Admission toAbbeywood Community SchoolThe Olympus Academy TrustPurpose of the policyThe purpose of this policy is to make theadmissions process to Abbeywood CommunitySchool (ACS) clear and open.The Directors of the Olympus Academy Trust(the Trust) have agreed that the admissionarrangements for ACS will remain in line with theagreed arrangements for South Gloucestershire’smaintained non-denominational secondaryschools.The Trust adheres to the statutory requirementsand the principles expressed in the SchoolAdmissions Code.Year 7 admissionsThe directors and governors are supportedby South Gloucestershire Council in allocatingplaces to ACS and informing families. Thecouncil co-ordinates the admissions and the Trustcommissions the council’s independent appealpanel which hears appeals from parents/carerswhose child has not been allocated a place at theschool.ACS has 180 places in each year group fromYear 7 to Year 11. Up to 25 of the 900 places atACS are set aside for students allocated to theResource Base by South Gloucestershire Council.The admission criteria andarrangementsShould ACS be over-subscribed (i.e. if there aremore applications than places available), initialallocations will be made according to the criteriabelow. These are listed in order of priority andwill be applied to all applications for the schoolreceived by the published closing date forapplications:2. Local siblings (those living within theschool’s Area of Prime Responsibility andwho have named the school as a preference(please see Note 2 below).3a. Geographical considerations (thoseliving within the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility) (please see Note 3a below).3b. Geographical considerations (thoseliving outside the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility) (please see Note 3b below).4. Tie breaker: Where it does not provepossible to resolve allocations by theapplication of criteria 1-3, any remainingplaces will be allocated by drawing lots(please see Note 4 below).Notes:1. Children in Public Care* are those lookedafter by a local authority within the meaning ofSection 22 of the Children Act 1989.ChildrenPreviously in Public Care* are those whowere looked after, but ceased to be sobecause they were adopted 1 (or becamesubject to a residence order 2 or specialguardianship order 3 ).* Documentation will need to be provided to SouthGloucestershire Council as proof of care status.1Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.Advice from the DfE sets out that the Adoption Act did notcome into force until 31 December 2005 and therefore onlychildren adopted after this date qualify as Previously LookedAfter Children.2Under the terms of the Children Act 1989.3Section 14A of the Children Act 1989.Admission to Abbeywood Community School – The Olympus Academy Trust1. Children in Public Care or Previously inPublic Care (please see Note 1 below)✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk43

Admission to Abbeywood Community School – The Olympus Academy Trust2. Local siblings: children are defined as localsiblings if:❚ they are full or half brother or sister; or❚ they are adoptive brother or sister; or❚ they are children of the same household; and❚ they live within the school’s defined Area ofResponsibility; and❚ they have indicated that school as apreference; and❚ the sibling is already in attendance at theschool and will be in attendance (statutoryschool age only) on the date at which theapplicant transfers to the school. The siblingrule does not apply across the Trust, but isspecific to each school within the Trust.Please note: to be defined as a ‘localsibling’ a child must live in the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the school.3a. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving within the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): Priority will be given tothose children who live within the Area ofPrime Responsibility for the school. Moredetailed information on the Area of PrimeResponsibility can be found in this booklet.If in any year there are more children livingwithin the Area of Prime Responsibility thanthe number of places available at the school,priority will be given to those children wholive closest to the school. Distances fromhome to school are measured in a straightline between the address point of the child’shome and a central point within the mainschool building using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system.3b. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving outside the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): After places have beenallocated from within the Area of Prime Responsibility, any remaining placeswill be allocated to those children who liveclosest to the school. Distances from hometo school are measured in a straight linebetween the address point of the child’shome and a central point within the mainschool building using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system. Allapplications will be considered at the sametime and the published over-subscriptioncriteria applied.4. Tie breaker: Lots will be drawn by a seniorofficer of South Gloucestershire Council whois independent of the admissions process.Children with statements of specialeducational needs (SEN) or aneducation, health and care plan(EHC Plan)Children with Statements of SEN or an EHC Planare placed in schools through the arrangementsset out in the SEN Code of Practice and notthrough these admission criteria. Each governingbody is required by Section 324 of the EducationAct 1996 to admit to the school a child with astatement that names the school or an EHCPlan whether or not there are places available.Any appeal concerning the statement or theadmission is to the independent First-tier Tribunal(Health, Education and Social Care Chamber).Children of multiple birthsWhenever possible, South GloucestershireCouncil will endeavour to place children ofmultiple births in the same school within theplaces available. However, where the last childto qualify for a place is a twin or child of multiplebirth, the place will be offered to one child andthe other child/children considered under theadmission criteria.44Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Children of UK service personnel(UK armed forces)South Gloucestershire Council recognisesthe particular needs of children of UK servicepersonnel (UK Armed Forces). The councilensures that the needs of these children are takeninto account by:❚ Allocating a school place in advance if theapplication is accompanied by an officialgovernment letter which declares a relocationdate and a Unit postal address or quarteringaddress.❚ Accepting a Unit postal address, or, ifappropriate, a quartering area address (theaddress of the closest house in the relevantquartering area), for applications from servicepersonnel in the absence of a new home postaladdress. A quartering address will be usedonly where the housing authorities confirm inwriting that a house will be offered in the area.❚ Accepting a late application from UK servicepersonnel as ‘on time’ where a notification ofposting has been received after the closingdate and before the date of exchange ofinformation with other admission authorities.❚ Considering an application on the criterion of‘local sibling’ where another child in the familyhas been offered a place at the preferredschool and the Unit postal address orquartering address is within the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the preferred school.❚ Wherever possible, children of UK servicepersonnel will be offered a place at thepreferred local school but taking into accountthe admission number for the school.Home addressThe child’s home address is considered to bewhere the child lives most of the time with his orher parent(s) or carer(s). South GloucestershireCouncil cannot accept an address of a business,relative, friend, childminder, a temporary addressor an address of a house it is intended to move to.The only exceptions are for children of UK servicepersonnel for whom special arrangements apply.South Gloucestershire Council and the Trustreserve the right to seek documentary evidence tosupport a claim of residence.Where a child spends time with each parent/carerat two different addresses, South GloucestershireCouncil will ask for proof of the arrangementsand will determine the appropriate address to beused in allocating a school place. In reachingthis decision, evidence may be requested toshow the address to which any Child Benefit ispaid and from which the child is registered witha medical GP. Any other evidence provided byparents/carers will also be considered in reachinga decision on the home address for admissionspurposes. Where evidence is not forthcoming,the Trust will use the address which is furthestfrom the school, measured in a straight linebetween the address point of both addressesand a central point within the main schoolbuilding using South Gloucestershire Council’scomputerised mapping system, for the purposesof determining ranking for allocation of places. Ifan application is later proved to be fraudulent, theTrust reserves the right to withdraw the place up tothe end of term 2.Appeals – September intakeAfter the closing date for applications (31 October2014), South Gloucestershire Council will sendACS a list of all their applicants. The list willinclude all those stating a preference for theschool but will not state the preferences. Thecouncil will rank the list separately and allocate upto the planned admission number to the school,i.e. 180 in Year 7.Parents/carers will be informed of the allocationof places. Included in this information will bean appeal form and explanatory guidance. Ifparents/carers wish to appeal they need tocomplete and return the appeals form.An independent appeal panel will be convenedby South Gloucestershire Council at which bothparents/carers and the Trust will represent theircase. Decisions made by the panel are legallybinding.Admission to Abbeywood Community School – The Olympus Academy Trust✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk45

Admission to Abbeywood Community School – The Olympus Academy TrustWaiting listsWhere the school is over-subscribed in thenormal admissions round and places have beenrefused to some applicants, a waiting list will bemaintained for any vacancies which subsequentlyarise. The waiting list will be prioritised accordingto the admission criteria and not by reference tothe date of joining the waiting list. The list will bemaintained by the school.In-year transfer years 7 – 11Parents/carers who wish to obtain a place at theschool other than at the bulk September intake,should apply directly to the school. Parents/carers will have a decision about allocating aplace within two weeks.If the year group is full or over-subscribed thenthe school will refuse the place but the applicantwill be given the opportunity to appeal and anappeals form will be supplied. An independentappeal panel will be convened by SouthGloucestershire Council at which both parents/carers and the Trust will present their cases.Decisions made by the panel are legally binding.If a place is available at the school but takingaccount of the parents’/carers’ preference, wewill invite the student in for an induction meetingand tour after which we will offer the place, unlessthere is a compelling reason not to.Post 16 admission arrangementsACS is part of the Concorde Partnership andreference should be made to its prospectus foradditional information.❚ Applications will be considered for admissionat the age of 16+.❚ Applications should be made direct to theschool.❚ Where the number of applications exceeds thenumber of post 16 places available, and afterthe admission of any students with a Statementof SEN naming the school or an Education,Health and Care Plan, priority will be given inaccordance with the over-subscription criteriawhich apply to Year 7 admissions.❚ The specific minimum academic achievementrequirements will apply to all applicants, bothinternal and external. These are:-for level 3 courses 5 A*-C grades at GCSEor equivalent and the additional entryrequirements for each of the subjects to bestudied;- for level 2 courses students will need todiscuss the suitability of courses to be studiedwith a member of the Post 16 Team.❚ It is normal for all applicants who meet theacademic criteria to be admitted.❚ Unsuccessful applicants have the right ofappeal to an independent appeal panel.Relationship to other policiesParents/carers and students are encouraged toread the school’s prospectus and the prospectusfor the Concorde Partnership, visit the school’swebsite and attend open days/evenings.46Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Admission toBradley Stoke Community SchoolThe Olympus Academy TrustPurpose of the policyThe purpose of this policy is to make theadmissions process to Bradley Stoke CommunitySchool (BSCS) clear and open.The Directors of the Olympus Academy Trust(the Trust) have agreed that the admissionarrangements for BSCS will remain in line with theagreed arrangements for South Gloucestershire’smaintained non-denominational secondaryschools.The Trust adheres to the statutory requirementsand the principles expressed in the SchoolAdmissions Code.Year 7 admissionsThe directors and governors are supportedby South Gloucestershire Council in allocatingplaces to the school and informing families. Thecouncil co-ordinates the admissions and the Trustcommissions the council’s independent appealpanel which hears appeals from parents/carerswhose child has not been allocated a place at theschool.BSCS has 180 places in each year group fromYears 7 to 11.The admission criteria andarrangementsShould BSCS be over-subscribed (i.e. if thereare more applications than places available),initial allocations will be made according to thecriteria below. These are listed in order of priorityand will be applied to all applications for theschool received by the published closing date forapplications:2. Local siblings (those living within theschool’s Area of Prime Responsibility andwho have named the school as a preference)(please see Note 2 below).3a. Geographical considerations (thoseliving within the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility) (please see Note 3a below).3b. Geographical considerations (thoseliving outside the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility) (please see Note 3b below).4. Tie breaker: Where it does not provepossible to resolve allocations by theapplication of criteria 1-3, any remainingplaces will be allocated by drawing lots(please see Note 4 below).Notes:1. Children in Public Care* are those lookedafter by a local authority within the meaning ofSection 22 of the Children Act 1989. ChildrenPreviously in Public Care* are those who werelooked after, but ceased to be so becausethey were adopted 1 (or became subject toa residence order 2 or special guardianshiporder 3 ).* Documentation will need to be provided to SouthGloucestershire Council as proof of care status.1Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.Advice from the DfE sets out that the Adoption Act did notcome into force until 31 December 2005 and therefore onlychildren adopted after this date qualify as Previously LookedAfter Children.2Under the terms of the Children Act 1989.3Section 14A of the Children Act 1989.Admission to Bradley Stoke Community School – The Olympus Academy Trust1. Children in Public Care or Previously inPublic Care (please see Note 1 below).✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk47

Admission to Bradley Stoke Community School – The Olympus Academy Trust2. Local siblings: children are defined as localsiblings if:❚❚❚❚they are full or half brother or sister; orthey are adoptive brother or sister; orthey are children of the same household; andthey live within the school’s defined Area ofResponsibility; and❚ they have indicated that school as apreference; and❚the sibling is already in attendance at theschool and will be in attendance (statutoryschool age only) on the date at which theapplicant transfers to the school. The siblingrule does not apply across the Trust, but isspecific to each school within the Trust. Please note: to be defined as a ‘localsibling’ a child must live in the Area ofPrime Responsibility for the school.3a. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving within the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): Priority will be given tothose children who live within the Area ofPrime Responsibility for the school. Moredetailed information on the Area of PrimeResponsibility can be found in this booklet.If in any year there are more children livingwithin the Area of Prime Responsibility thanthe number of places available at the school,priority will be given to those children wholive closest to the school. Distances fromhome to school are measured in a straightline between the address point of the child’shome and a central point within the mainschool building using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system.3b. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving outside the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): After places have beenallocated from within the Area of PrimeResponsibility, any remaining places willbe allocated to those children who liveclosest to the school. Distances from hometo school are measured in a straight linebetween the address point of the child’shome and a central point within the mainschool building using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system. Allapplications will be considered at the sametime and the published over-subscriptioncriteria applied.4. Tie breaker: Lots will be drawn by a seniorofficer of South Gloucestershire Council whois independent of the admissions process.Children with statements of specialeducational needs (SEN) or aneducation, health and care plan(EHC Plan)Children with Statements of SEN or an EHC Planare placed in schools through the arrangementsset out in the SEN Code of Practice and notthrough these admission criteria. Each governingbody is required by Section 324 of the EducationAct 1996 to admit to the school a child with astatement that names the school or has an EHCPlan whether or not there are places available.Any appeal concerning the statement or theadmission is to the independent First-tier Tribunal(Health, Education and Social Care Chamber).Children of multiple birthsWhenever possible, South GloucestershireCouncil will endeavour to place children ofmultiple births in the same school within theplaces available. However, where the last childto qualify for a place is a twin or child of multiplebirth, the place will be offered to one child andthe other child/children considered under theadmission criteria.Children of UK service personnel(UK armed forces)South Gloucestershire Council recognisesthe particular needs of children of UK servicepersonnel (UK Armed Forces). The councilensures that the needs of these children are takeninto account by:❚ Allocating a school place in advance if the48Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

application is accompanied by an officialgovernment letter which declares a relocationdate and a Unit postal address or quarteringaddress.❚ Accepting a Unit postal address, or, ifappropriate, a quartering area address (theaddress of the closest house in the relevantquartering area), for applications from servicepersonnel in the absence of a new home postaladdress. A quartering address will be usedonly where the housing authorities confirm inwriting that a house will be offered in the area.❚ Accepting a late application from UK servicepersonnel as ‘on time’ where a notification ofposting has been received after the closingdate and before the date of exchange ofinformation with other admission authorities.❚ Considering an application on the criterion of‘local sibling’ where another child in the familyhas been offered a place at the preferredschool and the Unit postal address orquartering address is within the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the preferred school.❚ Wherever possible, children of UK servicepersonnel will be offered a place at thepreferred local school but taking into accountthe admission number for the school.Home addressThe child’s home address is considered to bewhere the child lives most of the time with his orher parent(s) or carer(s). South GloucestershireCouncil cannot accept an address of a business,relative, friend, childminder, a temporary addressor an address of a house it is intended to move to.The only exceptions are for children of UK servicepersonnel for whom special arrangements apply.South Gloucestershire Council and the Trustreserve the right to seek documentary evidence tosupport a claim of residence.Where a child spends time with each parent/carerat two different addresses, South GloucestershireCouncil will ask for proof of the arrangementsand will determine the appropriate address to beused in allocating a school place. In reachingthis decision, evidence may be requested toshow the address to which any Child Benefit ispaid and from which the child is registered witha medical GP. Any other evidence provided byparents/carers will also be considered in reachinga decision on the home address for admissionspurposes. Where evidence is not forthcoming,the Trust will use the address which is furthestfrom the school, measured in a straight linebetween the address point of both addressesand a central point within the main schoolbuilding using South Gloucestershire Council’scomputerised mapping system, for the purposesof determining ranking for allocation of places. Ifan application is later proved to be fraudulent, theTrust reserves the right to withdraw the place up tothe end of term 2.Appeals – September intakeAfter the closing date for applications (31 October2014), South Gloucestershire Council will sendBSCS a list of all their applicants. The list willinclude all those stating a preference for theschool but will not state the preferences. Thecouncil will rank the list separately and allocate upto the planned admission number to the school,i.e. 180 in Year 7.Parents/carers will be informed of the allocationof places. Included in this information will bean appeal form and explanatory guidance. Ifparents/carers wish to appeal they need tocomplete and return the appeals form.An independent appeal panel will be convenedby South Gloucestershire Council at which bothparents/carers and the Trust will represent theircase. Decisions made by the panel are legallybinding.Waiting listsWhere the school is over-subscribed in thenormal admissions round and places have beenrefused to some applicants, a waiting list will bemaintained for any vacancies which subsequentlyarise. The waiting list will be prioritised accordingto the admission criteria and not by reference tothe date of joining the waiting list. The list will bemaintained by the school.Admission to Bradley Stoke Community School – The Olympus Academy Trust✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk49

Admission to Bradley Stoke Community School – The Olympus Academy TrustIn-year transfer years 7 – 11Parents/carers who wish to obtain a place at theschool other than at the bulk September intake,should apply directly to the school. Parents/carers will have a decision about allocating aplace within two weeks.If the year group is full or over-subscribed thenthe school will refuse the place but the applicantwill be given the opportunity to appeal and anappeals form will be supplied. An independentappeal panel will be convened by SouthGloucestershire Council at which both parents/carers and the Trust will present their cases.Decisions made by the panel are legally binding.If a place is available, at the school but takingaccount of the parents’/carers’ preference, wewill invite the student in for an induction meetingand tour after which we will offer the place, unlessthere is a compelling reason not to.Post 16 admission arrangementsBSCS is part of the Concorde Partnership andreference should be made to its prospectus foradditional information.❚ Applications will be considered for admissionat the age of 16+.❚ Applications should be made direct to theschool.❚ Where the number of applications exceeds thenumber of post 16 places available, and afterthe admission of any students with a Statementof SEN naming the school or an Education,Health and Care Plan, priority will be given inaccordance with the over-subscription criteriawhich apply to Year 7 admissions.❚ The specific minimum academic achievementrequirements will apply to all applicants, bothinternal and external. These are:- for level 2 courses students will need todiscuss the suitability of courses to be studiedwith a member of the Post 16 Team.❚ It is normal for all applicants who meet theacademic criteria to be admitted.❚ Unsuccessful applicants have the right ofappeal to an independent appeal panel.Relationship to other policiesParents/carers and students are encouraged toread the school’s prospectus and the prospectusfor the Concorde Partnership, visit the school’swebsite and attend open days/evenings.- for level 3 courses 5 A*-C grades at GCSEor equivalent and the additional entryrequirements for each of the subjects to bestudied;50Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Admission toBristol Technology andEngineering Academy, UniversityTechnical CollegeThe BTE Academy is a University TechnicalCollege which specialises in Engineering andEnvironmental Technology for 14-19 year oldsin South Gloucestershire and Bristol. Learningis project-based – local employers set realindustry challenges and core academic subjectsare taught alongside projects making learningrelevant and enjoyable.The admission arrangements for the BTEAcademy for the year 2015 and for subsequentyears are:Year 12 published admissionnumbersFrom September 2015, the BTE Academy willoperate a sixth form for a total of 220 students.110 places overall will be available in Year 12 (theYear 12 ‘capacity’) for its own pupils progressingfrom Year 11. The BTE Academy will admit aboveits published admission number if more than 110internal pupils wished to progress to the sixthform. It will not admit external applicants to itssixth form unless under-subscribed by its ownpupils. In such circumstances it will apply thesame academic entry requirements as it does topupils already on roll in the academy.Application process for year 122015Applications for a place in Year 12 for September2015 can be made directly to BTE Academy. Theapplication form can be found on-line at www.bteacademy.co.uk/admissions/ or by requestinga copy from: Admissions Team, BTE Academy,New Road, Stoke Gifford, BS34 8SF. They canbe returned in electronic format to admissions@bteacademy.co.uk and hard copies can besent to the school address. Applications will beaccepted from September 2014.Year 10 published admissionnumbersThe BTE Academy has an agreed publishedadmission number of 132 pupils for Year 10.Application process for year 102015Applications for a place in Year 10 for September2015 can be made by completing the applicationform for your home local authority. These areavailable on-line.Additionally, please can you complete thenotification of application form which can befound at http://www.bteacademy.co.uk/admissions. We can then track all applications.The closing date for applications is 31 October2014. Any applications received after this date willnot be considered in the first round of allocationsand will be treated as a late application.For any application enquiries, please emailadmissions@bteacademy.co.uk for furtherguidance.The over-subscription criteriaConsideration of applicationsThe BTE Academy will consider all applicationsfor places. Where fewer than the publishedadmission number for any relevant age group arereceived, the BTE Academy will offer places to allthose who have applied.Where the number of applications for admissionis greater than the published admission number,applications will be considered against the criteriaset out below. After the admission of pupils withStatements of Special Educational Needs wherethe BTE Academy is named on the statement, oran Education, Health and Care Plan, the criteriaAdmission to Bristol Technology and Engineering Academy, University Technical College✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk51

Admission to Bristol Technology and Engineering Academy, University Technical Collegewill be applied in the order in which they are setout below:❚ Looked after children and previously lookedafter children;❚ 30% of places allocated to applicants withinArea 1 (North) which will include all postcodesin:i. BS6, BS7, BS9, BS10, BS11, BS32, BS34,BS35, BS36, BS37;ii. GL9, GL10, GL11, GL12, GL13.❚ 30% of places allocated to applicants withinArea 2 (East) which will include all postcodesin:iii. BS5, BS15, BS16, BS30, BS31;iv. BA1, BA2, BA15;v. SN13, SN14.❚ 30% of places allocated to applicants withinArea 3 (South) which will include all postcodesin:vi. BS1, BS2, BS3, BS4, BS8, BS13, BS14, BS20,BS21, BS39, BS40, BS41, BS48, BS49;vii. BA3.❚ The remaining 10% of places will be allocatedto pupils living outside the areas listed abovewith those living closest to the UTC beingadmitted.If places remain available from any of the threeareas these will be distributed equally to theremaining areas using random allocation (this willbe independently verified).DefinitionsIn determining which applicants live closest tothe UTC, distances from home to school will bemeasured in a straight line between the addresspoint of the child’s home and a central point withinthe main UTC building (using the BTE Academy’scomputerised mapping system).In the event that we are unable to distinguishbetween applicants for the final available place,such as in the case of students who live in thesame block of flats, then the final place will bemade through random allocation.The home address is considered to be wherethe child lives most of the time with his or herparent(s) or carer(s). Where the child spends timewith each parent/carer equally at two differentaddresses the BTE Academy Trust will ask forproof of arrangements and will determine theappropriate address to be used when allocatinga place.Looked after children* are children who arelooked after by a local authority under the terms ofSection 22 of the Children Act 1989.Previously looked after children* are children whowere looked after, but ceased to be so becausethey were adopted 1 , or became subject to aresidence order 2 or special guardianship order 3 .* Documentation will need to be provided to South GloucestershireLA as proof of care status.1Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. Advice fromthe DfE sets out that the Adoption Act did not come into force until 31December 2005 and therefore only children adopted after this datequalify as Previously Looked After Children.2Under the terms of the Children Act 1989.3Section 14A of the Children Act 1989.52Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Arrangements for admitting pupilsto other year groups, including toreplace any pupils who have leftthe BTE AcademyWith regards to the admission arrangementsrelating to applications submitted for years otherthan the normal year of entry, the academy willconsider all such applications and if the yeargroup applied for has a place available, admit thechild. If more applications are received than thereare places available, the over-subscription criteriashall apply. Parents/carers whose application isturned down are entitled to appeal.Waiting listSubject to any provisions regarding waiting listsin South Gloucestershire Council’s co-ordinatedadmission scheme, the academy will operate awaiting list. Where in any year the BTE Academyreceives more applications for places than thereare places available, a waiting list will operate untilthe end of the Autumn term/Term 2.This will be maintained by the BTE Academyand it will be open to any parent/carer to askfor his or her child’s name to be placed on thewaiting list, following an unsuccessful application.Children’s position on the waiting list will bedetermined solely in accordance with the oversubscriptioncriteria set out above. Where placesbecome vacant they will be allocated to childrenon the waiting list in accordance with the oversubscriptioncriteria.AppealsThere will be a right of appeal to an independentappeal panel for internal pupils refused transferand external applicants refused admission.The appeals process will be run in line withstatutory duties of the appeals code.Admission to Bristol Technology and Engineering Academy, University Technical College✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk53

Admission to The Castle School – The Castle School Education TrustAdmission toThe Castle SchoolThe Castle School Education TrustPurpose of the policyThe purpose of this policy is to make theadmissions process to The Castle School clearand open.Year 7 admissionsThe Trust is supported by South GloucestershireCouncil in allocating places to The Castle Schooland informing families.The Castle School has an admission number of270 places in each year group from Year 7 toYear 11.Should The Castle School be over-subscribed(i.e. if there are more applications than placesavailable), initial allocations will be madeaccording to the following criteria. These arelisted in order of priority and will be applied to allapplications received by the published closingdate for applications.1. Children in Public Care or Previously inPublic Care.2. Local siblings (those living within theschool’s Area of Prime Responsibilityand who have named the school as apreference).3a. Geographical considerations (thoseliving within the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility).Notes:1. Children in Public Care* are those lookedafter by a local authority within the meaning ofSection 22 of the Children Act 1989.❚❚❚❚Children Previously in Public Care* are thosewho were looked after, but ceased to be sobecause they were adopted 1 (or becamesubject to a residence order 2 or specialguardianship order 3 ).* Documentation will need to be provided to SouthGloucestershire Council as proof of care status.1Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. Advicefrom the DfE sets out that the Adoption Act did not come intoforce until 31 December 2005 and therefore only childrenadopted after this date qualify as Previously Looked AfterChildren.2Under the terms of the Children Act 1989.3Section 14A of the Children Act 1989.2. Local siblings: children are defined as localsiblings if:they are full or half brother or sister; orthey are adoptive brother or sister; orthey are children within the school’s definedArea of Responsibility, and they haveindicated that school as a preference; andthe older sibling is already in attendanceat the school and will be in attendance inSeptember 2015 (statutory school age only).3b. Geographical considerations (thoseliving outside the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility).Please note: to be defined as a ‘localsibling’ a child must live in the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the school.4. Tie breaker: Where it does not provepossible to resolve allocations to an oversubscribedschool by the application ofcriteria 1-3, any remaining places will beallocated by drawing lots.54Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

3a. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving within the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): Priority will be given to thosechildren who live within the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the school. Where a schoolalso has an Area of First Responsibility,children living in this area will be given thehighest priority.If in any year there are more children livingwithin the Area of Prime Responsibility thanthe number of places available at the school,priority will be given to those children wholive closest to the school. Distances fromhome to school are measured in a straightline between the address point of the child’shome and a central point within the mainschool building using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system.3b. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving outside the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): After places have beenallocated from within the Area of PrimeResponsibility, any remaining places willbe allocated to those children who liveclosest to the school. Distances from hometo school are measured in a straight linebetween the address point of the child’shome and a central point within the mainschool building using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system. Allapplications will be considered at the sametime and the published over-subscriptioncriteria applied.3c. Area of prime responsibility: An indicativemap showing details of the Area of PrimeResponsibility can be found in this booklet.4. Tie breaker: Lots will be drawn by a seniorofficer of South Gloucestershire Council whois independent of the school admissionsprocess.Children of multiple birthsWhenever possible, South GloucestershireCouncil will endeavour to place children ofmultiple births in the same school within theplaces available. However, where the last childto qualify for a place is a twin or child of multiplebirth, the places will be offered to one child andthe other child/children considered under theadmission criteria.Children of UK service personnel(UK armed forces)South Gloucestershire Council recognisesthe particular needs of children of UK servicepersonnel (UK Armed Forces). The councilensures that the needs of these children are takeninto account by:❚ Allocating a school place in advance if theapplication is accompanied by an officialgovernment letter which declares a relocationdate and a Unit postal address or quarteringaddress.❚ Accepting a Unit postal address, or, ifappropriate, a quartering area address (theaddress of the closest house in the relevantquartering area), for applications from servicepersonnel in the absence of a new home postaladdress.❚ Accepting a late application from UK servicepersonnel as ‘on time’ where a notification ofposting has been received after the closingdate and before the date of exchange ofinformation with other admission authorities.❚ Considering an application on the criterion of‘local sibling’ where another child in the familyhas been offered a place at the preferredschool and the Unit postal address orquartering address is within the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the preferred school.❚ Wherever possible, children of UK servicepersonnel will be offered a place at thepreferred local school but taking into accountthe admission number for the school.Admission to The Castle School – The Castle School Education Trust✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk55

Admission to The Castle School – The Castle School Education TrustChildren with statements of specialeducational needs (SEN) or aneducation, health and care plan(EHC Plan)Children with Statements of SEN or an EHC Planare placed in schools through the arrangementsset out in the SEN Code of Practice and notthrough these admission criteria. All governingbodies are required by Section 324 of theEducation Act 1996 to admit to the school a childwith a Statement of SEN that names the school oran EHC Plan. Schools must admit such childrenwhether they have places or not. Any appealconcerning the statement of the admission isto the independent First-tier Tribunal (Health,Education and Social Care Chamber). Parents/carers of children with Statements of SEN oran EHC Plan should contact their child’s leadprofessional for any further information.Home addressThe child’s home address is considered to bewhere the child lives most of the time with his orher parent(s) or carer(s). South GloucestershireCouncil cannot accept an address of a business,relative, friend, childminder, a temporary addressor an address of a house it is intended to move to.The only exceptions are for children of UK servicepersonnel for whom special arrangements mayapply. South Gloucestershire Council reservesthe right to seek documentary evidence tosupport a claim of residence.Where a child spends time with each parent/carerat two different addresses, South GloucestershireCouncil will ask for proof of the arrangementsand will determine the appropriate address to beused in allocating a school place. In reachingthis decision, evidence may be requested toshow the address to which any Child Benefit ispaid and from which the child is registered witha medical GP. Any other evidence provided byparents/carers will also be considered in reachinga decision on the home address for admissionspurposes.Appeals – year 7 September intakeappealsAfter the end of October (closing date forapplications), South Gloucestershire Council willsend Castle School Education Trust a list of alltheir applicants. This will include first, secondand third preferences, but will not state thepreferences. The council will rank the list for TheCastle School and allocate 270 students.Parents/carers will be informed of the allocationof places. Included in this information will be anappeal form and an explanatory statement fromCastle School Education Trust. If parents/carerswish to appeal they need to complete and returnthe appeals form to Castle School EducationTrust.An independent appeal panel will be convenedby South Gloucestershire Council at which bothparents/carers and Castle School Education Trustwill represent their case. Decisions made by thepanel are legally binding.In-year transfer year 7 – 11Parents/carers should apply to Castle SchoolEducation Trust for a place at The Castle School.If the year group is full or over-subscribed thenCastle School Education Trust will refuse the placeand the applicant will be placed on a waiting listand given the opportunity to appeal. If parents/carers wish to appeal they need to completeand return the appeals form to Castle SchoolEducation Trust. An independent appeal panelwill be convened at which both parents/carersand Castle School Education Trust will representtheir case. Decisions made by the panel arelegally binding.If a place becomes available and there areapplicants on the waiting list, the place will beoffered according to the criteria set out for Year7 September intake, and not by reference to thedate of joining the waiting list.56Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Post 16 admissionsChildren and their parents/carers applying for post16 (sixth form) places should contact The CastleSchool directly. For post 16 admission:❚ Applications will be considered for admissionat the age of 16+.❚ Where the number of applications exceedsthe number of places available, and afteradmission of any students with a Statement ofSpecial Educational Needs naming the schoolor an Education, Health and Care Plan, prioritywill be given in accordance with the oversubscriptioncriteria set for admissions to theschool at 11+ years.❚ In the case of applicants in public care orpreviously in public care, the applicant mustmeet any set academic criteria.❚ The Castle School will apply the same criteriafor admission to the sixth form for both internaland external transfer.❚ Under the School Admissions AppealCode there will be a right of appeal to anindependent appeal panel for unsuccessfulapplicants, both internal and external.Admission to The Castle School – The Castle School Education Trust✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk57

Admission to Chipping Sodbury School – Co-operative Foundation TrustAdmission toChipping Sodbury SchoolCo-operative Foundation TrustPurpose of the policyThe purpose of this policy is to make theadmissions process to Chipping Sodbury Schoolclear and open.Year 7 admissionsChipping Sodbury School Co-operative Trust issupported by South Gloucestershire Council inallocating places to Chipping Sodbury Schooland informing families.Chipping Sodbury School has an admissionnumber of 150 places in each year group fromYear 7 to Year 11. Should Chipping SodburySchool be over-subscribed (i.e. if there aremore applications than places available), initialallocations will be made according to the followingcriteria. These are listed in order of priority andwill be applied to all applications received by thepublished closing date for applications.1. Children in Public Care or Previously inPublic Care.2. Local siblings (those living within theschool’s Area of Prime Responsibilityand who have named the school as apreference).3a. Geographical considerations (thoseliving within the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility).3b. Geographical considerations (thoseliving outside the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility).Notes:1. Children in Public Care* are those lookedafter by a local authority within the meaning ofSection 22 of the Children Act 1989.Children Previously in Public Care* are thosewho were looked after, but ceased to be sobecause they were adopted 1 (or becamesubject to a residence order 2 or specialguardianship order 3 ).* Documentation will need to be provided to SouthGloucestershire Council as proof of care status.1Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.Advice from the DfE sets out that the Adoption Act did notcome into force until 31 December 2005 and therefore onlychildren adopted after this date qualify as Previously LookedAfter Children.2Under the terms of the Children Act 1989.3Section 14A of the Children Act 1989.2. Local siblings: children are defined as localsiblings if:❚❚❚they are full or half brother or sister; orthey are adoptive brother or sister; orthey are children within the school’s definedArea of Responsibility; and they haveindicated that school as a preference; and❚ the older sibling is already in attendanceat the school and will be in attendance inSeptember 2015 (statutory school age only).Please note: to be defined as a ‘local sibling’ achild must live in the Area of Prime Responsibilityfor the school.4. Tie breaker: Where it does not provepossible to resolve allocations to an oversubscribedschool by the application ofcriteria 1-3, any remaining places will beallocated by drawing lots.3a. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving within the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): Priority will be given to thosechildren who live within the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the school. Where a school58Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

also has an Area of First Responsibility,children living in this area will be given thehighest priority. If in any year there aremore children living within the Area of PrimeResponsibility than the number of placesavailable at the school, priority will be given tothose children who live closest to the school.Distances from home to school are measuredin a straight line between the address pointof the child’s home and a central pointwithin the main school building using SouthGloucestershire Council’s computerisedmapping system.3b. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving outside the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): After places have beenallocated from within the Area of PrimeResponsibility, any remaining places will beallocated to those children who live closest tothe school.Distances from home to school are measuredin a straight line between the address pointof the child’s home and a central pointwithin the main school building using SouthGloucestershire Council’s computerisedmapping system. All applications willbe considered at the same time and thepublished over-subscription criteria applied.Area of Prime Responsibility: An indicativemap showing details of the Area of PrimeResponsibility can be found in this booklet.4. Tie breaker: Lots will be drawn by a seniorofficer of South Gloucestershire Council whois independent of the school admissionsprocess.Children of multiple birthsWhenever possible, South GloucestershireCouncil will endeavour to place children ofmultiple births in the same school within theplaces available. However, where the last childto qualify for a place is a twin or child of multiplebirth, the places will be offered to one child andthe other child/children considered under theadmission criteria.Children of UK service personnel(UK armed forces)South Gloucestershire Council recognisesthe particular needs of children of UK servicepersonnel (UK Armed Forces). The councilensures that the needs of these children are takeninto account by:❚ Allocating a school place in advance if theapplication is accompanied by an officialgovernment letter which declares a relocationdate and a Unit postal address or quarteringaddress.❚ Accepting a Unit postal address, or, ifappropriate, a quartering area address (theaddress of the closest house in the relevantquartering area), for applications from servicepersonnel in the absence of a new home postaladdress.❚ Accepting a late application from UK servicepersonnel as ‘on time’ where a notification ofposting has been received after the closingdate and before the date of exchange ofinformation with other admission authorities.❚ Considering an application on the criterion of‘local sibling’ where another child in the familyhas been offered a place at the preferredschool and the Unit postal address orquartering address is within the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the preferred school.Admission to Chipping Sodbury School – Co-operative Foundation Trust❚ Wherever possible, children of UK servicepersonnel will be offered a place at thepreferred local school but taking into accountthe admission number for the school.✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk59

Admission to Chipping Sodbury School – Co-operative Foundation TrustHome addressThe child’s home address is considered to bewhere the child lives most of the time with his orher parent(s) or carer(s). South GloucestershireCouncil cannot accept an address of a business,relative, friend, childminder, a temporary addressor an address of a house it is intended to move to.The only exceptions are for children of UK servicepersonnel for whom special arrangements apply.South Gloucestershire Council reserves the rightto seek documentary evidence to support a claimof residence.Where a child spends time with each parent/carerat two different addresses, South GloucestershireCouncil will ask for proof of the arrangementsand will determine the appropriate address to beused in allocating a school place. In reachingthis decision, evidence may be requested toshow the address to which any Child Benefit ispaid and from which the child is registered witha medical GP. Any other evidence provided byparents/carers will also be considered in reachinga decision on the home address for admissionspurposes.Appeals - year 7 September intakeappealsAfter the 31 October each year (closing date forapplications), South Gloucestershire Council willsend Chipping Sodbury School Co-operativeTrust a list of all their applicants. This will includefirst, second and third preferences, but will notstate the preferences. The council will rank thelist for Chipping Sodbury School and allocate 150students.Parents/carers will be informed of the allocationof places. Included in this information will be anappeal form and an explanatory statement fromChipping Sodbury School Co-operative Trust.If parents/carers wish to appeal they need tocomplete and return the appeals form to ChippingSodbury School Co-operative Trust.An independent appeal panel will be convenedby South Gloucestershire Council at which bothparents/carers and Chipping Sodbury SchoolCo-operative Trust will represent their case.Decisions made by the panel are legally binding.In-year transfer years 7 – 11Parents/carers should apply to Chipping SodburySchool Co-operative Trust for a place at ChippingSodbury School. If the year group is full orover-subscribed Chipping Sodbury SchoolCo-operative Trust will refuse the place and theapplicant will be placed on a waiting list and giventhe opportunity to appeal. If parents/carers wishto appeal they need to complete and return theappeals form to Chipping Sodbury School CooperativeTrust. An independent appeal panel willbe convened at which both parents/carers andChipping Sodbury School Co-operative Trust willrepresent their case.Decisions made by the panel are legally binding.If a place becomes available and there areapplicants on the waiting list, the place will beoffered according to the criteria set out for Year7 September intake, and not by reference to thedate of joining the waiting list.Post 16 admissionsChildren and their parents/carers applying for post16 (sixth form) places should contact ChippingSodbury School directly. For post 16 admission:❚ Applications will be considered for admissionat the age of 16+.❚ Where the number of applications exceedsthe number of places available, and afteradmission of any students with a Statement ofSpecial Educational Needs naming the schoolor an Education, Health and Care Plan, prioritywill be given in accordance with the oversubscriptioncriteria set for admissions to theschool at 11+ years.❚ In the case of applicants in public care orpreviously in public care, the applicant mustmeet any set academic criteria.❚ Chipping Sodbury School will apply the samecriteria for admission to the sixth form for bothinternal and external transfer.❚ Under the School Admissions AppealCode there will be a right of appeal to anindependent appeal panel for unsuccessfulapplicants, both internal and external.60Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Admission toDownend SchoolDownend Education Trust andCastle School Education TrustPurpose of the policyThe purpose of this policy is to make theadmissions process to Downend School clearand open.Year 7 admissionsThe school is supported by South GloucestershireCouncil in allocating places to Downend Schooland informing families.Downend School has an admission number of 210places in each year group from Year 7 to Year 11.Should Downend School be over-subscribed(i.e. if there are more applications than placesavailable), initial allocations will be madeaccording to the following criteria. These arelisted in order of priority and will be applied to allapplications received by the published closingdate for applications.Notes:1. Children in Public Care* are those lookedafter by a local authority within the meaning ofSection 22 of the Children Act 1989. Children Previously in Public Care* are thosewho were looked after, but ceased to be sobecause they were adopted 1 (or becamesubject to a residence order 2 or specialguardianship order 3 ).* Documentation will need to be provided to SouthGloucestershire Council as proof of care status.1Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.Advice from the DfE sets out that the Adoption Act did notcome into force until 31 December 2005 and therefore onlychildren adopted after this date qualify as Previously LookedAfter Children.2Under the terms of the Children Act 1989.3Section 14A of the Children Act 1989.2. Local siblings: children are defined as localsiblings if:and Castle School Education Trust1. Children in Public Care or Previously inPublic Care.2. Local siblings (those living within theschool’s Area of Prime Responsibilityand who have named the school as apreference).3a. Geographical considerations (thoseliving within the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility).3b. Geographical considerations (thoseliving outside the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility).4. Tie breaker: Where it does not provepossible to resolve allocations to an oversubscribedschool by the application ofcriteria 1-3, any remaining places will beallocated by drawing lots.❚❚❚❚they are full or half brother or sister; orthey are adoptive brother or sister; orthey are children within the school’s definedArea of Responsibility; and they haveindicated that school as a preference; andthe older sibling is already in attendanceat the school and will be in attendance inSeptember 2015 (statutory school age only)Please note: to be defined as a ‘localsibling’ a child must live in the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the school.3a. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving within the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): Priority will be given to thosechildren who live within the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the school. Where a school61Admission to Downend School – Downend Education Trust✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk

Admission to Downend School – Downend Education Trustand Castle School Education Trustalso has an Area of First Responsibility,children living in this area will be given thehighest priority.If in any year there are more children livingwithin the Area of Prime Responsibility thanthe number of places available at the school,priority will be given to those children wholive closes to the school. Distances fromhome to school are measured in a straightline between the address point of the child’shome and a central point within the mainschool building using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system.3b. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving outside the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): After places have beenallocated from within the Area of PrimeResponsibility, any remaining places willbe allocated to those children who liveclosest to the school. Distances from hometo school are measured in a straight linebetween the address point of the child’shome and a central point within the mainschool building using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system. Allapplications will be considered at the sametime and the published over-subscriptioncriteria applied.3c. Area of prime responsibility: An indicativemap showing details of the Area of PrimeResponsibility can be found in this booklet.4. Tie breaker: Lots will be drawn by a seniorofficer of South Gloucestershire Council whois independent of the school admissionsprocess.Children of multiple birthsWhenever possible, South GloucestershireCouncil will endeavour to place children ofmultiple births in the same school within theplaces available. However, where the last childto qualify for a place is a twin or child of multiplebirth, the places will be offered to one child andthe other child/children considered under theadmission criteria.Children of UK service personnel(UK armed forces)South Gloucestershire Council recognisesthe particular needs of children of UK servicepersonnel (UK Armed Forces). The councilensures that the needs of these children are takeninto account by:❚ Allocating a school place in advance if theapplication is accompanied by an officialgovernment letter which declares a relocationdate and a Unit postal address or quarteringaddress.❚ Accepting a Unit postal address, or, ifappropriate, a quartering area address (theaddress of the closest house in the relevantquartering area), for applications from servicepersonnel in the absence of a new home postaladdress. A quartering address will only beused where the housing authorities confirm inwriting that a house will be offered in the area.❚ Accepting a late application from UK servicepersonnel as ‘on time’ where a notification ofposting has been received after the closingdate and before the date of exchange ofinformation with other admission authorities.❚ Considering an application on the criterion of‘local sibling’ where another child in the familyhas been offered a place at the preferredschool and the Unit postal address orquartering address is within the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the preferred school.❚ Wherever possible, children of UK servicepersonnel will be offered a place at thepreferred local school but taking into accountthe admission number for the school.62Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Children with statements of specialeducational needs (SEN) or aneducation, health and care plan(EHC Plan)Children with Statements of SEN or an EHC Planare placed in schools through the arrangementsset out in the SEN Code of Practice and notthrough these admission criteria. All governingbodies are required by Section 324 of theEducation Act 1996 to admit to the school a childwith a Statement of SEN that names the school oran EHC Plan. Schools must admit such childrenwhether they have places or not. Any appealconcerning the statement of the admission isto the independent First-tier Tribunal (Health,Education and Social Care Chamber). Parents/carers of children with Statements of SEN oran EHC Plan should contact their child’s leadprofessional for any further information.Home addressThe child’s home address is considered to bewhere the child lives most of the time with his orher parent(s) or carer(s). South GloucestershireCouncil cannot accept an address of a business,relative, friend, childminder, a temporary addressor an address of a house it is intended to move to.The only exceptions are for children of UK servicepersonnel for whom special arrangements mayapply. South Gloucestershire Council reservesthe right to seek documentary evidence tosupport a claim of residence.Where a child spends time with each parent/carerat two different addresses, South GloucestershireCouncil will ask for proof of the arrangementsand will determine the appropriate address to beused in allocating a school place. In reachingthis decision, evidence may be requested toshow the address to which any Child Benefit ispaid and from which the child is registered witha medical GP. Any other evidence provided byparents/carers will also be considered in reachinga decision on the home address for admissionspurposes.Appeals – year 7 September intakeappealsAfter the end of October (closing date forapplications), South Gloucestershire Councilwill send Downend School a list of all theirapplicants. This will include first, second and thirdpreferences, but will not state the preferences.The council will rank the list for Downend Schooland allocate 210 students.Parents/carers will be informed of the allocationof places. Included in this information will bean appeal form and an explanatory statementfrom Downend School. If parents/carers wishto appeal they need to complete and return theappeals form to Downend School.An independent appeal panel will be convenedby South Gloucestershire Council at whichboth parents/carers and Downend School willrepresent their case. Decisions made by thepanel are legally binding.In-year transfer years 7 – 11Parents/carers should apply directly to the schoolfor a place at Downend School. The school willmake a decision about allocating a place withintwo weeks, and will inform South GloucestershireCouncil of the outcome of the application. Ifthe year group is full or over-subscribed thenDownend School will refuse the place and theapplicant will be placed on a waiting list and giventhe opportunity to appeal. If parents/carers wishto appeal they need to complete and return theappeals form to Downend School.An independent appeal panel will be convenedby the school through the services of SouthGloucestershire Council at which both parents/carers and Downend School will represent theircase. Decisions made by the panel are legallybinding.If a place becomes available and there areapplicants on the waiting list, the place will beoffered according to the criteria set out for Year7 September intake, and not by reference to thedate of joining the waiting list.and Castle School Education Trust63Admission to Downend School – Downend Education Trust✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk

Admission to Downend School – Downend Education Trustand Castle School Education TrustPost 16 admissionsChildren and their parents/carers applying for post16 (sixth form) places should contact DownendSchool directly. For post 16 admission:❚ Applications will be considered for admissionat the age of 16+.❚ Where the number of applications exceedsthe number of places available, and afteradmission of any students with a Statement ofSpecial Educational Needs naming the schoolor an Education, Health and Care Plan, prioritywill be given in accordance with the oversubscriptioncriteria set for admissions to theschool at 11+ years.❚ In the case of applicants in public care orpreviously in public care, the applicant mustmeet any set academic criteria.❚ Downend School publishes specific minimumacademic achievement requirements foradmission to post 16 provision. These are setout in the post 16 prospectus. These criteriawill be the same for both internal and externaltransfers.❚ Under the School Admissions AppealCode there will be a right of appeal to anindependent appeal panel for unsuccessfulapplicants, both internal and external.64Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Admission toHanham Woods AcademyPart of the Cabot Learning FederationPurpose of the policyThe purpose of this policy is to make theadmissions process to Hanham Woods Academyclear and open.Year 7 admissionsThe academy is supported by SouthGloucestershire Council in allocating places toHanham Woods Academy and informing families.Hanham Woods Academy has an admissionnumber of 180 places in each year group fromYear 7 to Year 11.Should Hanham Woods Academy be oversubscribed(i.e. if there are more applicationsthan places available), initial allocations will bemade according to the following criteria. Theseare listed in order of priority and will be applied toall applications received by the published closingdate for applications.1. Children in Public Care or Previously inPublic Care.2. Local siblings (those living within theacademy’s Area of Prime Responsibilityand who have named the academy as apreference).3a. Geographical considerations (thoseliving within the academy’s Area of PrimeResponsibility).3b. Geographical considerations (those livingoutside the academy’s Area of PrimeResponsibility).4. Tie breaker: Where it does not provepossible to resolve allocations to anover-subscribed school/academy by theapplication of criteria 1-3, any remainingplaces will be allocated by drawing lots.Notes:1. Children in Public Care* are those lookedafter by a local authority within the meaning ofSection 22 of the Children Act 1989. Children Previously in Public Care* are thosewho were looked after, but ceased to be sobecause they were adopted 1 (or becamesubject to a residence order 2 or specialguardianship order 3 ).* Documentation will need to be provided to SouthGloucestershire Council as proof of care status.1Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.Advice from the DfE sets out that the Adoption Act did notcome into force until 31 December 2005 and therefore onlychildren adopted after this date qualify as Previously LookedAfter Children.2Under the terms of the Children Act 1989.3Section 14A of the Children Act 1989.2. Local siblings: children are defined aslocal siblings if:❚❚they are full or half brother or sister; orthey are adoptive brother or sister; or❚ they are children within the academy’sdefined Area of Responsibility, and they haveindicated that academy as a preference; and❚the older sibling is already in attendance atthe academy and will be in attendance inSeptember 2015 (statutory school age only).Please note: to be defined as a ‘local sibling’ achild must live in the Area of Prime Responsibilityfor the academy.3a. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving within the academy’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): Priority will be given to thosechildren who live within the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the academy.Admission to Hanham Woods Academy – Part of the Cabot Learning Federation✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk65

Admission to Hanham Woods Academy – Part of the Cabot Learning Federation Where an academy also has an Area of FirstResponsibility, children living in this area willbe given the highest priority.If in any year there are more children livingwithin the Area of Prime Responsibilitythan the number of places available at theacademy, priority will be given to thosechildren who live closest to the academy.Distances from home to academy aremeasured in a straight line between theaddress point of the child’s home and acentral point within the main academybuilding using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system.3b. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving outside the academy’s Area ofPrime Responsibility): After places havebeen allocated from within the Area of PrimeResponsibility, any remaining places will beallocated to those children who live closestto the academy. Distances from home toacademy are measured in a straight linebetween the address point of the child’s homeand a central point within the main academybuilding using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system. Allapplications will be considered at the sametime and the published over-subscriptioncriteria applied.3c. Area of prime responsibility: An indicativemap showing details of the Area of PrimeResponsibility can be found in this booklet.4. Tie breaker: Lots will be drawn by a seniorofficer of South Gloucestershire Council who isindependent of the school admissions process.Children of multiple birthsWhenever possible, South GloucestershireCouncil will endeavour to place children ofmultiple births in the same academy within theplaces available. However, where the last childto qualify for a place is a twin or child of multiplebirth, the places will be offered to one child andthe other child/children considered under theadmission criteria.Children of UK service personnel(UK armed forces)South Gloucestershire Council recognisesthe particular needs of children of UK servicepersonnel (UK Armed Forces). The councilensures that the needs of these children are takeninto account by:❚ Allocating a school place in advance if theapplication is accompanied by an officialgovernment letter which declares a relocationdate and a Unit postal address or quarteringaddress.❚ Accepting a Unit postal address, or, ifappropriate, a quartering area address (theaddress of the closest house in the relevantquartering area), for applications from servicepersonnel in the absence of a new home postaladdress.❚ Accepting a late application from UK servicepersonnel as ‘on time’ where a notification ofposting has been received after the closingdate and before the date of exchange ofinformation with other admission authorities.❚ Considering an application on the criterion of‘local sibling’ where another child in the familyhas been offered a place at the preferredschool and the Unit postal address orquartering address is within the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the preferred school.❚ Wherever possible, children of UK servicepersonnel will be offered a place at thepreferred local school but taking into accountthe admission number for the school.66Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Children with statements of specialeducational needs (SEN) or aneducation, health and care plan(EHC Plan)Children with Statements of SEN or an EHC Planare placed in schools through the arrangementsset out in the SEN Code of Practice and notthrough these admission criteria. All governingbodies are required by Section 324 of theEducation Act 1996 to admit to the school a childwith a Statement of SEN that names the school oran EHC Plan. Schools must admit such childrenwhether they have places or not. Any appealconcerning the statement of the admission isto the independent First-tier Tribunal (Health,Education and Social Care Chamber). Parents/carers of children with Statements of SEN oran EHC Plan should contact their child’s leadprofessional for any further information.Home addressThe child’s home address is considered to bewhere the child lives most of the time with his orher parent(s) or carer(s). South GloucestershireCouncil cannot accept an address of a business,relative, friend, childminder, a temporary addressor an address of a house it is intended to move to.The only exceptions are for children of UK servicepersonnel for whom special arrangements mayapply. South Gloucestershire Council reservesthe right to seek documentary evidence tosupport a claim of residence.Where a child spends time with each parent/carerat two different addresses, South GloucestershireCouncil will ask for proof of the arrangementsand will determine the appropriate address to beused in allocating a school place. In reachingthis decision, evidence may be requested toshow the address to which any Child Benefit ispaid and from which the child is registered witha medical GP. Any other evidence provided byparents/carers will also be considered in reachinga decision on the home address for admissionspurposes.Appeals – year 7 September intakeappealsAfter the end of October (closing date forapplications), South Gloucestershire Council willsend the academy a list of all their applicants.This will include first, second and thirdpreferences, but will not state the preferences.The council will rank the list for Hanham WoodsAcademy and allocate 180 students.Parents/carers will be informed of the allocationof places. Included in this information will be anappeal form and an explanatory statement fromthe academy. If parents/carers wish to appealthey need to complete and return the appealsform to the academy.An independent appeal panel will be convenedby South Gloucestershire Council at which bothparents/carers and the academy will representtheir case. Decisions made by the panel arelegally binding.In-year transfer years 7 – 11Parents/carers should apply to the academy fora place at Hanham Woods Academy. If the yeargroup is full or over-subscribed then the academywill refuse the place and the applicant will beplaced on a waiting list and given the opportunityto appeal. If parents/carers wish to appeal theyneed to complete and return the appeals form tothe academy. An independent appeal panel willbe convened at which both parents/carers andthe academy will represent their case. Decisionsmade by the panel are legally binding.If a place becomes available and there areapplicants on the waiting list, the place will beoffered according to the criteria set out for Year7 September intake, and not by reference to thedate of joining the waiting list.Admission to Hanham Woods Academy – Part of the Cabot Learning Federation✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk67

Admission to Hanham Woods Academy – Part of the Cabot Learning FederationPost 16 admissionsChildren and their parents/carers applying for post16 (sixth form) places should contact HanhamWoods Academy directly. For post 16 admission:❚ Applications will be considered for admissionat the age of 16+.❚ Where the number of applications exceedsthe number of places available, and afteradmission of any students with a Statementof Special Educational Needs naming theacademy or an Education, Health and CarePlan, priority will be given in accordance withthe over-subscription criteria set for admissionsto the academy at 11+ years.❚ In the case of applicants in public care orpreviously in public care, the applicant mustmeet any set academic criteria.❚ Hanham Woods Academy will apply the samecriteria for admission to the sixth form for bothinternal and external transfer.❚ Under the School Admissions AppealCode there will be a right of appeal to anindependent appeal panel for unsuccessfulapplicants, both internal and external.68Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Admission toJohn Cabot AcademyPart of the Cabot Learning FederationIf you wish to apply for a place at John Cabot Academy, you are required to complete your home localauthority common application form on-line or by post by 31 October 2014.Please ensure you complete your list of school preferences in strict order of your personalpreference.John Cabot Academy will consider all applications for places. Where fewer than the publishedadmission number of 160 applications are received, John Cabot Academy will offer places to all whohave applied.Where the number of applications for admission is greater than 160, we will apply our over-subscriptioncriteria and applications will be considered in the order as set out in the flow chart.All students participate in one assessment:A Non Verbal Reasoning assessment to determine ability.(John Cabot Academy offers places across the full ability range within five ability bands).Children currently and those previously in public care will be allocated places. Students with aStatement of Special Educational Need, where John Cabot Academy is named on the statementor an Education, Health and Care Plan and students who have a physical or mental impairment,(that has a substantial and long term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day today activities), requiring specific admission to John Cabot Academy will be allocated places.The following criteria are applied to the remaining places, in each of the five ability bands.❚ Places are allocated to siblings of students at the academy across the ability bands.If the number of applicants with a sibling exceeds the number of places available in an abilityband, random allocation will be used to determine the places.❚ The remaining places are offered by a random allocation in each ability band. Whereverpossible, 80% of the remaining places will be allocated to students who live within Zone A,defined as a radius of four miles centred on the academy, and 20% of the places will beallocated to students who live within Zone B, (outside the four mile radius of Zone A).Admission to John Cabot Academy – Part of the Cabot Learning Federation✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk69

Admission to John Cabot Academy – Part of the Cabot Learning FederationAdmission arrangements❚ We are holding one Open Evening for entryinto Year 7, on Thursday 11 September 2014,3.30pm to 8.00pm (open house).❚ The local authority common application formmust be completed and returned to your homelocal authority by 31 October 2014. The localauthority will send application data to JohnCabot Academy late in November.❚ If English is not the applicants first languageit is vital that you inform the academy prior toattending the admission assessment.❚ We will send you an appointment to attendJohn Cabot Academy for an assessment. Thisacademic assessment will be a standardisednon verbal reasoning assessment specificallyconstructed by Granada Learning, anindependent provider of educationalassessments. This enables us to offer placesto students of all academic abilities.❚ The assessment is scheduled for Friday 12December 2014. If you have not received anappointment letter by 1 December pleasecontact the Admissions Officer at theacademy.❚ Children in Public Care are those looked afterby a local authority within the meaning ofSection 22 of the Children Act 1989. ChildrenPreviously in Public Care are those who werelooked after, and were then adopted, (orbecame subject to a residence order or specialguardianship order).❚ If you wish to be considered under thecriterion: where a child has a physical ormental impairment which has a substantialand long term adverse effect on their abilityto carry out normal day to day activities,and this requires specific admission to JohnCabot Academy, i.e. no other school canaccommodate the child’s needs, we willrequire written supporting evidence from arelevant professional, e.g. Doctor or Specialist.Supporting evidence should be sent direct toJohn Cabot Academy. A student will only beconsidered under this criterion if the academyreceives the supporting evidence by1 December. It is the responsibility of theparent to send the supporting evidence theywish to be considered, John Cabot Academywill not make any request for such, either froma parent or third party.No applicant is restricted to gaining a placeunder this criterion alone, a student notallocated a place at this stage is included inall other relevant criteria including the randomallocation of places within the ability bands.Examples of physical/mental impairment thatmay require entry to a specific school include:- mobility or co-ordination problems;- speech, hearing or eyesight impairment; orprogressive conditions, e.g. cancer, multiplesclerosis, muscular dystrophy; or recognisedmental illness.❚ To be classed as a sibling an applicant musthave a sibling currently attending John CabotAcademy in Years 7 to 11. In order for a Year12 age student at post 16 within the CabotLearning Federation (CLF) to be classed as asibling they must have completed KS4 at JohnCabot Academy and continue to attend theCLF on the date of admission of the applicant.Please note that twins/multiple birth applicantsare treated as individuals. As such, this mayresult in a situation where a place could beoffered to one child and not to the other/s.All assessment results and procedures for theallocation of places are open to inspectionby HMI, OfSTED and the DfE. The randomselection is witnessed by independent auditors.Any applicant who is absent for theassessment and who does not notify JohnCabot Academy of the circumstances ofabsence on the day of the assessmentor within 2 working days, will be deemedto have withdrawn from the admissionsprocess.70Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Applicants who complete the admissions processand are not offered a place at John CabotAcademy as their preferred school will normallyhave the option to be placed on a waiting list.Late applications will not beconsidered until all first round offershave been made.Applications received by the local authorityafter the closing date will be treated as ‘lateapplications’ whatever the reason for such lateapplication and (unless there are exceptionalcircumstances determined by the academy) willnot be considered with on time applications.If places become available after the firstround of allocated places, late applicationswill be considered in accordance with theover-subscription criteria along with on timeapplications on the waiting list.Appeals procedureIf you complete the admissions process andyour child is not offered a place at John CabotAcademy you normally have the right to appeal toan independent panel. This part of the processwill be organised on behalf of John CabotAcademy by South Gloucestershire Council’sDemocratic Services. You will receive informationregarding this when offers of secondary schoolplaces are sent out.Post 16 admissionsApplications will be considered for admission atthe age of post 16 for sixth form places. Contactshould be made with John Cabot Academy inthe case of students not already attending theacademy.Contact detailsProspectus available from:John Cabot AcademyTel: 0117 976 3000Fax: 0117 976 0630Email: Sue.Ford@jca.cabot.ac.ukWebsite: www.cabot.ac.ukAdmission to John Cabot Academy – Part of the Cabot Learning Federation✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk71

Admission to King’s Oak Academy – Part of the Cabot Learning FederationAdmission toKing’s Oak AcademyPart of the Cabot Learning FederationPurpose of the policyThe purpose of this policy is to make theadmissions process to King’s Oak Academy(KOA) clear and open.The Academy Council have agreed that theadmission arrangements will remain in linewith the agreed arrangements for SouthGloucestershire’s maintained non-denominationalsecondary schools.The Academy Council adheres to the statutoryrequirements and the principles expressed in theSchool Admissions Code.Year 7 admissions: The Academy Council aresupported by South Gloucestershire Council inallocating places to the academy and informingfamilies.Admission number – year 7KOA has a published admission number of 150places, leading to a total number of 750 placesacross Years 7 to 11.In September 2022 the number of placesavailable for external allocation in Year 7 at KOAwill drop to 90 [with the proviso that the AcademyCouncil reserves the right to increase this numberif there are fewer than 60 students moving up fromYear 6 to Year 7, or to reduce the number if thereare more than 60 students moving up from Year6 to Year 7 in any year, so that the total number ofstudents starting in Year 7 each year is 150].The Academy Council commissions the localauthority’s independent appeal panel which hearsappeals from unsuccessful applicants for a placein any year group.The Admission Criteria andArrangementsProcess of applicationArrangements for applications for places atthe academy will be made in accordance withSouth Gloucestershire Council’s co-ordinatedadmission arrangements and will be submittedon the common application form provided by theapplicant’s home authority and administered bySouth Gloucestershire Council.Consideration of applicationsThe Academy Council will consider allapplications for places at KOA. Where fewerapplications for places are received than thepublished admission number, the AcademyCouncil will offer places to all those who haveapplied.Procedure where the academy is oversubscribedWhere the number of applications foradmission into Year 7 is greater than thepublished admission number, applicationswill be considered against the criteria set outbelow. These are listed in priority order and willbe applied to all applications received by thepublished closing date.1. Children in Public Care and Previously inPublic Care.2. Local siblings (those living within theacademy’s Area of Prime Responsibilityand who have named the academy as apreference).3a. Geographical considerations [thoseliving within the academy’s Area of PrimeResponsibility].72Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

3b. Geographical considerations [those livingoutside the academy’s Area of PrimeResponsibility].4. Tie breaker: Where it does not provepossible to resolve allocations to anover-subscribed school/academy by theapplication of criteria 1-3, any remainingplaces will be allocated by drawing lots.Notes to the over-subscription criteria are setout below:1. Children in Public Care* are those lookedafter by a local authority within the meaning ofSection 22 of the Children Act 1989. ChildrenPreviously in Public Care* are those who werelooked after but ceased to be so becausethey were adopted 1 (or became subject toa residence order 2 or special guardianshiporder 3 ).* Documentation will need to be provided to SouthGloucestershire Council as proof of care status.1Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.Advice from the DfE sets out that the Adoption Act did notcome into force until 31 December 2005 and therefore onlychildren adopted after this date qualify as Previously LookedAfter Children.2Under the terms of the Children Act 1989.3Section 14A of the Children Act 1989.2. Local siblings: children are defined as localsiblings if:❚❚they are full or half brother or sister; orthey are adoptive brother or sister; or❚ they are children of the same household; and❚❚❚they live within the academy’s defined Area ofResponsibility; andthey have indicated the academy as apreference; andthe older sibling is already in attendance atthe academy and will be in attendance inSeptember 2015 (statutory school/academyage only).Please note: to be defined as a ‘local sibling’ achild must live in the Area of Prime Responsibilityfor the academy.3a. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving within the academy’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): Priority will be given to thosechildren who live within the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the academy.If in any year there are more children livingwithin the Area of Prime Responsibilitythan the number of places available at theacademy, priority will be given to thosechildren who live closest to the academy.Distances from home to the academy aremeasured in a straight line between theaddress point of the child’s home and acentral point within the main academybuilding using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system. Allapplications will be considered at the sametime and the published over-subscriptioncriteria applied.3b. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving outside the academy’s Area ofPrime Responsibility): After places havebeen allocated from within the Area of PrimeResponsibility, any remaining places will beallocated to those children who live closestto the academy. Distances from home tothe academy are measured in a straight linebetween the address point of the child’s homeand a central point within the main academybuilding using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system. Allapplications will be considered at the sametime and the published over-subscriptioncriteria applied.4. Tie breaker: Lots will be drawn by a seniorofficer of South Gloucestershire Council whois independent of the school admissionsprocess.Admission to King’s Oak Academy – Part of the Cabot Learning Federation✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk73

Admission to King’s Oak Academy – Part of the Cabot Learning FederationChildren of multiple birthsWhenever possible, KOA will endeavour to placechildren of multiple births in the same schoolwithin the places available. However, where thelast child to qualify for a place is a twin or child ofmultiple birth, the place will be offered to one childand the other child/children considered under theadmission criteria.Home addressThe child’s home address is considered to bewhere the child lives most of the time with hisor her parent(s) or carer(s). KOA cannot acceptan address of a business, relative, friend, childminder,a temporary address or an addressof a house it is intended to move to. Theonly exceptions are for children of UK servicepersonnel for whom special arrangements apply.KOA reserves the right to seek documentaryevidence to support a claim of residence.Where a child spends time with each parent/carer at two different addresses, KOA will ask forproof of the arrangements and will determine theappropriate address to be used in allocating aschool place. In reaching this decision, evidencemay be requested to show the address to whichany Child Benefit is paid and from which thechild is registered with a medical GP. Any otherevidence provided by parents/carers will also beconsidered in reaching a decision on the homeaddress for admissions purposes.Waiting listWhere the academy has been over-subscribedin the normal admissions round and placeshave been refused to some applicants, a waitinglist will be maintained for any vacancies whichsubsequently occur in the academy.The waiting list will be prioritised according tothe admission criteria and not by reference tothe date of joining the waiting list. The list will bemaintained by the academy.Any waiting list will be maintained until the end ofTerm 2 (December 2015) and then discarded.Late applicationsLate applications will not be considered untiloffers have been made to on-time applicants.Appeals – September intakeappealsAfter the closing date for applications [31 October2014 for Year 7], South Gloucestershire Councilwill send KOA separate lists of all their applicants.Each list will include all those stating a preferencefor the academy but will not state the preferences.The council will rank the lists separately andallocate up to the planned admission number toeach school.Parents/carers will be informed of the allocationof places. Included in this information will bean appeal form and explanatory guidance. Ifparents/carers wish to appeal they need tocomplete and return the appeals form.An independent appeal panel will be convenedby South Gloucestershire Council at which bothparents/carers and the Academy Council willpresent their cases. Decisions made by the panelare legally binding.In-year application process –year 7Parents/carers, who wish to obtain a place at KOAother than at the bulk September intake to Year7, should apply directly to the academy. Parents/carers will have a decision about the allocation ofa place within two weeks.If the year group is full or over-subscribed then theacademy will refuse the place but the applicantwill be given the opportunity to appeal and anappeals form will be supplied. An independentappeal panel will be convened by SouthGloucestershire Council at which both parents/carers and the Academy Council will present theircases. Decisions made by the panel are legallybinding. If a place is available, we will invite thestudent in for an induction meeting and tour afterwhich we will offer the place unless there is acompelling reason not to.74Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Post 16 admissionsChildren and their parents/carers applying forpost 16 (sixth form) places should contact King’sOak Academy directly. For post 16 admission:❚ Applications will be considered for admissionat the age of 16+.❚ Where the number of applications exceedsthe number of places available, and afteradmission of any students with a Statement ofSpecial Educational Needs naming the schoolor an Education, Health and Care Plan, prioritywill be given in accordance with the oversubscriptioncriteria set for admissions to theschool at 11+ years.❚ In the case of applicants in public care orpreviously in public care, the applicant mustmeet any set academic criteria.❚ King’s Oak Academy will apply the samecriteria for admission to the sixth form for bothinternal and external transfer.❚ Under the School Admissions AppealCode there will be a right of appeal to anindependent appeal panel for unsuccessfulapplicants, both internal and external.Relationships to other policiesParents/carers and students are encouraged toread the academy prospectus, visit the academywebsite and attend the open evening/openmornings.Admission to King’s Oak Academy – Part of the Cabot Learning Federation✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk75

Admission to Marlwood School – The Castle School Education TrustAdmission toMarlwood SchoolThe Castle School Education TrustPurpose of the policyThe purpose of this policy is to make theadmissions process to Marlwood School clearand open.Year 7 admissionsThe Trust is supported by South GloucestershireCouncil in allocating places to Marlwood Schooland informing families.Marlwood School has an admission number of210 places in each year group from Year 7 to Year11.Should Marlwood School be over-subscribed(i.e. if there are more applications than placesavailable), initial allocations will be madeaccording to the following criteria. These arelisted in order of priority and will be applied to allapplications received by the published closingdate for applications.1. Children in Public Care or Previously inPublic Care.2. Local siblings (those living within theschool’s Area of Prime Responsibilityand who have named the school as apreference).3a. Geographical considerations (thoseliving within the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility).3b. Geographical considerations (thoseliving outside the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility).4. Tie breaker: Where it does not provepossible to resolve allocations to an oversubscribedschool by the application ofcriteria 1-3, any remaining places will beallocated by drawing lots.Notes:1. Children in Public Care* are those lookedafter by a local authority within the meaning ofSection 22 of the Children Act 1989.Children Previously in Public Care* are thosewho were looked after, but ceased to be sobecause they were adopted 1 (or becamesubject to a residence order 2 or specialguardianship order 3 ).* Documentation will need to be provided to SouthGloucestershire Council as proof of care status.1Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. Advicefrom the DfE sets out that the Adoption Act did not come intoforce until 31 December 2005 and therefore only childrenadopted after this date qualify as Previously Looked AfterChildren.2Under the terms of the Children Act 1989.3Section 14A of the Children Act 1989.2. Local siblings: children are defined as localsiblings if:❚ they are full or half brother or sister; or❚ they are adoptive brother or sister; or❚ they are children within the school’s definedArea of Responsibility, and they have indicatedthat school as a preference; and❚ the older sibling is already in attendance at theschool and will be in attendance in September2015 (statutory school age only).Please note: to be defined as a ‘local sibling’ achild must live in the Area of Prime Responsibilityfor the school.3a. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving within the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): Priority will be given to thosechildren who live within the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the school. Where a schoolalso has an Area of First Responsibility,children living in this area will be given thehighest priority.76Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

If in any year there are more children livingwithin the Area of Prime Responsibility thanthe number of places available at the school,priority will be given to those children wholive closest to the school. Distances fromhome to school are measured in a straightline between the address point of the child’shome and a central point within the mainschool building using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system.3b. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving outside the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): After places have beenallocated from within the Area of PrimeResponsibility, any remaining places willbe allocated to those children who liveclosest to the school. Distances from hometo school are measured in a straight linebetween the address point of the child’shome and a central point within the mainschool building using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system. Allapplications will be considered at the sametime and the published over-subscriptioncriteria applied.3c. Area of prime responsibility: An indicativemap showing details of the Area of PrimeResponsibility can be found in this booklet.4. Tie breaker: Lots will be drawn by a seniorofficer of South Gloucestershire Council whois independent of the school admissionsprocess.Children of multiple birthsWhenever possible, South GloucestershireCouncil will endeavour to place children ofmultiple births in the same school within theplaces available. However, where the last childto qualify for a place is a twin or child of multiplebirth, the places will be offered to one child andthe other child/children considered under theadmission criteria.Children of UK service personnel(UK armed forces)South Gloucestershire Council recognisesthe particular needs of children of UK servicepersonnel (UK Armed Forces). The councilensures that the needs of these children are takeninto account by:❚ Allocating a school place in advance if theapplication is accompanied by an officialgovernment letter which declares a relocationdate and a Unit postal address or quarteringaddress.❚ Accepting a Unit postal address, or, ifappropriate, a quartering area address (theaddress of the closest house in the relevantquartering area), for applications from servicepersonnel in the absence of a new home postaladdress.❚ Accepting a late application from UK servicepersonnel as ‘on time’ where a notification ofposting has been received after the closingdate and before the date of exchange ofinformation with other admission authorities.❚ Considering an application on the criterion of‘local sibling’ where another child in the familyhas been offered a place at the preferredschool and the Unit postal address orquartering address is within the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the preferred school.❚ Wherever possible, children of UK servicepersonnel will be offered a place at thepreferred local school but taking into accountthe admission number for the school.Children with statements of specialeducational needs (SEN) or aneducation, health and care plan(EHC Plan)Children with Statements of SEN or an EHC Planare placed in schools through the arrangementsset out in the SEN Code of Practice and notthrough these admission criteria. All governingbodies are required by Section 324 of theEducation Act 1996 to admit to the school a childwith a Statement of SEN that names the school oran EHC Plan. Schools must admit such childrenwhether they have places or not. Any appealconcerning the statement of the admission isto the independent First-tier Tribunal (Health,Admission to Marlwood School – The Castle School Education Trust✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk77

Admission to Marlwood School – The Castle School Education TrustEducation and Social Care Chamber). Parents/carers of children with Statements of SEN oran EHC Plan should contact their child’s leadprofessional for any further information.Home addressThe child’s home address is considered to bewhere the child lives most of the time with his orher parent(s) or carer(s). South GloucestershireCouncil cannot accept an address of a business,relative, friend, childminder, a temporary addressor an address of a house it is intended to move to.The only exceptions are for children of UK servicepersonnel for whom special arrangements mayapply. South Gloucestershire Council reservesthe right to seek documentary evidence tosupport a claim of residence.Where a child spends time with each parent/carerat two different addresses, South GloucestershireCouncil will ask for proof of the arrangementsand will determine the appropriate address to beused in allocating a school place. In reachingthis decision, evidence may be requested toshow the address to which any Child Benefit ispaid and from which the child is registered witha medical GP. Any other evidence provided byparents/carers will also be considered in reachinga decision on the home address for admissionspurposes.Appeals – year 7 September intakeappealsAfter the end of October (closing date forapplications), South Gloucestershire Councilwill send Castle School Education Trust a listof all their applicants. This will include first,second and third preferences, but will not statethe preferences. The council will rank the list forMarlwood School and allocate 210 students.Parents/carers will be informed of the allocationof places. Included in this information will be anappeal form and an explanatory statement fromCastle School Education Trust. If parents/carerswish to appeal they need to complete and returnthe appeals form to Castle School EducationTrust.An independent appeal panel will be convenedby South Gloucestershire Council at which bothparents/carers and Castle School Education Trustwill represent their case. Decisions made by thepanel are legally binding.In-year transfer years 7 – 11Parents/carers should apply to Castle SchoolEducation Trust for a place at Marlwood School.If the year group is full or over-subscribed thenCastle School Education Trust will refuse the placeand the applicant will be placed on a waiting listand given the opportunity to appeal. If parents/carers wish to appeal they need to completeand return the appeals form to Castle SchoolEducation Trust. An independent appeal panelwill be convened at which both parents/carersand Castle School Education Trust will representtheir case. Decisions made by the panel arelegally binding.If a place becomes available and there areapplicants on the waiting list, the place will beoffered according to the criteria set out for Year7 September intake, and not by reference to thedate of joining the waiting list.Post 16 admissionsChildren and their parents/carers applying for post16 (sixth form) places should contact MarlwoodSchool directly. For post 16 admission:❚ Applications will be considered for admissionat the age of 16+.❚ Where the number of applications exceedsthe number of places available, and afteradmission of any students with a Statement ofSpecial Educational Needs naming the schoolor an Education, Health and Care Plan, prioritywill be given in accordance with the oversubscriptioncriteria set for admissions to theschool at 11+ years.❚ In the case of applicants in public care orpreviously in public care, the applicant mustmeet any set academic criteria.❚ Marlwood School will apply the same criteriafor admission to the sixth form for both internaland external transfer.❚ Under the School Admissions AppealCode there will be a right of appeal to anindependent appeal panel for unsuccessfulapplicants, both internal and external.78Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Admission toPatchway Community CollegeFusion Schools TrustRationaleThe admission arrangements at PatchwayCommunity College (PCC) follow the agreedco ordinated arrangements for SouthGloucestershire’s maintained secondaryschools. The policy complies with the statutoryrequirements and the principles expressed in theSchool Admissions Code. PCC is supportedby South Gloucestershire Council in allocatingplaces to the college and informing families; thecouncil also co-ordinates the admissions to PCC.Purposes❚ To outline the admission arrangements for Year7 students.❚ To outline the arrangements for in yearadmissions of students directly to the college,including the post 16 student centre.❚ To support students in their admission to thecollege.❚ To ensure that all students regardless ofbackground, race or disability have fair accessto the college and are supported on theiradmission to the college.Policy detailsAdmission numberThe admission number in Years 7 to 11 at PCC iscurrently 180 in each year group.The admission criteria and arrangements (year7 admissions at the start of the college year)1. Children in Public Care*: those looked afterby a local authority within the meaning ofSection 22 of the Children Act 1989.Children Previously in Public Care*: thosewho were looked after but ceased to be sobecause they were adopted 1 (or becamesubject to a residence order 2 or specialguardianship order 3 ).* Documentation will need to be provided to SouthGloucestershire Council as proof of care status.1Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.Advice from the DfE sets out that the Adoption Act did notcome into force until 31 December 2005 and therefore onlychildren adopted after this date qualify as Previously LookedAfter Children.2Under the terms of the Children Act 1989.3Section 14A of the Children Act 1989.2. Local siblings: children are defined as localsiblings if:❚ they are full or half brother or sister; or❚ they are adoptive brother or sister; or❚ they are children of the same household; and❚ they live within the college’s defined Area ofResponsibility; and❚ they have indicated the college as apreference; and❚ the older sibling is already in attendanceat the college and will be in attendance inSeptember 2015 (statutory school/academyage only).Please note: to be defined as a ‘local sibling’ achild must live in the Area of Prime Responsibilityfor the college.Admission to Patchway Community College – Fusion Schools TrustShould the college be over-subscribed (i.e. ifthere are more applications than places available),initial allocations will be made according to thecriteria below. These are listed in order of priorityand will be applied to all applications for thecollege received by the published closing date forapplications:3a. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving within the college’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): Priority will be given to thosechildren who live within the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the college.If in any year there are more children livingwithin the Area of Prime Responsibility thanthe number of places available at the college,priority will be given to those children who liveclosest to the college. Distances from home✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk79

Admission to Patchway Community College – Fusion Schools Trustto the college are measured in a straightline between the address point of the child’shome and a central point within the maincollege building using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system. Allapplications will be considered at the sametime and the published over-subscriptioncriteria applied.3b. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving outside the college’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): After places have beenallocated from within the Area of PrimeResponsibility, any remaining places will beallocated to those children who live closestto the college. Distances from home tothe college are measured in a straight linebetween the address point of the child’shome and a central point within the maincollege building using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system. Allapplications will be considered at the sametime and the published over-subscriptioncriteria applied.4. Tie breaker: Lots will be drawn by a seniorofficer of South Gloucestershire Council who isindependent of the school admissions process.Children of multiple birthsWhenever possible, South GloucestershireCouncil will endeavour to place children ofmultiple births in the same school within theplaces available. However, where the last childto qualify for a place is a twin or child of multiplebirth, the place will be offered to one child andthe other child/ children considered under theadmission criteria but normally admitted.Children of UK service personnel(UK armed forces)South Gloucestershire Council recognisesthe particular needs of children of UK servicepersonnel (UK Armed Forces). The councilensures that the needs of these children are takeninto account by:❚ Allocating a school place in advance if theapplication is accompanied by an officialgovernment letter which declares a relocationdate and a Unit postal address or quarteringaddress.❚ Accepting a Unit postal address, or, ifappropriate, a quartering area address (theaddress of the closest house in the relevantquartering area), for applications from servicepersonnel in the absence of a new home postaladdress. A quartering address will be usedonly where the housing authorities confirm inwriting that a house will be offered in the area.❚ Accepting a late application from UK servicepersonnel as ‘on time’ where a notification ofposting has been received after the closingdate and before the date of exchange ofinformation with other admission authorities.❚ Considering an application on the criterion of‘local sibling’ where another child in the familyhas been offered a place at the preferredschool and the Unit postal address orquartering address is within the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the preferred school.❚ Wherever possible, children of UK servicepersonnel will be offered a place at thepreferred local school but taking into accountthe admission number for the school.Home addressThe child’s home address is considered to bewhere the child lives most of the time with his orher parent(s) or carer(s). South GloucestershireCouncil cannot accept an address of a business,relative, friend, childminder, a temporary addressor an address of a house it is intended to move to.The only exceptions are for children of UK servicepersonnel for whom special arrangements apply.South Gloucestershire Council reserves the rightto seek documentary evidence to support a claimof residence.Where a child spends time with each parent/carerat two different addresses, South GloucestershireCouncil will ask for proof of the arrangementsand will determine the appropriate address to beused in allocating a school place. In reaching80Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

this decision, evidence may be requested toshow the address to which any Child Benefit ispaid and from which the child is registered witha medical GP. Any other evidence provided byparents/carers will also be considered in reachinga decision on the home address for admissionspurposes.Appeals - year 7 September intakeappealsAfter the end of October (closing date forapplications), South Gloucestershire Councilwill send to the college lists of all the applicants.Each list will include all those stating a preferencefor the college but will not state the preferences.The council will allocate up to 180 students.Parents/carers will be informed of the allocationof places. Included in this information will bean appeal form and explanatory guidance. Ifparents/carers wish to appeal they need tocomplete and return the appeals form.An independent appeal panel will be convenedby South Gloucestershire Council at which bothparents/carers and the college will present theircases. Decisions made by the panel are legallybinding.Waiting listsThe waiting list comprises those childrenrefused a place whose parents/carers havelodged a formal appeal or asked to go on awaiting list together with any late applicationsreceived. A waiting list will be maintained bySouth Gloucestershire Council for any vacancieswhich occur until the end of Term 2 and thendiscarded. Priority order on the waiting list willbe determined by the over-subscription criteria,not by the date of joining the waiting list. Childrenwho are the subject of a direction by a localauthority to admit or who are allocated to a schoolin accordance with the Fair Access Protocol musttake precedence over those on a waiting list.Where a place becomes available and the localauthority, after using all advised contact details,is unable to contact a successful applicant for aplace within two school weeks, the available placewill be offered to the next child to qualify for aplace. Where an applicant decides to place theirchildren on a waiting list, it is for the applicant tokeep South Gloucestershire Council informed ofupdated contact and address details.All other applications for places for SouthGloucestershire secondary schools duringthe year including those to other year groups,will be considered using the relevant oversubscriptioncriteria for the school concernedand in accordance with the in-year admissionarrangements set out in the “In-year admissions”section.In-year admissions❚ Applications for in-year admissions aremade directly to the college and thecollege processes these in line with agreedprocedures.❚ Parents/carers are welcome to visit the collegeprior to application, meet relevant staff anddiscuss the college’s ethos.❚ If the year group is full or over-subscribedthen the college will refuse the place but theapplicant will be given the opportunity toappeal and an appeals form will be supplied.An independent appeal panel will be convenedby South Gloucestershire Council at whichboth parents/carers and the college will presenttheir cases. Decisions made by the panel arelegally binding.❚ Where a student is admitted with a complexhistory of needs, a ‘Team around the Child’(TAC) meeting may form part of the admissionso that relevant agencies who support the childand the college can plan together with thefamily for a successful transition.❚ At the admissions meeting the college mayrecord information to allow tracking of supportand interventions (e.g. change tracker).❚ Additional meetings are calendared asappropriate to the outcomes of the TACmeeting and initial discussions; these are inplace to maximise the successful transition intothe college.Admission to Patchway Community College – Fusion Schools Trust✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk81

Admission to Patchway Community College – Fusion Schools Trust❚ Each student will be subject to a period ofsupport and induction, personal to their ownneeds. During this time some commontasks will take place which assist with theunderstanding of the college charter and ethos,the assigning of appropriate groups and otheridentified needs being met.❚ This initial meeting may lead to a furthermeeting at a later date. The purpose of the firstmeeting is to investigate the student’s needsas a learner, e.g. the initial admissions meetingmay highlight the need for a native languagespeaker to be present to translate.Admissions to the post 16 studentcentre❚ PCC is part of the Concorde Partnership andreference should be made to its prospectus foradditional information.❚ Applications will be considered for admissionat the age of 16+.❚ Applications should be made direct to thecollege.❚ Where the number of applications exceeds thenumber of post 16 places available, and afterthe admission of any students with a Statementof Special Educational Needs naming thecollege, or an Education, Health and Care Plan,priority will be given in accordance with theover-subscription criteria which apply to Year 7admissions.❚ The specific minimum academic achievementrequirements will apply to all applicants, bothinternal and external. These are:❚ In the case of applicants who are, or havebeen, in public care, the applicant must meetany set academic criteria.❚ It is normal for all applicants who meet theacademic criteria to be admitted.❚ Under the School Admissions AppealCode there will be a right of appeal to anindependent appeal panel for unsuccessfulapplicants, both internal and external.- for level 3 courses 5 A*-C grades at GCSEor equivalent and the additional entryrequirements for each of the subjects to bestudied;- for level 2 courses students will need todiscuss the suitability of courses to be studiedwith a member of the Post 16 Team.82Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Admission toSir Bernard Lovell SchoolFoundation TrustPurpose of the policyThe purpose of this policy is to make theadmissions process to Sir Bernard Lovell Schoolclear and open.Year 7 admissionsThe Trust is supported by South GloucestershireCouncil in allocating places to Sir Bernard LovellSchool and informing families.Sir Bernard Lovell School has an admissionnumber of 210 places in each year group fromYear 7 to Year 11.Should Sir Bernard Lovell School be oversubscribed(i.e. if there are more applicationsthan places available), initial allocations will bemade according to the following criteria. Theseare listed in order of priority and will be applied toall applications received by the published closingdate for applications.1. Children in Public Care or Previously inPublic Care.2. Local siblings (those living within theschool’s Area of Prime Responsibilityand who have named the school as apreference).3a. Geographical considerations (thoseliving within the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility).3b. Geographical considerations (thoseliving outside the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility).4. Tie breaker: Where it does not provepossible to resolve allocations to an oversubscribedschool by the application ofcriteria 1-3, any remaining places will beallocated by drawing lots.Notes:1. Children in Public Care* are those lookedafter by a local authority within the meaning ofSection 22 of the Children Act 1989.Children Previously in Public Care* are thosewho were looked after, but ceased to be sobecause they were adopted 1 (or becamesubject to a residence order 2 or specialguardianship order 3 ).* Documentation will need to be provided to SouthGloucestershire Council as proof of care status.1Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.Advice from the DfE sets out that the Adoption Act did notcome into force until 31 December 2005 and therefore onlychildren adopted after this date qualify as Previously LookedAfter Children.2Under the terms of the Children Act 1989.3Section 14A of the Children Act 1989.2. Local siblings: children are defined as localsiblings if:❚❚they are full or half brother or sister; orthey are adoptive brother or sister; or❚ they are children within the school’s definedArea of Responsibility, and they haveindicated that school as a preference; and❚the older sibling is already in attendanceat the school and will be in attendance inSeptember 2015 (statutory school age only).Please note: to be defined as a ‘localsibling’ a child must live in the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the school.3a. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving within the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): Priority will be given to thosechildren who live within the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the school. Where a schoolalso has an Area of First Responsibility,children living in this area will be given thehighest priority.Admission to Sir Bernard Lovell School – Foundation Trust✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk83

Admission to Sir Bernard Lovell School – Foundation TrustIf in any year there are more children livingwithin the Area of Prime Responsibility thanthe number of places available at the school,priority will be given to those children wholive closest to the school. Distances fromhome to school are measured in a straightline between the address point of the child’shome and a central point within the mainschool building using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system.3b. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving outside the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): After places have beenallocated from within the Area of PrimeResponsibility, any remaining places willbe allocated to those children who liveclosest to the school. Distances from hometo school are measured in a straight linebetween the address point of the child’shome and a central point within the mainschool building using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system. Allapplications will be considered at the sametime and the published over-subscriptioncriteria applied.3c. Area of prime responsibility: An indicativemap showing details of the Area of PrimeResponsibility can be found in this booklet.4. Tie breaker: Lots will be drawn by a seniorofficer of South Gloucestershire Council whois independent of the school admissionsprocess.Children of multiple birthsWhenever possible, South GloucestershireCouncil will endeavour to place children ofmultiple births in the same school within theplaces available. However, where the last childto qualify for a place is a twin or child of multiplebirth, the places will be offered to one child andthe other child/children considered under theadmission criteria.Children of UK service personnel(UK armed forces)South Gloucestershire Council recognisesthe particular needs of children of UK servicepersonnel (UK Armed Forces). The councilensures that the needs of these children are takeninto account by:❚ Allocating a school place in advance if theapplication is accompanied by an officialgovernment letter which declares a relocationdate and a Unit postal address or quarteringaddress.❚ Accepting a Unit postal address, or, ifappropriate, a quartering area address (theaddress of the closest house in the relevantquartering area), for applications from servicepersonnel in the absence of a new home postaladdress.❚ Accepting a late application from UK servicepersonnel as ‘on time’ where a notification ofposting has been received after the closingdate and before the date of exchange ofinformation with other admission authorities.❚ Considering an application on the criterion of‘local sibling’ where another child in the familyhas been offered a place at the preferredschool and the Unit postal address orquartering address is within the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the preferred school.❚ Wherever possible, children of UK servicepersonnel will be offered a place at thepreferred local school but taking into accountthe admission number for the school.Children with statements of specialeducational needs (SEN) or aneducation, health and care plan(EHC Plan)Children with Statements of SEN or an EHC Planare placed in schools through the arrangementsset out in the SEN Code of Practice and notthrough these admission criteria. All governingbodies are required by Section 324 of theEducation Act 1996 to admit to the school a childwith a Statement of SEN that names the school oran EHC Plan. Schools must admit such childrenwhether they have places or not. Any appealconcerning the statement of the admission isto the independent First-tier Tribunal (Health,Education and Social Care Chamber). Parents/carers of children with Statements of SEN or84Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

an EHC Plan should contact their child’s leadprofessional for any further information.Home addressThe child’s home address is considered to bewhere the child lives most of the time with his orher parent(s) or carer(s). South GloucestershireCouncil cannot accept an address of a business,relative, friend, childminder, a temporary addressor an address of a house it is intended to move to.The only exceptions are for children of UK servicepersonnel for whom special arrangements mayapply. South Gloucestershire Council reservesthe right to seek documentary evidence tosupport a claim of residence.Where a child spends time with each parent/carerat two different addresses, South GloucestershireCouncil will ask for proof of the arrangementsand will determine the appropriate address to beused in allocating a school place. In reachingthis decision, evidence may be requested toshow the address to which any Child Benefit ispaid and from which the child is registered witha medical GP. Any other evidence provided byparents/carers will also be considered in reachinga decision on the home address for admissionspurposes.Appeals – year 7 September intakeappealsAfter the end of October (closing date forapplications), South Gloucestershire Council willsend the Trust a list of all their applicants. This willinclude first, second and third preferences, but willnot state the preferences. The council will rankthe list for Sir Bernard Lovell School and allocate210 students.Parents/carers will be informed of the allocationof places. Included in this information will be anappeal form and an explanatory statement fromthe Trust. If parents/carers wish to appeal theyneed to complete and return the appeals form tothe Trust.An independent appeal panel will be convenedby South Gloucestershire Council at which bothparents/carers and the Trust will represent theircase. Decisions made by the panel are legallybinding.In-year transfer years 7 – 11Parents/carers should apply to the Trust for aplace at Sir Bernard Lovell School. If the yeargroup is full or over-subscribed then the Trustwill refuse the place and the applicant will beplaced on a waiting list and given the opportunityto appeal. If parents/carers wish to appeal theyneed to complete and return the appeals form tothe Trust. An independent appeal panel will beconvened at which both parents/carers and theTrust will represent their case. Decisions made bythe panel are legally binding.If a place becomes available and there areapplicants on the waiting list, the place will beoffered according to the criteria set out for Year7 September intake, and not by reference to thedate of joining the waiting list.Post 16 admissionsChildren and their parents/carers applying for post16 (sixth form) places should contact Sir BernardLovell School directly. For post 16 admission:❚ Applications will be considered for admissionat the age of 16+.❚ Where the number of applications exceedsthe number of places available, and afteradmission of any students with a Statement ofSpecial Educational Needs naming the schoolor an Education, Health and Care Plan, prioritywill be given in accordance with the oversubscriptioncriteria set for admissions to theschool at 11+ years.❚ In the case of applicants in public care orpreviously in public care, the applicant mustmeet any set academic criteria.❚ Sir Bernard Lovell School will apply the samecriteria for admission to the sixth form for bothinternal and external transfer.❚ Under the School Admissions AppealCode there will be a right of appeal to anindependent appeal panel for unsuccessfulapplicants, both internal and external.Admission to Sir Bernard Lovell School – Foundation Trust✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk85

Admission to The Ridings’ Federation Yate & Winterbourne International AcademiesAdmission toThe Ridings’ Federation Yate& Winterbourne InternationalAcademiesProcedure for admitting students tothe federationAdmission numberThe Ridings’ Federation of Academies Trust hasthe following agreed admission numbers for theWinterbourne International Academy, subjectto any changes approved or required by theSecretary of State, for subsequent years:a) 300 for students in Year 7.b) The Ridings’ Federation WinterbourneInternational Academy will admit studentsfrom other schools at age 16 and as such anadmission number will be required. Studentsalready at the academy have an automaticentitlement to enter the sixth form providingthey meet the entry requirements.The minimum number of external candidatesadmitted to The Ridings’ Federation WinterbourneInternational Academy sixth form is 1. Thisconstitutes the sixth form admission number.The Ridings’ Federation WinterbourneInternational Academy has an anticipated sixthform roll of 380 students.The Ridings’ Federation of Academies Trust hasthe following agreed admission numbers for theYate International Academy, subject to anychanges approved or required by the Secretary ofState, for subsequent years:a) The academy has an agreed year group sizeof 150, with an external admission number of90. The total year group size of 150 will includestudents who transfer automatically from theacademy’s Year 6. If fewer than 60 studentstransfer from Year 6, the academy will admitover the external admission number up to theoverall size of the Year 7 group of 150.b) The Ridings’ Federation Yate InternationalAcademy will operate a sixth form for a totalof 150 students. 150 places overall will beavailable in Years 12 and 13. The admissionnumber for Year 12 is 1. This is the number ofplaces which will be offered on an annual basisto eligible external applicants after transfer ofexisting Yate International Academy students.Additional external pupils will be admitted untilthe sixth form provision meets its capacityof 150 students with the necessary entryrequirements.Process of applicationArrangements for applications for places at theFederation will be made in accordance with SouthGloucestershire Council’s co-ordinated admissionarrangements and will be made on the commonapplication form provided by the applicant’shome authority and administered by SouthGloucestershire Council.The Ridings’ Federation of Academies Trustwill use the following timetable for applicationsto the Federation each year (exact dates withinthe months may vary from year to year) which,whenever possible, will fit in with the commontimetable agreed by South GloucestershireCouncil.a) By September - The Ridings’ Federation ofAcademies Trust will publish in its prospectusinformation about the arrangements foradmission, including over-subscription criteria,for the following September (e.g. in September2014 for admission in September 2015). Thiswill include details of open evenings andother opportunities for prospective studentsand their parents/carers to visit the academy.The Ridings’ Federation of Academies Trustwill also provide information in relation to theAcademies to South Gloucestershire Council86Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

for inclusion in the composite prospectus, asrequired;b) September/October - The Ridings’ Federationof Academies Trust will provide opportunitiesfor parents/carers to visit either academy;c) October/November – Common applicationform to be completed and returned to thehome authority. Where the home authority isnot South Gloucestershire Council, the homeauthority will pass on the details to SouthGloucestershire Council to administer;d) South Gloucestershire Council sends lists ofapplications to The Ridings’ Federation;e) February – South Gloucestershire Councilapplies agreed scheme to all applications.Where an individual academy is oversubscribed,South Gloucestershire Councilwill use the agreed over-subscription criteria todetermine which students will be offered placesat the individual academy;f) 2 March 2015 offers made to parents/carers.Consideration of applicationsThe Ridings’ Federation of Academies Trustwill consider all applications for places at itsAcademies. Where fewer applications thanthe published admission number(s) for therelevant year groups are received, The Ridings;Federation of Academies Trust will offer placesat the respective academy to all those who haveapplied.Procedures where an academy isover-subscribedAdmission year 7Where the number of applications for admissionto each academy is greater than the publishedadmission number, applications will beconsidered against the criteria set out below.After the admission of students with Statementsof Special Educational Needs where one ofthe Academies in The Ridings’ Federation ofAcademies is named on the statement, or anEducation, Health and Care Plan and after theadmission of any Year 6 student with the rightto transfer to a secondary phase without furtherapplication (Yate International Academy only), thecriteria will be applied in the order in which theyare set out below:1. Children in Public Care or Previously inPublic Care* Children in Public Care arethose looked after by a local authority withinthe meaning of Section 22 of the Children Act1989.Children Previously in Public Care are thosewho were looked after, but ceased to be sobecause they were adopted 1 , or becomesubject to a residence order 2 , or a specialguardianship order 3 .* Documentation will need to be provided to The Ridings’Federation of Academies as proof of care status.1Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. Advicefrom the DfE sets out that the Adoption Act did not come intoforce until 31 December 2005 and therefore only childrenadopted after this date qualify as Previously Looked AfterChildren.2Under the terms of the Children Act 1989.3Section 14A of the Children Act 1989.2. Local siblings (those living within anacademy’s Area of Prime Responsibilityand who have named the academy as apreference). Children are defined as localsiblings if:❚ they are half or full brother or sister; or❚ they are adoptive brother or sister; or❚ they are children of the same household; and❚ they live within the academy’s defined Area ofResponsibility; and❚ they have indicated that academy as apreference; and❚ their older sibling is already in attendanceat the preferred academy and will be inattendance in September 2015 (statutoryschool age only).3. Geographical considerations: Priority willbe given to those children who live within theArea of Prime Responsibility for the academy.Children living in the Area of First Responsibilitywill be given the highest priority.If in any year there are more children livingAdmission to The Ridings’ Federation Yate & Winterbourne International Academies✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk87

Admission to The Ridings’ Federation Yate & Winterbourne International Academieswithin the Area of Prime Responsibility than thenumber of places available at the academy,priority will be given to those children wholive closest to the academy. In determiningwhich applicants live closest to the academy,distances from home to academy will bemeasured in a straight line between theaddress point of the child’s home and a centralpoint within the main academy building (usingSouth Gloucestershire Council’s computerisedmapping system).After places have been allocated fromwithin the Area of Prime Responsibility, anyremaining places will be allocated to thosechildren who live closest to the academy. Indetermining which applicants live closest to theacademy, distances from home to academywill be measured in a straight line between theaddress point of the child’s home and a centralpoint within the main academy building (usingSouth Gloucestershire Council’s computerisedmapping system).4. Tie breaker: Lots will be drawn by a seniorexecutive of The Ridings’ Federation ofAcademies who is independent of theadmissions process.Admission - post 16 admissionThe Ridings’ Federation of Academies Trust willpublish specific criteria in relation to minimumacademic entrance requirements for admission tothe post 16 provision. These criteria are the samefor internal and external transfers. These criteriawill be published annually in the local authority’spost 16 area prospectus and in the academy’sown prospectus.Where the number of applications exceeds thenumber of post 16 places available and afterthe admission of students with Statements ofSpecial Educational Needs where one of TheRidings’ Federation Academies is named on thestatement, or an Education, Health and Care Plan,the criteria will be applied in the order in whichthey are set out as detailed for admission to Year7.Documentary evidenceIn fairness to all parents/carers, The Ridings’Federation of Academies reserves the right torequire documentary evidence in support ofthe application. For example, evidence of achild’s date of birth, parent/carer responsibility,the validity of a family address and, if this is notproduced, The Ridings’ Federation of AcademiesTrust reserves the right to make its own enquiries.Examples of evidence which may be requestedinclude a birth certificate, a copy of a courtorder, a solicitor’s letter confirming exchangeof contracts (and completion date on a newproperty), a rental agreement, a letter from anemployer, a solicitor’s letter confirming residency,a letter from a bank or building society, a childbenefit book or evidence of the child’s residency.Withdrawing offersOnce the offer of a place has been made, TheRidings’ Federation of Academies may withdrawthis but only in very limited circumstances, forexample:❚ where the application was fraudulent orintentionally misleading; or❚ where a parent/carer has not responded to theoffer within a reasonable time.There will be a right of appeal to an independentappeal panel for internal students refused transferand external applicants refused admission.Operation of waiting listsSubject to any provisions regarding waiting listsin South Gloucestershire Council’s co-ordinatedadmission scheme, each academy will operatea waiting list [for each year group]. Where in anyyear either academy receives more applicationsfor places than there are places available, awaiting list will operate. This will be maintained byThe Ridings’ Federation of Academies Trust andit will be open to any parent/carer to ask for his orher child’s name to be placed on the waiting list,following an unsuccessful application.88Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Children’s position on the waiting list will bedetermined solely in accordance with the oversubscriptioncriteria set out above. Where placesbecome vacant they will be allocated to childrenon the waiting list in accordance with the oversubscriptioncriteria.Arrangements for admittingstudents to other year groups,including to replace any studentswho have left The Ridings’Federation of AcademiesSubject to any provisions in South GloucestershireCouncil’s co-ordinated admission arrangementsrelating to applications submitted for yearsother than the normal year of entry, The Ridings’Federation of Academies Trust will consider allsuch applications and if the year group appliedfor has a place available, admit the child unlessone of the permitted reliefs apply. If moreapplications are received than there are placesavailable, the relevant over-subscription criteria willapply. Parents/carers whose application is turneddown shall be entitled to appeal.Arrangements for admissionof students as The Ridings’Federation of Academies builds toits full capacityThe Federation opened on 1 September 2009with a published admission number relating solelyto students in Year 7 and, where relevant, Year12. Students in subsequent years will have beentransferred automatically from the predecessorschools, The Ridings High School and KingEdmund Community School, which closed on 31August 2009.There will be a right of appeal to an independentappeal panel for unsuccessful applicants.Admission to The Ridings’ Federation Yate & Winterbourne International Academies✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk89

School term and holiday dates 2015/2016 academic yearSchool term and holiday dates2015/2016 academic yearPlease note: The term dates shown here apply only to community and voluntary controlled schools.Academies and foundation trust schools are responsible for setting their own school term and holidaydates and these may/may not differ from the dates set out below. Parents/carers are advised to checkwith individual academies and foundation trust schools.September 2015 October 2015 November 2015Monday 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30Tuesday 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24Wednesday 2 9 16 23 30 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25Thursday 3 10 17 24 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26Friday 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27Saturday 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28Sunday 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29December 2015 January 2016 February 2016Monday 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29Tuesday 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23Wednesday 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24Thursday 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25Friday 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26Saturday 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27Sunday 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28March 2016 April 2016 May 2016Monday 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30Tuesday 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31Wednesday 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25Thursday 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26Friday 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27Saturday 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30 7 14 21 28Sunday 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 1 8 15 22 29June 2016 July 2016 August 2016Monday 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29Tuesday 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30Wednesday 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 31Thursday 2 9 16 23 30 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25Friday 3 10 17 24 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26Saturday 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27Sunday 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28■ Pupil Day ■ Bank Holiday ■ Holiday Term Days1 37 days2 35 days3 25 days4 29 daysTerm Days5 34 days6 35 daysTotal Days 195 days90Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Useful contact detailsThe following services may offer support in admission to school inappropriate cases:Bristol Hospital Education ServiceLead Teacher: Liz ChildBristol Royal Hospital for ChildrenPaul O’Gorman Building, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS2 8BJTelephone: 0117 342 8263Email: e.child@sgeotas.org.ukUseful contact detailsDepartment for Children, Adults & HealthSouth Gloucestershire CouncilPO Box 298, Civic Centre, High Street, Kingswood,Bristol, BS15 0DQTelephone: 01454 868008Fax: 01454 868420Email: cis@southglos.gov.ukWebsite: www.southglos.gov.uk OfstedDepartment for EducationSanctuary Buildings,20 Great Smith Street,London, SW1P 3BTTelephone: 0370 000 2288Fax: 01928 738248Typetalk: 18001 0370 000 2288Website: www.education.gov.ukEthnic Minority and Traveller Achievement ServiceVulnerable Groups Team Leader: Eryl DanielsTelephone: 01454 862620/21/22Fax: 01454 862619HelpDesk direct line: 01454 862620Email: eryl.daniels@southglos.gov.ukFirstPointManager: Christopher GoodDepartment for Children, Adults & HealthSouth Gloucestershire CouncilPO Box 298, Civic Centre, High Street, Kingswood,Bristol, BS15 0DQTelephone: 01454 866000Fax: 01454 864380Email: FirstPoint@southglos.gov.uk✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk91

Useful contact detailsOfstedFreshford House, Redcliffe Way, Bristol, BS1 6NLTelephone: 0300 123 4234Email: enquiries@ofsted.gov.ukWebsite: www.ofsted.gov.ukSensory Support ServiceHead of Service: Joao RoeElmfield House, Greystoke Avenue,Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS10 6AYTelephone: 0117 903 8441Mobile: 07557 202045Fax: 0117 903 8440Email: joao.roe@bristol.gov.ukWebsite: www.sensorysupportservice.org.ukSpecial Educational NeedsSouth Gloucestershire Council,Department for Children, Adults & Health,PO Box 298, Civic Centre, High Street,Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 0DQGeneral Enquiries: 01454 863173/863274Fax: 01454 868420Email: SpecialEdNeeds@southglos.gov.ukSupportive ParentsMrs Kathryn MasonRoyal Oak House,Royal Oak Avenue,Bristol, BS1 4GBInformation & Support Line: 0117 989 7725Monday, Wednesday and Friday - 10.00am to 2.00pm term time onlyAdmin/Fax: 0117 989 7724Email: mail@supportiveparents.org.ukWebsite: www.supportiveparents.org.ukSupportive Parents, the Parent Partnership Service for South Gloucestershire, is a parent-ledorganisation providing a free, confidential, independent and impartial parental support service toparents/carers of children with special educational needs. They offer information and support by meansof a telephone information and support line, face to face support and help with written information.92Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

Glossary of termsAcademiesAcademies are independent state fundedschools. Academies are not accountable tothe local authority but are accountable to theSecretary of State. Schools with academystatus are their own admission authority andhave greater control in delivering the curriculum,have greater control over their budget and holdland and buildings under a long term lease.Academies work alongside other schools in SouthGloucestershire in order to raise standards andshare areas of expertise.Admission criteriaThe list of criteria an admission authority mustadopt for its school(s) setting out how priority isgiven in admission arrangements. These areused only when the school is over-subscribed todecide which children will be offered a place.Admission numberThe number of school places that the admissionauthority for the school must offer in each relevantage group of a school for which it is admissionauthority.AppealParents/carers have the right of appeal to anindependent appeal panel concerning thedecision not to offer a place at the preferredschool. Parents/carers are invited to attend thehearing.Area of prime responsibility (APR)This is a defined geographical area. Wherean APR exists, the area indicates to parents/carers the school(s) which normally serve thehome address. When allocating places SouthGloucestershire Council will give priority to thosechildren who live within the APR of the school.Children in public care (see also‘Children previously in public care’)Children who are in the care of local authorities asdefined by Section 22 of the Children Act 1989. Inrelation to school admission legislation children inpublic care are considered as such only if thelocal authority confirms he or she will be in publiccare when he or she is admitted to a school.Children previously in public careChildren previously in public care are childrenwho were in public care, but ceased to be sobecause they were adopted (or became subjectto a residence order or special guardianshiporder).Closing dateThe closing date for on time applications is 31October 2014.Community and voluntarycontrolled schoolsSouth Gloucestershire Council is the admissionauthority for community and voluntary controlledschools and is responsible for determining theadmission arrangements and allocating schoolplaces. The “Secondary schools, academies andfoundation trust schools in South Gloucestershire(and maps)” section gives a full list of all themaintained schools in South Gloucestershire,including academies and foundation trustschools.Consortium areaA Consortium Area is an Area of PrimeResponsibility that is served by more than twoschools.Co-ordinated admissions/coordinatedschemeCo-ordinated schemes must be consulted uponacross all relevant admission authorities anddetermined in the year prior to which they areto apply. All local authorities are required to coordinate primary and secondary admissionsfor all schools in their area. Although individualadmission authorities rank all applicants in orderof priority for admission, offers are sent out by therelevant local authority on the locally agreed date.Glossary of terms✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk93

Glossary of termsEducation, Health and Care Plan(EHC Plan)The EHC Plan is for children and young peoplewho have special educational needs and/or adisability and where an assessment of education,health and social care needs has been agreedby a multi-agency group of professionals. It isavailable from birth to age 25.First area of responsibilityIn some cases, where a school forms part of aConsortium Area of Prime Responsibility, theschool concerned may also have a First Area ofResponsibility for certain outlying or more ruralareas. Children living in these first areas will begiven priority over children living elsewhere withinthe Consortium Area of Prime Responsibility.Foundation trustFoundation trust schools are state-fundedfoundation schools which receive extra support(usually non-monetary) from a charitable trustmade up of partners working together for thebenefit of the school. Achieving trust status is oneway in which maintained schools can formalisetheir relationship with their partners.GazetteerThe Routes to School Gazetteer that is used bythe Department for Children, Adults & Health indetermining transport entitlement comprises:surfaced to base course level and lit. Whereverpossible the roads and footpaths on newdevelopments, satisfying the ‘Certificate 1’ criteriaare included so as not to disadvantage individualsmoving onto new developments.d) Only gates/entrances to schools recognised bythe Gazetteer will be used to determine routesto school.The following routes are not included:❚ Isolated/remote Public Rights of Way –although a highway, the surface is private andunpredictable; they are generally not lit.❚ Route(s) through private land.The Gazetteer can be viewed at the councils’One Stop Shops located in Kingswood, Yate andThornbury. See also ‘Nearest available walkingroute’.Home addressThe home address is considered to be wherethe child lives most of the time with his or herparent(s) or carer(s). Where the child spends timewith each parent/carer equally at two differentaddresses South Gloucestershire Council will askfor proof of the arrangements and will determinethe appropriate address to be used in allocating aschool place.a) Routes that are Public Highway maintained bySouth Gloucestershire Council as the HighwayAuthority.b) Man-made surfaced roads, tracks and pathson South Gloucestershire Council owned land.Local siblingsA local sibling is not the same as a sibling. InSouth Gloucestershire children are defined aslocal siblings if:❚ they live within the Area of Prime Responsibility;c) Potentially adopted highways that are coveredby adoption agreements with developers.Although these lengths of highway are notmaintained by South Gloucestershire Council, butby the developer, the land on which the adoptableroads and footpaths have been constructed isdedicated as public highway. This dedicationoccurs on the issuing of ‘Certificate 1’ underthe terms of the adoption agreement, prior tofirst occupation. To meet the requirements ofCertificate 1 the roads and footpaths must be❚ or, where there is no Area of PrimeResponsibility, local siblings will be deemed tobe those living up to a maximum of two milesfrom school;❚ or, where the distance is over two miles but theschool is still the nearest school;❚ they are full or half brother or sister; or❚ they are adoptive brother or sister; or94Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

❚ they are children of the same household; and❚ the older sibling is already in attendance at theschool and will be in attendance in September2015 (statutory school age only).Not all siblings will be local siblings. To beconsidered under the local sibling criterion all ofthe above sub-criteria must be met.Nearest appropriate school (asdefined by South GloucestershireCouncil)This may be the nearest school, the school withinthe Area of Prime Responsibility serving the homeaddress, nearest school with a place available,or nearest school able to meet a child’s identifiedspecial educational needs.Nearest available walking route(including measurement ofdistance)For the assessment of transport entitlementdistances from home to school are measuredusing the nearest available walking route.Walking distances are determined using theSouth Gloucestershire Council Routes to SchoolGazetteer adopted by 1 September 2014. Seealso ‘Statutory walking distance’.Over-subscriptionWhere a school has a higher number ofapplicants than the school’s published admissionnumber.Over-subscription criteria (see also‘Admission criteria’)This refers to the published criteria that anadmission authority applies when a school hasmore applications than places available in orderto decide which children will be allocated a place.Parent (parental responsibility)Both a child’s parents will have parentalresponsibility for the child if they are married andare the child’s natural parents. If the parents ofa child are not married to each other, the motherautomatically has parental responsibility, but thefather does not. He can subsequently acquireparental responsibility by the following means:❚ a parental responsibility agreement;❚ becoming registered as the child’s father onthe birth certificate;❚ an order of the court granting him parentalresponsibility or a residence order.Other persons can acquire parentalresponsibility for a child in the following ways:❚ being granted a residence order;❚ being appointed a guardian or specialguardian;❚ adopting the child.A local authority can acquire parentalresponsibility for a child under a care order or anemergency protection order. Only the parent withlegal responsibility may complete and submit theschool place application.Parental/carer preferenceParents/carers have the right to express apreference for the school they wish their childto attend. This right to express a preference isset out in the School Standards and FrameworkAct 1998. South Gloucestershire Council, asadmission authority, must comply with parental/carer preference regarding parents’/carers’preference for school except:❚ when to do so would prejudice the provisionof efficient education or the efficient use ofresources; or❚ where to do so would result in exceedingthe limit on infant class sizes, as imposedby Section 1(6) of the School Standards andFramework Act 1998;❚ when a child has been permanently excludedfrom two or more schools and the most recentexclusion has taken place within two years;❚ when allocating places through the Fair AccessProtocol.Applications for places will be considered againstthe published admission criteria without referenceto the applicants’ order of preference. WhereGlossary of terms✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk95

Glossary of termsapplicants meet the criteria for more than oneschool, the final offer will be the highest rankedschool with a place available.School term and holiday datesThe school term and holiday dates are arrangedin six terms (the three traditional terms are dividedinto two terms each). The school term andholiday dates for the academic year 2015/2016are provided in the “School term and holidaydates” section of this booklet.Special educational needs (SEN)A child with special educational needs may havelearning difficulties or disabilities which make itharder for them to learn or access education thanmost other children of the same age. Childrenwith Statements of SEN follow the arrangementsset out in the SEN Code of Practice for admissionto school and are not subject to the generaladmission arrangements set out in this booklet.Special resource basesA Special Resource Base (SRB) is a specialistprovision, operated by a mainstream school oracademy. SRB’s usually provide time-limitedor long-term placements on either a part-timeor full-time basis and offer the opportunity forassessment and planning around the individualneeds of pupils with special educational needsand/or a disability.Statement of special educationalneeds (SEN)A legal document issued by the local authorityspecifying the particular needs, resources andprovision required to support the child, andcan include a named school that is suitable forproviding education for that child.Statutory school ageA child cannot currently leave school until the lastFriday in June of the academic year in which theybecome 16.Statutory walking distanceThe statutory walking distance is “measuredby the shortest route along which a childaccompanied as necessary may walk withreasonable safety” between home and thenearest school gate. Distances are measuredfrom home to the nearest school gate using theSouth Gloucestershire Council Routes to SchoolGazetteer adopted by 1 September 2014. Thecouncil is unable to consider distances calculatedusing other measurement tools. See also‘Straight line distance’ and ‘Nearest availablewalking route’.Straight line distanceIn determining which applicants live closest toschool, distances from home to school will bemeasured in a straight line between the addresspoint of the child’s home and a central pointwithin the main school building. Applicationsfor assistance with transport will continue to beassessed using the nearest available walkingroute. See also ‘Nearest available walking route’.Supplementary formsAll parents/carers who list their preferred schoolson the common application form are regarded ashaving made a valid application. An additionalform may also have to be completed forapplicants at denominational schools.Under-subscribed schoolsA school is under-subscribed when the numberof applications for places is fewer than theadmission number of the school.University technical colleges(UTCs)UTC stands for University Technical College,an innovative new approach to learning for14–19 year olds that offers a specialist educationalongside traditional subjects, such as English,Maths and Science. A UTC is supported by thelocal business community and has high profileindustry partners involved in the development ofthe curriculum.Voluntary controlled schools (VC)South Gloucestershire Council is the admissionauthority for voluntary controlled schools and isresponsible for determining the admission96Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions

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